Can you use 2 graphics cards with 2 monitors

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  • @kabel7638
    @kabel7638 Před 4 lety +7

    I fucking love the mix of realistic humor and answers

  • @starmole5000
    @starmole5000 Před 4 lety +52

    Benchmark a game using the gaming card, with and without additional GFX card. Would be interested to know if there's a (likely small) performance boost in the sense that the 2nd monitor is being taken care of.

  • @biepboep4471
    @biepboep4471 Před 2 lety +9

    this was almost exactly what i was looking for, im in the process of designing my first pc (i gave myself 6 months to do research and save up), and was wondering wether i could throw in a cheap old card, to get use out of some dvi/vga screens i have laying around, to use for simple things like watching youtube, or having documents up. i was considering to just use adapters before, but i have had very bad experiences with monitors properly working with adapters, so knowing this is at least somewhat possible is great!

  • @alientatedtomato2763
    @alientatedtomato2763 Před 4 lety +11

    This has been bothering my mind for a while. Thank you for clarifying.

  • @calebshook9198
    @calebshook9198 Před 2 lety +2

    Working on picking parts for my first time building a PC. I wanted to run a moderately high-end GPU for my main monitor and have a second cheap one to run a secondary monitor that wouldn't be used as often. But I wasnt sure if you could mis-match them. Thanks for the help

  • @mhmd.1983
    @mhmd.1983 Před 5 měsíci +4

    4 years later and this's really was helpful thank you

    • @MEx2
      @MEx2 Před 11 dny

      Fr, and he described the situation perfectly too (i have different cards then him but still)

  • @connect2rahim
    @connect2rahim Před 3 lety +1

    Exactly the video, I was looking for... Have the same situation of single HDMI port and two monitors,
    Why didn't CZcams didn't recommend me your channel... Yet.
    You're a Gem bro..
    Love from India

  • @SuzukiRider93
    @SuzukiRider93 Před 4 lety +15

    Right on! I just had this question today

  • @sandornyemcsok4168
    @sandornyemcsok4168 Před 3 lety +1

    @
    Dinkie The Sink
    This is exactly what I am looking for! Question, what is your motherboard? What is the 2nd PCIe slot? Is it a 'fake' x16 (only the size x16, but only x4 in lanes, which is a common setup amongst the cheaper boards), or a real x16? Thanks if you answer me!

  • @deeznutz5825
    @deeznutz5825 Před 5 měsíci +2

    You can go into windows settings and set different programs to run on different graphics cards. This is commonly used to run games on server gpus(no video out) in computers that have igpu's.

  • @prehistoricblob783
    @prehistoricblob783 Před 20 dny

    Great video! Exactly what i was looking for!

  • @kickassman3924
    @kickassman3924 Před 2 lety +24

    The Ultimate question in a summarized form.
    "Yes, You can use two graphics cards for a PC (However). I would recommend that you don't mix match the graphics cards as downloading two types of display Drivers can conflict with each other. Overall, Don't get rid of your old graphics card, If you computer provides you a second PCI-E 16 Slot, Buy a new one and you still can use the old one. It will register them both.
    (But I recommend using the same brand of the graphics card such as Nvidia with Nvidia(Old) Or AMD with AMD(Old) Generation cards. )
    The reason of why using the same Brand of Cards is that it will be able to register and keep things more appropriate for the system, So the System doesn't have to work harder on producing two different Drivers. But out of the box if you really wanted too, You can put two different graphics cards into a System, But as a professional, I Recommend that you don't use a graphics card that is AMD + Nvidia Mixed cards... Because, It can and will bog down your system and disqualify you to use SLI or Crossfire capabilities.
    The PCE-I 16 Slots are as intended. As long as your Motherboard supports the capability of Multi-Card functionality its Highly likely you can run two graphics cards JUST FINE.
    So long as you have enough power and do your research on what is compatible for the motherboard itself. But be warned however.. Just because you put in two different graphics cards for the functionality of "HIgher" performance" it doesn't work that way unfortunately unless you set up your cross fire or SLI capabilties. (Also) Most SLI or Crossfire capabilities require you to have the same card as its simplified on getting the most performance out of the graphics card, But really my opinion if you do run dual graphics... Mostly it is used in recording or editing software or Streaming capabilites if one card is better than the other.

