u/Blackrider797

So, I've decided to go nuts. :}

DLSS 5 and future idea of GPU's rendering only 1% of the pixels is 'briliant' and I throught, why bother waiting ?

Today, in forza Horizon 6, I've deicded to turn up Extreme + RT preset at 1440p on my 9070XT and.. damn.. pushes our about 80~FPS while GPU is stressing.. Nahh, thats a no go.

I asked chat GPT lots of questeon and basically I came to a conclussion that Playing on FSR Ultra Performance, Capping FPS at 25 and Enabling LSFG on my 1650 up to 280FPS (My monitor's max refresh rate of 280hz) would mean: that my 9070XT will render only 1% of the total pixels per second (Note: IMPORANT, Not per frame!!).

So.. It sounds awful until.. I didnt try it myself.

YES, I ADMIT it, it felt bad! But hear me out.. it felt bad.. At first.. I launched few races, started racing and after playing for half an hour I found out that.. shit.. I just forgot about whatever I was doing and was legit playing on 25 Base FPS with LSFG up ro 280hz and enjoying the game...

And also.. my 1650 started using more power then my 9070XT. Even tho this whole idea sounds GOW AWFUL, I do REALLY recommend trying it out for yourself.

Note: At 4K, maybe it would work better, but my 1650 only manages to push 1440p 280FPS at performance mode with max at flow scale of 95% (Going 100% starts struggling at 265~270FPS)

Now days I've noticed that dual GPU setups is getting less popular (Idk why tho?), and As someone who uses 9070XT with GTX 1650 Build, I wanna doscuss it with both who still uses dual GPau setuos, and who run solo.

All I can to say that I still prefer Dual GPU setup, just because running LSFG on 1 GPU, hurts base FPS, while running it on 2nd-ary doesnt at all.

I got my 1650 for 50€ and 9070XT for 650€. For Total of 700€, I won't be able to upgrade my 9070XT To anything better regardless.

To those saying 1650 is too weak or it might bottleneck:

1st: Throughout my experience with 1650 for half a year by now, I've found that in Performance Mode + 100% Flow Scale, in 1440p Its Perfectly Enough for 165Hz refresh rate experience.

2nd: The performance impact you get running LSFG on solo GPU is bigger then the performance impact you get while running dual GPU setup and having to split your PCie Lines bandwith.

3rd: Im NOT Using LSFG in ANY competetive titles. In Compettive tittles, 9070XT handles pushing out 165+ FPS in all of them. I use LSFG in Triple AAA titles ONLY. For example:

Forza Horizong 6: On 9070XT, in 1440p Native Extreme RT Preset, 9070XT pushes out 80~FPS. So I've just enabled 60FPS cap, undervolted my 9070XT for lower power usage (Down to 230W) and enabled LSFG on 1650 with Target to 165hz and IT. DOES. WONDERS.

Overwhole: I still prefer dual GPU setup, but it has to be kept in mind that there's its own problems as well like stability in certain games (For example Cyberpunk) but overall - I find it much worth it.

Additional note: My 1650 is 'Weaker' Model, the one using up to 60W. During workload in LSFG, it ussually uses 40~50W, so its also quet low power build as well.

I'am crazy ?

What do you prefer: Dual GPU setup or running solo nowdays ?