AMD RS780 to feature Hybrid CrossFire?

Posted on Friday, August 31 2007 @ 16:36 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck

We already knew that NVIDIA is planning to unveil chipsets which feature Hybrid SLI but it seems that AMD is also working on a similar technology. According to OCW's sources the AMD RS780 chipset will feature "Hybrid CrossFire" support.

This technology will make your onboard graphics solution work together with a discrete graphics card. While this may not sound as exciting as a GeForce 8800 Ultra SLI system it should offer some nice performance boosts for the entry-level and mainstream market.

An article at OCZ two weeks ago claimed NVIDIA's Hybrid SLI may offer performance boosts of 5-40% for low and mid-range graphics cards. The technology will also benefit high-end graphics card users, but the performance boost will obviously be much much smaller.

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Thomas has been messing with computer since early childhood and firmly believes the Internet is the best thing since sliced bread. Enjoys playing with new tech, is fascinated by science, and passionate about financial markets. When not behind a computer, he can be found with running shoes on or lifting heavy weights in the weight room.

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