Hetzner unveils GEX131 Blackwell GPU server for AI
German hosting provider Hetzner has launched a new GPU server, the GEX131, built around Nvidia's RTX Pro 6000 Blackwell Max-Q graphics card and Intel's Xeon Gold 5412U processor, targeting workloads in artificial intelligence, 3D rendering and professional media processing.
The company positions the GEX131 as a high-compute system for organisations that run intensive training and inference jobs, visual effects pipelines and large-scale data analysis. Hetzner operates data centres in Germany and Finland and has expanded infrastructure in Singapore and the US.
New GPU platform
The GEX131 server combines Nvidia's RTX Pro 6000 Blackwell Max-Q GPU, which includes 96 GB of GDDR7 ECC graphics memory, with a 24-core Intel Xeon Gold 5412U CPU from the Sapphire Rapids generation. The system uses DDR5 ECC registered memory and Gen4 NVMe storage.
Hetzner said the Blackwell-based RTX Pro 6000 delivers AI compute and visual processing for professional workflows such as training large models and complex visualisation tasks. The GPU incorporates fifth-generation Tensor Cores and fourth-generation Raytracing Cores and uses ultra-fast GDDR7 ECC memory in a 96 GB configuration.
The Intel Xeon Gold 5412U in the GEX131 runs 24 physical cores and supports up to 48 threads through hyper-threading. The processor works with DDR5 ECC memory and includes Intel's current virtualisation features. Hetzner is targeting customers that run computationally intensive and virtualised environments on the same hardware.
Base configuration
The base specification of the GEX131 includes 256 GB of DDR5 ECC registered RAM. It ships with two 960 GB Gen4 NVMe SSDs in a data centre edition. Customers can expand the memory and storage configuration beyond the base level.
Hetzner prices the server at €889.00 or $989.00 per month. It also lists an hourly rate of €1.4247 or $1.5850. The offer includes an IPv4 address. The company does not charge a set-up fee, which it says reflects that many customers use the GPU server for short-term projects lasting only a few hours or days.
The GEX131 is available through Hetzner's existing infrastructure. The company focuses on dedicated and virtualised servers as core products and runs ISO 27001-certified facilities in Nuremberg, Falkenstein and Helsinki.
Target users
Hetzner is aiming the new server at companies, research institutions and independent professionals. The firm is particularly focused on AI model training, data science workloads, 3D rendering, visual effects, and image and video editing use cases.
All customer data for the GEX131 remains within Hetzner's ISO 27001-certified data centres. The company says the service complies with GDPR requirements for data handling and location within the European Economic Area for relevant customers.
Hetzner has expanded its footprint beyond Germany with infrastructure investments in Singapore and the US. The company continues to emphasise energy-efficient data centre parks, which form the basis for its dedicated and virtualised server products.
Data centre strategy
Hetzner operates several thousand servers in its own data centre parks in Nuremberg and Falkenstein, as well as in Helsinki. The company has built a reputation in the European hosting market for more than two decades and has expanded its international presence.
The company highlights pricing and support as central elements of its strategy. It focuses on customers running internet projects of varying sizes, from small online services to larger organisational workloads, and continues to roll out new server generations as part of this approach.
The company continues to invest in new server lines such as the GEX131 as it seeks further growth in AI and graphics-intensive workloads in Europe and overseas markets.
