Hi!
I’ve got a Blackwell PRO 6000 Server with passive cooling and it appears it’s limited to 450W consumption. Using nvidia-smi -pl 600 doesn’t help since the max limit is also 450W. I was under impression that the server models are able to utilize up to 600W of power based off the specs. The target system has adequate cooling (it’s installed in Supermicro SYS-521GE-TNRT).
Anything I’m missing here? Is the power limit configurable in software? Hardware? Is it for some reason factory-locked?
Attaching the nvidia-smi -q output:
==============NVSMI LOG==============
Timestamp : Mon Sep 15 14:08:50 2025
Driver Version : 580.65.06
CUDA Version : 13.0
Attached GPUs : 1
GPU 00000000:17:00.0
Product Name : NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition
Product Brand : NVIDIA
Product Architecture : Blackwell
Display Mode : Requested functionality has been deprecated
Display Attached : Yes
Display Active : Disabled
Persistence Mode : Disabled
Addressing Mode : HMM
MIG Mode
Current : Disabled
Pending : Disabled
Accounting Mode : Disabled
Accounting Mode Buffer Size : 4000
Driver Model
Current : N/A
Pending : N/A
Serial Number : *
GPU UUID : GPU-*
GPU PDI : 0x*
Minor Number : 0
VBIOS Version : 98.02.67.00.0A
MultiGPU Board : No
Board ID : 0x1700
Board Part Number : 900-2G153-0000-000
GPU Part Number : 2BB5-895-A1
FRU Part Number : N/A
Platform Info
Chassis Serial Number :
Slot Number : 0
Tray Index : 0
Host ID : 1
Peer Type : Direct Connected
Module Id : 1
GPU Fabric GUID : 0x0000000000000000
Inforom Version
Image Version : G153.0210.00.02
OEM Object : 2.1
ECC Object : 7.16
Power Management Object : N/A
Inforom BBX Object Flush
Latest Timestamp : N/A
Latest Duration : N/A
GPU Operation Mode
Current : N/A
Pending : N/A
GPU C2C Mode : Disabled
GPU Virtualization Mode
Virtualization Mode : None
Host VGPU Mode : N/A
vGPU Heterogeneous Mode : N/A
GPU Recovery Action : None
GSP Firmware Version : 580.65.06
IBMNPU
Relaxed Ordering Mode : N/A
PCI
Bus : 0x17
Device : 0x00
Domain : 0x0000
Base Classcode : 0x3
Sub Classcode : 0x2
Device Id : 0x2BB510DE
Bus Id : 00000000:17:00.0
Sub System Id : 0x204E10DE
GPU Link Info
PCIe Generation
Max : 5
Current : 5
Device Current : 5
Device Max : 5
Host Max : 5
Link Width
Max : 16x
Current : 16x
Bridge Chip
Type : N/A
Firmware : N/A
Replays Since Reset : 0
Replay Number Rollovers : 0
Tx Throughput : 11289 KB/s
Rx Throughput : 65540 KB/s
Atomic Caps Outbound : N/A
Atomic Caps Inbound : FETCHADD_32 FETCHADD_64 SWAP_32 SWAP_64 CAS_32 CAS_64
Fan Speed : N/A
Performance State : P0
Clocks Event Reasons
Idle : Not Active
Applications Clocks Setting : Not Active
SW Power Cap : Not Active
HW Slowdown : Not Active
HW Thermal Slowdown : Not Active
HW Power Brake Slowdown : Not Active
Sync Boost : Not Active
SW Thermal Slowdown : Not Active
Display Clock Setting : Not Active
Clocks Event Reasons Counters
SW Power Capping : 1218392 us
Sync Boost : 0 us
SW Thermal Slowdown : 0 us
HW Thermal Slowdown : 0 us
HW Power Braking : 0 us
Sparse Operation Mode : N/A
FB Memory Usage
Total : 97887 MiB
Reserved : 637 MiB
Used : 88851 MiB
Free : 8400 MiB
BAR1 Memory Usage
Total : 131072 MiB
Used : 2835 MiB
Free : 128237 MiB
Conf Compute Protected Memory Usage
Total : 0 MiB
Used : 0 MiB
Free : 0 MiB
Compute Mode : Default
Utilization
GPU : 95 %
Memory : 45 %
Encoder : 0 %
Decoder : 0 %
JPEG : 0 %
OFA : 0 %
Encoder Stats
Active Sessions : 0
Average FPS : 0
Average Latency : 0
FBC Stats
Active Sessions : 0
Average FPS : 0
Average Latency : 0
DRAM Encryption Mode
Current : Disabled
Pending : Disabled
ECC Mode
Current : Enabled
Pending : Enabled
ECC Errors
Volatile
SRAM Correctable : 0
SRAM Uncorrectable Parity : 0
SRAM Uncorrectable SEC-DED : 0
DRAM Correctable : 0
DRAM Uncorrectable : 0
Aggregate
SRAM Correctable : 0
SRAM Uncorrectable Parity : 0
SRAM Uncorrectable SEC-DED : 0
DRAM Correctable : 0
DRAM Uncorrectable : 0
SRAM Threshold Exceeded : No
Aggregate Uncorrectable SRAM Sources
SRAM L2 : 0
SRAM SM : 0
SRAM Microcontroller : 0
SRAM PCIE : 0
SRAM Other : 0
Channel Repair Pending : No
TPC Repair Pending : No
Retired Pages
Single Bit ECC : N/A
Double Bit ECC : N/A
Pending Page Blacklist : N/A
Remapped Rows
Correctable Error : 0
Uncorrectable Error : 0
Pending : No
Remapping Failure Occurred : No
Bank Remap Availability Histogram
Max : 512 bank(s)
High : 0 bank(s)
Partial : 0 bank(s)
Low : 0 bank(s)
None : 0 bank(s)
Temperature
GPU Current Temp : 56 C
GPU T.Limit Temp : 29 C
GPU Shutdown T.Limit Temp : -5 C
GPU Slowdown T.Limit Temp : -2 C
GPU Max Operating T.Limit Temp : 0 C
GPU Target Temperature : N/A
Memory Current Temp : N/A
Memory Max Operating T.Limit Temp : N/A
GPU Power Readings
Average Power Draw : 430.85 W
Instantaneous Power Draw : 330.51 W
Current Power Limit : 450.00 W
Requested Power Limit : 450.00 W
Default Power Limit : 450.00 W
Min Power Limit : 300.00 W
Max Power Limit : 450.00 W
GPU Memory Power Readings
Average Power Draw : N/A
Instantaneous Power Draw : N/A
Module Power Readings
Average Power Draw : N/A
Instantaneous Power Draw : N/A
Current Power Limit : N/A
Requested Power Limit : N/A
Default Power Limit : N/A
Min Power Limit : N/A
Max Power Limit : N/A
Power Smoothing : N/A
Workload Power Profiles
Requested Profiles : N/A
Enforced Profiles : N/A
Clocks
Graphics : 1822 MHz
SM : 1822 MHz
Memory : 12481 MHz
Video : 1650 MHz
Applications Clocks
Graphics : 2430 MHz
Memory : 12481 MHz
Default Applications Clocks
Graphics : 2430 MHz
Memory : 12481 MHz
Deferred Clocks
Memory : N/A
Max Clocks
Graphics : 2430 MHz
SM : 2430 MHz
Memory : 12481 MHz
Video : 2107 MHz
Max Customer Boost Clocks
Graphics : 2430 MHz
Clock Policy
Auto Boost : N/A
Auto Boost Default : N/A
Thanks!