QAI-h1290FX

A GPU-ready edge AI storage server supporting NVIDIA® GPUs, U.2 NVMe SSDs, and 25GbE connectivity—designed for on-premises AI, virtualization, and compute-intensive workloads.

QAI-h1290FX is a desktop-class edge compute and storage convergence server that combines high-performance computing architecture with ultra-fast storage. It supports configurable NVIDIA® RTX™ PRO Blackwell GPUs, making it ideal for on-premises AI, LLM inference, private RAG search, virtualization, and other demanding compute workloads.

Powered by QuTS hero with the ZFS file system, the platform delivers enterprise-grade data integrity and consistent performance. Whether for AI deployment, research and development, high-performance computing, or enterprise virtualization environments, QAI-h1290FX enables flexible configuration and rapid deployment, ensuring critical workloads run securely and efficiently at the edge.

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GPU-Ready Architecture with RTX PRO Blackwell Support
Built with a GPU-ready design, supporting NVIDIA® RTX™ PRO Blackwell GPUs, including options such as the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q Workstation, to meet the demands of AI workloads, image generation, inference, and GPU-accelerated computing.

High-Speed All-Flash NVMe Storage Architecture
Equipped with 12 U.2 NVMe SSD bays and support for SATA SSDs, allowing flexible storage configurations optimized for performance, capacity, or cost. Ideal for AI workloads, virtualization, and real-time data processing.

On-Premise LLM & RAG Search
Enables local deployment of private LLMs and RAG-based search, providing secure semantic document retrieval without sending sensitive data to the cloud.

ZFS-based QuTS hero OS
Powered by QuTS hero with ZFS, offering inline compression, self-healing, snapshots, and SnapSync for enterprise-grade data integrity.

GPU Acceleration & AI App Templates
Leverage GPU acceleration via Container Station. One-click deploy Ollama, AnythingLLM, Stable Diffusion, etc. Simplifying AI application rollout.

25GbE Connectivity & Expansion Ready
Built-in dual 25GbE and 2.5GbE ports, and upgradable for 100GbE. Scale up with QNAP JBODs to meet growing AI data storage demands.

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QAI Ideal applications
Internal Chatbot & Knowledge Base
Deploy private ChatGPT-like bots using AnythingLLM or OpenWebUI. Securely connect to internal documents for employee Q&A, policy search, and training support—no internet required.

Private RAG Search Engine
Run Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) locally with full control over data. Enable natural-language document search across contracts, reports, and archives—ideal for legal, finance, and enterprise teams.

AI Inference & Content Generation
Use Stable Diffusion or ComfyUI for image generation, or deploy custom models for video tagging, document summarization, and medical analysis. Benefit from GPU acceleration and all-flash storage.

Enterprise-Grade Edge AI and High-Performance Computing
QAI-h1290FX is more than a storage system — it is a compute-ready, enterprise-grade edge computing platform. Built on a high-performance computing architecture, it supports configurable NVIDIA® RTX™ Pro Blackwell GPUs, making it well-suited for large language model (LLM) inference, image generation, RAG search, and a wide range of compute-intensive and virtualized workloads.

Whether for AI inference, research and development, data analytics, or enterprise applications requiring high core counts and sustained performance, a single desktop-class enterprise platform can deliver outstanding compute efficiency and data security entirely on-premises.

3511 AI TOPS (FP4)
333 TFLOPS (RT Core)

GPU-Ready Architecture — Supporting NVIDIA® RTX™ Pro Blackwell
QAI-h1290FX features a GPU-ready architecture designed to support NVIDIA® RTX™ Pro Blackwell GPUs. Built on the Blackwell architecture, it supports acceleration technologies such as CUDA, TensorRT, and the Transformer Engine, making it well-suited for modern AI and GPU-accelerated computing workloads.

From large language model (LLM) inference and computer vision to generative AI and other GPU-accelerated professional applications, workloads can be deployed and executed entirely on-premises—delivering strong performance while maintaining data privacy and full system control. The platform can also operate as a CPU-centric high-performance computing system, supporting virtualization and a wide range of enterprise computing scenarios.

