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@ 2009/09/04With virtual desktops becoming more commonplace, the need is growing to support richer graphic environments that have not been easily served by traditional server hosted clients methodologies. This proof of concept demo shows how direct device assignment for a graphics card could help support demanding graphics applications like computer aided design (CAD) and digital content creation (DCC). Please note that the upcoming AMD OpteronTM 6100 Series processors, code-named “Magny-Cours” , are scheduled to be launched in the first quarter of 2010.
The demo runs on an AMD engineering development system featuring two twelve-core AMD OpteronTM 6100 Series processors (code-named “Magny-Cours”), an upcoming AMD SR5690 chipset and an ATI FireProTM professional graphics card. This system is executing 3DMark®06 or “Toy Store”/”Code Zero” from within a virtual machine running on VMware ESX 4.0. The demo compares graphics performance with and without direct device mapping and utilizes AMD I/O virtualization technology for the graphics passthru. Support for AMD I/O virtualization technology is offered experimentally with VMware ESX 4.0.
The demo runs on an AMD engineering development system featuring two twelve-core AMD OpteronTM 6100 Series processors (code-named “Magny-Cours”), an upcoming AMD SR5690 chipset and an ATI FireProTM professional graphics card. This system is executing 3DMark®06 or “Toy Store”/”Code Zero” from within a virtual machine running on VMware ESX 4.0. The demo compares graphics performance with and without direct device mapping and utilizes AMD I/O virtualization technology for the graphics passthru. Support for AMD I/O virtualization technology is offered experimentally with VMware ESX 4.0.
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