    • @Infinite-INF
      @Infinite-INF Před rokem

      😊

    • @duybip5202
      @duybip5202 Před rokem

      Thank for the facts

    • @mangeshpingale8846
      @mangeshpingale8846 Před 3 měsíci

      I have gtx 1650 super and gt 730 installed in my pc.. It's been a month I am not able to get them work. If I installed driver for 1650s, driver of gt739 gets uninstalled. Is there any solution?

  • @snok938
    @snok938 Před 4 lety +29

    Hey What's that Garbage card ?
    1:28 nice acting ! XD

  • @Toxin_041
    @Toxin_041 Před 3 lety

    i really like how simple your viedeos are, u dont have a camera man or anything like that, and u make great vids, keep going dode, you can reach the top.

  • @bioboi4438
    @bioboi4438 Před 6 měsíci +1

    Great video my man! Super useful.

  • @onlineghost9813
    @onlineghost9813 Před 2 lety

    thank you man, you keep helping the community with this video.

  • @vikrambhan2043
    @vikrambhan2043 Před 3 lety

    Enjoyed the video, glad to know more now, it seems like it would heat up fast though.

  • @SeKeYo
    @SeKeYo Před 3 lety

    nice vid!!! thanks for being so informative!!

  • @Alirezathegreat
    @Alirezathegreat Před 3 lety

    awesome test bro. i definitely going to test it myself.

  • @mujo1471
    @mujo1471 Před 3 lety +1

    Thanks for this man!

  • @Mooshimoca
    @Mooshimoca Před 3 lety +1

    This was very helpful and i actually really enjoyed watching your video, usually these types of videos are super cringy but you definitely have the potential to get hundreds of thousands of subscribers in the future. Good luck on your journey!

  • @shotz_tza
    @shotz_tza Před 2 lety +1

    For me I just hooked up two gpus and it decreased my performance so much that it crashes on every game, and when I had only 1 gpu it would be fine. Why?

  • @projectredeemer2981
    @projectredeemer2981 Před 3 lety

    Thanks for answering the question I had in mind! You just earned a sub!

  • @luis007c
    @luis007c Před 4 lety

    I have tried this, with my rx5700 connected to my 65 inch 4k tv for gaming and a cheap old GT710 for my work monitor, for youtube and internet etc...the problem I come across is that when I use both cards, all works, except, I can't get the full 4k resolution on my tv and I can't figure out why. My other monitor is 1080p. I still trying to figure that out...

  • @vladislavkaras491
    @vladislavkaras491 Před rokem

    Thanks for the video!

  • @TirtaLeonardi
    @TirtaLeonardi Před 2 lety +1

    it's a low production video but your presentation is high class in itself

  • @MegaGameFan100
    @MegaGameFan100 Před 4 lety +38

    I do have a question....how do I make sure..that my game only plays on my RTX 2060 KO and not my GT 1030
    Edit: computer does it automatically as long as it's on the same display that is hooked up to that monitor

    • @crypto_fnr
      @crypto_fnr Před 4 měsíci

      what if you start the application on the "good" monitor and than drag it to the other. Does this work?

  • @jonmerritt6092
    @jonmerritt6092 Před 8 měsíci

    Thank you, that was exactly the questioon I came here to have answered :)

  • @Iuffycs
    @Iuffycs Před 4 lety +1

    Great video Dinkie your content is epic!

  • @jonathanburgess4522
    @jonathanburgess4522 Před 8 měsíci

    I had this question. Thanks G came right from that can you use two gpu’s video.

  • @thegreenguy8837
    @thegreenguy8837 Před 4 lety

    I really like this idea. And i allready have a usecase in mind. Lets go.

  • @velosong3396
    @velosong3396 Před rokem

    was asking myself this question. then i find it here. Thanks for answering my question :D

  • @crypto_fnr
    @crypto_fnr Před 4 měsíci

    what if you start the application on the "good" monitor and than drag it to the other. Does this work?

