AMD recently launched its Radeon HD 2000 series, whereof we’ve only seen the top model Radeon HD 2900XT so far. Even if AMD has no intention of launching cards using the ancient AGP market, it seems that the third-party manufacturers will do what they can to keep the older interface alive. According to The Inquirer, we can expect the first AGP-based Radeon HD 2000 cards during Computex in Taipei, Taiwan, next month. It’s not certain which manufacturers that will offer DirectX 10-capable AGP cards from AMD, but Sapphire, GeCube and HIS are the main suspects.
It’s mainly the RV610 and RV630 chips that will be connected to a RIALTo bridge circuit, making them AGP compatible. It seems that the AGP interface will survive longer than we first anticipated, and we suspect that there are quite a few people appreciating this.
