Checking Out Intel Data Center GPU Flex @ Innovation 2023!

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Комментарии • 68

  • @blank3478
    @blank3478 11 месяцев назад +37

    Intel Flex sounds very interesting, hopefully Wendell can get a hold of some to play around with soon. The info at 5:38 would make me and probably many others buy intel arc if we can get a guide on how to access these "off label uses."

  • @shockwavecity
    @shockwavecity 11 месяцев назад +16

    Now if only they'd release an inexpensive version to just use in your plex server or video editing rig. Maybe just a dedicated encoding card.

    • @wyattarich
      @wyattarich 11 месяцев назад +2

      A310/A380 are ~$100 and support AV1

    • @marcin_karwinski
      @marcin_karwinski 11 месяцев назад +2

      Yeah, but most that are LP/HH are also 2 slot wide even though the pcie key remains 1 slot. These look like 1 slot thin, server use specifically, possibly with the same or lower power draw, hopefully in the 30W neighbourhood. Plus, they come with virtualisation/partitioning functions enabled from the get-go. And they sport 16 Xe blocks, where a310 gets 6. They're closer to 2 a380s in one smaller denser package...

    • @albinoalpaca1059
      @albinoalpaca1059 11 месяцев назад

      ​@@marcin_karwinskiis the two slot part a huge problem for HTPC use?

    • @marcin_karwinski
      @marcin_karwinski 11 месяцев назад

      @albinoalpaca1059 depends on the case you use, pcie slot placement, other pcie cards in use, etc... if you want some of those ultra tiny mITX boxes with space for a single slot HH card only, that won't do. Earlier, you could always use something like nvidia P400/P600/P620/P1000 from Pascal family, T400/T600/T1000 from Turing to get either less powerful and less power-hungry units down the product stack or more powerful ones the higher you go. Today, nvidia's product stack in AiCs get down to A2000 at the bottom, the dual slot 75W+. There's also A600M or similar, but that's only in a laptop space, not for desktops (unless you count in that one tiny box with this card and TB3 connection to the PC). Intel could've easily got ahead of the pack if they could trim their product down to single slot, especially since Intel encoder/decoder acceleration is available more often than not in today's apps, but in some cases nvenc/amf may be paywalled... and other solutions like Alveo's product stack is priced higher than sane users would pay unless you go all in on building own streaming infra... that's where Intel could get huge sales boost even if these were not picked by DCs.

  • @Abrasive-Heat
    @Abrasive-Heat 11 месяцев назад +3

    I want to run windows in a vm for gaming. That way I can just use windows for games and Linux for everything else. I’d buy in if intel makes it easy.

  • @spiralout112
    @spiralout112 11 месяцев назад +7

    "You are literally and figuratively doing it wrong!" ... "K" 😂 He wanted to but I don't blame him for not touching that one 🤣

    • @marcogenovesi8570
      @marcogenovesi8570 11 месяцев назад +1

      Using VDI in general is "doing it wrong"

  • @yogugl
    @yogugl 11 месяцев назад +9

    I have an rtx a5000 at home that would theoretically support VDI virtual GPU, but with all the licensing etc stuff it's more easy to just add another GPU for my windows VM.

  • @Veptis
    @Veptis 11 месяцев назад +1

    Did you get your hands on GPU Max 1100 (PCIe) as well?
    During IDC beta I had access to a 4x cluster for a bit. And it did manage to run the workloads I wanted (language model inference). However they don't sell them to consumers (likely because it doesn't support low power idle states or something). And Gaudi2 which is better by a lot - is only in OAM format. And can you convince Supermicro to make you a board with one of them on it?
    As the RTX 6000 Ada is now more than 11k the only proper option for 48GB VRAM is dual 3090Ti which needs space and power that I have to plan for in my workstation.
    Flex 140 is two A380s, so you get a lot of media streams. Flex 170 is a single A770 so it might be less useful for some applications. However those costs like 1100 and 1400$, respectively.

  • @Cooper3312000
    @Cooper3312000 11 месяцев назад +1

    Nvidia make your VGPU crap free!!! Please. I hate using old drivers on my Tesla T4 with a trial bypass.

  • @technicavivunt
    @technicavivunt 11 месяцев назад +2

    This would make a fantastic (albeit overkill af) plex/emby/transcoding node card!

    • @MiesvanderLippe
      @MiesvanderLippe 11 месяцев назад +1

      Unless you’re a streamer and adding this card means you don’t need a second computer anymore.

