Best practices for sizing and configuring solutions requiring graphics accelerators include:
- The addition of GPU cards does not reduce CPU utilization. Instead, it enhances the user experience and offloads specific operations best performed by the GPU.
- Virtual Workstations are typically configured with at least 2 GB video framebuffer.
- Maximum node density for graphics-accelerated use can typically be calculated as the available frame buffer per node divided by the virtual machine frame buffer size.
Note: Dell Technologies recommends using the BLAST protocol for vGPU enabled desktops. NVIDIA GPUs are equipped with encoders that support BLAST.