  • @OptimusBananas
    @OptimusBananas Před 11 měsíci

    What are the drivers used on the second. I don't want to have conflicting Drivers. Are you using the standard VGA drivers?

  • @chubbychucky2076
    @chubbychucky2076 Před 3 lety

    I loved this video thanks

  • @Big_daytona
    @Big_daytona Před 4 lety

    This is a great vid man you deserve more love

  • @kevmaninc201
    @kevmaninc201 Před 3 lety

    Great job!! Keep it up!!!

  • @dasichsyndrom1
    @dasichsyndrom1 Před 9 měsíci

    Perfekt video its Actualy what i searched for thanks

  • @rawnanle
    @rawnanle Před 2 lety

    This guy fucking gets it. I've been thinking about this shit for a long time and couldn't find a video on it.

  • @Scottywardgaming
    @Scottywardgaming Před 3 lety +1

    This is the content I need

  • @TheRealFluffyPotatoes
    @TheRealFluffyPotatoes Před rokem +2

    Im having an issue where it says that i dont have enough resources for my second gpu (2070) and my main works fine (3080) anyway to fix it, its code 12

  • @bonedaddy95
    @bonedaddy95 Před 4 lety +2

    So hows it going, thats good, watching you on twitch

  • @Finsterwald_
    @Finsterwald_ Před 3 lety

    Awesome, thank you so much man.

  • @KMJ9
    @KMJ9 Před 4 lety

    Another great info from mr. Dinkie 😍

  • @MrLuvlingo
    @MrLuvlingo Před rokem

    Thanks for doing this, I will give this a try on my lenovo (w p4000 and some cheap nvidia card for utility), thanks

  • @Anonymous-wl2xx
    @Anonymous-wl2xx Před 5 měsíci

    this topic was overlooked even by the biggest tech giant youtubers , weird situation but very practical, thanks for helping.

  • @mm-yt8sf
    @mm-yt8sf Před 3 lety

    when i was searching for "can i use two graphics cards" i would only come up with people talking about whether or not to link two cards together, but i just have a number of old screens that wouldn't need any serious performance behind them. (though one has since died so, i guess time is taking care of that...)

  • @linzenmeyer
    @linzenmeyer Před rokem

    Nvidia Game ready drivers ensure that you can run your 2070 super for the monitor running OBS and your 3060 Ti running video games on your main monitor.

  • @TonytheGr8
    @TonytheGr8 Před 7 dny

    Very informative.

  • @KeinNiemand
    @KeinNiemand Před rokem

    but can you use the output of the second card while rendering the game on the main gpu?

  • @M-Thunder840
    @M-Thunder840 Před 12 dny

    great video, answered my own question, because I want a second monitor and want to use a gt710 for it

  • @zachmower3844
    @zachmower3844 Před 4 lety +1

    You are very epic my friend!!! Thank you!!

  • @kylefan397
    @kylefan397 Před 4 lety +1

    Does perfomance downgrade?

  • @Wildtamson
    @Wildtamson Před rokem +1

    Did it take vram from both graphics cards ?

  • @dest-125
    @dest-125 Před 3 lety +2

    I'm running an RX 5500XT and a GT 730 main reason is because I needed VGA but now it is my encoder card for twitch. And yes, they both work well. But if there is a game that favors nvidia *cough* seige *cough* use will use the nvidia card

  • @justrandomguy89
    @justrandomguy89 Před 2 lety

    what about drivers? Do we need to install both gpu drivers like one is nvidia and second one is AMD i already have amd driver installed in my pc which is rx 5500 xt so i have another gpu which is gt 9600 gt not using. But i want to add into my pc so do i need download the driver of nvidia as well or just let it go ?

  • @Deimos_Eris
    @Deimos_Eris Před rokem

    thanks your video answer my question right away :P

  • @ChatDeauu
    @ChatDeauu Před rokem

    i have a triple display setup running all on a 1660 and im looking to buy an RX 6800XT. I guess i will try to use my 1660 for my 2 secondary display, hoping a 850W psu will support those 2 cards.

