Mobile PCI Express Module

MXM slot
Mobile PCI Express Module
	Reference design of a first generation MXM-II card for 35 mm GPU
No. of devices	1
Style	Serial
External interface	no

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.

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	26 W	80 × 70 mm
	FirePro M5950	2011-01		Whistler XT	Terascale 2	480:24:8	0.69	35 W
	FirePro M4000^[4]	2012-06		Chelsea XT GL	GCN 1	512:32:16	0.69	33 W
	FirePro M5100	2013-10		Venus XT	GCN 1	640:40:16	1.0	45 W
	FirePro M6100	2013-10	Type-B	Saturn XT GL	GCN 2	768:48:16	1.7	100 W	82 × 105 mm
	FirePro W5130M	2014-08	Type-A	Tropo LE	GCN 1	512:32:16	1.0	35 W	80 × 70 mm
	FirePro W5170M	2014-08	Type-A	Tropo XT	GCN 1	640:40:16	1.1	45 W	80 × 70 mm
	FirePro W6150M	2015-11	Type-B	Saturn XT GL	GCN 2	768:48:16	2.0	100 W	82 × 105 mm
	FirePro S4000X	2014-08	Type-A	Venus XT	GCN 1	640:40:16	1.0	45 W	80 × 70 mm
	FirePro S7100X	2016-05	Type-B	Amethyst XT	GCN 3	2048:128:32	3.0	100 W	82 × 105 mm
	Radeon Pro WX 4130 Mobile	2017-03	Type-A	Baffin LE	GCN 4	640:40:16	1.4	45 W	82 × 70 mm
	Radeon Pro WX 4150 Mobile^[5]		Type-A	Baffin PRO		896:56:16	1.9	45 W	82 × 70 mm
	Radeon Pro WX 4170 Mobile		Type-B	Baffin XT		1024:64:16	2.5	60 W	82 × 105 mm
	Radeon Embedded E6465	2015-10	Type-A	Caicos	TeraScale 2	60:8:4	0.2	28 W	80 × 70 mm
	Radeon Embedded E8860		Type-A	Cape Verde XT	GCN 1	640:40:16	0.8	37 W	80 × 70 mm
	Radeon Embedded E8870^[6]		Type-B	Bonaire Pro	GCN 2	768:48:16	1.4	75 W	82 × 105 mm
	Radeon Embedded E8950		Type-B	Tonga XT	GCN 3	2048:128:32	3.0	95 W	82 × 105 mm
	Radeon Embedded E9172^[7]	2017-10	Type-A	Polaris 12 (Lexa)	GCN 4	512:32:16	1.2	35 W	82 × 70 mm
	Radeon Embedded E9174	2017-10		Polaris 12 (Lexa)		512:32:16	1.2	50 W
	Radeon Embedded E9260^[8]	2016-09		Baffin PRO		896:56:16	2.2	50 W
	Radeon Embedded E9550^[9]	2016-09	Type-B	Ellesmere XT		2304:144:32	5.8	95 W	82 × 105 mm
	Radeon RX 550 512SP	2017-10	Type-A	Baffin		512:32:16	1.1	50 W	82 x 70 mm
	Radeon RX 580 2048SP	2018-10	Type-B	Polaris 20		2048:144:32	5.3	120 W	82 x 105 mm
	Radeon RX 580	2017-04		Polaris 20		2304:144:32	6.2	120 W
	Radeon RX 5500 XT	2019-12		Navi 14	RDNA 1	1408:88:32	5.2	105 W
	Radeon RX 6600	2021-10		Navi 23	RDNA 2	1792:112:64	8.9	132 W
	Radeon RX 6600 XT	2021-07		Navi 23	RDNA 2	2048:128:64	10.6	160 W
Nvidia	Tesla M6	2015-11	Type-B	GM204	Maxwell 2.0	1536:96:48	3.0	100 W	82 × 105 mm
	Quadro K610 Mobile	2013-07	Type-A	GK208	Kepler	192:16:8	0.4	30 W	80 × 70 mm
	Quadro K1100 Mobile			GK107		384:32:16	0.5	45 W
	Quadro K2100 Mobile			GK106		576:48:16	0.7	55 W
	Quadro K3100 Mobile		Type-B	GK104		768:64:32	1.1	75 W	82 × 105 mm
	Quadro K5100 Mobile		Type-B	GK104		1536:128:32	2.4	100 W	82 × 105 mm
	Quadro M520 Mobile^[10]	2017-01	Type-A	GM108	Maxwell	384:16:8	0.8	25 W	80 × 70 mm
	Quadro M620 Mobile^[11]	2017-01		GM107		512:32:16	1.0	30 W
	Quadro M1000M Mobile	2015-08				512:32:16	1.0	40 W
	Quadro M1200M Mobile^[12]	2017-01				640:40:16	1.4	45 W
	Quadro M2000M Mobile	2015-12				640:40:16	1.4	55 W
	Quadro M2200M Mobile^[13]	2017-01		GM206	Maxwell 2.0	1024:64:32	2.1	55 W
