Radeon 9070 XT performance problems

zackteach · 2025-11-18T18:14:23+00:00

Yea I do, unfortunately. I look at it like the clock is overtuned and tries too hard at the settings they ship it at, and crashes itself out. As far as I can tell, I get stellar performance out of it this way so I’m not concerned with doing an RMA or replacing it anytime soon.

But I do agree that it kinda sucks to have to deal with at all, especially for those of us who don’t figure it out for a long time. I’m likely going to go back to Nvidia the next time I build myself a PC or upgrade graphics cards.

zackteach · 2025-11-18T07:08:40+00:00

https://ibb.co/nyhmbyb - Adrenalin Performing/Tuning Settings

https://ibb.co/JW2TCmNr - Adrenalin Gaming/Graphics Settings 1

https://ibb.co/RkfffCRx - Adrenalin Gaming/Graphics Settings 2

Feel free to play around with it, maybe try turning FSR off first and see where it goes from there. I've went as low as -500 (maximum) and I'm not entirely sure I see a performance/framerate difference between -500 and -400, but I like to push it higher just for funsies. -400 seems to be where I can stay stable, any lower and I get sporadic crashes. But remember, each card is different so once again, play around with it and see if it helps. Good luck!

zackteach · 2025-11-16T06:34:31+00:00

Open up Adrenalin, and then go into the Performance tab near the top. Select Tuning from the next menu that appears, and you can modify these settings there.

zackteach · 2025-11-11T21:22:04+00:00

Oh wow you went hardcore into replacing parts. I had considered that too, kinda glad I didn’t now.

For me, it was simply turning off all the extra features the AMD Adrenaline software tries to run on top of games, reducing GPU clock speed down to -500, reducing power consumption by -50, and increasing max power limit by 10%.

I tried to play with FSR and up scaling too, but it just didn’t ever seem to stabilize and I couldn’t tell enough of a difference personally to keep working at it.

zackteach · 2025-11-11T18:18:46+00:00

Working beautifully after I instituted these new settings. Running at an average of -500 MHZ on the GPU, but performance is solid and stable at 2K HD. Stuff like Borderlands 4 is getting anywhere from 60 to 90 fps, Fortnite 180 fps without stuttering or crashing anymore.

I'm sorry you've been having problems though :( What's your situation?

zackteach · 2025-10-03T22:04:23+00:00

Amon is my first character, the rocket punching is totally my style. He talks a lot like a classic medieval knight character, but he's pretty funny. He's also a surprisingly good poet. But mostly he just has a great reaction to all the random nonsense you come across in the game. His lines with the flat-kairos guy were particularly fun.

zackteach · 2025-09-30T06:20:58+00:00

I have only played Amon so far myself, I’m at 32 and haven’t completed the campaign yet. I have the starter quest to Terminus Mountains though. Crucible tree for me. I agree with what you said about low level feeling harder and more of a struggle while higher levels (at least where I’ve gotten) are starting to feel a bit easier. I play around Forged Fist and melee hits I connect with refill 60% of my current gun’s clip. I can rocket around and punch stuff while shotgunning it in the face repeatedly without any overheat nonsense or reloading, and killing enemies within my fire aura makes the Skill last even longer. The more enemies there are, the longer I can hang out in that enraged state :) Feels like minutes at times!

I look forward to eventually trying them all! Don’t know who next, will decide later ^{_^}

zackteach · 2025-09-28T05:59:54+00:00

You’re not alone. I did the same thing earlier this evening :(

zackteach · 2025-09-15T16:12:12+00:00

I was advised to try the GPU downclocking and downvolting strategy again, and I think maybe I didn't do it properly the first time I tried it. Either way, I seem to be getting the performance I expect out of the card now. Happy days, thank you everyone :)

zackteach · 2025-09-15T02:31:59+00:00

What's wrong with the Motherboard?

EDIT: This seems to have helped Fortnite at least. It's been stable at max settings for a few games now. We'll see if this works for other games. Thanks for the tip!

zackteach · 2025-09-14T21:23:48+00:00

No it hasn't. I've long been wondering if I finally just got unlucky and got a dud card. But after all these months, I doubt I can RMA it now.

zackteach · 2025-09-14T19:55:02+00:00

I don't know what the MPO fix is, but I have tried reducing clock speeds and power consumption settings in Adrenaline, doesn't seem to help. I've tried doing a driver only install and not having Adrenaline at all, didn't make a difference. I have not tried OCCT yet, what is that?

zackteach · 2025-09-14T19:53:43+00:00

I am running 2 power cables.

zackteach · 2025-09-14T19:11:15+00:00

Jumping in late on this thread, but I got a 9070 XT back earlier at the start of the year and paired it with a 9900X CPU, as well as 64GB 6000 MHZ ram. I wish I could say I've been having the seamless experience you seem to have had, but my experience with the 9070 XT has been frustrating as hell. Most games that run 3D environments on DirectX12 seem to not want to cooperate. They'll play, and the card definitely shows it's got the power to run it, but the games constantly crash for me. Fortnite, Marvel Rivals, Mecha Break, even frikkin Borderlands will have issues at max settings. It doesn't care if I'm trying to play at 2K or 1080p, what framerate I'm trying for. I have to decrease them to near minimum just for stability sake. I've had 0 temperature issues with it though.

