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Abstract
Take remote work to the next level with NVIDIA A16. Combined with NVIDIA Virtual PC (vPC) or NVIDIA RTX Virtual Workstation (vWS) software, the A16 enables virtual desktops and workstations with the power and performance to tackle any project from anywhere.
This product guide provides essential presales information to understand the NVIDIA A16 GPU and its key features, specifications, and compatibility. This guide is intended for technical specialists, sales specialists, sales engineers, IT architects, and other IT professionals who want to learn more about the NVIDIA A16 GPU and consider its use in IT solutions.
Introduction
Take remote work to the next level with NVIDIA A16. Combined with NVIDIA Virtual PC (vPC) or NVIDIA RTX Virtual Workstation (vWS) software, the A16 enables virtual desktops and workstations with the power and performance to tackle any project from anywhere. Purpose-built for high-density, graphics-rich virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) and leveraging the NVIDIA Ampere architecture, A16 provides double the user density versus the previous generation, while ensuring the best possible user experience.
Figure 1. ThinkSystem NVIDIA A16 64GB Gen4 PCIe Passive GPU
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When combined with NVIDIA RTX Virtual Workstation (vWS) software, the A16 enables affordable entry-level virtual workstations ideal for running workloads such as computer-aided design (CAD). The A16 features a unique quad-GPU board design enabling the provisioning of mixed user profile sizes, so IT can support light virtual PC workloads as well as users with larger memory and graphics requirements. Mixing user types on a board is also supported, enabling the provisioning of virtual PCs, virtual workstations, and even virtualized compute on a single board.
Part number information
The following table shows the part numbers for the NVIDIA A16 GPU.
| Part number | Feature code | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 4X67A76727 | BNFE | ThinkSystem NVIDIA A16 64GB Gen4 PCIe Passive GPU |
| CTO only | BQZU | ThinkSystem NVIDIA A16 64GB Gen4 PCIe Passive GPU w/o CEC |
The PCIe option part numbers includes the following:
- One NVIDIA A16 GPU with full-height (3U) adapter bracket attached
- Documentation
GPUs without a CEC chip: The NVIDIA A16 GPU is offered without a CEC chip (look for "w/o CEC" in the name). The CEC is a secondary Hardware Root of Trust (RoT) module that provides an additional layer of security, which can be used by customers who have high regulatory requirements or high security standards. NVIDIA uses a multi-layered security model and hence the protection offered by the primary Root of Trust embedded in the GPU is expected to be sufficient for most customers. The CEC defeatured products still offer Secure Boot, Secure Firmware Update, Firmware Rollback Protection, and In-Band Firmware Update Disable. Specifically, without the CEC chip, the GPU does not support Key Revocation or Firmware Attestation. CEC and non-CEC GPUs of the same type of GPU can be mixed in field upgrades.
Features
The ThinkSystem NVIDIA A16 64GB Gen4 PCIe Passive GPU offers the following features:
- Designed For Accelerated VDI: Optimized for user density, and combined with NVIDIA vPC software, enables graphics-rich virtual PCs to be accessible from anywhere.
- Affordable Virtual Workstations: Large frame buffer per user for entry-level virtual workstations, with NVIDIA RTX vWS software, running workloads such as computer-aided design (CAD).
- Flexibly Support Diverse User Types: Unique quad-GPU board design enables the provisioning of mixed user profile sizes and user types, such as virtual PCs and virtual workstations, on a single board.
- Superior User Experience: Provides increased frame rate and lower end-user latency, versus CPU-only VDI, resulting in more responsive applications and a user experience that is indistinguishable from a native PC or workstation.
- Double The User Density: Purpose-built for graphics-rich VDI, with support for up to 64 concurrent users per board, in a dual-slot form factor.
- High-Resolution Display: Supports multiple, high resolution monitors to enable maximum productivity and photorealistic quality in a VDI environment.
- More Than 2X The Encoder Throughput: More than double the encoder throughput versus previous generation M10, providing high-performance transcoding and the multiuser performance required for multi-stream video and multimedia.
