Today, there are a plethora of remote virtual desktop and game streaming services offered by big cloud companies like Amazon and Oracle. The former are limited to games, while the latter cost more than some would like to spend. But apparently there is a solution: a cloud-based gaming PC with dedicated storage that can be used to run performance-demanding business applications. Shadow offers a subscription to access a powerful gaming PC in the cloud. The specifications of the Shadow PC offerings are well defined and therefore the service offers a certain level of predictability in terms of performance, but the actual experience depends on the stability of the Internet connection and ping. Shadow uses Open Compute Project servers running Intel Xeon processors and Nvidia Quadro graphics hardware (since it needs to virtualize access to the GPUs) to enable its services.
Nvidia Titan RTX-based PC for € 40 / month
Shadow offers three subscription configurations: Boost for €12 per month, Ultra for €25 per month, and Infinite for €40 per month with an annual commitment. The base package, Boost, intended for 1080p gaming, provides a 3,4GHz quad-core processor, 12GB of RAM, Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 graphics, 12GB of RAM, and 256GB of storage space. The more advanced Ultra offers a 4GHz quad-core processor, 16GB of RAM, a 256GB SSD, and Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 for playing ray-traced 4K games. The most robust configuration offers the user a six-core processor running at 6 GHz, 32 GB of RAM, 1 TB of storage and Nvidia Titan RTX graphics, the most advanced graphics card in existence today. To access Ultra or Infinite settings, you must first subscribe to Boost. While Shadow's services are ``officially'' aimed at gamers, all of the virtual machines offered by the company run their dedicated copy of Windows and allow all apps to be installed to activate Work from Home. Assuming that NVIDIA Shadow's Quadro hardware and software can accelerate business applications, and that a 4-core processor with 32GB DDR3 is sufficient for a particular workload, it should be possible to use Infinite PCs from Shadow for 480D modeling, engineering, video editing, and other demanding workloads. for around €XNUMX a year, a fraction of the cost of a high-end PC. Shadow's services are available in the United States and some Western European countries. Via Linus Tech Tips