Powering AAA Gaming with Aethir’s Decentralized GPU Cloud

The global video game market had an astonishing $184 billion revenue in 2024, with around half of it coming from mobile games. In terms of market capitalization, the gaming industry’s projected annual growth rate is expected to propel it to over $665 billion by 2030. The gaming sector is by far the most profitable part of the global entertainment industry, surpassing both the movie and music sectors. AAA gaming is rapidly growing and expanding functionalities thanks to new advancements in GPU technology, AI gaming features, and state-of-the-art gaming engines like Unreal Engine 5. The global expansion of the gaming industry requires immense amounts of GPU computing, which is often inaccessible to the average gamers, especially in regions with mostly low-to-mid-range gaming hardware. Cloud gaming can be a viable solution for onboarding 1.2 billion potential players in developing regions. However, efficient and affordable AAA cloud gaming needs support from sustainable and scalable GPU compute resources.

Aethir’s decentralized GPU cloud computing infrastructure is changing the cloud computing paradigm by replacing outdated and expensive centralized cloud models with an innovative, distributed network architecture. Our cloud computing network is distributed across 90+ locations worldwide and specialized for supporting the most demanding enterprise-grade gaming and AI workloads with our GPU-as-a-service platform. Aethir’s DePIN stack is built to support the future growth of the gaming market, especially in regard to the rapidly growing Web3 gaming sector and the integration of compute-demanding AI features in AAA gaming titles.

Aethir's Contribution to the Growing Gaming Industry 

The Aethir DePIN stack is a massive decentralized GPU cloud with 400,000+ GPU containers, including 3000+ NVIDIA H100s and H200s and 62,000+ Aethir Edge cloud computing devices. Our GPU-as-a-service offering provides reliable and affordable decentralized GPU cloud services for gaming studios, pixel streaming technology, HTML5 front-end embedding, and H.264 compression for gaming at scale.

By combining vast GPU supplies with the decentralized architecture of Aethir’s cloud gaming infrastructure, we can provide premium-quality computing services to gaming enterprises of all types and sizes.

Decentralized GPU Cloud Infrastructure vs. Centralized Solutions

To become a viable alternative to on-site GPU processing, cloud computing must be efficient and scalable, a common pain point for centralized cloud computing providers. Centralized providers mainly concentrate their GPU resources in a few major regional data centers and have quite low GPU utilization rates. Aethir’s GPU-as-a-service platform has a 70% average GPU utilization rate, which puts Aethir ahead of centralized GPU providers and way above the average 10-25% utilization rate of competitor GPU DePINs. Instead of concentrating GPU resources in massive data centers, Aethir’s GPU network is globally distributed, and all of our clients are serviced by the physically closest GPU containers in our network. 

Premium Gaming Pixel Streaming with Ultra-Low Latency

Aethir’s pixel streaming tech is a game-changer for AAA cloud gaming, delivering ultra-low latency and high-quality visuals, making the gaming experience feel like playing on a high-end PC, even when streaming on a low-end device. Aethir doesn’t utilize players’ hardware for game processing. Instead, Aethir relies on a vast network of dedicated data centers and GPU Cloud Hosts, ensuring enterprise-grade performance, reliability, and security. Aethir’s GPU-as-a-service platform is built to scale effortlessly, from a handful of players to millions, without any hiccups, thanks to our decentralized network architecture that allows us to channel GPU power where it’s needed efficiently. Furthermore, Aethir’s pixel streaming tech is completely web-native, meaning players can jump in and play instantly without downloads or installations. While Aethir supports Web3 gaming and decentralized cloud gaming ecosystems, our tech is versatile enough to work seamlessly with Web2 gaming systems and traditional gaming setups, too.

State-Of-The-Art H.264 Video Compression

Efficient, high-quality video compression is essential for facilitating sustainable cloud streaming at scale. Cloud gaming, especially when it comes to AAA games that leverage advanced graphics engines like Unreal Engine 5, is exceptionally GPU-intensive and requires the use of advanced video compression technology. Aethir’s decentralized GPU cloud computing network uses robust H.264 video encryption, supporting high-quality video game streaming and efficient storage. H.264 stands for Advanced Video Coding (AVC) and is widely used for the efficient recording, compression, and distribution of video content. Aethir’s GPU-as-a-service platform always uses H.264 video compression to deliver immersive gaming experiences to cloud gamers worldwide. 

