Switchblade LPU4 Ultimate 8K - The Ultimate Production Platform

The LPU4 Ultimate 8K is a high-performance rackmount workstation for the most demanding live production and post-production professional users. Whether you're producing on-air content, editing high-resolution video, or rendering eye-catching animations, you need a hardware platform that can keep pace with your workflow.

The LPU4 Ultimate 8K comes out of the box with a blazingly-fast 24-core AMD Ryzen Threadripper processor, abundant memory (RAM) and storage capacity, four (4) hot-swap storage bays, one of the most powerful NVIDIA GPUs available, and the Blackmagic DeckLink 8K Pro for video capture and playback.

Compatible software applications include:

Live production and switching software

• • • StudioCoast vMix
    • Telestream Wirecast
    • Open Broadcaster Software (OBS)
    • Vimeo Livestream Studio
    • Vizrt TriCaster Mini-S
    • Vizrt Viz Vectar

Virtual production software

• • • Vizrt Viz Engine
    • Epic Games Unreal Engine
    • Aximmetry Broadcast
    • Brainstorm InfinitySet/eStudio
    • Zero Density Reality5

Editing software

• • • Adobe Premiere Pro
    • Blackmagic DaVinci Resolve

3D design and rendering software

• • • Maxon Cinema4D
    • Autodesk 3ds Max
    • Autodesk Maya
    • SideFX Houdini
    • Blender

Technical Specifications

• Video Inputs & Outputs: 4x Bi-Directional 12G-SDI inputs/outputs (or 1x quad-link 8K input/output), 1x HDMI2.1 input, 1x HDMI2.1 output, 1x reference input
• Processor: 24-core AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X
• System drive: 1TB NVMe PCIe Gen4 SSD
• Data storage: 4TB NVMe PCIe Gen4SSD
• Memory: 128GB DDR5 ECC RAM
• Graphics: NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation
• Removable Storage: 4x hot-swap 2.5" SSD bays
• Operating System: Windows 11 Pro
• Network: 2.5G Ethernet RJ-45 port, 10G Ethernet RJ-45 port, WiFi 7
• Form-factor: Rugged, short-depth 4U chassis
• Dimensions: 17" W x 6.96" H x 16.89" D
• Weight: 35 lbs.