Mobile PCI Express Module

MXM slot
Mobile PCI Express Module
Reference scheme of placing a basic elements (GPU and video RAM) on a first generation MXM-II cards for 35 mm GPU
Reference design of a first generation MXM-II card for 35 mm GPU
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Mobile PCI Express Module (MXM) is an interconnect standard for GPUs (MXM Graphics Modules) in laptops using PCI Express created by MXM-SIG. The goal was to create a non-proprietary, industry standard socket, so one could easily upgrade the graphics processor in a laptop, without having to buy a whole new system or relying on proprietary vendor upgrades.

A GTX 780M GPU with MXM3 socket
Nvidia Quadro 3000M

Generations

Smaller graphics modules can be inserted into larger slots, but type I and II heatsinks will not fit type III and above or vice versa.

Dell's Alienware m5700 platform uses a heatsink that will fit Type I, II, & III cards without modification.

MXM 3.1 was released in March 2012 and added PCIe 3.0 support.[1][2]

First generation modules are not compatible with second generation (MXM 3) modules and vice versa. First generation modules I to IV are fully backwards compatible.

1st generation
MXM
Type		 Width Length Pins Module
Compatibility		 Thermal
Compatibility		 Max.
Power		 Max.
GPU size [3]
MXM-I 70 mm 68 mm 230 I I 18 W 35 × 35 mm
MXM-II 73 mm 78 mm 230 I, II II 35 W 35 × 35 mm
MXM-III (HE) 82 mm 100 mm 230 (232) I, II, III I, II, III 75 W 40 × 40 mm
MXM-IV (Deprecated) 82 mm 117 mm 230 I, II, III, IV I, II, III, IV
2nd generation (MXM 3)
MXM
Type		 Width Length Module
Compatibility		 Thermal
Compatibility		 Max.
Power		 GPU
memory bus
MXM-A 82 mm 70 mm A A 55 W 64-bit or 128-bit
MXM-B 82 mm 105 mm A, B A, B 200 W 256-bit

Specification

MXM is no longer freely supplied by Nvidia but it is controlled by the MXM-SIG controlled by Nvidia. Only corporate clients are granted access to the standard. The MXM 2.1 specification is widely available.[citation needed]

