Rocket 1508

PCIe 4.0 x16 8-Port M.2 NVMe Switch AIC

Industry's fastest M.2 NVMe Connectivity Solution for PCIe Gen4 Platforms

HighPoint Rocket Series NVMe Switch AICs address the needs of solution providers and system integrators that cater to vertical marketplaces for high-speed industrial, corporate, and media applications. They were designed for professional applications that demand uncompromised storage performance, scalability and adaptability, in a compact, easy to integrate package that is universally compatible with industry standard x86-64 (Intel/AMD) and Mac platforms.

The Rocket 1508 is the industry's fastest PCIe Gen4 M.2 NVMe Switch Adapter. The eight independent device ports can support off-the-shelf 2242/2460/2280 M.2 SSDs of any capacity.

Key Features

Up to 8 NVMe SSDs
Fully compliant with Industry standard PCle 3.0 Slots; no-Bifurcation dependency or need for specific brand/model of motherboards
High-Performance PCIe Gen4 Switching Technology: x16 lanes of dedicated upstream & x4 lanes of downstream bandwidth for each device channel
Native, in-box NVMe driver support for all major OS platforms
Broad Compatibility with current computing platforms: HP, Dell, Alienware, Legacy Mac Pro, 2019 Mac Pro, Apple M1 Platforms
Card can be used in any slot PCle 3.0 or 4.0 slot; Bifurcation or standard
Gen4 Hyper Cooling Solution

High-Performance PCIe Switching Architecture

The Rocket 1508 incorporates state-of-the-art PCIe switch technology to deliver class leading performance, reliability, and storage capacity. The architecture incorporates Broadcom’s 48-lane PCIe Gen4 PEX88048 switch chipset to allocate a dedicated x16 lanes of upstream, and x4 lanes of downstream bandwidth to each of the 8 NVMe device ports. This innovative, performance-focused architecture enables the AIC to fully optimize x16 lanes of PCIe 4.0 bus bandwidth and deliver up to 28GB/s of transfer speed – the maximum possible for a single-card application!

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Plug & Play Installation for any OS with Native NVMe driver support

HighPoint NVMe Switch Adapters were designed with simplicity in mind. All you need is a little patience and a screwdriver; just install the M.2 SSDs and plug in the card!

Rocket 1500 Series Switch AICs are natively supported by all major Windows and macOS operating systems, and current distributions of Linux. You won’t need to juggle a series of device drivers, install a complex software suite, or master a specialized management interface. Your NVMe SSDs will be automatically recognized, and can be prepped and mounted using the operating system’s standard tool set.

Ultra-Efficient, low-Noise Gen4 Cooling Solution

Designed to mitigate the risk of thermal throttling, the Rocket 1500 series advanced cooling system rapidly transfers waste heat away from critical NVMe and controller componentry to ensure M.2 SSDs consistently operate within their recommended temperature thresholds, even under sustained heavy I/O. Each full length anodized aluminum heat sink is equipped with ultra-durable near-silent fans, and a high-conductivity thermal pad.