two 580X MPX cards in a 7,1?

Is there any advantage for video processing to installing two 580X MPX cards in my Mac Pro 7,1?

Posted on Jan 10, 2021 10:13 AM

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Posted on Jan 11, 2021 8:25 AM

Maybe.

1) Are you planning to run two different GPU-limited video processing applications at once? If so each could, with minor difficulty, be setup to use a different GPU.

2) Does your most frequently used or demanding application have application-level multi-GPU support? Application that do can split their load to run a little faster.

3) Do you need to connect more monitors than a single 580 will support? More GPUs provide more display output.


Otherwise no.

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Jan 11, 2021 8:25 AM in response to Tom521

Maybe.

1) Are you planning to run two different GPU-limited video processing applications at once? If so each could, with minor difficulty, be setup to use a different GPU.

2) Does your most frequently used or demanding application have application-level multi-GPU support? Application that do can split their load to run a little faster.

3) Do you need to connect more monitors than a single 580 will support? More GPUs provide more display output.


Otherwise no.

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