2 Different GPUS

[luka_82]

So I have a GA-P55-UD3 motherboard which has a PCI-E x16 slot and a PCI-E x16 slot but with only 4 lanes. I have two GPUS, the GTX 1050 and a GT 710, so I wanted to know if I had lanes for both GPUS to run at the same time (for fun).

 

My CPU is Intel Xeon x3440, which only has 16 PCI-E lanes.

 

What would happen? Will the bandwidth for my 1050 be lowered to 12 lanes or would my chipset provide 4 lanes to my 710?

 

Thanks!

[Jurrunio]

32 minutes ago, luka_82 said:

would my chipset provide 4 lanes to my 710?

this

 

But why? Frame rates in either card wont improve just because there's another one running at the same time.

[NelizMastr]

No such thing as 12 lanes  

 

The 4x slot either runs off the chipset or cuts the x16 to x8 bandwidth. Why you would want it is beyond me, even for fun.

[luka_82]

Thanks guys!

I want to try this because I like to experiment with all sorts of stuff, even I don't know why

 

[Stefan Payne]

55 minutes ago, luka_82 said:

So I have a GA-P55-UD3 motherboard which has a PCI-E x16 slot and a PCI-E x16 slot but with only 4 lanes. I have two GPUS, the GTX 1050 and a GT 710, so I wanted to know if I had lanes for both GPUS to run at the same time (for fun).

 

My CPU is Intel Xeon x3440, which only has 16 PCI-E lanes.

 

What would happen? Will the bandwidth for my 1050 be lowered to 12 lanes or would my chipset provide 4 lanes to my 710?

 

Thanks!

The second GPU can only be used for Display Output.

If the Software you are using doesn't support multiple Graphics Accelerator, everything will be done by the primary and only displayed on the secondary.

 

 

As for your Board:
No, the 16 Lanes are for the first, your Plattform has more than 16 Lanes...

So the 4 don't affect the 16 Lanes, they are independent.

[luka_82]

Yeah I will probably use it for display output, because I have only VGA monitors and only one adapter for DVI-D and the GT 710 supports VGA which the GTX 1050 doesn't.