ASRock Rack used NVIDIA GTC 2026 to introduce a broader range of liquid-cooled AI platforms for high-density enterprise and data center deployments. The announcement centered on new systems based on the NVIDIA HGX Rubin NVL8 platform, as well as NVIDIA MGX-based servers designed for the NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell Server Edition and liquid-cooled RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition GPUs.
The launch reflects a broader infrastructure shift as AI accelerators increase rack power and thermal demand. For training, inference, and HPC environments, cooling is increasingly a system-level design constraint rather than a secondary consideration. ASRock Rack is positioning liquid cooling as a practical way to sustain performance under continuous utilization while improving thermal efficiency and enabling denser deployments.
Rubin-based Systems Target Enterprise AI Factories
At the top of the new portfolio are the 2U16X-GNR2/DLC RUBIN and 4U16X-GNR2/DLC RUBIN, both built on the NVIDIA HGX Rubin NVL8 platform. ASRock Rack is targeting these systems for enterprise-scale AI factory deployments and HPC environments that require sustained accelerator performance and predictable thermal performance under heavy load.
To complement the node-level systems, the company also showed a 44RU liquid-cooled rack configuration populated with eight 4U16X-TURIN2 systems. The rack is presented as a more complete infrastructure building block for organizations looking to accelerate deployment of Rubin-based AI capacity rather than assembling rack-scale liquid-cooled infrastructure independently.
Blackwell Systems Address Enterprise AI and Visual Computing
ASRock Rack also expanded its portfolio to include platforms for enterprise AI, data processing, and visual computing. The 6UXGM-GNR2/DLC supports up to 8 liquid-cooled NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition GPUs, targeting environments where both GPU density and thermal control are critical.
For customers seeking a more flexible, potentially lower-power configuration, the 4UXGM-GNR2 CX8 supports NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell Server Edition GPUs. ASRock Rack positions the platform for AI, video, visual computing, and data-intensive workloads, with an emphasis on single-slot efficiency.
Liquid Cooling Moves Deeper into Mainstream AI Infrastructure
ASRock Rack framed the launch around the growing importance of liquid-cooled designs in AI infrastructure. Company president Weishi Sa said AI platforms are being reshaped by the need for higher compute density and sustained utilization, making liquid cooling increasingly important for large-scale deployments. In practical terms, ASRock Rack is arguing that liquid-cooled architectures are no longer limited to niche HPC installations and are becoming part of mainstream enterprise AI infrastructure planning.
Vera-based CPU systems broaden the roadmap
In addition to its GPU-centric platforms, ASRock Rack disclosed CPU-based systems powered by NVIDIA’s Vera architecture. It explained that these systems are intended for emerging agentic AI and reinforcement learning workloads at data center scale.
According to ASRock Rack, Vera combines custom CPU cores, LPDDR5X memory, and NVIDIA Scalable Coherency Fabric to improve efficiency and increase AI factory throughput. While the announcement was light on platform specifics, the inclusion of Vera-based systems suggests that ASRock Rack is aligning its roadmap with a broader NVIDIA stack that spans both accelerated and CPU-side infrastructure for next-generation AI deployments.
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