Xfire or Single card ?

lukeoslavia

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I have an XFX rx 480 reference card at the moment and im wondering if i would be better off getting a second card and setting them up in crossfire or should i just swap it out for a GTX 1070.

The two im looking at are the MSI gaming X editions of each of them.
Also, would having a reference rx 480 and the msi gaming edition rx480 in crossfire cause any kind of issues ?
 
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2 RX 480's are faster and more powerful than a 1070. If you used a reference and a gaming upgraded version you would be limited to the clock speed and memory speed of the reference one.

Now that said not every game supports crossfire, but most do these days. Also Crossfire sometimes has issues with microstutter in some games. Overall having 1 faster card is...


2 RX 480's are faster and more powerful than a 1070. If you used a reference and a gaming upgraded version you would be limited to the clock speed and memory speed of the reference one.

Now that said not every game supports crossfire, but most do these days. Also Crossfire sometimes has issues with microstutter in some games. Overall having 1 faster card is generally better for compatibility reasons.
 
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