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Its booting and working but since i'm in CSM node, i receive alerts from Adrenaline saying that CSM is unsupported, and i need to switch to UEFI + can't use resizable bar, but performance wise... the GPU is beast!

I have to find a way to "transplant" my Windows from SSD1 with data to a SSD2 with data, format the SSD1 and then install the SO again.

all of that without losing data :)
 
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My pc already shows in gpt partition but i can boot in uefi mode, which is necessary for resizable bar.
If the boot drive is in GPT you have to see an EFI partiton. Use the disk management tool to make sure. It's also useful to know which number each drive is, something needed for MBR2GPT.
Its booting and working but since i'm in CSM node, i receive alerts from Adrenaline saying that CSM is unsupported, and i need to switch to UEFI + can't use resizable bar, but performance wise... the GPU is beast!

I have to find a way to "transplant" my Windows from SSD1 with data to a SSD2 with data, format the SSD1 and then install the SO again.

all of that without losing data :)
It's weird if your boot drive is already in GPT.
I recently changed a MBR boot drive to GPT with not data loss, mainly to get rid of the CSM alerts. The graphics card worked fine regardless.
It's an easy process using the built in MBR2GPT tool (Windows 10/11).
You can use that same tool to validate the drive before doing anything else to tell whether the disk is eligible for conversion or not.
 
If the boot drive is in GPT you have to see an EFI partiton. Use the disk management tool to make sure. It's also useful to know which number each drive is, something needed for MBR2GPT.

It's weird if your boot drive is already in GPT.
I recently changed a MBR boot drive to GPT with not data loss, mainly to get rid of the CSM alerts. The graphics card worked fine regardless.
It's an easy process using the built in MBR2GPT tool (Windows 10/11).
You can use that same tool to validate the drive before doing anything else to tell whether the disk is eligible for conversion or not.

Take a look at this shit. Yeah, i used Mbr2gpt before. But now Mbr2gpt can't validate disk0 or 1 because both disks are already on GPT

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Yet... i still can't boot in UEFI!
 
after patch?

No. New version for amdxcffx64.dll (4.0.3)
It's 55Mb. Compared to the 12Mb of 4.0.2
I had to get into safe mode, and replace the file in the Windows directory.

I just used Ghost of Tsushima as an example, because it's one of the few games that shows the exact FSR4 version that the driver is using.
 
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I swapped the 4070 super for an rx 9700xt. Used DDu for driver removal and got the newest Adrenaline. I immediately noticed that even Windows is a little darker. I tried both HDMI ports with two different cables.

I didn't think anything of it until I started playing Arc Raiders and could hardly see anything in darker spots. Unfortunately, this affects all games. I don't know if it comes across that way in the pictures, but it wasn't that dark before with the old card. I can get it a little bit better with Adrenaline dynamic contrast but still looks off.

Ordered new Dp 2.1 cable will be here in few days. Monitor is an Dell U2422HE. Also tried to get it brighter with the monitor settings, didnt help either. Any ideas what else i could try?

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Open the Adrenalin Control Panel and check if there is anything strange.
This is how I have mine.
Note that I have Custom Color enabled with Color temperature disable, to do an SRGB clamp.

Also check if you have an ICC profile installed. And if Windows Auto Color Management is enabled.

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I swapped the 4070 super for an rx 9700xt. Used DDu for driver removal and got the newest Adrenaline. I immediately noticed that even Windows is a little darker. I tried both HDMI ports with two different cables.

I didn't think anything of it until I started playing Arc Raiders and could hardly see anything in darker spots. Unfortunately, this affects all games. I don't know if it comes across that way in the pictures, but it wasn't that dark before with the old card. I can get it a little bit better with Adrenaline dynamic contrast but still looks off.

Ordered new Dp 2.1 cable will be here in few days. Monitor is an Dell U2422HE. Also tried to get it brighter with the monitor settings, didnt help either. Any ideas what else i could try?

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ab5nZBiepPWezSHC.jpg

Crushed blacks, probably HDMI black level problem.

Limited or Full, try messing with options on your display or change this in the driver (Pixel format option seen on picture posted by winjer winjer ). You should be able to see all squares here:

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Open the Adrenalin Control Panel and check if there is anything strange.
This is how I have mine.
Note that I have Custom Color enabled with Color temperature disable, to do an SRGB clamp.

