Rocket 1580

PCIe 4.0 x16 8-Port U.2/U.3 NVMe Switch Adapter

Industry's Fastest & Most Verstaile NVMe Connectivity Solution for PCIe Gen4 Platforms

HighPoint Rocket Series NVMe Switch Adapters 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) platforms.

The Rocket 1580 is the industry's fastest and most vsersatile PCIe Gen4 NVMe Switch Adapter. The eight independent device ports can support U.2/U.3 or M.2 NVMe SSDs via a range of cabling solutions.

Key Features

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
Card can be used in any slot PCle3.0 or 4.0 slot; Bifurcation or standard
Versatile Cabling Solutions: SFF8639, SFF-8643 & SFF-8611 (Oculink)
Gen4 Hyper Cooling Solution

High-Performance PCIe Switching Architecture

The Rocket 1580 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 device channels. 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 Adapter were designed with simplicity in mind. Just install the SSDs and plug in the card!

Rocket 1500 Series Switch Adapters are natively supported by all major Windows 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.

Versatile Cabling Solutions

The Rocket 1580 works with a variety of industry standard connectors – not just SFF-8639, which is employed directly by U.2 media. We offer a selection of PCIe Gen4 capable cabling accessories capable of supporting a wide range of storage configurations, including SFF-8643 connections and SFF-8611 Oculink backplanes. This allows the Rocket 1580 to support any industry standard U.2 or M.2 NVMe SSD.