Technical rules for GPU adapters

The server supports the following graphics processing units (GPUs).

Table 1. Supported GPUs
GPU	Slots priority	Maximum supported	Suggested priority (between adapters)
ThinkSystem NVIDIA Tesla V100 16GB PCIe Passive GPU	1, 7 (double-wide)	2	2
ThinkSystem NVIDIA Tesla V100 32GB PCIe Passive GPU	1, 7 (double-wide)	2	2
ThinkSystem NVIDIA Tesla V100S 32GB PCIe Passive GPU	1, 7 (double-wide)	2	2
ThinkSystem NVIDIA A100 40GB PCIe Gen4 Passive GPU	1, 7 (double-wide)	2	2
ThinkSystem NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe Gen4 Passive GPU	1, 7 (double-wide)	2	2
ThinkSystem NVIDIA A30 24GB PCIe Gen4 Passive GPU	1, 7 (double-wide)	2	2
ThinkSystem AMD Instinct MI210 PCIe Gen4 Passive Accelerator Note MI210 only supports 7003 series processors	1, 7 (double-wide)	2	2
ThinkSystem NVIDIA A40 48GB PCIe Gen4 Passive GPU	1, 7 (double-wide)	2	2
ThinkSystem NVIDIA Quadro RTX A4500 20GB PCIe Active GPU	1, 7 (double-wide)	2	2
ThinkSystem NVIDIA Quadro RTX A6000 48GB PCIe Active GPU	1, 7 (double-wide)	2	2
ThinkSystem NVIDIA Tesla T4 16GB PCIe Passive GPU	1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8 (single-wide)	6	17, 1
ThinkSystem NVIDIA A2 16GB Gen4 Passive GPU	1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8 (single-wide)	6	17, 1
ThinkSystem NVIDIA Quardo P620 2GB PCIe Active GPU	1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8 (single-wide)	6	2
ThinkSystem NVIDIA Quadro RTX A2000 12GB PCIe Active GPU	1, 7 (single-wide)	2	2

Note

Lenovo recommends that if you plan to install Windows 10/11 on this server to run graphics-intensive applications, then you also need to install a dedicated graphics adapter (GPU).

GPU adapters are supported when all of the following conditions are met:

No middle drive cage, rear drive cage, or PCIe Flash storage adapter is installed.
Riser cards with PCIe x16 slots are available.
Note
This requirement is specified for server configured with V100, V100S, A100, A30, A40, MI210, A4500, A6000 adapters, or 6 x T4/A2 adapters.
The 1U heat sink is installed.
Note
- This requirement is specified for server configured with V100, V100S, A100, A30, A40, MI210, A4500, A6000 adapter, or 6 x T4/A2 adapters.
- Can be performance heat sink or standard heat sink depending on processor TDP. For details, see Technical rules for processor and heat sink.
The high performance system fans (speed of 29000 RPM) are installed.
The 1100-watt or 1600-watt power supplies are installed. 1600-watt power supplies must be used if two or more double-wide GPU adapters are installed.
All GPU adapters to be installed must be identical.
All empty memory slots must be covered with a memory module filler or new memory module to ensure optimal air flow.

Supported server models, processor TDP, and ambient temperature:

Table 2. Processor and thermal requirements for GPUs
Server model (front drive bays)	Maximum GPUs	Maximum processor TDP	Maximum ambient temperature
8 x 3.5-inch SAS/SATA 8 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA 16 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA	2 x V100/V100S/A100/A30/A40/MI210/A2000/A4500/A6000 GPUs	280 watts	30°C (86°F)
8 x 3.5-inch SAS/SATA	6 x T4/A2 GPUs	200 watts	35°C (95°F)
8 x 3.5-inch SAS/SATA	6 x T4/A2 GPUs	280 watts	30°C (86°F)
8 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA 16 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA	6 x T4/A2 GPUs	280 watts	35°C (95°F)
8 x 3.5-inch SAS/SATA 12 x 3.5-inch SAS/SATA 8 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA 16 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA 24 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA	6 x P620 GPUs	240 watts	35°C (95°F)

The following table shows the riser cards for double-wide GPUs. In such a configuration, slots 1, 7 are x16 used by the GPUs, and slots 2, 4, 5, 8 are inaccessible. The remaining slots 3 and 6 are available for x8 adapters.

Note

To install an A100 double-wide GPU in slot 7, the following riser cage is required:

x16/x16 Riser 3 cage (FRU PN: 03GX032)

Table 3. Riser cards for double-wide GPUs
Riser 1: x16, x8, x8	ThinkSystem SR655 x16/x8/x8 PCIe Gen4 Riser1
Riser 3: x16, x16	ThinkSystem SR655 x16/x16 PCIe Gen4 Riser3

The following table shows the riser cards for single-wide GPUs. With six GPUs installed, slots 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, and 8 are used by the GPUs.

Table 4. Riser cards for single-wide GPUs
Riser 1: x16, x16, NA	ThinkSystem SR655 x16/x16 PCIe Gen4 Riser1
Riser 2: x16, x16, NA	ThinkSystem SR655 x16/x16 PCIe Gen4 Riser2
Riser 3: x16, x16	ThinkSystem SR655 x16/x16 PCIe Gen4 Riser3

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