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Data sheet | HP ProLiant WS460c Gen8 Graphics
Server Blade
Figure 1.
HP ProLiant WS460c Gen8 Graphics Server Blade with NVIDIA GRID configurations
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Per HP internal testing, compared to a G6 x8 PCIe
Gen2 expansion slot. Actual results will depend on
application, system configuration, tuning, and etc.
Multi-GPU configurations
The HP ProLiant WS460c Gen8 Graphics Server Blade has two options for the base blade
configuration (see figure 2): the single‑width base blade or double‑width blade with graphics
expansion. The base blade supports up to two MXM style graphics cards installed on the blade
mezzanine slots, while the expansion blade allows full size high-end graphics cards to be installed.
The HP WS460c Gen8 HP Multi‑GPU Carrier card allows for up to 8 GPUs (MXM Style) to be
installed in the blade, creating three to four times more GPU density than previous generations.
High-performance desk-side graphics experience
The HP ProLiant WS460c Gen8 Graphics Server Blade delivers an outstanding performance
experience across all media‑rich PC and workstation‑class users.
• Share advanced media‑rich workstation or PC graphics remotely, with 2D and 3D multidisplay,
and full-motion video capabilities
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Drive up to four displays per client device and run multiple computing sessions from each, so
professionals have access to the compute and graphics performance they need, on demand
• Meet a full range of graphics users’ demands for flexible high‑end graphics solutions on client
and Server OS on both, bare metal and in virtualized environment
• Benefit from PCIe Gen3 technologies, which offer improved latency, and up to 400 percent
more bandwidth per I/O expansion slot
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• See substantial graphics performance gain—from simple Microsoft Office documents to
full‑blown solid modeling applications—on HP Thin Clients with new graphics pass‑through
capabilities and new hardware-based graphics on HP servers
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