NVIDIA ConnectX-4 Ethernet Adapter Cards User Manual
NVIDIA ConnectX-4 Ethernet Adapter Cards User Manual

Specifications

Physical

Size: 2.71 in. x 5.6 in. (68.90mm x 142.24 mm) – low profile

Connector: Single QSFP28 (copper and optical)

Protocol Support

Ethernet: 56GBASE-R4, 50GBASE-R2, 50GBASE-R4, 40GBASE-CR4, 40GBASE-KR4, 40GBASE-SR4, 40GBASE-LR4, 40GBASE-ER4, 40GBASE-R2, 25GBASE-R, 20GBASE-KR2, 1000BASE-CX, 1000BASEKX, 10GBASE-SR, 10GBASE-LR,10GBASE-ER, 10GBASE-CX4, 10GBASE-CR, 10GBASE-KR, SGMII

Data Rate: 1/10/25/40/56 Gb/s– Ethernet

PCI Express Gen3: SERDES @ 8.0GT/s, 8 lanes (2.0 and 1.1 compatible)

Power and Airflow

Voltage: 12V, 3.3V

Power Cable Type 40GbE 56GbE

Typical Power(a)

Passive Cables

10.2W

10.0W

Maximum Power

Passive Cables

12.6W

12.5W

1.5W Active Cables

14.3W

14.2W

Maximum power available through QSFP28 port: 3.5W

Airflow (LFM)

Heatsink to Port Port to Heatsink

Passive Cables

Active 1.5W Cables

Passive Cables

Active 1.5W Cables

400LFM

450LFM

400LFM

400LFM

Environmental Temperature

Operational

0°C to 55°C

Non-operational

-40°C to 70°C(b)

Humidity

Operational

10% to 85% relative humidity

Non-operational

10% to 90% relative humidity

Altitude (Operational)

3050m

Regulatory

Safety

CB / cTUVus / CE

EMC

CE / FCC / VCCI / ICES / RCM

RoHS

RoHS compliant

Notes: a. Typical power for ATIS traffic load.
b. The non-operational storage temperature specifications apply to the product without its package.

MCX414A-BCAT Specifications

Physical

Size: 2.71 in. x 5.6 in. (68.90mm x 142.24 mm) – low profile

Connector: Single QSFP28 (copper and optical)

Protocol Support

Ethernet: 56GBASE-R4, 50GBASE-R2, 50GBASE-R4, 40GBASE-CR4, 40GBASE-KR4, 40GBASE-SR4, 40GBASE-LR4, 40GBASE-ER4, 40GBASE-R2, 25GBASE-R, 20GBASE-KR2, 1000BASE-CX, 1000BASEKX, 10GBASE-SR, 10GBASE-LR,10GBASE-ER, 10GBASE-CX4, 10GBASE-CR, 10GBASE-KR, SGMII

Data Rate: 1/10/25/40/56 Gb/s– Ethernet

PCI Express Gen3: SERDES @ 8.0GT/s, 8 lanes (2.0 and 1.1 compatible)

Power and Airflow

Voltage: 12V, 3.3V

Power Cable Type 40GbE 56GbE

Typical Power(a)

Passive Cables

11.8W

12.4W

Maximum Power

Passive Cables

14.3W

14.9W

1.5W Active Cables

17.6W

18.3W

Maximum power available through QSFP28 port: 1.5W

Airflow (LFM)

Heatsink to Port Port to Heatsink

Passive Cables

Active 1.5W Cables

Passive Cables

Active 1.5W Cables

400LFM

450LFM

400LFM

400LFM

Environmental Temperature

Operational

0°C to 55°C

Non-operational

-40°C to 70°C(b)

Humidity

Operational

10% to 85% relative humidity

Non-operational

10% to 90% relative humidity

Altitude (Operational)

3050m

Regulatory

Safety

CB / cTUVus / CE

EMC

CE / FCC / VCCI / ICES / RCM

RoHS

RoHS compliant

Notes: a. Typical power for ATIS traffic load.
b. The non-operational storage temperature specifications apply to the product without its package.

