Briefly: As producers exhibit next-generation motherboards at Gamescom 2024, the roadmap for AMD’s upcoming 800-series chipset is changing into clear. Ryzen 9000 early adopters will possible have to make use of the brand new CPUs with 600-series boards for now or wait some time and splurge on the latest high-end X800 fashions later this 12 months.
After interviewing motherboard producers at Gamescom 2024, ComputerBase studies that AMD’s subsequent lineup of mid-range chipsets possible will not start delivery till subsequent 12 months. B850 and B840 fashions would possibly seem at CES 2025.
Distributors equivalent to Asus have ready Gamescom showcases for brand new flagship X870 and X870E motherboards, that are anticipated to reach in September. Full specs for Asus’ ROG Crosshair, ROG Strix, TUF Gaming, ProArt, and Prime variants at the moment are obtainable.
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The cheaper B850 and B840 are largely absent from the occasion, indicating they’re scheduled to launch at a later date. The X800 and B800 tiers are designed for AMD’s just lately launched Zen 5 Ryzen 9000 desktop CPUs. Nevertheless, prospects wishing to improve to the brand new processors may also use older 600-series motherboards since they assist the identical AM5 socket, although they could require BIOS firmware updates.
Upgrading from X600 to X800 gives a couple of notable benefits. All X870 motherboards will assist 40Gbps USB 4.0 connections. Moreover, customers acquire simultaneous entry to PCIe 5 lanes for NVMe SSDs and devoted graphics playing cards with out spending more money on the intense mannequin.
GPUs supporting PCIe 5.0 have not appeared but, however upcoming lineups like AMD’s RDNA4, Nvidia’s RTX 5000 Blackwell, and Intel’s Battlemage are anticipated to assist the characteristic. The newest info signifies that the three producers will debut their next-generation GPUs in late 2024 or early 2025, presumably alongside AMD’s extra inexpensive B800 motherboard chipset.
Some B850 merchandise would possibly embrace sufficient PCIe 5.0 lanes for SSDs and graphics playing cards, however many will relegate GPUs to PCIe 4.0 like most presently obtainable motherboards. Moreover, the B850 solely mandates USB assist as much as 20Gbps 3.2 connections. In the meantime, B840 solely requires PCIe 3.0 lanes and 10Gbps USB 3.2 ports, suggesting that it is perhaps a successor to the ultra-budget A620. Customers looking for mid-range AM5 boards subsequent 12 months ought to rigorously examine specs for B800 and B600 choices, as their variations aren’t dramatic.