What does the "M" at the end of a GPU name mean?

[Xtreme Gamer]

I was wondering what the "M" at the end of the GPU name meant. I know it means mobile, but I wanted to know if it meant something more technical. Like if the GPU die is on the motherboard instead of on its own PCB that's connected to the motherboard.

[mikat]

it is a weaker chip that is designed to run cooler because laptops have less cooling..

[Glenwing]

I was wondering what the "M" at the end of the GPU name meant. I know it means mobile, but I wanted to know if it meant something more technical. Like if the GPU die is on the motherboard instead of on its own PCB that's connected to the motherboard.

No technical meaning, it's just a mobile GPU. Could be soldered to the motherboard, could be on a separate daughter board. They do use the same GPU dies as the desktop versions, though the numbers don't usually line up (i.e. GTX 680M is not based on the same chip as the 680 just because they have the same number).

[Electronics Wizardy]

No technical meaning, it's just a mobile GPU. could be soldered to the motherboard, could be on a separate daughter board. They do use the same GPU dies as the desktop versions, though the numbers don't usually line up (i.e. GTX 680M is not based on the same chip as the 680 just because they have the same number).

the 680m was based on the same chip as the 680 it was just clocked lowed with less cuda cores(the 680mx was a fully enabled gk104)

[ThatOneRussian]

Mobile version clocked less and slower because of lack of heating

[blu4]

Whena GPU lineup comes out there is usually a desktop version and a mobile version. The mobile version is denoted with an "M" at the end. For example there is a GTX 980 and a GTX 980M. In Maxwell the gap between the mobile and desktop versions has been very close but the mobile chip is still weaker. Pascal should solve that

[Glenwing]

the 680m was based on the same chip as the 680 it was just clocked lowed with less cuda cores(the 680mx was a fully enabled gk104)

 

You're right! Bad example But the point still remains.

[thekingofmonks]

All I know is that M stands for Mobile and it's mostly for laptop Graphics Card...

But I have a doubt, because my laptop has Geforce 610M 2GB VRAM, but apparently it works more effectively than GT 610 for desktop?!

Normally desktop GPUs work slightly better than laptop GPUs...

http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GeForce-GT-610-vs-Nvidia-GeForce-610M/m7736vsm8250

http://gpuboss.com/gpus/GeForce-GT-610-vs-GeForce-610M

Edited October 7, 2018 by thekingofmonks