Now that the Radeon RX 6000 series graphics cards are available, MSI has launched a beta BIOS update for its AMD 500-series motherboards, introducing support for Smart Access Memory. 

To use Smart Access Memory, users need a Ryzen 5000 series processor, a Radeon RX 6000 series graphics cards, and an updated AMD 500-series motherboard. With Smart Access Memory, the CPU can access the full memory of the GPU, increasing the bandwidth between both, improving the performance in games by up to 11%.

The following table shows all MSI 500-series motherboards with the Beta BIOS available to download:

Motherboard series	Model
A520	MAG A520M Vector WiFi
	A520M Pro
	A520M Pro-VH
	A520M Pro-C Dash
	A520M-A Pro
B550	MEG B550 Unify
	MEG B550 Unify-X
	MPG B550 Gaming Carbon WiFi
	MPG B550 Gaming Edge WiFi
	MPG B550I Gaming Edge WiFi
	MPG B550 Gaming Carbon Plus
	MAG B550 Tomahawk
	MAG B550M Torpedo
	MAG B550M Mortar WiFi
	MAG B550M Mortar
	MAG B550M Bazooka
	MAG B550M Vector WiFi
	B550-A Pro
	B550-A Pro-VDH WiFi
	B550-A Pro-VDH
	B550-A Pro-Dash
	B550M Pro
	B550M-A Pro
X570	MEG X570 Godlike
	MEG X570 Ace
	MEG X570 Unify
	Prestige X570 Creation
	MPG X570 Gaming Pro Carbon WiFi
	MPG X570 Gaming Edge WiFi
	MPG X570 Gaming Plus
	MPG X570 Tomahawk Wi-Fi
	X570 -A Pro

For those who own an MSI 500-series motherboard, you can download the latest Beta BIOS from the support tab from the official product page of your motherboard. Once you download and flash the new BIOS onto your motherboard, you can enable Smart Access Memory by going to the BIOS Menu and select “Settings/Advanced/PCI Subsystem Settings”. Once you're there, enable “Re-size BAR” and “Above 4G memory/Crypto Currency mining” and press F10 to save and exit.

KitGuru says: Do you own a Ryzen 5000 processor and an AMD 500 series motherboard? Have you already tried Smart Access Memory? How is your experience with SAM enabled?

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