NVIDIA GRID Delivers 100 Graphics-Accelerated Virtual Desktops per Server

SANTA CLARA, CA--(Marketwired - May 18, 2016) - NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) today opened the path toward virtualizing all enterprise applications with the introduction of NVIDIA GRID™ with the new NVIDIA® Tesla® M10 GPU.

The offering provides the industry's highest user density -- supporting 64 desktops per board and 128 desktops per server -- so businesses can deliver virtualized desktops to all of their employees at an affordable cost.

The NVIDIA GRID software lets enterprises simplify deployments of virtual applications, desktops and workstations to meet all use cases and workloads. It provides a great user experience for every modern business application, such as Outlook, Office 2016, web browsers, Adobe Photoshop and the Windows 10 operating system.

In addition, the offering eases enterprise adoption through a flexible subscription model that allows organizations to balance capital and operating expenses while enjoying the lowest total cost of ownership. Ongoing software updates provide the latest innovations to customers.

Exploding Growth of GPU-Accelerated Business Applications

The use of GPU-accelerated business applications by office workers is exploding. The percentage of accelerated apps has more than doubled in the past five years, with half that growth coming in the first months of 2016 alone, according to SysTrack Community data provided by Lakeside Software. To provide the best user experience, these applications increasingly use OpenGL and DirectX APIs, as well as graphics technology from the data center through to the device. To achieve the level of experience users require and have come to expect, virtual environments need access to the GPU.

"High-performing knowledge workers require high-performing business applications for maximum productivity. That requires GPU acceleration," said Jim McHugh, vice president and general manager of the NVIDIA GRID business at NVIDIA. "With the highest user density in the industry, NVIDIA GRID with the Tesla M10 makes it easy and affordable for businesses to virtualize every application for knowledge workers with no compromise in performance."

"While the need for advanced GPU technology has commonly been associated with the usage of 3D applications, as enterprises make the move to software like Windows 10, Office 365, and other SaaS and web apps, IT departments will increasingly seek the benefits of GPU acceleration to provide everyday business tools to all of their users," said Robert Young, research director, IT Service Management and Client Virtualization Software at IDC.