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If the DX12 rumors are true, that 2 cards in SLI would allow full usage of the combined VRAM, would the 980 be the new go to for 4k?

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Would it have the horses to run 4k at 60+ hz if you SLI 2 of them if they have full access to an 8gb of vram?

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Would it have the horses to run 4k at 60+ hz if you SLI 2 of them if they have full access to an 8gb of vram?

Linus's Autobahn Hammer.... 24GB VRAM

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Would it have the horses to run 4k at 60+ hz if you SLI 2 of them if they have full access to an 8gb of vram?

 

For GPUs, I would wait until the new series came out, for that go-to.

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Linus's Autobahn Hammer.... 12GB VRAM

Wouldn't the autobahn have 24? He had 3x 8gb cards lol

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Would it have the horses to run 4k at 60+ hz if you SLI 2 of them if they have full access to an 8gb of vram?

It could have 64gb of vram and it wouldn't make a difference. 4gb is enough to run 99% of games at 4k maxed out. That does not mean that two 980s could output a good frame rate in those games.

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It could have 64gb of vram and it wouldn't make a difference. 4gb is enough to run 99% of games at 4k maxed out. That does not mean that two 980s could output a good frame rate in those games.

Quad 980s in 8k xD

 

 

 

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It could have 64gb of vram and it wouldn't make a difference. 4gb is enough to run 99% of games at 4k maxed out. That does not mean that two 980s could output a good frame rate in those games.

 

This. VRAM doesn't really make a difference until you start running out of it. Stockpiling more and more VRAM won't help you in terms of performance if the GPUs are too weak. It's a nice feature and definitely makes SLI and CF more viable for many people, but keep in mind that games need to actively support this, otherwise you're stuck with "traditional" SLI/CF.

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I wouldn't say the 980 would automatically be the go-to since by the time we get DX12 the 300 series will be out as well. 

      

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It would probably more suited for those still on older generations running cards that are 2GB maybe 3GB or under.

 

To play at 1440p instead of. 4k

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So if I had two 970s in SLI i would have 7GB of Vram? 

 

No, you would have 8GB.

 

This is still an issue?

 

PSA: The 970 DOES have 4GB of ram, the bandwidth on the last .5gb is just lower.

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No, you would have 8GB.

 

This is still an issue?

 

PSA: The 970 DOES have 4GB of ram, the bandwidth on the last .5gb is just lower.

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Wuuuuush! 

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You do realize just how hard it is to convey sarcasm without emojis, yes? ^.^

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You do realize just how hard it is to convey sarcasm without emojis, yes? ^.^

Yeah  :lol: Just feels awkward to use them in every post. 

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Yeah  :lol: Just feels awkward to use them in every post. 

 

Haha no problem, just wanted to make sure you knew :P

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Don't know how this could improve performance. They could only access each others memory through pci-e, which is 16GB/s, or SLI bridge for nividia, but I doubt that would add much bandwidth. Unless there's something I'm missing, possible yes but wanted no.

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