SB and onboard GPU

[imported_mystro]

This is likely a very stupid question but I need to ask anyway
Using a SB onboard GPU can a user add second GPU card and essentially have a dual card system?

 

[IGemini]

No, you can't. In the current motherboards, a discrete card will switch off the onboard GPU. When the Z68 chipset comes out it won't do that (at least for the purposes of using QuickSync) but it won't be like using SLI/xFire.

 

[tweakboy]

On board GPU is equivlant to a 7600 GS very slow. It gets disabled once it finds a vc in your system.. thx

 

[IGemini]

More like a GeForce 210-220. A 7600GS has really crappy HD video enhancements (not even full MPEG-2 acceleration) and only DX9. Can't remember if the Intel GPU handles MPEG4-ASP decoding, but it's a much better analogy.

 

[imported_mystro]

When I first posted, little was known on the Z68. Now I'm reading where it will tie in greatly with a 6000 series AMD cards..is this combo going to fly like an eagle and enhance most applications even gaming with cpu/gpu working with gpu when nessesary, as one?

 

[Arkadrel]

This is likely a very stupid question but I need to ask anyway
Using a SB onboard GPU can a user add second GPU card and essentially have a dual card system?

Only AMD has this... intel doesnt.
AMD calls it Hybrid Crossfire.

*IF* you want to do something like that, with a cheap smaller card + onboard graphics, you should get a Llano APU.

Theyre not on the market yet... but give it a month or two and probably will be.

is this combo going to fly like an eagle and enhance most applications even gaming with cpu/gpu working with gpu when nessesary, as one?

Llano + 5570 equvialt in the 6xxx series, will probably perform like a 5770 or so.

Will it "fly"? ... no not really, there are already faster discrete cards on the market.
Will it be super cheap for its performance level? yes.

So the "masses" will be able to get 5770 level performance for pretty cheap, soon with Llano + 6xxx card in hybrid crossfire.

 

[fuzzymath10]

If you mean dual card for the purpose of multiple displays, then yes, you can use both. Not all IGP platforms disable when a discrete card is present.

If you mean somehow combining like in hybrid crossfire, then no. However, I'm pretty sure that function is only meant to be used combined with a relatively underpowered discrete card.

I have an H67 system, and I have one monitor connected to the IGP and one to a Radeon 5750 with extended desktop enabled. Quicksync is enabled in this configuration.

 

[edplayer]

When I first posted, little was known on the Z68. Now I'm reading where it will tie in greatly with a 6000 series AMD cards..is this combo going to fly like an eagle and enhance most applications even gaming with cpu/gpu working with gpu when nessesary, as one?

Where did you read this? I doubt that it is true but if it is, that will help sell the Z68 and 6000 series cards

 

[imported_mystro]

Where did you read this? I doubt that it is true but if it is, that will help sell the Z68 and 6000 series cards

I found many articles regarding this issue, here's a sample:

http://news.softpedia.com/news/Luci...raphics-Work-Seamlessly-Together-193894.shtml

 

[edplayer]

that sounds like you can switch between onboard graphics and discrete, not combining the power of both like you posted.

 

[imported_mystro]

that sounds like you can switch between onboard graphics and discrete, not combining the power of both like you posted.

I may have misinterpreted or was overly excited..but it does give hope to the best of both when one is needed over the other and how it all works together to make a faster overall system.

 

[tincart]

but it does give hope to the best of both when one is needed over the other and how it all works together to make a faster overall system.

This is simply not the case. The Lucid tech simply allows you to switch between Intel integrated graphics and discrete cards, they do not work together and you will not see any performance increases from using Lucid technology.

 

[oldswab]

This is simply not the case. The Lucid tech simply allows you to switch between Intel integrated graphics and discrete cards, they do not work together and you will not see any performance increases from using Lucid technology.

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