Hello folks.
I currently have a 4870 512MB card, and was considering buying another for Crossfire.
I have heard in various places that the accessable VRAM in such a setup would only be that of 1 card, resulting in a total of 51MB. (in the case of applying a 1GB card with a 512MB card, only 512MB would be used).
Could anyone explain to me if: A- this is correct? and B- why does this happen?
I would like to have 1GB of VRAM available to me for games. If I cannot acheive this by buying another 512MB card, then I will sell my current one and purchase a 1GB card.
Cheers.
I currently have a 4870 512MB card, and was considering buying another for Crossfire.
I have heard in various places that the accessable VRAM in such a setup would only be that of 1 card, resulting in a total of 51MB. (in the case of applying a 1GB card with a 512MB card, only 512MB would be used).
Could anyone explain to me if: A- this is correct? and B- why does this happen?
I would like to have 1GB of VRAM available to me for games. If I cannot acheive this by buying another 512MB card, then I will sell my current one and purchase a 1GB card.
Cheers.