Gigabyte confirms new 800-series chipsets and Ryzen 9000 line-up

A recent leak has shed some light on upcoming AMD motherboards and CPUs. Besides confirming the rumours that AMD would skip the 700-series naming for its next-generation motherboards, it also showed the initial line-up of Ryzen 9000 series processors.

The Gigabyte presentation shared by @wxnod shows that the Gigabyte X870 Aorus Master AM5 motherboards will support the current Ryzen 7000 (Raphael) and 8000 (Hawk Point) CPUs. However, the presentation focuses more on the upcoming Ryzen 9000 (Granite Ridge) series, which is shown to include four SKUs: the Ryzen 5 9600X, the Ryzen 7 9700X, the Ryzen 9 9900X, and the Ryzen 9 9950X.

According to Gigabyte's presentations, the Granite Ridge CPUs will default to DDR5-5600 memory support, supporting up to 8000 MT/s memory through EXPO overclocking profiles. Additionally, the Infinity Fabric clock speed has been doubled from 2000 to 2400 MHz.

As for motherboards, Gigabyte is gearing up to launch a range of motherboards for the Granite Ridge series, including an AI TOP series for the AM5 socket and at least four new chipsets. The X670E and X670 chipsets will be replaced by the X870E and X870, respectively. Both X870 chipsets support PCIe Gen5 x16 and at least one PCIe Gen5 SSD. Other features expected include an optimised WiFi antenna, USB4 capability, and DisplayPort 2.1, which is reported to be UHBR20 compliant. The only noticeable difference between the two X870 chipsets seems to be that they use two Promontory 21 chips on the X870E, while the X870 only uses one.

Moving on to the mid-range chipsets, the B650E and B650 chipsets are set to be replaced by the B850 and B840, respectively. This marks the introduction of the X40 class to AMD's portfolio, utilising a different chipset (Prom19) than the higher-tier boards. One big difference between the B850 and B840 is that the B840 does not support CPU overclocking, although both will support memory overclocking. The B840 will also lack PCIe Gen5 compatibility. Lastly, the A620 and A620A chipsets are expected to remain unchanged and will continue to be offered as an entry-level option.

The list of motherboards mentioned in the presentation can be found below:

• X870E Aorus Xtreme AI Top
• X870E Aorus Pro Ice
• X870 Aorus Elite WIFI
• X870I Aorus Pro
• B850 AI Top
• B850M DS3H
• B850M Aorus Elite AX
• B840 D2H

AMD is expected to unveil the Ryzen 9000 series at Computex next week. Gigabyte and other motherboard manufacturers will likely showcase their new motherboards at the event.

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