I'm only aware of Nvidia AI Enterprise and that isn't required to run the GPU.
I think it's aimed at medium to large corporations.
Massive corporations such as Meta and OpenAI would build their own cloud and not rely on this.
The GPU really is a shovel, and can be used without any subscription.
Don't get me wrong, I want there to be competition with Nvidia, I want more access for open source and small players to run and train AI on competitive hardware at our own sites.
But no one is competing, no one has any idea what they're doing. Nvidia has no competition whatsoever, no one is even close.
This lets Nvidia get away with adding more vram onto an AI specific GPU and increase the price by 10x.
This lets Nvidia remove NVLink from current gen consumer cards like the 4090.
This lets Nvidia use their driver licence to prevent cloud platforms from offering consumers cards as a choice in datacenters.
If Nvidia had a shred of competition things would be much better.
I think it's aimed at medium to large corporations.
Massive corporations such as Meta and OpenAI would build their own cloud and not rely on this.
The GPU really is a shovel, and can be used without any subscription.
Don't get me wrong, I want there to be competition with Nvidia, I want more access for open source and small players to run and train AI on competitive hardware at our own sites.
But no one is competing, no one has any idea what they're doing. Nvidia has no competition whatsoever, no one is even close.
This lets Nvidia get away with adding more vram onto an AI specific GPU and increase the price by 10x.
This lets Nvidia remove NVLink from current gen consumer cards like the 4090.
This lets Nvidia use their driver licence to prevent cloud platforms from offering consumers cards as a choice in datacenters.
If Nvidia had a shred of competition things would be much better.