Introduction to the NVIDIA DGX A100 System
NVIDIA DGX A100 DU-09821-001 _v01|2
1.1.1. DGX A100 Models and Component
Descriptions
There are two models of the NVIDIA DGX A100 system: the NVIDIA DGX A100 640GB system
and the NVIDIA DGX A100 320GB system.
Model Differentiation
Table1. Model Differentiation
Component
NVIDIA DGX A100 640GB
System
NVIDIA DGX A100 320GB
System
GPU
Qty 8 NVIDIA A100 GPUs
Third-generation NVLinks
Qty 8 NVIDIA A100 GPUs
Third-generation NVLinks
Total GPU Memory 640 GB 320 GB
NVIDIA NVSwitch
Qty 6
Second generation (2x faster
than first generation)
Qty 6
Second generation (2x faster
than first generation)
Networking
Up to 10 (Factory ship config)
NVIDIA ConnectX-6 or
ConnectX-7
InfiniBand/200 Gb/s Ethernet
Up to 9 (Factory ship config)
NVIDIA ConnectX-6 or
ConnectX-7 IB/200 Gb/s
Ethernet
(Optional Add-on: Second dual-
port 200 Gb/s Ethernet)
CPU 2 AMD Rome, 128 cores total 2 AMD Rome, 128 cores total
System Memory 2 TB (Factory ship config)
1 TB (Factory ship config)
(Optional Add-on: 1 TB to get 2
TB max.)
Storage
30 TB (Factory ship config)
U.2 NVMe Drives
(Optional drive upgrade to 60 TB)
15 TB (Factory ship config)
U.2 NVMe Drives
(Optional Add-on: 15 TB to get 30
TB max.
Optional drive upgrade to 60 TB)