Nvidia is partnering with leading computer manufacturers, including HP, Lenovo, Dell, and boutique vendors like BOXX, to launch a new family of workstations called RTX workstation PCs. These workstations are designed to accommodate up to four RTX 6000 Ada GPUs and are expected to become available in the fall of this year.
While Nvidia-powered workstations are not new, these new workstations are likely to run exclusively on Intel Xeon processors. The existing RTX workstations promote the benefits of the Xeon W processor, and there is no mention of AMD’s EPYC or ThreadRipper processors.
The specific differences between the new workstations and existing ones are not yet clear. It’s worth noting that some current workstations already offer Xeon processors and multiple Nvidia RTX 6000 Ada generation graphics cards.
The new workstations will come with Nvidia’s AI enterprise and Omniverse tools and the ability to run the new GPUs announced at the professional graphics conference.
Nvidia is facing increased competition from AMD, which can bundle its x86 CPUs with its Radeon Pro graphics cards, providing a single platform solution. While mainstream vendors like HP, Dell, and Lenovo have been hesitant to pair AMD’s top CPUs with Nvidia’s high-end workstation graphics cards, some boutique vendors have no such reservations and offer configurations with AMD EPYC processors and Nvidia RTX graphics cards.
