2 Different Nvidia Cards in one

[marcoandrade]

So i got my self a new pc.. i have a asus gtx 960 strix 2gb gpu and have a gtx 550ti lying around.. will i be able to pair these 2 up and gain a performance boost?

 

[IntelTurtleFan]

No. They must be the same sadly. Same chip at least.

 

[Guest]

For now they have to be the same. Directx 12 will help that, but that will only be on newer cards.

 

[dextermat]

Could use the 550 ti for physx but usually not worth ir.

 

[jitpublisher]

You cant run them in SLI, if that is what you are asking.
The 560 could be assigned as a physx only card, but actually the 960 is good enough to handle graphics processing and physx (if you happen to have a game that uses physx) both. Adding a second card and dedicating it for physx was a good option a few generations back when most GPU's were not powerful to handle both functions well at once, thats not really the case anymore.

 

[turbopixel]

I have tried GTX 970 as main gpu and a GTX 750 Ti for Physx only. But the Physx of the higher card 970 was so strong, that the additional card didn't make any difference in gaming fps. Its not worth. Sell the older card or build a cheap second pc with old parts you have, like I did.