- Highest Quality Video: Support for the latest codecs, including H.265 encode/decode, VP9, and AV1 decode for the highest-quality video experiences.
- NVIDIA Ampere Architecture: NVIDIA Ampere architecture based CUDA cores, second generation RT-Cores, and third- generation Tensor-Cores provide the flexibility to host virtual workstations powered by NVIDIA RTX vWS software, or to leverage unused VDI resources to run compute workloads with NVIDIA AI Enterprise software.
Technical specifications
The following table lists the specifications of the NVIDIA A16 PCIe GPU.
| Feature | Specification |
|---|---|
| GPU Architecture | NVIDIA Ampere |
| NVIDIA third-generation Tensor Cores | 160 total Tensor Cores (40 cores per GPU, 4 GPUs) |
| NVIDIA CUDA Cores (shading units) | 5120 total FP32 CUDA Cores (1280 cores per GPU, 4 GPUs) |
| NVIDIA RT Cores | 40 total RT Cores (10 cores per GPU, 4 GPUs) |
| Double-Precision Performance (FP64) | Not applicable |
| Single-Precision Performance | FP32: 4x 4.5 TFLOPS Tensor Float 32 (TF32): 4x 9 TFLOPS, 4x 18 TFLOPS* |
| Half-Precision Performance | FP16: 4x 17.9 TFLOPS, 4x 35.9 TFLOPS* |
| Bfloat16 | Not applicable |
| Integer Performance | INT8: 4x 35.9 TOPS, 4x 71.8 TOPS* |
| GPU Memory | 64GB GDDR6 (16 GB per GPU, 4 CPUs) |
| Memory Bandwidth | 4x 200 GB/s |
| ECC | Yes |
| Interconnect Bandwidth | Not applicable |
| System Interface | PCIe Gen 4, x16 lanes |
| Form Factor | PCIe full height/length, double width (dual slot) |
| Multi-Instance GPU (MIG) | No support |
| Max Power Consumption | 250 W |
| Thermal Solution | Passive |
| Graphics APIs | DirectX 12.07, Shader Model 5.17, OpenGL 4.68, Vulkan 1.18 |
| Compute APIs | CUDA, DirectCompute, OpenCL, OpenACC |
Server support
The following tables list the ThinkSystem servers that are compatible.
| Part Number | Description | 2S AMD V3 | 2S Intel V3 | 4S 8S Intel V3 | Multi Node | GPU Rich | 1S V3 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SR635 V3 (7D9H / 7D9G) |
SR655 V3 (7D9F / 7D9E) |
SR645 V3 (7D9D / 7D9C) |
SR665 V3 (7D9B / 7D9A) |
ST650 V3 (7D7B / 7D7A) |
SR630 V3 (7D72 / 7D73) |
SR650 V3 (7D75 / 7D76) |
SR850 V3 (7D97 / 7D96) |
SR860 V3 (7D94 / 7D93) |
SR950 V3 (7DC5 / 7DC4) |
SD535 V3 (7DD8 / 7DD1) |
SD530 V3 (7DDA / 7DD3) |
SD550 V3 (7DD9 / 7DD2) |
SR670 V2 (7Z22 / 7Z23) |
SR675 V3 (7D9Q / 7D9R) |
SR680a V3 (7DHE) |
SR685a V3 (7DHC) |
ST250 V3 (7DCF / 7DCE) |
SR250 V3 (7DCM / 7DCL) |
||
| 4X67A76727 | ThinkSystem NVIDIA A16 64GB Gen4 PCIe Passive GPU | N | 3 | N | 3 | N | N | 3 | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| Part Number | Description | Edge | Super Computing | 1S Intel V2 | 2S Intel V2 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SE350 (7Z46 / 7D1X) |
SE350 V2 (7DA9) |
SE360 V2 (7DAM) |
SE450 (7D8T) |
SE455 V3 (7DBY) |
SD665 V3 (7D9P) |
SD665-N V3 (7DAZ) |
SD650 V3 (7D7M) |
SD650-I V3 (7D7L) |
SD650-N V3 (7D7N) |
ST50 V2 (7D8K / 7D8J) |
ST250 V2 (7D8G / 7D8F) |
SR250 V2 (7D7R / 7D7Q) |
ST650 V2 (7Z75 / 7Z74) |
SR630 V2 (7Z70 / 7Z71) |
SR650 V2 (7Z72 / 7Z73) |
||
| 4X67A76727 | ThinkSystem NVIDIA A16 64GB Gen4 PCIe Passive GPU | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | 3 |
| Part Number | Description | AMD V1 | Dense V2 | 4S V2 | 8S | 4S V1 | 1S Intel V1 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SR635 (7Y98 / 7Y99) |
SR655 (7Y00 / 7Z01) |
SR655 Client OS |
SR645 (7D2Y / 7D2X) |
SR665 (7D2W / 7D2V) |
SD630 V2 (7D1K) |
SD650 V2 (7D1M) |
SD650-N V2 (7D1N) |
SN550 V2 (7Z69) |
SR850 V2 (7D31 / 7D32) |
SR860 V2 (7Z59 / 7Z60) |
SR950 (7X11 / 7X12) |
SR850 (7X18 / 7X19) |
SR850P (7D2F / 2D2G) |
SR860 (7X69 / 7X70) |
ST50 (7Y48 / 7Y50) |
ST250 (7Y45 / 7Y46) |
SR150 (7Y54) |
SR250 (7Y52 / 7Y51) |
||
