GPU + IGPU = BETTER PERFORMANCE?

[babadoctor]

CAN I COMBINE THE POWER OF MY IGPU AND GPU TO MAKE A CROSSFIRE ARRANGEMENT???

plsplspls

gpu = amd radeon r9 270x 4gb

cpu: intel core i5 4440

[QueenDemetria]

CAN I COMBINE THE POWER OF MY IGPU AND GPU TO MAKE A CROSSFIRE ARRANGEMENT???

plsplspls

gpu = amd radeon r9 270x 4gb

cpu: intel core i5 4440

Not at this moment, but its theoretical with DX12.

[megaant4]

No.

[babadoctor]

Not at this moment, but its theoretical with DX12.

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rip my hopes and dreams

[megaant4]

Not at this moment, but its theoretical with DX12.

Not even then. It could be possible but I'll never happen.

[Guest Kloaked]

Not even then. It could be possible but I'll never happen.

 

That's what the word theoretical implies in that context.

[Samfisher]

Not even then. It could be possible but I'll never happen.

They've already done it with Nvidia + AMD, it's all a matter of drivers and the developers of the game supporting such a feature.

[Enderman]

nope

[babadoctor]

Not even then. It could be possible but I'll never happen.

 

That's what the word theoretical implies in that context.

 

They've already done it with Nvidia + AMD, it's all a matter of drivers and the developers of the game supporting such a feature.

i WILL BE ABLE TO USE MY IGPU ONE DAY???

[babadoctor]

nope

theoretical means it wil happen

I WILL BE THE ONE WHO WILL CODE IT

YESSS

AND I WILL SELL IT FOR ONE HUNDERED DOLLAR

HEHEHEH

[Enderman]

theoretical means it wil happen

I WILL BE THE ONE WHO WILL CODE IT

YESSS

AND I WILL SELL IT FOR ONE HUNDERED DOLLAR

HEHEHEH

no you cant

[QueenDemetria]

i WILL BE ABLE TO USE MY IGPU ONE DAY???

The best answer we can give is "maybe". Like we've already seen with AoS, its possible to run a Red and Green card together, but all of this is "experimental". The final result might not work this way. Luckily I'm optimistic with DX12, since it doesn't rely on the drivers itself to be compatible(as in the drivers are still separate), but this too could change. Also game devs would have to implement this as well, so if it is possible, it would vary by game.

[Aniallation]

Not even then. It could be possible but I'll never happen.

Well there's AMD Dual Graphics, and it's predecessor ATi Hybrid CrossFire

[Gofspar]

i WILL BE ABLE TO USE MY IGPU ONE DAY???

It's already a thing it's called Virtu MVP, your board has to support it

[babadoctor]

It's already a thing it's called Virtu MVP, your board has to support it

my board

is a g1 sniper h6

http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4994

[Kobathor]

Well, sure, if DX12 game devs implement it. I've heard the iGPU counts as a GPU to DX12, so you'd be able to utilize it most likely. 

 

But, we'll have to wait for AoS to come out for consumers to test it. 

[MMKing]

The way DX12 works, even if dual graphics is implemented poorly, all the negatives associated with dual graphics cards are gone.

 

Upgrades over DX11:

- All the graphics devices can work on a single frame at the same time. Whereas in DX11, the graphics devices had to alternate.

- All the graphics devices can stack memory, you may however run into some issues if the memory bandwidth is different. Though not to the same degree as was the case with the 970.

 

Theoretical:

You can combine graphics devices of vastly different quality, and even from different brands. Though this was in theory possible with DX11, it was earlier constricted to only work twice as fast as the slowest GPU. Yet i still very much doubt AMD and Nvidia will be supported, and at best will yield very poor scaling if it works without dedicated software from either company.