No need to be the same brand but yes they should be the same GPUs if you wish use SLI but other than that you can plug two type of cards and start working with them as long as you have 2 PCI-e lanes on the motherboard.
No need to be the same brand but yes they should be the same GPUs if you wish use SLI but other than that you can plug two type of cards and start working with them as long as you have 2 PCI-e lanes on the motherboard.