Mellanox ConnectX-6 DX 100GbE Dual Port QSFP56 Network Adapter - MCX623106AN-CDAT

NVIDIA SKU: 900-9X6AG-0056-ST1

NVIDIA ConnectX-6 DX Ethernet SmartNIC

ConnectX-6 Dx SmartNIC is the industry's most secure and advanced cloud network interface card to accelerate mission-critical data-center applications, such as security, virtualization, SDN/NFV, big data, machine learning, and storage. The SmartNIC delivers the highest return on investment (ROI) of any smart network interface card.

ConnectX-6 Dx is a member of NVIDIA's world-class, award-winning ConnectX series of network adapters powered by leading 50 Gb/s (PAM4) and 25/10 Gb/s (NRZ) SerDes technology and novel capabilities that accelerate cloud and data-center payloads.

SmartNIC Portfolio

1/10/25/40/50/100 Gb/s Ethernet, PAM4/NRZ
Various form factors:
- PCIe low-profile
- OCP 3.0 Small Form Factor (SFF)
- OCP 2.0
Connectivity options:
- SFP28, SFP56, QSFP28, QSFP56
PCIe Gen 3.0/4.0 x16 host interface
Multi-host and single-host flavors
Crypto and non-crypto versions

Key Features

Up to 100 Gb/s bandwidth
Message rate of up to 215 Mpps
Sub 0.8 usec latency
Flexible programmable pipeline for new network flows
Multi-Host with advanced QoS
ASAP2 - Accelerated Switching and Packet Processing for virtual switches/routers
Overlay tunneling technologies
IPsec and TLS in-line crypto acceleration
Block crypto acceleration for data-at-rest
Hardware Root-of-Trust and secure firmware update
Connection Tracking offload
Advanced RoCE capabilities
Best in class PTP for TSN applications
GPUDirect for GPU-to-GPU communication
Host chaining technology for economical rack design
Platform agnostic: x86, Power, Arm
ODCC compatible