  • @helmetvanga5170
    @helmetvanga5170 Před 4 lety

    so you did not need to plug Crossfie or SLI (Scalable Link Interface) on the two video cards it seems except the two HDMI cables to the video cards. Curiously, IBM used to call video cards adapter cards.

    • @kordy6367
      @kordy6367 Před rokem

      Crossfire or SLI was used for a multiple GPU, 1 Monitor setup where the screen split into parts which were rendered one per GPU. The interface you are talking about is called a bridge, its purpose was to transfer data between those cards so you wouldn't need to connect the second GPU to the monitor too.

  • @dubitibi5937
    @dubitibi5937 Před 3 lety

    I was wondering, can I have AMD (Radeon Saphire G7) and NVIDIA(GTX 1050Ti) on the same Motherboard? One connected to one monitor the other to another monitor?

  • @vidarshakachandrasiri8156
    @vidarshakachandrasiri8156 Před 8 měsíci

    Ive run a AMD 6900 + Nvdia 710 and works great. But when I upgrade from Nvdia 3090 + Nvdia 710, only 3090 wirks and the 710 fails. Any idea why?

  • @doragrofelnik8678
    @doragrofelnik8678 Před rokem

    on display adapters in device manager, there is only one card. I use two GT630

  • @motivationwithgod3966
    @motivationwithgod3966 Před 3 lety

    I got the answer here to my question to your other video. Thanks

  • @MEHDIMORTEZAPOUR
    @MEHDIMORTEZAPOUR Před 2 lety

    Thank you very much- From Iran

  • @easyway5482
    @easyway5482 Před 7 měsíci

    did you test it long term ? did it hold up

  • @carlosoviedo9880
    @carlosoviedo9880 Před 3 lety +6

    I just bought a rtx 2070 super for 500 but now the rtx 3070 is coming out for 500, so ill probably just use both if possible

    • @airconditioner8212
      @airconditioner8212 Před 3 lety +1

      Thank god you bought that rtx 2070 for 500 cuz now it sells for more then double

  • @allblacks2697
    @allblacks2697 Před 3 lety

    my man! u safe my day . actually im about to buy higher gpu. todo all my streaming and my editing. but i reemember that i have extra gpu. when i plug in and yup it works bro! thanls man. pro and con of your video,yup u not a camera man. but you give enough information for me to fix my issues!!! may god bless you my man!

    • @jarno6914
      @jarno6914 Před 3 lety

      Exept that you cannot stream your game with the other card when your playing and using a monitor with your main card. There is a trick how you can technically do it. But there are lots of test and... You gonna actually have performance drop compared to singe gpu. You just can use the other card for editing, media, watcing twitch etc..

  • @teedat
    @teedat Před 3 lety +3

    How do you install both drivers so that one is dictated too gaming and another is for streaming. Plus i do have 2 graphics card ( rtx2060 & 980ti ).

    • @wadep
      @wadep Před 3 lety

      I have this same question! Wouldnt windows get confused with two different display drivers installed? talk to me like I'm 10 XD

  • @random_precision_software

    Hey !, Ive got 2x gtx1070 SLI and I have 2 monitors. My 2 monitors are plugged into 1 GFX Card . I have noticed that one of my GFX cards NETHER RUNS.. is that because i need to plug 1 card into 1 monitor and the or monitor into the other card ?

  • @johank8523
    @johank8523 Před 3 lety

    Does the PC lose Performance even if you run it from different graphic cards?

  • @Lerow_studio
    @Lerow_studio Před 10 měsíci

    I have a Geforce GT 740 and an RTX quadro A2000. can i mix both ?

  • @electroymodz3593
    @electroymodz3593 Před 4 lety

    hope you get 10K Subs

  • @turbokid4872
    @turbokid4872 Před 3 lety

    but in my pc isnt working i have on top a rx570 8gb and under im using nvidia gtx980 i think and i connect the displays to rx and gtx and the one from gtx doesnt turn on any suggestions?

