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.12
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.
Some MXM cards have different mounting screw hole configurations, always check the mounting holes of the MXM card and verify that they match those of the card you plan to upgrade to.
1st generation| MXMType | Width | Length | Connector | ModuleCompatibility | ThermalCompatibility | Max.Power | Max.GPU size 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MXM-I | 70 mm | 68 mm | Standard 230 | I, II | I | 18 W | 35 × 35 mm |
| MXM-II | 73 mm | 78 mm | I, II | 35 W | |||
| MXM-III | 82 mm | 100 mm | I, II, III | III | 45 W | 40 x 40 mm | |
| MXM-III (HE) | HE 232 | I, II, III, III (HE) | III, III (HE) | 75 W | |||
| MXM-IV* | 117 mm | I, II, III, III (HE), IV | III, III (HE), IV |
*Deprecated/abandoned, became/replaced by MXM-III (HE)
2nd generation (MXM 3)| MXMType | Width | Length | ModuleCompatibility | ThermalCompatibility | Max. SlotPower | GPUmemory bus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MXM-A | 82 mm | 70 mm | A | A | 55 W | 64-bit or 128-bit |
| MXM-B | 105 mm | A, B | A, B | 200 W* | 256-bit | |
| MXM-B+ | Not Public | Not Public | Not Public | Not Public | Not Public |
*Although the slot can deliver 200 watts, it will run dangerously hot, separate power cable always used at high wattages.
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.
List of MXM cards
First generation MXM cards
| Vendor | Name | Released | MXM Type | GPU | Architecture | Core config | TFLOPS (FP32) | TDP | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMD | Radeon HD 6530M | 2010-11 | MXM-II | Capilano | TeraScale 2 | 400:20:8 | 0.36 | 26 W | 73 x 78 mm |
| Radeon HD 6550M | 0.48 | ||||||||
| Lexington | 0.52 | ||||||||
| Radeon HD 6570M | Capilano | 30 W | |||||||
| ATI | Mobility Radeon X1800 | 2006-03 | MXM-III | M58 | Ultra-Threaded SE | 12:8:12:12 | 82 x 100 mm | ||
| Mobility Radeon X1900 | 2007-01 | M68 | 36:8:12:12 | ||||||
| Mobility Radeon HD 2600 | 2007-05 | MXM-II | M76 | TeraScale | 120:8:4 | 0.12 | 73 x 78 mm | ||
| Mobility Radeon HD 2600 XT | 0.16 | ||||||||
| Radeon E2400 | 2007-06 | RV610 | 40:4:4 | 0.05 | 25 W | ||||
| Mobility Radeon HD 2700 | 2007-07 | M76 | 120:8:4 | 0.16 | 35 W | ||||
| Mobility Radeon HD 3670 | 2008-01 | M86 | 30 W | ||||||
| Mobility Radeon HD 3650 | 0.12 | ||||||||
| Mobility Radeon HD 3470 | M82 | 40:4:4 | 0.05 | ||||||
| Mobility Radeon HD 3450 | 0.04 | ||||||||
| Mobility Radeon HD 3430 | 2008-07 | 12 W | |||||||
| Mobility Radeon HD 3410 | 0.03 | 7 W | |||||||
| Mobility Radeon HD 4570 | 2009-01 | M92 | 80:8:4 | 0.11 | |||||
| Mobility Radeon HD 4530 | 0.08 | ||||||||
| Radeon E4690 MXM | 2009-06 | M96 | 320:32:8 | 0.38 | 30 W | ||||
| Mobility Radeon HD 4550 | 2010 | M93 | 80:8:4 | 0.09 | |||||
| Nvidia | GeForce Go 6600 NPB 128M | 2005-09 | MXM-I | NV43 | Curie | 8:3:8:4 | 70 x 68 mm | ||
| GeForce 8400M GS | 2007-05 | G86S | Tesla | 16:8:4 | 0.03 | 11 W | |||
| GeForce 9300M GS | 2008-06 | G98S | 8:4:4 | 0.02 | 13 W | ||||
| Quadro NVS 150M | 2008-08 | 10 W | |||||||
| Quadro NVS 160M | 12 W | ||||||||
| Quadro FX Go 540 | 2004-08 | MXM-II | NV43 | Curie | 4:3:8:4 | 25 W | 73 x 78 mm | ||
