In a report from VideoCardz, GIGABYTE has seemingly confirmed the existence of both AMD's long-anticipated budget-oriented B550 chipset, as well as Intel's upcoming Z490 & W480 motherboards that are to be paired up with Intel's Comet Lake CPUs.

AMD B550 Finally Arrives - Affordable PCIe 4.0 for the Mid-Range

GIGABYTE has given us a taste of what is to be expected with the launch of AMD's B550 chipset. GIGABYTE has registered a total of twelve motherboards with the EEC with six being AORUS-branded boards, and two being GAMING-branded. The B550 chipset is intended for the mid-range segment and will bring PCIe 4.0 capabilities to the masses at a significantly lower price point than the upscale X570 chipset.

B550 AORUS MASTERB550 AORUS ELITEB550 AORUS PRO ACB550 AORUS PRO AXB550 AORUS PROB550M AORUS PROB550 GAMING XB550M GAMINGB550M DS3HB550M HB550M S2H

GIGABYTE Registers Additional Motherboards with EEC - New 'VISION' Brand, Likely Workstation-Oriented

GIGABYTE's lineup of Z490 motherboards has also grown, along with the addition of a sole W480 chipset addition. Three of the four additions to the lineup have been listed under the 'VISION' branding, something completely new.

It is unclear as to where in GIGABYTE's lineup the VISION series will fall, but speculation suggests below AORUS and DESIGNARE, GIGABYTE's high-end workstation brand, and is geared toward workstation users, hence the inclusion of both the W480, a workstation-oriented chipset and Z490 chipset under the VISION branding. As of this time, GIGABYTE's upcoming motherboard lineup will include the following:

Z490 AORUS EXTREME WATERFORCEZ490 AORUS EXTREMEZ490 AORUS ELITEZ490 AORUS ULTRA-GUZ490I AORUS ULTRAZ490 AORUS PROZ490 DESIGNAREZ490 GAMING XZ490 VISION GZ490 VISION DW480 VISION DZ490 UDZ490 DZ490M DS3HZ490 UD AC

Both the Z490 and W480 chipsets will be launched alongside Intel's Comet Lake CPUs and, unfortunately, for current Intel users anticipating an easy upgrade by dropping a brand new Comet Lake CPU into their current motherboard, maybe discouraged due to a change to a revised socket, LGA 1200.