Two 1060's at £200 each vs one 1080 at £450?

WhereHere1 · 17 Jul 2017 at 08:00

The title says it all

AiiR · 17 Jul 2017 at 08:10

You can't sli 1060s so I'd get the 1080.

Minibiker · 17 Jul 2017 at 08:56

AiiR said:
You can't sli 1060s so I'd get the 1080.

That's what I thought as I was considering it, Unless OP knows different. I'm interested.........

smogsy · 17 Jul 2017 at 09:05

pointless anyway, Even ok Sli scaling the 1080 should be ahead then games without SLI +Extra power draw not worth it

Minstadave · 17 Jul 2017 at 09:29

Always, always go with the single most powerful GPU.

ScottyJKB · 17 Jul 2017 at 09:29

AiiR said:
You can't sli 1060s so I'd get the 1080.

+1

I didn't think SLI was supported on 1060s.

I'd choose the 1080 either way to be honest.

nashathedog · 17 Jul 2017 at 09:53

AiiR said:
You can't sli 1060s so I'd get the 1080.

scottb777 said:
I didn't think SLI was supported on 1060s.
I'd choose the 1080 either way to be honest.

It's a shame but it seem's dual card gaming is more hassle than it's worth lately.
MGPU's are slowly going the way of the Dinosaurs.

JediFragger · 17 Jul 2017 at 09:53

Get the 2 1060's, I'd like to see how it turns out

Supernova · 17 Jul 2017 at 09:59

Even if you could sli them, the FPS would be far far less than 1x 1080. A 1070 would outperform it. A 1070 outperforms 2x RX 480 whilst being cheaper.

Psycho Sonny · 17 Jul 2017 at 12:43

2 GPU's for gaming has always been extremely poor in terms of value for money. Especially if there is a faster card out there.

LeMson · 17 Jul 2017 at 12:48

Just buy a 1080

GWANGY · 17 Jul 2017 at 14:54

plus, where are you seeing 1060's at £200 prices are wild becoz of mining

MikeTheNative · 17 Jul 2017 at 15:36

Psycho Sonny said:
2 GPU's for gaming has always been extremely poor in terms of value for money. Especially if there is a faster card out there.

Has sli/crossfire a lower end card ever make economical sense? I suppose if you only bought one originally and then could get another cheap later on maybe.

Psycho Sonny · 17 Jul 2017 at 16:08

MikeTheNative said:
Has sli/crossfire a lower end card ever make economical sense? I suppose if you only bought one originally and then could get another cheap later on maybe.

I don't think it has. Especially when a lot of games don't even recognise the second card so just ignore it.

The most pointless thing ever invented was crossfire and SLI imo. Sure if you buy 1 card then another 2-3 years later second hand for cheap. but why not just sell it and buy another faster card instead using the same money?

GWANGY · 18 Jul 2017 at 13:20

Wot about APU and crossfire? I know its pretty thin potatoes compared to a 1080ti , buts its all some people can afford

maonayze · 20 Jul 2017 at 10:47

MSTRBKR said:
A 1070 would outperform it. A 1070 outperforms 2x RX 480 whilst being cheaper.

Not anywhere I have seen benches lately. 2X480s were neck and neck (Depending on games) with a 1080 and beating it in DX12 games the last time I saw any benches. I havent seen anywhere that has contradicted that, unless you know different and have a link.

peahead · 20 Jul 2017 at 11:40

1080

JediFragger · 20 Jul 2017 at 11:53

maonayze said:
Not anywhere I have seen benches lately. 2X480s were neck and neck (Depending on games) with a 1080 and beating it in DX12 games the last time I saw any benches. I havent seen anywhere that has contradicted that, unless you know different and have a link.

http://hexus.net/tech/reviews/graphics/107647-sapphire-radeon-rx-580-nitro-crossfire/?page=13

The Bad -

Occasional stuttering

Thanks but no thanks, I'll stick to smooth gameplay

Kurgen · 20 Jul 2017 at 12:52

there is no SLI on 1060 so unless you have 2 pcs , pointless

darket · 20 Jul 2017 at 21:18

It can, but only in game coded for multi gpu , so that pretty much limits you to ashes of the singularity, which is a dreadful pile of cack anyway.