How to Crossfire a AMD Graphics Card With an APU?

[iamdarkbowser]

I will be getting the Gigabyte A88X ATX Motherboard (GA-F2A88X-D3H) and the A10-7850K for my next build but I will likely want more graphics power and I will need to use a graphics card to do so. I do not know if I will be able to crossfire with the Sapphire 11217-01-CPO Radeon R9 270X graphics card or if the motherboard is capable. My current graphics card is the Radeon HD 6850 (I think, I am not using the card right now because I am doing lengthy testing to see if my brother's fix on his card worked). If the APU is more powerful than the 6850 then tell me because then why get the 270X and I could save a boatload of money. The whole purpose of my next build is to get it as small as possible on a small budget and the APU is my best bet (from what I have seen).

[thekeemo]

The 270x can't crossfire with an apu only the r5/r3/,r7(not sure on this one) can

[Clyne]

Max card that you can only crossfire with a 7850K is a R7 250.....

[Faceman]

I will be getting the Gigabyte A88X ATX Motherboard (GA-F2A88X-D3H) and the A10-7850K for my next build but I will likely want more graphics power and I will need to use a graphics card to do so. I do not know if I will be able to crossfire with the Sapphire 11217-01-CPO Radeon R9 270X graphics card or if the motherboard is capable. My current graphics card is the Radeon HD 6850 (I think, I am not using the card right now because I am doing lengthy testing to see if my brother's fix on his card worked). If the APU is more powerful than the 6850 then tell me because then why get the 270X and I could save a boatload of money. The whole purpose of my next build is to get it as small as possible on a small budget and the APU is my best bet (from what I have seen).

Honestly man, don't invest into an APU if you plan to buy a GPU anyways.

 

You should be looking to an i3.  H81/B85 + i3 paired with a GPU will be a much better build, and has a much better upgrade path than what you are currently thinking of doing.

[Rubenis]

R9 270X are not able to crossfire with APU. HD7750/R7 250X are max and still you need fideling to it work.

[iamdarkbowser]

To Faceman, if the APU is more powerful than the 6850 then I will not need another card. The decision to get a card was not finalized and I already have an i3 but it is not powerful enough for me.  

[Nena Trinity]

I think he should buy a Athlon X4 860K and a 270, 280 or 960!

Edit:

Why he should not go AMD with i3...

 

To Faceman, if the APU is more powerful than the 6850 then I will not need another card. The decision to get a card was not finalized and I already have an i3 but it is not powerful enough for me.  

 

Athlon X4 860K = A10-7850K without iGPU!

[iamdarkbowser]

To Nena360, the whole reason I am going with an APU is so I can get my computer as small as possible and I did not know if the graphics power in the APU was more powerful than the 6850.

[Nena Trinity]

To Nena360, the whole reason I am going with an APU is so I can get my computer as small as possible and I did not know if the graphics power in the APU was more powerful than the 6850.

The you can get a Sapphire 285 ITX or Gigabyte 960 ITX with a Athlon X4 860K!

 

Edited in links:

http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=5369#ov

http://www.sapphiretech.com/presentation/product/?cid=1&gid=3&sgid=1227&pid=2444&lid=1

Both has 2GB VRAM and is decent for gaming! There is also a 970 ITX but then you should get a i5.

[SteveGrabowski0]

To Nena360, the whole reason I am going with an APU is so I can get my computer as small as possible and I did not know if the graphics power in the APU was more powerful than the 6850.

 

The HD 6750 outperforms it and is significantly weaker than an HD 6850.

 

http://www.anandtech.com/show/7677/amd-kaveri-review-a8-7600-a10-7850k/12

 

An i3 and an ITX GTX 960 is a great combo for a low power small and portable gaming system.