Physical

Size: 2.71 in. x 5.6 in. (68.90mm x 142.24 mm) – low profile

Connector: Single QSFP28 (copper and optical)

Protocol Support

Ethernet: 56GBASE-R4, 50GBASE-R2, 50GBASE-R4, 40GBASE-CR4, 40GBASE-KR4, 40GBASE-SR4, 40GBASE-LR4, 40GBASE-ER4, 40GBASE-R2, 25GBASE-R, 20GBASE-KR2, 1000BASE-CX, 1000BASEKX, 10GBASE-SR, 10GBASE-LR,10GBASE-ER, 10GBASE-CX4, 10GBASE-CR, 10GBASE-KR, SGMII

Data Rate: 1/10/25/40/56 Gb/s– Ethernet

PCI Express Gen3: SERDES @ 8.0GT/s, 16 lanes (2.0 and 1.1 compatible)

Power

Voltage: 12V, 3.3V

Environmental Temperature

Operational

0°C to 55°C

Non-operational

-40°C to 70°C(b)

Humidity

Operational

10% to 85% relative humidity

Non-operational

10% to 90% relative humidity

Altitude (Operational)

3050m

Regulatory

Safety

CB / cTUVus / CE

EMC

CE / FCC / VCCI / ICES / RCM

RoHS

RoHS compliant

Notes: a. Typical power for ATIS traffic load.
b. The non-operational storage temperature specifications apply to the product without its package.

Physical

Size: 2.71 in. x 5.6 in. (68.90mm x 142.24 mm) – low profile

Connector: Dual QSFP28 (copper and optical)

Protocol Support

Ethernet: 56GBASE-R4, 50GBASE-R2, 50GBASE-R4, 40GBASE-CR4, 40GBASE-KR4, 40GBASE-SR4, 40GBASE-LR4, 40GBASE-ER4, 40GBASE-R2, 25GBASE-R, 20GBASE-KR2, 1000BASE-CX, 1000BASEKX, 10GBASE-SR, 10GBASE-LR,10GBASE-ER, 10GBASE-CX4, 10GBASE-CR, 10GBASE-KR, SGMII

Data Rate: 1/10/25/40/56 Gb/s– Ethernet

PCI Express Gen3: SERDES @ 8.0GT/s, 8 lanes (2.0 and 1.1 compatible)

Power and Airflow

Voltage: 12V, 3.3V

Power Cable Type

Typical Power(a)

Passive Cables

9.9W

Maximum Power

Passive Cables

12.5W

1.5W Active Cables

15.8W

2.5W Active Cables

18.0W

Maximum power available through QSFP28 port: 3.5W

Airflow (LFM)

Heatsink to Port Port to Heatsink

Passive Cables

Active 1.5W Cables

Passive Cables

Active 1.5W Cables

400LFM

500LFM

400LFM

400LFM

Environmental Temperature

Operational

0°C to 55°C

Non-operational

-40°C to 70°C(b)

Humidity

Operational

10% to 85% relative humidity

Non-operational

10% to 90% relative humidity

Altitude (Operational)

3050m

Regulatory

Safety

CB / cTUVus / CE

EMC

CE / FCC / VCCI / ICES / RCM

RoHS

RoHS compliant

Notes: a. Typical power for ATIS traffic load.
b. The non-operational storage temperature specifications apply to the product without its package.

MCX413A-GCAT Specifications

Physical

Size: 2.71 in. x 5.6 in. (68.90mm x 142.24 mm) – low profile

Connector: Single QSFP28 (copper and optical)

Protocol Support

Ethernet: 50GBASE-R2, 50GBASE-R4, 40GBASE-CR4, 40GBASE-KR4, 40GBASE-SR4, 40GBASE-LR4, 40GBASE-ER4, 40GBASE-R2, 25GBASE-R, 20GBASE-KR2, 1000BASE-CX, 1000BASEKX, 10GBASE-SR, 10GBASE-LR,10GBASE-ER, 10GBASE-CX4, 10GBASE-CR, 10GBASE-KR, SGMII

Data Rate: 1/10/25/40/50 Gb/s– Ethernet

PCI Express Gen3: SERDES @ 8.0GT/s, 8 lanes (2.0 and 1.1 compatible)

Power and Airflow

Voltage: 12V, 3.3V

Power Cable Type

Typical Power(a)

Passive Cables

9.9W

Maximum Power

Passive Cables

12.5W

1.5W Active Cables

15.8W

2.5W Active Cables

18.0W

Maximum power available through QSFP28 port: 3.5W

Airflow (LFM)

Heatsink to Port Port to Heatsink

Passive Cables

Active 1.5W Cables

Passive Cables

Active 1.5W Cables

400LFM

400LFM

400LFM

400LFM

Environmental Temperature

Operational

0°C to 55°C

Non-operational

-40°C to 70°C(b)

Humidity

Operational

10% to 85% relative humidity

Non-operational

10% to 90% relative humidity

Altitude (Operational)

3050m

Regulatory

Safety

CB / cTUVus / CE

EMC

CE / FCC / VCCI / ICES / RCM

RoHS

RoHS compliant

Notes: a. Typical power for ATIS traffic load.
b. The non-operational storage temperature specifications apply to the product without its package.

