These NC RTX PRO 6000 BSE v6 VMs are powered by NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition GPUs, each featuring 96 GB of ultra-fast GDDR7 memory and the latest Blackwell architecture to enable breakthrough performance in multimodal AI, physical AI, and high-fidelity graphics. The VM host is equipped with Intel Granite Rapids CPUs, providing all-core turbo frequency of up to 4.2 GHz to handle demanding pre- and post-processing steps efficiently. These VMs are ideal for converged AI and visual computing workloads, such as:
- Real-time digital twin and NVIDIA Omniverse simulation.
- LLM Inference and RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) for models under 70B parameters.
- High-fidelity 3D rendering, product design, and video streaming.
- GPU-accelerated desktop virtualization (VDI) with NVIDIA RTX Virtual Workstation.
- Scientific visualization and High-Performance Computing (HPC) using FP32.
- Agentic AI application development and deployment.
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Host specifications
| Part |
Quantity
Count Units |
Specs
SKU ID, Performance Units, etc. |
| Processor |
128 - 320 vCPUs |
Intel Xeon Granite Rapids-AP [x86-64] |
| Memory |
256 - 1280 GiB |
High-speed DDR5 |
| Local Storage |
1 Disk |
1024 - 2048 GiB |
| Remote Storage |
16 Disks |
|
| Network |
6 - 8 NICs |
75000 - 200000 Mbps |
| Accelerators |
1 - 2 |
Nvidia RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition GPU (96GB) |
Feature support
Premium Storage: Supported
Premium Storage caching: Supported
Live Migration: Not Supported
Memory Preserving Updates: Not Supported
Generation 2 VMs: Supported
Generation 1 VMs: Not Supported
Accelerated Networking: Supported
Ephemeral OS Disk: Supported
Nested Virtualization: Not Supported
Hibernation: Not Supported
Azure Disk Encryption for Linux VMs: Not Supported
Azure Disk Encryption for Windows VMs: Not Supported
General Purpose Sizes
vCPUs (Qty.) and Memory for each size
| Size Name |
vCPUs (Qty.) |
Memory (GB) |
| Standard_NC128ds_xl_RTXPRO6000BSE_v6 |
128 |
512 |
| Standard_NC256ds_xl_RTXPRO6000BSE_v6 |
256 |
1024 |
| Standard_NC320ds_xl_RTXPRO6000BSE_v6 |
320 |
1280 |
VM Basics resources
Local (temp) storage info for each size
| Size Name |
Max Temp Storage Disks (Qty.) |
Temp Disk Size (GiB) |
Temp Disk Random Read (RR)1 IOPS |
Temp Disk Random Read (RR)1 Throughput (MB/s) |
Temp Disk Random Write (RW)1 IOPS |
Temp Disk Random Write (RW)1 Throughput (MB/s) |
| Standard_NC128ds_xl_RTXPRO6000BSE_v6 |
|
1024 |
|
|
|
|
| Standard_NC256ds_xl_RTXPRO6000BSE_v6 |
|
2048 |
|
|
|
|
| Standard_NC320ds_xl_RTXPRO6000BSE_v6 |
|
2048 |
|
|
|
|
Storage resources
Table definitions
- 1Temp disk speed often differs between RR (Random Read) and RW (Random Write) operations. RR operations are typically faster than RW operations. The RW speed is usually slower than the RR speed on series where only the RR speed value is listed.
- Storage capacity is shown in units of GiB or 1024^3 bytes. When you compare disks measured in GB (1000^3 bytes) to disks measured in GiB (1024^3) remember that capacity numbers given in GiB may appear smaller. For example, 1023 GiB = 1098.4 GB.
- Disk throughput is measured in input/output operations per second (IOPS) and MBps where MBps = 10^6 bytes/sec.
- To learn how to get the best storage performance for your VMs, see Virtual machine and disk performance.
