I am still on a 1070 as well, until my 9070XT Nito+ arrives, still one of the best cards I have ever owned but age has finally caught up with it.Tell me about it
I can barely run cs2 at low settings.
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The Radeon RX9070XT / RX9070 Owners Thread
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Been trying to find a way to buy either the 9070XT or 9070 but with Samsung GDDR6 but so far the only way I can guess is either playing roulette or buying second hand
Looks like the Sapphire Nitro's use Samsung VRAM.
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i think it depends when it was made as to what vendor the vram came from, my pure is a relatively early [if we can even use that term with something only released in the last few months lol] and ive got the hynix i think it is i think its the newer ones with samsung i might be wrong or partially wrong here though and tbh from what i gather its like a 1% difference in overall performance from what i gather
This article may help.
www.guru3d.com
Looks like MSRP cards get Hynix, for the moment, and the OC versions Samsung.
AMD RX 9070 XT Update: Transition to Samsung GDDR6 Memory for Improved Thermal Performance
The AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT has recently undergone an update involving a change in the type of memory used. Historically, the model has faced criticism for high temperatures associated with its GDDR6 memory, particularly in configurations that adhere closely to the manufacturer's suggested retail...
www.guru3d.com
Looks like MSRP cards get Hynix, for the moment, and the OC versions Samsung.
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My Pulse has SamsungThis article may help.
AMD RX 9070 XT Update: Transition to Samsung GDDR6 Memory for Improved Thermal Performance
The AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT has recently undergone an update involving a change in the type of memory used. Historically, the model has faced criticism for high temperatures associated with its GDDR6 memory, particularly in configurations that adhere closely to the manufacturer's suggested retail...
Looks like MSRP cards get Hynix, for the moment, and the OC versions Samsung.
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Yeah I kinda need the samsung chips because of my setup and its thermal constraints
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I have a 15.67L NCase M2 mini-ITX case with an RX9070 Pulse and its fine. It uses Hynix chips and I am using air cooling. I haven't see any case of the VRAM overheating yet.
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Yeah, its really a non issue. My Nitro + is Hynix. VRAM regularly hits 90 Degrees but zero issues, my old 7900GRE nitro hit 88 all the time, its all well within the operating limits of memory and if something does go wrong then they have a 3 year warranty.
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The VRAM temperature difference between models using Samsung GDDR6 and SK Hynix GDDR6 memory is about 10–15°C under load so I wouldn't call that minor
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My pulse 9070XT was Samsung but that's on its way back for replacement as the coil whine was terrible. New one being delivered on Saturday but I'm a little apprehensive it might be someone else's return as the shop I bought it from are still showing a ~1 month delivery time.
Hottest vram temp I saw was 84 degrees whilst stress testing.
If my new one has hynix I'll update with temps as it will be a like for like comparison on the same cooler, case air flow etc
Hottest vram temp I saw was 84 degrees whilst stress testing.
If my new one has hynix I'll update with temps as it will be a like for like comparison on the same cooler, case air flow etc
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This article may help.
AMD RX 9070 XT Update: Transition to Samsung GDDR6 Memory for Improved Thermal Performance
The AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT has recently undergone an update involving a change in the type of memory used. Historically, the model has faced criticism for high temperatures associated with its GDDR6 memory, particularly in configurations that adhere closely to the manufacturer's suggested retail...
Looks like MSRP cards get Hynix, for the moment, and the OC versions Samsung.
My 1st week April Pulse 9070XT from a big seller elsewhere is Samsung vram.
Could be. My asus Prime 9070 non XT sits at around 80. I'm not worried. I've owned a MSI R9 290 with the tiniest 2 fan cooler to ever be put on a Hawaii chip. 80 is pretty chill compared to that.
the hellhound sits around 45c with memory at 65-70 after a few hours of warzone with Hynix memory
the fans hardly move tbh it has no cooling issues at all
my 390 used to kick out so much heat running hot as hell day in day out while I still played 4-6 hours a night