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The OTOY AMIs do something similar to this. They use the GPU's onboard encoding as far as I know, but they don't stream through Steam - it goes through some custom HTML client.

https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace/seller-profile?id=795808b...

(Disclosure: AWS employee)

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It runs through a custom HTML/JS client over web sockets with a video codec designed to be decoded with low CPU overhead [1], or a native client [2] for better performance, especially with game streaming.

For anyone interested in the space, we also have https://x.io which wraps our streaming tech up with a bunch of other stuff to make running an app as easy as making an API call.

Disclosure: I work for OTOY

[1] http://aws.otoy.com

[2] http://cloud.otoy.com

Also: Look at Amazon's AppStream. It sets you up with Windows app streaming automatically.

(Disclosure: I work on AppStream at AWS.)

Can AppStream use GPU acceleration? Does it support custom apps?

Edit: sorry for not reading the info - the answer is yes, one of the use cases listed is CAD.

https://aws.amazon.com/appstream/use-cases/

Looks like it's not supported in Sydney which kills it for me. Any hints as to when that might be coming?

Sorry, but I'd get fired if I started leaking any information about future plans. If I even knew. Which I can't say if I do. ;)

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