| GeForce Go 6600 | 2005-09 | 8:3:8:4 | |||||||
| Quadro FX 1500M | 2006-04 | MXM-III | G71 | 20:7:20:16 | 45 W | 82 x 100 mm | |||
| GeForce Go 7900 GS | MXM-II | 20 W | 73 x 78 mm | ||||||
| GeForce 8600M GS | 2006-05 | G86 | Tesla | 16:8:4 | 0.03 | 20 W | |||
| GeForce 8600M GT | G84 | 32:16:8 | 0.06 | ||||||
| GeForce 9600M GS | 2008-06 | G96C | 0.07 | ||||||
| GeForce 9600M GT | 0.08 | 23 W | |||||||
| GeForce 9700M GT | 2008-07 | G96 | 0.1 | 45 W | |||||
| GeForce 9650M GT | 2008-08 | G96C | 0.09 | 23 W | OEM Custom | ||||
| Quadro FX 370M | G98S | 8:4:4 | 0.02 | 20 W | 73 x 78 mm | ||||
| Quadro FX 770M | G96 | 32:16:8 | 0.08 | 35 W | |||||
| Quadro FX 1700M | 2008-10 | 0.1 | 45 W | ||||||
| GeForce GT 220M | 2009-06 | G96C | 0.09 | 14 W | |||||
| GeForce GT 320M | GT216 | Tesla 2.0 | 0.05 | 23 W | |||||
| GeForce GTS 350M | 2010-01 | GT215 | 96:32:8 | 0.21 | 28 W | OEM Custom | |||
| GeForce GTS 360M | 0.25 | 38 W | |||||||
| GeForce Go 6800 | 2004-11 | MXM-III | NV41 | Curie | 12:5:12:8 | 45 W | 82 x 100 mm | ||
| Quadro FX Go 1400 | 2005-02 | 8:5:8:8 | |||||||
| Quadro FX 2500M | 2005-09 | G71 | 24:8:24:16 | 45 W | |||||
| Quadro NVS 120M | 2006-06 | MXM-II | G72B | 4:3:4:2 | 10 W | ||||
| GeForce Go 7950 GTX | 2006-10 | MXM-III | G71 | 24:8:24:16 | 0.14 | 45 W | |||
| Quadro FX 3500M | 2007-03 | ||||||||
| Quadro FX 1600M | 2007-06 | MXM-III (HE) | G84 | Tesla | 32:16:8 | 0.08 | 50 W | ||
| GeForce 8700M GT | 29 W | ||||||||
| Quadro NVS 320M | 0.07 | 20 W | |||||||
| GeForce 8800M GTS | 2007-11 | G92 | 64:32:16 | 0.16 | 50 W | ||||
| GeForce 8800M GTX | 96:48:16 | 0.24 | 65 W | ||||||
| Quadro FX 3600M | 2008-02 | 64:32:16 | 0.16 | 70 W | |||||
| 96:48:16 | |||||||||
| Quadro FX 2700M | 2008-08 | G94 | 48:24:16 | 0.13 | 65 W | ||||
| GeForce 9800M GTS | 64:32:16 | 0.19 | 75 W | ||||||
| Quadro FX 3700M | G92 | 128:64:16 | 0.35 | ||||||
| GeForce 9800M GT | 2008-07 | 96:48:16 | 0.24 | 65 W | |||||
| GeForce 9800M GTX | 112:56:16 | 0.28 | 75 W | ||||||
| GeForce GTX 280M | 2009-03 | 128:64:16 | 0.38 | ||||||
| GeForce Go 7950 GTX | 2006-10 | MXM-IV | G71 | Curie | 24:8:24:16 | 0.14 | 45 W | 82 x 117 mm |
Second generation MXM cards
| Vendor | Name | Released | MXMType | GPU | Architecture | Core config4 | 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 M40005 | 2012-06 | Chelsea XT GL | GCN 1 | 512:32:16 | 0.69 | 033 W | |||
| FirePro M5100 | 2013-10 | Venus XT | 640:40:16 | 1.0 | 45 W | ||||
| FirePro M6100 | Type-B | Saturn XT GL | GCN 2 | 768:48:16 | 1.7 | 100 W | 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 Mobile6 | 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 E88707 | 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 E91728 | 2017-10 | Type-A | Polaris 12 (Lexa) | GCN 4 | 512:32:16 | 1.2 | 035 W | 082 × 070 mm | |
| Radeon Embedded E9174 | 1.2 | 50 W | |||||||
| Radeon Embedded E92609 | 2016-09 | Baffin PRO | 896:56:16 | 2.2 | 050 W | ||||
| Radeon Embedded E955010 | Type-B | Ellesmere XT | 2304:144:32 | 5.8 | 095 W | 082 × 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 | 2304:144:32 | 6.2 | ||||||
| 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 | 2048:128:64 | 10.6 | 160 W | |||||
