Gigabyte creates first dual-GPU graphics card
 

Chicago (IL) - Gigabyte will announce Friday the industry's first graphics card running two graphics processors on one board. According to sources, the SLI card will lift current 3DMark2003 record revels by a significant margin while being priced lower than ATI's and Nvidia's single-GPU high-end cards.

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Re: Gigabyte creates first dual-GPU graphics card
 

are you kidding me?

I'm pretty sure there are dual GPU cards out there now:)
http://www.xgitech.com/products/products_2.asp?P=1

Correction:

Dual-GPU card by one of two big names.:D

Ati created the Rage Fury + some specialized cards with two or more GPUs, 3Dfx did it with their latest creation, XGI does it....

Well, not so uncommon after all :D

could you put two of these in sli?
that'd be quadcore-gpu-phun!

they are already in SLI, read the 1st post:po

yes... but they only occupy one slot of an sli board...
what happens if you put two of these on one sli-board?

Quad 4:D

afaik there is no SLI connector which can connect two of these cards:p

Besides, they develop that kinda technology because they find SLI technology less productive then 2 GPU's on a card... ;)

SLI is to sell more graphic cards.

Dual GPU is to sell more GPU ...... since they can't make enough nowadays X800 and 6800 series for whatever reasons (not that they don't want your money) it becomes just a conversation piece.

Advantage of SLI
1) Create more mother boards sales for the "needy" despite twice the money.
2) Double the sales of graphic cards; hopefully.
3) Pushing game developer for more.
Disadvange of SLI
1) Small market but it can just be as small as water cooling used to be.
2) Motherboard makers stand a better chance to lose; not the graphic card makers.

Dual GPU
Advantage Dual GPU
1) No need for motherboard upgrade.
2) Make good use of "second graded GPU" - putting two R350 together might beat two cuts higher card, i.e. continue production from tooling already paid for.

Disadvange Dual GPU
1) Can't charge twice the money.

Can you think of any??;)

Well, dual GPU setups cost less then two identical SLI cards. Besides, the SLI cards need to be identical, in fact, forcing you a bit to not wait too long before buying the other graphics card.

Economically, Dual GPU is thus better for all parties. Btw, for overclockers: less different cards and components, like on Dual GPUs mean more stable overclock...