IT teams that need predictable rack connectivity and clean uplink growth can use Nvidia Ethernet Switches to keep server, storage and application traffic moving without overbuilding the fabric. The range covers compact top-of-rack leaf, dense 100GbE aggregation and faster spine roles, so buyers can match switching capacity to the rack’s real demand.

In compact data-centre racks, storage nodes, virtualisation estates and edge pods, these switches help maintain low latency, improve breakout flexibility and reduce management effort as traffic grows. That supports standardisation across mixed-speed environments while keeping bandwidth headroom in place for future expansion.

Nvidia Ethernet Switches Quick Specs & Key Features

  • Low-latency leaf switching: Spectrum silicon forwards traffic at line rate with low latency, which keeps east-west traffic moving between servers and storage and reduces queuing in compact racks.
  • Compact port density: Models such as the SN2410 provide 48x 10/25GbE downlinks with 100GbE uplinks in 1U, which fits mixed-speed rack builds and simplifies deployment.
  • Native 100GbE capacity: SN2100 and SN2700 class switches provide dense 100GbE port sets for host or storage attachment, which suits bandwidth-heavy racks and lowers oversubscription.
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  • Flexible breakout design: 100GbE ports can be broken out into 25GbE or 50GbE links, which lets teams match server mix to rack design and avoid separate access layers.
  • Uplink headroom: 8x to 12x 100GbE uplinks on SN2410 and SN3420 class switches provide aggregation capacity for growing host counts, which improves availability under load.
  • Timing-aware transport: The SN3750-SX adds PTP, SyncE and PPS for telecom transport, which supports 5G fronthaul and converged edge sites with tighter timing requirements.
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Model Popularity Deployment Target Organisation Size Primary Use Case Access Ports Port Configuration Maximum Port Speed PoE Budget (W) Maximum Switching Capacity (Gbps) Stackable Operating System / Management Platform
Mellanox SN4600 Spectrum-3 64-Port 200GbE Ethernet Switch Mellanox SN4600 Spectrum-3 64-Port 200GbE Ethernet Switch Data Centre Service Provider Spine 64 64×QSFP56 200G 0, None 25600 Supported Onyx View
Mellanox SN4700 Spectrum-3 32-Port 400GbE Ethernet Switch Mellanox SN4700 Spectrum-3 32-Port 400GbE Ethernet Switch Data Centre Service Provider Spine 64 64×QSFP56 200G 0, None 25600 Supported Onyx View
Mellanox SN2700 Spectrum 32-Port 100GbE Ethernet Switch Mellanox SN2700 Spectrum 32-Port 100GbE Ethernet Switch Data Centre Enterprise Leaf 32 32×QSFP28 100G 0, None 6400 Supported Onyx View
Mellanox SN3420 Spectrum-2 48-Port 25GbE Ethernet Switch Mellanox SN3420 Spectrum-2 48-Port 25GbE Ethernet Switch Data Centre Enterprise Leaf 32 32×QSFP28 100G 0, None 6400 Supported Onyx View
Mellanox SN3700 Spectrum-2 32-Port 200GbE Ethernet Switch Mellanox SN3700 Spectrum-2 32-Port 200GbE Ethernet Switch Data Centre Enterprise Spine 32 32×QSFP28 100G 0, None 6400 Supported Onyx View
Mellanox SN2010 Spectrum 18-Port 10/25GbE Ethernet Switch Mellanox SN2010 Spectrum 18-Port 10/25GbE Ethernet Switch Data Centre Enterprise Leaf 18 18×QSFP+ 40G 0, None 1440 Supported Onyx View
Mellanox SN2100 Spectrum 16-Port 100GbE Ethernet Switch Mellanox SN2100 Spectrum 16-Port 100GbE Ethernet Switch Data Centre Enterprise Leaf 16 16×QSFP28 100G 0, None 3200 Supported Onyx View
Mellanox SN2410 Spectrum 48-Port 25GbE Ethernet Switch Mellanox SN2410 Spectrum 48-Port 25GbE Ethernet Switch Data Centre Enterprise Leaf 48 48×SFP28 + 8×QSFP28 100G 0, None 4000 Supported Onyx View

Nvidia Ethernet Switches Deployment Scenarios and Industries

Data Centres

Data centre teams need rack and fabric switching that fits the space they have, supports mixed-speed server connectivity and keeps uplinks under control. Nvidia Ethernet Switches cover compact top-of-rack, dense 100GbE and higher-bandwidth spine roles for storage, virtualisation, AI and scale-out growth.

Media & Entertainment

Creative teams move large assets between storage, render nodes and compute racks, so the network must carry heavy east-west traffic without becoming the bottleneck. Nvidia Ethernet Switches support 100GbE and 200GbE fabrics for content, render and simulation environments that need more bandwidth in the rack and across the core.

Healthcare

Hospitals, labs and research teams often run space-constrained racks with imaging, analytics and storage traffic that grows faster than basic switching can handle. Nvidia Ethernet Switches provide 25GbE and 100GbE options, plus higher-capacity fabric tiers, to keep clinical and research data moving cleanly.

Finance

Finance teams need low-latency switching for analytics, market data and dense application racks, while keeping the design right-sized and predictable. Nvidia Ethernet Switches support compact leaf, high-port-count aggregation and faster fabric tiers for environments that need reliable bandwidth without unnecessary overbuild.

Software Development

Software teams building AI, performance and distributed systems need lab and cluster networks that can scale from compact test pods to larger shared fabrics. Nvidia Ethernet Switches support 100GbE, 200GbE and 400GbE roles, helping teams test modern workloads with enough headroom for data, storage and cluster traffic.

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As an authorised Nvidia partner, we help organisations maximise uptime and performance across their Nvidia estate. From technical support and software updates through to lifecycle planning, we help IT teams keep AI infrastructure reliable, current, and aligned to long-term operational requirements.

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Designing & Supporting Nvidia Ethernet Switches Solutions

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  • AI Fabric & Workload Assessment: We assess AI workloads, GPU communication patterns, east-west traffic, storage traffic, and future scalability requirements before recommending a fabric approach. This helps align NVIDIA InfiniBand or high-performance Ethernet designs to the way your cluster will actually operate, rather than treating networking as a generic switch purchase.
  • NVIDIA Platform & Topology Selection: We help you evaluate the right NVIDIA networking platforms, port speeds, rack layout, and topology design for your environment. The aim is to avoid under-specced fabrics that restrict GPU performance, as well as oversized switching designs that add unnecessary cost and complexity.
  • Lead Time, Scalability & Cost Planning: Larger high-performance switching platforms can present availability, lead time, or budget challenges. Where appropriate, we help compare equivalent multi-switch architectures that can deliver similar scalability and performance while improving deployment flexibility and keeping infrastructure costs under control.
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  • Deployment, Integration & Fabric Configuration: Our engineers support switch configuration, fabric setup, interoperability checks, and integration across compute, storage, and GPU environments. Whether you need full deployment support or validation around an internal build, we help reduce complexity and improve long-term operational stability.
  • Performance Optimisation & Lifecycle Support: As GPU clusters scale, congestion, traffic flow, firmware, redundancy, and expansion planning all affect performance. We help optimise NVIDIA networking environments for AI training, inference, and data-intensive workloads, while supporting future growth as operational requirements evolve.

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