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Nothing.

 

People use it as if they were the same thing. However:

Quad SLI usually refers to 2 dual gpu video cards in SLI. For example 2 GTX 690s.

While 4 way SLI refers to having 4 single gpu video cards in SLI. For example 4 GTX 680s.

 

In both scenarios you have 4 GPUs running in SLI.

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quad SLi = using 2 dual GPUs

 

4 way SLi = using 4 GPUs

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Quad sli is two GPUS on one PCB, eg. the GTX 690 or Titan Z two of them would make Quad sli, s a single GPU on owhile 4 way sli on one PCB, eg. 4 GTX 770's or 4 GTX 780's together makes 4 way sli :)

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tnx

 

 

Sorry I was still writing the post and published that by accident... There is a difference:

 

Nothing.

 

People use it as if they were the same thing. However:

Quad SLI usually refers to 2 dual gpu video cards in SLI. For example 2 GTX 690s.

While 4 way SLI refers to having 4 single gpu video cards in SLI. For example 4 GTX 680s.

 

In both scenarios you have 4 GPUs running in SLI.

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