Measuring user experience at the VDI desktops or workstation level is informative if the end-users' endpoints are in proximity to the hosting data center, for example the same LAN or campus in the same building or site. However, these measurements are less representative if the user is potentially at the end of a remote internet connection. The ability to measure end-user experience at the actual endpoint device gives a better indication of the remote user experience than relying on data captured at the VDI desktop or workstation.
This document describes the results and analysis of a remote user experience for several professional graphics-accelerated applications and multiple simulated remote network categories as measured by NVIDIA's nVector Lite benchmark performance tool. The following table shows the graphics-intensive workloads that we tested:
Graphics application | Description | General user representative workload | Reference |
ArcGIS Pro | ArcGIS Pro is a desktop-based Geographic Information Systems (GIS) application that allows users to visualize data, run analysis, manage and maintain data, and work with 2D and 3D data. | ArcGIS Pro Performance Assessment Tool (PAT) benchmarking tool Level 2 | GIS with ArcGIS Pro on Dell Technologies Virtual Desktop Infrastructure |
Engineering CAD application | A software suite for producing 3D graphics models for the automotive and manufacturing industry. | Engineering CAD benchmarking tool running GSRealworld workload | Dell Virtual Workstation Solutions for Automotive and Manufacturing |
NVIDIA nVector Lite | nVector Lite is a benchmarking tool designed to provide insight into the quality of the VDI end-user experience. The tool focuses on the experience of the user on the endpoint device rather than the response time at the virtual desktop. | nVector Knowledge Worker | NVIDIA: Quantifying the impact of virtual GPUs Dell Technologies: nVector performance test results and analysis |