Data centers leverage Nvidia's GPUDirect for faster data transfer

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Data centers are utilizing Nvidia's GPUDirect technology for direct data transfer from SSDs to GPUs, a feature previously highlighted for RTX IO. A new HighPoint Rocket 7638D PCIe 5.0 switch enables this direct path, bypassing the CPU and system memory, a capability that seems to have been removed from RTX IO's gaming focus. This functionality, present in data center AI GPUs since 2019, contrasts with RTX IO's current marketing, potentially due to the rise of Microsoft's DirectStorage API.


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