We have the following setup for our RemoteFX prototype:
Server: DELL C1100
Processor: Intel Xeon X5650 @ 2.67 Ghz ( VT-d and VT-x enabled on BIOS )
RAM: 48 GB ECC DDR3 @ 1333 Mhz ( 6 x 8GB Modules - tri-channel configuration )
Primary Storage: 6 x 300 GB Seagate 10k RPM ( RAID 10 )
GPU Enclosure: DELL C410X
GPU(s): 2 x Nvidia Tesla M2070Q 6GB
As you can see our setup is a decent setup but we aren't getting the performance we were hoping for.
We have users that use AutoCad (Revit, Civil3d, etc) and also SektchUp(openGL only). We were hoping using RemoteFX was going to give us the ability to virtual their desktops but it seems not viable from the results we are getting.
When the mouse hits a 3D environment such as the drawing pane of AutoCad we get lots of mouse lag. We also do not get the framerate we would expect in 3d games such as Battlefield, World of Warcraft and Starcraft II. The mouse in the first two games mentioned also is "weird" as it jumps around making the games unplayable.
Aero mode works, it seems RemoteFX is running but it doesnt seem its utilizing the beefy video cards.
We ran some tests with 3D mark and the video card memory showed only 71mb (Im guessing its forcing only 71mb because thats what it needs for one monitor?)
The results for the 3dmark were horrible:
3DMark Score: 2244 3DMarks
SM2.0 Score: 612
HDR/SM3.0 Score: 1010
CPU Score: 2286
GT1 - Return To Proxycon: 6 FPS
GT2 - Firefly Forest: 3 FPS
HDR1 - Canyon Flight: 7 FPS
http://3dmark.com/3dm06/15863976
I think I can get the above 3DMark score with a Tandy 1000
The Desktop experience is better than a standard RDP but I was really hoping we could throw the beefy video cards at the server to get our 3D modeling folks onboard VDI,
My thoughts were this setup would be much better than a standard PC with a $150 GPU but im not feeling it is. What can we test to make sure everything is running like its suppose to? Has anyone tried doing a similar setup for AutoCAD/Sketchup? Any help would be greatly appreciated.