NVIDIA® RTX™ Pro Blackwell Series — Redefining AI and High-Performance Computing Workflows
The NVIDIA® RTX™ Pro Blackwell series GPUs are purpose-built for high-intensity AI, compute, and creative workloads, combining the next-generation Blackwell architecture with ultra-fast GDDR7 ECC memory. This delivers a level of compute performance and VRAM capacity on a single professional GPU that previously required multiple consumer-grade graphics cards.

With support for up to 96GB of VRAM and enhanced AI acceleration capabilities, the RTX™ Pro Blackwell series is ideal for advanced LLMs, generative models, data analytics, and complex 3D visualization and professional compute workflows.

5th Gen Tensor Cores
Up to 3× faster AI processing with FP4 precision and DLSS 4 acceleration.

4th Gen RT Cores
2× faster ray tracing for photorealistic rendering and real-time simulations.

Up to 96GB GDDR7 Memory
Massive capacity and bandwidth to handle complex AI and graphics tasks.

Power consumption and performance balance
Powerful AI performance with a power consumption of only 300W

Powered by Server-Class AMD EPYC™ Processors for High-Performance Compute
QAI-h1290FX is built on a server-class AMD EPYC processor platform, delivering high core counts and massive multithreaded performance.
Designed for long-term, stable operation under highly parallel workloads, it is well suited for virtualization, multithreaded computing, data processing, and edge computing scenarios—while also supporting AI inference and a wide range of compute-intensive applications.

CPU
Server-class AMD EPYC™ processors
High core-count and multithreaded architecture

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Memory
128 GB RDIMM DDR4 ECC memory (Expandable up to 1 TB)

QuTS hero operating system
Designed for enterprises, the QuTS hero operating system adopts the highly reliable ZFS file system to provide utmost data integrity and stability for mission-critical storage. QuTS hero further optimizes SSD performance and endurance to meet businesses’ stringent demands for performance and reliability. Explore the QuTS hero operating system Check out QuTS hero’s latest features

Automatic repair of corrupted data
ZFS supports self-healing for silent data corruption, automatically detecting damaged data to ensure data integrity.

Data immutability
Defend against ransomware by creating a WORM (Write Once, Read Many) folder to prevent data from being overwritten, modified, or deleted, while also enabling immutable backups.

Power failure protection
ZIL (ZFS Intent Log) protects against potential data corruption caused by power failure by safeguarding unwritten data.

Data reduction
Inline data deduplication1 reduces storage consumption for maintaining optimal disk capacity.

Prevent simultaneous SSD failure
The patented QSAL algorithm automatically and regularly detects RAID-level SSD lifespan to prevent simultaneous SSD failure, avoiding RAID crashes and data loss.

Remote access to on-prem AI – anytime, anywhere
Create a seamless hybrid work environment with multiple remote access options offered by QNAP. Whether you're managing AI applications or accessing files, the QAI-h1290FX ensures you're always connected—without compromising security.

Direct or relay access options

myQNAPcloud DDNS:
Access your QuTS hero interface from anywhere via a custom domain, without remembering IP addresses.
myQNAPcloud Link:
Establishes a secure relay connection through QNAP servers—no need to open router ports or modify firewall settings.
VPN Server Support:
Set up a private VPN using QVPN Service, enabling secure encrypted tunnels for full network access.
Whether you're fine-tuning your LLM container setup, reviewing inference logs, or collaborating across locations, the QAI-h1290FX offers reliable access to your on-prem AI environment from any device, anytime.

A More Powerful Container Station: A New Experience in AI Application Deployment
To promote practical AI adoption, the QAI series integrates Container Station with a wide selection of AI application templates. These templates support one-click deployment of popular AI tools and frameworks, with regular updatesfrom QNAP to ensure access to the latest technologies.

Whether you're new to AI or looking to move workloads on-premises, QAI makes it easy to explore AI, reduce costs, enhance data security, and even develop custom AI tools to boost business innovation.

