The Radeon RX9070XT / RX9070 Owners Thread

[Kirkatron]

you also have to take into account fan speed, bad thermal contact and many other factors.
with an heavy OC my ram dosnt hit the temps they got running at stock???

we all know that one lad that had to RMA a GPU for running at 100c out of the box. if they had tested 10 and got the same results then thats more conserning but still the temp is not realy a problem temp

No, 100 degs definitely would have me worried though. That would 100% be going back. Mine also doesn't reach those temps with a heavy VRAM OC, +10% PL and stock fan profile, I've got a case with some good airflow though.

You can see the Nitro uses the backplate to help VRAM temps if it has airflow cooling it, the Pulse doesn't. Easy fix with some addition of thermal pads though, weird why they wouldn't just add them. The Pulses contact plate seems to be made up of two parts, where they use different material for the VRAM and Core.

What card was it that was RMA'd with those temps?

 

[WARburton]

What card was it that was RMA'd with those temps?

old card, r9 290, would idle at 90c watching a movie... AMD said it was by desine

 

[jklc]

I did read the article and I’m telling you as someone who owns a 9070 XT Pulse, that the VRAM temperature is NOT a problem. I also gave you multiple scenarios of how the temperature behaves. Stock, max PL overclock and with a more aggressive fan curve.

I don’t know how else to tell you my experience is the Pulse VRAM temperature (or hot spot) actually DO NOT cause any throttling.

I mean according to Techpowerup, the Nitro + has worse VRAM temperatures than the Pulse. The reality is these temperatures seem to be a design feature of the 9079 XT. Mid 80s and even higher are normal.

Sapphire Radeon RX 9070 XT Nitro+ Review - Beating NVIDIA

AMD's new RDNA 4 GPUs are launching today. The Sapphire Radeon RX 9070 XT Nitro+ is a fantastic custom design with powerful cooling and whisper-quiet fans. In terms of FPS, the RX 9070 XT offers competitive performance with similarly priced NVIDIA options in both raster and ray tracing.

www.techpowerup.com

I wouldn't take these reviews as gospel as there's likely to be variation in the millions of units out there. I don't think I've ever seen the memory on mine go that high. Here's a snapshot of the max temps on my Pulse after a gaming session.

 

[WARburton]

I wouldn't take these reviews as gospel as there's likely to be variation in the millions of units out there. I don't think I've ever seen the memory on mine go that high. Here's a snapshot of the max temps on my Pulse after a gaming session.

bro you have a 24c differance in gpy temp and hot spot

 

[adidan]

Just slightly tweak the fan profile and the hotspot and memory temperatures sort themselves out no problem.

 

[Game]

old card, r9 290, would idle at 90c watching a movie... AMD said it was by desine

my 390 sat at 90c for years no issues used to keep my toes toasty in the winter on the stone floor

 

[ICDP]

I wouldn't take these reviews as gospel as there's likely to be variation in the millions of units out there. I don't think I've ever seen the memory on mine go that high. Here's a snapshot of the max temps on my Pulse after a gaming session.

Yep, exactly. But ultimately it’s fairly certain that the 9070 XT is designed to run with what many consider (wrongly) to be unsafe temperatures.

 

[Blackjack Davy]

my 390 sat at 90c for years no issues used to keep my toes toasty in the winter on the stone floor

Yeah same undervolt it and you could drop 10c and keep the performance they always used to overvolt them for some reason

 

[Drizmod]

Use VSR to up the resolution, select that in game and see usage.

Thanks! Have enabled this and then upped the resolution to 4K in games like Elden Ring and it looks fantastic even on a 1080p screen at 60 fps. Now im hitting 3100 core and 99% gpu usage.

 

[mark 11:11]

my hot spot readings when at full load stress test seems to be consistently 26 higher than the gpu temp highest temp ive seen so far is 89 on hte memory ive been messing about im -45mv atm power limit+10 everything else stock and it seems to be down 2 or so degrees il double check properly in a bit
is a difference of 26 for the hotspot concerning? it still doesnt tend to go above 80 on the hotspot though iirc

 

[Kirkatron]

my hot spot readings when at full load stress test seems to be consistently 26 higher than the gpu temp highest temp ive seen so far is 89 on hte memory ive been messing about im -45mv atm power limit+10 everything else stock and it seems to be down 2 or so degrees il double check properly in a bit
is a difference of 26 for the hotspot concerning? it still doesnt tend to go above 80 on the hotspot though iirc

I wouldn't say it's concerning. I think it's pretty normal.

 

[Bradmax57]

Would a 9070xt be a good upgrade from a 3080ti? I've no brand loyalty and have had nvidias for many generations now. Theres absolutely nothing wrong with my 3080ti if im honest but I can always pass that on to my son

 

[WARburton]

I wouldn't say it's concerning. I think it's pretty normal.

well its not mine is 11c at the most

 

[WARburton]

Would a 9070xt be a good upgrade from a 3080ti? I've no brand loyalty and have had nvidias for many generations now. Theres absolutely nothing wrong with my 3080ti if im honest but I can always pass that on to my son

there is a few in this thread that have made that upgrade and found it to be a good upgrade.
i went 4070s to 9070 and have goten aboiut 20% uplift

 

[WARburton]

What card was it that was RMA'd with those temps?

it was an old card not a 9070.

the photos you have links are very intresting as i read online the nitro didnt use the backplate for cooling but obvusly it dose

 

[Bradmax57]

there is a few in this thread that have made that upgrade and found it to be a good upgrade.
i went 4070s to 9070 and have goten aboiut 20% uplift

Thanks, im guessing in that case it would be a good chunk more than 20% from a 3080

 

[gpuerrilla]

Thanks! Have enabled this and then upped the resolution to 4K in games like Elden Ring and it looks fantastic even on a 1080p screen at 60 fps. Now im hitting 3100 core and 99% gpu usage.

It will offer you options and buy you some time till you go AM5. I will have to do that upgrade probably later this year.

 

[WARburton]

Thanks, im guessing in that case it would be a good chunk more than 20% from a 3080

from what i have seen a 4070s(good sample) is like a 3090 sort of performance, so given that an XT(again not a budget one) would be a very nice uplift i would assume 30% or more

 

[martos123]

Would a 9070xt be a good upgrade from a 3080ti? I've no brand loyalty and have had nvidias for many generations now. Theres absolutely nothing wrong with my 3080ti if im honest but I can always pass that on to my son

I did this upgrade and have been really happy with it. 25-30% uplift with much better Ray Tracing. I'm 1440p ultra wide and gave a nice bump in performance.

 

[ICDP]

well its not mine is 11c at the most

Yours is a 9070 isn’t it? Different GPU to the 9070 XT.