Product guide

IBM System x3500 M4 35
GPU adapters
The x3500 M4 server supports graphics processing units (GPUs) listed in the following table. Up to two
GPUs are supported depending on the number of processors installed in a server (one GPU in slot 5 with
one processor installed, or two GPUs in slot 5 and slot 7 with two processors installed).
Table 15. GPU adapters
Part number Feature code Description Max. qty
supported
(1 CPU / 2 CPUs)
Intel Xeon processor E5-2600 v2 product family
None* A3YU NVIDIA Quadro K4000 1 / 1
None* A3WJ NVIDIA Quadro K2000 1 / 1
None* A3WH NVIDIA Quadro K600 1 / 1
None* A471 NVIDIA Tesla K20 (Actively Cooled) 1 / 2
Intel Xeon processor E5-2600 product family
None* A3YU NVIDIA Quadro K4000 1 / 2
None* A3WJ NVIDIA Quadro K2000 1 / 2
None* A3WH NVIDIA Quadro K600 1 / 2
None* A471 NVIDIA Tesla K20 (Actively Cooled) 1 / 2
00D4484* A26Q NVIDIA Quadro 6000 1 / 2
94Y5957 4798 NVIDIA Quadro 4000 1 / 2
00W2299 A1QU NVIDIA Quadro 2000 1 / 2
81Y6399 A13K NVIDIA Quadro 600 1 / 2
* If NVIDIA Quadro 6000 is installed in a PCIe slot, the next PCIe slot can not be used (if adapter is installed in slot
5, slot 6 can not be used; if adapter is installed in slot 7, slot 8 can not be used).
The use of a GPU adapter requires installation of one or two 900 W power supplies. 550 W or 750 W
power supplies are not supported. The following additional rules apply:
If the NVIDIA Quadro 600 is installed, the maximum memory that can be installed is 128 GB.
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If the NVIDIA Quadro 2000, 4000, or 6000 is installed, the maximum memory that can be installed is
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512 GB.
If NVIDIA Quadro K600, K2000, K4000, K5000, or Tesla K2 is installed, the maximum memory that
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can be installed is 1 TB.