NVLink is no longer supported on the Ada Lovelace GPU architecture that powers Nvidia’s flagship RTX 4090 graphics. Replacing NVLink is the PCIe Gen 5 standard. Nvidia will use the freed up space from the removal of NVLink to cram in more AI processing capabilities.
Hobbyists, sure. Startups, maybe (from what I’ve seen, they’re far more likely to rent a server or something). Mainstream corporations, definitely not.
Plenty of people using 4090s tho
Exactly, even though Nvidia removed NVLink it’s still a popular card for deep learning coz it’s relatively cheap for small labs.
NVLink died because PCIE Gen5 can handle incorrect now, no external hardware needed.
PCIe 5.0 cannot do what NVLink does, and NVLink isn’t dead at all.
https://www.windowscentral.com/hardware/computers-desktops/nvidia-kills-off-nvlink-on-rtx-4090#:~:text=NVLink is no longer supported,in more AI processing capabilities.
The RTX A6000 ADA also drops nvlink. No idea why the downvotes
Hobbyists, sure. Startups, maybe (from what I’ve seen, they’re far more likely to rent a server or something). Mainstream corporations, definitely not.