ThinkSystem NVIDIA H800 PCIe Gen5 GPUs

The ThinkSystem NVIDIA H800 PCIe Gen5 GPU delivers high performance, scalability, and security for every workload. It uses breakthrough innovations in the NVIDIA Hopper™ architecture to deliver industry-leading conversational AI, speeding up large language models by 30X over the previous generation.

The H800 is offered in China, Hong Kong and Macau, however the H100 is not offered in these markets. The differences between the H100 and H800 are the NVLink interface speed and the FP64 performance.

The NVIDIA H800 GPU features fourth-generation Tensor Cores and the Transformer Engine with FP8 precision, further extending NVIDIA’s market-leading AI leadership with up to 9X faster training and an incredible 30X inference speedup on large language models. For high-performance computing (HPC) applications, The GPUs triple the floating-point operations per second (FLOPS) of FP64 and add dynamic programming (DPX) instructions to deliver up to 7X higher performance.

The following figure shows the NVIDIA H800 GPU in double-wide PCIe adapter form factor.

Figure 1. ThinkSystem NVIDIA H800 PCIe Gen5 GPU

The NVIDIA H800 NVL Tensor Core GPU is optimized for Large Language Model (LLM) Inferences, with its high compute density, high memory bandwidth, high energy efficiency, and unique NVLink architecture.

The following table shows the part numbers for the NVIDIA H800 GPU.

The PCIe option part numbers includes the following:

• One GPU with full-height (3U) adapter bracket attached
• Documentation

The ThinkSystem NVIDIA H800 PCIe Gen5 GPU delivers high performance, scalability, and security for every workload. The GPU uses breakthrough innovations in the NVIDIA Hopper™ architecture to deliver industry-leading conversational AI, speeding up large language models (LLMs) by 30X over the previous generation.

The NVIDIA H800 GPU for mainstream servers comes with a five-year software subscription, including enterprise support, to the NVIDIA AI Enterprise software suite, simplifying AI adoption with the highest performance. This ensures organizations have access to the AI frameworks and tools they need to build accelerated AI workflows such as AI chatbots, recommendation engines, vision AI, and more.

The NVIDIA H800 GPU features fourth-generation Tensor Cores and the Transformer Engine with FP8 precision, further extending NVIDIA’s market-leading AI leadership with up to 9X faster training and an incredible 30X inference speedup on large language models. For high-performance computing (HPC) applications, the GPU triples the floating-point operations per second (FLOPS) of FP64 and adds dynamic programming (DPX) instructions to deliver up to 7X higher performance. With second-generation Multi-Instance GPU (MIG), built-in NVIDIA confidential computing, and NVIDIA NVLink Switch System, the NVIDIA H800 GPU securely accelerates all workloads for every data center from enterprise to exascale.

Key features of the NVIDIA H800 GPU:

• NVIDIA H800 Tensor Core GPU

  Built with 80 billion transistors using a cutting-edge TSMC 4N process custom tailored for NVIDIA’s accelerated compute needs, H800 is the world’s most advanced chip ever built. It features major advances to accelerate AI, HPC, memory bandwidth, interconnect, and communication at data center scale.

• Transformer Engine

  The Transformer Engine uses software and Hopper Tensor Core technology designed to accelerate training for models built from the world’s most important AI   model building block, the transformer. Hopper Tensor Cores can apply mixed FP8 and FP16 precisions to dramatically accelerate AI calculations  for transformers.

• NVLink Switch System

  The NVLink Switch System enables the scaling of multi-GPU input/output (IO) across multiple servers. The system delivers up to 9X higher bandwidth than InfiniBand HDR on the NVIDIA Ampere architecture.

• NVIDIA Confidential Computing

  NVIDIA Confidential Computing is a built-in security feature of Hopper that makes NVIDIA H800 the world’s first accelerator with confidential computing capabilities. Users can protect the confidentiality and integrity of their data and applications in use while accessing the unsurpassed acceleration of H800 GPUs.

• Second-Generation Multi-Instance GPU (MIG)

  The Hopper architecture’s second-generation MIG supports  multi-tenant, multi-user configurations in virtualized environments, securely partitioning the GPU into isolated, right-size instances to maximize quality of service (QoS) for 7X more secured tenants.

