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This was announced yesterday and completely forgot to post it.
AMD have enabled SAM (Smart Access Memory) on some Ryzen 3000's CPU's paired with RX6000 GPU's, so won't work with any of the RX5000 or RX500 GPU's unfortunately.
It can add a few percent in gaming performance (FPS), but has very few downsides, so it's worth enabling by default.
The current hardware criteria is:
Some benchmark comparisons with the benefits of SAM below:
And the AMD initial announcement for some further explanation:
This was announced yesterday and completely forgot to post it.
AMD have enabled SAM (Smart Access Memory) on some Ryzen 3000's CPU's paired with RX6000 GPU's, so won't work with any of the RX5000 or RX500 GPU's unfortunately.
It can add a few percent in gaming performance (FPS), but has very few downsides, so it's worth enabling by default.
AMD Ryzen 3000 CPUs get go-ahead for performance boosting Smart Access Memory
It's an easy switch, providing you've got all the component parts required.
www.pcgamer.com
AMD Ryzen 3000 series will support Smart Access Memory - KitGuru
During the announcement of the Radeon RX 6700 XT graphics card, AMD also confirmed that it will brin
www.kitguru.net
AMD Smart Access Memory support is now available on select Ryzen 3000 series CPUs too
AMD has now expanded support for its Smart Access Memory feature to Ryzen 3000 series processors. The feature debuted last year alongside the launch of the Ryzen 5000 CPUs and RX 6000 series GPUs.
www.neowin.net
The current hardware criteria is:
- An AMD 500-series motherboard (B550 / X570)
- Ryzen 5000 or 3000 CPU
- RX 6000 graphics card
Some benchmark comparisons with the benefits of SAM below:
And the AMD initial announcement for some further explanation:
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