News You can install Nvidia's fastest AI GPU into a PCIe slot with an SXM-to-PCIe adapter -- Nvidia H100 SXM can fit into regular x16 PCIe slots

[Admin]

Although a PCIe version of the H100 already exists, an adapter board allows the SXM model to fit into x16 PCIe slots.

You can install Nvidia's fastest AI GPU into a PCIe slot with an SXM-to-PCIe adapter -- Nvidia H100 SXM can fit into regular x16 PCIe slots : Read more

 

[NinjaChemist]

I can finally run Crysis!

 

[artk2219]

That adapter probably exists so you could theoretically use a standard desktop with it and save on platform costs, or you want to plug them into an older server that likely doesn't have any sxm ports. I can see the value in an adapter like that, especially if you just want to test something before committing to a full platform purchase.

 

[digitalgriffin]

These are commonly used to prototype test boards on a common off the shelf platform. It is easier to debug/analyze in a common system then hooking up to a server rack.

 

[bit_user]

That adapter probably exists so you could theoretically use a standard desktop with it and save on platform costs, or you want to plug them into an older server that likely doesn't have any sxm ports.

Yes. Older or not, SXM sockets aren't a typical server feature.

I can see the value in an adapter like that, especially if you just want to test something before committing to a full platform purchase.

No. This is a pretty terrible way to evaluate these GPUs, because SXM is about scaling and connecting up multiple GPUs into a mesh network.

Not only that, but there's no way in heck anyone would ever recommend this as a way to evaluate SXM-based GPUs, since they have passive cooling and rather steep airflow requirements.

IMO, what this is about is enabling people to buy old, used SXM GPUs off ebay and plug them into a home workstation/server to use for some extra compute power. That probably also helps explain why it's so inexpensive.

 

[bit_user]

I can finally run Crysis!

Only using a V100 or older. Newer 100-series GPUs have little or no raster acceleration. Also, SXM doesn't have display outputs, so you'll have to pair it with a regular GPU to do the display output.