	Quadro M3000M Mobile	2015-08	Type-B	GM204		1024:64:32	2.1	75 W	82 × 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	40 W	80 × 70 mm
	Quadro P2000 Mobile	2019-02	Type-A	GP106		1152:72:32	3.0	75 W	80 × 70 mm
	Quadro P3000 Mobile^[14]	2017-01	Type-B	GP104		1280:80:32	3.1	75 W	82 × 105 mm
	Quadro P3200 Mobile	2018-02				1792:112:64	5.5	75 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	50 W	82 × 70 mm
	GeForce GTX 965M^[17]	2016-01	Type-A	GM204	Maxwell 2.0	1024:64:32	2.4	75 W	80 × 70 mm
	GeForce GTX 965M	2014-10	Type-B			1024:64:32	2.4	75 W	82 × 105 mm
	GeForce GTX 970M					1280:80:48	2.7	75 W
	GeForce GTX 980M					1536:96:64	3.2	100 W
	GeForce GTX 980MX	2016-06				1664:104:64	3.9	148 W	83 × 115 mm
	GeForce GTX 980	2015-09				2048:128:64	4.7	200 W	102.6 × 115 mm
	GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile	2017-01	Type-A	GP107	Pascal	640:60:16	1.9	75 W	82 × 70 mm
	GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile	2017-01	Type-A	GP107		768:48:2	2.4	75 W	82 × 70 mm
	GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile "P872L"	2017-05	Type-B	GP106		1280:80:48	4.4	100 W	100 × 124 mm
	GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile			GP106		1280:80:48	4.3	78 W	82 × 105 mm
	GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile "P872L"			GP104		2048:128:64	6.7	150 W	100 × 124 mm
	GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile					2048:128:64	6.7	120 W	82 × 105 mm
	GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile "P872L"					2560:160:64	9.1	190 W	100 × 124 mm
	GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile "P870L" (MSI GT73VR)							200 W
	GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile "V1.0" (MSI GT83)							150 W	94 × 105 mm
	GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile (Clevo)	2019-01	Type-B	TU106	Turing	1920:120:48	4.6	80 W	100 × 124 mm
	GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile (Clevo)			TU106		2304:144:64	6.6	115 W
	GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile (Clevo)			TU104		2944:184:64	9.4	150 W
	GeForce RTX 3000 Mobile	2019-05		TU106		1920:120:64	5.3	80 W	82 × 105 mm
	GeForce RTX 4000 Mobile			TU104		2560:160:64	8.0	110 W
	Quadro RTX 5000 Mobile			TU104		3072:192:64	10.9	110 W
	GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile	2021-05	Type-B	GA107	Ampere	2048:64:32	5.5	85 W	82 x 105 mm
	GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile	2021-05		GA107		2560:80:32	5.3	85 W
	GeForce RTX 3050 8GB	2022-01		GA106		2560:80:32	9.1	90 W
	GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile	2021-01				3840:120:48	10.9	135 W
	GeForce RTX 3060 12GB					3584:112:48	12.7	90 W
	GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile			GA104		5120:160:80	16.0	150 W
	GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile	2022-01				5888:184:96	16.6
	GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile	2021-01				6144:192:96	19.0
	GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile	2023-01	Type-A	AD107	Ada Lovelace	2560:80:48	9.0	100 W	82 x 70 mm
	GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile	2023-01	Type-A	AD107	Ada Lovelace	3072:96:48	11.6	110 W	82 x 70 mm

