Watch out Nvidia: AMD launches a new single-slot GPU for data centers – and it looks like an absolute beast
New AMD Radeon PRO V710 is a single-slot GPU ready for AI data center workloads
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AMDhasannouncedtheRadeon PRO V710, a new GPU designed for access via Microsoft Azure, the exclusive cloud partner, as part of the company’s family of visual cloud GPUs.
The V710 is available today in private preview, but anyone hoping to use it for ahome PC setupwill be disappointed, as the V710 features a single-slot design and passive cooling.
AMD built the V710 on the Navi 32 architecture, and there are 54 Compute Units, alongside 28GB of VRAM, 448 GB/s memory transfer rate, and 54MB of L3 AMD Infinity Cache tech. The company says the V710 is ideal for small to medium machine learning inference workloads and small model training via its open-source AMD ROCm software, which seeks to compete withNvidia’s CUDA.
The best data center GPU?
“With support for hardware virtualization implemented in compliance with the PCI Express SR-IOV standard, instances based on the Radeon PRO V710 can provide robust isolation between multiple virtual machines running on the same physical GPU and between the host and guest environments,” says AMD. “The efficient RDNA 3 architecture provides excellent performance per watt, enabling a single slot, passively cooled form factor compliant with the PCIe CEM spec.”
AsIntelhas fallen away, AMD has really cornered the market for data centre-level GPUs, and it shows.
Compared to AMD’sRX 7700 XT, the V710 has twice as much memory, higher memory bandwidth, and a 500 MHz lower GPU clock. The company says that changes in the design locked it to 158 watts, or 35% less power compared to the GPU’s gaming variant.
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Max Slater-Robins has been writing about technology for nearly a decade at various outlets, covering the rise of the technology giants, trends in enterprise and SaaS companies, and much more besides. Originally from Suffolk, he currently lives in London and likes a good night out and walks in the countryside.
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