Why Do Modern AMD Motherboards Always Feature Crossfire?

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Modern AMD motherboards consistently feature Crossfire technology due to its historical significance and the growing trend of multi-GPU setups. Crossfire, originally developed by ATI, remains relevant as it allows users to leverage multiple graphics cards for enhanced performance. Motherboards designed with multiple PCIe slots are particularly likely to include this feature, catering to users who intend to utilize multiple video cards. The integration of Crossfire into motherboards has become a standard practice, reflecting its ongoing importance in the gaming and high-performance computing markets.

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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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