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In its new UEFI support document, AMD states that Radeon GPUs from the 9000 series onwards will only officially support UEFI mode. As a result, if your system is configured to use a legacy BIOS or CSM (compatibility support module), it may not work and will not boot.
This requirement is similar to Windows 11. In other words, UEFI/Secure Boot will become mandatory to enhance operating system security. In addition to security, UEFI also brings many other benefits such as Fast Boot. AMD explains:
Compared to the old "legacy" BIOS firmware, UEFI firmware offers many new and useful features, including:
- Security is greatly improved
- Well-defined interfaces ensure interoperability and testability
- Reliable firmware updates from the internet with little user interaction
- Support hard drives larger than 2.2TB
- Support for a wide range of new PC hardware, including the ability to boot from NVMe SSDs
- Windows® Secure Boot to prevent malware
- Faster shutdown, startup, sleep and resume times
To take full advantage of UEFI, only UEFI mode will be officially supported starting with the 4th generation of AMD RDNA™ graphics cards (Radeon™ RX 9000 Series and later).
AMD also touts ReSizable BAR, also known as Smart Access Memory in the case of Radeon, as a UEFI benefit.
The documentation also suggests that performance and compatibility issues may occur if users do not enable UEFI firmware on their systems:
It is important that your PC is configured for UEFI mode to ensure compatibility, performance, and optimal user experience with AMD Radeon™ RX 9000 Series and newer graphics cards.
This means that unsupported devices running Windows 11 without UEFI/Secure Boot will not work optimally with Radeon 9000 series graphics cards, and therefore you should upgrade to a new PC.
Additionally, if you're wondering whether your current graphics card's VGA BIOS (vBIOS) comes with a UEFI module, you can use TechPowerUp's GPU-Z tool to check, which currently has a small catalog containing relevant information.
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