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GeForce GTX 950M MXM GRAPHICS BOARD

Aetina M3N950M-JN

UM-M3N950M-JN-V3

UM-M3N950M-JN-V3

Document Change History

Version Date

V1 2015, 10, 19

V2

V3

2016/7/28

2016/10/17

Description

Initial Release

Rename: document no.

Added extended temp PN.

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Authors

Jackal Chen

JC

JC

Contents

1. General Overview ....................................................................................................................................... - 1 -

1.1 Features ................................................................................................................................................ - 2 -

1.1.1 GPU ................................................................................................................................................ - 2 -

1.1.2 Board ............................................................................................................................................. - 2 -

1.1.3 Memory Configuration .................................................................................................................. - 2 -

1.1.4 Support .......................................................................................................................................... - 3 -

1.1.5 Display Support ............................................................................................................................. - 3 -

1.1.6 Cooling System .............................................................................................................................. - 3 -

1.1.7 Operating System Support ............................................................................................................ - 3 -

1.2 Configuration ........................................................................................................................................ - 4 -

2. Display Options .......................................................................................................................................... - 5 -

3. Functional Description ............................................................................................................................... - 6 -

3.1 Board Architecture ............................................................................................................................... - 6 -

3.2 General Purpose Graphics Processing Unit .......................................................................................... - 7 -

3.2.1 Gpu Resoures ................................................................................................................................ - 7 -

3.3 Display Interface (Optional) ................................................................................................................. - 7 -

3.3.1 Graphics Output channels ............................................................................................................. - 7 -

3.3.2 Digital Output ................................................................................................................................ - 8 -

3.3.4 Analog Output ............................................................................................................................... - 8 -

3.3.5 DDC/AUX ....................................................................................................................................... - 8 -

3.3.6 Hot Plug ......................................................................................................................................... - 8 -

3.4 PCI Express ........................................................................................................................................... - 8 -

4. Pin Definition .............................................................................................................................................. - 9 -

4.1 Board Interface ..................................................................................................................................... - 9 -

4.2 Pin Assignments ................................................................................................................................. - 10 -

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4.2.1 MXM Connector (Card TOP) ........................................................................................................ - 10 -

4.2.2 MXM Connector (Card BOTTOM) ................................................................................................ - 10 -

4.2.3 Connector Pinout ........................................................................................................................ - 10 -

4.2.4 MXM OEM and GPIO Pin Assignment ......................................................................................... - 13 -

5. Mechanical Specifications ........................................................................................................................ - 14 -

5.1 Dimensions ......................................................................................................................................... - 14 -

6. Thermal Specifications ............................................................................................................................. - 15 -

7. Certificates and Agencies ......................................................................................................................... - 15 -

7.1 Certifications ...................................................................................................................................... - 15 -

7.2 Agencies ............................................................................................................................................. - 15 -

8. Appendix .................................................................................................................................................. - 16 -

8.1 Order Information .............................................................................................................................. - 16 -

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1. General Overview

Powered by NVIDIA advanced Maxwell™ architecture GeForce GTX 950M GPU, it’s designed to deliver ample CUDA GPGPU capabilities and unmatched power efficiency for the GPU-accelerated computation applications. Plus with the cutting-edge features and Aetina dedicated firmware engineering support.

The Aetina M3N950M-JN MXM module brings the desktop-class performance to the embedded systems, driving superior graphics and computing performance with crystal-quality imaging at high resolution. Ideal graphics and parallel computation solution for medical imaging, casino gaming, Radar, UAV, defense and aerospace applications.

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1.1 Features



Powered by the 1st-generation NVIDIA Maxwell ™ architecture.



Ideal for Performance driven system such as casino gaming, medical imaging, defense and aerospace systems.



Stunning graphics performance on 1080p HD gaming.



Convenient way to gain high CUDA computing performance.



Blistering 3D performance and crystal-image quality.



Support NVIDIA CUDA ™, DSR, PhysX ™, Optimus™, DirectX® 11, OpenGL® 4.4 and Direct Compute.