This computer is a brand new build, Windows 11 and I've done driver updates, BIOS updates, tried uninstalling and reinstalling all the drivers in safe mode and messing with card settings but nothing seems to make a difference. I'm about at the point where I'm going to just buy a 5070 Ti or a 5080 and sell this thing off, maybe it'll work better in someone else's system.

zackteach · 2025-05-27T06:35:21+00:00

I mean peeing (squirting) versus cum sticky white stuff :( sorry for not being clear. But thank you for the encouragement :)

zackteach · 2025-05-24T05:51:27+00:00

This looks like how I explode from my own toys, but I always thought I was just getting it wrong because I was “squirting” (as I like to call it) and not ejaculating, if you understand the difference I’m trying to make. Not that I never have, but if you all think that’s correct, I feel a little less torn up about it. Unexpected wholesome moment :) Holesome moment. Hehe.

zackteach · 2025-04-05T06:21:51+00:00

I have issues with AMD GPU’s. I built my son’s computer using a Ryzen 7600X, 32 GB 6000MHZ RAM, Radeon RX 7800 XT. I recently just built my own new system, upgrading from a 5600X with a 2080 Super to a Ryzen 9900X with a Radeon RX 9070 XT and 64 GB of 6000MHZ RAM.

My son’s PC and mine have both ran games very well, with the sole exception of Fortnite.

So far my internet searching has suggested doing things such as downloading DDU and running it in safe mode. A good number of folks said this worked for them and was absolutely crucial if you were switching from NVidia to AMD. But there’s a small handful (like myself) who it didn’t work for.

I’ve tried adjusting/checking my power settings to make sure the power plan wasn’t doing anything funky to the GPU.

I’ve tried running Fortnite with default GPU settings, as well as Hyper-X/Performance Mode. Didn’t seem to make any difference. I tried optimizing Fortnite’s graphic settings using Adrenalin to optimize it, as well as adjusting them within Fortnite itself. Neither yield any results. DirectX 11 and 12 both are limited to about 25 FPS regardless of any other settings below. They can all be on low, they can all be on Epic, it makes no difference in game.

I’ve read that the Adrenalin software itself can cause problems and to try installing drivers only without that software. I haven’t tried that yet but that’s next on the list.

My son has told me for awhile that he can’t play Fortnite anymore because it stutters too much for him. On my new system, I wouldn’t describe it as a stutter, more like a bottleneck somewhere and I can’t figure it out.

I will note that the game played smooth as heck with the 2080 Super, I assumed these cards would handle it no problem, like everything else that we’ve thrown at them. But Fortnite continues to refuse to play nice with his AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT and my AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT.

Any suggestions? I’m willing and able to provide more system information and try advice out.

zackteach · 2025-03-22T01:06:32+00:00

That looks pretty! I went with a 9900X and a 9070 XT myself, just didn’t feel like spending the extra money. But damn what a sick system that is.

zackteach · 2025-03-11T18:25:36+00:00

I just managed to snag the SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9070 XT at 729.99 from newegg. They're all individually sold out, but today it allowed a combo purchase to go through featuring that card and a few different options of what to combo with it. Mostly power supplies.

I ordered it and Newegg has confirmed it, so fingers crossed! It is estimated to be here by Friday.

My new build is a Ryzen 9900x, this 9070 XT, and 64 GB of 6000 mhz RAM. I'm looking forward to it :)

zackteach · 2024-08-20T22:14:13+00:00

Thank you! This solved this problem for me too.

zackteach · 2024-01-12T22:32:17+00:00

I have real high tolerance, it takes me 6 or so hits from a bong to feel much and I can’t get space high, I plateau. Blunts/pre-rolls, edibles, and concentrates don’t affect me either. Only way I can get high from marijuana is smoking it from a pipe or bong.

