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Abstract
The NVIDIA RTX™ 6000 Ada Generation is the ultimate workstation graphics card designed for professionals who demand maximum performance and reliability to deliver their best work and breakthrough innovations across industries. The RTX 6000 Ada provides the unmatched performance and capabilities essential for high-end design, real-time rendering, AI, and high-performance compute workflows.
This product guide provides essential presales information to understand the RTX 6000 Ada 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 RTX 6000 Ada GPU and consider its use in IT solutions.
Change History
Changes in the September 15, 2023 update:
- Added the Controlled status column to Table 1 - Part number information section
- The option part number is orderable
Introduction
The NVIDIA RTX™ 6000 Ada Generation is the ultimate workstation graphics card designed for professionals who demand maximum performance and reliability to deliver their best work and breakthrough innovations across industries. The RTX 6000 provides the unmatched performance and capabilities essential for high-end design, real-time rendering, AI, and high-performance compute workflows.
Built on the NVIDIA Ada Lovelace architecture, the RTX 6000 combines 142 third-generation RT Cores, 568 fourth-generation Tensor Cores, and 18,176 CUDA® cores with 48GB of error correction code (ECC) graphics memory. This all helps deliver the next generation of AI graphics and petaflop inferencing performance for unprecedented speed-up in rendering, Al, graphics, and compute workloads.
Figure 1. ThinkSystem NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada 48GB PCIe Active GPU
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Part number information
The following table shows the part numbers for the RTX 6000 Ada GPU.
The RTX 6000 Ada GPU is Controlled which means the GPU is not offered in certain markets, as determined by the US Government.
The PCIe option part numbers includes the following:
- One RTX 6000 Ada GPU with full-height (3U) adapter bracket attached
- Documentation
Features
Key features of the RTX 6000 Ada GPU:
- PCIe Gen 4
- Four DisplayPort 1.4a connectors
- AV1 encode and decode support
- DisplayPort with audio
- 3D stereo support with stereo connector
- NVIDIA GPUDirect® for Video support
- NVIDIA GPUDirect Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA) support
- NVIDIA virtual GPU (vGPU) software support
- NVIDIA Quadro® Sync II1 compatibility
- NVIDIA RTX Experience
- NVIDIA RTX Desktop Manager software
- NVIDIA RTX IO support
- HDCP 2.2 support
- NVIDIA Mosaic technology
The ThinkSystem NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada 48GB PCIe Active GPU offers the following features:
- NVIDIA Ada Lovelace Architecture
NVIDIA RTX™ 6000 Ada Generation is the most powerful workstation GPU offering high-performance, real-time ray tracing, AI-accelerated compute, and professional graphics rendering. Building upon the major SM enhancements from the Ada Lovelace GPU, the NVIDIA Ada Lovelace architecture provides more cores, higher clocks, and a larger L2 cache for more performance to enhance ray tracing operations, tensor matrix operations, and frame rates with DLSS 3.0.
- CUDA Cores
The NVIDIA Ada Lovelace architecture-based CUDA Cores offer more than 2X the single-precision floating point (FP32) throughput compared to the previous generation, providing significant performance improvements for graphics workflows such as 3D model development and compute for workloads such as desktop simulation for computer-aided engineering (CAE). The RTX 6000 enables two FP32 primary data paths, doubling the peak FP32 operations.
- 3rd Generation RT Cores
Incorporating 3rd generation ray tracing engines, NVIDIA Ada Lovelace architecture-based GPUs provide incredible ray-traced rendering performance. A single RTX 6000 board can render complex professional models with physically accurate shadows, reflections, and refractions to empower users with instant insight. Working in concert with applications leveraging APIs such as NVIDIA OptiX, Microsoft DXR, and Vulkan ray tracing, systems based on the RTX 6000 will power truly interactive design workflows to provide immediate feedback for unprecedented levels of productivity. The RTX 6000 features up to 2X faster ray-triangle intersection throughput compared to the previous generation.
- 4th Generation Tensor Cores
Specialized for deep learning matrix multiply and accumulate math operations at the heart of neural network training and inferencing functions, the RTX 6000 includes enhanced Tensor Cores that accelerate more data types and still support the Fine-Grained Structured Sparsity feature that delivers more than 2X throughput for tensor matrix operations compared to the previous generation. New Tensor Cores will accelerate new FP8 precision modes. Independent floating-point and integer data paths allow more efficient execution of workloads using a mix of computation and addressing calculations.
- 5th Generation NVDEC Engine
NVDEC is well suited for transcoding and video playback applications for real-time decoding. The following video codecs are supported for hardware-accelerated decoding: MPEG-2, VC-1, H.264 (AVCHD), H.265 (HEVC), VP8, VP9, and AV1 video formats. Video encoding at 8K/60 will be achievable for professional video editing.
- 8th Generation NVENC Engine
NVENC can take on the most demanding 4K or 8K video encoding tasks to free up the graphics engine and the CPU for other operations. The RTX 6000 provides better encoding quality than software-based x264 encoders. The RTX 6000 incorporates AV1 video encoding which is 40% more efficient than H.264 encoding for 4K HDR video. AV1 will provide better quality at the same bitrate bandwidth.
Technical specifications
The following table lists the specifications of the RTX 6000 Ada GPU.
Server support
The following tables list the ThinkSystem servers that are compatible.
Operating system support
The following table lists the supported operating systems:
Tip: These tables are automatically generated based on data from Lenovo ServerProven.
1 Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS/Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS
NVIDIA GPU software
This section lists the NVIDIA software that is available from Lenovo.
NVIDIA vGPU Software (vApps, vPC, RTX vWS)
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.
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.
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 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.
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
Auxiliary power cables
The RTX 6000 Ada 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.
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Regulatory approvals
The RTX 6000 Ada GPU has the following regulatory approvals:
- RCM
- BSMI
- CE
- FCC
- ICES
- KCC
- cUL, UL
- VCCI
Operating environment
The RTX 6000 Ada 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/ - RTX 6000 Ada GPU product page:
https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/design-visualization/rtx-6000/
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Full Change History
Changes in the September 15, 2023 update:
- Added the Controlled status column to Table 1 - Part number information section
- The option part number is orderable
First published: April 23, 2024
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