| 4X67A76727 | ThinkSystem NVIDIA A16 64GB Gen4 PCIe Passive GPU | N | N | N | N | 3 | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| Part Number | Description | 2S Intel V1 | Dense V1 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ST550 (7X09 / 7X10) |
SR530 (7X07 / 7X08) |
SR550 (7X03 / 7X04) |
SR570 (7Y02 / 7Y03) |
SR590 (7X98 / 7X99) |
SR630 (7X01 / 7X02) |
SR650 (7X05 / 7X06) |
SR670 (7Y36 / 7Y37) |
SD530 (7X21) |
SD650 (7X58) |
SN550 (7X16) |
SN850 (7X15) |
||
| 4X67A76727 | ThinkSystem NVIDIA A16 64GB Gen4 PCIe Passive GPU | N | N | N | N | N | N | 2 | N | N | N | N | N |
Operating system support
The following table lists the supported operating systems:
Tip: These tables are automatically generated based on data from Lenovo ServerProven.
| Operating systems | SR650 V3 (4th Gen Xeon) |
SR650 V3 (5th Gen Xeon) |
SR655 V3 |
SR665 V3 |
SR650 V2 |
SR665 |
SR650 (Xeon Gen 2) |
SR650 (Xeon Gen 1) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Windows 10 | N | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N | N |
| Microsoft Windows 11 | N | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N | N |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2019 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2022 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.8 | N | N | N | N | N | Y 1 | Y | Y |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.9 | N | N | N | N | Y | Y 1 | Y | Y |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.0 | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1 | N | N | N | N | N | Y 1 | Y | Y |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 | N | N | N | N | Y | Y 1 | Y | Y |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.3 | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.5 | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.7 | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.1 | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 | N | N | N | N | N | Y 1 | Y | Y |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Ubuntu 18.04.5 LTS | N | N | N | N | Y | N | N | N |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | N | N | N | N | Y | N | N | N |
| Ubuntu 20.04.5 LTS | N | N | Y | Y | N | N | N | N |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 6.5 | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y |
| VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 6.5 U1 | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y |
| VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 6.5 U2 | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y |
| VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 6.5 U3 | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y |
| VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 6.7 | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y |
| VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 6.7 U1 | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y |
| VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 6.7 U2 | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y |
| VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 6.7 U3 | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 7.0 | N | N | N | N | N | Y 1 | Y | Y |
| VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 7.0 U1 | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y |
| VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 7.0 U2 | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 7.0 U3 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 8.0 | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 8.0 U1 | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 8.0 U2 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
1 The OS is not supported with EPYC 7003 processors.
NVIDIA GPU software
This section lists the NVIDIA software that is available from Lenovo.
