CXL-GPU: Pushing GPU Memory Boundaries with the Integration of CXL Technologies

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Main Authors: Gouk, Donghyun, Kang, Seungkwan, Lee, Seungjun, Kim, Jiseon, Nam, Kyungkuk, Ryu, Eojin, Lee, Sangwon, Kim, Dongpyung, Jang, Junhyeok, Bae, Hanyeoreum, Jung, Myoungsoo
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Published: 2025
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author Gouk, Donghyun
Kang, Seungkwan
Lee, Seungjun
Kim, Jiseon
Nam, Kyungkuk
Ryu, Eojin
Lee, Sangwon
Kim, Dongpyung
Jang, Junhyeok
Bae, Hanyeoreum
Jung, Myoungsoo
author_facet Gouk, Donghyun
Kang, Seungkwan
Lee, Seungjun
Kim, Jiseon
Nam, Kyungkuk
Ryu, Eojin
Lee, Sangwon
Kim, Dongpyung
Jang, Junhyeok
Bae, Hanyeoreum
Jung, Myoungsoo
contents This work introduces a GPU storage expansion solution utilizing CXL, featuring a novel GPU system design with multiple CXL root ports for integrating diverse storage media (DRAMs and/or SSDs). We developed and siliconized a custom CXL controller integrated at the hardware RTL level, achieving two-digit nanosecond roundtrip latency, the first in the field. This study also includes speculative read and deterministic store mechanisms to efficiently manage read and write operations to hide the endpoint's backend media latency variation. Performance evaluations reveal our approach significantly outperforms existing methods, marking a substantial advancement in GPU storage technology.
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spellingShingle CXL-GPU: Pushing GPU Memory Boundaries with the Integration of CXL Technologies
Gouk, Donghyun
Kang, Seungkwan
Lee, Seungjun
Kim, Jiseon
Nam, Kyungkuk
Ryu, Eojin
Lee, Sangwon
Kim, Dongpyung
Jang, Junhyeok
Bae, Hanyeoreum
Jung, Myoungsoo
Hardware Architecture
This work introduces a GPU storage expansion solution utilizing CXL, featuring a novel GPU system design with multiple CXL root ports for integrating diverse storage media (DRAMs and/or SSDs). We developed and siliconized a custom CXL controller integrated at the hardware RTL level, achieving two-digit nanosecond roundtrip latency, the first in the field. This study also includes speculative read and deterministic store mechanisms to efficiently manage read and write operations to hide the endpoint's backend media latency variation. Performance evaluations reveal our approach significantly outperforms existing methods, marking a substantial advancement in GPU storage technology.
title CXL-GPU: Pushing GPU Memory Boundaries with the Integration of CXL Technologies
topic Hardware Architecture
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.15601