Cisco UCSX-GPU-FLEX140 | Intel Flex 140 GPU, 12GB GDDR6, PCIe Gen4 x8, 75W

Q: What workloads is the Intel Flex 140 GPU designed for?
A: The Intel Flex 140 GPU is optimized for Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI), supporting up to 12 typical knowledge-worker virtual desktops per card. It also accelerates media encoding/transcoding, AI inference, graphics rendering, and cloud computing workloads with hardware ray tracing and Intel XMX AI acceleration.

Q: Which Cisco UCS servers support the UCSX-GPU-FLEX140?
A: This GPU is compatible with Cisco UCS X-Series modular systems including the X440p PCIe Node (up to 4 cards in Riser B configuration) and X210c M7/M8 Compute Nodes (up to 2 cards in front mezzanine). It also supports UCS C220 M7 rack servers (up to 3 cards with half-height risers). The GPU requires PCIe Gen4 or Gen5 half-height risers.

Q: Can I mix Intel Flex 140 GPUs with other GPU models in the same server?
A: No, GPU mixing is not supported. All GPU cards installed in a single UCS server or compute node must be identical models. For example, you cannot combine Intel Flex 140 and Flex 170, or mix Intel GPUs with NVIDIA GPUs in the same system.

Q: Does the Intel Flex 140 support GPU virtualization?
A: Yes, the Intel Flex 140 includes hardware-based SR-IOV virtualization, allowing GPU resources to be shared across multiple virtual machines simultaneously. This eliminates additional licensing costs for GPU virtualization in VDI deployments and is supported on VMware vSphere ESXi 8.0 and later with Intel driver packs.

Q: Why must this GPU be purchased from Cisco?
A: The UCSX-GPU-FLEX140 includes a unique Cisco SBIOS ID required for integration with Cisco Integrated Management Controller (CIMC) and UCS Manager (UCSM). Generic Intel Flex 140 cards from other vendors will not function properly in Cisco UCS infrastructure without this custom firmware identification.