Other uses

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

^ Unified Shaders : Texture Mapping Units : Render Output Units

References

^ "MXM Standard 3.1 is the new one (Up from 3.0)". NotebookReview. Retrieved 2017-03-15.
^ "MXM Graphics Module". www.mxm-sig.org. Archived from the original on 2016-09-13. Retrieved 2017-03-15.
^ Klaus Hinum (2012-05-26). "Notebook Video Card Upgrade / Replacement". Notebook Check. Archived from the original on 2017-12-10. Retrieved 2014-06-16.
^ "AMD FirePro M4000". TechPowerUp. Retrieved 2018-07-22.
^ Radeon™ PRO WX 4150 (Mobile)
^ Processing Performance, Power Efficiency, and Cost Effectiveness AMD
^ Optimal Balance of Performance and Power Efficiency AMD
^ "AMD E9260" (PDF).
^ "AMD E9950" (PDF).
^ "TechPowerUp". TechPowerUp. Retrieved 2017-03-16.
^ "TechPowerUp". TechPowerUp. Retrieved 2017-03-16.
^ "TechPowerUp". TechPowerUp. Retrieved 2017-03-16.
^ "TechPowerUp". TechPowerUp. Retrieved 2017-03-16.
^ "TechPowerUp". TechPowerUp. Retrieved 2017-03-16.
^ "TechPowerUp". TechPowerUp. Retrieved 2017-03-16.
^ "TechPowerUp". TechPowerUp. Retrieved 2017-03-16.
^ "NotebookCheck". NotebookCheck. Retrieved 2022-06-05.

External links

[4] Unified Shaders : Texture Mapping Units : Render Output Units

[1] "MXM Standard 3.1 is the new one (Up from 3.0)". NotebookReview. Retrieved 2017-03-15.

[2] "MXM Graphics Module". www.mxm-sig.org. Archived from the original on 2016-09-13. Retrieved 2017-03-15.

[Notebookcheck-3] Klaus Hinum (2012-05-26). "Notebook Video Card Upgrade / Replacement". Notebook Check. Archived from the original on 2017-12-10. Retrieved 2014-06-16.

[5] "AMD FirePro M4000". TechPowerUp. Retrieved 2018-07-22.

[6] Radeon™ PRO WX 4150 (Mobile)

[7] Processing Performance, Power Efficiency, and Cost Effectiveness AMD

[8] Optimal Balance of Performance and Power Efficiency AMD

[9] "AMD E9260" (PDF).

[10] "AMD E9950" (PDF).

[11] "TechPowerUp". TechPowerUp. Retrieved 2017-03-16.

[12] "TechPowerUp". TechPowerUp. Retrieved 2017-03-16.

[13] "TechPowerUp". TechPowerUp. Retrieved 2017-03-16.

[14] "TechPowerUp". TechPowerUp. Retrieved 2017-03-16.

[15] "TechPowerUp". TechPowerUp. Retrieved 2017-03-16.

[16] "TechPowerUp". TechPowerUp. Retrieved 2017-03-16.

[17] "TechPowerUp". TechPowerUp. Retrieved 2017-03-16.

[18] "NotebookCheck". NotebookCheck. Retrieved 2022-06-05.

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