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November 29, 2023

Storage Review: Unleash Unprecedented Storage Performance with SupremeRAID™ for Gen5

In a world where data reigns supreme, finding the perfect storage solution is key. Storage Review recently delved into the world of SupremeRAID™ for Gen5, and the results are nothing short of astounding. This technology isn't just an upgrade; it's a complete game-changer for realizing the full performance value of NVMe.

"Graid SupremeRAID Gen5 Support Lets SSDs Fly" | written by Brian Beeler, Nov. 27, 2023 -- Read it on StorageReview.com

"We're perpetually impressed with the extreme storage performance Graid enables."

SupremeRAID™ stands out by embracing a direct approach, bypassing complex configurations to address drives over the PCIe BUS. This direct connection offers unparalleled scalability, leaving traditional RAID cards in the dust. Unlike hardware RAID, SupremeRAID™ doesn't just promise efficiency; it delivers on it. By utilizing a GPU and software-defined storage, it liberates the CPU, allowing it to focus on running applications.

 "SupremeRAID™ is much more efficient and performance scaling is greatly improved."

The comparison between software RAID and SupremeRAID™ is eye-opening. While software RAID struggles due to its dependency on CPU resources, SupremeRAID™ showcased staggering performance differentials. How staggering? Approximately 509% higher in read and around 987% higher in write! These numbers speak volumes about the transformative power of SupremeRAID™ for Gen5.

"SupremeRAID™ doesn’t require an expensive or hard-to-find GPU, nor does it need to use one with external power. The software runs on just about any NVIDIA silicon we’ve tested with excellent results, the GPU is easy to install and requires no extra battery."

What's remarkable is the adaptability of SupremeRAID™. Even though it currently uses a Gen4 interface, it doesn't hold back Gen5 drives' full potential. In fact, with the advent of Gen5 GPUs, these impressive IOPS numbers are poised to skyrocket even further.

"For maximizing NVMe SSD performance, we haven’t seen anything on the market that can touch the SupremeRAID™ Gen5 solution. It’s fantastic, plus we’re doing the work on an inexpensive NVIDIA A2000 GPU."

If your organization is eyeing Gen5 flash technology, diving into SupremeRAID™ is an absolute must. The investment potential is unprecedented. Storage Review's exploration unveils a technology that not only maximizes Gen5 flash performance but propels it to unparalleled heights.

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Don't miss our joint speaker session with Supermicro, where we'll walk through scaling approaches across every tier, from single-server to rack-scale to monolithic deployments, and show how dense NVMe GPU platforms paired with SupremeRAID™ turn SSDs into a high-performance, protected KV cache tier. If storage is becoming your AI infrastructure bottleneck, this is the session to catch. See you at FMS 2026!
Graid Technology has achieved an industry-first benchmark: 100 million IOPS on a protected RAID 5 volume for GPU-initiated I/O, built from 32 KIOXIA XD8 NVMe SSDs. The result shows that resilient NVMe storage can now operate at the scale that current and future AI deployments require, which is especially significant for environments that require both extreme performance and enterprise-class data protection. In benchmark testing with a WholeGraph training workload, [...]
Every NVMe array pays a hidden storage tax — either 12–18% of line rate lost to a hardware RAID controller, or 18–28% of host CPU consumed by software RAID. With enterprise NVMe pricing up ~257% since Q2 2025, that tax now hits a much bigger check. SupremeRAID™ eliminates both halves by running RAID I/O on an NVIDIA GPU: full line-rate throughput, CPU cores returned to your applications, enterprise-grade protection on one card.