MiTAC Announces ARM-based GFX Server

MiTAC says it is the first company offering ARM-based high-density servers.

According to the company, the GFX server with ASX-1 bladesis a system that was developed in collaboration with ARM, Ubuntu Linux developer Canonical as well as chip maker Marvell.

The server integrates Marvell's 1.6 GHz Armada XP dual- and quad-core processors based on ARMv7 architecture, which are also used by Dell for its recently unveiled Copper servers shipping on a limited basis to select customers.

MiTAC said that the server is targeted especially at cloud environments that depend on low-power consumption and indicated that there is room for expansion as far as performance is concerned. The company said that it will be launching high-performance modules for compute intensive workloads and is also working to bring 64-bit ARM SoCs to market.

There was no information of pricing and availability, but MiTAC said it is currently taking orders for the GFX server.