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    Confused about Puma's Hybrid Crossfire

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Hahutzy, Aug 6, 2008.

  1. Hahutzy

    Hahutzy Notebook Deity

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    First of all, I don't think any laptops are capable of using it yet, right?

    When running things as a pair (thinking about GPUs and RAMs here), the performance will usually be the worse performer's speed + a little improvement.

    In this case, wouldn't HXF always be limited by the 3200?

    Also, would HXF work with all subsequent GPUs coming out? Or just the 34xx series (which is the only series that I've heard in conjunction with explanations of HXF).
     
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  2. Ayle

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    All puma equipped laptop use hybrid Xfire. The perfs are not limited by the 32oo but by the more powerful card as it is the one doing most of the work. And yes HXF will work with any subsequent GPU as long as it is an AMD GPU.
     
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  3. Hahutzy

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    I know they're all equipped with this technology, but none so far have put it to use, right?

    And does that mean Puma laptops can (eventually) have 3 modes:
    IGP for battery life
    GPU for balance
    HXF for performane
     
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    Well I thought HP's would be able to do it but I asked them and they said that they do not enable hybrid crossfire in their laptops, which is kind of a bummer.
     
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    Yeah HP disable crossfire for some reason but some guy in the HP forum named Ifoundsecrets says he enable crossfire on his laptop and he going to post a walkthrough on it soon i hope he wasnt BSing
     
    KING19, Aug 6, 2008
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