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Conina said:

Pemalite said:

Out of almost 170 million users on Steam alone, I wouldn't bet on that, unless you have legitimate information to backup your claim?

Just my opinion. Most people are too lazy to go through the troubles of setting up and maintaining a Multi-GPU-setup (buying a bigger PC case with enough PCI-E slots, planning the system with a more powerful PSU, missing or broken SLI/CF profiles, micro stutters...)

It is great that these solutions exist for people that need the extra performance, but most people will prefer a Single-GPU solution.

But what is your estimate of the number of worldwide Multi-GPU-setups?

Edit: I just found this estimate: 300,000 Multi-GPU systems: http://www.fudzilla.com/news/graphics/38134-crossfire-and-sli-market-is-just-300-000-units

And even if the actual number is double or triple of that, it wouldn't change much in total.

Fudzilla should always be taken with a grain of salt.

But let's say only 1% of Steam had a dual-GPU solution. That's still 1.7 million gamers and with the amount of years I have spent on Enthusiast PC forums, I would believe the number is higher than either of that.

But we won't know for certain unless a major platform holder (I.E. Valve/Steam) comes out with the information first.