Multi-GPU
Multi-GPU is the collective term for various technologies with which the computational effort for the display of 3D computer graphics can be divided between several graphics chips or graphics cards, provided that these are available in the respective computer configuration. Each manufacturer markets its technology under its own name:
| Manufacturer | designation | abbreviation |
|---|---|---|
| 3dfx | Scan Line Interleave | SLI |
| ATI | Alternate frame rendering | AFR |
| AMD | Crossfire | XFire |
| ATI | Multi rendering | AMR |
| NVIDIA | Scalable Link Interface | SLI |
| Metabyte | Parallel Graphics Configuration | |
| S3 Graphics | MultiChrome | |
| XGI Technology | BitFluent Protocol |
In principle, there are the following operating modes for multi-GPU operation: