AMD Radeon 9070XT review thread

Just got a Steel legend 9070xt for 699. Had to drive (a long way) to a micro center to get it and apparently it was the last one.

Once I finish my build, Imma tear up fantasy life i and some Doom 2 wads with this bad boy
 
Thanks so much guys. Im just new to amd cards (last was a 9700 pro when far cry 1 launched lol. Over 20 years ago) so ill watch a tutorial on this and 100 percent give it a go.

Im going to stick with the card. I really like it so far so knowing I can inject FSR is great. Just gotta get the routine down and then ill be fine.

Really appreciate the help
This so my first AMD card but I'm happy to help where I can, just give me a shout mate.

On the Optiscaler thing I'll add that I fell into a trap with Stellar Blade's demo. There is an exe in the game folder, but that isn't the actual game exe. The actual exe is deeper in. Crafty buggers.
 
This so my first AMD card but I'm happy to help where I can, just give me a shout mate.

On the Optiscaler thing I'll add that I fell into a trap with Stellar Blade's demo. There is an exe in the game folder, but that isn't the actual game exe. The actual exe is deeper in. Crafty buggers.

Ahhh thanks dude. If i have energy tonight after work im going to create the folder and start investigating the optiscaler hacks. Praise the sun!

I'll give you a nudge if I get lost, haha
 
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Weird setup
5600 is, this person used Ram @ 2133Mhz in asymmetric dual channel (8+16)
 
Optiscaler is pretty easy to use once you've done it a couple of times. Download it and extract it to it's own folder, find the file "amdxcffx64.dll" on your PC and copy it to the Optiscaler folder, then put it somewhere easy to access. When you have a game you want to use it with just copy the files in the folder to game root with the main .exe. Run OptiScaler Setup, choose Option 1, Option 1, and then if you want to try DLSS inputs select 1, then close. Something that I had to do on Win10, so I still do it now on Win11 is open the Optiscaler config, search "Agility", and set "AgilitySDK to 'True'. Helps with crashing. Run the game and set it to either FSR3 or DLSS, depending on whether you chose to use DLSS inputs during setup. Hit Insert key, select Source as FSR3, then below in the box it should change to FSR4 as the upscaler. Lastly hit save .ini. That's it. Seems like a lot the first time, but it's like 30secs of shit once you've done it.

In Clair Obscur FSR4 looks better than the included DLSS from what I've tested. Haven't tried Transformer override yet. Whether you stick with 9070XT is up to you. I got mine for $680. Cheapest 5070Ti at the time was like $850. It was a no-brainer. I know things have changed a bit with 9070XT being as expensive, or even more expensive lately. Bummer AMD didn't release a reference model that stuck to the $600 msrp.

I jumped on the Optiscaler bandwagon as well. Takes a little work, but stuff like this is why I game on PC in the first place. Clair Obscur looks fantastic with FSR4. Worth the extra work for a $600 GPU (that's what I paid for my 9070 XT anyway)
 
Ser and OMM coming to AMD during summer
 
I'm patient for fsr4 implementation, but also super curious. I'm going to try cachyos. They're supposed to be bleeding edge on stuff and it looks like there's an alternate way to get fsr4 working that actually starts with getting some cachyos packages. So I presumably have a head start.
 
This so my first AMD card but I'm happy to help where I can, just give me a shout mate.

On the Optiscaler thing I'll add that I fell into a trap with Stellar Blade's demo. There is an exe in the game folder, but that isn't the actual game exe. The actual exe is deeper in. Crafty buggers.

I jumped on the Optiscaler bandwagon as well. Takes a little work, but stuff like this is why I game on PC in the first place. Clair Obscur looks fantastic with FSR4. Worth the extra work for a $600 GPU (that's what I paid for my 9070 XT anyway)

Hey guys....not sure what im doing wrong but would appreciate some advice.

So i downloaded the latest optiscaler from gitgub. Created the folder.

Copied the folder contents over to expedition 33 root folder with the exe. In. Redfall binaries, win...

Then I clicked opti set up. Chose option 1 three times as I have an amd card.

Loaded the game, chose dlss quality. Pressed insert to load the menu. Selected fsr 3.x

Enabled framegen and saved ini closed and restarted. Selected opti gen or whatever and clicked the menu fix.

Closed opti menu and loaded my save. My loading screens had huge text and I had flickering image while playing but it deffo looked cleaner.

