multi gpu question

[icebob]

I'm a little confused about how are multi gpu classified. If you sumbit a score with let's say, a 5970 (2 cores) and a 5870 (1 core) how do you classify that? 3 5870, 2 5970 or 2 5870? Thanks in advance for the clarification.

[Christian Ney]

2 x 5970 imo

[Bobnova]

I disagree personally, core for core 5870 is the more powerful card, and there are only three cores where 2x5970 would be four.

 

That's just me, though.

[Christian Ney]

yeah the gpu of the 5870 is mire powerful than a gpu of the 5970, but as at the moment hwbot doesn t support multi mixed gpu the rule is to submite with X x best card. X is the number of physical graphic cards.

And here the best card is the 5970.

 

But yeah logically he can submite as 3 x 5870 but the 5870 has to be the main card(the card plugged to the monitor). For a 3 x GPU result.

Now I dont know if it perform better than 3 physical 5870, if no maybe he can, if yes NO.

 

Now we have to wait for Massman advice.

 

And BTW, does ATI drivers support those cards mixed in crossfire ? I have a blackout

Edited February 4, 2011 by Christian Ney
powerest doesnt exist

[Massman]

3x 5870 is most logical.

 

In the past, this kind of setup was considered as 2x 5970 because the HWBOINT algorithm was based on #cards, not #cores.

[Christian Ney]

thx Massman,

But as the 5870 be the main card ?(the one plugged to the monitor) ?

cause I know that is some 3D bench a dual gpu card perform better than 2 x a single card.(same gpu for all of them).

Edited February 4, 2011 by Christian Ney

[icebob]

So that submission: http://hwbot.org/community/submission/2117961_vanovich_unigine_heaven___xtreme_preset_dx11_2x_radeon_hd_5870_2190.16_dx11_marks

 

should be in the 3x 5870 category right?

[Christian Ney]

yeah sure, it's 3x GPU.

Can you report it, thx

[icebob]

I don't want to sound like an ass since I have the second score... will it be seen that way?

[Christian Ney]

no, no, he has got a wrong score. So you are not going to be an ass

, but if you want I can do it for you it's not a problem

 

EDIT: done, and btw already reported 2 times

[icebob]

if you don't mind... Thx alot.

[Christian Ney]

np.

If you are 80 % sure that a score is wrong, feel free to report and write 1-2 lignes to explain why

[icebob]

The score still listed as 2x 5870....

[Christian Ney]

On my screen it has been edited and now it's in the 3x GPU

 

Ho you have still the silver cup, just a sec....

 

EDIT: Now it's ok, you have your gold cup back