NVIDIA A10 GPU Accelerator

Product Brief

PB-10415-001_v04 | March 2022

 Document History
PB-10415-001_v04
Version Date Authors Description of Change
01 March 16, 2021 AV, SM Initial Release
02 April 12, 2021 KD, SM Removed confidential markings
03 January 12, 2022 AV, SM • Corrected VF BAR1 information in Table 3
• Updated Table 4
04 March 18, 2022 VK, SM • Removed Secure Boot from Table 1
• Updated Secure Boot and CEC description in
Table 3
• Updated “Root of Trust” section
• Added Table 5 “Root of Trust Feature Set”

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 Table of Contents
Overview .....................................................................................................................1
Specifications .............................................................................................................3
Product Specifications ................................................................................................................. 3
Environmental and Reliability Specifications ............................................................................. 6
Airflow Direction Support ...........................................................................................7
Product Features .......................................................................................................8
PCI Express Interface Specifications .......................................................................................... 8
PCIe Speed Support ................................................................................................................. 8
Polarity Inversion and Lane Reversal Support ....................................................................... 8
Root of Trust ................................................................................................................................. 8
Form Factor ................................................................................................................................ 10
Power Connector Placement ................................................................................................. 10
Extenders .................................................................................................................................... 11
Support Information ................................................................................................. 12
Certifications .............................................................................................................................. 12
Agencies...................................................................................................................................... 12
Languages .................................................................................................................................. 13

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 List of Figures
Figure 1. NVIDIA A10 PCIe Card .................................................................................................. 2
Figure 2. A10 Airflow Directions .................................................................................................. 7
Figure 3. NVIDIA A10 PCIe Card Dimensions ........................................................................... 10
Figure 4. PCIe 8-Pin Power Connector ..................................................................................... 10
Figure 5. Long Offset and Straight Extenders .......................................................................... 11

List of Tables
Table 1. Product Specifications ................................................................................................. 3
Table 2. Memory Specifications ................................................................................................. 4
Table 3. Software Specifications ................................................................................................ 4
Table 4. Board Environmental and Reliability Specifications ..................................................6
Table 5. Root of Trust Feature Set ............................................................................................. 9
Table 6. Supported Auxiliary Power Connections ................................................................... 11
Table 7. Languages Supported ................................................................................................ 13

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Overview

The NVIDIA® A10 Tensor Core graphics processing unit (GPU) delivers a versatile platform for
Graphics and Video processing, as well as Deep Learning Inferencing in distributed computing
environments. It combines the 2nd generation NVIDIA® TensorRT™ cores, 3rd generation
tensor cores with 24 GB of GDDR6 memory in a single-slot 10.5-inch PCI Express Gen4 form
factor, with 150 W maximum board power. The card is passively cooled that requires system
airflow to operate within its thermal envelope.
Powered by the NVIDIA Ampere architecture, the NVIDIA A10 universal GPU provides
revolutionary multi-precision performance to accelerate mixed workloads from a single, GPU
accelerated infrastructure. When combined with NVIDIA RTX™ Virtual Workstation (vWS)
software, A10 is ideal for running high-performance virtual workstations running professional
visualization applications or combine with NVIDIA Virtual PC (vPC) software for multimedia-
rich virtual desktops. It can also support deep learning and machine learning training and
inference, video transcoding, cloud gaming, AI audio and video effects, rendering, data
analytics, and many other workloads.
As part of the NVIDIA AI Platform, the A10 supports all AI frameworks and network models,
delivering dramatic performance and efficiency that maximizes the utility of at-scale
deployments.

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Figure 1. NVIDIA A10 PCIe Card

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Product Specifications
Table 1 through Table 3 provide the product, memory, and software specifications for the
NVIDIA A10 PCIe card.

Table 1. Product Specifications

Specification NVIDIA A10
Product SKU PG133 SKU 215
NVPN: 699-2G133-0215-C01 or later
Total board power 150 W
Thermal solution Passive
Mechanical Form Factor Full-height, full-length (FHFL) 10.5”, single slot
GPU SKU GA102-890
PCI Device IDs Device ID: 0x2236
Vendor ID: 0x10DE
Sub-Vendor ID: 0x10DE
Sub-System ID: 0x1482
GPU clocks Base: 885 MHz
Boost: 1695 MHz
Performance States P0, P8
VBIOS EEPROM size: 8 Mbit
UEFI: Supported
PCI Express interface PCI Express 4.0 ×16, x8; PCIe 3.0 x16
Lane and polarity reversal supported
Zero Power Not supported
NEBS readiness Supported
Power connectors One PCIe 8-pin auxiliary power connector

