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We now know directx 12 will support multi-gpu, right? (nVidia and AMD together)

Does anybody know if it also supports like configuring current gen gpu to older ones, like could I use my GTX 980 for example together with like GTX 580? I dont care about performance or anything, I just want to know if its supported...

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We now know directx 12 will support multi-gpu, right? (nVidia and AMD together)

Does anybody know if it also supports like configuring current gen gpu to older ones, like could I use my GTX 980 for example together with like GTX 580? I dont care about performance or anything, I just want to know if its supported...

Most likely not.

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Most likely not.

So how can an nvidia and amd gpu work together? I mean they have different architecture right? If gpu with different architecture can work together (with different manufaturer), can gpu with diff architecture with the same manufaturer should work? I dont understand...

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So how can an nvidia and amd gpu work together? I mean they have different architecture right? If gpu with different architecture can work together (with different manufaturer), can gpu with diff architecture with the same manufaturer should work? I dont understand...

No one does yet. However, AMD and Nvidia made statements about making crossfire/sli work together, possibly through drivers.

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So how can an nvidia and amd gpu work together? I mean they have different architecture right? If gpu with different architecture can work together (with different manufaturer), can gpu with diff architecture with the same manufaturer should work? I dont understand...

it doesnt matter is something is "supported"

 

what matters is whether nvidia will allow it in their drivers

and currently they do not

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No one does yet. However, AMD and Nvidia made statements about making crossfire/sli work together, possibly through drivers.

 

either the higher performing card will be dragged down by the lesser one..(like crossfire)

 

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a split screen frame will have different quality (lol, talking nonesense here)

 

EDIT: but what would make sense (IMO) is gtx 970's in SLI with stacked vram (right?) or and just like this for crossfire

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either the higher performing card will be dragged down by the lesser one..(like crossfire)

 

or

 

a split screen frame will have different quality (lol, talking nonesense here)

 

EDIT: but what would make sense (IMO) is gtx 970's in SLI with stacked vram (right?) or and just like this for crossfire

>still waiting for AMD's stacked HBM.

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Well nVidia and AMD are not that dumb, though (I assume). If you think about it, for example when nVidia tried to block multi-GPU config (I'm talking about my question, same brand), wouldn't the other team (AMD) take advantage of that, if they allowed multi-GPU with different architecture, I dont know about you guys, but I would absolutely buy AMD instead. Same on vice versa.

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