ATI FirePro RG220 Shares GPU on Networks
IT admins reduce the need for hardware by installing this card in a data center and allowing workers to use the GPU across the network.
Tuesday AMD said that its new ATI FirePro RG220 is an ideal solution for IT administrators looking to reduce local power consumption and cooling costs per workstation. This is accomplished by installing the graphics card in a datacenter, and allowing users to connect to the ATI GPU across the network thanks to the FirePro's built-in PCoIP (PC-over-IP) technology.
The card itself consumes a maximum of 35 watts thanks to a passive cooling design, and measures just half the length of a standard PCI card and uses only one slot. The enterprise-based graphics card also sports a meager 512 MB of on-board memory, support for DirectX 10.1, OpenGL 2.1, and Parallels Workstation Extreme.
“The ATI FirePro RG220 is an extremely compelling solution that combines AMD’s graphics innovation and Teradici’s PC-over-IP remoting protocol to deliver a rich, uncompromised user experience for today’s most demanding graphics applications,” said Dan Cordingley, president and CEO, Teradici Corporation. “This integrated GPU and PCoIP host card provides customers with a simple and efficient solution to help ensure data security and to provide a high performance remote experience.”
AMD also said that the ATI FirePro RG220 is part of a secure solution that stores user data behind the firewall and within the confines of the data center, "helping to ensure that customer or corporate information is protected." To see this card in action, check out AMD's YouTube video shown below.
*facepalm*
It's passively cooled. What do you expect?
It'd be a cool service to offer to have "server farms" with these cards, and you pay for access to said farms.
*facepalm*
It's passively cooled. What do you expect?
facepalm to you sir, he obviously meant it as a joke, given that the heatsink covers practically all the PCB, the joke makes perfect sense.
As someone who has need of this I approve =)
this solution is a 1to1. (even with dual monitor support)
amd says in a future driver release you can out more cards in the server and host more workstation. screw that, mainly because teradici is working on a 1 to many solution (via software) but you need vmware view. still in beta form. works great for us (server rack at each location, network to front desk). basically, a mini data center at each of our stores. once they get the 1 to many working and they can deliver on the promise of software rendering of directx without a GPU, then we can truly have 1 main datacenter hosting all of our clients. good times. all in all, you'd still use the portal (evga portal or a samsung monitor with pcoip integrated) but you wouldnt even need these host cards.
Because it is. But for the FUTURE.
Or Some Cloud Crysis! Because It Plays Crysis!
correction, that's extremely cool.
Hook up a netbook to a 10Gigabit line on some router, and start using playing Crysis on that 10.1" baby from the 5770 in my main rig.
But yeah... I see the potential for local based cloud computing with something like this.
I build a massive rig with a 6 core Phenom, and throw in two 5970's, and then host a LAN with everyone on their little notebooks with Intel IGP's, using the graphical horsepower of my rig.
Apartment building that has gigabit fibre optic net for all residents, and access to a large supply of networked GPU's too. That would be awesome.