News AMD's new RX 9000 GPUs only officially support UEFI systems

[Admin]

Radeon RX 9000 series GPUs will require UEFI for optimal performance and may not work as expected on older CSM/Legacy Modes.

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[TechieTwo]

I highly doubt anyone buying a $600 consumer GPU is using a mobo without UEFI. It would need to be very outdated.

 

[KyaraM]

I highly doubt this will be an issue, considering how long UEFI is around now. Any syatem old enough to not support UEFI is also far too old to have any use for such a modern GPU.

 

[Notton]

Even the cheaper mobos, mini-PCs, and laptops feature UEFI, if they're on newer hardware.
They typically have a very classic looking BIOS screen, but it's simply an unskinned UEFI.

Even a majorly outdated Z77 mobo from 2012 featured UEFI.

 

[artk2219]

You could find UEFI on some X58 boards from 2008, and it's likely to be an available boot option on the newer Chinese X58 salvage ones. It's mostly a non issue, at least for the higher end cards. You might hear some griping with the 9060 and probable 9050 or 9040 series GPU's, as those are more likely to be used in older systems. But for the most part, this shouldnt cause any real issues.

 

[setx]

Seems reasonable, unlike Nvidia dropping all compute 32-bit support.

 

[Mr Majestyk]

Seems reasonable, unlike Nvidia dropping all compute 32-bit support.

Nvidia deprecated 32 bit CUDA many years ago. How long do developers need to recompile there apps for 64 bit. They have had plenty of time to get their crap together. This is not the same as dropping 32 bit PHYSX support, because old games can't be recompiled so Blackwell should support those.

 

[funguseater]

I understand it is very niche but I use my systems regularly with nearly every platform represented and using inappropriate tech together is kinda the point. Deprecating features is always a loss for someone, we dont need to make excuses for these companies. these cards will probably work just fine and hopefully the warnings are put out by legal advisors, not technical ones few days will tell