GPUDirect Storage · GDS
NVIDIA technology moving data directly from storage into GPU memory, bypassing the CPU bounce buffer.
Current numbers
~7x / ~10xDynamo + wide-EP MoE throughput on GB200 NVL72 vs B200 (Dynamo 1.0 GA at GTC 2026); NIXL+GPUDirect Storage prefill speedup for long context
40+ GB/sGPUDirect Storage direct-to-GPU; VAST/GDS sustains >90% of 200 Gbps line rate; 2–3x utilization lift in I/O-bound configs
40+ GB/sdirect storage-to-GPU over GPUDirect Storage; VAST/GDS sustains >90% of line rate; 2–3x GPU-utilization lift in I/O-bound configs