iCSF Graphics/Viz Capability
The iCSF now has a graphics/viz. capability.
This capability is based on three AMD GPUs and works with a new Research Virtual Desktop Service (RVMS) node which is tied closely to iCSF nodes:
- the network latency between this RVMS node and the GPU host is low;
- and bandwidth is high and uncontended.
- Furthermore, network traffic from RVMS node to users’ desktop is heavily compressed (the RVMS uses NX/X2GO).
The combination of these features means that remote work with 3D graphics is now possible on the iCSF and offers comparable performance to a local GPU system.
More information is available on using the iCSF GPU Node.