Aetina N2080-VEFX-FE User manual

i
User Manual
General Purpose Graphics Card
Aetina N2080-VEFX-FE

i
Document Change History
Version
Date
Description
Authors
v01
2019/4/10
Initial Release.
Jackal Chen
v02
2019/5/7
Added 6/8-pin power connector pin-out
Jackal Chen

ii
Contents
1. General Overview......................................................................................................................................................- 1 -
1.1 Features ..............................................................................................................................................................- 2 -
1.1.1 GPU ..............................................................................................................................................................- 2 -
1.1.2 Board............................................................................................................................................................- 2 -
1.1.3 Connectors...................................................................................................................................................- 2 -
1.1.4 Memory Configuration.................................................................................................................................- 2 -
1.1.5 Display Support............................................................................................................................................- 3 -
1.1.6 Cooling System.............................................................................................................................................- 3 -
1.1.7 Operating System Support...........................................................................................................................- 3 -
1.2 Configuration ......................................................................................................................................................- 4 -
2. Getting Started..........................................................................................................................................................- 5 -
2.1 System Recommended .......................................................................................................................................- 5 -
2.2 Performing a Quick Installation ..........................................................................................................................- 5 -
3. Software Installation.................................................................................................................................................- 6 -
3.1 Install Graphics Driver.........................................................................................................................................- 6 -
3.2 NVIDIA Surround setting.....................................................................................................................................- 8 -
4. Functional Description ..............................................................................................................................................- 9 -
4.1 Board Architecture..............................................................................................................................................- 9 -
4.2 General Purpose Graphics Processing Unit.........................................................................................................- 9 -
4.2.1 GPU Resources.............................................................................................................................................- 9 -
4.3 Display Interface ...............................................................................................................................................- 10 -
4.3.1 Graphics Output channels..........................................................................................................................- 10 -
4.3.2 Digital Output.............................................................................................................................................- 10 -
4.3.3 Analog Output............................................................................................................................................- 10 -
4.3.4 Hot Plug......................................................................................................................................................- 10 -
4.4 PCI Express ........................................................................................................................................................- 11 -

iii
5. Mechanical Specifications.......................................................................................................................................- 12 -
5.1 PCI Express System............................................................................................................................................- 12 -
5.2 Placement of Standard I/O Connectors ............................................................................................................- 13 -
5.3 Component Information ...................................................................................................................................- 14 -
5.3.1 DisplayPort Connector ...............................................................................................................................- 14 -
5.3.2 HDMI Connector ........................................................................................................................................- 15 -
5.3.3 USB-C and VirtualLink Connector...............................................................................................................- 16 -
5.3.4 Supplementary Power Connector..............................................................................................................- 17 -
5.4 Dimension .........................................................................................................................................................- 19 -
6. Thermal Specifications............................................................................................................................................- 20 -
7. Certificates and Agencies........................................................................................................................................- 21 -
7.1 Certifications.....................................................................................................................................................- 21 -
7.2 Agencies ............................................................................................................................................................- 21 -
8. Appendix .................................................................................................................................................................- 22 -
8.1 Ordering Information........................................................................................................................................- 22 -

- 1 -
1. General Overview
The AETINA N2080-VEFX-FE graphics board is a full-height PCI Express form factor
graphics add-in card base on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 graphics processing unit
(GPU).
The GeForce RTX 2080 graphics board supports a standard configuration of a HDMI output,
DisplayPort output and VirtualLink. The GeForce RTX 2080 supports up to 8 GB of GDDR6
onboard graphics memory in 256-bit configurations

- 2 -
1.1 Features
•Powered by NVIDIA Turing architecture and the all-new GeForce RTX platform
•The first GPU capable of real-time ray tracing
•Up to 6X the performance of previous-generation graphics cards and brings the
power of real-time ray tracing and AI to games
•3 years longevity product supply service
1.1.1 GPU
•NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
•Stream Processing Unites: 2944
•Boost Core clock: 1800 MHz
•Base Core clock: 1515 MHz
•Voltage: Variable
1.1.2 Board
•10-layer printed circuit board (PCB)
•16-lanes PCI Express 3.0 capable
•Physical dimensions: 265.9mm x 113.65mm
•Board power : 225 W
1.1.3 Connectors
•DisplayPort
•HDMI
•USB Type-C and VirtualLink
1.1.4 Memory Configuration
•Memory clock: 7000 MHz (14.0 Gbps)
•Interface: 256-bit
•Local frame buffer: 8GB (8 pieces 256M x 32 GDDR6, FBGA-180 package)

