AMD Radeon Pro v320/v340

[TopHatProductions115]

I have a few questions pertaining to these cards.

v320 (v520 variant):

• Does it support SR-IOV or MxGPU?
  • Can it be split amongst multiple VMs?

v340 (2x Vega 56's):

• Does this card have MxGPU configuration(s) compatible with macOS?

Both cards:

• Are they fully supported in macOS?

I would like to bring attention to this as well:

• https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/amd-polaris-vega-navi-gpu-macos-support.2083168/

The v340 appears to have official support, but I wonder how the OS will treat it (compute-only or video card). Also wondering if hardware video encoding is present once the guest VM gets a hold of it. My concern is with availability of the card's full feature set.


Aside from that, I have a few mixed sources, pointing to the possibility that the v320 may have SR-IOV:

• https://forum.level1techs.com/t/sr-...ode-purposes/159636/13?u=tophatproductions115
• https://forum.level1techs.com/t/about-vgpu-in-zen3/163781/3?u=tophatproductions115
• https://forum.level1techs.com/t/sr-iov-on-amd-does-it-exist/170739/3?u=tophatproductions115

However, can't verify everything yet. What is a Radeon Pro v540? Is that a typo? Did the person mentioning the v320 really mean v340 instead?


The v320 is a card that I may have to customise a driver for. There are instructions available online, though it definitely won't be easy to do. I guess there's a first time for everything.

 

[TopHatProductions115]

Just rechecked, and the v320 is NOT a v520. v320 and v340 are Vega based. v520 is Navi based. It's in TechPowerUp's GPU database, I should have caught that sooner.

 

[TopHatProductions115]

I've decided to just get the v320 for the time being, since I was able to do so for under 600 USD. I'll look into the v340 in the future if prices drop, since I still want a GPU that can be split amongst multiple VMs.

 

[TopHatProductions115]

The Radeon Pro v320 is now sitting without a purpose. A convenient FirePro came and took its job.

The Titan Z is in the same boat. The datacenter is a ruthless place...

 

[TopHatProductions115]

I now have a v340 in-house, in place of the v320. Will have to see if the DL580 G7 actually can use it...

 

[LabRat 891]

Your V340 16GiBx2? If so, any chance you could upload ea. ROM's vBIOS here?

I've got a few Vega 10 16GiB Radeon Instinct MI25s (working as Radeon Pro WX 9100s), and I'm not sure anyone's tried the vBIOS off one of the V340's 16GiB ROMs.

BTW, if one is using Windows, I *highly* recommend these drivers for Vega 10. Specifically, "Kernal 23.5.2 SE". AKA: AmernimeZone
You can install any 'brand' Vega as either a Radeon RX or a Radeon Pro/Radeon Instinct (including various pro-features for CAD-compatibility, etc)

 

[TopHatProductions115]

Your V340 16GiBx2? If so, any chance you could upload ea. ROM's vBIOS here?

I've got a few Vega 10 16GiB Radeon Instinct MI25s (working as Radeon Pro WX 9100s), and I'm not sure anyone's tried the vBIOS off one of the V340's 16GiB ROMs.

BTW, if one is using Windows, I *highly* recommend these drivers for Vega 10. Specifically, "Kernal 23.5.2 SE". AKA: AmernimeZone
You can install any 'brand' Vega as either a Radeon RX or a Radeon Pro/Radeon Instinct (including various pro-features for CAD-compatibility, etc)

The ones I've purchased so far are P/N UCSC-GPU-V340, which appear to be from Cisco. I think they are the 16GB model. Extracting and uploading a copy of the vBIOS may take a few months on my end, since I will probably need to purchase an eGPU enclosure or (modern) test system. My current server is a DL580 G7, which is BIOS-only and doesn't support Above 4G Decode/Memory map I/O Above 4GB. So, working with GPUs like the v340 is tough. I purchased it in preparation for my move to the DL580 Gen9.

 

[TopHatProductions115]

Your V340 16GiBx2? If so, any chance you could upload ea. ROM's vBIOS here?

I've got a few Vega 10 16GiB Radeon Instinct MI25s (working as Radeon Pro WX 9100s), and I'm not sure anyone's tried the vBIOS off one of the V340's 16GiB ROMs.

BTW, if one is using Windows, I *highly* recommend these drivers for Vega 10. Specifically, "Kernal 23.5.2 SE". AKA: AmernimeZone
You can install any 'brand' Vega as either a Radeon RX or a Radeon Pro/Radeon Instinct (including various pro-features for CAD-compatibility, etc)

I'll try to grab the vBIOS for multiple cards this coming weekend:

• AMD Radeon Pro V340 (16GB)
• AMD FirePro S9300 X2

 

[TopHatProductions115]

Your V340 16GiBx2? If so, any chance you could upload ea. ROM's vBIOS here?

I've got a few Vega 10 16GiB Radeon Instinct MI25s (working as Radeon Pro WX 9100s), and I'm not sure anyone's tried the vBIOS off one of the V340's 16GiB ROMs.

BTW, if one is using Windows, I *highly* recommend these drivers for Vega 10. Specifically, "Kernal 23.5.2 SE". AKA: AmernimeZone
You can install any 'brand' Vega as either a Radeon RX or a Radeon Pro/Radeon Instinct (including various pro-features for CAD-compatibility, etc)

I ended up not being able to pull the vBIOS for the cards this past weekend the place I went to didn't have the equipment that I needed. I'll have to see if I can get the hardware to do it myself, in-house. That may take a few months...

 

[LabRat 891]

No worries. The fact you've remembered and taken any efforts to follow up, is commendable.