ASUS Brings Resizable BAR Support to Intel Z490/H470/B460

When AMD launched its Smart Access Memory know-how, everybody was questioning will different GPU and CPU suppliers, specifically Intel and NVIDIA, develop an identical resolution to enrich their choices. The SAM know-how is simply AMD’s approach of naming PCIe resizable Base Address Register (BAR) know-how, which has been current in PCI specs for years as an elective characteristic. Why it is rising now you would possibly surprise. Well, the presently used PCIe revision has reached sufficient bandwidth on the bus to enrich the complicated knowledge motion that GPU requires and now helps using the broader VRAM body buffer.

It seems that not solely AMD has this know-how in its portfolio. ASUS has up to date its BIOS firmware for its ROG Maximus XII Apex motherboard based mostly on the Intel Z490 chipset, with some fairly attention-grabbing options. According to Tom’s Hardware, we’ve got info that the following launch of BIOS firmware replace 1003 for the ROG Maximus XII Apex motherboard will convey help for resizable BAR, making it a primary on an Intel platform. For now, the beta 1002 BIOS helps it, nevertheless, a secure model will roll out in BIOS 1003. With the motherboard utilizing PCIe 3.zero commonplace, a lower-bandwidth revision in comparison with AMD’s platform, it will likely be attention-grabbing to see how resizable BAR is performing as soon as the primary assessments come.

Update 09:45 am UTC: Chris Wefers, ASUS PR Germany, has introduced that resizable BAR might be coming to all ASUS motherboards with Intel Z490/H470/B460 chipset, with alleged 13.37% efficiency enhance in Forza Horizon 4, per ASUSes testing. You can see the take a look at configuration within the picture under.