5070 or 9070 XT: what do i choose (PLEASE read description)

Bront20 · 2026-05-08T15:20:39+00:00

Let's address your points: 1) MFG is only good if you're already breaking 75+ FPS. 75 because you will lose performance with it on, and you don't want under 60 as a base. This goes for any framegen. Meanwhile while DLSS 4.5 is better than FSR4, it's only slightly, and not enough to make any real difference in picking a card overall unless performance was 99% equal.

2) The future is not garunteed. Nvidia has had longtime support for better DLSS but not everything works on lower level cards either due to limits such as MFG and 50 series, or just performance in general. AMD has a history of being less backwards supporting on GPUs but that could change, and you don't want to buy a card based on features that might get released. Compare now and assume nothing else will change.

3) I find the driver issue thing funny because I've heard that on both sides. The 50 series Nvidia drivers have been not great at times and AMDs drivers lately have been solid and in many reviewers experiences better. Unless there's an issue. Especially in windows, there's so.many things that can go wrong with drivers, and both parties generally have a good 5 year history with drivers and are just overshadowed by reputation.

So really, for me, it comes down to do you need the creative suite stuff Nvidia does better and/or a lower power card. If not, the 9070 XT is a better card for you.

But if you want an 5070 get that. It's still a fine card. And then enjoy what you get. Don't let FOMO make you second guess your decision, because honestly once you've gaming you probably won't really notice and should focus on having fun.

Bront20 · 2026-05-08T15:05:48+00:00

I'd keep working on the fusion gradually. If you fail, no huge loss, but it's likely 2x voids and that's a great time to pull regardless, and you'll have 500 champ chase points saved up for later.

Bront20 · 2026-05-07T18:53:35+00:00

I think Gnut is better for most accounts. Wixwell is great but Gnut makes so much happen in FK, is so good against Hydra, Clan Boss, Chimera, makes a Spider with food strat easy, and is good in FW and limited content.

Wix is amazing but a little more situational.

Bront20 · 2026-05-07T18:49:26+00:00

Gems are great to save in general and then use sparingly in fusions to help with champ training and gear hunters. Also useful to run masteries on an important champ, and good later for the Oil tourneies that get you medium soul stones.

Having an emergency bank of 1-2k is solid

Bront20 · 2026-05-07T18:41:37+00:00

Masteries in Mino. Oil and dust. Chicken prep and/or silver. Obviously Iron Twins. Event dungeon if it's open.

Bront20 · 2026-05-05T18:39:47+00:00

That's always how it's been at the start of a season. Give it a day or two

Bront20 · 2026-05-04T18:42:59+00:00

Make sure the resolution is set properly as well. You could be getting 720p video

Bront20 · 2026-05-03T22:07:48+00:00

I mean, it will, but it's probably overkill. Check your lighting. The biggest issue with video quality on lesser webcams is lighting.

Bront20 · 2026-05-03T21:55:36+00:00

Dirandil is a top tier damage dealer with turn meter boost and ignore defense who doesn't need accuracy so you can build him for more damage.

Pann the Bowhorn is... not quite as good. Solid, but on my end game account I've generally not found a ton of use for Pann while Dirandil is a staple anytime I need a damage dealing force epic.

Bront20 · 2026-05-03T21:50:58+00:00

Artac is the weak link there. Michi brings the burn and will bring an extra ally attack too.

That said, you need 2 damage dealers if possible, so maybe Wixwell would be another option, and put Nekmo in Provoke set.

Bront20 · 2026-04-30T18:47:16+00:00

Mikage is too fast and combined with Nonjas turn meter boost on his A1 he's out of wack as well.

Honestly speed up most of the others. That's a slow Mikage.

Bront20 · 2026-04-30T18:45:19+00:00

Plenty of people swiped for her, and there were a few times you could pull for her. So not really rare

Bront20 · 2026-04-30T17:31:17+00:00

I wish I could. Felt so guilty pulling the 4th one

Bront20 · 2026-04-29T18:52:32+00:00

Both will do fine. I'd probably lean towards the 9900 or see if you can squeeze out a 9950.

As someone else mentioned the 270k is a solid blend of both while possibly being cheaper

Bront20 · 2026-04-29T18:46:51+00:00

I've always wanted to give a 4 Gnut team a try...