Maybe I did something wrong or expedition 33 doesn't like it?

Appreciate any help.
 
Hey guys....not sure what im doing wrong but would appreciate some advice.

So i downloaded the latest optiscaler from gitgub. Created the folder.

Copied the folder contents over to expedition 33 root folder with the exe. In. Redfall binaries, win...

Then I clicked opti set up. Chose option 1 three times as I have an amd card.

Loaded the game, chose dlss quality. Pressed insert to load the menu. Selected fsr 3.x

Enabled framegen and saved ini closed and restarted. Selected opti gen or whatever and clicked the menu fix.

Closed opti menu and loaded my save. My loading screens had huge text and I had flickering image while playing but it deffo looked cleaner.

Maybe I did something wrong or expedition 33 doesn't like it?

Appreciate any help.
Have you had a chance to do any testing with things disabled since it went wrong? I'd try disabling DLSS in game and seeing if it's that, then maybe Adrenaline settings to see if there are any overrides that might be messing with the game. Might be worth disabling things to test.

I recently set up Borderlands 1 with mods, and as part of fixing the slightly archaic design I used Adrenaline to inject some AA. I did this at the same time as enabling mods, and I had some flickering and transparency issues (menus with white boxes round images, any HUD and UI stuff lost the ability to hide elements). I assumed it was the mods at first but it turned out it was me forcing AA that broke things. Didn't know that was even possible.

If none of that works then I'd try renaming the Opti dll to a different extension to test.

In my head it's like a set by step process and it's about figuring out which step has the problem.
 
Have you had a chance to do any testing with things disabled since it went wrong? I'd try disabling DLSS in game and seeing if it's that, then maybe Adrenaline settings to see if there are any overrides that might be messing with the game. Might be worth disabling things to test.

I recently set up Borderlands 1 with mods, and as part of fixing the slightly archaic design I used Adrenaline to inject some AA. I did this at the same time as enabling mods, and I had some flickering and transparency issues (menus with white boxes round images, any HUD and UI stuff lost the ability to hide elements). I assumed it was the mods at first but it turned out it was me forcing AA that broke things. Didn't know that was even possible.

If none of that works then I'd try renaming the Opti dll to a different extension to test.

In my head it's like a set by step process and it's about figuring out which step has the problem.

Ahhh I thought i needed dlss on in the venues for it to work?

I also had some odd artefacts around hair so you might be on to something.

I'll check adrenaline tonight after work.

Just gotta say though. Im fully set up now with this in my front room and it's magic. Im so happy with this build.

Im going to play with downclocking my 9070xt but it's pretty much silent right now.

What fan curve have you set? Or left it standard?

I read some people are sitting to 40% fans and it's more or less silent. Seems crazy low.
 
ser/omm for RDNA4 SW support/HW support RDNA5+
Wait if the hardware dosent support it whats the point of software support for rdna4?

Also do you think path tracing acceleration In the upcoming frs4 update is actually substantial or just buzzwords?
 
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Ahhh I thought i needed dlss on in the venues for it to work?

I also had some odd artefacts around hair so you might be on to something.

I'll check adrenaline tonight after work.

Just gotta say though. Im fully set up now with this in my front room and it's magic. Im so happy with this build.

Im going to play with downclocking my 9070xt but it's pretty much silent right now.

What fan curve have you set? Or left it standard?

I read some people are sitting to 40% fans and it's more or less silent. Seems crazy low.
If it lets you enable DLSS it's working, I'm thinking about finding out what is causing the issue.

When I first injected into Witcher 3 it gave me horrible noisy artefacts around grass, but I haven't had it since so I don't know what happened there.

I love that you've got a nice quiet build, that's always the goal for me.

Mine isn't quite silent yet but I've ordered another intake fan and when I install that I'm going to mess with case and CPU curves.

Right now I have a quick and simple 50% fan limit, which with the -30% power limit and slight undervolt is fine. Not silent, but absolutely stable and a GPU hot spot temp of about 80c. I disabled Zero RPM mode so that it doesn't have to ramp up and can quietly maintain low temps on idle.

But I do try to reduce power draw to avoid noise, so when I experiment with the whole build I'll try even lower.

When I'm setting up I enable the overlay (alt + o I think is default) and check the power draw. My ceiling is 230w, and that's what will get the fans going so I see if I can bring that down.

