Earlier this month, AMD had revealed the world’s first hardware-virtualised GPU product line with the announcement of AMD FirePro S7150 and AMD FirePro S7150 x2 GPUs with Multiuser GPU (MxGPU) technology. These are primarily aimed at for deployment in servers and Dell has already exhibited its first systems with these GPUs. The GPUs come with a MSRP of US$ 2,399 (~RM 10,030) for AMD FirePro S7150 and US$ 3,999 (~RM 16,719) for AMD FirePro S7150 x2, and are expected to be generally available within the first half of 2016.
Click to view slideshow.The new FirePro S series with MxGPU allows virtualisation ecosystem partners to provide bare-metal architecture solutions to companies. This allows for a secure, performance driven, and graphically-enriched user experience. This hardware-virtualised GPU architecture will complement emerging work environments where solutions such as remote workstation, cloud gaming, cloud computing, and Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) are being widely adopted.
Currently, key components such as the CPU, network controller, and storage devices are being virtualised in hardware to optimise resource usage and user experience. The new AMD MxGPU technology however, enables this same modern virtualisation industry standard to be brought to GPUs as well, and can be done so without the per-user-licensing-fees that are common with other virtualisation solutions; the savings add up to a significant performance-per-dollar returns. Now, enhanced security and performance can be delivered in a consistent manner to all virtual machines that the system supports. This technology and hardware are expected to power VDIs in environments such as Computer-Aided Design (CAD), media/entertainment, and even to run office applications virtually.
“AMD multi-user graphics promises to change how and when companies utilize workstations by providing workers with on-demand powerhouse graphics when needed, while helping significantly reduce the total cost of ownership typically associated with large installations of workstations,” said Jon Peddie, president, Jon Peddie Research. “The move to virtualization of high-performance graphics capabilities typically associated with standalone workstations only makes sense, and will likely gain significant traction in the coming years.”
The cards feature GDDR5 memory and will be able to support up to 32 simultaneous users. They’re based on AMD’s Graphic Core Next architecture, and come with features such as the Error Correcting Code (ECC) Memory, for ensuring accuracy in computations, as well as the AMD PowerTune power management system.
Here are the key features for both cards:
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