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    SLI & Crossfire only work in full-screen?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by spandexninja, Jan 20, 2013.

  1. spandexninja

    spandexninja Notebook Consultant

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    I read that multi-GPU setups (both desktop and laptop) only work in full screen applications. Meaning, when playing a game in windowed mode or borderless mode only 1 GPU will be used in a multi-GPU setup.

    Is this true?
     
    spandexninja, Jan 20, 2013
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    I believe nVidia SLI supports windowed mode but CrossfireX is full screen only.
     
    HTWingNut, Jan 21, 2013
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    Alright that's unfortunate... thanks for the clarification.
     
    spandexninja, Jan 22, 2013
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