AMD's "Big Navi" Radeon RX 6000 GPUs, unveiled and released late 2020, include a feature called Smart Access Memory (SAM). It was one of the main features advertised to come with these RDNA 2 cards, ...

In context: Smart Access Memory, or SAM, is a software/hardware trick that takes advantage of a PCI Express feature called Base Address Register. So far, only AMD is using with their new Radeon RX ...

In May 2022, AMD revealed a new technology coming to its desktop and laptop devices: Smart Access Storage. It aims to kill loading screens in games, and it’s built on Microsoft’s DirectStorage ...

AMD Smart Access Memory is a part of the feature set for the new Radeon RX 6000 graphics cards. It leverages the power of the latest AMD hardware to give you a performance boost in games. Smart Access ...

The performance difference Smart Access Memory provides to the flagship Radeon RX 6900 XT across a range of games, based on our testing. The company didn’t specify ...

During its Where Gaming Begins Ep. 3 event, AMD has confirmed it will be officially bringing its Smart Access Memory support to Ryzen 3000 series CPUs. Previously available only on AMD Ryzen 5000 ...

AMD's Smart Access Memory feature was an unexpected part of its RX 6000 Series graphics cards reveal, providing better gaming performance by exclusively allowing the latest Ryzen 5000 processors to ...

AMD took the technology initiative by launching what it dubs as Smart Access Memory (SAM) alongside the release of Radeon RX 6000 Series GPUs last November. SAM enables the CPU to access the entire ...

AMD's Resizable BAR / Smart Access Memory feature is coming to Ryzen 3000 CPUs based on the Zen 2 architecture. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in a new window) Share on ...

GPU driver releases normally aren't very newsworthy; they usually fix bugs, boost performance in some games, and add support for new GPUs. But owners of last-generation AMD Radeon RX 5000-series ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Nvidia is officially launching its own resizable BAR support, which promises increased performance gains in some ...

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