How is SLI Scaling on GTX 200 GPU's?

Cali3350 · 09-19-10, 12:15 PM

Hey guys, I have been rocking a single Geforce GTX 260-216 GPU for well over a year now and the thing still largely meets my gaming demands, however some titles like Metro 2033 have left me wanting more. I recently got the chance to buy a second 260-216 for $120, which is something im strongly considering. Im curious what SLI scaling is on average though? I know for certain games (like Crysis) Nvidia has managed to get upwards of 90% scaling, but what about games like Starcraft2, Left 4 Dead, etc? Is scaling on average more around 50% or 80%?

Thanks!

hemmy · 09-19-10, 06:32 PM

Scaling is very good in most games. One of my 260s is clocked higher than the other, so sometimes I get > 100% scaling when compared to the single lower clocked card

09-20-10, 03:34 PM

Its great, going from one to two was impressive imo. two to three and its a bit harder to see the scaling at 1920x1200 or lower, at least for me it was.

Burnt_Ram · 09-20-10, 03:41 PM

i find the scaling quite good providing you have the right cpu to drive them.

batterbrain101 · 09-22-10, 06:12 AM

Metro 2033 played awesome for me with 2 EVGA GTX 206 SC core 216s in SLI. Every game hase been great so far (compared to one 260)

09-19-10, 12:15 PM	#1
Cali3350 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 145	How is SLI Scaling on GTX 200 GPU's? Hey guys, I have been rocking a single Geforce GTX 260-216 GPU for well over a year now and the thing still largely meets my gaming demands, however some titles like Metro 2033 have left me wanting more. I recently got the chance to buy a second 260-216 for $120, which is something im strongly considering. Im curious what SLI scaling is on average though? I know for certain games (like Crysis) Nvidia has managed to get upwards of 90% scaling, but what about games like Starcraft2, Left 4 Dead, etc? Is scaling on average more around 50% or 80%? Thanks!

09-19-10, 06:32 PM	#2
hemmy Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Kansas Posts: 760	Re: How is SLI Scaling on GTX 200 GPU's? Scaling is very good in most games. One of my 260s is clocked higher than the other, so sometimes I get > 100% scaling when compared to the single lower clocked card __________________ P6T Deluxe V2 \|\|\| Core i7 920 D0 4.0Ghz\|\|\| 3x2Gb DDR3-1800 \|\|\| 2x EVGA GTX 260 SLI \|\|\| Corsair HX850w \|\|\| 2x640gb HD

09-20-10, 03:34 PM	#3
Roliath Guest Posts: n/a	Re: How is SLI Scaling on GTX 200 GPU's? Its great, going from one to two was impressive imo. two to three and its a bit harder to see the scaling at 1920x1200 or lower, at least for me it was.

09-20-10, 03:41 PM	#4
Burnt_Ram Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Kelowna, B.C. Posts: 2,092	Re: How is SLI Scaling on GTX 200 GPU's? i find the scaling quite good providing you have the right cpu to drive them.

09-22-10, 06:12 AM	#5
batterbrain101 "TAZ LIKE!" Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Spokane, Washington, USA Posts: 190	Re: How is SLI Scaling on GTX 200 GPU's? Metro 2033 played awesome for me with 2 EVGA GTX 206 SC core 216s in SLI. Every game hase been great so far (compared to one 260) __________________ My village called, their Idiot is missing! My rig: Asus M4N98TD EVO Phenom II X6 1090T BE@ 3.9 GHz 8 GB G-Skill RipJaw DDR3 1600 CL7 Ram Corsair 750HX "Silver Certified" PSU Corsair H70 Hydro CPU Cooler 2x EVGA GTX 560 Ti SC 1024 MB in SLI 180 GB Intel 520 SSD 2 TB Barracuda HD, 2 TB WD Caviar Green Logitech G-510 Keyboard Windows 8 Professional 64 bit Samsung 24" LED SyncMaster TA550