  • @Marc_Wolfe
    @Marc_Wolfe Před 4 lety +2

    You can get a passive DVI to HDMI adapter for literally $1 shipped from china.

    • @beezy2freshtv635
      @beezy2freshtv635 Před 4 lety

      Do you have link

    • @Marc_Wolfe
      @Marc_Wolfe Před 4 lety

      and that "can't support audio" note. This adapter doesn't dictate that. The seller doesn't know what they're talking about there.

  • @acciaiomorti
    @acciaiomorti Před 2 lety

    i thought you couldn't go from dvi-d to hdmi? or was it that you can't go from hdmi to dvi-d?

  • @connor3008
    @connor3008 Před 3 lety

    Ok so, GIGABYTE 1050 and a 1070. No bridge. Will this work?

  • @jackhammell1926
    @jackhammell1926 Před rokem

    Does GeForce exp. handle all the drivers for both these gpu’s?

  • @ivan1krides
    @ivan1krides Před 4 lety

    Where tf can I get that shirt my guy I love ur channel like I guess mascot idk

  • @dylonlifts9414
    @dylonlifts9414 Před rokem

    Hey man, i really need to know about one thing, my main graphic card is 1050ti and other is ati 5750 which is generation older just like in your video, my question is, how do i get the same display in both the monitors because i m using a capture card in other monitor, actually that is an laptop, so can you help me out, i need same display!!

  • @dcikaruga
    @dcikaruga Před rokem

    This is what I'm planning to do because my old monior only supports DVI-DL, old GPU for work, and the newer one for best gaming performance.

  • @MrNside
    @MrNside Před 3 lety +12

    From what I've read, Windows 10 is still relying on the primary GPU for all video processing, and just relaying that through PCIe to whatever the second card is. So, if that is true, there would be no performance increase VS using 2 ports on the same GPU. You would basically just be adding another HDMI port to the system at the expense of the second card's idling power draw, PCIe bandwidth usage, and airflow reduction in the case.
    I'm not sure that would be worth it over getting a

    • @user3jl
      @user3jl Před 2 lety +2

      set the secondary gpu’s screen as the primary screen on the pc and use the other gpu and screen to play games

    • @ignyte
      @ignyte Před rokem

      @@user3jl hi this is exactly what i need, but cant figure out how. been searching online with no luck.

    • @zerocal76
      @zerocal76 Před rokem

      @@ignyte From my experience, you don't need to set anything. Just move the game window (the actual game play, not the client like Steam client) to the monitor who's display is being powered by the gaming GPU. Since the gaming GPU is providing the graphics power to that specific display, that's what will be used for the game window. Use the weaker GPU to power the non-gaming displays. I've done this w/ integrated graphics and a small GPU. I'm about to try what the youtuber did in this vid

    • @zerocal76
      @zerocal76 Před rokem

      This isn't to save $ on an adapter cable like the youtuber said, its really for when your main GPU is all maxed out on videos ports. Currently have a RTX 3070 using all 4 ports and need to add a 5th monitor. So I either buy a $70 USB video adapter that's going to make the GPU and CPU work more or I add a small PCI-E-powered card like the one in the video (which I already have).

    • @MrNside
      @MrNside Před rokem

      @@zerocal76
      You can daisy-chain display port. Since most decent GPUs have 3 DP and 1 HDMI, that's at least 7 monitors with the ports on 1 GPU.

