
Gigabyte has officially announced compatibility with AMD's next-generation Ryzen 9000 CPUs on its outgoing X670, B650, and A620 motherboards. The board partner has officially released AGESA 1.1.7.0 beta BIOS updates, featuring support for the new Zen 5 chips for all of its 600-series motherboards, and has confirmed AMD's Ryzen 9000 branding for the new line of chips.
Gigabyte is the third board manufacturer to unveil AGESA 1.1.7.0 support (and thus Ryzen 9000 support). Ryzen 9000 is the name of AMD's next-generation CPU lineup based on its upcoming Zen 5 CPU architecture. AMD is making Ryzen 9000 backward compatible with first-generation AM5 motherboards (similar to AM4), enabling Ryzen 7000/8000 owners to upgrade to a Ryzen 9000 chip without purchasing a new motherboard.