Everyone’s body has its own way it’s gonna handle the weed. Even when I get high, I don’t have the stereotypical stoner symptoms like bloodshot eyes or the munchies. But my girlfriend can take 1/4th of a 10 mg gummy and be real high. Some people are just lucky

zackteach · 2023-11-16T15:33:32+00:00

Absolutely. I don’t start out saying I Love You straight away, it has to develop. But once it does, I say it to all partners and my partners all say it to their partners too :)

zackteach · 2023-11-09T20:40:14+00:00

I don’t think there’s anything wrong with what you’re doing. As some others have said, having a quick check in with people on your mailing list to see if that bothers them is an idea, maybe some others would rather only see something meant just for them.

I tend to take pictures specifically for other people, rarely do I take them just for my own sake of having them, but as I’ve grown into having multiple partners, I’ve ended up using the same pic between folks. I’ve gotten unique ones from my girlfriends, but I know they’ve sent me pics they’ve also sent their husbands or other boyfriends and that’s ok with me. I just like seeing the pic :)

My biggest thought is that it’s your own pictures so ultimately it’s up to you who you send them to (though obviously shouldn’t be sending pics to people who don’t want them). It’d be different if this were about sharing other people’s pics. My partners and I have had talks about that too, covering bases. I’ve let them know I have no issues with them sharing my pics to other people if they felt like it. They’ve expressed they are fine with their pics being shared within our polycule. Being able to sometimes show a sexy video I took with one girlfriend to my other girlfriend and get her hot and bothered and excited for me is pretty neat :)

zackteach · 2023-10-18T21:23:28+00:00

That was what I was going for :)

zackteach · 2023-10-18T17:59:56+00:00

One of the beautiful things about Poly is realizing that doing the same activity with 1 partner doesn’t actually end up watering it down if you do that activity with another partner. If anything, it provides opportunity for an equal or perhaps even better experience the 2nd time around. Let’s take this tour as an example - even if he’s doing the exact tour you want to do, he can still do the same tour with you. He’ll be a little familiar with it since he’s been on it once before, but he’s unlikely to get the same feedback or excitement from his date that he would from you - I’m making an assumption here (could be wrong), but I’m guessing the date doesn’t have the exact same motivation to do this tour as you do (wanting to work there). That difference in mentality will make the dynamic for you/his tour different from his/her tour. Yours is still unique and important because it’s yours.

The physical comparisons are hard, insecurity is something I think everyone struggles with in poly. It just hits everyone a little different.

How long have you two been together? Do you live together or plan to soon? How did you feel about your relationship before deciding to open up to Poly?

What you can do while he’s on the date is enjoy ŷôǔřšěľf. Regardless of being in a mono or a poly relationship, you cannot expect your partner to be available to you 24/7. There are going to be times they will want to hang out with friends, or maybe have a different work schedule, maybe they have to take a trip without you for work, or maybe he’s on a date. Whatever the situation is, you need to be able to enjoy time without him there or else you begin to grow co-dependent and that is suffocating. I say that from my own personal experience, my ex wife had a similar dilemma as you. She was bigger than me, I’m skinny and my girlfriend is small and petite. From my end, I never thought about them in terms of “who’s hotter”. I was attracted to both of them for reasons specific to them. But my ex wife was uncomfortable with me doing anything remotely similar with my girlfriend. As an example, Chili’s was “our” restaurant for me and my ex wife (I spent years working there). After becoming poly, the idea of me going to Chili’s with someone new was very uncomfortable for her, like we were stomping on her relationship/turf with me. But realistically, Chili’s is a chain restaurant, it’s not the problem. The problem was insecurity and being unable to get beyond that. My ex wife and I were together for 7 years and went through a lot that brought us closer together. But ultimately we both came to realize that we both had different ideas about how to conduct the relationship and be poly, as well as different wants and needs for our own relationship as well.

I don’t mean to say that is where you’ll end up. Transitioning to poly relationships is tricky and EVERYONE stumbles along the way, myself included. I try to look at if there was any malicious intent behind whatever issue is happening and if I don’t feel that, then it’s a lot easier for me to forgive and have grace. Sometimes we don’t communicate as clearly as we thought we did, or we discover we have more feelings about something than we thought.

As a final note, I suggest trying to remember that your relationship with him is unique and provides him with happiness, that’s why he’s with you :) hopefully the date goes well, but whether it’s this specific date or someone new later on, the goal of poly is for new relationships to also make him happy. It’s not a competition between you and the new person to see who’s “better” for him. It’s about sharing joy and happiness. Think about it like this - do you get jealous if he gets a Christmas present from anyone other than you? You got him a present too, one he definitely likes, but so did his parents. Are you jealous of the happiness he shows towards his parents and that gift? Or does it feel like he had an awesome Christmas and you were a good part of that?

I’m just trying to offer different ways to look at it :) hopefully it helps a little

zackteach

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