NVIDIA vGPU Software (vApps, vPC, RTX vWS, and vCS)
Lenovo offers the following virtualization software for NVIDIA GPUs:
- Virtual Applications (vApps)
For organizations deploying Citrix XenApp, VMware Horizon RDSH or other RDSH solutions. Designed to deliver PC Windows applications at full performance. NVIDIA Virtual Applications allows users to access any Windows application at full performance on any device, anywhere. This edition is suited for users who would like to virtualize applications using XenApp or other RDSH solutions. Windows Server hosted RDSH desktops are also supported by vApps.
- 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.
- Virtual Compute Server (vCS)
NVIDIA Virtual Compute Server (vCS) enables data centers running on Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Red Hat Virtualization, and other supported KVM-based hypervisors to accelerate server virtualization with the latest NVIDIA data center GPUs, so that the most compute-intensive workloads, such as artificial intelligence, deep learning, and data science, can be run in a virtual machine (VM) powered by NVIDIA vGPU technology.
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. Each Lenovo part number includes a fixed number of years of Support, Upgrade and Maintenance (SUMS).
- 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.
| Part number | Feature code 7S02CTO1WW |
Description |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA vApps | ||
| 7S020003WW | B1MP | NVIDIA vApps Perpetual License and SUMS 5Yr, 1 CCU |
| 7S020004WW | B1MQ | NVIDIA vApps Subscription License 1 Year, 1 CCU |
| 7S020005WW | B1MR | NVIDIA vApps Subscription License 3 Years, 1 CCU |
| 7S02003DWW | S832 | NVIDIA vApps Subscription License 4 Years, 1 CCU |
| 7S02003EWW | S833 | NVIDIA vApps Subscription License 5 Years, 1 CCU |
| NVIDIA vPC | ||
| 7S020009WW | B1MV | NVIDIA vPC Perpetual License and SUMS 5Yr, 1 CCU |
| 7S02000AWW | B1MW | NVIDIA vPC Subscription License 1 Year, 1 CCU |
| 7S02000BWW | B1MX | NVIDIA vPC Subscription License 3 Years, 1 CCU |
| 7S02003FWW | S834 | NVIDIA vPC Subscription License 4 Years, 1 CCU |
| 7S02003GWW | S835 | NVIDIA vPC Subscription License 5 Years, 1 CCU |
| NVIDIA RTX vWS | ||
| 7S02000FWW | B1N1 | NVIDIA RTX vWS Perpetual License and SUMS 5Yr, 1 CCU |
| 7S02000GWW | B1N2 | NVIDIA RTX vWS Subscription License 1 Year, 1 CCU |
| 7S02000HWW | B1N3 | NVIDIA RTX vWS Subscription License 3 Years, 1 CCU |
| 7S02000XWW | S6YJ | NVIDIA RTX vWS Subscription License 4 Years, 1 CCU |
| 7S02000YWW | S6YK | NVIDIA RTX vWS Subscription License 5 Years, 1 CCU |
| 7S02000LWW | B1N6 | NVIDIA RTX vWS EDU Perpetual License and SUMS 5Yr, 1 CCU |
| 7S02000MWW | B1N7 | NVIDIA RTX vWS EDU Subscription License 1 Year, 1 CCU |
| 7S02000NWW | B1N8 | NVIDIA RTX vWS EDU Subscription License 3 Years, 1 CCU |
| 7S02003BWW | S830 | NVIDIA RTX vWS EDU Subscription License 4 Years, 1 CCU |
| 7S02003CWW | S831 | NVIDIA RTX vWS EDU Subscription License 5 Years, 1 CCU |
| NVIDIA vCS | ||
| 7S02000ZWW | S6YL | NVIDIA Virtual Compute Server Subscription, 1 GPU (Max 10 CC VMs), 1 Year |
| 7S020010WW | S6YM | NVIDIA Virtual Compute Server Subscription, 1 GPU (Max 10 CC VMs), 3 Years |
| 7S020011WW | S6YN | NVIDIA Virtual Compute Server Subscription, 1 GPU (Max 10 CC VMs), 5 Years |
| 7S020012WW | S6YP | NVIDIA Virtual Compute Server Subscription, 1 GPU (Max 10 CC VMs), EDU, 1 Year |
| 7S020013WW | S6YQ | NVIDIA Virtual Compute Server Subscription, 1 GPU (Max 10 CC VMs), EDU, 3 Years |
| 7S020014WW | S6YR | NVIDIA Virtual Compute Server Subscription, 1 GPU (Max 10 CC VMs), EDU, 5 Years |
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 A5000 or A6000 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.
