Understanding SLI and CrossFire
List of SLI chipset
| Mode | Supported Video Cards |
| SLI | GeForce 6600 and up All GeForce 7, 8 and 9 |
| Quad SLI | GeForce 7950 GX2 GeForce 9800 GX2 GeForce 9800 GTX |
| Three-way SLI | GeForce 6600 GeForce 8800 GTX GeForce 8800 Ultra NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 |
| Hybrid SLI (GeForce Boost) | GeForce 8400 GS GeForce 8500 GT |
| Hybrid SLI (HybridPower) | GeForce 9800 GTX GeForce 9800 GX2 |
Graphics Cards that do not require SLI connector
- NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT
- NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GS
- NVIDIA GeForce 7300 LE
- NVIDIA GeForce 7100 GS
- NVIDIA GeForce 6600 LE
SLI Ready Chipset
| Chipset | Supported Modes |
| nForce 780i SLI nForce 790i SLI |
SLI 3-way SLI Quad SLI |
| nForce 780a SLI | SLI 3-way SLI Quad SLI Hybrid SLI |
| nForce 750i SLI | SLI Quad SLI |
| nForce 750a SLI | SLI |
| nForce 680i SLI | SLI 3-way SLI Quad SLI |
| nForce 680i LT SLI | SLI Quad SLI |
| nForce4 SLI X16 nForce Professional 3600 and 3050 nForce Professional 2200 and 2050 |
SLI |
| nForce 590 SLI | SLI Quad SLI |
| nForce 650i SLI nForce 570 SLI (AMD) |
SLI Quad SLI |
| nForce 570 SLI (Intel) nForce 570 LT SLI nForce 560 SLI nForce 500 SLI nForce4 SLI nForce4 SLI XE nForce Professional 3600 nForce Professional 3400 nForce Professional 2200 |
SLI |
| nForce 8300 nForce 8200 nForce 8100 nForce 730a nForce 720a |
Hybrid SLI |
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