If
you thought the 3-Way SLI GTX480 benchmark was a bit extreme, then check out this impressive 4-way SLI GTX480 review from Hardware.info . At least they don’t have any quams about stating up front that the entire test if a bit frivolous.
To date, no publication in the world is a 4-way GTX 480 SLI arrangement tested. EVGA assistant Peter “Shamino” Tan improved earlier this week have any 3DMark records and ASUS has on his Facebook page a Rampage III Extreme motherboard with four GTX 480 cards to show , but a comprehensive analysis of the performance of quad-SLI with The GeForce GTX 480 is not yet come.
No sensible person is likely a setup like this ever, but that should not spoil the fun: In this article you can read what benefits you’re actually in 4-way SLI GTX 480 expect!
The end result isn’t all that surprising either. The performance boost in most applications is negligible, with the CPU and bus bandwidth being the limiting factors. In certain (Very extreme) configurations, there is a boost, such as this gain from 53 to 57fps. Otherwise, I’ld save the money.
via 4-way SLI GeForce GTX 480 review | Hardware.Info Netherlands.
Taking a quick gander at that chart, amazing representation of diminishing returns. 2-way SLI is exactly double the frames (100% improvement), 3-way not so much, 4-way..why bother. 3-way doesn’t even provide enough of a boost to justify the purchase really.
On the flip side…
4-way SLI!
/evil laugh