Network enabled GPUs

[N-Can-K]

dear Intel, here is a product idea for the next Arc Pro generation:

Build a 48 GB GPU with an integrated dual 200G or 400G Ethernet/RDMA port and direct GPU-memory access.

Not an SLI bridge. Not proprietary NVLink imitation.

Make every Arc Pro card a native Ethernet compute node:

* direct GPU-to-GPU RDMA
* oneCCL topology-aware collectives
* pipeline and expert parallel inference
* disaggregated prefill/decode
* direct-attach operation for two cards
* standard Ethernet switching for larger clusters

A single 200G link already provides roughly 25 GB/s raw bandwidth. Dual 200G or 400G would make it considerably more compelling.

You already have the relevant pieces: GPUs, Ethernet, RDMA, PCIe/CXL expertise, oneAPI, oneCCL and an Linux driver stack. Integrating them could create something NVIDIA does not offer at approachable price range.

an affordable, standards-based, user-buildable AI fabric.

Four 48 GB cards would provide 192 GB of VRAM and could be connected without requiring a proprietary chassis or interconnect ecosystem.

Call it Arc Fabric, Xe Fabric, or anything you like.

Just please build it. 🙏🙏

[Jay_Intel]

Hi N-Can-K, 

Thank you for taking the time to share your idea and for providing such detailed insights. We truly appreciate the thoughtful feedback and the effort you've invested in outlining your vision.

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