News - NVIDIA reveals VGX virtualised graphics cards, the K1 and K2

[HEXUS]

Each with a separate focus and target consumer.

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[DDY]

It's interesting to note that NVIDIA has been able to passively cool both boards and is using this fact to promote high 24x7 reliability

Jammed in a 1U chassis with a dozen 40mm stupid-rpm fans at the front maybe?

[edvinasm]

It's interesting to note that NVIDIA has been able to passively cool both boards and is using this fact to promote high 24x7 reliability

Jammed in a 1U chassis with a dozen 40mm stupid-rpm fans at the front maybe?

You must remember that server environment is not quite as the standard user occupied room. They might lower the temps of the whole room to close to 0C and provide enough airflow so the cards would work without any trouble. I am sure NVidia has many options and suggestions.

[howdee]

The K1 ..., is capable of handling up to 100 clients.

The VGX K2, ..., enabling a greater client count, which NVIDIA claims is a maximum of 64.

I didn't drink my 'morning' coffee yet, but something seems wrong with the numbers there, doesn't it? :O

[wasabi]

Looking at the specs, K1 takes lots of users but with pretty low end performance - i.e. generic desktop users. K2 is for power users (CAD types, Google Earth, video editing and so on)

[hiyayhi]

Nvidia is on the right track but still have a long way to go until cloud gaming will be worth it. Maybe if Nvidia maxed out the k2's load at 32 or 16 people you would get to being able to play games.

[wasabi]

This product isn't about cloud gaming. It is about VDI infrastructure - i.e. end user's 'desktops' are actually virtual machines in the server room. Nvidia's marketing people, like all marketing drones, throw the term 'cloud' in on every discussion where something is delivered over a network. 95 percent of what sales people call 'cloud' isn't.