diff --git a/docs/src/running-validator/validator-reqs.md b/docs/src/running-validator/validator-reqs.md index e3cdcbe34..f041f0eba 100644 --- a/docs/src/running-validator/validator-reqs.md +++ b/docs/src/running-validator/validator-reqs.md @@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ title: Validator Requirements - GPUs - While a CPU-only node may be able to keep up with the initial idling network, once transaction throughput increases, GPUs will be necessary - What kind of GPU? - - We recommend Nvidia 2080Ti or 1080Ti series consumer GPU or Tesla series server GPUs. + - We recommend Nvidia Turing and volta family GPUs 1660ti to 2080ti series consumer GPU or Tesla series server GPUs. - We do not currently support OpenCL and therefore do not support AMD GPUs. We have a bounty out for someone to port us to OpenCL. Interested? [Check out our GitHub.](https://github.com/solana-labs/solana) - Power Consumption - - Approximate power consumption for a validator node running an AMD Threadripper 2950W and 2x 2080Ti GPUs is 800-1000W. + - Approximate power consumption for a validator node running an AMD Threadripper 3950x and 2x 2080Ti GPUs is 800-1000W. ### Preconfigured Setups @@ -26,11 +26,11 @@ Here are our recommendations for low, medium, and high end machine specification | | Low end | Medium end | High end | Notes | | :------------------ | :---------------------------------------------------- | :--------------------- | :--------------------- | :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -| CPU | AMD Threadripper 1900x | AMD Threadripper 2920x | AMD Threadripper 2950x | Consider a 10Gb-capable motherboard with as many PCIe lanes and m.2 slots as possible. | -| RAM | 16GB | 32GB | 64GB | | +| CPU | AMD Ryzen 3950x | AMD Threadripper 3960x | AMD Threadripper 3990x | Consider a 10Gb-capable motherboard with as many PCIe lanes and m.2 slots as possible. | +| RAM | 16GB | 64GB | 128GB | | | OS Drive | Samsung 860 Evo 2TB | Samsung 860 Evo 4TB | Samsung 860 Evo 4TB | Or equivalent SSD | | Accounts Drive\(s\) | None | Samsung 970 Pro 1TB | 2x Samsung 970 Pro 1TB | | -| GPU | 4x Nvidia 1070 or 2x Nvidia 1080 Ti or 2x Nvidia 2070 | 2x Nvidia 2080 Ti | 4x Nvidia 2080 Ti | Any number of cuda-capable GPUs are supported on Linux platforms. | +| GPU | Nvidia 1660ti | Nvidia 2080 Ti | 2x Nvidia 2080 Ti | Any number of cuda-capable GPUs are supported on Linux platforms. | ## Software