AMD Unveils World’s First Hardware-Based Virtualized GPU Solution

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AMD today at VMworld 2015 demonstrated the world’s first hardware-based GPU virtualization solution, the AMD Multiuser GPU. This new solution from AMD enables a virtualized workstation-class experience with full ISV certifications and local desktop-like performance. With the AMD Multiuser GPU, IT pros can easily configure these solutions to allow up to 15 users on a single AMD GPU. Demonstrations of AMD virtualization solutions can be found at VMworld 2015 booth 447.

Built around industry standard SR-IOV (Single Root I/O Virtualization) technology, the AMD Multiuser GPU continues AMD's embracement of non-proprietary open standards. SR-IOV is a specification developed by the PCI SIG, and provides a standardized way for devices to expose hardware virtualization. The AMD Multiuser GPU is designed to preserve and support graphics- and compute-accelerated features for design and manufacturing or media and entertainment applications. The AMD Multiuser GPU addresses limitations of current virtualized GPU solutions that may not provide predictable performance for CAD/CAE, Media and Entertainment, and general enterprise GPU needs.
 
Interesting, look into this next upgrade cycle for our FirePRO CAD workstations.
 
So yeah, can someone translate this into a real world application? Like, what does this actually mean in English?
 
Commander FAT said:
So yeah, can someone translate this into a real world application? Like, what does this actually mean in English?
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A lot of newer applications are requiring more hardware video acceleration. This has been the bane of VDI deployments as of late because of the price and non-scalability of technology like GRID. You don't get near the consolidation you need to make VDI worth the investment.

For example, office 2013 installs with hardware acceleration enabled by default, you get a performance hit if you disable hardware acceleration.

So these types of tech, while IMO still very restrictive (GPU's in blades take up way to much room) needs to advance much faster for VDI to jump to the next level.

I would love to see some kind of external GPU box that connects via a bus cable or something.
 
Corporate competition and product differentiation...yuck. AMD only made this announcement because NV made some other announcement about GPU virtualization. Whatever.
 
From what I'm reading this is virtualization at the hardware level, not just software like grid 2.0, and uses open standards not proprietary. Also if the server gpus can have 16GB each like W9100 cards that should help a lot and explains the "up to 15 stations per card".

Other than that depends what the workstations are geared for.
 
k1pp3r said:
So these types of tech, while IMO still very restrictive (GPU's in blades take up way to much room) needs to advance much faster for VDI to jump to the next level.

I would love to see some kind of external GPU box that connects via a bus cable or something.
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There was a guy that kept trying to tell us that a GTX970 would fit in his 1U server at one of our DCs. He was being an absolute moron, telling us things like, "Well, based on the pictures on newegg, it looks like it would fit."
 
Yakk said:
From what I'm reading this is virtualization at the hardware level, not just software like grid 2.0, and uses open standards not proprietary. Also if the server gpus can have 16GB each like W9100 cards that should help a lot and explains the "up to 15 stations per card".

Other than that depends what the workstations are geared for.
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It's 32 GB now.
 
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