Physical

Size: 2.71 in. x 5.6 in. (68.90mm x 142.24 mm) – low profile

Connector: Single QSFP28 (copper and optical)

Protocol Support

Ethernet: 50GBASE-R2, 50GBASE-R4, 40GBASE-CR4, 40GBASE-KR4, 40GBASE-SR4, 40GBASE-LR4, 40GBASE-ER4, 40GBASE-R2, 25GBASE-R, 20GBASE-KR2, 1000BASE-CX, 1000BASEKX, 10GBASE-SR, 10GBASE-LR,10GBASE-ER, 10GBASE-CX4, 10GBASE-CR, 10GBASE-KR, SGMII

Data Rate: 1/10/25/40/50 Gb/s– Ethernet

PCI Express Gen3: SERDES @ 8.0GT/s, 8 lanes (2.0 and 1.1 compatible)

Power and Airflow

Voltage: 12V, 3.3V

Power Cable Type

Typical Power(a)

Passive Cables

9.9W

Maximum Power

Passive Cables

12.5W

1.5W Active Cables

15.8W

2.5W Active Cables

18.0W

Maximum power available through QSFP28 port: 3.5W

Airflow (LFM)

Heatsink to Port Port to Heatsink

Passive Cables

Active 1.5W Cables

Passive Cables

Active 1.5W Cables

400LFM

450LFM

400LFM

400LFM

Environmental Temperature

Operational

0°C to 55°C

Non-operational

-40°C to 70°C(b)

Humidity

Operational

10% to 85% relative humidity

Non-operational

10% to 90% relative humidity

Altitude (Operational)

3050m

Regulatory

Safety

CB / cTUVus / CE

EMC

CE / FCC / VCCI / ICES / RCM

RoHS

RoHS compliant

Notes: a. Typical power for ATIS traffic load.
b. The non-operational storage temperature specifications apply to the product without its package.

Physical

Size: 2.71 in. x 5.6 in. (68.90mm x 142.24 mm) – low profile

Connector: Single QSFP28 (copper and optical)

Protocol Support

Ethernet: 50GBASE-R2, 50GBASE-R4, 40GBASE-CR4, 40GBASE-KR4, 40GBASE-SR4, 40GBASE-LR4, 40GBASE-ER4, 40GBASE-R2, 25GBASE-R, 20GBASE-KR2, 1000BASE-CX, 1000BASEKX, 10GBASE-SR, 10GBASE-LR,10GBASE-ER, 10GBASE-CX4, 10GBASE-CR, 10GBASE-KR, SGMII

Data Rate: 1/10/25/40/50 Gb/s– Ethernet

PCI Express Gen3: SERDES @ 8.0GT/s, 16 lanes (2.0 and 1.1 compatible)

Power

Voltage: 12V, 3.3V

Environmental Temperature

Operational

0°C to 55°C

Non-operational

-40°C to 70°C(b)

Humidity

Operational

10% to 85% relative humidity

Non-operational

10% to 90% relative humidity

Altitude (Operational)

3050m

Regulatory

Safety

CB / cTUVus / CE

EMC

CE / FCC / VCCI / ICES / RCM

RoHS

RoHS compliant

Notes: a. Typical power for ATIS traffic load.
b. The non-operational storage temperature specifications apply to the product without its package.

Physical

Size: 2.71 in. x 5.6 in. (68.90mm x 142.24 mm) – low profile

Connector: Single QSFP28 (copper and optical)

Protocol Support

Ethernet: 50GBASE-R2, 50GBASE-R4, 40GBASE-CR4, 40GBASE-KR4, 40GBASE-SR4, 40GBASE-LR4, 40GBASE-ER4, 40GBASE-R2, 25GBASE-R, 20GBASE-KR2, 1000BASE-CX, 1000BASEKX, 10GBASE-SR, 10GBASE-LR,10GBASE-ER, 10GBASE-CX4, 10GBASE-CR, 10GBASE-KR, SGMII

Data Rate: 1/10/25/40/50 Gb/s– Ethernet

PCI Express Gen3: SERDES @ 8.0GT/s, 8 lanes (2.0 and 1.1 compatible)

Power and Airflow

Voltage: 12V, 3.3V

Power Cable Type

Typical Power(a)

Passive Cables

14.3W

Maximum Power

Passive Cables

16.9W

1.5W Active Cables

20.2W

2.5W Active Cables

22.4W

Maximum power available through QSFP28 port: 3.5W

Airflow (LFM)

Heatsink to Port Port to Heatsink

Passive Cables

Active 1.5W Cables

Passive Cables

Active 1.5W Cables

400LFM

500LFM

400LFM

400LFM

Environmental Temperature

Operational

0°C to 55°C

Non-operational

-40°C to 70°C(b)

Humidity

Operational

10% to 85% relative humidity

Non-operational

10% to 90% relative humidity

Altitude (Operational)

3050m

Regulatory

Safety

CB / cTUVus / CE

EMC

CE / FCC / VCCI / ICES / RCM

RoHS

RoHS compliant

Notes: a. Typical power for ATIS traffic load.
b. The non-operational storage temperature specifications apply to the product without its package.

