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The Radeon RX9070XT / RX9070 Owners Thread

yeah tbh im annoyed about it now i spent a silly amount on the second gpu and it looks like i couldnt use it within a few weeks of buying it which well yeah if they dont sort it il be remembering it next time it comes to buying a new gpu next gen
the fact you can still buy them new on the shelf is a bit of a eh?
 
mark 11:11 said:
yeah tbh im annoyed about it now i spent a silly amount on the second gpu and it looks like i couldnt use it within a few weeks of buying it which well yeah if they dont sort it il be remembering it next time it comes to buying a new gpu next gen
the fact you can still buy them new on the shelf is a bit of a eh?
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Pretty sure this will get fixed, it's clearly due to then diverging the drivers
 
Mercurial said:
Not saying the 12VHPWR isn't crap, but there have been 3 documented (and minimal details about PSU and cables used, the one that had partial explanation was using a cheap nasty PSU with 3rd party cables) reports made in the public domain of the 12VHPWR causing issues on the 9070XT. Also on this forum and with the traffic it has; no one has reported issues 7, almost 8 months on from release of the Nitro+ and Taichi both which use the 12VHPWR.

I think the connector is a problem (if the connector is causing issues with users it's a bad connector), but only very rarely a problem with the power the 9070XT draws, it's much more of an issue when drawing 450w+ combined with sketchy kit and human error.

Edit - if it worries you buy an alternative which uses an 8 pin, at least that's an option with AMD/Intel.

Further edit - typos.
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The only cards you need worry about with this connector are the 4090 and 5090, the rest don't come anywhere near the kind of power levels that could cause an issue.

9070xt is a safe choice, even with this connector.
 
mattyfez said:
I've never really understood these new tiny high power connectors, I mean sure it looks neater then several normal 6/8pin PCI connectors, but it's a high price to pay for a tidy cable job.
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It probably only even exists because nvidia are going mental with making the pcbs as condensed as possible for their FE cards. Which means theres really no room for multiple 8 pin pcie connectors without making the pcb bigger.
 
jimhaumman said:
Connecting and disconnecting often 12VHPWR connector can be a factor and increase risk of gpu catching fire,due to pins having worst contact.
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True, this has been shown to be a factor. But the quality of those pins varies wildly as well.

My comment was more assuming all good quality components, good gauge cable etc.

Maybe it's not as much the connector design, more the quality of the implementation.
 
Gerard said:
It probably only even exists because nvidia are going mental with making the pcbs as condensed as possible for their FE cards. Which means theres really no room for multiple 8 pin pcie connectors without making the pcb bigger.
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For the big power hungry cards, I wonder how many would actually want to connect 4 x 8-pin power cables to a graphics card? I mean if you pas that under the card as lots do that's gonna largely block off one fan.

I'm not saying I like the 12VHPWR connector just that 8-pin connectors do start to become a little impractical when you need 4 or more.
 
I’ve got some paranoia and was thinking of picking up a used 9070 (not XT) as they seem very cheap right now. My case can not accommodate very long GPUs so the dual fan 9070 models would be perfect for me, higher end just would not fit in there…

I never see too many people talking about the card though, as guess everyone just pays the small amount more for the XT. Are they worth the purchase? I’m a big fan of my current A770, but I don’t want to be stuck on this for 3 years if prices shoot to the moon again.
 
heatonpkmassive said:
The only cards you need worry about with this connector are the 4090 and 5090, the rest don't come anywhere near the kind of power levels that could cause an issue.

9070xt is a safe choice, even with this connector.
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I have seen a few reports with them failing even on the 9070XT with that Asus model they do. So I am not sure, it's totally safe at all, really. I was very glad to be getting off the connector as I did have a 4070ti, thankfully that was OK. Undervolt things now days it seems and check things regular
 
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Emlyn_Dewar said:
I’ve got some paranoia and was thinking of picking up a used 9070 (not XT) as they seem very cheap right now. My case can not accommodate very long GPUs so the dual fan 9070 models would be perfect for me, higher end just would not fit in there…

I never see too many people talking about the card though, as guess everyone just pays the small amount more for the XT. Are they worth the purchase? I’m a big fan of my current A770, but I don’t want to be stuck on this for 3 years if prices shoot to the moon again.
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Even though I've had a few niggles with the latest driver and had to roll back to 25.9.1 I'm still loving this Sapphire Pulse 9070, highest temps are mid 50's with 50% max fan speed set, cant hear it, at least not over my 360 AIO fans. For performance its basically twice the speed of my old 3060Ti..

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9070 vs 3060Ti Comparison: Steel Nomad

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9070 vs 3060Ti Comparison: Port Royal

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I run DayZ maxed out with Medium AA and still get up to 250fps, not seen it below ~100fps on my 144Hz displays but Freesync keeps it smooth under that anyway.

I have GTA V installed just for the odd play but i keep it installed for testing mostly. I get average of 160fps with everything pretty much maxed out with Ray Tracing enabled too but GTA V does run pretty smooth which is what I aim for, smooth gameplay matters more to me than just high fps.

Open GL performance is very good compared to previous AMD cards, I get much higher fps in Second Life than I ever have with any card before this one, even in a club with over 75 avatars I get over 50fps, that would have been under 20fps on the 3060Ti :)

Considering I paid £445 for the 3060Ti in 2022 and £518 for the 9070 in 2025, more than double the performance is nice.

I'm very impressed with the cooling, noise and performance of this Pulse 9070 and it isnt that far off the XT model, I see people say the XT is around 10 - 15% faster but the price difference when I bought mine was a fair bit more than that.

I did initially put this 9070 in my Corsair 400C case, it just about squeezed in there with an AIO rad at the front but I ended up getting a new case, the Montech King 65 Pro, now I have bags room but airflow is so good now :)

The Pulse is 280mm in length fyi, I even measured it myself to verify, thats how much space you'll need from the bracket to the other end.
 
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gooseuk said:
I have seen a few reports with them failing even on the 9070XT with that Asus model they do. So I am not sure, it's totally safe at all, really. I was very glad to be getting off the connector as I did have a 4070ti, thankfully that was OK. Undervolt things now days it seems and check things regular
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You can't argue with numbers Goose, those reports probably had something else wrong in the chain.

A 9070xt's wattage numbers don't come anywhere near the levels where stuff starts burning.
 
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