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Technical White Paper—VDI Graphics Acceleration on a Dell MX7000 Modular Chassis
Executive summary Technology overview Test environment and configuration Performance testing process Results summary NVIDIA nVector SPECviewperf 13 + nVector Lite, 3ds Max, Multi VMs test NVIDIA nVector + nVector Lite, SPECviewperf 13, Maya, Multi VMs test Guidance for configuring VMware Horizon virtual workstations on MX7000 Configuration for Knowledge Worker virtual desktops on MX7000 Network guidance for an MX7000 VDI environment Conclusion
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References Appendix A: Technical specifications of MX7000 modular platform Appendix B: Amulet Hotkey Modular Workstation–Data Center Optimized Appendix C: NVIDIA nVector, SPECviewperf 13, Multi VMs test Appendix D: NVIDIA nVector, SPECviewperf 13, Single VM test

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  • The VDI virtual workstation solution on an MX7000 modular chassis that is accelerated by Amulet Hotkey CoreModules equipped with NVIDIA T4 GPUs offers an excellent platform to run professional graphics applications, including Autodesk 3ds Max and Maya. The high-performing CPU and GPU acceleration that the solution provides is well suited for the application workloads that are used in the MEG industry. These virtual workstations provide an experience that is on a par with more expensive and less flexible physical workstations. The solution simplifies the provisioning and management of virtual workstations and lets your IT team focus on innovation. 

    We have provided SPEC benchmark scores for the Autodesk 3dxmax and Maya applications that are used widely in the MEG industry. SPEC scores for our virtual workstations were excellent during our testing. You can compare these scores with other scores that are available on the SPEC website. We observed that application performance and user experience were excellent. In addition, the monitored host utilization and endpoint metrics from the testing were under the threshold. 

    The configuration in this technical white paper shows the preferred way to integrate an MX7000 modular chassis running NVIDIA T4 GPUs and Horizon 7 virtual workstations powered by NVIDIA RTX vWS. The Dell Technologies VDI Solutions team recommends this solution configuration for running the professional graphics applications that are typically used in the MEG industry. However, we recommend that you perform pilot tests to correctly size the virtual workstation environment according to your workload requirements.