GameFabric and Nitrado Supercharge Game Server Performance with Next-Generation AMD Processors

🔺 Problem
Increasing CPU demands for multiplayer game servers.

✅  Solution
GameFabric and Nitrado’s strategic integration of AMD Ryzen™ and EPYC™ processors into bare metal fleets to achieve transformative gains in single-core performance and energy efficiency.

⭐️  Product
GameFabric by Nitrado, AMD Ryzen™ 9 7950X & EPYC™ 9474F

Overview

GameFabric by Nitrado has recently implemented a pivotal infrastructure enhancement by strategically integrating state-of-the-art AMD Ryzen™ processors into its core bare metal machine fleet, unlocking substantial advancements in its single-core processing capabilities. This upgrade has directly translated into a demonstrably superior gaming experience for players on GameFabric-hosted game servers, and has significantly optimized operational expenditures through increased server density. The integration of AMD technology also sees AMD EPYC™ and Ryzen™ processors powering Nitrado and Apex Hosting’s direct-to-consumer offerings for increased performance and considerable gains in energy efficiency through an overall reduction in CPU power consumption.

Milliseconds Dictate Victory; Performance Reigns Supreme

Modern multiplayer games are complex and dynamic. They regularly support large swaths of concurrent users (CCUs) that span a multitude of regions across the globe and demand seamless, responsive, and reliable gameplay. The underlying game server infrastructure for these games is often an unsung hero, responsible for orchestrating vast and intricate digital worlds. However, for game developers and studios, the choice of hardware powering their game servers is not simply a technical detail, it’s a fundamental pillar supporting player retention, competitive integrity, and, ultimately, commercial success. A game server’s CPU in particular stands as a critical bottleneck or a powerful enabler for the demanding computational tasks inherent in multiplayer server hosting.

GameFabric, Nitrado’s premier multiplayer server orchestration platform, is meticulously engineered to provide a robust, developer-first solution for these high-stakes environments. A cornerstone of GameFabric’s versatile offerings is its high-performance bare metal server fleet. This dedicated hardware is designed to deliver the undiluted processing power and ultra-low-latency environment that is crucial for today’s complex, detailed, and fast-paced online games. Driven by an unwavering commitment to developer-centric solutions and optimizing customer outcomes, GameFabric identified an opportunity to significantly elevate its bare metal capabilities through a next-generation CPU architecture upgrade.

The Challenge: Meeting Increasing CPU Demands for Superior Player Experience

Multiplayer game server workloads are intensely CPU-bound, with performance hinging on the speed and efficiency of individual processor cores. Key server-side operations such as game state updating (tick rate), complex physics calculations, sophisticated AI behavior, real-time collision detection, and the rapid processing of network packets from thousands of players are heavily reliant on strong single-core and multi-core CPU performance. Any latency or bottlenecks in these areas manifest themselves as perceptible lag, inconsistent hit registration, unresponsive AI systems, or overall sluggish gameplay. Combined, these detrimental side-effects of poor CPU performance translate to decaying player enjoyment and the tarnishing of a game’s reputation.

Providing infrastructure that guarantees the highest levels of performance is, therefore, paramount. A hunt began for a CPU technology that could deliver a transformative uplift in single-core performance that is critical for latency-sensitive game server tasks, directly benefiting the studios leveraging the GameFabric platform. This rigorous pursuit led GameFabric to the advanced processor offerings from AMD, deciding upon the Ryzen™ series for its bare metal machine fleet. This decision was part of a broader strategy within the Nitrado group, which now also leverages the power and efficiency of AMD EPYC™ processors in its private server hosting operations for Nitrado and Apex Hosting, enabling top-tier performance and energy efficiency across all market segments.

The Solution: Strategic Deployment of AMD Ryzen™ and AMD EPYC™ Processors for Uncompromised Gaming Performance

This transition to AMD CPU architecture has yielded substantial and quantifiable improvements, directly benefitting game studios and their players across GameFabric, Nitrado, and Apex Hosting:

GameFabric servers equipped with AMD Ryzen™ 9 7950x delivered a 50% increase in single-core performance compared to the previous, older generation competitor chipsets utilized within its bare metal infrastructure.

