Crossfire compatibility... 6870+6850?

[Andrew Young]

Hi, so I've recently purchased a radeon HD6870 card and was considering going for a cross fire setup.

At the moment a second 6870 is outside my budget. Whould it be possible to pop in a 6850 without any issues?

Is crossfire limited to a given manufacturer or can I mix them.......I.e Sapphire + HIS

 

[klepto12]

Any manufacturer will work with any other as long as it is the same card. No the 6870 needs another 6870 to crossfire I assume that hybrid crossfire might work but it would be less than stellar. Others would know more on the subject.

 

[LNCPapa]

Look here... YMMV
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/356862-33-crossfiring-7770-4850

 

[Andrew Young]

Thanks......will just wait for the 6870 card.

 

[slh28]

Thanks......will just wait for the 6870 card.

Yeah that's probably the best idea. Even if you could CF a 6870 with a 6850 it would most likely run at the speed of a 2x 6850 CF setup.