INTRODUCING THE GPU-ACCELERATED CLOUD

NVIDIA VGX offloads VDI graphics processing from the CPU to the GPU, allowing the data center manager to deliver true PC graphics-rich experiences to more users for the first time.

Benefits of NVIDIA VGX for IT:

Leverage industry-leading VDI solutions, including Citrix, Microsoft, and VMware
Add your most graphics-intensive users to your VDI solution
Improve the productivity of all VDI users

Benefits of NVIDIA VGX for users:

Highly responsive windows and rich multimedia experiences
Access to all critical applications, including the most 3D-intensive
Access from anywhere, on any device.

VGX HYPERVISOR

The key technology to enable hardware virtualization of the GPU is the NVIDIA VGX Hypervisor, which allows a virtual machine to interact directly with a GPU. The VGX Hypervisor manages GPU resources that enable multiple users to share common hardware while improving user density, and creates a true PC experience in the cloud.

With the NVIDA VGX Hypervisor, each virtual machine has direct access to the GPU for an optimized cloud experience.

 

USER-SELECTABLE MACHINES (USMS)

The VGX Hypervisor enables the use of User-Selectable Machines (USMs) — allowing system administrators to configure and provision the physical VGX hardware to take on the characteristics needed for specific types of users. This gives IT departments the freedom to support multiple pools of user types, all from a single server.

USMs deliver optimal utilization of hardware resources and the flexibility to configure and deploy new users’ desktops based on changing enterprise demands.

 

NVIDIA STANDARD USER-SELECTABLE MACHINE

NVIDIA standard USMs come bundled with NVIDIA VGX boards to provide the maximum user density possible through hardware virtualization. Office productivity professionals can now experience low-latency, high-quality interaction and multimedia.

 

NVIDIA QUADRO USER-SELECTABLE MACHINE

NVIDIA Quadro is the graphics standard for professionals in the workstation industry. The Quadro USM provides industry-leading experience for designers, artists, and scientists who rely on applications requiring interactive 3D graphics and full compatibility. All Quadro professional drivers and APIs (DirectX, OpenGL, and NVIDIA CUDA) are enabled via Quadro USMs for full workstation application certifications, so IT managers can deploy the same Quadro desktop experience remotely.

VGX BOARDS

NVIDIA’s Kepler™ architecture-based VGX boards are specifically designed to enable rich graphics in virtualized environments.

 

GPU Virtualization¹

VGX boards feature NVIDIA Kepler-based GPUs that, for the first time, allow hardware virtualization of the GPU. This means multiple users can share a single GPU, improving user density while providing true PC performance and compatibility.

 

Low-Latency Remote Display²

NVIDIA’s patented low-latency remote display technology greatly improves the user experience by reducing the lag that users feel when interacting with their virtual machine. With this technology, the virtual desktop screen is pushed directly to the remoting protocol.

 

H.264 Encoding³

The Kepler GPU includes a high-performance H.264 encoding engine capable of encoding simultaneous streams with superior quality. This provides a giant leap forward in cloud server efficiency by offloading the CPU from encoding functions and allowing the encode function to scale with the number of GPUs in a server.

 

Maximum User Density

VGX boards have an optimized multi-GPU design that helps to maximize user density. The VGX K1 board features 4 GPUs and 16 GB of graphics memory, allowing it to support up to 100 users on a single board.

 

Power Efficiency

VGX boards are designed to provide data center-class power efficiency, including the revolutionary new streaming multiprocessor, called “SMX”. The result is an innovative, proven solution that delivers revolutionary performance per-watt for the enterprise data center.

 

24/7 Reliability

VGX boards are designed, built, and tested by NVIDIA for 24/7 operation. Working closely with leading server vendors such as Cisco, Dell, HP, IBM, and SuperMicro ensures VGX cards perform optimally and reliably for the life of the system.

 

Widest Range of Virtualization Solutions

VGX cards enable GPU-capable virtualization solutions from Citrix, Microsoft, and VMware, delivering the flexibility to choose from a wide range of proven solutions.

	VGX K1	VGX K2
Number of GPUs	4 x entry Kepler GPUs	2 x high-end Kepler GPUs
Total NVIDIA CUDA cores	768	3072
Total memory size	16 GB DDR3	8 GB GDDR5
Max power	130 W	225 W
Board length	10.5”	10.5”
Board height	4.4”	4.4”
Board width	Dual slot	Dual slot
Display IO	None	None
Aux power	6-pin connector	8-pin connector
PCIe	x16	x16
PCIe generation	Gen3 (Gen2 compatible)	Gen3 (Gen2 compatible)
Cooling solution	Passive	Passive

 

1 Only available with GPU-VDI (Citrix)
2 Available with GPU-VDI (Citrix), HDX 3D Pro (Citrix)
3 Consult your Hypervisor provider to see if this is supported

VIRTUAL REMOTE WORKSTATION SOLUTIONS

You can now enable all the benefits of desktop virtualization without compromise.

 

Offer the industry-leading NVIDIA® Quadro® experience for designers, artists, and scientists who rely on applications requiring interactive 3D graphics and full compatibility. All Quadro professional drivers and APIs (DirectX, OpenGL, NVIDIA CUDA®) are enabled to allow full workstation application certification.

 

	NVIDIA GPU Experience			Scaling
	NVIDIA Driver	Application Certification	API	VGX K1	VGX K2
Virtual Remote Workstation Solutions
Citrix  XenDesktop with HDX 3D Pro XenServer			NVIDIA CUDA DirectX 9, 10, 11 OpenGL 4.3	–	2 users

 

VIRTUAL DESKTOPS SOLUTIONS

Provide the maximum user density while delivering a graphics-rich experience.

 

Offloading graphics processing from the CPU to the GPU improves the user experience and enables low-latency, high-quality interaction with all office productivity and multimedia applications.

 

Plus, the NVIDIA VGX Hypervisor extends the rich user experience to more users via hardware virtualization.

 

	NVIDIA GPU Experience			Scaling
	NVIDIA Driver	Application Certification	API	VGX K1	VGX K2
Virtual Desktop Solutions
Citrix (Coming Soon) XenDesktop with HDX XenServer with NVIDIA VGX Hypervisor			NVIDIA CUDA Direct X 9,10,11 OpenGL 4.3
Microsoft RemoteFX Windows Server 2012	–	–	DirectX 9,10,11 OpenGL 1.1
VMware (Coming Soon) View with vSGA ESX	–	–	Direct X 9 OpenGL 2.1