  • @Phynellius
    @Phynellius 11 месяцев назад +4

    I'm hopeful for Intel's success, more options is always better not just for the consumer but also for keeping the competition motivated. This is part of why I'm not a brand purist, especially with computer hardware. I'm currently on a AMD CPU/GPU system while holding a small amount of Intel stock through their hard times but I owned a few systems through the Ivybridge/Haswell era and helped build friends Intel systems

  • @DangoNetwork
    @DangoNetwork 11 месяцев назад +2

    Which I could get my hands on a FLEX. Such a greate GPU for VDI.

  • @HM-rz8nv
    @HM-rz8nv 11 месяцев назад +1

    This is a weird flex from Intel, but okay

  • @SuperMari026
    @SuperMari026 11 месяцев назад +3

    The remote GPU modules are very interesting, I have a few ideas I wanna try out on a prosumer level. Can't wait till they're a bit more mainstream.

  • @arnox4554
    @arnox4554 11 месяцев назад +2

    If this is what they have now, I'm so excited for the next consumer Intel GPUs. If we'll even see them anytime soon...

  • @RCTPAVUK
    @RCTPAVUK 11 месяцев назад +1

    License free vGPU for masses?
    Sign me up... Also hoping free ESXi will support that at some point...

  • @gh975223
    @gh975223 11 месяцев назад

    This technology is a consumer requirement for home pc! Intel Arc GPU need to get there firmware updated immediately to enable the SRIOV registers so CONSUMER ARC cards can do this! enterprise have no need for htis HOME USERS HOWERVER DO! servers have plenty of PCIe slots home PCS do not! ar idiots like nvidia use using up not only 2 slots, or event 3 slots now 4 slots ffs! and daft m/b manfuraturers have the only other usable PCIe slots under these monsters!

  • @gabest4
    @gabest4 11 месяцев назад

    Everything I saw has one use case. Cloud based gaming and unhackable consoles. (for the average user at home)

  • @waterflame321
    @waterflame321 11 месяцев назад +1

    Curious on cost... Those look pcie only...could those replace my p4??? I assume they have av1

  • @rudypieplenbosch6752
    @rudypieplenbosch6752 11 месяцев назад

    Make this card affordable for the home user,,i would put an Intel card in every server

  • @VideogamesAsArt
    @VideogamesAsArt 10 месяцев назад

    All of this is way above my head but would love to know more about the flex GPUs and more

  • @birdoopp
    @birdoopp 11 месяцев назад +1

    Is there any notion that these would be supported on XCP-ng/Xen Server?

  • @ajingolk7716
    @ajingolk7716 4 месяца назад

    I guess one have to sacrify a leg and a kidney to get thos cards 😴

  • @NPzed
    @NPzed 11 месяцев назад +1

    So. . . . . .we need a homelab SKU of the Intel Flex!

  • @AlexSchendel
    @AlexSchendel 11 месяцев назад

    It's funny that MiTAC was founded by a former Intel engineer. Now MiTAC bought Intel's internal server manufacturing division!

  • @JohnAngelmo
    @JohnAngelmo 11 месяцев назад +1

    The Intel GPUs, do they work with acceleration in Plex?

    • @kabalu
      @kabalu 5 месяцев назад

      your plextor dvd drive does not need gpu acceleration

  • @nikmilosevic1696
    @nikmilosevic1696 11 месяцев назад

    WOW, Mitac has come a long way from when I was doing IT with some of their gear at Uni 25years ago (the Compaq stuff was far superior). Their servers are looking good! Also Intel GPU and no per user licensing, nice!

  • @Stev.3n
    @Stev.3n 11 месяцев назад

    If Citrix Hypervisor support is added, that would be great. I'm sure a lot of that implementation comes down to Citrix actually working on it but still, cool.

  • @microcolonel
    @microcolonel 11 месяцев назад

    It'd be cool to see it in a standardized form with virtio-gpu. :+ )

  • @RF-INF
    @RF-INF 11 месяцев назад

    Jesus Wendell, you lost a lot of weight, you look awesome

  • @apefu
    @apefu 11 месяцев назад

    my work vdi sucks ass. maybe there is hope?

  • @sativagirl1885
    @sativagirl1885 11 месяцев назад +1

    #BitcoinMiningasaService

  • @Catchgate
    @Catchgate 11 месяцев назад

    This looks amazing, I'm super serial.

  • @JazekFTW
    @JazekFTW 11 месяцев назад

    13:09 ey I have two of those tyan servers at work!!! :D

  • @michaelrichardson8467
    @michaelrichardson8467 11 месяцев назад

    When are these coming out?? Lol

  • @caseyhouston1921
    @caseyhouston1921 10 месяцев назад

    Are there anyone selling these yet?

