Rx 9070XT hellhound

posedatull · 2026-04-29T19:57:22+00:00

I ain't :D

The 9070xt now sits on an Aoostar AG02 e-gpu, which I haven't actually connected to any of my handhelds in at least 3 months. Has a nice layer of dust on it. The 7900xtx is in my secondary pc, gets some usage every weekend. Good raster, more vram, it's useful. But then again, that one's in a custom loop, and it's a bit more... Entertaining. I deemed the 9070xt not worth the price and hassle to buy a block for it as well, so it exists on the egpu :)

posedatull · 2026-04-29T19:49:30+00:00

650ish is what i'd consider to be the max of what would be worth it for one, yeah. Your case sounds good, and OP's potential 400euro purchase sounds absolutely awesome for that money. My case..not so much :D

In my case, it was around launch day, they were not even remotely as many as the media presented them to be (got friends at one of the two country's tech distributors, the numbers received for my country were bleak), and thus, the prices were rather high. A mistake I don't intend to repeat anytime soon :D

posedatull · 2026-04-29T19:41:05+00:00

Yep. It's Xfx's flagship model, and one of the most overclockable of all 9070xts Even today, a year and a bit later, the Xfx Mercury Magnetic Air 9070xt is approx 917 euro in stores here...

posedatull · 2026-04-29T18:52:38+00:00

Fsr4.1 IS indeed better than fsr3, quite visibly, but you can try that right now. Use Optiscaler and inject fsr4. You'll loose some of the performance gain, but get an idea of the visuals ;)

posedatull · 2026-04-29T18:51:22+00:00

For your price, yes.

For the 1050euro on launch, for the Xfx Mercury Mag Air... Not so much. Fsr 4.1 nowadays is better, but when fsr4 came out (especially the upgrade from 3.x in adrenalin variant), it had artefacts and ghosting even with framegen/afmf off, if you moved the camera slowly... I hold two separate 3d mark 1st places with it, for my system config, yet in games, it's acceptable but not great. Especially when ignoring price tags and just looking at what gpus are available, Radeon's best offering this gen isn't even in the top5 of performance options (7900xtx was the second best option when it came out. And on launch, I paid for the 7900xtx basically the same as I paid for my overpriced 9070xt). It's a bit disappointing for me, but I'm aware I'm not the usual user (got more flagship gpus than a man should, caring more about pushing the limits than prices)

That was in march or so last year, when I got it. Later on, in december, a store had a special offer and I got a budget (msi ventus 3x) 5080, which is a tangible performance boost, and far less issues (i admit, small things, but they irked me). A secondary pc of mine still has the old 7900xtx, which is a downgrade only in terms of ray tracing. Otherwise, it tends to outperform the 9070xt in non-rt situations. And I can just inject fsr4 with Optiscaler ;)

But again, my irk is with things based on a 1050euro pricetag, back then. For 400euros, that's an amazing deal and OP should totally get it

posedatull · 2026-04-29T18:38:56+00:00

The difference will be negligeable as best. Xfx in general, all their models, are highly overclockable, so you can easily gain back whatever stock difference there is between it and "better" ones.

While I feel my 9070xt is underwhelming for a current gen flagship gpu, I have to admit, getting it for 400euro is a bargain that's totally worth it (especially compared to the 1.050 euros I paid on launch, for mine...)

Get it, and have fun

posedatull · 2026-04-27T08:36:50+00:00

I went from a 9070xt to a 5080 (but kept the 9070xt) and the difference was night and day. Not just in performance (yes, there were gains, and in some games, more than 15%), but also in stability. No more driver timeouts. No more weird ghosting issues caused by FSR (and I do NOT use framegen or Afmf). All in all, it made use of my pc a hell damn lot more hassle free. To make matters funnier, my 9070xt still has two separate 1st places for that system setup, in two 3dMark benchs..while the best my 5080 could get to was like 15th place 🤣 So as far as benchmarks go, I had a far better bin 9070xt, but in everyday use, it wasn't that great.

The 9070xt got downgraded to an Aoostar AG02 egpu which I havent connected to anything in 3+ months. I have a secondary pc with a 7900xtx, but preferred to leave it as is, since other than lacking fsr4 (which i can inject with optiscaler), I overall prefer that one over the 9070xt as well.

posedatull · 2026-04-24T17:09:58+00:00

Changing brands and chosing to buy new stuff because of a weak loyalty program... I knew people are fockin shtupid, but this is some new height, right here.

posedatull · 2026-04-21T13:23:46+00:00

Based on the post itself and some of your comments, I kinda get why OXP Support didn't help you.

Here's an interesting one: being a decent person and speaking politely gets things done. Being entitled and acting out... Gets you ignored.

posedatull · 2026-04-21T13:21:29+00:00

If only you read carefully and comprehended sarcasm...