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Specification NVIDIA A10

Weight Board: 550 Grams (excluding bracket and extenders)
Bracket with screws: 12 Grams
Long offset extender: 64 Grams
Straight extender: 39 Grams

Table 2. Memory Specifications

Specification Description
Memory clock 6251 MHz
Memory type GDDR6
Memory size 24 GB
Memory bus width 384 bits
Peak memory bandwidth Up to 600 GB/sec

Table 3. Software Specifications

Specification Description1
SR-IOV support Supported: 32 VF (virtual functions)
BAR address (physical function) BAR0: 16 MiB1
BAR1: 32 GiB1
BAR3: 32 MiB1
BAR address (virtual function) BAR0: 8 MiB, (256 KiB per VF)1
BAR1: 64 GiB, 64-bit (2 GiB per VF)1
BAR3: 1 GiB, 64-bit (32 MiB per VF)1
Message signaled interrupts MSI-X: Supported
MSI: Not supported
Multi-Instance GPU (MIG) Not supported
ARI Forwarding Supported
Driver support Linux: R460.21 or later
Windows: R460.57 or later
Secure Boot Supported (See “Root of Trust” section)
CEC Firmware v5.01 or later (for CEC-enabled cards)
NVIDIA CUDA Support
® ® CUDA 11.2 or later
Virtual GPU Software Support Supports vGPU 12.x or later:
• NVIDIA RTX Virtual Workstation (vWS)
• NVIDIA Virtual PC (vPC)/Virtual Applications (vApps)
• NVIDIA AI Enterprise
• NVIDIA Virtual Compute Server (vCS)

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Specification Description1
NVIDIA® NGC-Ready™ Test Suite NGC-Next Certification 2.x or later
PCI class code 0x03 – Display Controller
PCI sub-class code 0x02 – 3D Controller
Primary Boot Device Capability Not supported
ECC support Enabled (by default). Can be disabled via software
SMBus (8-bit address) 0x9E (write), 0x9F (read)
Reserved I2C addresses2 0xAA, 0xAC
SMBus direct access Supported
SMBPBI SMBus Post-Box Interface) Supported
Note:
1The KiB, MiB and GiB notation emphasizes the “power of two” nature of the values. Thus,
• 256 KiB = 256 x 1024
• 16 MiB = 16 x 10242
• 64 GiB = 64 x 10243
2See “Root of Trust” section of this product brief.

The operator is given the option to configure this power setting to be persistent across driver
reloads or to revert to default power settings upon driver unload.

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Environmental and Reliability Specifications

Table 4 provides the environment conditions specifications for the A10 PCIe card.

Table 4. Board Environmental and Reliability Specifications

Specification Description
Ambient operating temperature 0 °C to 50 °C
Ambient operating temperature (short term)1 -5 °C to 55 °C
Storage temperature -40 °C to 75 °C
Operating humidity (short term)1 5% to 93% relative humidity
Operating humidity 5% to 85% relative humidity
Storage humidity 5% to 95% relative humidity
Mean time between failures (MTBF) Uncontrolled environment:2 1,198,847 hours at 35 °C
Controlled environment:3 1,412,904 hours at 35 °C
Notes: Specifications in this table are applicable up to 6000 feet.
1A period not more than 96 hours consecutive, not to exceed 15 days per year.
2Some environmental stress with limited maintenance (GF35).
3No environmental stress with optimum operation and maintenance (GB35).

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Airflow Direction Support

The NVIDIA A10 PCIe card employs a bidirectional heat sink, which accepts airflow either left-
to-right or right-to-left directions.

Figure 2. A10 Airflow Directions

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PCI Express Interface Specifications

The following sub-sections describe the PCIe interface specifications for the A10 PCIe card.

PCIe Speed Support

The A10 card supports PCIe Gen4.

Polarity Inversion and Lane Reversal Support

Lane Polarity Inversion, as defined in the PCIe specification, is supported on the A10 PCIe
card.
Lane Reversal, as defined in the PCIe specification, is supported on the A10 PCIe card. When
reversing the order of the PCIe lanes, the order of both the Rx lanes and the Tx lanes must be
reversed.

