AGP bus vs PCI bus?

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high99

I am running a 19" lcd monitor using a ATI 7500 card in
the AGP bus. It is digital and the picture is crystal clear.
I have another new computer whereby the existing graphics
card is built into the board. I am using a Mitsubishi 15" lcd
monitor in analog mode, however it can also go digital.
This computer only has an open PCI slot. I can get the
ATI 7500 card in PCI bus format. Question. Will the picture
be as clear using a PCI bus, vs the AGP bus? By using the
outdated PCI bus will it dilute picture quality? There is no
open AGP slot available. I would like to take advantage of
the digital mode of the Mitsubishi monitor.
 
There's shouldn't be a visual difference..

but your selections for PCI cards nowadays are very limited, and AGP cards are generally faster just through architecture.
 
Quote from phoenix_rising:

The slot (AGP vs. PCI) doesn't determine the picture quality.
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He's correct. It's all digital at the AGP or PCI interface - all that matters (mostly) is bandwidth from the `puter to the card.
 
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