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During AGP memory initialization, the OS allocates 4K byte pages of AGP memory in main (physical) memory. These pages are usually discontiguous. However, the graphics controller needs contiguous memory. A translation mechanism called the GART (Graphics Address Remapping Table), makes discontiguous memory appear as contiguous memory by translating virtual addresses into physical addresses in main memory through a remapping table.

A block of contiguous memory space, called the Aperture is allocated above the top of memory. The graphics card accesses the Aperture as if it were main memory. The GART is then able to remap these virtual addresses to physical addresses in main memory. These virtual addresses are used to access main memory, the local frame buffer, and AGP memory.

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