List of MXM cards

MXM 3.x cards

Vendor Name Released MXM
Type 		GPU Architecture Core config[a] TFLOPS
(FP32) 		TDP Dimensions
AMD FirePro M5800 2010-03 Type-A Madison XT Terascale 2 400:20:8 0.52 026 W 080 × 070 mm
FirePro M5950 2011-01 Whistler XT 480:24:8 0.69 035 W
FirePro M4000[4] 2012-06 Chelsea XT GL GCN 1 512:32:16 0.69 033 W
FirePro M5100 2013-10 Venus XT 640:40:16
FirePro M6100 Type-B Saturn XT GL GCN 2 768:48:16 082 × 105 mm
FirePro W5130M 2014-08 Type-A Tropo LE GCN 1 512:32:16 1.0 035 W 080 × 070 mm
FirePro W5170M Tropo XT 640:40:16 1.1 045 W
FirePro W6150M 2015-11 Type-B Saturn XT GL GCN 2 768:48:16 2.0 100 W 082 × 105 mm
FirePro S4000X 2014-08 Type-A Venus XT GCN 1 640:40:16 1.0 045 W 080 × 070 mm
FirePro S7100X 2016-05 Type-B Amethyst XT GCN 3 2048:128:32 3.0 100 W 082 × 105 mm
Radeon Pro WX 4130 Mobile 2017-03 Type-A Baffin LE GCN 4 640:40:16 1.4 045 W 082 × 070 mm
Radeon Pro WX 4150 Mobile[5] Baffin PRO 896:56:16 1.9
Radeon Pro WX 4170 Mobile Type-B Baffin XT 1024:64:16 2.5 060 W 082 × 105 mm
Radeon Embedded E6465 2015-10 Type-A Caicos TeraScale 2 60:8:4 0.2 028 W 080 × 070 mm
Radeon Embedded E8860 Cape Verde XT GCN 1 640:40:16 0.8 037 W
Radeon Embedded E8870[6] Type-B Bonaire Pro GCN 2 768:48:16 1.4 075 W 082 × 105 mm
Radeon Embedded E8950 Tonga XT GCN 3 2048:128:32 3.0 95 W
Radeon Embedded E9172[7] 2017-10 Type-A Polaris 12 (Lexa) GCN 4 512:32:16 1.2 035 W 082 × 070 mm
Radeon Embedded E9174 512:32:16 1.2 50 W
Radeon Embedded E9260[8] 2016-09 Baffin PRO 896:56:16 2.2 050 W
Radeon Embedded E9550[9] Type-B Ellesmere XT 2304:144:32 5.8 095 W 082 × 105 mm
Nvidia Tesla M6 2015-11 Type-B GM204 Maxwell 1536:96:48 3.0 100 W 082 × 105 mm
Quadro K610 Mobile 2013-07 Type-A GK208 Kepler 192:16:8 0.4 030 W 080 × 070 mm
Quadro K1100 Mobile GK107 384:32:16 0.5 045 W
Quadro K2100 Mobile GK106 576:48:16 0.7 055 W
Quadro K3100 Mobile Type-B GK104 768:64:32 1.1 075 W 082 × 105 mm
Quadro K5100 Mobile 1536:128:32 2.4 100 W
Quadro M520 Mobile[10] 2017-01 Type-A GM108 Maxwell 384:16:8 0.8 025 W 080 × 070 mm
Quadro M620 Mobile[11] GM107 512:32:16 1.0 030 W
Quadro M1000M Mobile 2015-08 512:32:16 1.0 040 W
Quadro M1200M Mobile[12] 2017-01 640:40:16 1.4 045 W
Quadro M2000M Mobile 2015-12 640:40:16 1.4 055 W
Quadro M2200M Mobile[13] 2017-01 GM206 1024:64:32 2.1 055 W
Quadro M3000M Mobile 2015-08 Type-B GM204 1024:64:32 2.1 075 W 082 × 105 mm
Quadro M4000M Mobile 1280:80:64 2.5 100 W
Quadro M5000M Mobile 1536:96:64 3.0 100 W
Quadro P1000 Mobile 2017-02 Type-A GP107 Pascal 512:32:16 1.6 040 W 080 × 070 mm
Quadro P2000 Mobile 2019-02 GP106 1152:72:32 3.0 075 W
Quadro P3000 Mobile[14] 2017-01 Type-B GP104 1280:80:32 3.1 075 W 082 × 105 mm
Quadro P3200 Mobile 2018-02 1792:112:64 5.5 075 W
Quadro P4000 Mobile[15] 2017-01 1792:112:64 4.4 100 W
Quadro P4200 Mobile 2018-02 2304:144:64 7.6 100 W
Quadro P5000 Mobile[16] 2017-01 2048:128:64 6.2 100 W
Quadro P5200 Mobile 2018-02 2560:160:64 8.9 100 W
Quadro T1000 Mobile 2019-05 Type-A TU117 Turing 896:56:32 2.6 050 W 082 × 070 mm
GeForce GTX 965M[17] 2016-01 Type-A GM204 Maxwell 1024:64:32 2.4 075 W 080 × 070 mm
GeForce GTX 965M 2014-10 Type-B 1024:64:32 2.4 075 W 082 × 105 mm
GeForce GTX 970M 2.7 075 W
GeForce GTX 980M 3.2 100 W
GeForce GTX 980 2015-09 4.4 180 W 083 × 115 mm
GeForce GTX 980 200 W 102.6 × 115 mm
GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile 2017-01 Type-A GP107 Pascal 640:60:16 1.9 75 W 082 × 070 mm
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile 768:48:2 2.4 75 W 082 × 070 mm
GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile (Clevo) 2017-05 Type-B GP106 4.4 100 W 100 × 124 mm
GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile (MSI) 4.3 078 W 082 × 105 mm
GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile (Clevo) GP104 6.7 150 W 100 × 124 mm
GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile (MSI) 115 W 094 × 105 mm
GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile (Clevo) 9.1 190 W 100 × 124 mm
GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile "Type 1" (MSI GT73VR) 200 W Unknown
GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile "Type 2" (MSI GT83) 150 W 094 × 105 mm
GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile (Clevo) 2019-01 Type-B TU106 Turing 4.6 80 W 100 × 124 mm
GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile (Clevo) 6.6 115 W
GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile (Clevo) TU104 9.4 150 W
GeForce RTX 3000 Mobile 2019-05 TU106 1920:120:64 5.3 80 W 082 × 105 mm
GeForce RTX 4000 Mobile TU104 2560:160:64 8.0 110 W
Quadro RTX 5000 Mobile 3072:192:64 10.9 110 W

Other uses

VIA QSM-8Q90 Qseven computer-on-module using a MXM-2 connector
Congatec SMARC computer-on-module using MXM-3 connector

The Qseven computer-on-module form factor uses a MXM-II connector, while the SMARC computer-on-module form factor uses a MXM 3 connector. Both implementations are not in any way compatible with the MXM standard.[citation needed]

Notes

  1. ^ Unified Shaders : Texture Mapping Units : Render Output Units

References

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