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18 minutes ago, Robin_Code said:

What are the con/pros of dual graphics cards? 

Pros:

  • you get about 20-40% extra performance in games that support it

 

Cons:

  • there are no games that support it
  • terrible frametime performance creating a stuttering mess
  • lower performance in most games
  • driver issues
  • not detecting the second card
  • the 2060 doesnt support SLI
  • explicit multiGPU is shit
  • pretty much all of the issues. 

 

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Hello, 

 

I'm building a PC starting in July (waiting for AMD to release their new CPU)... Anyhow, my question is: Is it better to have 2 RTX 2060's or should I save for 1 RTX 2080? It's about the same price. The problem is that I don't think I need a second RTX 2060 but I might change my game after two years since all I'll be playing is Classic WoW and do some low requirement programming. What are the con/pros of dual graphics cards? 

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there are many con's. if you don't need the power then don't do it. 

 

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1 minute ago, Robin_Code said:

What are the con/pros of dual graphics cards? 

Pros

- flexing that you have 2 GPUs

 

Cons

- literally everything else (drivers/game support, increased power consumption etc.)

 

Save yourself the trouble, get the 2080 and you'll be fine for another couple of years at least

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No.

Never go dual GPU.

Okay, having written that, let's go see what you wrote.

Huh. Yup. Don't get dual GPUs. 

 

What screen do you have? It's very possible you won't need anything beyond the 2060.

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RTX 2060 doesn't support SLI natively, you can only use work-arounds to have them work together in a game, so no.. No dual 2060's please.

A single strong GPU usually makes more sense in upgrading terms and power requirements too.

 

 

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9 minutes ago, LukeLinusFanFic said:

No.

Never go dual GPU.

Okay, having written that, let's go see what you wrote.

Huh. Yup. Don't get dual GPUs. 

 

What screen do you have? It's very possible you won't need anything beyond the 2060.

I'm planning to get a 140hz monitor 21:9 with 1ms refresh but I haven't quite made a decision which one I will purchase yet. 

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18 minutes ago, Robin_Code said:

What are the con/pros of dual graphics cards? 

Pros:

  • you get about 20-40% extra performance in games that support it

 

Cons:

  • there are no games that support it
  • terrible frametime performance creating a stuttering mess
  • lower performance in most games
  • driver issues
  • not detecting the second card
  • the 2060 doesnt support SLI
  • explicit multiGPU is shit
  • pretty much all of the issues. 

 

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22 minutes ago, Robin_Code said:

Alright thanks guys :) The answers are incredibly obvious now (Sorry I'm an utter noob). 

you get the message, so you're not a noob

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