AMD recently announced its FirePro S7100X Multiuser GPU. The AMD FirePro™ S7100X GPU is the newest addition to the AMD line of graphics virtualisation products, designed in an ultra-compact form factor with a TGP of just 100W that makes it ideal for blade server deployments. Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) is the first to offer the AMD FirePro S7100X GPU in HPE ProLiant WS460c Gen9 Graphics Server Blades available now.
Rather than repurposing existing GPUs and adding a software layer to accommodate virtualisation requirements, AMD MxGPU harnesses an entirely new class of GPU architecture designed with virtualisation capabilities built into the silicon. Compliant with the well-established PCIe virtualisation standard SR-IOV specification, AMD MxGPU unburdens the hypervisor from proprietary and complex software implementations, leveraging the existing PCIe device management logic in the hypervisor to manage GPU virtualisation.
Below are a few benefits of using AMD’s FirePro S7100X:
- Predictable performance– The AMD FirePro S7100X GPU supports up to 16 users per GPU across a range of virtualisation solutions including VMware, SOLIDWORKS, and Siemens NX and Solid Edge. The AMD FirePro S7100X GPU enables hardware-controlled scheduling cycles to provide predictable quality of service (QoS).
- Greater simplicity– AMD MxGPU technology is the only graphics virtualisation solution in the industry that exposes the graphics functionality of the GPU to the virtual instance allowing full support for graphics APIs
- Exceptional value–The AMD FirePro S7100X GPU exposes the full-functionality of the GPU, and optimises GPU resources across users. Unlike other offerings on the market, AMD MxGPU technology also has no hardware user license fees.
“The AMD FirePro S7100X GPU is a compelling addition to the AMD MxGPU product line on the market, marking the only hardware-virtualised, purpose-built GPU solution for blade servers that we’re proud to join with HPE to bring to market,” said Ogi Brkic, senior director, product management, Radeon Technologies Group, AMD. “The pairing of HPE ProLiant WS460c Gen9 Graphics Server Blades and AMD FirePro S7100X GPUs is exactly what customers have been asking for as they look to address their virtualisation challenges.”
