Leaving SLI to get a 12th Gen CPU - Will the new CPU offset the loss in titles that use both GPUs?

A Silver · November 5, 2021

I currently have two GTX 1080s in SLI with an overclocked i7 4790k and I am looking to upgrade to an i9 12900k (display is 1440p 165hz). Currently here are only a couple motherboards which support SLI and they cost almost as much as the CPU. I know SLI is dead but that is not the topic of this so I do not need you to tell me that.

I did a Time Spy benchmark with and without SLI and my overall score went from over 14000 to just over 6000 when I removed the second GPU so I am a bit concerned about the potential performance loss when I permanently use only one GPU in other games.

Currently only GTA 5 and RDR2 use both GPU's but I wondered if the new CPU would offset any performance losses in those titles?

dilpickle · November 5, 2021

Comparing 3dmark scores is pointless. Why not run benchmarks in the games you play with and without SLI.

Mick Naughty · November 6, 2021

Scores are being help back by that old cpu regardless. So no point to care about losing of them for scores. Get a real cpu and sell both cards and get something newer. Best of both worlds. Dont think theres a game you can play with sli where that cpu would handle it.