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16 Apr 2009 02:57 PM EDT
WS08 Boosts Direct3D App Performance
[ Tags: xenapp ,   hdx ,   hdx ,   hdx 3d ,   directx ,   direct3d ,   graphics ,   windows server 2008 ,   progressive display ]
posted by Derek Thorslund

If you have a Direct3D based application that consumes a lot of CPU running on Windows Server 2003, consider hosting it on XenApp 5 for Windows Server 2008. The reason? Under WS08, Direct3D apps can take advantage of graphics processing hardware on the server to do the graphics rendering. As a result, you'll likely find that you can provide better performance to your users and increase the number of concurrent users per server compared to using software rendering (see my earlier blog post). The one key limitation is that the apps must run in 16-bit (5-6-5) color mode ("High color") since the solution does not currently support 24-bit or 32-bit color. Also, running on a hypervisor is not yet possible, until the hypervisor and graphics vendors introduce GPU virtualization technology.

DirectX hardware acceleration can be used together with the Progressive Display feature of HDX 3D. One customer recently commented that the bandwidth requirement to deliver a particular Direct3D graphics application with good performance using these technologies was 1.5 Mbps for the first user plus 0.5 Mbps for each successive user. This has made XenApp a very attractive platform for delivering the application to their remote users.

Derek Thorslund
Product Strategist, HDX Multimedia Virtualization

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  1. Oct 28

    Derek Thorslund says:

    Sign up for the tech preview of XenApp for Windows Server 2008 R2 ...

    Sign up for the tech preview of XenApp for Windows Server 2008 R2 and you'll also be able to test out GPU acceleration of WPF apps (useful for certain 3D-intensive WPF apps where CPU-based rendering might be slow) as well as native DirectX/Direct3D apps running in True Color mode (16 million colors).

  2. Nov 02

    Anonymous says:

    Is it tested for Maya and 3ds max? And how many users can be on one server to re...

    Is it tested for Maya and 3ds max? And how many users can be on one server to reach a preforance similar to a worksation?

    More info required to this issue thax.

    Please post to m2@truemax.com

    Best
    Maytham

  3. Nov 13

    Gerry Guz says:

    This would be an excellent upgrade for Direct3D application.  I remember th...

    This would be an excellent upgrade for Direct3D application.  I remember that when I used to worked at a residential treatment programsseminar house that one of the computers there always malfunction due to some Direct3D error which was also on Windows Server 2003.

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