Ryzen 9000, which will contend with the best CPUs, will benefit from a new feature in Curve Optimizer. 1usmus, a third-party developer of Ryzen tuning software, reports that AMD is working on a new add-on for Curve Optimizer called Curve Shaper that significantly improves overclocking flexibility. Curve Shaper can set voltage offsets over the entire temperature range and load range of a Ryzen CPU, enabling higher frequencies in low/medium load scenarios.
Curve Shaper sounds like a very impressive add-on. Curve optimizer is already one of the best ways to overclock modern AMD chips. Curve optimizer uses AMD's Precision Boost algorithm to boost CPU clocks as high as possible within silicon limits. When a negative offset voltage is applied within Curve Optimizer, voltage and thermal stress are reduced, triggering Precision Boost to increase clock speeds beyond previous values due to the increased headroom available. It is better than manual overclocking since it allows Precision Boost to handle all the frequency action and boost the chip higher than manual overclocking would otherwise achieve.
