AMD warns that its RX 9070 GPUs are strictly ‘uefi alone’, and if that sounds worrying, it does not scare, it probably does not affect you

AMD says that its new RDNA 4 GPU will only admit UEFI
This means that the compatibility modes in the largest motherboards are now discarded
Only a set of players seriously with very old PC will be affected.

AMDThe new RDNA 4 graphics cards will only officially admit UEFI, which is the modern version of the BIOS, the company has made it clear.

As you can know, BIOS is the firmware in Your motherboard That is necessary for your computer to start and work, facilitating communication between hardware and software components Operating system. And as mentioned, the UEFI is only the most recent turn of this (although it must be taken into account, it has long existed at this time).

AMD tells us: “To completely take advantage of the UEFI benefits, only the UEFI mode will be officially compatible from the AMD RDNA 4 generation of graphics cards (RADEON RX 9000 and later series graphics).”

Therefore, in summary, its PC must be executed in complete UEFI mode, and not in an inherited compatibility mode (known as CSM or compatibility support module), which is an alternative in the non -OEFI motherboard that some people have used to run the AMD graphics card in older hardware.

Team Red also describes the benefits of the UEFI firmware compared to the BIOS firmware ‘Legacy’ (PRE-VEFI), which includes the following blessings:

Very improved security
Completely specified interfaces that ensure interoperability and proof ability
Relial Internet Firmware Updates with a minimal user interaction
Support for hard drives of more than 2.2TB
Support for many new types of PC hardware, including SSD NVME starting support
Windows Secure boot for malware prevention
Faster words, start, sleep and curriculum vitae times

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Analysis: What does this mean for possible RX 9070 buyers in practical terms?

If you are confused at this point, don’t worry. Any modern PC will admit UEFI and will be fine with a new RDNA 4 graphics card (the RX 9070 models are about to landof course). However, you may need to enable UEFI mode and Frequent AMD questions about this matter provides a complete explanator on how to do it.

If you have a Windows 11 PC, requires UEFI anyway: take into account the start function of Windows Secure Boot mentioned above, well, that is necessary for better security in Windows 11 Machines (I must take into account that although the safe start is part of Official requirements of the Microsoft Windows 11 systemIt is possible to falsify it, but it is not recommended).

Those with such an old PC that do not offer a complete UEFI mode on the motherboard is not likely to want to execute a Vanguard GPU In the system anyway. There may be some cases of niche in which this happens, yes, so AMD is broadcasting this warning, but the vast majority of people do not have to worry here. They should simply make sure they are running the complete UEFI mode (most likely the case), not a compatibility mode inherited with their motherboard firmware.

In fact, an RX 9070 GPU can even work in this inherited mode, but since it is not compatible now, you can expect squamous of all kinds and a generally poor experience (and some key features will certainly be missing, such as SAM or smart access memory).

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