Thread: Crossfire Not using 2nd card since ~2.35 update

After the 2.35 update I've been noticing some performance differences and when I started looking at it right before the patch on the 21st I have noticed that the 2nd GPU (R9 290x cards) was not getting any load. After the update on the 21st it is at 0% 99.9% of the time with an occasional spike to 11%. The Primary GPU will cap out at 100% usage with the linked adapter staying at 0%

I ran tests using other programs including the ARR Benchmark and all including the FFXIV Benchmark all can use both GPUs with no issues. I've updated drivers and no change.

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You aren't missing much, this game performs better on a single card anyway.

After The Hotfixes on Aug. 29, 2014 this issue still exists. Has anyone else checked to see if Crossfire is working properly for them?

The Primary GPU will cap out at 100% usage with the linked adapter staying at 0% the majority of the time with small spikes in usage.

FFXIV is only game affected still. Even the AAR Benchmark still works correctly.

This game wasn't meant to run on dual cards. Sorry, bud.