Compatibility

Mac Compatibility

• Mac Pro 14,8 (2023)
• Mac Pro 7,1 (2019)
• macOS 15+; compatible with macOS 27

Windows Compatibility

• Windows computer with an available x8 or larger PCIe slot
• Windows 11 25H2+
• Windows Server 2025

Linux Compatibility

• Linux computer with an available x8 or larger PCIe slot
• Supported Linux kernel, 6.6 or later

Thunderbolt Expansion System Compatibility

• Thunderbolt expansion system with an available x8 or larger PCIe slot

Hardware

Part Number

• G10E-SFP-2XM-E3

Warranty

• 2-year

Form Factor

• Low-profile PCIe 3.1 x8 card

External Connectors

• Two SFP28 sockets (with two short-range SFP28 optical transceivers)

10GbE Controller

• Mellanox ConnectX

Network Support

• 10 Gbps

Teaming and SMB Multichannel Support

• macOS

• SMB Multichannel can double transfer speeds up to 20 Gbps

• Windows, Windows Server, and Linux

• Teaming or SMB Multichannel can double transfer speeds up to 20 Gbps

Packets

• Maximum packet size: 9000 bytes (jumbo frames)

Data Rates Supported per Port

• 10 Gbps

Advanced Features

• Flow control support
• MSI (Message Signaled Interrupts)
• RSS (Receive-Side Scaling)
• Multicast filtering
• 64-bit address support for systems using more than 4GB of physical memory
• Wake-on-LAN not supported

Stateless Offloads

• TCP, UDP, and IPv4 checksum offloading
• TSO (TCP Segmentation Offload, AKA Large Send Offload)
• TRO (TCP Received Offload)

Package Contents

• Twin25G SFP28 PCIe Card
• Two short-range SFP28 optical transceivers (installed on PCIe Card)
• Two PCIe mounting brackets (full-height and low-profile)
• Documentation

Support Links

Support Knowledge Base

Twin10G SFP28 Thunderbolt Adapter Support

Product Documentation