Cisco UCSX-GPU-L40 | NVIDIA L40 GPU, 48GB GDDR6, 300W, PCIe Gen4 x16

Q: What Cisco platforms support the UCSX-GPU-L40?
A: The UCSX-GPU-L40 is designed for Cisco UCS X-Series modular systems, specifically the UCS X410c M7 compute nodes when configured with the X440p PCIe node. It is a full-height, full-length dual-slot card that requires proper chassis and power cable configuration.

Q: What workloads is the L40 GPU optimized for?
A: The L40 is optimized for AI inference, virtual workstation deployments, 3D rendering, real-time ray tracing, graphics-intensive applications, and video encoding/transcoding. It features hardware AV1 encode/decode capabilities and supports vGPU software for multi-user virtual desktop infrastructure.

Q: Does the UCSX-GPU-L40 include ECC memory?
A: Yes, the L40 includes 48GB of GDDR6 memory with Error-Correcting Code (ECC) support, providing enhanced reliability for production data center environments and mission-critical workloads where data integrity is essential.

Q: Can the L40 support multiple virtual machines?
A: Yes, the L40 supports NVIDIA vGPU technology, enabling GPU resources to be shared across multiple virtual machines or users. This makes it ideal for virtual workstation deployments, multi-tenant cloud environments, and centralized graphics rendering.

Q: What is the difference between the L40 and L40S?
A: The L40 has a 300W TDP and delivers 90.5 TFLOPS FP32 performance, while the L40S has a higher 350W TDP with nearly double the Tensor Core performance for AI training and generative AI workloads. Both share the same Ada Lovelace architecture and 48GB GDDR6 memory capacity.