220-801 Question #759: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

The correct answer is A: PCIe x16. PCIe x16 (PCI Express x16) provides the highest bandwidth available for graphics cards, delivering up to 16 GB/s (PCIe 3.0) or 32 GB/s (PCIe 4.0) in each direction. AGP 4x is an older standard maxing out at around 1 GB/s and is no longer found on modern motherboards. Standard PCI

Question

For best performance, a high-end graphics card should be installed in which of the following slots?

Options

APCIe x16
BAGP 4x
CPCI x2
DPCI

Explanation

PCIe x16 (PCI Express x16) provides the highest bandwidth available for graphics cards, delivering up to 16 GB/s (PCIe 3.0) or 32 GB/s (PCIe 4.0) in each direction. AGP 4x is an older standard maxing out at around 1 GB/s and is no longer found on modern motherboards. Standard PCI is severely bandwidth-limited at 133 MB/s. 'PCI x2' is not a standard graphics slot. High-end GPUs require the bandwidth of PCIe x16 to feed their processors with data fast enough to avoid becoming a bottleneck.

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