Review: Sapphire Radeon RX 580 Nitro+ in CrossFire

Conclusion

More than a decade after its inception, AMD CrossFire remains a niche solution suited only to those who are willing to contend with the foibles of multi-GPU configurations.

Developer support remains sketchy, and though DX12 titles are being updated to take advantage of CrossFire and SLI systems, your mileage will vary from game to game.

When done right - as is the case in Deus Ex: Mankind Divided - the addition of a second GPU can transform the high-resolution experience from unplayable to silky smooth, yet in other high-profile releases, CrossFire support can be hard to find, prone to stutter, or entirely non-existent.

For these reasons the multi-GPU experience remains a gamble, and the preferred option for any new-build gaming PC is a single, fast graphics card. CrossFire continues to serve as a viable upgrade path for existing RX 580 owners, but we come away feeling as though the multi-GPU proposition hasn't really changed: dual Radeon RX 580s ultimately still struggle to realise their full potential.

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