- 3 -
1.1.5 Display Support
•DisplayPort
•Maximum resolution: 7680 x 4320 at 60 Hz
•HDMI
•Maximum resolution: 3840 x 2160 at 60 Hz
•USB Type-C and VirtualLink
•High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP) support
1.1.6 Cooling System
•Two slot, two-ball-bearing Fan
1.1.7 Operating System Support
•Windows® 10 64-bit
•Windows® 7 64-bit
•Linux 64-bit

- 4 -
1.2 Configuration
Table 1.1 lists the SKU configuration currently available for the GeForce RTX 2080 graphics
board.
Table 1.1 Board configuration
Specification
N2080-VEFX-FE
Chip
GeForce RTX 2080
Core clock
Base=1515 MHz; Boost= 1800 MHz
Memory clock
14.0 Gbps
Frame buffer
8GB GDDR6
Memory interface
256-bit
Memory type
256M x 32 GDDR6 FBGA-180 package
Memory AVL
Micron MT61K256M32JE-14:A
Samsung K4Z80325BC-HC14
Maximum board power
225 W
Connectors
DisplayPort1.4a
HDMI2.0b
USB Type-C and VirtualLink
Supplementary Power Connector
6-pin + 8-pin
Maximum output
4
HDCP support
Yes
Operating Temperature
0 to +45 °C
Operating Humidity
10~90%,
No Condensation.

- 5 -
2. Getting Started
Before you begin installing your new graphics card, please make sure you have the proper
system requirements and have completed the required pre-installation tasks as outlined in
this chapter.
2.1 System Recommended
•AMD Ryzen 7 or Intel Core i7 processor or latest.
•16GB of system memory; 24GB or more recommended for better performance.
•Motherboard with available ×16 lane PCI Express® connection slot
•Internet access for software installation.
•Operating System:
-Windows® 7 - 10 64-bit
-Linux® 64-bit
2.2 Performing a Quick Installation
Experienced users and system administrators can follow these brief instructions for
installing Aetina graphics card. Other users should refer to the detailed installation
instructions.
1. Uninstall the drivers and software for any installed graphics card(s).
*Note: If you are using a motherboard containing an on-board graphics solution and do not
intend to use it as part of a multiple monitor display, disable it.
2. Shut down and disconnect your computer system.
3. Remove any installed graphics card(s).
4. Install your new Aetina graphics card.
5. Reassemble and connect your computer system.
6. Install the Aetina graphics drivers from the Aetina official website.

- 6 -
3. Software Installation
Notice the following guidelines before installing the drivers:
1. First uninstall previous graphics card driver.
2. Make sure your system has installed DirectX 11 or later version.
3. Make sure your system has installed the appropriate motherboard drivers (for the
motherboard drivers, please contact the motherboard manufacturer).
3.1 Install Graphics Driver
After installing the operating system, download driver from Aetina official website. Then, go
to My Computer, double-click the Download folder and execute the setup.exe program.
Click the “CONTINUE” button
Click the “AGREE AND CONTINUE”

- 7 -
Choose “Express (Recommended)”
or “Custom (Advanced)” then click
“NEXT”
The system is installing the
components
Click the “RESTART NOW” button to
restart the computer. Then the
driver installation is done

- 8 -
3.2 NVIDIA Surround setting
Choose “Configure Surround,
PhysX”, and then click “Span displays
with Surround” → “Configure…”
Choose Topology type, and then
click the display numbers in
sequence from top to bottom
After clicking the display numbers,
click “Enable Surround”
Close setup window to finish the
Surround configure.

