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AMD – No RX Vega 4-Way mGPU Support

On Thursday, AMD unveiled its RX Vega graphics card’s new multi-GPU capabilities. The next day, the company released the driver supporting said capabilities. While it appeared that RX Vega only supported up to two cards at a time, AMD did not explicitly state as such. The suggestion disappointed many, since previous Radeon generations supported up to four cards at once. Without overt confirmation, though, it seemed that 4-way configurations may still be a reality in future. Sadly, AMD is quashing such speculation, stating that “two-way mGPU” is the limit, at least for gamers.

No 4-Way mGPU Support

RX Vega will be limited to two-way mGPU support. Specifically, this applies to RX Vega 64 and 56. However, compute and professional cards, such as the Frontier Edition, will get three and four-way support.

An AMD representative told PCWorld via email:

“We have delivered two-way mGPU support in games. Three- and four-way configurations will continue being supported in compute and professional applications.”

End of an Era?

AMD’s two-way configuration limit coincides with its decision to drop its Crossfire branding. Instead, it will use the mGPU moniker. Of course, NVIDIA already (quietly) ditched multi-GPU support – or SLI, as the company calls it – beyond two-way over a year ago. Both companies eschewing three and four-way GPU configurations is likely due to DirectX 12’s introduction two years ago. As such, it seems the two GPU giants are ushering in the end of an era.

Ashley Allen

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