Containerized AI deployment made simple
Enhance your AI infrastructure with seamless container integration. Explore Container Station

AI-centric container environment
The QAI-h1290FX comes with Container Station, enabling the deployment of Docker and LXD containers. As most AI tools today are delivered as containerized applications, QAI-h1290FX provides a direct and efficient way to deploy models such as LLM, RAG Search, image generation (e.g. Stable Diffusion), or knowledge base engines like AnythingLLM—all without complex setup.

Persistent data storage for AI models
With Docker Volume support, the QAI-h1290FX allows containers to mount shared folders from the NAS, ensuring persistent storage even after container rebuilds. This is especially beneficial for AI workloads involving large model files, training data, or logs. No more worrying about losing key data during updates or version switching.

Make GPU acceleration simple and accessible for all AI workloads
The QAI-h1290FX removes the complexity of configuring GPU resources in Docker environments. With Container Station’s intuitive interface, when creating a new container, simply select the desired NVIDIA® GPU from the dropdown menu, and the container will instantly gain access to GPU compute capabilities. Whether you're deploying LLMs, running image generation, or executing deep learning inference, the QAI-h1290FX ensures the process is seamless and efficient.

Redefining creativity with AI-powered visual design
ComfyUI empowers artists, designers, and content creators with a powerful, modular interface for AI-driven image and video creation. Through its intuitive node-based design and support for advanced models like Stable Diffusion, users can effortlessly generate, transform, and animate visual content. Combined with GPU acceleration and flexible workflows, ComfyUI lowers the barrier to complex visual design—unlocking unprecedented creative freedom.

Text-to-Image Generation
Turn simple text prompts into high-quality visuals using Stable Diffusion and custom models. Create concept art, product designs, or stylized scenes—perfect for creative and marketing teams looking to accelerate ideation.

Style Customization with Multiple Models
Choose from a wide range of supported checkpoints and LoRA models to achieve distinct visual styles. Whether it's photorealism, anime, or painterly art, every output can match your creative direction.

Image-to-Video Animation
Bring still images to life by creating smooth animations and cinematic sequences. ComfyUI supports frame interpolation and style transfer to turn static visuals into engaging motion graphics.

Visual Workflow Editing for Custom Pipelines
Build and refine complex visual pipelines using ComfyUI’s intuitive node editor. Connect models, effects, and processing steps in a visual interface that empowers experimentation and creative control & no coding required.

Real-world AI performance – measured on QAI-h1290FX
AI deployment performance is validated through real-world benchmark data. Under a high-end GPU test configuration, QAI-h1290FX was fully evaluated with the NVIDIA® RTX™ PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q Workstation GPU, verifying its performance in on-premises AI inference and enterprise deployment scenarios.

Ollama LLM Inference Benchmark (Rapid Deployment)

Leveraging the GPU acceleration capabilities of the Blackwell architecture, QAI-h1290FX can run a wide range of large language models locally via Ollama.
Ollama enables rapid deployment and simplified management, making it well suited for proof-of-concept (PoC) projects, single-user environments, and small to mid-scale use cases such as RAG-based search, AI assistants, and offline inference.
 

vLLM Concurrent Inference Benchmark (Enterprise-Grade Throughput)

To address multi-user and high-concurrency AI service requirements, QAI-h1290FX also supports deployment with the vLLM inference engine.
Compared to single-request–oriented inference approaches, vLLM significantly improves GPU utilization and overall throughput through Paged Attention and efficient scheduling mechanisms. This makes it particularly suitable for enterprise AI services, multi-user RAG systems, and API-based AI applications.

Under the same GPU configuration, vLLM demonstrates more consistent latency characteristics and higher tokens-per-second throughput in concurrent request scenarios, making it ideal for production environments and long-running enterprise AI deployments.

Tested Large Language Model : deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-7B (Hugging Face)

 

Unlock AI potential with practical use cases
From document automation to creative workflows and system-wide automation, the QAI-h1290FX empowers every department to apply AI in meaningful, measurable ways—securely hosted on your own infrastructure.

