Dell YNDM8 X16 PCIe Mezzanine Card

The Dell YNDM8 is a PCIe x16 mezzanine card that installs directly onto the midplane of a Dell PowerEdge FC640 server. By using the internal mezzanine connector, it delivers the bandwidth of a full x16 PCIe slot without taking up any of the system’s external expansion bays. Administrators can add a GPU or other high-throughput peripheral to an FC640 sled while keeping the server profile slim and cable free.

This design is especially helpful in high-density data centers where every slot and watt count. Instead of reserving space for a traditional riser, you can place acceleration hardware right next to the processors, trimming latency and improving airflow inside the chassis. The result is cleaner cabling, easier service access, and the freedom to scale performance within a compact blade infrastructure.

The card suits a range of tasks. A research lab can drop in a GPU for machine learning models, a virtual desktop deployment can add a graphics accelerator for remote users, and a cloud provider can install a storage or network adapter that needs the full PCIe x16 lane width. Wherever a PowerEdge FC640 is already in play, the YNDM8 offers a straightforward path to more compute or I/O power without altering the rack layout.

Each card is built to Dell’s mechanical and firmware standards for the FX architecture, ensuring seamless integration with existing management tools and diagnostics. For IT teams who value neat, modular growth inside the blade chassis, the Dell YNDM8 provides exactly that.

• PCIe x16 mezzanine interface for maximum internal bandwidth
• Plugs directly into the PowerEdge FC640 midplane, freeing external slots
• Supports GPUs and other peripherals that require high data throughput
• Ideal for dense and modular server environments where space is limited
• Designed and qualified by Dell for consistent performance and easy management