Quadro+GeForce?

[kucharczykt]

Is there any way to have a GeForce card for gaming and blender rendering as well as a Qaudro for CAD? I plan to use a 3090 and a qaudro rtx 5000 but if I can just run 2 moniters and plug each card into a different one I will use a 3080 and a qaudro rtx 4000. I know that GeForce cards use sli and quadros use nvlink but like I suggested above I though that mabey I could use each card on a different monitor.

 

This will be a compleatly new build and I plan to use a ryzen 9 3950x if I can get cheaper gpus but if I can't I'll get a 10900k. My RAM will be G.skill ripjaws v 64 GB 4000mgz. I'll be using a 1000 watt psu or higher if needed. Mobo suggestions are appreciated I would like to get a x570 board if possible.

[Stahlmann]

You can use both GPUs for seperate apps. The 3090 uses NVLINK aswell. But afaik, when you enable SLI, only 1 of your cards will support display output. You can still use them both without a NVLINK bridge though.

[kucharczykt]

6 hours ago, Stahlmann said:

You can use both GPUs for seperate apps. The 3090 uses NVLINK aswell. But afaik, when you enable SLI, only 1 of your cards will support display output. You can still use them both without a NVLINK bridge though.

Would I plug both my gpus into a different moniter using each like a separate system if I didn't use the connector? Also would this work with a 3080 and a qaudro rtx 4000?

[Stahlmann]

2 hours ago, kucharczykt said:

Would I plug both my gpus into a different moniter using each like a separate system if I didn't use the connector?

Yes, you can plug monitors into each GPU if you dont connect them via the bridge.

 

2 hours ago, kucharczykt said:

Also would this work with a 3080 and a qaudro rtx 4000?

I dont see why not. But why bother with the quadro at all? The 3080 is the better performing card in any way.

[kucharczykt]

1 hour ago, Stahlmann said:

Yes, you can plug monitors into each GPU if you dont connect them via the bridge.

 

I dont see why not. But why bother with the quadro at all? The 3080 is the better performing card in any way.

I want to get a qaudro card for CAD as I plan to get a 3d printer

[Stahlmann]

6 hours ago, kucharczykt said:

I want to get a qaudro card for CAD as I plan to get a 3d printer

The 3080 is more capable than a quadro rtx 4000. You don't need it.

[PineyCreek]

Out of curiosity...my understanding (at least when I checked this a few years ago) was that the drivers don't like each other?  Is this false or no longer true (or never was true)?