AMD FirePro S10000 Server Graphics Card

AMD today launched the AMD FirePro S10000, the industry’s most powerful server graphics card, designed for high-performance computing (HPC) workloads and graphics intensive applications.

The AMD FirePro S10000 is the first professional-grade card to exceed one teraFLOPS (TFLOPS) of double-precision floating-point performance, helping to ensure optimal efficiency for HPC calculations.

It is also the first ultra high-end card that brings an unprecedented 5.91 TFLOPS of peak single-precision and 1.48 TFLOPS of double-precision floating-point calculations.

This performance ensures the fastest possible data processing speeds for professionals working with large amounts of information.

In addition to HPC, the FirePro S10000 is also ideal for virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) and workstation graphics deployments.

The chipmaker’s marketing documents compare the S10000 to Nvidia’s Tesla K10, a similar dual-GPU design featuring a pair of GK104 chips (the same ones that power the GeForce GTX 680).

The Tesla K10 has lower peak floating-point performance: 4.58 and 0.19 teraflops, respectively, for single- and double-precision computations.

Its memory bandwdith is only 320GB/s.

AMD FirePro S10000 Price & Availability

According to AMD, the FirePro S10000 is already available and carries a suggested retail price of $3600.

AMD FirePro S10000 Specifications:

Memory

• Size/Type: 6GB GDDR5
• Interface: 384-bit
• Bandwidth: 480 GB/s (aggregate of dual GPUs)

Compute Performance

• 5.91 TFLOPS single and 1.48 TFLOPS double precision peak floating point performance
• Error Correcting Code (ECC) memory support

Display Outputs

• DisplayPort: Four Mini DisplayPort
• DVI: One standard
• Max DisplayPort 1.2 Resolution: 4096×2160
• Max DisplayPort 1.1 Resolution: 2560×1600

API/Features/OS Support

• DirectX 11.1
• OpenGL 4.2
• OpenCL 1.2
• Shader Model: 5.0
• AMD Eyefinity Technology Support: Yes
• AMD CrossFire Pro Support: No
• OS Support: Microsoft® Windows® 8 , Windows® 7, Windows Vista®, Windows Server® 2008 R2 SP1 and Linux® (32- or 64-bit)5

Cooling/Power/Form Factor

• Max Power: 375W
• Slots: Two
• Form Factor: full height/ full length
• Bus Interface: PCIe® x16, 3.0 for optimal performance
• Cooling: Active fan

System Requirements

• Available PCI® Express x16 (dual slot), 3.0 for optimal performance
• 750W or greater power supply with two (2) 150W PCIe® AUX 8-pin power connectors
• 2GB system memory
• Microsoft® Windows® 8 , Windows® 7, Windows Vista®, Windows Server® 2008 R2 SP1 and Linux® (32- or 64-bit)5
• Internet connection for driver installation

Retail Package Contents

• AMD FirePro S10000 server graphics card
• One Mini DisplayPort to dual-link DVI adapter (active)

Warranty and Support

• Three year limited product repair/replacement warranty
• Direct toll free phone and email access to dedicated workstation technical support team6
• Advanced parts replacement option

AMD FirePro S10000 Features:

1. Compute Performance: The AMD FirePro S10000 is the most powerful dual-GPU server graphics card ever created, delivering up to 1.3 times the single precision and up to 7.8 times peak double-precision floating-point performance of the competition’s comparable dual-GPU product. It also boasts an unprecedented 1.48 TFLOPS of peak double-precision floating-point performance;
2. Increased Performance-Per-Watt: The AMD FirePro S10000 delivers the highest peak double-precision performance-per-watt — 3.94 gigaFLOPS — up to 4.7 times more than the competition’s comparable dual-GPU product;
3. High Memory Bandwidth: Equipped with a 6GB GDDR5 frame buffer and a 384-bit interface, the AMD FirePro S10000 delivers up to 1.5 times the memory bandwidth of the comparable competing dual-GPU solution;
4. DirectGMA Support: This feature removes CPU bandwidth and latency bottlenecks, optimizing communication between both GPUs. This also enables P2P data transfers between devices on the bus and the GPU, completely bypassing any need to traverse the host’s main memory, utilize the CPU, or incur additional redundant transfers over PCI Express, resulting in high throughput low-latency transfers which allow for quick compute of complex calculations requiring high accuracy;
5. OpenCL Support: OpenCL has become the compute programming language of choice among developers looking to take full advantage of the combined parallel processing capabilities of the FirePro S10000. This has accelerated computer-aided design (CAD), computer-aided engineering (CAE), and media and entertainment (M&E) software, changing the way professionals work thanks to performance and functionality improvements.