Device-Agnostic Cloud Gaming Streaming

AAA cloud gaming has gone a long way since its early days when it was PC-focused. In fact, mobile cloud gaming is exponentially growing, which is in line with the general growth of the mobile gaming sector. That’s why modern GPU cloud gaming solutions need to provide streaming capability across a wide range of devices. Aethir’s cloud gaming infrastructure is available on PCs, laptops, mobile devices, and even smart TVs. By being a device-agnostic AAA cloud gaming GPU compute provider, Aethir is positioning itself as a one-stop-shop for AAA gaming ecosystems across all devices and platforms, including gaming ecosystems looking to bring Web2 games into the Web3 era with decentralized GPU cloud computing. 

Versatile HTML5 Front-End Embedding for AAA Games

One of the key advantages of cloud gaming over traditional gaming solutions is the possibility of enhanced user acquisition through instant play features. Through direct HTML5 front-end embedding of cloud gaming features within web browsers, gaming studios, and publishers can offer instant access to their titles. Users can instantly try out games within their browsers without lengthy download procedures or installations. They can jump straight into the action, whether it’s a game demo or a complete game. Aethir’s decentralized GPU cloud offers specialized InstaPlay capabilities that allow publishers to integrate their AAA titles with web browsers and empower players with quick game access. Aethir’s InstaPlay feature can supercharge user acquisition growth by eliminating entry barriers and instantly immersing players into AAA games.

Affordable Cloud Gaming Solutions for AAA Studios

High costs and low efficiency are among the key pain points of traditional, centralized GPU cloud services. Centralized cloud providers need to charge hefty service fees to efficiently provide GPU computing to clients further away from their data centers. This considerably raises expenses for small to mid-range gaming enterprises needing affordable GPU cloud computing for their gaming projects and their growing player bases. Aethir cuts computing costs by half compared to centralized counterparts because our decentralized cloud computing infrastructure pools processing power from idle GPUs and cuts the distance between GPU containers and end users by servicing clients with the physically closest available container in Aethir’s GPU-as-a-service network. Ultra-low latency implies lower service costs, while our 91,000+ Checker Nodes ensure all containers deliver optimal service quality at all times. 

Aethir Atmosphere: Our Cloud Gaming GPU Offering in Action

Aethir’s decentralized GPU cloud offers specialized GPU computing services for all types of AAA cloud gaming projects. Aethir Atmosphere is our decentralized GPU cloud gaming infrastructure, designed to revolutionize the gaming industry by providing high-performance, scalable, and efficient cloud-based rendering solutions. Our cloud gaming GPU offering leverages a decentralized network of premium quality GPUs for gaming workloads provided by Aethir’s Cloud Hosts. Specifically tailored for cloud gaming, Aethir Atmosphere delivers real-time rendering capabilities, enabling seamless, high-quality gaming experiences without the need for powerful local hardware. This makes high-end gaming accessible to a broader audience, which is precisely what AAA cloud gaming platforms need to supercharge their user acquisition and maximize product revenue.

Game executables are uploaded into Aethir Atmosphere’s decentralized cloud computing gaming containers, which means none of the actual game processing is done locally, empowering players to engage in AAA gaming experiences even with low-end hardware. Our GPU network includes GPU containers with different specifications designed to run games with varying levels of graphical requirements. Aethir’s Indexers ensure all gaming workloads are paired with the best suitable GPU containers in the network. Thanks to Aethir Atmosphere’s cloud gaming infrastructure, players just need a simple URL to launch and stream a game effortlessly on their devices. This URL can be embedded as an iframe into any HTML5 front-end experience. 

Spearheading AAA Cloud Gaming Evolution with Aethir’s Decentralized GPU Cloud

Aethir’s mission is to support the most innovative AAA gaming titles with premium GPU computing resources needed to launch and scale never-before-seen gaming experiences. The global gaming industry is constantly evolving and introducing new gameplay experiences, pioneering groundbreaking immersion across various devices and platforms, from decentralized blockchain apps to VR and XR headsets. Aethir’s decentralized cloud computing network offers scalable GPU infrastructure for AAA cloud gaming, ensuring ultra-low latency gaming with pixel streaming and HTML5 front-end embedding. Our Web3 gaming infrastructure is simultaneously a high-performance GPU cloud for Unreal Engine 5 games and represents an affordable decentralized GPU cloud for gaming studios of all types.

The gaming industry's future should only be limited by the creativity of gaming studios, while Aethir’s decentralized GPU cloud computing network is here to provide industry-leading AAA cloud gaming infrastructure. 

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