Physical

Size: 2.71 in. x 5.6 in. (68.90mm x 142.24 mm) – low profile

Connector: Single QSFP28 (copper and optical)

Protocol Support

Ethernet: 100GBASE-CR4, 100GBASE-KR4, 100GBASE-SR4, 56GBASE-R4, 50GBASE-R2, 50GBASE-R4, 40GBASE-CR4, 40GBASE-KR4, 40GBASE-SR4, 40GBASE-LR4, 40GBASE-ER4, 40GBASE-R2, 25GBASE-R, 20GBASE-KR2, 1000BASE-CX, 1000BASE-KX, 10GBASE-SR, 10GBASE-LR, 10GBASE-ER, 10GBASE-CX4, 10GBASE-CR, 10GBASE-KR, SGMII

Data Rate: 1/10/25/40/50/100 Gb/s– Ethernet

PCI Express Gen3: SERDES @ 8.0GT/s, 16 lanes (2.0 and 1.1 compatible)

Power and Airflow

Voltage: 12V, 3.3V

Power Cable Type

Typical Power(a)

Passive Cables

14W

Maximum Power

Passive Cables

16.6W

1.5W Active Cables

18.3W

2.5W Active Cables

19.4W

Maximum power available through QSFP28 port: 3.5W

Airflow (LFM)

Heatsink to Port Port to Heatsink

Passive Cables

Active 3.5W Cables

Passive Cables

Active 3.5W Cables

4000LFM

7000LFM

4000LFM

600LFM

Environmental Temperature

Operational

0°C to 55°C

Non-operational

-40°C to 70°C(b)

Humidity

Operational

10% to 85% relative humidity

Non-operational

10% to 90% relative humidity

Altitude (Operational)

3050m

Regulatory

Safety

CB / cTUVus / CE

EMC

CE / FCC / VCCI / ICES / RCM

RoHS

RoHS compliant

Notes: a. Typical power for ATIS traffic load.
b. The non-operational storage temperature specifications apply to the product without its package.

Physical

Size: 2.71 in. x 5.6 in. (68.90mm x 142.24 mm) – low profile

Connector: Dual QSFP28 (copper and optical)

Protocol Support

Ethernet: 100GBASE-CR4, 100GBASE-KR4, 100GBASE-SR4, 56GBASE-R4, 50GBASE-R2, 50GBASE-R4, 40GBASE-CR4, 40GBASE-KR4, 40GBASE-SR4, 40GBASE-LR4, 40GBASE-ER4, 40GBASE-R2, 25GBASE-R, 20GBASE-KR2, 1000BASE-CX, 1000BASE-KX, 10GBASE-SR, 10GBASE-LR, 10GBASE-ER, 10GBASE-CX4, 10GBASE-CR, 10GBASE-KR, SGMII

Data Rate: 1/10/25/40/50/100 Gb/s– Ethernet

PCI Express Gen3: SERDES @ 8.0GT/s, 16 lanes (2.0 and 1.1 compatible)

Power

Voltage: 12V, 3.3V

Power Cable Type

Typical Power(a)

Passive Cables

16.3W

Maximum Power

Passive Cables

19W

1.5W Active Cables

22.3W

2.5W Active Cables

24.5W

Maximum power available through QSFP28 port: 3.5W

Airflow (LFM)

Heatsink to Port Port to Heatsink

Passive Cables

Active 3.5W Cables

Passive Cables

Active 3.5W Cables

400LFM

850LFM

400LFM

600LFM

Environmental Temperature

Operational

0°C to 55°C

Non-operational

-40°C to 70°C(b)

Humidity

Operational

10% to 85% relative humidity

Non-operational

10% to 90% relative humidity

Altitude (Operational)

3050m

Regulatory

Safety

CB / cTUVus / CE

EMC

CE / FCC / VCCI / ICES / RCM

RoHS

RoHS compliant

Notes: a. Typical power for ATIS traffic load.
b. The non-operational storage temperature specifications apply to the product without its package.

Warning

All PSB dimensions are in millimeters. All the mechanical tolerances are +/- 0.13mm.

Single-port x8 Cards

Dual-port x8 Cards

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Single-port x16 Cards

Dual-port x16 Cards

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Warning

All bracket dimensions are in millimeters. All the mechanical tolerances are +/- 0.25mm.

Warning

Dimensions in millimeters.

Single-port Bracket

Dual-port Bracket

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