Is this the end of the internal high-end GPU?

[Quartz]

New high-end GPUs are hugely power-hungry. The 40 series is looking for 450W to 600W, maybe more. The form factor imposes considerable restrictions on cooling and noise control. This is a quandary. But we now have high bandwidth external connections like USB 4 and 100 Gb ethernet. So the question arises: does the GPU really need to be an internal device any more? Why not make the GPU its own device external to the PC? Not just a standard card on an adapter in a box like current eGPU solutions. Making the GPU external would allow for innovative design, cooling, and power solutions while removing the heat and noise problems from the PC.

It also frees up PCIe lanes in the PC.

Low-power GPUs can still go in the PC.

What do you think?

 

[Quartz]

does it even get remotely warm up in aberdeen?

Bad @tamzzy, bad!

Because you can't solve the latency issues that will arise.

Do tell.

 

[Quartz]

The further the distance, the higher the latency. The further the distance, the more advanced and expensive the signal packaging required to make up the latency difference (if even possible). You can see the issues that arose for even pci-e 4.0 riser cables; don't want to think about what will be needed for 5.0.

I think you’re mixing latency with coherence. That was a problem as far back as parallel port printer cables. And with serial links like USB4 and Ethernet coherence isn’t an issue.

 

[Quartz]

We're definitely heading towards more integration,

Perhaps integration might go the other way? That is, GPUs being integrated into monitors?