Sapphire Technology has introduced a new NITRO+ motherboard model in China—weekend reports pointed to a listing on JD.com, where the latest addition resides alongside various previous-gen B650 options. This appears to be another region specific release—priced at 1299 RMB (~$179 USD). The NITRO+ B850M Wi-Fi model seems to share its overall aesthetic design with the preceding B650M-equipped equivalent. As surmised by VideoCardz, the Sapphire NITRO+ board's VRM patterning reminded them of the leaked premium-tier Radeon NITRO+ RX 9070 graphics card series.

The generational jump from AMD B650 to B850 chipset—as expected—yields only minor benefits (see below). The older NITRO+ B650M Wi-Fi model is a significantly cheaper prospect; coming in at 899 RMB ($124 USD). VideoCardz's weekend detective work settled on a nice improvement: "based on our research, the memory overclocking support has increased from 7600 MT/s+ to 8000 MT/s. Keep in mind that these figures may be higher for both motherboards; this is just what Sapphire guarantees when paired with a supported memory kit." Industry watchdogs believe that ASRock is likely involved in the contract manufacturing of Sapphire's motherboard offerings—the former has been long-involved in pumping out NZXT-badged products.Sapphire NITRO+ B850M Wi-Fi Motherboard specifications:

• CPU Support: Supports AMD Ryzen 7000, 8000, 9000 series desktop processors
• Chipset: AMD B850
• CPU Socket: AM5
• PCIe Slots: 1x PCIe 5.0 x16, 1x PCIe 4.0 x4
• Display Output: 1x HDMI, 1x DP
• Memory: 4x DIMMs DDR5 8000 MT/s+ (OC), Maximum Capacity: 48 GB x 4
• Storage: 1x PCIe 5.0 M.2 + 1x PCIe 4.0 M.2 + 4x SATA ports
• Ethernet Chipset: Realtek RTL8125BG Gigabit Ethernet
• Wireless Connectivity: Wi-Fi 6 + Bluetooth 5 Audio: Realtek ALC897
• Form Factor: microATX (245 mm X 245 mm)