Can you sli?

[Gigabiter]

Hello LTT, i have 1 question, are you able to SLI 2 GPU's from the same line, just not the exact same thing, like what i want to do it mix a r9 270x with a r9 280, so will that work

[Godlygamer23]

No. The other card either needs to be a 270 or 270X. In order to Crossfire the 280, you will need either a 280X or a 280.

[Aytex]

no, it has to be r9 270/x

[Gigabiter]

no, it has to be r9 270/x

but its from the same line, they both have the same chipset, its just less power, right??

[007agentHP]

but its from the same line, they both have the same chipset, its just less power, right??

no, the r9 280/x run on the tahiti core and the 270 is curacao. not same lines

[Killervolt]

The AMD version is called Crossfire by the way. And like others have said, you need a GPU from the same "family" of cores, e.g Pitcairn, Bonaire etc. So a 270 will only work with another 270 or 270X. I'm not sure about other generations though.

[ImBleu]

but its from the same line, they both have the same chipset, its just less power, right??

 

Not quite.

 

Just rule of thumb keep it as the same card (can be from different manufacturers though).

 

The only exceptions are AMD Cards which can xfire with the older non-rebadged ones; but that doesnt really count.

[Godlygamer23]

but its from the same line, they both have the same chipset, its just less power, right??

AMD requires the cards in this case to be 270s or 270X's.