    • @Level1Techs
      @Level1Techs  10 месяцев назад

      They are on the supermicro store

  • @KeithTingle
    @KeithTingle Год назад

    hmm boy those things look a lot like P4s

  • @romeozor
    @romeozor 11 месяцев назад

    Buy when?

  • @bensatunia8842
    @bensatunia8842 11 месяцев назад +2

    Why Ubuntu? Why not going Debian w/Proxmox etc?

    • @POVwithRC
      @POVwithRC 11 месяцев назад +1

      Not every peg fits in every hole.

    • @marcogenovesi8570
      @marcogenovesi8570 11 месяцев назад +4

      Ubuntu is the cheapest server distro with support so it's Ok I guess. I hope they do support Proxmox officially too eventually,

    • @marcogenovesi8570
      @marcogenovesi8570 11 месяцев назад

      @@POVwithRC there is a "your mom" joke somewhere but I'm not making it

    • @arnox4554
      @arnox4554 11 месяцев назад +1

      Debian (Ok, technically MX Linux) master race reporting in.

    • @asmrnaturecat984
      @asmrnaturecat984 11 месяцев назад +1

      Largest userbase

  • @ottoplichters
    @ottoplichters 11 месяцев назад

    Omfg what a comparisons
    Look how grade this seasonic power supply is !
    Look the pc on the recht is the one with premium powersupply from seasonic .
    Look how grade it works and the left pc doesn't want to start .
    Its so incedeble this product is

  • @Hawlkeye-e9p
    @Hawlkeye-e9p 11 месяцев назад +5

    These jobs where you sit all day, stressing, dealing with all kinds of issues. I see why corp wants all 20s and 30s now. By 40 these people bodies have been destroyed.

    • @mishasawangwan6652
      @mishasawangwan6652 11 месяцев назад +3

      what are you serious? what you describe is the process of aging and life in general.
      “these jobs where you sit all day, stressing” are is probably one of the simplest ways of earning relatively good income compared to exerted output and inconvenience. idk if that last thing i wrote makes sense but hey it makes sense to me right?

    • @morosis82
      @morosis82 11 месяцев назад +2

      Talk to some tradies, they're active all day and also have destroyed bodies by their 40s.
      I choose working in a chair and exercising as my body allows to be the better choice. Have just turned 40 and showing my kids how martial arts is done.

    • @-........
      @-........ 11 месяцев назад +1

      @@dertythegrowerskimmed milk is the secret

  • @solidreactor
    @solidreactor 11 месяцев назад

    I am imagining Intel and something like the Liqid Composable Infrastructure, hardware (and accelerators) as a service

  • @herbicidal1
    @herbicidal1 11 месяцев назад +1

    Price, Vapourware?, fanless/rack needed? Still wondering where the Intel A60s are? Would not be against dropping something like three of these in my threadripper proxmox box.

    • @MaddJakd
      @MaddJakd 11 месяцев назад

      Considering it's server targeted, I'd imagine a hard vendor/distributor lock, at least at first.
      I too was digging around for the A60 and it seems to be the case so far.

  • @labor4
    @labor4 11 месяцев назад

    Hang on, I thought the A770 cannot do SR-IOV..!?
    Is there a page somewhere how they did it?

    • @MaddJakd
      @MaddJakd 11 месяцев назад

      It's the same hardware so I could imagine it simply not being available driver/software side (yet) considering they've been ripping their hair out just getting it to function thus far.

  • @ps3301
    @ps3301 5 месяцев назад

    Intel gpu sucks. Worse than amd and nvidia

  • @dgo4490
    @dgo4490 11 месяцев назад

    Judging how well they do in the graphics department, they better hold off the flexing until they have something good to show off. I am sure they can add the per client subscription later, when and if they actually make something clients want... They'd be outright ridiculous if they had such plans before entrapping users with an actual product. That demo is some low hanging fruit... Demoing hardware accelerated vs software graphics... reeks of the 90s...

  • @funkintonbeardo
    @funkintonbeardo 11 месяцев назад

    I love L1T but some videos come out as highly shilly. I know Wendell is very enthusiastic about computer hardware and what I'm seeing is his enthusiasm just exploding in the face of progress. Regardless, I just cant help get turned off by it when everything has become an ad in 2023.

    • @GlassPup
      @GlassPup 11 месяцев назад +2

      Gotta pump your AMD/Chinese stocks huh?

    • @funkintonbeardo
      @funkintonbeardo 11 месяцев назад

      @@GlassPup don't have any stocks bud