1.1.1 GPU



NVIDIA® GeForce GTX 950M



CUDA cores: 640



Core clock: 914MHz + Boost



Voltage: Variable



Package size: 29 mm x 29 mm, 908 balls flip-chip, plastic ball grid array

(FCPBGA)

1.1.2 Board



8-layer printed circuit board (PCB)



16-lanes PCI Express 3.0 capable (x8/x4/x1)



MXM3.1 Type A form factor



Physical dimensions: 70mm x 82mm



Board power : 55 W



High-Bandwith Digital Content Protection (HDCP) support

1.1.3 Memory Configuration



Memory clock: 2500 MHz (5 Gbps)



Interface: 128-bit



Local frame buffer: 2 GB (4 pieces 128M x 32 GDDR5, FBGA-170 package)

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1.1.4 Support



Microsoft DirectX compute



Multi-Frame sampled Anti-Aliasing (MFAA)



NVIDIA CUDA Technology(Compute capability 5.0)



NVIDIA Optimus Technology



NVIDIA H.264 video encoding



NVIDIA PureVideo HD Technology



NVIDIA PhysX-ready



NVIDIA GPU Boost 2.0



OpenCL



OpenGL

1.1.5 Display Support



LCD – eDP 1.2



Maximum resolution over eDP 1.2 port: 3840 x 2160



LCD – LVDS



Maximum resolution over LVDS port: 1920 x 1200



VGA analog display



400MHz integrated RAMDACs; maximum resolution/refresh: 2048 x 1536 x

30 bpp at 75 Hz



DisplayPort Dual-mode



Maximum resolution over DisplayPort: 3840 x 2160

1.1.6 Cooling System



N/A

1.1.7 Operating System Support



Windows® 10



Windows® 8.1



Windows® 7



Linux

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1.2 Configuration

Table 1 lists the SKU configuration currently available for the GeForce GTX 950M

MXM graphics module.

Table 1. Board configuration

Specification M3N950M-JN Description

Chip

Core clock

Memory clock

GeForce GTX 950M

914MHz + Boost

2500MHz (5.0 Gbps)

Frame buffer

Memory interface

Memory type

Memory AVL

Maximum board power

Connectors

HDCP support

Operating Temperature

2 GB GDDR5

128-bit

128M x 32 GDDR5 FBGA-170 package

Samsung K4G41325FC-HC03

55 W

MXM 3.0 Connector Interoperability

Yes

Standard: 0 to +55 °C

Extreme temperature: -20 to +70 °C

-40 to +85 °C

20~90%, No Condensation. Operating Humidity

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2. Display Options

Table 2 list the M3N950M-JN MXM graphics module display options.

Table 2. Display Options

Displays Supported for Each Interface

DP_A

DisplayPort

HDMI

DVI (single-link or dual-link

DP_B

DisplayPort

DVI (dual-link with DP_A)

DP_C

DisplayPort

HDMI

DVI (single-link)

DP_D

DisplayPort eDP

LVDS

LVDS (single-link or dual-link)

DVI (single-link or dual-link) with DP_B)

Note:

1.

Embedded DisplayPort (eDP) is supported on DP_D only.

2.

System without Dual-link display can be supported up to four digital displays among

DP-A/B/C/D and LVDS at the same time.

3.

All display interfaces that support DisplayPort can be support dual-mode DisplayPort.

VGA

VGA

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3. Functional Description

3.1 Board Architecture

The AETINA M3N950M-JN is based on MXM 3.1 Type A form factor.

Figure 1. Block diagram

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3.2 General Purpose Graphics Processing Unit

The AETINA M3N950M-JN is based on GeForce GTX 950M GPU from NVIDIA. 640

CUDA core enabled. Base core clock is 914MHz. The M3N950M-JN is compliant with

NVIDIA’s CUDA compute capability 5.0.