| Part number | Description |
|---|---|
| 7S02003PWW | NVIDIA Omniverse Enterprise Subscription per Named User, 1 Year |
| 7S02003QWW | NVIDIA Omniverse Enterprise Subscription per Named User, 3 Year |
| 7S02003RWW | NVIDIA Omniverse Enterprise Subscription per Named User, EDU, 1 Year |
| 7S02003SWW | NVIDIA Omniverse Enterprise Subscription per Named User, EDU, 3 Year |
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 perpetual license provides the right to use the NVIDIA AI Enterprise software indefinitely, with no expiration. NVIDIA AI Enterprise with perpetual licenses must be purchased in conjunction with one-year, three-year, or five-year support services. A one-year support service is also available for renewals.
- The subscription offerings are an affordable option to allow IT departments to better manage the flexibility of license volumes. NVIDIA AI Enterprise software products with subscription includes support services for the duration of the software’s subscription license
The features of NVIDIA AI Enterprise Software are listed in the following table.
| Features | Supported in NVIDIA AI Enterprise |
|---|---|
| Per GPU Licensing | Yes |
| Compute Virtualization | Supported |
| Windows Guest OS Support | No support |
| Linux Guest OS Support | Supported |
| Maximum Displays | 1 |
| Maximum Resolution | 4096 x 2160 (4K) |
| OpenGL and Vulkan | In-situ Graphics only |
| CUDA and OpenCL Support | Supported |
| ECC and Page Retirement | Supported |
| MIG GPU Support | Supported |
| Multi-vGPU | Supported |
| NVIDIA GPUDirect | Supported |
| Peer-to-Peer over NVLink | Supported |
| GPU Pass Through Support | Supported |
| Baremetal Support | Supported |
| AI and Data Science applications and Frameworks | Supported |
| Cloud Native ready | Supported |
Note: Maximum 10 concurrent VMs per product license
The following table lists the ordering part numbers and feature codes.
| Part number | Feature code 7S02CTO1WW |
Description |
|---|---|---|
| AI Enterprise Perpetual License | ||
| 7S020019WW | S6YW | NVIDIA AI Enterprise Perpetual License and Support per GPU, 1 Year |
| 7S02001AWW | S6YX | NVIDIA AI Enterprise Perpetual License and Support per GPU, 3 Years |
| 7S02001BWW | S6YY | NVIDIA AI Enterprise Perpetual License and Support per GPU, 5 Years |
| 7S02001CWW | S6YZ | NVIDIA AI Enterprise Perpetual License and Support per GPU, EDU, 1 Year |
| 7S02001DWW | S6Z0 | NVIDIA AI Enterprise Perpetual License and Support per GPU, EDU, 3 Years |
| 7S02001EWW | S6Z1 | NVIDIA AI Enterprise Perpetual License and Support per GPU, EDU, 5 Years |
| AI Enterprise Subscription License | ||
| 7S02001FWW | S6Z2 | NVIDIA AI Enterprise Subscription License and Support per GPU, 1 Year |
| 7S02001GWW | S6Z3 | NVIDIA AI Enterprise Subscription License and Support per GPU, 3 Years |
| 7S02001HWW | S6Z4 | NVIDIA AI Enterprise Subscription License and Support per GPU, 5 Years |
| 7S02001JWW | S6Z5 | NVIDIA AI Enterprise Subscription License and Support per GPU, EDU, 1 Year |
| 7S02001KWW | S6Z6 | NVIDIA AI Enterprise Subscription License and Support per GPU, EDU, 3 Years |
| 7S02001LWW | S6Z7 | NVIDIA AI Enterprise Subscription License and Support per GPU, EDU, 5 Years |
Find more information in the NVIDIA AI Enterprise Sizing Guide.