  • @richiefabri9162
    @richiefabri9162 Před 3 lety +1

    Not working for me idk why. Using a gtx 1070 and old Radeon card

  • @fr34k0o
    @fr34k0o Před 4 lety +4

    Thanks for making the vid on this topic!
    I decided to try it, because of the way My PC is set up.
    I'm using a 7.1 AV receiver, and sadly, My PC doesn't have an Optical output, so the sound is running through HDMI for quality reasons.
    It always bothered Me, that Nvidia CPanel recognized it as an additional display. Nvidia Inspector defaults were set to multi display mode and even though changing it to single display mode, it never kind of felt right... Anyways, I had a few old AMD's just sitting on the shelf, and decided I'd try connecting an old R7 250X 1GB to use for HDMI Sound & extra display. Pretty simple process to experiment with. RESULT - Smoother frametimes! Tried a few games out, and surprisingly, most of them played smoother than ever before... SotTR being an exception in My case.
    I didn't confirm, if it actually changed the fps, but frametimes are WAY SMOOTHER thanks to running 2 GPU's & TBH I'm happy with this kind of setup! :)
    Hopefully it stays this way, until I get a chance to upgrade MoBo & CPU ^^.
    After 2 hours spent on getting an answer about the functionality of 2 GPU's, I consider Your video to be most helpful, so Thanks again!
    Specs:
    CPU -FX-8320 @3.8
    Main GPU - Zotax 1070 8GB paired with BenQ XL2411P 1080p @144hz
    Extra GPU - Asus R7 250X connected to 7.1 AV Receiver + Samsung 2443BW 1080p @60hz
    RAM - 12GB
    Samsung SSD 860 EVO (Don't know why or how, but after installing 2nd GPU, benchmark went up 2x, from 512 R/W, to 1gb R/W)

  • @WhisperingDEATH71
    @WhisperingDEATH71 Před 3 lety

    Great 😁 !
    I have that same plan😂

  • @Roufan121
    @Roufan121 Před 3 lety +1

    Thank man i use rx 570 for gaming and editing in my main monitor and r5 230 for watching and typing for my second monitor because i dont want my rx 570 overheat

  • @franciscotoro1937
    @franciscotoro1937 Před 2 lety

    If you have 2 gpu with crossfire capable, disable it or dual video dont work. I have 2 RX570 and crossfire wont let me have 2 video outputs

  • @crisfox8793
    @crisfox8793 Před 2 lety

    Intresting Video none the less, Currently trying to fix a No display No Boot Amd RX570 while running my other 2 monitors off of my Gtx 960 so Kinda running into problems with software. Rx570 is detected by Device manager but for some reason wont display at all regardless of the GTX960 being Primary right now

  • @kabuts973
    @kabuts973 Před 3 lety

    3:44 what if the second monitor didnt turn on, what to do next?

  • @MediVora
    @MediVora Před 3 lety

    so motherboard does not need gpu driver installation ?

  • @siddhantpatil1111
    @siddhantpatil1111 Před 4 lety

    2 in 1 that's amazing 😎😎✌️✌️

  • @potatoavacadonion1025
    @potatoavacadonion1025 Před 3 lety

    great thanks, i am getting a new monitor and i have a new 1660 oc to upgrade from my gtx 750ti and i was wondering if i could still put that gtx 750ti to use, thanks for this video

  • @federicus2
    @federicus2 Před 8 měsíci

    Thanks man, you saved me from having to buy yet another hdmi-dp adapter that would burn in less than 1 month

  • @rayquastillo333
    @rayquastillo333 Před 4 lety

    Bro installing the both driver......... is it gonna work gtx1650+gt730ddr5????

  • @saqny3660
    @saqny3660 Před 2 lety

    i actually was curious about this but sadlly runing a older pc that only has one pci lane sucks to sucks

  • @AdamSalma
    @AdamSalma Před 3 lety

    Beautifully spoken my friend

  • @MitternachtAngel
    @MitternachtAngel Před 3 lety

    What I want to do is turn off completely my 1660 while working to use my 1050 with less power consumption. The easiest thing to do in that particular case whit two monitors is to buy a DVI to HDMI adapter, like 2x 8$. I really like DVI, is very versatile.

  •  Před 4 lety +6

    Bro trust ur gonna blow up one day you have my support good luck

  • @静けさ
    @静けさ Před rokem

    i have a gt1030 and im trying to get a rtx2060 would it work??
    and plus i only have one port for my gpu :(

  • @sircansir9986
    @sircansir9986 Před 3 lety

    interesting experiment to confirm my curiosity. Too bad i only have one

  • @darthnegativehunter8659

    thank you. this helps.