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NVIDIA DGX Station

GB300 Grace Blackwell Ultra Desktop Superchip

NVIDIA’s reference design for the GB300 deskside class. Built and sold by ASUS, Dell, GIGABYTE, HP, MSI and Supermicro; every GB300 workstation in this catalogue is a version of this machine.

496 GB CPU + 252 GB GPU · 748 GB coherentReference memory
arm64CUDA ecosystem

Compared withDell Pro Max with GB300ASUS ExpertCenter Pro ET900N G3MSI XpertStation WS300HP ZGX FuryGIGABYTE W775-V10-L01Supermicro Super AI Station · ARS-511GDExxact Valence DGX StationNVIDIA DGX SparkHP Z8 Fury G6iLenovo ThinkStation P7

BEFORE IT ARRIVES

Power, cooling & your space.

What this configuration needs on your premises.

Requirements reviewed 2026-09-29
Lab assessment · based on the evidence below

Office with facilities review

Deskside deployment is possible, but plan the electrical circuit and room cooling first. This platform entry is not a final OEM installation specification.

Power rating

Published detail

1,600 W total system power specification from NVIDIA; not a published idle or typical-workload measurement. [1]

Electrical input

Not verified

Regional input voltage, current and connector are not verified. Check the supplied power unit and installation manual.

Outlet & circuit

Published detail

NVIDIA specifies a 20 A circuit for the DGX Station platform. Have the supplier confirm the exact OEM system, input voltage and regional connection requirements. [1]

Machine cooling

Not verified

The exact cooling assembly is not documented in the reviewed source. Request the thermal and installation specification.

Operating limits

Not verified

Whole-system ambient temperature and humidity limits are not verified. A power-supply temperature limit is not a system limit.

Noise in the workspace

Not verified

No comparable noise measurement under an AI workload verified. Ask for dB(A), distance, workload and ambient conditions; audition it before placing it beside people.

ACTUAL CONSUMPTION

Power at the wall

PSU capacity, chip TDP and measured consumption describe different things. Only measurements with a stated configuration and test method appear here.

Idle and AI-load wall power: not verified.

No attributable wall-power test for this configuration was established in this review. Measure at the outlet with the exact model, workload, runtime and power mode recorded.

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Room cooling

Allow for sustained room heat, including after office hours. A ventilated equipment room may be more practical for multiple systems or continuous jobs. An internal liquid cooler does not remove the need for room cooling.

Lab planning guidance. Office suitability depends on the installed configuration, shared circuits, heat removal and acceptable noise; a workstation label alone does not settle it.

Space & installation

Enclosure
Set by each partner’s chassis
Weight
Set by each partner’s chassis
  • Keep air inlets and exhausts unobstructed, with room for cables and servicing. An enclosed cupboard needs its own ventilation; the enclosure dimensions are not an airflow clearance.
  • Choose the OEM chassis before planning delivery, floor space, cooling service and the power connection. Do not assume every wall outlet is suitable.
Estimate electricity use & room heat

Enter average power at the wall for the hours you are modeling, or an explicit planning assumption. Supply wattage and chip TDP are not consumption measurements.

Add wall power to calculate a scenario.

Scenario only. Hours outside this period are excluded: include idle time for an always-on system. Displays, networking, UPS losses and room air conditioning are extra. Heat assumes the computer and power supply release their heat into this room; it does not size a circuit or an HVAC system. Currency selects your tariff’s unit, with no conversion.

Sources & review scope (1)

Manufacturer documentation and attributed first-hand hardware inspections, scoped to the named model or configuration. “Not verified” identifies a gap in this review, not a claim that the manufacturer has no documentation. Installation assessments are the Lab’s interpretation.

  1. NVIDIA · DGX Station specifications
Opening model configurations…
01 / PRIVACY

Your data has a home.

Keep sensitive processing on your infrastructure. Inspect every connection in the complete stack.

02 / SECURITY

You set the boundaries.

Control access, connectivity and updates. A local machine still needs a secure deployment.

03 / TOKEN ECONOMICS

Own the capacity.

Generate tokens on your own compute. Understand the full cost of the useful work it delivers.

DEPLOYMENT NOTEBOOK / NVIDIA GB300

Large memory. Distinct memory tiers.

01

Placement matters

The ASUS reference lists 252 GB HBM3e at 7.1 TB/s and 496 GB CPU memory at 396 GB/s. Their coherent 748 GB total is not 748 GB of HBM. Record where model weights and caches reside.

