DirectX 12 Will Allow Multi-GPU Between GeForce And Radeon

jwilliamson47 · 24 Feb 2015 at 19:08

source - http://www.tomshardware.com/news/microsoft-directx12-amd-nvidia,28606.html

Martini1991 · 24 Feb 2015 at 19:09

I'd be amazed if this actually worked as good as current multi-gpu configs.
I also can't see why you'd want to.

jwilliamson47 · 24 Feb 2015 at 19:12

Martini1991 said:
I'd be amazed if this actually worked as good as current multi-gpu configs.
I also can't see why you'd want to.

Agreed, but it's interesting that the technology is there to support it.

JediFragger · 24 Feb 2015 at 19:13

jwilliamson47 said:
source - http://www.tomshardware.com/news/microsoft-directx12-amd-nvidia,28606.html

Hell, I'd settle for memory-pooling tbh! So a 295x2 8GB could use all its memory like a single card :cool:

jwilliamson47 · 24 Feb 2015 at 19:14

JediFragger said:
Hell, I'd settle for memory-pooling tbh! So a 295x2 8GB could use all its memory like a single card

Yep, then I could use 16gb with my crossfire 8GB 290x

JediFragger · 24 Feb 2015 at 19:15

jwilliamson47 said:
Yep, then I could use 16gb with my crossfire 8GB 290x

Little*Freak · 24 Feb 2015 at 19:16

I don't believe it, this is poppycock.

Would mean you could buy a cheaper but same tier AMD as primary.

Why would Nvidia allow that, would be cutting their own throats!

andybird123 · 24 Feb 2015 at 19:41

Use 3D vision and freesync at the same time... lmfao, i call bull**** on this article

jwilliamson47 · 24 Feb 2015 at 19:42

EXCLUSIVE....! *cough* we need traffic

Martini1991 · 24 Feb 2015 at 19:43

andybird123 said:
Use 3D vision and freesync at the same time... lmfao, i call bull**** on this article

I'd be surprised if that actually worked together though

rodt99 · 24 Feb 2015 at 19:49

We can dream, can't we?

shankly1985 · 24 Feb 2015 at 19:50

What about nvidia Physx?? Nvidia will just block that because of amd being in the same system.

jwilliamson47 · 24 Feb 2015 at 19:51

shankly1985 said:
What about nvidia Physx?? Nvidia will just block that because of amd being in the same system.

Surely not! Nvidia are known to be an open company and let others try out their technology

eyetrip · 24 Feb 2015 at 19:55

shankly1985 said:
What about nvidia Physx?? Nvidia will just block that because of amd being in the same system.

Exactly . Not only would nvidia not allow this even if it was possible, but from physx we know they would indeed cut their nose off to spite their face.

Never mind they could make money from people wanting a physx card. I would have one if they weren't so petty

andybird123 · 24 Feb 2015 at 20:01

shankly1985 said:
What about nvidia Physx?? Nvidia will just block that because of amd being in the same system.

Physx flex (the latest version) already works on AMD cards.

Wucked · 24 Feb 2015 at 20:08

Looking forward to SLFiring my GTX 8800 and R290X. Best. Splosion. Ever.

triss · 24 Feb 2015 at 20:27

Its a great idea but tbh i cant see it working, I'd imagine for started you would need both Nvidia and AMD drivers installed and it would be a terrible mess.. I hope it works but i just cant see it atm

Orangey · 24 Feb 2015 at 20:41

This is complete rubbish. You can debunk it by trawling over old discussions around here and elsewhere.

Also anyone who remembers LucidLogix Hydra are rolling their eyes right now.

theMilitant · 24 Feb 2015 at 20:41

I'd love for this to be true, but I'll only believe it when I see it with my own eyes.

SkeeterUK · 24 Feb 2015 at 21:51

If true then would physx still be disabled cos it detected a amd card in the system? Otherwise whats the point of diff gpus on the same system if not to use the benefits of features of both at the same time? Sharing power for fps and memory is what sli or xfire was for wasnt it?