I own a Gigabyte brand 8GB RX480 and I will soon purchase an RX580. Can I crossfire them or does the 480 head over to the girlfriend's PC? Does it have to be Gigabyte brand?
Yes you can crossfire them, no it doesn't need to be the same manufacturer. Just know that not all games have multi GPU support. Others that do may require enabling it in settings.
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Yes you can crossfire them, no it doesn't need to be the same manufacturer. Just know that not all games have multi GPU support. Others that do may require enabling it in settings.