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Supply Intel Data Center GPU Flex Series:Flex 140,Flex 170,Flex 170V

Shenzhen Mingjiada Electronics Co., Ltd. has specialised in the distribution of semiconductor components for nearly thirty years. With comprehensive global supply channels directly from original manufacturers and a robust spot inventory system for chips, it is a renowned supplier of electronic components.

I. Product Specifications for Intel’s Flex Series Data Centre GPUs

Built on the Xe-HPG high-performance graphics microarchitecture, the Intel Flex series is the industry’s first open data centre GPU designed for intelligent vision clouds. It features a hardware-level AV1 encoder, multiple Xe media engines and XMX AI matrix acceleration units, and supports the oneAPI open-source unified programming framework, with no additional encoding licence fees. A single card can simultaneously handle mixed workloads such as media transcoding, cloud gaming rendering, AI image inference and virtual desktops, eliminating the need to deploy multiple sets of heterogeneous acceleration hardware. It is perfectly suited to meet the current demand for massive volumes of high-definition video, immersive cloud services and cloud-based AI analysis computing power.

II. Core Specifications and Application Scenarios for the Three Flex Series GPUs

1. Intel Data Centre GPU Flex 140 — The High-Density, Low-Power Media Workhorse

Key Hardware Specifications

TDP: 75W; half-height, half-length PCIe 4.0 slot; no external power supply required; maximises server deployment density

Dual-GPU integrated architecture, featuring a total of 16 Xe cores, 4 Xe media engines, and 12GB GDDR6 video memory

Supports SR-IOV hardware virtualisation, with up to 62 virtual functions per card; built-in hardware encoding and decoding for all AV1/H.264/HEVC formats

AI computing power of up to 128 TOPS; a single card can handle 36 channels of 1080p60 transcoding and 8 channels of 4K60 video stream transcoding

Suitable for: small and medium-sized cloud streaming platforms, live streaming transcoding clusters, lightweight cloud gaming, multi-tenant lightweight VDI, and edge data centre media servers.

2. Intel Data Centre GPU Flex 170 – All-round flagship, dual-core AI and media computing power

Key hardware specifications

TDP 150W, full-height standard PCIe form factor, single-chip standalone architecture, 32 Xe cores + ray tracing units

Dual high-performance Xe media engines, 16GB high-capacity GDDR6 graphics memory

Peak AI inference of 500 TOPS; visual inference performance improved by 55% compared to competitors in the same price range; supports INT4/INT8/FP16 multi-precision acceleration

Up to 68 concurrent 720p@30 cloud gaming streams per card; multi-channel 4K ultra-high-definition real-time transcoding; native compatibility with mainstream AI vision frameworks

Comprehensive RAS server-grade reliability features, optimised for 24/7 uninterrupted data centre operation

Suitable scenarios: large-scale cloud gaming platforms, 4K/8K broadcast transcoding, AI analysis of urban security video, hyper-converged servers for mixed workloads, and metaverse cloud rendering.

3. Intel Data Centre GPU Flex 170V – Cost-effective model dedicated to VDI

Key hardware specifications

Same specifications as the Flex 170: 32 Xe cores, 16GB GDDR6, 150W PCIe full-height form factor, with hardware virtualisation deeply optimised

Reduces redundant media encoding processing power to focus on virtual desktop graphics acceleration, significantly lowering the TCO of enterprise VDI deployments (up to 50% savings on virtualisation processing power costs)

Enhanced hardware passthrough and multi-user virtual graphics isolation capabilities, providing smooth support for 4K design desktops, industrial drafting and remote working with multiple concurrent virtual machines

No additional licensing fees; the long-term total cost of ownership for enterprise virtualisation clusters is significantly lower than that of proprietary solutions

Suitable scenarios: government and enterprise cloud desktops, industrial design virtual workstations, educational cloud classrooms, and telecoms operators’ multi-tenant VDI platforms.

III. Key Advantages of the Intel Flex Series General-Purpose Processors

1. Open, lock-in-free ecosystem with zero additional licensing costs

Equipped with the oneAPI open-source software stack, enabling unified development across CPUs, GPUs and accelerators without being tied to proprietary programming frameworks; the built-in hardware AV1 encoder is permanently royalty-free, significantly reducing bandwidth and licensing costs for streaming enterprises over the long term.

2. Industry-leading media encoding and decoding density

Multiple independent Xe media engines deliver five times the transcoding throughput of traditional solutions, handling more HD video streams at the same power consumption and significantly improving data centre computing power utilisation.

3. Native acceleration for AI vision inference

XMX matrix extension units are specifically optimised for image recognition, object detection and video structuring, significantly enhancing the efficiency of security surveillance, live content moderation and industrial vision inference.

4. Server-grade stability and reliability

The entire range integrates RAS fault detection, GPU memory ECC error correction and hardware virtualisation isolation, supporting year-round uninterrupted data centre operation and meeting the stringent operational and maintenance standards of telecoms, government and enterprise, and broadcasting sectors.

5. Integrated Computing Power for Mixed Workloads

A single graphics card can simultaneously handle transcoding, cloud gaming, AI inference and virtual desktops, eliminating the need to deploy multiple types of accelerator cards separately, thereby simplifying data centre hardware architecture and reducing operational complexity.

IV. Mingjiada Electronics’ Dedicated Service Guarantees

1. Genuine Product Quality Control

All chips are brand-new and factory-sealed; we strictly exclude refurbished, disassembled or loose new chips, and support customer-supplied material inspections and third-party testing.

2. Extensive Stock Across All Models, Flexible Delivery

We maintain a constant stock in our Shenzhen bonded warehouse in China, enabling rapid dispatch for both small-batch samples and large-scale project procurement; domestic orders are dispatched within 24 hours, with an 8-hour express green channel available for urgent projects; overseas customers are supported by DHL/FedEx global dedicated logistics services with end-to-end tracking.

3. Transparent, tiered pricing to reduce costs and improve efficiency

Leveraging Tier 1 channel resources and efficient supply chain management, we are able to offer you competitive pricing.

5. One-stop support across the entire industry chain

We provide a one-stop solution for all required components, integrating pre-sales selection, in-sales follow-up and after-sales warranty services to simplify the customer’s procurement process.

V. Target Industry Clients

Cloud computing providers: cloud gaming, live streaming and media, hyper-converged IDC data centres

Media and broadcasting sector: 4K/8K video transcoding, live stream distribution, converged media platforms

Security and AI enterprises: urban video structuring, facial recognition, real-time image analysis

Government, enterprise and educational institutions: remote cloud desktops, virtual design workstations, campus cloud classrooms

Industrial digitalisation: industrial vision inspection, remote equipment operation and maintenance, virtual desktops