A10-6800K and Radeon 6870

[Mitch101]

I see that the AMD A10-6800K can be crossfired with a video card Im curious to know if it would be benefital to pair it with my Radeon 6870 or if only low power video cards are beneficial to be paired with the A10-6800K.

I currently use a AMD 965 Black edition with the Radeon 6870. I think the cheapest option is to get another 6870 and crossfire them. However if the A10-6800K will pair well with the 6870 then I can get a CPU and GPU boost.

 

[Stuka87]

Only cards of the same model series can CF. S it would need to be paired with a 76x0.

Also, the A10 is an FM2 socket, it will not work in your motherboard.

 

[Mitch101]

Only cards of the same model series can CF. S it would need to be paired with a 76x0.

Also, the A10 is an FM2 socket, it will not work in your motherboard.

Wait Im confused I need to pair a processor of 68xx with a 76x card?

I asked because I read someone was pairing it with a 6670 series and I do recall AMD talking about mixing card generations. I even remember reading a benchmark article about it a long time ago. I have not been following that closely figured I would ask.

Thanks for the reply. I will consider this. AMD needs to make this much more clear.

 

[SiliconWars]

AMD cards have been capable of crossfiring with different models for a while now. A 6870 will be too powerful still for the 6800K though, you'd only go as high as a 6670 and indeed that is probably the highest card that the APU can crossfire with.

 

[Stuka87]

Wait Im confused I need to pair a processor of 68xx with a 76x card?

I asked because I read someone was pairing it with a 6670 series and I do recall AMD talking about mixing card generations. I even remember reading a benchmark article about it a long time ago. I have not been following that closely figured I would ask.

Thanks for the reply. I will consider this. AMD needs to make this much more clear.

Perhaps I misunderstood you.

You are wanting to cross fire the built in GPU on the A10 with a discrete card correct? If so, it needs to be of the same series. For instance you could cross fire a 5770 with a 6770, but not a 5770 with a 6870. For the built in GPU, which is a 7660, you need to have a discrete card which is of the same series. A 6870 is not in the same series.

 

[Mitch101]

Thanks everyone for the replies.

Seems it may be better for me to get a second 6870 ($110.00) then maybe the next gen discreet CPU from AMD late this year or early 2013 ($200?) providing it still supports AM3+ socket.

I dont believe the 8320 or 8350 will provide much over what I currently have.

Thanks Again.

 

[Torn Mind]

Crossfire compatibility is not supported when the cards differ in power greatly. The most the A10-5800K can Crossfire with is a 7750. I don't know the exact reasons why; you probably need an engineer or driver coder to explain the hardware related details.

 

[Stuka87]

Thanks everyone for the replies.

Seems it may be better for me to get a second 6870 ($110.00) then maybe the next gen discreet CPU from AMD late this year or early 2013 ($200?) providing it still supports AM3+ socket.

I dont believe the 8320 or 8350 will provide much over what I currently have.

Thanks Again.

Depends what you have your 965 clocked at. In heavily multi-threaded tasks the FX's are much faster. In single threaded they are identical clock for clock (Talking pile driver).

Steam roller is supposed to be out this year, no clue if it will be AM3+ or not.

 

[Mitch101]

Depends what you have your 965 clocked at. In heavily multi-threaded tasks the FX's are much faster. In single threaded they are identical clock for clock (Talking pile driver).

Steam roller is supposed to be out this year, no clue if it will be AM3+ or not.

Mild Overclock but I prefer silence over fan noise.

The most intense thing I do is the occasional game in triple screen mode something where you see the Intel 3770k and go I can get about a 20% Framerate increase and increase in all my apps as a second bonus but a second video card will almost double my framerate in a number of games.

Maybe Im just used to having a CPU this long that part of me thinks I need to upgrade despite not having a real good reason for doing so.

I started out on a mission then reality set in and I started to back out. I should just get the second video card its the cheapest fix.

 

[EliteRetard]

I wouldn't get a second card personally, not every game supports 2 cards...and there are some other issues as well. Also the power heat and noise.

If it's 110$ for another, perhaps you can sell it used for ~70$. Then ~180$ would give you enough for a 2GB 7870 which I would say is preferable to 6870 Xfire (especially if they're 1GB cards). Might not be as fast in certain benchmarks, but would be more consistent, cooler and quieter.

 

[Durvelle27]

Thanks everyone for the replies.

Seems it may be better for me to get a second 6870 ($110.00) then maybe the next gen discreet CPU from AMD late this year or early 2013 ($200?) providing it still supports AM3+ socket.

I dont believe the 8320 or 8350 will provide much over what I currently have.

Thanks Again.

You will see a small performance boost in single threaded apps and a large boost in multithreaded

But i would invest in a better GPU first like a GTX 660, HD 7870, or HD 7870 XT