Lucid Hydra vs SLI vs CFX: 13 multi-card config tested

jmke · 22nd November 2010, 22:52

After managing to activate SLI on Crosshair IV Extreme I decided to study performance scaling of HydraLogix technology vs SLI vs CrossFireX. I wanted to be fair, so I used the SAME motherboard for all the testing.

I have 13 diferent multi-card configurations:

* HD5850 + GTX460
* HD5870 + GTX470
* GTX480 + HD5870
* GTX470 + GTX460
* GTX480 + GTX470
* GTX480 + GTX470 + GTX460
* 2 x GTX460 (Hydra)
* 3 x GTX460 (Hydra)
* 2 x GTX460 (SLI)
* HD5870 + HD5850 (Hydra)
* HD5870 + HD5850 (CFX)
* 2 x HD5870 (Hydra)
* 2 x HD5870 (CFX)

along with each card tested in single-card mode.

http://translate.google.ro/translate...ng-is-possible

jmke · 22nd November 2010, 22:54

charts are a bit unfortunate design wise

but results are interesting
for most part SLI/CFX rules the roost, for games were a profile for CFX/SLI is missing/not yet optimized, Hydra can pull ahead

Massman · 23rd November 2010, 09:52

Using the Lucid technology is, on this board, indeed more performant than using SLI/CF

jmke · 23rd November 2010, 12:53

except for gaming

22nd November 2010, 22:52	#1
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,022	Lucid Hydra vs SLI vs CFX: 13 multi-card config tested After managing to activate SLI on Crosshair IV Extreme I decided to study performance scaling of HydraLogix technology vs SLI vs CrossFireX. I wanted to be fair, so I used the SAME motherboard for all the testing. I have 13 diferent multi-card configurations: * HD5850 + GTX460 * HD5870 + GTX470 * GTX480 + HD5870 * GTX470 + GTX460 * GTX480 + GTX470 * GTX480 + GTX470 + GTX460 * 2 x GTX460 (Hydra) * 3 x GTX460 (Hydra) * 2 x GTX460 (SLI) * HD5870 + HD5850 (Hydra) * HD5870 + HD5850 (CFX) * 2 x HD5870 (Hydra) * 2 x HD5870 (CFX) along with each card tested in single-card mode. http://translate.google.ro/translate...ng-is-possible __________________

22nd November 2010, 22:54	#2
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,022	charts are a bit unfortunate design wise but results are interesting for most part SLI/CFX rules the roost, for games were a profile for CFX/SLI is missing/not yet optimized, Hydra can pull ahead __________________

23rd November 2010, 09:52	#3
Massman [M] Reviewer Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Waregem Posts: 6,466	Using the Lucid technology is, on this board, indeed more performant than using SLI/CF __________________

23rd November 2010, 12:53	#4
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,022	except for gaming __________________

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