| Intel | MXM-AXe (Arc A350E) | 2022-03 | Type-A | DG2-128 | Generation 12.7 | 768:48:24 | 3.4 | 25 W | 82 x 70 mm |
| MXM-AXe (Arc A370E ) | 1024:64:32 | 4.2 | 35 W | ||||||
| Arc A350M | 768:48:24 | 3.4 | 25 W | ||||||
| Arc A370M | 1024:64:32 | 4.2 | 35 W | ||||||
| Arc A380M | 2023-01 | 4.1 | |||||||
| Arc A530M | 2023-08 | Type-B | DG2-256 | 1536:96:48 | 4.0 | 95 W | 082 × 105 mm | ||
| Arc A570M | 2048:128:64 | 5.3 | |||||||
| Arc A730M | 2022 | DG2-512 | 3072:192:96 | 12.6 | 120 W | ||||
| Arc A770M | 4096:256:128 | 13.5 | 150 W | ||||||
| Nvidia | Tesla M6 | 2015-11 | Type-B | GM204 | Maxwell 2.0 | 1536:96:48 | 3.0 | 100 W | |
| 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 Mobile11 | 2017-01 | Type-A | GM108 | Maxwell | 384:16:8 | 0.8 | 025 W | 080 × 070 mm | |
| Quadro M620 Mobile12 | GM107 | 512:32:16 | 1.0 | 030 W | |||||
| Quadro M1000M Mobile | 2015-08 | 1.0 | 040 W | ||||||
| Quadro M1200M Mobile13 | 2017-01 | 640:40:16 | 1.4 | 045 W | |||||
| Quadro M2000M Mobile | 2015-12 | 1.4 | 055 W | ||||||
| Quadro M2200M Mobile14 | 2017-01 | GM206 | Maxwell 2.0 | 1024:64:32 | 2.1 | 055 W | |||
| Quadro M3000M Mobile | 2015-08 | Type-B | GM204 | 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 Mobile15 | 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 Mobile16 | 2017-01 | 4.4 | 100 W | ||||||
| Quadro P4200 Mobile | 2018-02 | 2304:144:64 | 7.6 | 100 W | |||||
| Quadro P5000 Mobile17 | 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 965M18 | 2016-01 | Type-A | GM204 | Maxwell 2.0 | 1024:64:32 | 2.4 | 075 W | 080 × 070 mm | |
| GeForce GTX 965M | 2014-10 | Type-B | 2.4 | 075 W | 082 × 105 mm | ||||
| GeForce GTX 970M | 1280:80:48 | 2.7 | 075 W | ||||||
| GeForce GTX 980M | 1536:96:64 | 3.2 | 100 W | ||||||
| GeForce GTX 980MX | 2016-06 | 1664:104:64 | 3.9 | 148 W | 083 × 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 | 082 × 070 mm | |
| GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile | 768:48:2 | 2.4 | 75 W | 082 × 070 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 | 4.3 | 078 W | 082 × 105 mm | ||||||
| GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile "P872L" | GP104 | 2048:128:64 | 6.7 | 150 W | 100 × 124 mm | ||||
| GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile | 120 W | 082 × 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 | 094 × 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) | 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 | 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 | ||||||
| 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 | 2560:80:32 | 5.3 | |||||||
| GeForce RTX 3050 8GB | 2022-01 | GA106 | 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 | 3072:96:48 | 11.6 | 110 W | ||||||
| GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile | Type-B | AD104 | 7424:232:80 | 24.7 | 130 W | 82 x 105 mm | |||
| GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile | AD103 | 9728:304:112 | 33 | 135 W |
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.
Notes
External links
- MXM-SIG
- Nearly complete list of Acer laptops implementing MXM
- Initial MXM 3.0 technical brief
- 3.1 Electromechanical specification
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