Lenovo NVIDIA RTX A4500 20GB PCIe Active GPU User Guide

Lenovo NVIDIA RTX A4500 20GB PCIe Active GPU

Specifications

• GPU Architecture: NVIDIA Ampere
• GPU Memory: 20 GB GDDR6
• Memory Interface: 300-bit
• Memory Bandwidth: Up to 640 GB/s
• ECC: Yes
• NVIDIA CUDA Cores: 7,168
• NVIDIA Tensor Cores: 224 third-generation Tensor Cores
• NVIDIA RT Cores: 56 second-generation RT Cores
• Single-Precision Performance: 23.7 TFLOPS (peak)
• RT Core Performance: 46.2 TFLOPS (peak)
• Tensor Performance: 189.2 TFLOPS (peak)
• NVLink support: Yes; 1x NVLink Bridge supported per pair of GPUs
• Host Interface: PCI Express 4.0 x 16
• Power Consumption: 200 W
• Thermal Solution: Active cooling
• Form Factor: 4.4 (H) x 10.5 (L), FHFL, Dual Slot
• Display Connectors: 4x DisplayPort (DP) 1.4a
• Maximum Simultaneous Displays: 4x 4096 x 2160 @ 120 Hz, 4x 5120 x 2880 @ 60 Hz, 2x 7680 x 4320 @ 60 Hz
• Encode / Decode Engines: 1x encode, 2x decode (+AV1 decode)

Installation

1. Ensure your system meets the requirements for the NVIDIA RTX A4500 GPU.
2. Power off your system and disconnect all power sources.
3. Select an appropriate PCIe slot on your motherboard and gently insert the GPU into the slot until it is firmly seated.
4. Secure the GPU in place with the screws provided.
5. Connect the necessary power connectors to the GPU.
6. Power on your system and install the latest drivers for optimal performance.

Usage
To leverage the full capabilities of the NVIDIA RTX A4500 GPU, ensure you are using applications that support hardware acceleration and take advantage of ray tracing, AI features, and advanced shading.

Maintenance
Regularly clean the GPU’s cooling system to prevent dust buildup and ensure efficient cooling performance.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Q: What professional applications are certified to work with the NVIDIA RTX A4500 GPU?
A: The NVIDIA RTX A4500 GPU is certified to work with a broad range of professional applications tested by leading independent software vendors and workstation manufacturers.

ThinkSystem NVIDIA RTX A4500 20GB PCIe Active
GPU

Product Guide

The NVIDIA RTX™ A4500 GPU is a dual-slot, 10.5 inch PCI Express Gen4 graphics solution based on the state-of-the-art NVIDIA Ampere Architecture. It is an actively cooled product capable of 200 W maximum graphics power.
The NVIDIA RTX A4500 delivers hardware-accelerated ray tracing, revolutionary AI features, advanced shading, and powerful simulation capabilities to creative professionals. With a graphics memory footprint of 20 GB of GDDR6 memory, the A4500 GPU enables the most graphics-intensive applications run with the highest level of user experience, even with largest of data sets.

Figure 1. ThinkSystem NVIDIA RTX A4500 PCIe Active GPU

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ThinkSystem NVIDIA RTX A4500 20GB PCIe Active GPU

Part number information

The following table shows the part numbers for the RTX A4500 GPU.

Table 1. Ordering information

The PCIe option part numbers includes the following:

• One RTX A4500 GPU with full-height (3U) adapter bracket attached
• Documentation

Features
The NVIDIA RTX™ A4500 combines high performance, enterprise reliability, and the latest RTX technology to help you achieve your best work in realtime. Built on the NVIDIA Ampere architecture, the RTX A4500 combines 56 second- generation RT Cores, 224 third-generation Tensor Cores, and 7,168 CUDA® cores with 20GB of graphics memory to supercharge rendering, AI, graphics, and compute tasks.
Connect two RTX A4500s with NVIDIA NVLink to scale memory and performance with multi-GPU configurations, allowing professionals to work with memory intensive tasks such as large models, ultra-high resolution rendering, and complex compute workloads.