What’s more, GameFabric has achieved greater game server density per physical machine and optimized efficiency through a significant uplift in Instructions per Cycle (IPC), translating this high performance into tangible cost savings for the platform’s customers and a smoother experience for their players.

Nitrado’s consumer operations equipped with the AMD EPYC™ 9474F delivered a 60% increase in single-core performance and a 20% reduction in overall power consumption per CPU compared to competitor, older generation chipsets previously used.

This substantial decrease in energy use per EPYC processor not only lowers operational expenditures and total cost of ownership, but also reduces the related environmental footprint of these large-scale hosting operations while still seeing markedly improved performance with an increase in IPC.

“Gaming pushes hardware to its limits, and gamers are among the most tech-savvy, performance-driven users out there. That’s why AMD continues to be a powerhouse in gaming—whether it’s desktop, server, or mobile processors. It’s incredibly exciting to see the amazing results Nitrado has achieved using AMD technology-powered solutions. This is more than just a performance win; it’s a testament to the strong, ongoing collaboration between our teams and our shared commitment to delivering the ultimate experience for both game developers and players.”

– Alexander Troshin, Product Marketing Manager – EMEA, Enterprise & HPC Server Business Unit at AMD

GameFabric’s successful CPU upgrade initiative was more than a hardware enhancement; it serves as a testament to GameFabric’s unwavering commitment to providing a best-in-class platform for game developers and studios. By proactively investing in leading technologies like AMD cutting-edge processors for its specific client needs, GameFabric ensures its partners have access to a multiplayer server orchestration platform that is not only powerful and flexible, but also meticulously optimized for raw gaming performance.

“The CPU is the heart of any game server, and for all our customers, nothing is more important than a seamless, responsive experience. Our move to AMD Ryzen™ and EPYC™ processors was a game-changer for us. The significant leap in single-core performance and efficiency has helped us to deliver the fast, stable, and powerful servers that gamers on Nitrado and Apex Hosting rely on.”

– Felix Oechsler, CTO & Managing Director at Nitrado

Powering the Future of Online Gaming with AMD and GameFabric

The strategic implementation of AMD Ryzen™ 9 7950X processors marks a notable milestone in the continuous evolution of GameFabric infrastructure. The platform’s 50% increase in single-core performance has already delivered tangible benefits to our global partners, enabling them to provide their players with superior online experiences characterized by responsiveness, stability, and full-throttled player enjoyment. The Nitrado group’s broader success with both AMD Ryzen™ and EPYC™ reinforces the fundamental ethos of performance and energy efficiency that defines its every undertaking.

GameFabric by Nitrado remains steadfast in its mission to provide the most advanced, reliable, and developer-first multiplayer server orchestration platform. By leveraging best-in-class hardware driven by AMD, game developers have the power and performance they need to create, launch, and scale the next generation of immersive online experiences.

AMD

For more than 55 years AMD has driven innovation in high-performance computing, graphics and visualization technologies. Billions of people, leading Fortune 500 businesses and cutting-edge scientific research institutions around the world rely on AMD technology daily to improve how they live, work and play. AMD employees are focused on building leadership high-performance and adaptive products that push the boundaries of what is possible. For more information about how AMD is enabling today and inspiring tomorrow, visit the AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) website, blog, LinkedIn, Facebook and X pages.

Nitrado

Nitrado is the leading global provider of private game server hosting with over two decades of experience in the industry. Through Nitrado and its subsidiary, Apex Hosting, millions of players and community creators enjoy high-quality, reliable game servers across the game industry’s most popular titles. For game studios, Nitrado provides GameFabric, its multiplayer server orchestration platform, and patented, game-specific UDP & TCP DDoS protection through SteelShield.

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