AMD's B850 and B840 chipsets might debut in early 2025

AMD's B850 and B840 chipsets are launching at CES 2025 as mid-range options for Ryzen 9000 CPUs, compatible with 600-series boards.

: AMD's B850 and B840 chipsets are anticipated to debut at CES 2025. These mid-range options support Ryzen 9000 CPUs, currently utilizing 600-series motherboards. High-end X800 models, including X870 and X870E, are set for a September 2024 release. Upcoming GPUs like AMD's RDNA4, Nvidia's RTX 5000, and Intel's Battlemage will enable PCIe 5.0 compatibility.

AMD's B850 and B840 chipsets are likely to make their debut at CES 2025 as mid-range choices for the recently released Zen 5 Ryzen 9000 desktop CPUs. For now, Ryzen 9000 adopters can use their new CPUs with 600-series motherboards, although BIOS updates might be necessary.

Vendors such as Asus displayed the new flagship X870 and X870E motherboards at Gamescom 2024, set for a September release. The more affordable B850 and B840 models were notably missing, reinforcing their 2025 launch schedule.

The X870 motherboards will offer advancements like 40Gbps USB 4.0 connections and simultaneous PCIe 5 lanes for NVMe SSDs and dedicated graphics cards. Future GPUs such as AMD's RDNA4, Nvidia's RTX 5000, and Intel's Battlemage are expected to debut in late 2024 or early 2025, syncing with the B800 chipset launch.

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