Maxsun's Dual-GPU Graphics Card Features Two Intel Arc GPUs with Massive VRAM
Tech enthusiasts have much to discuss as Intel collaborates with Maxsun, unveiling a dual-GPU graphics card aimed at the AI market. This card boasts a commendable 48 GB of VRAM and a compact design suitable for AI inference.
Maxsun’s Dual-GPU Graphics Card Featuring Teaming of Two Intel Arc GPUs
Dual-GPU configurations may have become rare in gaming, yet they thrive in the realm of AI. The collaboration between Intel and its partner Maxsun has once more resurrected this technology by integrating two Arc Pro B60 chips into a single graphics card, targeted specifically for AI tasks.
In the past, certain graphics cards achieved performance boosts through dual GPUs, similar to how the AMD Radeon R9 295X2 functioned. These older models offered seamless integration, but the industry has pivoted towards larger single GPUs, relegating dual configurations to history. However, the new Maxsun model seeks to rekindle this enthusiasm.
The card combines its two GPUs, providing a whopping 48 GB of VRAM, with each chip contributing 24 GB, allowing for significant memory resources in AI applications. Intel showcased the card working with an XEON CPU to run a substantial AI model that exceeds the VRAM capacity of regular gaming graphics cards. Both systems, showing the impressive scalability, utilized a total of 96 GB of RAM, yet how effectively these dual-GPU cards perform in terms of cooling remains a concern.
Intel’s Pro B60 is a new addition to their workstation lineup, which also includes the B50 series. This GPU incorporates a G21 GPU, akin to the Arc B580, but features doubled memory via a unique design approach akin to the RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB variant. It boasts 20 Xe-cores and operates within a TBP of 120-200 watts.
The industry’s trajectory seems to begin with AI, leading to innovations that blend traditional gaming GPU capabilities with demands from AI technology.
