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3D V-Cache Optimizer Driver For Ryzen 7 5800X3D Listed In Gigabyte Chipset Drivers
Gigabyte published a new AMD Chipset driver (4.03.03.624) for some of its motherboards, providing support for a new sub-driver particularly intended for the Ryzen 7 5800X3D.
Gigabyte refers to this driver as the "AMD 3D V-Cache Performance Optimizer Driver," and it is meant for Windows 10 / 11 users. It's worth noting that these drivers are provided by Gigabyte, as AMD has not yet officially uploaded chipset driver 4.03.03.624 on their support website.
The specifics of AMD's new "V-Cache optimizer" remain a complete secret, with Gigabyte's new driver being the only source of information on its existence. AMD's 3D V-Cache is vertically-stacked L3 RAM added to the CPU. This technology increases the chip's L3 cache capacity to 96MB, which AMD claims will gain gaming performance. AMD claims that the 3D V-Cache is invisible to the operating system and apps, appearing as a single massive L3 cache. As a result, current motherboards will simply require a BIOS upgrade. As a result, the presence of this new Gigabyte driver is puzzling. Additionally, we aren't aware of any other cache "optimizing" drivers in the past from AMD or Intel.
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#6007563 Posted on: 04/07/2022 02:27 AM
Maybe Gigabyte is taking a hint from DirectStorage...to use a heap on the CPU and direct it to the GPU for faster decompression. Or maybe they are working on something for people who's systems can't meet the requirements. I should try this, even though I have a Threadripper.
I'm spitballing here. I'll use an analogy: Remember SSHD? Maybe this VCache can be best utilized by games to have better RAM to GPU Memory pipeline and this "Optimizer" is just a fancy name that enables CPU to have data which is either ready or doesn't have to be processed by CPU to be sent to the GPU? Is something like this possible?
Maybe Gigabyte is taking a hint from DirectStorage...to use a heap on the CPU and direct it to the GPU for faster decompression. Or maybe they are working on something for people who's systems can't meet the requirements. I should try this, even though I have a Threadripper.
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#6007804 Posted on: 04/07/2022 09:31 PM
uh, no.
Maybe Gigabyte is taking a hint from DirectStorage...to use a heap on the CPU and direct it to the GPU for faster decompression. Or maybe they are working on something for people who's systems can't meet the requirements. I should try this, even though I have a Threadripper.
uh, no.
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#6007833 Posted on: 04/08/2022 12:19 AM
Ah, I see....this is from the EPYC Processor tech where this triples the L3 cache.
Robert explains it.
Ah, I see....this is from the EPYC Processor tech where this triples the L3 cache.
Robert explains it.
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#6008088 Posted on: 04/09/2022 07:07 AM
(Edit) I don't know how to strikethrough, but false positive here. My firewall policy changed after I loaded this (pfsense).
So...this driver is doing more than expected as well as I installed this on my X399 E-Gaming motherboard/system. I also complimented this by installing the Ryzen Master and set the CPU to Local Mode (for better gaming experiences). So far so good, but I would have to run some tools to look under the hood of this driver.
(Edit) I don't know how to strikethrough, but false positive here. My firewall policy changed after I loaded this (pfsense).
So...this driver is doing more than expected as well as I installed this on my X399 E-Gaming motherboard/system. I also complimented this by installing the Ryzen Master and set the CPU to Local Mode (for better gaming experiences). So far so good, but I would have to run some tools to look under the hood of this driver.
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I'm spitballing here. I'll use an analogy: Remember SSHD? Maybe this VCache can be best utilized by games to have better RAM to GPU Memory pipeline and this "Optimizer" is just a fancy name that enables CPU to have data which is either ready or doesn't have to be processed by CPU to be sent to the GPU? Is something like this possible?