Why Do Modern AMD Motherboards Always Feature Crossfire?

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AMD motherboards commonly feature "CrossFire" technology, reflecting its integration into modern designs, even those with integrated graphics or APUs. This suggests that CrossFire is straightforward enough to implement that manufacturers include it as a standard feature. Historically significant during the rise of dual-core processors in the mid-2000s, CrossFire remains relevant for boards equipped with multiple PCIe slots, indicating a target audience likely interested in multi-GPU setups. Conversely, motherboards with fewer PCIe slots tend to lack this feature, aligning with the expectation that users of such boards may not require multi-GPU configurations.
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When I look at AMD motherboards for building my next computers, all the modern ones advertise "crossfire" technology - even those that accept an APU or have integrated graphics on the board. Is "crossfire" such a simple technology to implement that nobody thinks about omitting it?
 
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ATI crossfire tech was a big deal back when AMD/Intel dual core stuff was a big deal (mid-2000s), I wouldn't be surprised if they just build it into the motherboards now days.
 
If you're looking at boards with many PCIe slots, you often see it. If you are looking at boards with one or two, you don't so much. It's not unreasonable to think that if someone is buying a board with many PCIe slots that they plan to use multiple video cards.
 
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