• DPX Instructions

  Hopper’s DPX instructions accelerate dynamic programming algorithms by 40X compared to CPUs and 7X compared to NVIDIA Ampere architecture GPUs. This leads to dramatically faster times in disease diagnosis, real-time routing optimizations, and graph analytics.

The following table lists the GPU processing specifications and performance of the NVIDIA H800 GPU.

The following tables list the ThinkSystem servers that are compatible.

The following table lists the supported operating systems.

This section lists the NVIDIA software that is available from Lenovo.

• NVIDIA vGPU Software (vApps, vPC, RTX vWS)
• NVIDIA Omniverse Software (OVE)
• NVIDIA AI Enterprise Software
• NVIDIA HPC Compiler Software

• Virtual PC (vPC)

  This product is ideal for users who want a virtual desktop but need great user experience leveraging PC Windows® applications, browsers and high-definition video. NVIDIA Virtual PC delivers a native experience to users in a virtual environment, allowing them to run all their PC applications at full performance.

• NVIDIA RTX Virtual Workstation (RTX vWS)

  NVIDIA RTX vWS is the only virtual workstation that supports NVIDIA RTX technology, bringing advanced features like ray tracing, AI-denoising, and Deep Learning Super Sampling (DLSS) to a virtual environment. Supporting the latest generation of NVIDIA GPUs unlocks the best performance possible, so designers and engineers can create their best work faster. IT can virtualize any application from the data center with an experience that is indistinguishable from a physical workstation — enabling workstation performance from any device.

The following license types are offered:

• Perpetual license

  A non-expiring, permanent software license that can be used on a perpetual basis without the need to renew. For each perpetual license, customers are also required to purchase a 5-year SUMS support contract. Without this contract, the perpetual license cannot be ordered.

• Annual subscription

  A software license that is active for a fixed period as defined by the terms of the subscription license, typically yearly. The subscription includes Support, Upgrade and Maintenance (SUMS) for the duration of the license term.

• Concurrent User (CCU)

  A method of counting licenses based on active user VMs. If the VM is active and the NVIDIA vGPU software is running, then this counts as one CCU. A vGPU CCU is independent of the connection to the VM.

The following table lists the ordering part numbers and feature codes.

NVIDIA Omniverse Software (OVE)

NVIDIA Omniverse™ Enterprise is an end-to-end collaboration and simulation platform that fundamentally transforms complex design workflows, creating a more harmonious environment for creative teams.

NVIDIA and Lenovo offer a robust, scalable solution for deploying Omniverse Enterprise, accommodating a wide range of professional needs. This document details the critical components, deployment options, and support available, ensuring an efficient and effective Omniverse experience.

Deployment options cater to varying team sizes and workloads. Using Lenovo NVIDIA-Certified Systems™ and Lenovo OVX nodes which are meticulously designed to manage scale and complexity, ensures optimal performance for Omniverse tasks.

Deployment options include:

• Workstations: NVIDIA-Certified Workstations with RTX 6000 Ada GPUs for desktop environments.
• Data Center Solutions: Deployment with Lenovo OVX nodes or NVIDIA-Certified Servers equipped with L40, L40S or A40 GPUs for centralized, high-capacity needs.

NVIDIA Omniverse Enterprise includes the following components and features:

• Platform Components: Kit, Connect, Nucleus, Simulation, RTX Renderer.
• Foundation Applications: USD Composer, USD Presenter.
• Omniverse Extensions: Connect Sample & SDK.
• Integrated Development Environment (IDE)
• Nucleus Configuration: Workstation, Enterprise Nucleus Server (supports up to 8 editors per scene); Self-Service Public Cloud Hosting using Containers.
• Omniverse Farm: Supports batch workloads up to 8 GPUs.
• Enterprise Services: Authentication (SSO/SSL), Navigator Microservice, Large File Transfer, User Accounts SAML/Account Directory.
• User Interface: Workstation & IT Managed Launcher.
• Support: NVIDIA Enterprise Support.
• Deployment Scenarios: Desktop to Data Center: Workstation deployment for building and designing, with options for physical or virtual desktops. For batch tasks, rendering, and SDG workloads that require headless compute, Lenovo OVX nodes are recommended.

