News Maxsun makes a GPU with two built-in M.2 SSD ports — Intel Arc B580 graphics card leverages unused PCIe lanes on the PCIe x16 slot

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Intel Arc B580 uses only eight PCIe 4.0 lanes, giving enough lanes for two M.2 slots

Maxsun makes a GPU with two built-in M.2 SSD ports — Intel Arc B580 graphics card leverages unused PCIe lanes on the PCIe x16 slot : Read more

 

[jonbuder]

Now GPUs just need a little socket for a motherboard/CPU/RAM SOC, and it'll be a whole computer.

 

[Notton]

Asus did this with the 4060Ti SSD, and it required a carefully vetted compatibility list, along with mobo BIOS updates.
They even had a dual SSD prototype that never materialized. Probably because a majority of Asus mobos don't bifurcate a 16x slot into 8+4+4.

I have a hard time believing Maxsun has figured out 8+4+4 bifurcation, when Asus abandoned it.

 

[LabRat 891]

Asus did this with the 4060Ti SSD, and it required a carefully vetted compatibility list, along with mobo BIOS updates.
They even had a dual SSD prototype that never materialized. Probably because a majority of Asus mobos don't bifurcate a 16x slot into 8+4+4.

I have a hard time believing Maxsun has figured out 8+4+4 bifurcation, when Asus abandoned it.

Standard 4x4x4x4 bifurcation 'should' work fine.
The GPU 'handshakes' 8 lanes off the 4x4 split, and ea. NVMe handshakes 4-lanes.

Source: Experimentation with an Asus X570 and MaxCloudOn riserkits.

 

[AndrewJacksonZA]

How did they target me so well with this use case! It's spyware, I tell you! SPYWARE!!!!! lol

(but seriously though, this might be very useful.)

 

[Math Geek]

my first thought was how long it would take for them to burst into flames. lol

but seems like they are not actually on the pcb but off to the side and under the fans to keep em cool.

if it works could be a useful thing to have.

 

[thestryker]

I have a hard time believing Maxsun has figured out 8+4+4 bifurcation, when Asus abandoned it.

Every Z890 supports this configuration unless the motherboard manufacturer screwed up (I only looked at about a dozen boards before picking mine but they all had it). I assume this means all of the lower chipsets will as well since this capability comes from the CPU. Prior Intel desktop platforms could only do x8/x8 which limited use for something like this though that does mean a single drive would work.

AMD has been able to go down to x4x4x4x4 but I'm not familiar enough with the platform to know if that means they can do x8x4x4.

 

[ManDaddio]

Dang. I could have used this type of GPU to add 2 more m.2 drives to my older PC which has no more sockets available.
But a 3 fan GPU is too big. I need a 2 fan GPU to fit the case. 😔