Remote (uncached) storage info for each size
| Size Name |
Max Remote Storage Disks (Qty.) |
Uncached Premium SSD Disk IOPS |
Uncached Premium SSD Throughput (MB/s) |
Uncached Premium SSD Burst1 IOPS |
Uncached Premium SSD Burst1 Throughput (MB/s) |
Uncached Ultra Disk and Premium SSD v2 IOPS |
Uncached Ultra Disk and Premium SSD v2 Throughput (MB/s) |
Uncached Burst1 Ultra Disk and Premium SSD v2 IOPS |
Uncached Burst1 Ultra Disk and Premium SSD v2 Disk Throughput (MB/s) |
| Standard_NC128ds_xl_RTXPRO6000BSE_v6 |
16 |
|
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|
|
| Standard_NC256ds_xl_RTXPRO6000BSE_v6 |
16 |
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
| Standard_NC320ds_xl_RTXPRO6000BSE_v6 |
16 |
|
|
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|
|
Storage resources
Table definitions
- 1Some sizes support bursting to temporarily increase disk performance. Burst speeds can be maintained for up to 30 minutes at a time.
- 2Special Storage refers to either Ultra Disk or Premium SSD v2 storage.
- Storage capacity is shown in units of GiB or 1024^3 bytes. When you compare disks measured in GB (1000^3 bytes) to disks measured in GiB (1024^3) remember that capacity numbers given in GiB may appear smaller. For example, 1023 GiB = 1098.4 GB.
- Disk throughput is measured in input/output operations per second (IOPS) and MBps where MBps = 10^6 bytes/sec.
- Data disks can operate in cached or uncached modes. For cached data disk operation, the host cache mode is set to ReadOnly or ReadWrite. For uncached data disk operation, the host cache mode is set to None.
- To learn how to get the best storage performance for your VMs, see Virtual machine and disk performance.
Network interface info for each size
| Size Name |
Max NICs (Qty.) |
Max Network Bandwidth (Mb/s) |
| Standard_NC128ds_xl_RTXPRO6000BSE_v6 |
6 |
75000 |
| Standard_NC256ds_xl_RTXPRO6000BSE_v6 |
8 |
100000 |
| Standard_NC320ds_xl_RTXPRO6000BSE_v6 |
8 |
200000 |
Networking resources
Table definitions
- Expected network bandwidth is the maximum aggregated bandwidth allocated per VM type across all NICs, for all destinations. For more information, see Virtual machine network bandwidth
- Upper limits aren't guaranteed. Limits offer guidance for selecting the right VM type for the intended application. Actual network performance will depend on several factors including network congestion, application loads, and network settings. For information on optimizing network throughput, see Optimize network throughput for Azure virtual machines.
- To achieve the expected network performance on Linux or Windows, you may need to select a specific version or optimize your VM. For more information, see Bandwidth/Throughput testing (NTTTCP).
Accelerator (GPUs, FPGAs, etc.) info for each size
| Size Name |
Accelerators (Qty.) |
Accelerator Memory (GB) |
| Standard_NC128ds_xl_RTXPRO6000BSE_v6 |
1 |
96 |
| Standard_NC256ds_xl_RTXPRO6000BSE_v6 |
2 |
192 |
| Standard_NC320ds_xl_RTXPRO6000BSE_v6 |
2 |
192 |
Compute Optimized Sizes
vCPUs (Qty.) and Memory for each size
| Size Name |
vCPUs (Qty.) |
Memory (GB) |
| Standard_NC128lds_xl_RTXPRO6000BSE_v6 |
128 |
256 |
| Standard_NC256lds_xl_RTXPRO6000BSE_v6 |
256 |
512 |
| Standard_NC320lds_xl_RTXPRO6000BSE_v6 |
320 |
640 |
VM Basics resources
Local (temp) storage info for each size
| Size Name |
Max Temp Storage Disks (Qty.) |
Temp Disk Size (GiB) |
Temp Disk Random Read (RR)1 IOPS |
Temp Disk Random Read (RR)1 Throughput (MB/s) |
Temp Disk Random Write (RW)1 IOPS |
Temp Disk Random Write (RW)1 Throughput (MB/s) |
| Standard_NC128lds_xl_RTXPRO6000BSE_v6 |
|
1024 |
|
|
|
|
| Standard_NC256lds_xl_RTXPRO6000BSE_v6 |
|
2048 |
|
|
|
|
| Standard_NC320lds_xl_RTXPRO6000BSE_v6 |
|
2048 |
|
|
|
|
Storage resources
Table definitions
- 1Temp disk speed often differs between RR (Random Read) and RW (Random Write) operations. RR operations are typically faster than RW operations. The RW speed is slower than the RR speed on series where only the RR speed value is listed.