- 9 -
4. Functional Description
4.1 Board Architecture
The AETINA N2080-VEFX-FE is based on PCI Express 3.0 form factor.
Figure 4.1 N2080-VEFX-FE Block diagram
4.2 General Purpose Graphics Processing Unit
The AETINA N2080-VEFX-FE is based on TURING GeForce RTX 2080 GPU from NVIDIA. 2944
CUDA core enabled. Base core clock is 1515 MHz. The N2080-VEFX-FE is compliant with
NVIDIA’s CUDA computing capability 7.5.
4.2.1 GPU Resources
•GDDR6 SDRAM
-8 pieces 256M x 32 GDDR6, total capacity of 8192 Mbytes
-256bit data bus width
-14.0 Gbps clock frequency
•BIOS ROM
-8Mbit SPI FLASH for BIOS image

- 10 -
4.3 Display Interface
The N2080-VEFX-FE provides five digital output channels. Four the digital output channels
can be active at the same time.
4.3.1 Graphics Output channels
Figure 4.2 Output channels
4.3.2 Digital Output
•DisplayPort
•Maximum resolution: 7680 x 4320 at 60 Hz
•HDMI
•Maximum resolution: 3840 x 2160 at 60 Hz
•USB Type-C and VirtualLink
4.3.3 Analog Output
This model does not support Analog output.
4.3.4 Hot Plug
The N2080-VEFX-FE supports Hot Plug detect for digital monitors.

- 11 -
4.4 PCI Express
The N2080-VEFX-FE supports a native x16 PCI Express Gen3/2/1 bus interface and also
supports x8, x1 lane widths.

- 12 -
5. Mechanical Specifications
5.1 PCI Express System
The AETINA N2080-VEFX-FE graphics board (Figure 5.1) conforms to the PCI Express form
factor (267.69 x 113.65 mm) graphics add-in card using the Turing GeForce RTX 2080 GPU.
Figure 5.1 N2080-VEFX-FE (267.69 x 113.65 mm)

- 13 -
5.2 Placement of Standard I/O Connectors
Figure 5.2 Shows the standard locations for the connector.

- 14 -
5.3 Component Information
The N2080-VEFX-FE graphics board supports the following connectors.
•DisplayPort
•HDMI
•USB Type-C and VirtualLink
•Supplementary Power Connector
5.3.1 DisplayPort Connector
The N2080-VEFX-FE graphics board supports the use of a VESA standard 20-pin DisplayPort
connector (Figure 5.3). Table 5.1 provides the connector pinout.
Figure 5.3 DisplayPort Connector

- 15 -
Table 5.1 DisplayPort Connector Pinout
Pin
Signal
Pin
Signal
1
Ground
11
ML_Lane 1-
2
Hot plug detected
12
ML_Lane 3-
3
ML_Lane 0+
13
Ground
4
CONFIG1
14
Ground
5
ML_Lane 0-
15
ML_Lane 2+
6
CONFIG2
16
AUX+
7
Ground
17
ML_Lane 2-
8
Ground
18
AUX-
9
ML_Lane 1+
19
Ground
10
ML_Lane 3+
20
DP_PWR
5.3.2 HDMI Connector
HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is an industry-supported, uncompressed,
all-digital audio/video interface. HDMI provides an interface between any audio/video
source, such as a multimedia PC system, DVD player or A/V receiver and an audio and/or
video monitor, such as a LCD monitor, over a single cable (Figure 5.4).
Figure 5.4 HDMI Connector

- 16 -
Table 5.2 HDMI Connector Pinout
Pin
Signal
Pin
Signal
1
TMDS Data 2+
11
TMDS Clock Shield
2
TMDS Data 2 Shield
12
TMDS Clock-
3
TMDS Data 2-
13
No Connect
4
TMDS Data 1+
14
No Connect
5
TMDS Data 1 Shield
15
DDC Clock
6
TMDS Data 1-
16
DDC Data
7
TMDS Data 0+
17
Ground
8
TMDS Data 0 Shield
18
+5V Power
9
TMDS Data 0-
19
Hot Plug Detect
10
TMDS Clock+
5.3.3 USB-C and VirtualLink Connector
VirtualLink is an open industry standard developed to meet the connectivity requirements
of current and next-generation virtual reality (VR) headsets. VirtualLink is a consortium
defined Alternate Mode of USB Type-C™ designed to deliver the power, display, and data
required to power VR headsets through a single USB Type-C connector.
Figure 5.5 USB-C and VirtualLink Connector