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It looks quite appealing for mixed cpu-gpu CI workloads for games. Except for the soldered on memory. We need much more for things like cooking and packaging bi
by clnq 3y ago
It looks quite appealing for mixed cpu-gpu CI workloads for games. Except for the soldered on memory. We need much more for things like cooking and packaging big games nightly in Unreal Engine. It’s not impossible to engineer around this problem but it’s not ideal by far.
Still, these machines would be great for such workloads because the TDP is ridiculously low compared to classic Xenon builds (sometimes approaching a kW per machine), the size is great for a “broom closet” CI farm, and you can get at least 6 of these for the cost of one workstation. For AA games, this could be very appealing, if not for the memory making it a raw deal.
The same could probably be said for VFX, archvis, and video production companies that likewise have cpu and gpu combined workloads. Unfortunately, they also need much more memory per machine.