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Quick GPU question before I hit buy

SevrinSevrin Posts: 6,309
in Technical Help (nuts n bolts)

I'm looking at this MSI card at Newegg.ca.  Item number is N82E16814137451, in case this link gets removed:

https://www.newegg.ca/msi-geforce-rtx-2080-ti-rtx-2080-ti-ventus-gp/p/N82E16814137451?Item=N82E16814137451

The description says:

MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ti DirectX 12 RTX 2080 Ti VENTUS GP 11GB 352-Bit GDDR6 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

 People seem to be fine using it, but what does "Support Video Card" mean.  This would be my primary and only video card, until I can get my PSU upgraded.

Comments

  • RobinsonRobinson Posts: 751

    I don't think the 20xx range has any SLI.  It's NVLink these days.  Could be an error in the description.

  • SevrinSevrin Posts: 6,309
    Robinson said:

    I don't think the 20xx range has any SLI.  It's NVLink these days.  Could be an error in the description.

    Further down it shows:

    SLI Support

    NVIDIA NVLINK (SLI-Ready), 2-way

  • kenshaw011267kenshaw011267 Posts: 3,805

    NVLink on consumer RTX cards is SLI on the software side.

  • RayDAntRayDAnt Posts: 1,144
    Sevrin said:

    I'm looking at this MSI card at Newegg.ca.  Item number is N82E16814137451, in case this link gets removed:

    https://www.newegg.ca/msi-geforce-rtx-2080-ti-rtx-2080-ti-ventus-gp/p/N82E16814137451?Item=N82E16814137451

    The description says:

    MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ti DirectX 12 RTX 2080 Ti VENTUS GP 11GB 352-Bit GDDR6 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

     People seem to be fine using it, but what does "Support Video Card" mean.  This would be my primary and only video card, until I can get my PSU upgraded.

    It's a typographical error. It's supposed to read "SLI Supported Video Card". Which - in the context of Turing GPUs - just means it has a functional NVLink connector.

  • SevrinSevrin Posts: 6,309

    Okie dokie.  Thanks for clearing things up.  

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