The memory wall: Why your GPUs are sitting idle

As generative AI shifts from coaching to enterprise-scale inference, a hidden bottleneck is placing ROI in danger.

GPUs supply immense computational energy, however they’re ceaselessly constrained by memory limitations. According to Penguin Solutions, this may go away costly compute cycles as much as 70% idle. The result’s a “memory wall” that will get worse as context home windows develop and consumer concurrency will increase, stalling efficiency and inflating prices.

Join Penguin Solutions for a sensible take a look at what’s inflicting the memory wall, why it turns into extra pricey at scale, and what you are able to do about it.

Why attend?

• The memory wall is straightforward to overlook and costly to disregard. As inference workloads scale, memory constraints (not uncooked compute) turn into the limiting issue for GPU efficiency.
• Disaggregated memory structure adjustments the economics. Penguin Solutions stories efficiency enhancements of as much as 8x utilizing this method.
• There’s a sensible path ahead. Learn concrete infrastructure selections that assist scalable, high-performance AI inference, with out over-provisioning compute you do not want.

What you will study

• Why memory, not compute, is the actual constraint behind sluggish or pricey AI inference at scale
• How Penguin Solutions’ MemoryAI™ KV Cache Server is designed to spice up inference efficiency by as much as 8x
• How disaggregated memory structure can scale back whole value of possession, with Penguin Solutions citing reductions of as much as 39%
• How to shift AI infrastructure spend from a pure value heart towards a scalable engine for development

Speakers

Andy Mills
VP, Advanced Product Development, Penguin Solutions
Andy leads the Advanced Memory Product Development staff at Penguin Solutions, the place he is chargeable for the roadmap and improvement of the MemoryAI household of memory home equipment, CXL add-in playing cards, and memory equipment cloth administration software program stacks.

Torry Steed
Sr. Product Marketing Manager, Penguin Solutions
Torry is Senior Product Marketing Manager at Penguin Solutions, centered on the SMART CXL and superior memory portfolio. He leads product advertising, roadmap improvement, enterprise improvement, and product administration throughout the Integrated Memory enterprise.