What type of video card?

Question

How do i know if my video card is;
AGP
PCI
PCI-E

THANKS.

Answer 1

If you listed the make and model we could tell you.

Your computer manual should tell you. If you do not have a manual, the information will be on your computer manufacturer's web site under support.

How to Identify AGP, PCI, and PCI Express slots
http://www.answers.com/topic/pci-express

PCI Express X16 video cards are the fastest.

http://www.directron.com/expressguide.html
Common Buses and their Max Bandwidth
PCI 132 MB/s
AGP 8X 2,100 MB/s
PCI Express 1x 250 [500]* MB/s
PCI Express 2x 500 [1000]* MB/s
PCI Express 4x 1000 [2000]* MB/s
PCI Express 8x 2000 [4000]* MB/s
PCI Express 16x 4000 [8000]* MB/s
PCI Express 32x 8000 [16000]* MB/s
IDE (ATA100) 100 MB/s
IDE (ATA133) 133 MB/s
SATA 150 MB/s
Gigabit Ethernet 125 MB/s
IEEE1394B [firewire] 100 MB/s

* Note - Since PCI Express is a serial based technology, data can be sent over the bus in two directions at once. Normal PCI is Parallel, and as such all data goes in one direction around the loop. Each 1x lane in PCI Express can transmit in both directions at once. In the table the first number is the bandwidth in one direction and the second number is the combined bandwidth in both directions. Also please note that in PCI Express bandwidth is not shared the same way as in PCI, so there is less congestion on the bus.

Answer 2

Unfortunately, if you use he device manager and are using PCI or PCI-E, windows XP will report both as just a normal PCI slot.

The best way to find this out is to:
1. click start
2. click run
3. type: dxdiag into the run dialog box and hit enter
4. Click on the display tab at the top
5. The top left field states the model video card you have, copy that and do a search for it on yahoo or google.
6. This should take you to the manufacturers website where you can see the specs (including interface) and even download a manual.

Note, if the video card is made by Intel than it is hard wired onto your motherboard and is not taking up any expansion slots.

Answer 3

Open your case and see what slot you have it in.