No cloud lock-in, no complex setup—just real results driven by local LLMs, secure containers, and integrated QNAP features.

Smart HR Assistant – Internal Policy Chatbot
Build an internal Q&A assistant using AnythingLLM + Ollama. Upload HR documents such as employee handbooks, leave policies, and benefits to the QAI-h1290FX. Employees can ask natural questions like:

“How do I apply for family care leave?”

The system performs local RAG search and replies instantly, reducing HR workload and improving response time.

Creative Team AI Studio – Image Generation Hub
Design teams use Stable Diffusion and ComfyUI deployed on the QAI-h1290FX to generate promotional images, mockups, or stylized artwork via prompt input.
Thanks to GPU acceleration and persistent NAS storage, designers get fast and reproducible results—no more starting from scratch.

AI Co-Pilot for Developers – Docs, Code & Summaries
Engineering teams run LLMs like Qwen or Llama in Ollama on the QAI-h1290FX to assist with spec writing, code review, and technical translations.
Upload API docs or whitepapers, then chat with the model for clarifications, summaries, or even markdown formatting—completely offline and secure.

n8n + NAS Automation – Trigger AI from Anywhere
With n8n installed on the QAI-h1290FX, you can automate tasks that integrate AI with business operations. For example:

When receiving a support email, trigger LLM to summarize and provide suggested responses, saving them in drafts.
Connect to QNAP MCP to regularly check device status, and provide suggestions to users after AI analysis.
Analyze NAS backed-up emails and conversations with LLM to check if there is any inappropriate content

AI Docker applications on QAI-h1290FX
Run powerful AI solutions via Container Station & GPU integration.

AnythingLLM
Enables teams to deploy customizable, private Large Language Models in a secure environment. Integrate various data sources and interact with your LLM for tailored Q&A, document parsing, and more—ideal for businesses prioritizing privacy and control.

OpenWebUI
A versatile and user-friendly web interface for interacting with local or remote LLMs. OpenWebUI supports chat, prompt engineering, and conversation management in a sleek UI, simplifying AI adoption for users and developers alike.

Ollama
Ollama makes running and experimenting with open-source language models effortless. With GPU support, developers can efficiently test, fine-tune, and serve powerful LLMs on-premises, keeping data secure and workflows agile.

ComfyUI
An advanced, modular UI for generative AI workflows. ComfyUI allows users to create, visualize, and customize complex AI pipelines—including image synthesis and text-to-image tasks—using an intuitive drag-and-drop interface powered by GPU acceleration.

n8n
n8n is a workflow automation tool that connects to hundreds of services, including AI models. Integrate business operations, trigger AI tasks, and automate repetitive processes—all within a secure, containerized environment, with support for powerful extensions and custom logic.

Whisper
Whisper delivers versatile, multilingual speech processing in a single, open-source model. It accurately transcribes, translates, and identifies languages from diverse audio sources, enabling seamless voice-to-text workflows across industries. With support for on-premises deployment, teams can maintain data security while integrating advanced speech capabilities into their applications.

 

Transform your NAS into an AI-powered knowledge hub
Empower enterprise users to search, understand, and retrieve information faster than ever—powered by Qsirch and next-generation RAG Search. The QAI-h1290FX brings intelligence to your documents while keeping everything secure and on-premises.

Qsirch – Smart Full-Text Search
Qsirch – Smart Full-Text Search
Qsirch offers blazing-fast full-text search across all your NAS files—PDFs, Office docs, emails, and more. With advanced filters, indexing, and preview functions, users can locate relevant documents instantly across terabytes of data. Learn more

RAG Search
RAG Search – AI-Powered Contextual Answers
RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) Search takes things further by combining Qsirch with a local Large Language Model (LLM). When users ask a question, the system first retrieves relevant files via Qsirch, then generates an accurate, natural language answer using the on-device AI. Learn more

On QAI-h1290FX, RAG Search is fully on-premise:

No cloud APIs
No data leaks
Complete privacy and compliance