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Intel Core i7-4770K (quad-core, overclocked up to 4.40GHz)ġ6GB Corsair Vengeance Pro (2x8GB) DDR3 1,866MHz Let's delve into this analysis by seeing which cards are up for the fight. The key aspects to lookout for are: a) average and minimum performance at high resolutions b) what limitations, if any, are imposed by having a mere 3.5GB 4GB framebuffer at 4K and c) just how slow and stutter-inducing the final, slowest one per cent of frames are. The recipe is simple take a well-overclocked single card - the EVGA GTX 970 SSC is as good a bet as any - add another, and see what happens once pressed through the benchmark wringer.Īnd we did precisely this with a second card from EVGA. We can add another wrinkle into this performance mix by looking at the results of the GeForce GTX 970 GPU in two-card SLI. Yet while the monstrous Titan X may not be quite so fast in pumping out frame rates, the refinements of a single-GPU architecture ultimately provide a better gaming experience when dialled to high image-quality settings at a 4K resolution. Common sense dictates that for smoother performance it is better to opt for a single-GPU graphics card than two lashed together via SLI or CrossFire, but there's significant value to be had when accepting the minor foibles associated with a multi-GPU rig.Ī case in point is the Radeon R9 295X2, available for below £500 and able to give the much dearer GeForce GTX Titan X a bloody nose in benchmarks. The situation becomes more nebulous once multi-GPU setups - either on a single card or on two boards - are thrown into the equation. Bigger, more powerful graphics processors outmuscle smaller ones, albeit at the cost of increased heat and energy consumption. Evaluating graphics hardware is relatively straightforward when one compares a certain GPU against another.