The following part numbers are for a subscription license which is active for a fixed period as noted in the description. The license is for a named user which means the license is for named authorized users who may not re-assign or share the license with any other person.

NVIDIA AI Enterprise Software

Lenovo offers the NVIDIA AI Enterprise (NVAIE) cloud-native enterprise software. NVIDIA AI Enterprise is an end-to-end, cloud-native suite of  AI and data analytics software, optimized, certified, and supported by NVIDIA to run on VMware vSphere and bare-metal  with NVIDIA-Certified  Systems™.  It includes key enabling technologies from NVIDIA for rapid deployment, management, and scaling of AI workloads in the modern hybrid cloud.

NVIDIA AI Enterprise is licensed on a per-GPU basis. NVIDIA AI Enterprise products can be purchased as either a perpetual license with support services, or as an annual or multi-year subscription.

The features of NVIDIA AI Enterprise Software are listed in the following table.

Note: Maximum 10 concurrent VMs per product license

The following table lists the ordering part numbers and feature codes.

Find more information in the NVIDIA AI Enterprise Sizing Guide.

NVIDIA HPC Compiler Software

The power cables needed for the H800 SXM GPUs are included with the supported servers.

The H800 PCIe GPU option part number does not ship with auxiliary power cables. Cables are server-specific due to length requirements. For CTO orders, auxiliary power cables are derived by the configurator. For field upgrades, cables will need to be ordered separately as listed in the table below.

Table 13. Auxiliary power cables for H800

Auxiliary power cable needed with the SR650 V3, SR655 V3, SR665 V3, SR665, SR650 V2

400mm 16-pin (2x6+4) cable Option: SR650 V3: 4X67A82883, ThinkSystem SR650 V3 GPU Full Length Thermal Option Kit* SR655 V3: 4X67A86438, ThinkSystem SR655 V3 GPU Enablement Kit* SR665 V3: 4X67A85856, ThinkSystem SR665 V3 GPU Full Length Thermal Option Kit* SR665, SR650 V2: 4X97A85028, ThinkSystem 400mm 2x6+4 GPU Power Cable Feature: BRWK SBB: SBB7A66338 Base: SC17B33047 FRU: 03KM846 * The option part numbers are for thermal kits and include other components needed to install the GPU. See the SR650 V3 product guide or SR655 V3 product guide or SR665 V3 product guide for details.

Auxiliary power cable needed with the SR675 V3

235mm 16-pin (2x6+4) cable Option: 4X97A84510, ThinkSystem SR675 V3 Supplemental Power Cable for H100 GPU Option Feature: BSD2 SBB: SBB7A65299 Base: SC17B39301 FRU: 03LE554

Auxiliary power cable needed with the SR850 V3, SR860 V3

200mm 16-pin (2x6+4) cable Option: 4X97A88016, ThinkSystem SR850 V3/SR860 V3 H100 GPU Power Cable Option Kit Feature: BW28 SBB: SBB7A72759 Base: SC17B40604 FRU: 03LF915

Auxiliary power cable needed with the SR670 V2

215mm 16-pin (2x6+4) cable Option: 4X97A85027, ThinkSystem SR670 V2 H100/L40 GPU Option Power Cable Feature: BRWL SBB: SBB7A66339 Base: SC17B33046 FRU: 03KM845

The NVIDIA H800 GPU has the following regulatory approvals:

• RCM
• BSMI
• CE
• FCC
• ICES
• KCC
• cUL, UL
• VCCI

The NVIDIA H800 GPU has the following operating characteristics:

• Ambient temperature
  • Operational: 0°C to 50°C (-5°C to 55°C for short term*)
  • Storage: -40°C to 75°C
• Relative humidity:
  • Operational: 5-85% (5-93% short term*)
  • Storage: 5-95%

* A period not more than 96 hours consecutive, not to exceed 15 days per year.

One year limited warranty. When installed in a Lenovo server, the GPU assumes the server’s base warranty and any warranty upgrades.

For more information, refer to these documents:

• ThinkSystem and ThinkAgile GPU Summary:
  https://lenovopress.lenovo.com/lp0768-thinksystem-thinkagile-gpu-summary
• ServerProven compatibility:
  https://serverproven.lenovo.com/
• NVIDIA Hopper Architecture page
  https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/data-center/technologies/hopper-architecture/