Remote video question

[Guest]

We're looking at implementing a remote solution for users and we've realized
we may need to take the video into consideration. When running remote
desktop, how is the video processed? Will a higher end graphics card do the
processing of video or is it all done with the processor on the system?
We're running 3D engineering apps like AutoCAD and SolidWorks and we'll need
video to be accessible for users at a usable level. We've been doing
successful testing on systems with higher end graphics cards, but none of the
blade solutions we're looking at have much in the way of graphics options.
When working on a remote desktop, does the video card even come into play or
is it all processed independantly of that?

Thanks

 

[Matt Gibson]

The local video card does all the rendering, and the remote video card does
nothing. In other words, blade servers will suck for CAD work.

Matt Gibson - GSEC

 

[Guest]

Remote Desktop, Terminal Server and Citrix Presentation Server are not well
suited for graphically intense applications, i.e. Photoshop, Gaming, Digital
Video Editing...

These types of programs use a lot of bandwidth, RAM, CPU and generally do
not provide the end-user experience required.

Here's a description of how Remote Desktop and Terminal Server work
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pr...Ref/2cb5c8c9-cadc-44a9-bf39-856127f4c827.mspx