XFX Radeon RX 9070 XT Mercury OC Magnetic Air

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Here we go again. It is all bullshit. AMD are not the saviors, they do not give a shit about gamers/enthusiasts. NVIDIA does not give a shit about gamers/enthusiasts. Same story every launch. What bothers me, and it may not bother you, is that these companies built their brands on the backs of PC gamers and enthusiasts under the unspoken contract that when you "make it to the big time," us gamers that supported you will be rewarded with photo real graphics and cheap cards, cuz , you know.

Looking from the consumers' point of view, you're right. But try looking at it from AMD/Nvidia's point of view, too: at the moment, there's way more money to be gained from compute/AI than it is from gaming. And you have shareholders that expect a return on their investment. What do you do?

Of course, as consumers we have waited through the mining craze, thinking it will pass and we'll be able to buy video cards at sane prices again. Only to see the mining craze replaced by this AI surge. Sucks big time, no argument there. Still... it is what it is.

 

[Caring1]

And the magnet fans are not giving any benefit, outside the questionable servisability. The sound profile is atrocious, the cooling is not impressive. Also, the card for this price, lacks the PCI 3slot bracket, shich easilly could be added, for better support.

In your opinion.
Jayz2cents did a quick sound comparison and I prefer the sound of this card's fans to the others he also checked.
Of course at 100% all the fans were quite loud, but the tone differs, and that is what I concentrate on with fan sound.

 

[AndyGawg]

What a negative thread as a whole!

After spending a good amount of time looking at all aspects of Ref clock cards, pointlessly OCed partner cards, the real price etc.

Not only for new AMD cards but a fair bit of time considering everything blackwell too, and..

All I can do is add more negativity.

2025 Both AMD and NV - I've seen better coming out the washing machine. Well, they are mostly empty now, so maybe that's a mute point.

Hugely disappointing overall. Both companies, and it seems, their 3rd party partners and their magnets, can all go eat the stuff that comes out my bottom.

 

[rusty caterpillar]

What a negative thread as a whole!

After spending a good amount of time looking at all aspects of Ref clock cards, pointlessly OCed partner cards, the real price etc.

Not only for new AMD cards but a fair bit of time considering everything blackwell too, and..

All I can do is add more negativity.

2025 Both AMD and NV - I've seen better coming out the washing machine. Well, they are mostly empty now, so maybe that's a mute point.

Hugely disappointing overall. Both companies, and it seems, their 3rd party partners and their magnets, can all go eat the stuff that comes out my bottom.

If doesn't stutter in 1440P your card is fine can be dragged longer.
On mine I don't like the pwr draw on 1440p, is to high maybe I'll wait till June to upgrade.

Its a mix of the sensor being really accurate/located at the actual hottest spot and he massive density of this latest chip. Its dense and hot. Also, good to note that Nvidia has dropped the hotspot sensor reporting on the 50 series. They may have a huge edge temp to hotspot disparity too.

Without Hot Spot is hard to decide when to change TIC. But there is another old method.
Memory temps sensors are more important for me.

Yeah, crypto booms have caused this same effect on accident before, but this time it has been intentionally caused by both AMD and Nvidia.

Both AMD and Nvidia decided months ago to stop making cards. They did this to ensure they would not need to compete with themselves when they launched new products. Nvidia then proceeded to launch the worst GPU generation ever, and AMD is content to follow suit by refusing to clamp down pricing to MSRP. This is one of the scummiest moves I have ever seen.

The best advice to someone six months ago would have been "go ahead and build/upgrade, because both AMD and Nvidia are going to discontinue all their products and then replace them with worse versions that are more expensive and hard to obtain". And that's not because of some economic accident - it is because of the direct actions and intentions of both GPU companies.

Is not impossible, is just a cooperation to inflate the prices. 4070 vanished too fast all of sudden.