GIGABYTE will update Alder Lake motherboards to support Raptor Lake

GIGABYTE will ease the migration to Intel’s Raptor Lake generation of processors with a firmware update for its Z690, B660 and H610 chipset motherboards, all of which are built to support the Alder Lake generation of processors.

Thanks to Raptor Lake will use the same socket as Alder Lake, the LGA1700, the door has been opened to be able to reuse motherboards aimed at supporting what is still the latest generation of processors marketed by Intel. GIGABYTE’s R&D team is currently developing new, well-verified BIOS code exclusively for its Z690, B660 and H610 chipset motherboards.

With the new BIOS that GIGABYTE is developing for motherboard models targeting Alder Lake, users will be able to jump into Raptor Lake without having to renew the foundation at the hardware level, although obviously they will have to carry out a process of firmware upgrade using Q-Flash tool or via Windows with GIGABYTE App Center app.

The firmware update providing support for Raptor Lake on GIGABYTE motherboards targeting Alder Lake is expected to be released soon. After performing the update process, users should be able to replace the Alder Lake processor with another Raptor Lake following the standard procedure and with the utmost care, since any incorrect manipulation of the socket can lead to catastrophic consequences.

That GIGABYTE is committing to update their motherboards for Alder Lake in order to be able to run Raptor Lake is a nice touch on their part, especially when we see that both generations of processors use the same socket.