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Oxide Games has launched a new Beta of Ashes of the SIngularity which includes EMA support. EMA stands for "Explicit Multi-Adapter" which is the ability to mix two different GPUs (2xNvidia, 2xAMD or AMD+Nvidia).

Logically, a lot of sites have jumped in to test the current cards under DX 12 in both single and multiple GPU configurations:

AnandTech: http://anandtech.com/show/10067/ashes-of-the-singularity-revisited-beta

Guru3D: http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/ashes_of_singularity_directx_12_benchmark_ii_review,1.html

PCGamesHardware.de(in german): http://www.pcgameshardware.de/Ashes-of-the-Singularity-Spiel-55338/Specials/Benchmark-Test-DirectX-12-1187073/

TechSpot: http://www.techspot.com/article/1137-directx-12-multi-gpu-geforce-radeon/

TechPowerUp: http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Performance_Analysis/Ashes_of_the_Singularity_Mixed_GPU/2.html

 

In summary:

1-AMD cards benefit the most from DX12, with Nvidia having little benefit or even performing a bit worse.

2-The game is VERY CPU depending. Anandtech saw bottlenecks at 4K and High Quality settings when in multi-card configurations despite using an i7-4960X.

3-When mixing GPUs, the choose of a leading card is important (FuryX + 980Ti > 980Ti + FuryX), and it's advisable to mix cards with similar performance.