3.2.1 Gpu Resoures



GDDR5 SDRAM

-4 pieces 128M x 32 GDDR5, total capacity of 2048 Mbytes

-128bit data bus width

-5.0 Gbps clock frequency



BIOS ROM

-2Mbit SPI FLASH for BIOS image

3.3 Display Interface (Optional)

The M3N950M-JN provides five digital and one analog output channels. Four channels can be active at same time.

3.3.1 Graphics Output channels

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3.3.2 Digital Output

The M3N950M-JN supported 5x digital outputs via MXM connector.



DP_A/DP_B/DP_C/DP_D; dual-mode DisplayPort; maximum resolution over digital port: 3840 x 2160 at 30 Hz.



LVDS; single-link or dual-link LVDS; maximum resolution over digital port:

1920 x 1200.

3.3.4 Analog Output

The analog output channels have provision for RED, GREEN, BLUE,Horizontal-Sync and Vertical-Sync. Display resolutions up to 2048 x 1536 x 30 bpp at 75 Hz are available on RGB analog output channel and rout to MXM connector.

3.3.5 DDC/AUX

The M3N950M-JN supports DDC for VGA monitor and AUX for DisplayPort monitor.

3.3.6 Hot Plug

The M3N950M-JN supports Hot Plug detect for digital monitors.

3.4 PCI Express

The GeForce GTX 950M supports a native x16 PCI Express Gen3/2/1 bus interface and also supports x8, x4, x1 lane widths.

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4. Pin Definition

4.1 Board Interface

G1

CN1

Figure 3. Board layout

The table 3 shows the board layout and connector to familiarize users with

M3N950M-JN MXM graphics module.

Table 3. Board layout and connectors

Specification Describe

G1

CN1

GeForce GTX 950M GPU

MXM connector

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4.2 Pin Assignments

4.2.1 MXM Connector (Card TOP)

Figure 4. MXM connector (card TOP)

4.2.2 MXM Connector (Card BOTTOM)

Figure 5. MXM connector (card BOTTOM)

4.2.3 Connector Pinout

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Table 4. MXM connector pinout

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Table 5. MXM connector pinout (continued)

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4.2.4 MXM OEM and GPIO Pin Assignment

MXM OEM/GPIO

1

OEM 4

OEM 5

Table 6. MXM/GPIO pin assignment

Signal Name

GPU_EVENT#

GC6_FB_EN

OEM 6

OEM 7

GPIO7_STEREO

RESERVE

2

NC GPIO 0

GPIO 1

GPIO 2

GPIO1

NC

Note:

1.

If OEM/GPIO pin is not in use, keep it NC in the system board.

2.

Keep the RESERVE pin as NC in the system board.

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IO Type

IN

OUT

OUT

RESERVE

2

NC

Tri-state

NC

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5. Mechanical Specifications

5.1 Dimensions

The Actual dimensions of the M3N950M-JN are shown in below.

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Figure 6. Dimensions

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6. Thermal Specifications

T

SENSE

( ℃ )

101

99

Table 7. Thermal slowdown policy table

Action

HW 16x Divide and Catastrophic Shutdown (OVERT) Event

HW 8x Divide

96

93

HW 4x Divide

GPS Thermal Control Limit

Note:

1.

T

SENSE

is the GPU internal temperature sensor readout value through the I2CS bus.

2.

Hot spot offset is not required to add to the thermal throttling point to determine the worst die temperature. Worst die temperature is (T

SENSE

+ Hotspot offset). GTX950M Hotspot is 9 ℃.

7. Certificates and Agencies

7.1 Certifications

Driver for WHQL certified Windows 7/8.1 and Windows 10 available from NVIDIA.

7.2 Agencies

Bureau of Standards, Metrology, and Inspection (BSMI): TBD

Conformité Européenne (CE): TBD

Federal Communications Commission (FCC): TBD

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8. Appendix

8.1 Order Information

Part Number

Table 8. Models available

Display Support Operating Temperature

M3N950M-JN Please refer section 2

M3N950M-JN-A Please refer section 2

M3N950M-JN-B Please refer section 2

0 to +55 °C

-40 to +85 °C

-20 to +70 °C

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