02

Prepare the room

ASUS lists a 27 kg chassis and a 1600 W supply, with regional cord and voltage requirements. These are platform specifications, not measured wall consumption; consult the exact OEM installation guide.

03

Plan remote operation

ASUS documents a dedicated management port with IPMI and Redfish support. Check the actual OEM configuration, protect management access and record recovery procedures.

Lab synthesis of supplier guidance and deployment questions · reviewed 2026-09-13. Reference-platform details may differ from this machine.

ASUS GB300 system specifications

SHARED WORK AROUND THIS PLATFORM

Setups you can build on.

Reference-platform guidance and field records. Exact OEM configurations need their own validation.

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THE PLATFORM BEHIND THE MACHINE

GB300 / DGX Station

8 catalog configurations

Shared silicon does not guarantee identical performance. Compare the memory, cooling and configuration of each machine.
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BEYOND THE SPECIFICATION

Lessons for running this machine.

Published guidance and checklists to help you investigate the full deployment.

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THE CONFIGURATION

Inside the machine

Configuration
GB300 · 748 GB coherent · 4 × M.2 Gen 5
CPU / accelerator
GB300 Grace Blackwell Ultra Desktop Superchip
Memory
496 GB CPU + 252 GB GPU · 748 GB coherent
Memory bandwidth
GPU 7.1 TB/s · CPU 396 GB/s · NVLink-C2C 900 GB/s
Architecture
arm64
Operating system
NVIDIA DGX OS (Ubuntu) · Windows edition announced for Q4 2026
Storage
4 × M.2 PCIe Gen 5 slots · drives configured by the partner

ON YOUR PREMISES

Space, power & connectivity

Form factor
Deskside workstation
Dimensions
Set by each partner’s chassis
Weight
Set by each partner’s chassis
Power rating
1,600 W total system power specification from NVIDIA; not a published idle or typical-workload measurement.
Connectivity
ConnectX-8 SuperNIC · 2 × 400 GbE QSFP112 · 10 GbE · 1 GbE BMC
Availability
Order through partner manufacturers · configuration and price set by each partner

Power supply ratings and processor TDP are not measured wall consumption. Supplier stock and regional delivery can change.

Electrical, cooling & installation details

BEFORE YOU CHOOSE

748 GB coherent memory is 252 GB HBM3e on the GPU plus 496 GB LPDDR5X on the CPU, joined by NVLink-C2C. The two tiers have very different bandwidths; large models spill from the fast tier into the slow one.

NVIDIA does not sell the DGX Station directly: it is ordered through partner manufacturers, each with its own chassis, drives, warranty and price. Partner listings observed in 2026 ran from about $85,000 to $175,000 depending on configuration.

NVIDIA specifies 1,600 W total system power and a 20 A circuit. Confirm OEM and regional installation requirements before choosing an office outlet. The GB300 can be paired with an RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell workstation GPU for graphics and additional compute.

DGX Station for Windows was announced on 31 May 2026 for Q4 2026 availability from the same partners.

Manufacturer specifications

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IN THE FIELD

Deployment experiences

Operating records from customers, contributors and the Lab.

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ADD TO THE SHARED RECORD

Where does your AI run?

In an office, a factory, an engineering lab or beside your test equipment. Share a deployment and keep the people behind it credited.

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THE SHARED TECHNICAL LIBRARY

Knowledge around this machine.

Supplier recipes, community experience and UT’s deployment lessons, connected to the hardware.

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RecipesSupplier

NVIDIA’s workstation playbooks

Browse serving, development and application guides.

GB10GB300
For your deployment

Individual playbooks have their own hardware support matrices. Do not assume all target both platforms.

OperationsUnderstand Tech

Our journey from Ollama to vLLM to NIM

Why runtime selection became an operating decision at UT.

GB10GB300
For your deployment

The narrative is operator-reported. Pinned versions and comparable results are still to be attached.

TroubleshootingUnderstand Tech

Investigating a 30-minute startup

Separate download, preparation, model loading and service readiness.

GB10GB300NIM
For your deployment

An open investigation, not a diagnosed universal NIM issue. Cold and warm starts need separate measurement.

Related platform guidance does not establish compatibility with this exact OEM configuration.

THE LOCAL AI WATCH

Updates for this machine

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MEMBER RATINGS · SELF-DECLARED, NOT MEASURED

How members rate the DGX Station.

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THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE MACHINES

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