You do know that one game doesn't represent all FYI.
So, basically crossfire doesn't work on Shadow of Mordor?
I used Shadow of Mordor as it was one of the games you posted in the first place lol.
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You do know that one game doesn't represent all FYI.
So, basically crossfire doesn't work on Shadow of Mordor?
Not necessarily. A lot of people are happy with their stock 980 Ti's. I know a couple of them as it runs most games fine. It was to point out that not all Maxwell overclock well. It all depends on how well your ASIC is.
My Fury Xs managed 10fps stock and no point in overclocking. This was due to XDMA being an epic failure and the cards running out of memory.
So crossfire Fury Xs (and by extension Nanos) basically fall over as soon as VRAM use exceeds the 4GB mark?
Thanks Kaap, you just saved me some pain.
I know the cards have only got 4gb of VRAM but I think you can go a bit further before they struggle, if I had to guess it would be around 5.5gb.
Annnnnd then you set me right back where I was lol.
Seriously though, I find your feedback on these niche multicard setups invaluable. Thanks!
So exceeding the 4GB on a single Fury is OK, but crossfire with the same settings is a problem? Odd. Maybe whatever magic they use to get around the 4GB cap doesn't work in crossfire? That'd be kind of absurd though as that's where it is needed most.
I recently fried a 980TI so I'm weighing up various options, but I don't have an unlimited budget. Nanos seem to be a good price at the moment so I could get 2 or 3 of those (over time), but I'd be locked in for a while and I don't want to hobble myself.
I do have a 290 at the moment, so slumming it at 1080p until Polaris comes along isn't out of the question. Hard to guess if wave 1 polaris will be a better deal than Nanos.
How did you fry a 980 Ti, I thought they were bullet proof.
So exceeding the 4GB on a single Fury is OK, but crossfire with the same settings is a problem? Odd. Maybe whatever magic they use to get around the 4GB cap doesn't work in crossfire? That'd be kind of absurd though as that's where it is needed most.
I recently fried a 980TI so I'm weighing up various options, but I don't have an unlimited budget. Nanos seem to be a good price at the moment so I could get 2 or 3 of those (over time), but I'd be locked in for a while and I don't want to hobble myself.
I do have a 290 at the moment, so slumming it at 1080p until Polaris comes along isn't out of the question. Hard to guess if wave 1 polaris will be a better deal than Nanos.
Fortunately I have 4 each of the above cards and I know different to this graph you posted.
I tried running Shadow of Mordor this morning on a pair of GTX 980 Ti's and a pair of Fury Xs maxed @2160p and got reminded of something -
My GTX 980 Ti's managed 80fps stock and 90fps overclocked.
My Fury Xs managed 10fps stock and no point in overclocking. This was due to XDMA being an epic failure and the cards running out of memory.
Why do you have two 980 Ti's and two Fury X's? You have two swooped up Gaming Rigs?
Have you tried Rise of the Tomb Raider all maxed out with Very High textures in a single Fury X (with FXAA is fine I don't need SMAA) at 1440P? I read on HardOCP that they were able to max it out despite it needing 4GB for Very High Texture settings because it uses System RAM for the rest of the 1 - 2GB of memory that is needed.
Why do you have two 980 Ti's and two Fury X's? You have two swooped up Gaming Rigs?