Need advise on PC upgrade compatibility for dual GPU: 1 AMD, 1 NVidia

[RojunMan]

Hi everyone, first time posting. I am a complete novice at PC building. I had mine built.

I need some advise on the following:
1. I'm planning on getting a 3060 TI but I don't want to get rid of my old MSI RADEON RX 5600 XT MECH OC 6FB. I gather that this is possible but will it be too cumbersome to operate?
2. Adding RAM. I currently have a CORSAIR VENGEANCE RGB PRO 16GB 2X8GB 3200 (CMW16GX4M2C3200C16). I want to add another to get to 32GB. I have a AM4 ASUS TUF GAMING X570 PLUS WIFI motherboard. Will the motherboard receive it easily enough?

Here's my complete build:

Motherbaord: AM4 ASUS TUF GAMING X570 PLUS WIFI

GPU: MSI RADEON RX 5600 XT MECH OC 6GB (G57-V1B0299-Y47)

RAM: CORSAIR VENGEANCE RGB PRO 16GB 2X8GB 3200 (CMW16GX4M2C3200C16)

SSD 1: SAMSUNG 860 EVO 500GB (MZ-76E500BW) SSD 2: ADATA XPG SX8200 PRO M.2 1TB NVME ASX8200PNP-1TT-C

Power supply: SEASONIC FOCUS GX-850 850W 80+ GOLD FULL MODULAR SSR-850FX

Case: TECWARE FORGE M ARGB CASE (4x120mm Fan)

I have asked ChatGPT in a desperate attempt to get an answer and came up with this.

Yes, both the MSI Radeon RX 5600 XT MECH OC 6GB and the Gigabyte RTX 3060 Ti Gaming OC D6X 8G graphics cards are compatible with the AM4 ASUS TUF Gaming X570 Plus WiFi motherboard and the Seasonic Focus GX-850 850W 80+ Gold Full Modular SSR-850FX power supply.

The AM4 ASUS TUF Gaming X570 Plus WiFi motherboard has a PCIe 4.0 x16 slot that can accommodate both the MSI Radeon RX 5600 XT MECH OC 6GB and the Gigabyte RTX 3060 Ti Gaming OC D6X 8G graphics cards. The Seasonic Focus GX-850 850W power supply also has enough power and the necessary connectors to support both graphics cards.

However, it's important to note that the Gigabyte RTX 3060 Ti Gaming OC D6X 8G graphics card requires an 8-pin and a 6-pin PCIe power connector, while the MSI Radeon RX 5600 XT MECH OC 6GB graphics card only requires an 8-pin PCIe power connector. Make sure that your power supply has these necessary connectors to properly power your graphics card.

Is this more or less right?

I usually do SketchUp modeling work, real time rendering, AutoCAD, Photoshop and some V-ray.

Thank you in advance!

 

[Alex Glawion]

1. It's certainly possible to have both of them in one PC but you won't be able to use them simultaneously inside 99% of your Apps. Sketchup especially will run better on the Nvidia GPU. You may be able to start multiple instances for rendering and split up the load onto two GPUs if the render engine supports AMD GPU rendering, but in my experience this is quite unstable and not recommended.

2. As always, mixing RAM isn't recommended but in most cases it does work just fine. At times you may have trouble synching them at their intended XMP profiles. Be sure to get the exact same Kit again, you may be in luck and it works. If not, they'll sync at lower frequency/latency, which can be a trade-off if more RAM capacity is more important to you than the extra few percent of performance of XMP.


As for that chatGPT output. Your board has x16, x4 pcie-lanes modes for the two pciex16 slots. But as the GPUs you're running are quite low-tier I wouldn't expect any slowdowns due to pcie-bandwidth bottlenecks. So that is not a problem.

850W should be ok for those two GPUs, but it's pushing it.

 

[RojunMan]

Thanks, Alex! I saw your article published just a few days before. I should have looked harder!

Can You Run Two Different GPUs in One PC? [Mixing NVIDIA and AMD GPUs]

While running multiple GPUs of the same brand in one PC is something quite common, mixing GPUs from different brands introduces stability issues and considerably narrows application support.

www.cgdirector.com

I still might try going this route though. I just don't know what to with an extra GPU. I might just try and sell it.

Thanks again!