NVIDIA HPC Compiler Software
| Part number | Feature code 7S09CTO6WW |
Description |
|---|---|---|
| HPC Compiler Support Services | ||
| 7S090014WW | S924 | NVIDIA HPC Compiler Support Services, 1 Year |
| 7S090015WW | S925 | NVIDIA HPC Compiler Support Services, 3 Years |
| 7S09002GWW | S9UQ | NVIDIA HPC Compiler Support Services, 5 Years |
| 7S090016WW | S926 | NVIDIA HPC Compiler Support Services, EDU, 1 Year |
| 7S090017WW | S927 | NVIDIA HPC Compiler Support Services, EDU, 3 Years |
| 7S09002HWW | S9UR | NVIDIA HPC Compiler Support Services, EDU, 5 Years |
| 7S090018WW | S928 | NVIDIA HPC Compiler Support Services - Additional Contact, 1 Year |
| 7S09002JWW | S9US | NVIDIA HPC Compiler Support Services - Additional Contact, 3 Years |
| 7S09002KWW | S9UT | NVIDIA HPC Compiler Support Services - Additional Contact, 5 Years |
| 7S090019WW | S929 | NVIDIA HPC Compiler Support Services - Additional Contact, EDU, 1 Year |
| 7S09002LWW | S9UU | NVIDIA HPC Compiler Support Services - Additional Contact, EDU, 3 Years |
| 7S09002MWW | S9UV | NVIDIA HPC Compiler Support Services - Additional Contact, EDU, 5 Years |
| HPC Compiler Premier Support Services | ||
| 7S09001AWW | S92A | NVIDIA HPC Compiler Premier Support Services, 1 Year |
| 7S09002NWW | S9UW | NVIDIA HPC Compiler Premier Support Services, 3 Years |
| 7S09002PWW | S9UX | NVIDIA HPC Compiler Premier Support Services, 5 Years |
| 7S09001BWW | S92B | NVIDIA HPC Compiler Premier Support Services, EDU, 1 Year |
| 7S09002QWW | S9UY | NVIDIA HPC Compiler Premier Support Services, EDU, 3 Years |
| 7S09002RWW | S9UZ | NVIDIA HPC Compiler Premier Support Services, EDU, 5 Years |
| 7S09001CWW | S92C | NVIDIA HPC Compiler Premier Support Services - Additional Contact, 1 Year |
| 7S09002SWW | S9V0 | NVIDIA HPC Compiler Premier Support Services - Additional Contact, 3 Years |
| 7S09002TWW | S9V1 | NVIDIA HPC Compiler Premier Support Services - Additional Contact, 5 Years |
| 7S09001DWW | S92D | NVIDIA HPC Compiler Premier Support Services - Additional Contact, EDU, 1 Year |
| 7S09002UWW | S9V2 | NVIDIA HPC Compiler Premier Support Services - Additional Contact, EDU, 3 Years |
| 7S09002VWW | S9V3 | NVIDIA HPC Compiler Premier Support Services - Additional Contact, EDU, 5 Years |
Auxiliary power cables
The A16 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.
| Auxiliary power cables needed with the SR665, SR650 V2, SR650 V3, SR655 V3, SR665 V3 |
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* The option part numbers are for thermal kits and include other components needed to install the GPU. See the server product guide for details. |
| Auxiliary power cables needed with the SR650 |
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Regulatory approvals
The NVIDIA A16 GPU has the following regulatory approvals:
- RCM
- BSMI
- CE
- FCC
- ICES
- KCC
- cUL, UL
- VCCI
Operating environment
The NVIDIA A16 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.
Warranty
One year limited warranty. When installed in a Lenovo server, the GPU assumes the server’s base warranty and any warranty upgrades.
Related publications
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 A16 product page:
https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/data-center/products/a16-gpu/ - NVIDIA Ampere Architecture page
https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/data-center/ampere-architecture/
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