FirePro V9800P GPU will support up to 22 Windows 7 RemoteFX virtual-desktop sessions

AMD begin shipping the FirePro V9800P that can deliver Windows desktop sessions to 22 remote client PCs through support for Microsoft’s RemoteFX desktop virtualization technology.  The V9800P is targeted at customers looking for workstation replacements through virtualization, or at companies like engineering firms looking to create clusters for execution of scientific or math tasks.

Dell offers the card with its PowerEdge M610x server.

Specs:
- 4GB of GDDR5 memory
- 2.64 TFLOPS of single precision and 528 GFLOPS of double precision floating point performance
- Microsoft certification for RemoteFX and the ability to support up to 22 virtual machines running typical office applications
- Remote computing experiences on par with physical systems, including rich media like full motion video and 3D
- Support for OpenGL 4.2, DirectX 11 and OpenCL
- Passive cooling for silent operation and deployment flexibility
- MSRP of $2,499 (50% less than Nvidia Tesla M2070Q)