SLI vs. CROSSFIRE : The Clash of Modern Multi-GPU Technologies

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This article is devoted to the situation with contemporary multi-GPU systems. We are going to introduce to you Nvidia’s response to ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2 - the new dual-chip GeForce 9800 GX2 graphics adapter that should replace the long-term leader of the high-end 3D segment - GeForce 8800 Ultra. We take a look at 4-way ATI CrossFire and compare it against Nvidia's new implementation of Quad SLI. Which quad is better? Let's find out!

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/vid...e9800-gx2.html

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/vid..._20.html#sect0

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NVIDIA is preparing two GT200 card, the single GPU 9900GTX and dual GPU 9900GX2. It seems one of the card will not only have a similar performance but also have the same production cost as GeForce 9800GX2, so [b]NVIDIA is going to sentence 9800GX2 to death in June, 2008, according to our sources. It is quite a surprise that even the 8800GS can live longer than the just announced dual PCB GFX card.

[ninzska21]

SLI was the first the implement multi GPU.

so up for nvidia.

Crossfire has improve its scaling thou..
so up for crossfire for improving..

and yes.

still w8ting for 9900GTX benchy..

thou 9800GX2 sux..

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[bootbox]

i think 3dfx was the first to implement SLI :mrgreen:

[Teban2006]

9900GTX versus HD4870 X2 kaha no? Eng Eng Eng Hay ka trilling sa May an June. hehehehe

[ninzska21]

plox

3dfx never make it to SLI

they have the plan but they wernt able to make it.

so its like this.

3dfx has the idea and plan.

nvidia make it into reality.

@teban yeahhh.. im still w8ting for this high end parts..

this will be the eand game for both ati and nvidia.

stupidd nvidia challenging INTEL.. bad move..

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:mrgreen:

[butitoy]

plox

3dfx never make it to SLI

they have the plan but they wernt able to make it.

so its like this.

3dfx has the idea and plan.

nvidia make it into reality.

@teban yeahhh.. im still w8ting for this high end parts..

this will be the eand game for both ati and nvidia.

stupidd nvidia challenging INTEL.. bad move..

very stupped indeed..

didn't learned its lesson with the c2qx6700..
when intel refused to give them the data needed for their mobo to work with the xterme procs..

and kudos to the green team for making the 780g..

though they're having a very tight cpu performance competition...and lose

they somehow able to get a bite of the apple pie through their mobo and CF cards...

and very ironic..native intel x38 only supports CF not SLI when launched...

[ninzska21]

yeah..

the only mobo that has intel chipset that supports nvidia SLI is the Skulltrail setup.