NVIDIA is launching the RTX PRO Server, a centralized virtual workstation platform for game development
Showcased at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, NVIDIA's latest bit of kit is pitched as a way for game studios to pool GPU capacity and support distributed teams, contractors and remote workflows.
The chipmaker, which used to be famous mostly for its graphics cards, said the servers combine NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition GPUs with NVIDIA vGPU software to deliver workstation-class responsiveness whilst improving utilization, security and operational consistency across locations.
The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition includes a 96GB memory buffer, allowing studios to run multiple demanding applications and AI inference alongside real-time graphics, NVIDIA highlighted in an announcement.
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It says the platform enables "delivering workstation-class performance at data center scale for game studios," enabling studios to run training and simulation overnight and reallocate resources to interactive development during the day.
NVIDIA Multi-Instance GPU (MIG) technology partitions a single GPU into isolated instances with dedicated memory, compute and cache resources, it added, and, combined with NVIDIA vGPU software, a single RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition GPU can support up to 48 concurrent users, helping studios maximize utilization while maintaining performance isolation.
The recap
NVIDIA launches RTX PRO Server to centralize game development infrastructure
RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition features 96GB memory
Demos available at NVIDIA booth 1426 and at GTC events