NVIDIA RTX professional graphics cards are certified with a broad range of professional applications, tested by leading independent software vendors and workstation manufacturers, and backed by a global team of support specialists. Get the peace of mind needed to focus on what matters with the premier visual computing solution for mission-critical business

The ThinkSystem NVIDIA RTX A4500 20GB PCIe Active GPU offers the following features

• PCI Express Gen 4
• Four DisplayPort 1.4a connectors
• AV1 decode support
• DisplayPort with audio
• 3D stereo support with stereo connector NVIDIA GPUDirect® for Video support NVIDIA Quadro® Sync II compatibility NVIDIA RTX Experience™
• NVIDIA RTX Desktop Manager software NVIDIA RTX IO support
• HDCP 2.2 support
• NVIDIA Mosaic technology
• NVIDIA NVLink Technology

ThinkSystem NVIDIA RTX A4500 20GB PCIe Active GPU

Technical specifications

The following table lists the specifications of the NVIDIA RTX A4500 GPU.
Table 2. NVIDIA RTX A4500 specifications

Hz, 2x 7680 x 4320 @ 60 Hz
Encode / Decode Engines| 1x encode, 2x decode (+AV1 decode)
VR Ready| Yes
Graphics APIs| DirectX 12 Ultimate, Shader Model 6.6, OpenGL 4.6, Vulkan 1.3
Compute APIs| CUDA 11.6, DirectCompute, OpenCL 3.0

Server support
The following tables list the ThinkSystem servers that are compatible.

Table 3. Server support (Part 1 of 4)

Table 4. Server support (Part 2 of 4)

Table 5. Server support (Part 3 of 4)

Table 6. Server support (Part 4 of 4)

Operating system support
The following table lists the supported operating systems:

Tip: These tables are automatically generated based on data from Lenovo ServerProven.

Table 7. Operating system support for ThinkSystem NVIDIA RTX A4500 20GB PCIe Active GPU, 4X67A76726

Operating systems

| SR650 V3 (4th Gen Xeon)| SR650 V3 (5th Gen Xeon)| SR655 V3| SR665 V3| SR850 V3| SR860 V3| ST650 V3| SR655
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---
Microsoft Windows 10| Y| Y| Y| Y| N| N| N| N
Microsoft Windows 11| Y| Y| Y| Y| N| N| N| N
Microsoft Windows Server 2019| Y| Y| Y| Y| Y 1| Y 1| Y| N
Microsoft Windows Server 2022| Y| Y| Y| Y| Y| Y| Y| N
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2| N| N| N| N| N| N| N| Y 2
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.3| N| N| N| N| N| N| N| Y
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4| N| N| N| N| N| N| N| Y
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.5| N| N| N| N| N| N| N| Y
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6| Y| N| Y| Y| Y| Y| Y| N
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.7| Y| N| Y| Y| Y| Y| Y| N
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8| Y| Y| Y| Y| Y| Y| Y| N
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0| Y| N| Y| Y| Y| Y| Y| N
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.1| Y| N| Y| Y| Y| Y| Y| N
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2| Y| Y| Y| Y| Y| Y| Y| N
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4| Y| N| Y| Y| Y| Y| Y| N
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5| Y| Y| Y| Y| Y| Y| Y| N
Ubuntu 20.04.5 LTS| N| N| Y| Y| Y| Y| N| N
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS| Y| N| Y| Y| Y| Y| Y| N

1. For limitation, please refer Support Tip TT1591
2. 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)
• NVIDIA AI Enterprise Software
  NVIDIA HPC Compiler Software

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.
Table 8. NVIDIA vGPU Software

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
Part number| Feature code 7S02CTO1WW| Description
---|---|---
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 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.
Table 9. Features of NVIDIA AI Enterprise Software (NVAIE)

• Note: Maximum 10 concurrent VMs per product license
• The following table lists the ordering part numbers and feature codes.
• Table 10. NVIDIA AI Enterprise Software (NVAIE)

Part number

| Feature code 7S02CTO1WW|

Description

---|---|---
AI Enterprise Perpetual License
7S02001BWW| S6YY| NVIDIA AI Enterprise Perpetual License and Support per GPU, 5 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
Table 11. NVIDIA HPC Compiler

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

Part number

| Feature code 7S09CTO6WW|

Description

---|---|---
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 RTX A4500 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 12. Auxiliary power cables for RTX A4500 (click images to show larger versions)

Auxiliary power cables needed with the SR650 V3, SR655 V3, SR665 V3

Regulatory approvals
The RTX A4500 GPU has the following regulatory approvals:

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

Operating environment
The RTX A4500 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 RTX A4500 product page:
  https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/design-visualization/rtx-a4500/

• NVIDIA Ampere Architecture page
  https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/data-center/ampere-architecture/

Related product families
Product families related to this document are the following:

• GPU adapters

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• NVIDIA GPUs cannot be assigned to VMs running on Windows Server 2019 Hyper-V – Lenovo ThinkSystem SR860 V3 and SR850 V3 - Lenovo Support TW
• Welcome | ServerProven
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