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Independent Dual Monitor Dual Card

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With the popularity of super-ultrawide (32:9) monitors on the rise and the associated "split-screen" mode allowing for two independent inputs on such monitors, I've been thinking about the possibility of using them to create makeshift MGPU setups. Before committing to anything expensive, I would like to ask you kind folk a couple of questions that you might know the answers to. Google has been somewhat unhelpful in my quest for knowledge.

  • Aside from unavoidable vertical tearing created by using a unique graphics card for each side of a superwide monitor (or, less noticeably, among two individual monitors each connected to a unique graphics card), would this theoretical setup even function when a program is stretched across the entire display area(s)?
  • Would there be a performance benefit as compared to running the entire (or both) monitor(s) on a single card?
  • How would technologies such as G-Sync and Freesync function in this scenario?
  • Could the screen tearing be remedied?
  • And lastly, would it be possible to monitor the independent frame rate of each monitor?
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Let me share a few things for you since I have used 2 gpus to run separate monitors on the same pc. Any 2d programs shouldn't have an issue stretching across the 2 "displays" meaning web browsers, most video players, and file explorer types windows will work. Once you load up anything that has to render in 3d aka video games for example. Windows will want to run that on what is set as your main "display" not sure about other OS' though. That being said freesync/gsync will likely function on the main "display" only. As for performance benefit you probably won't notice much in most normal circumstances and only reason I did it personally is that it was cheaper to buy a second cheap gpu than it was to buy an active display port adapter at the time. 

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