Root of Trust
The NVIDIA A10 GPU has a primary root of trust within the GPU chip that provides the
following:
 Secure boot
 Secure firmware upgrade
 Firmware rollback protection
 Ability to disable In-band firmware update (established after each GPU reset)
 Secure application processor recovery
In addition, NVIDIA offers some A10 boards with an onboard CEC1712 chip, acting as a
secondary root of trust, extending the security capabilities allowing for firmware attestation,
key revocation, and out-of-band firmware updates. The CEC1712 device authenticates the
contents of the GPU firmware ROM before permitting the GPU to boot from its ROM. For
CEC1712-enabled cards, the root of trust feature occupies up to two I2C addresses (in addition

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to the SMBus addresses). I2C addresses 0xAA and 0xAC should therefore be avoided for
system use.
Identification of the two variants of A10 boards (with or without CEC1712) can be done using
the 900-level part number on the back of the GPU or running the nvidia-smi -q command.
 900-2G133-XXXX-0XX A10 GPUs without CEC1712
 900-2G133-XXXX-1XX A10 GPUs with CEC1712
 Exceptions
• 900-2G133-0020-100 is without CEC1712
• 900-2G133-0020-000 with CEC1712
The following table shows the features that are available using the primary and secondary root
of trust.

Table 5. Root of Trust Feature Set

Secondary Root of Trust
Primary Root of Trust Using External CEC Chip on
Features within GPU Chip Board
Secure Boot Yes Yes
Secure Firmware Upgrade Yes Yes
Firmware Rollback Protection Yes Yes
In-Band Firmware Update Disable Yes1 Yes
Key Revocation No Yes
Firmware Attestation No Yes
Notes:
1”In-Band Firmware Update Disable” feature must be established after every GPU reset.

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Form Factor
In this product brief, nominal dimensions are shown in Figure 3.

Figure 3. NVIDIA A10 PCIe Card Dimensions

Power Connector Placement

The board provides a PCIe 8-pin power connector on the east edge of the board.

Figure 4. PCIe 8-Pin Power Connector

PCIe 8-Pin Power Connector

(connector position on image is
approximate)

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Table 6 lists supported auxiliary power connections for the NVIDIA A10 PCIe card.

Table 6. Supported Auxiliary Power Connections

Board Connector PSU Cable
PCIe 8-pin 1× PCIe 8-pin cable

Extenders
The A10 PCIe card provides two extender options, shown in Figure 5.
 NVPN: 682-00007-5555-000 – Long offset extender
• Card + extender = 339 mm
 NVPN: 682-00007-5555-001 – Straight extender
• Card + extender = 312 mm
Using the standard NVIDIA extender ensures greatest forward compatibility with future NVIDIA
product offerings.
If the standard extender will not work, OEMs may design a custom attach method using the
extender mounting holes on the east edge of the PCIe card.

Figure 5. Long Offset and Straight Extenders

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Support Information

Certifications
 Windows Hardware Quality Lab (WHQL):
• Certified Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10
• Certified Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012 R2
 Ergonomic requirements for office work W/VDTs (ISO 9241)
 EU Reduction of Hazardous Substances (EU RoHS)
 Joint Industry guide (J-STD) / Registration, Evaluation, Authorization, and Restriction of
Chemical Substance (EU) – (JIG / REACH)
 Halogen Free (HF)
 EU Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE)

Agencies
 Australian Communications and Media Authority and New Zealand Radio Spectrum
Management (RCM)
 Bureau of Standards, Metrology, and Inspection (BSMI)
 Conformité Européenne (CE)
 Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
 Industry Canada - Interference-Causing Equipment Standard (ICES)
 Korean Communications Commission (KCC)
 Underwriters Laboratories (cUL, UL)
 Voluntary Control Council for Interference (VCCI)

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Languages
Table 7. Languages Supported
Languages Windows1 Linux
English (US) Yes Yes
English (UK) Yes Yes
Arabic Yes
Chinese, Simplified Yes
Chinese, Traditional Yes
Czech Yes
Danish Yes
Dutch Yes
Finnish Yes
French (European) Yes
German Yes
Greek Yes
Hebrew Yes
Hungarian Yes
Italian Yes
Japanese Yes
Korean Yes
Norwegian Yes
Polish Yes
Portuguese (Brazil) Yes
Portuguese (European/Iberian) Yes
Russian Yes
Slovak Yes
Slovenian Yes
Spanish (European) Yes
Spanish (Latin America) Yes
Swedish Yes
Thai Yes
Turkish Yes
Note:
1Microsoft
Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Windows Server 2008 R2,
Windows Server 2012 R2, and Windows 2016 are supported.

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