Rules of crossfire?

SnowMare · Aug 21, 2016

Hello what are the rules of crossfire? im kinda a newbie here. Im planning to get a rx 470 and than get another good gpu 2 years from now and hook them both up.

can you guys name all the rules of crossfire? how performance can drop? etc

gokitty199 · Aug 21, 2016

the rules may change with dx 12(however i doubt it). pretty much you can use a rx 470 with a rx 470. thats it, now with the previous generation you could use a r9 280 and a radeon hd 7950 together in crossfire since they were pretty much the same exact chip/gpu. but currently the only thing you can pair a rx 470 with is another 470, i doubt the next generation of cards will be the same or similar enough to use together.

SnowMare · Aug 21, 2016

gokitty199 :

1.) using two rx 470s will be good enough 2 years from now right? i have 3 way crossfire so im thinking that maybe i could install a rx 470 ever 2 years or something.

2.) what exactly is dx 12? i see it also and idk what it is

3.) what gtx is in par with the rx 470? im trying to play bf4 in my 1080p monitor

gokitty199 · Aug 21, 2016

SnowMare :

1. yes and no, it depends on the settings you like to run games at. if i were you i would wait and go for the best most powerful single card you can buy instead of going the crossfire/sli route. a more powerful single card, is better than 2 less powerful cards in sli/crossfire almost always.

2. dx12 is an api such as openGL, Vulkan, dx 11/10/9 and such. in simple terms, its what helps the developers communcate/interact with the hardware however its to complex to try to explain in a small forum post.

3. currently the closest gtx card to the rx 470 would probably be the gtx 960. however i wouldnt bother purchasing any card from the gtx 900 series which means either buying the gtx 1060 or better from nvidia until they release something like a 1050. if i were you i would spend a little extra and buy either the rx 480 or the gtx 1060, keep in mind you cant sli two gtx 1060's and remember what i said about a single more powerful card almost always being a better option than 2 less powerful cards. thats why no one recommends sli/crossfire setups

SnowMare · Aug 21, 2016

gokitty199 :

SnowMare :

1. yes and no, it depends on the settings you like to run games at. if i were you i would wait and go for the best most powerful single card you can buy instead of going the crossfire/sli route. a more powerful single card, is better than 2 less powerful cards in sli/crossfire almost always.

2. dx12 is an api such as openGL, Vulkan, dx 11/10/9 and such. in simple terms, its what helps the developers communcate/interact with the hardware however its to complex to try to explain in a small forum post.

3. currently the closest gtx card to the rx 470 would probably be the gtx 960. however i wouldnt bother purchasing any card from the gtx 900 series which means either buying the gtx 1060 or better from nvidia until they release something like a 1050. if i were you i would spend a little extra and buy either the rx 480 or the gtx 1060, keep in mind you cant sli two gtx 1060's and remember what i said about a single more powerful card almost always being a better option than 2 less powerful cards. thats why no one recommends sli/crossfire setups

waitt how does the gtx 10-- series work? wait till the 1050 is released? r u saying that the gtx series counts down like (1060 to 1050)or something? i always though it counts up like 1070 would be next and 1050 would e the previous model

gokitty199 · Aug 21, 2016

SnowMare :

gokitty199 :

waitt how does the gtx 10-- series work? wait till the 1050 is released? r u saying that the gtx series counts down like (1060 to 1050)or something? i always though it counts up like 1070 would be next and 1050 would e the previous model

its been pretty consistent, first the 1080(the more overpriced/less value per dollar card to start racking in some money), then the 1070 which is much more for your money, then the titan x/pascal titan then the 1060(i may have gotten the 1060 and titan X backwards). then later on they will announce a lower end card(being the gtx 1050) and so on. gtx 1080 being the better, gtx 1050 being the lower end card

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