Aetina M3N970M-MN User manual

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User Manual

GeForce GTX 970M MXM GRAPHICS BOARD

Aetina M3N970M-MN

UM-M3N970M-MN-V2

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Document Change History

Version

Date

Description

Authors

V1

2015, 5, 8

Initial Release

Jackal Chen

V2

2016/7/29

Rename: Document no.

JC

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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

The GeForce GTX 970M is powered by the next-generation NVIDIA Maxwell™

architecture, which delivers blazing-fast performance, advanced graphics

technologies, and improved battery life. Now you can take on your PC games with

faster, smoother gameplay at ultra-settings. Game advanced, unplugged.

The Aetina M3N970M-MN MXM module is the compact, thinnest graphics module

solution based on the industrial standard Mobile PCI Express Module Version 3.1

specification, delivering the latest and leading-edge GPU benefits for your

embedded system. It’s superior graphics performance, GPU computing and video

capabilities are the ideal solution for performance demanding systems such as

digital signage, medical image, defense and aerospace applications.

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1.1 Features

 Powered by NVIDIA Maxwell ™ architecture GPU GeForce GTX 970M.

 Featuring 1280 optimal CUDA cores.

 6GB large memory capacity.

 Support 4K resolution at 60Hz over HDMI 2.0.

 High-end DirectX12 compatible graphics module.

 Unrivaled Graphics Computing performance and superbly-detailed image

quality.

 Ideal for medical imaging, gaming, defense and aerospace applications.

1.1.1 GPU

 NVIDIA® GeForce GTX 970M

 CUDA cores: 1280

 Core clock: 924MHz + Boost

 Voltage: Variable

 Package size: 35 mm x 35 mm, 1745 ball flip-chip, plastic ball grid array

(FCPBGA)

1.1.2 Board

 12-layer printed circuit board (PCB)

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

 MXM3.1 Type B form factor

 Physical dimensions: 105mm x 82mm (single width)

 Board power : 80 W

 High-Bandwith Digital Content Protection (HDCP) support

1.1.3 Memory Configuration

 Memory clock: 2500 MHz (5 Gbps)

 Interface: 192-bit

 Local frame buffer: 6 GB (12 pieces 256M x 16 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 5.2)

 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/reflesh: 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® 8.1

 Windows® 8

 Windows® 7

 Linux

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1.2 Configuration

Table 1 lists the SKU configuration currently available for the GeForce GTX 970M

MXM graphics module.

Table 1. Board configuration

Specification

M3N970M-MN Description

Chip

GeForce GTX 970M

Core clock

924MHz + Boost

Memory clock

2500MHz (5.0 Gbps)

Frame buffer

6 GB GDDR5

Memory interface

192-bit

Memory type

256M x 16 GDDR5 FBGA-170 package

Memory AVL

Samsung K4G41325FC-HC03

Maximum board power

80 W

Connectors

MXM 3.0 Connector Interoperability

HDCP support

Yes

Operating Temperature

Standard: 0 to +55 °C

Extreme temperature: Optional

Operating Humidity

20~90%, No Condensation.

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2. Display Options

Table 2 list the M3N970M-MN MXM graphics module display options.

Table 2. Display Options

Displays Supported for Each Interface

DP_A

DP_B

DP_C

DP_D

LVDS

VGA

DisplayPort

HDMI

DVI (single-link

or dual-link

with DP_B)

DisplayPort

DVI (dual-link

with DP_A)

DisplayPort

HDMI

DVI (single-link)

DisplayPort

eDP

LVDS (single-link

or dual-link)

DVI (single-link or

dual-link)

VGA

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.

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3. Functional Description

3.1 Board Architecture

The AETINA M3N970M-MN is based on MXM 3.1 Type B form factor.

Figure 1. Block diagram

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3.2 General Purpose Graphics Processing Unit

The AETINA M3N970M-MN is based on GeForce GTX 970M GPU from NVIDIA. 1280

CUDA core enabled. Base core clock is 924MHz. The M3N970M-MN is compliant

with NVIDIA’s CUDA compute capability 5.2.

3.2.1 Gpu Resoures

 GDDR5 SDRAM

-12 pieces 256M x 16 GDDR5, total capacity of 6144 Mbytes

-192bit data bus width

-5.0 Gbps clock frequency

 BIOS ROM

-2Mbit SPI FLASH for BIOS image

3.3 Display Interface (Optional)

The M3N970M-MN provides five digital and one analog output channels. Four

channels can be active at same time.

3.3.1 Graphics Output channels

Figure 2. Output channels

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3.3.2 Digital Output

The M3N970M-MN 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 M3N970M-MN supports DDC for VGA monitor and AUX for DisplayPort monitor.

3.3.6 Hot Plug

The M3N970M-MN supports Hot Plug detect for digital monitors.

3.4 PCI Express

The GeForce GTX 970M 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

Figure 3. Board layout

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

M3N970M-MN MXM graphics module.

Table 3. Board layout and connectors

Specification

Describe

G1

GeForce GTX 970M GPU

CN1

MXM connector

G1

CN1

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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

Table 6. MXM/GPIO pin assignment

MXM OEM/GPIO

1

Signal Name

IO Type

OEM 4

GPU_EVENT#

IN

OEM 5

GC6_FB_EN

OUT

OEM 6

RESERVE

2

RESERVE

2

OEM 7

FRAMELOCK#

IN

GPIO 0

GPIO 26

Tri-state

GPIO 1

NC

GPIO 2

GPIO 25

Tri-state

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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5. Mechanical Specifications

5.1 Dimensions

The Actual dimensions of the M3N970M-MN are shown in below.

Figure 6. Dimensions

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6. Thermal Specifications

Table 7. Thermal slowdown policy table

2

T

SENSE

(℃)

1

Action

96

HW 16x Divide and Catastrophic Shutdown (OVERT) Event

94

HW 8x Divide

91

HW 4x Divide

88

GPS Thermal Control Limit

Note:

1. T

SENSE

is the internal temperature sensor reading. Hot spot offset is not required to ensure that

the hottest temperature on the die does not exceed 96℃ for a prolonged period of time.

2. GPU thermal control limit slowdown does not kick in until the temperature is greater than the

threshold programmed into the VBIOS.

7. Certificates and Agencies

7.1 Certifications

Driver for WHQL certified Windows 7 and Windows 8/8.1 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

Table 8. Models available

Part Number

Display Support

Thermal Solution

M3N970M-MN

Please refer section 2

N/A

Access to Extreme temperature support, please contact sales@aetina.com.tw for

details.

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