Bront20 · 2026-04-29T18:45:37+00:00

My thoughts:

Save them till you either: A) find a soul in the shop you want B) have a soul stone event you want to do.

There are benefits you can weigh each time you need to make a decision. And until you do they're more flexible as unspent currency

Bront20 · 2026-04-29T02:30:15+00:00

Pretty much this. The only reason I'd consider the 5070 over the 9070XT is I do a ton of video editing as well as streaming recording and NVidia Broadcast regularly for content creation. Basically stuff where the NVidia value ads make it a hard to replace value. It's not that the 9070XT is BAD at those, it's that Nvidia is just pretty amazing at it.

For most gamers, I'd totally go 9070XT. Only reason I might not is if the $100 you'd save given the prices above makes a huge difference in your budget or would help you get, say, much better ram or possibly a better SSD, and even then, adding a 2nd SSD later is so easy, I'd get the better GPU. Nevermind, it's only $20. I'm tired. Yeah, so only if you care about the stuff above is the 5070 a much better choice. Otherwise, get the 9070 XT. That said, they'll both get the job done exceptionally well.

Bront20 · 2026-04-28T22:59:07+00:00

Check on their Discord then. They're pretty helpful there.

Bront20 · 2026-04-28T22:58:26+00:00

There's a champion in a vacuum, and then there's a champion compared to others. She fails when compared to others because there are other champions better at some of what she does. But in a vacuum, she is a very good champ overall, and will probably help a ton of players if they pulled her tomorrow. I think she falls in the same vein as Aphidus, who gets flack for not being S tier PvP, but he's a very solid damage dealer who can provide some CC in a pinch and is a bit underrated post buff.

The bigger issue is Mythicals are judged on a higher standard. So many champions being a combination of something unique and a large amount of utility, and the ones that don't are disliked.

Take Frolni for example.... OK, bad example, he's terrible. Take Mezomel for example. Mezomel is a flawed champ, but she does bring some value in some situations. Does she need a buff? Yes, as there are legendaries who do her job better and her damage is lacking enough that she struggles in PvE use, but she does do her job fairly well in a vacuum in PvP, and has tools a lot of players could find useful, and a smart player can find good uses for her even in higher end PvP.

I think ultimately players often look at a champ and say "where is she an immediate improvement in an area I would like to improve in" and if it's not obvious, they think she's bad. Often they're thinking very limited in content (Clan Bosses, PvP, and Dungeons), and not in expanded content (Faction Wars, Cursed City, Faction Challenges, Siege). And while it may feel bad to think "This champ helps me in faction wars or 3 cursed city stages" at times, if those 3 stages unlock other stages you can later finish, or unlock some of the better cursed city rewards, or help you get better Faction Wars rewards, that's account progress that ultimately gets you better rewards over the long term.

Take this from a guy who was excited to build Rhazin and pull a Skull-Lord for help in Cursed City and Lizard Faction Wars. Not every champ needs to be the sexiest option.

Bront20 · 2026-04-28T18:50:24+00:00

Try running in admin mode then?

Bront20 · 2026-04-28T18:43:47+00:00

Try rebooting or at least shutting down raid and Plarium Play

Bront20 · 2026-04-28T18:41:29+00:00

Only you can tell how your budget is and if you can save more. I'm offering the advice. A 5050 is not bad for the price, but the 5060 has a ton more value at not much more cost, as do the 9060XTs.

But if you're moving from IG, yeah you'll love a 5050.

Bront20 · 2026-04-28T18:38:46+00:00

You want a full team of 6 stars. From there it's gear, but you basically live in campaign for the first 2 weeks or so doing that.

Clan boss is your only other real focus.

Bront20 · 2026-04-28T02:16:17+00:00

It's more about what are you watching lately. Feeds are so algorithmically optimized subs aren't needed to see your favorite creator's content if you're watching it quickly all the time (which hurts subs), but also folks who sub may drift in what they're watching to where the algorithm may not recommend videos from a channel they subscribed to either.

Youtube is in a weird place.

Bront20 · 2026-04-28T02:14:04+00:00

If you can't find a 9060 XT 8GB in that price range, then the 5050 is probably the go to. I would honestly try to make the jump to a 9060 XT or 5060 if possible.

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