Difference between Cloud GPU & Consumer GPU

Jayashree
May 20, 2022
1 min read

Benefits of Cloud GPU over Consumer GPU

Cloud GPU 24/7 Uptime Guaranteed quality in a server Server-Grade Engineering

Lower operating voltage for longer reliability Zero-error testing at aggressive clocks Error Correction Code (ECC) for data integrity Consumer GPU PC-Grade Engineering Reduced thermal stress for uncompromised reliability Forced Air Cooling Design Designed for maximum airflow in a server Lower GPU temperature for reliability Lower power consumption Active Fan Design Fan works against server airflow GPU runs up to 30-40% hotter, increasing failure rate Higher power consumption Higher data center availability and serviceability Dynamic Page Retirement Monitors and removes bad memory with simple reboot N/A: Need to physically remove GPU with bad memory Scalable Performance Scalable Application performance across nodes GPU Direct RDMA Direct transfers between GPUs 67% lower latency 5X higher GPU-to-GPU MPI bandwidth N/A Strong scaling performance in a node NVIDIA NVLink™ 5X higher GPU-to-GPU bandwidth Linear strong scaling for lots of GPUs N/A Deploy large models Up to 32 GB HBM2 for Tesla V100 4 GB to 12 GB