- Storage capacity is shown in units of GiB or 1024^3 bytes. When you compare disks measured in GB (1000^3 bytes) to disks measured in GiB (1024^3) remember that capacity numbers given in GiB may appear smaller. For example, 1023 GiB = 1098.4 GB.
- Disk throughput is measured in input/output operations per second (IOPS) and MBps where MBps = 10^6 bytes/sec.
- To learn how to get the best storage performance for your VMs, see Virtual machine and disk performance.
Remote (uncached) storage info for each size
| Size Name |
Max Remote Storage Disks (Qty.) |
Uncached Premium SSD Disk IOPS |
Uncached Premium SSD Throughput (MB/s) |
Uncached Premium SSD Burst1 IOPS |
Uncached Premium SSD Burst1 Throughput (MB/s) |
Uncached Ultra Disk and Premium SSD v2 IOPS |
Uncached Ultra Disk and Premium SSD v2 Throughput (MB/s) |
Uncached Burst1 Ultra Disk and Premium SSD v2 IOPS |
Uncached Burst1 Ultra Disk and Premium SSD v2 Disk Throughput (MB/s) |
| Standard_NC128lds_xl_RTXPRO6000BSE_v6 |
16 |
|
|
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|
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| Standard_NC256lds_xl_RTXPRO6000BSE_v6 |
16 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Standard_NC320lds_xl_RTXPRO6000BSE_v6 |
16 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Storage resources
Table definitions
- 1Some sizes support bursting to temporarily increase disk performance. Burst speeds can be maintained for up to 30 minutes at a time.
- 2Special Storage refers to either Ultra Disk or Premium SSD v2 storage.
- Storage capacity is shown in units of GiB or 1024^3 bytes. When you compare disks measured in GB (1000^3 bytes) to disks measured in GiB (1024^3) remember that capacity numbers given in GiB may appear smaller. For example, 1023 GiB = 1098.4 GB.
- Disk throughput is measured in input/output operations per second (IOPS) and MBps where MBps = 10^6 bytes/sec.
- Data disks can operate in cached or uncached modes. For cached data disk operation, the host cache mode is set to ReadOnly or ReadWrite. For uncached data disk operation, the host cache mode is set to None.
- To learn how to get the best storage performance for your VMs, see Virtual machine and disk performance.
Network interface info for each size
| Size Name |
Max NICs (Qty.) |
Max Network Bandwidth (Mb/s) |
| Standard_NC128lds_xl_RTXPRO6000BSE_v6 |
8 |
75000 |
| Standard_NC256lds_xl_RTXPRO6000BSE_v6 |
8 |
100000 |
| Standard_NC320lds_xl_RTXPRO6000BSE_v6 |
8 |
200000 |
Networking resources
Table definitions
- Expected network bandwidth is the maximum aggregated bandwidth allocated per VM type across all NICs, for all destinations. For more information, see Virtual machine network bandwidth
- Upper limits aren't guaranteed. Limits offer guidance for selecting the right VM type for the intended application. Actual network performance will depend on several factors including network congestion, application loads, and network settings. For information on optimizing network throughput, see Optimize network throughput for Azure virtual machines.
- To achieve the expected network performance on Linux or Windows, you may need to select a specific version or optimize your VM. For more information, see Bandwidth/Throughput testing (NTTTCP).
Accelerator (GPUs, FPGAs, etc.) info for each size
| Size Name |
Accelerators (Qty.) |
Accelerator Memory (GB) |
| Standard_NC128lds_xl_RTXPRO6000BSE_v6 |
1 |
96 |
| Standard_NC256lds_xl_RTXPRO6000BSE_v6 |
2 |
192 |
| Standard_NC320lds_xl_RTXPRO6000BSE_v6 |
2 |
192 |
List of all available sizes: Sizes
Pricing Calculator: Pricing Calculator
Information on Disk Types: Disk Types
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