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indi_80
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Hi

I want to by second Graphics card for low price (i target sometching gtx 650 ti) for view port not for render
I have one question about VRAM. If i buy some older slower card with 3gb and i enabled both to renderer is VRAM from botch card are added and my GTX 780 ti could use 3gb+3gb from second card?
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glimpse
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Scene shouild fit into vram of every card so You're always limited by smallest card if You render on multiple GPUs - in this case You will not see 3+3, but only 3 - that's how it goes =)
indi_80
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So if i have 1gb on one card and 3gb on anotcher the overall scene may have only 1Gb tor txt etc.

But if i bay slower (small cuda naumber) but witch 6gb and second card has 3gb then cuda cores are added and my scene could have 6gb??
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glimpse
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if You'd run only screen from that smaller card & render only on the 6gb - then You have 6 Gb to fit models, textures, etc. But if You use both cards (3gb & 6gb) to render - Octane will only see 3gb (limmited by smallest card used for rendering =) got it?
indi_80
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ok, now everyting is clear
thanks for quick response
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