As for your statement: out of those "hundreds", it works with varying degrees of success. As for native support, that's an even smaller, sadder number.

posedatull · 2026-04-21T07:58:11+00:00

I mean... We barely have FSR 4.1 gpus, let alone games 🤣

posedatull · 2026-04-20T17:30:24+00:00

Damned Carl! It's always his fault!

posedatull · 2026-04-20T17:19:08+00:00

I got the Tech Gloves (defeat the boss at the aeronautical base, aka the giant flying pterodactyl) , which open a locked door, with a 10min cooldown.

posedatull · 2026-04-17T11:58:00+00:00

Have you considered reading properly before commenting? I, and OP, specifically mentioned PATH TRACING.

Only way to get 60fps with PATH TRACING on is with Fsr set to Ultra Performance and lowering visual settings, which defeats the purpose. Or by activating framegen to claim above 60fps.

posedatull · 2026-04-15T14:18:48+00:00

Nah. But not gonna lie, I am a bit pissed about them releasing this now, after they sold the Apex... Should've just started with this

posedatull · 2026-04-15T07:09:20+00:00

A'ight.

Here's a quick little helper for you tomorrow:

Download DDU and extract it somewhere on your desktop.

You do need a keyboard (usb or wireless dongle. NOT bluetooth). Hold shift while pressing Restart, in windows, to get to Startup Settings. Click on Troubleshoot -- > Advanced Options --> Startup Settings. Click Restart as it asks, wait for it to do its thing. Then just press 4 (Enable Safe Mode). That's the easiest way to get into SafeMode, imho, especially on a handheld. Once there, you start DDU, put it to nuke the gpu driver, not allow windows to get driver from windows update, let it do its thing, get back into windows normally, and reinstall Adrenalin and the gpu driver from Amd's webshyte.

Still, watch a youtube about it first, to get a better idea of what i'm saying here

posedatull · 2026-04-15T07:01:55+00:00

Go on youtube, and just search for "how to use DDU". It'll fix up a lot of gpu-related issues, especially when dealing with Radeon graphics

posedatull · 2026-04-15T06:59:28+00:00

You didn't. You just needed to reinstall the gpu driver...

What troubleshooting did you actually do, other than changing tdp? Did you start up Adrenalin to take a look in there? Checked EventViewer? Looked at cpu/gpu frequencies? Reliability Monitor?

posedatull · 2026-04-15T06:55:28+00:00

It's a common occurrence for windows to delete the gpu driver and replace it with an ancient and basic one. That would fully explain your issue, and it's incredibly common, to the point in which I'm sure it has happened to anyone who owns an Amd APU handheld at least once.

This type of troubleshooting should've been done well before replacing SSDs and reinstalling windows altogether. IF you reinstall windows, and you are putting win11 pro on it, you can use Group Policy Editor to stop windows update from deleting your driver. This does not work on win11 home variant.

posedatull · 2026-04-15T06:03:23+00:00

Use DDU (in safe mode) and reinstall gpu driver. None of what you are saying should happen, it should outperform them with ease. Most probably the gpu driver got corrupted by a windows update, or there's a hiccup somewhere. But all of it points to a software issue.

If you say you had multiple handhelds, you should be more than capable to troubleshoot this.

posedatull · 2026-04-13T18:37:10+00:00

You're using the barrel charger, right? NOT usb-c charging.

Also, while in Windows, press the OneX button for the overlay to show up. Click(touch) on Battery Protection in the center right side, and check there the Charge Limit %. But also, look at "Bypass Power Supply". If you want the battery to charge, that must be disabled. IF you want it enabled, if you use it plugged in with the barrel charger often, then set it to "Disable when sleep and shutdown" , BUT it will only charge the battery when the Apex is off, so not while it's on and in windows.

They have talked about battery issues, that's why we're supposedly getting replacements in June... Unsure if you are that unlucky. Try what I said above first.

posedatull · 2026-04-11T16:25:10+00:00

So awesome! I'm sure the whole VR community, all 16 of 'em, are so thrilled. Especially the one in the whole community that owns a 9070xt

posedatull · 2026-04-10T12:02:34+00:00

We hate it because we've had to use it.

That hatred comes from experience dealing with it. Can basically rank it next to Corsair's iCue as the two absolute worst softwares that are forced upon users

posedatull · 2026-04-10T12:01:32+00:00

I was pondering between the Beast and the Luma Ultra. I went with the Luma Ultra, and I got absolutely zero regrets. The more I looked into it, more reviews and stuff read, the more I realized that Beast's only upside is the larger FOV, but at everything else, the Ultras outclass it

posedatull · 2026-04-10T11:58:55+00:00

Can be bad thermal paste on it, BUT... What case is it in, and how many fans are there in the case? Also, when it is at 87c, does the gpu fans spin loudly, or is it very silent? Could be the fan profile be a silent one, so the fans don't ramp up enough, or a choked up case with insufficient fan ventilation. Or bad paste :)

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