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<\/a>GeForce 7950GX2<\/p><\/div>\n
GeForce\u00a09800 GX2<\/h4>\n
Nvidia’s second attempt at a dual GPU solution, the 9800GX2 was a dual-GPU solution based on the G92 core.<\/p>\n
Nvidia skipped creating a dual-GPU solution in the 8 series, possibly because getting around the heat output of two G80 based cores (they were big, they were hot) would\u2019ve involved costly cooling that wasn\u2019t really possibly on a consumer level offering.<\/p>\n
However when they introduced the 9 series, the G92 core provided the company with a great platform to create a dual-GPU card that would regain the single card performance crown.<\/p>\n
<\/a>GeForce 9800GX2<\/p><\/div>\n
GeForce\u00a0GTX295<\/h4>\n
Third time lucky for Nvidia – this time they attempted to create a dual GPU offering based on the GT200b core.<\/p>\n
The card was for all practical applications two GTX275 cores stuck together on one graphics card. \u00a0Blistering performance was the order of the day and as a testament to the sheer grunt of the card it can still handle current games at medium to high detail settings with acceptable framerates, three years after it was released.<\/p>\n
Nvidia followed up the original GTX295, which made use of two PCBs (one for each core), in the same way as previous dual GPU cards, with a single PCB that housed both cores. This was the first time Nvidia placed two cores on one PCB, and the latter version ran cooler and was easier to install third party cooling solutions onto.<\/p>\n
<\/a>GeForce GTX295<\/p><\/div>\n
GeForce\u00a0GTX590<\/h4>\n
The current big daddy of the single graphics card industry, the GTX590 is Nvidia’s latest dual-GPU on a single card offering.<\/p>\n
Nvidia once again skipped making a dual-GPU card on the first generation of a new core (in this case the first version of the Fermi core was GF100), and instead based the GTX590 on the second generation Fermi core (GF110).<\/p>\n