For you, definitely set the power limit if nothing else. As with the videos you watched (will watch?) the power limit is essentially free, absolutely no drawback in my experience so far.
 
Hey guys....not sure what im doing wrong but would appreciate some advice.

So i downloaded the latest optiscaler from gitgub. Created the folder.

Copied the folder contents over to expedition 33 root folder with the exe. In. Redfall binaries, win...

Then I clicked opti set up. Chose option 1 three times as I have an amd card.

Loaded the game, chose dlss quality. Pressed insert to load the menu. Selected fsr 3.x

Enabled framegen and saved ini closed and restarted. Selected opti gen or whatever and clicked the menu fix.

Closed opti menu and loaded my save. My loading screens had huge text and I had flickering image while playing but it deffo looked cleaner.

Maybe I did something wrong or expedition 33 doesn't like it?

Appreciate any help.
I don't use Opti FG. I'm guessing that's the issue. Are you on Steam or GP PC version? Normally I'd say either use in-game FSR FG or AFMF(I usually use AFMF), but with some GP PC games Adrenaline can't hook into it because they protect the files, so you can't use AFMF FG, and Clair Obscur doesn't have FSR.

Can I see a screenshot of your Optiscaler folder/files? Here's mine:
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P.S.-Some games don't run well with DLSS inputs. This game should be fine and you don't have any choice.
 
Hey guys....not sure what im doing wrong but would appreciate some advice.

So i downloaded the latest optiscaler from gitgub. Created the folder.

Copied the folder contents over to expedition 33 root folder with the exe. In. Redfall binaries, win...

Then I clicked opti set up. Chose option 1 three times as I have an amd card.

Loaded the game, chose dlss quality. Pressed insert to load the menu. Selected fsr 3.x

Enabled framegen and saved ini closed and restarted. Selected opti gen or whatever and clicked the menu fix.

Closed opti menu and loaded my save. My loading screens had huge text and I had flickering image while playing but it deffo looked cleaner.

Maybe I did something wrong or expedition 33 doesn't like it?

Appreciate any help.

Check the FSR4 wiki. This is what they say for that game:
There are also some images of the settings people are using.


DLSS inputs balanced/ultra quality may have flickering other presets don't seem to, using Non-Linear sRGB will fix it but can cause ghosting in dark areas. If you are using OptiFG and experiencing crashes, you may need to disable Reflex (can be done with Fakenvapi). Running fullscreen instead of borderless windowed may help with crashing as well. Works on Linux with WIP FSR4 support and DLSS inputs
 
Thanks everyone. You're awesome!

Will tinker tonight. Exciting.

If it lets you enable DLSS it's working, I'm thinking about finding out what is causing the issue.

When I first injected into Witcher 3 it gave me horrible noisy artefacts around grass, but I haven't had it since so I don't know what happened there.

I love that you've got a nice quiet build, that's always the goal for me.

Mine isn't quite silent yet but I've ordered another intake fan and when I install that I'm going to mess with case and CPU curves.

Right now I have a quick and simple 50% fan limit, which with the -30% power limit and slight undervolt is fine. Not silent, but absolutely stable and a GPU hot spot temp of about 80c. I disabled Zero RPM mode so that it doesn't have to ramp up and can quietly maintain low temps on idle.

But I do try to reduce power draw to avoid noise, so when I experiment with the whole build I'll try even lower.

When I'm setting up I enable the overlay (alt + o I think is default) and check the power draw. My ceiling is 230w, and that's what will get the fans going so I see if I can bring that down.

For you, definitely set the power limit if nothing else. As with the videos you watched (will watch?) the power limit is essentially free, absolutely no drawback in my experience so far.

Yeah im thinking - 30% power -60 volts set memory to 2600mhz and the fast memory option. Then set fan curve to 50%

Its every so slightly audible but nothing close to consoles I've delt with in the past. I'd say slightly louder than my series x and ps5 pro currently.
 
Check the FSR4 wiki. This is what they say for that game:
There are also some images of the settings people are using.

I hadn't tried Balanced in this game, only Performance and Quality which seem to work fine. Just tried 'Balanced' and got fullscreen flickering. FSR4 'Performance' looks really good. I just went straight for that since I'm after high frame rate.
 
How many games have fsr4 selectable through their own options menu? Seems like few compared to using the amd control panel to upgrade 3.1. I haven't dug into it, though.
 
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