Also check if you have an ICC profile installed. And if Windows Auto Color Management is enabled.

OFTX5eNlvqofLbYR.png
Pretty much the same. Only Gpu scaling is always on, even if i turn it off.
Crushed blacks, probably HDMI black level problem.

Limited or Full, try messing with options on your display or change this in the driver (Pixel format option seen on picture posted by winjer winjer ). You should be able to see all squares here:

UA9iJqTAXaPIwJu2.png

Turned dynamic contrast off, and i cant see until 6.
 
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Yes, it is brighter, but the colors look very pale.

My case was similar, but I always found that NVIDIA brightness were a bit off (over brighted with washed up colors), specially at lower resolutions (1080p).
I use my Tv on a 4k 43' tv.

Did you turn HDR on?

Ps. i would leave a 4:4:4 10bit, HDR On and increase the contrast and brightness on the driver's custom colors/ monitor-tv settings.
 
My case was similar, but I always found that NVIDIA brightness were a bit off (over brighted with washed up colors), specially at lower resolutions (1080p).
I use my Tv on a 4k 43' tv.

Did you turn HDR on?

Ps. i would leave a 4:4:4 10bit, HDR On and increase the contrast and brightness on the driver's custom colors/ monitor-tv settings.
I play at 1080p on a monitor. It does not support hdr. And i only have an 8bit option.
Yeah, so remain with Full RGB. Maybe restore default settings on your display and start from that.
I did the factory reset on the monitor.
 
I play at 1080p on a monitor. It does not support hdr. And i only have an 8bit option.

I did the factory reset on the monitor.
When I had my old 1080p 8bit monitor, my PS5 always set an limited RGB with autosettings - and full RGB was indeed more punchy but the darks were too dark when I tried to force it for shit and giggles basically.

What model and brand of monitor do you have?

Edit: But it doesn't make any sense, if it was okay on Nvidia.

Edit 2: AI says that by default AMD drivers default to Full RGB, while Nvidia to Limited RGB btw.
 
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I play at 1080p on a monitor. It does not support hdr. And i only have an 8bit option.

I did the factory reset on the monitor.

So if everything is correct on monitor side and drivers are default (8 bit, Full RGB with stock contrast/brightness/color settings) only thing that is left is just adjusting brightness in games. Most games have good brightness sliders (even with helpful images). But why there is difference between AMD and Nvidia - I have no idea.

When I had my old 1080p 8bit monitor, my PS5 always set an limited RGB with autosettings - and full RGB was indeed more punchy but the darks were too dark when I tried to force it for shit and giggles basically.

What model and brand of monitor do you have?

Edit: But it doesn't make any sense, if it was okay on Nvidia.

Edit 2: AI says that by default AMD drivers default to Full RGB, while Nvidia to Limited RGB btw.

Nvidia does this with tvs but shouldn't with monitors.
 
So if everything is correct on monitor side and drivers are default (8 bit, Full RGB with stock contrast/brightness/color settings) only thing that is left is just adjusting brightness in games. Most games have good brightness sliders (even with helpful images). But why there is difference between AMD and Nvidia - I have no idea.
This +1. I have an fairly new Mini LED monitor now, and besides calibrating it to not crush blacks and over brighten stuff, I still end up configuring brightness in games regardless.

Maybe some calibration images from rtings would show Spyxos Spyxos how his monitor handles black levels and brightness. I would have to google images I have used for calibration.
Nvidia does this with tvs but shouldn't with monitors.
Good to know.

Edit:

Found it. Whole article and how to set things up:


Black level test pattern:

Brightness test pattern:
 
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When I had my old 1080p 8bit monitor, my PS5 always set an limited RGB with autosettings - and full RGB was indeed more punchy but the darks were too dark when I tried to force it for shit and giggles basically.

What model and brand of monitor do you have?

Edit: But it doesn't make any sense, if it was okay on Nvidia.

Edit 2: AI says that by default AMD drivers default to Full RGB, while Nvidia to Limited RGB btw.
Its an Dell U2422HE. The Picture kinda reminds me of an Energy save mode that the monitor has activated itself, but I couldn't find anything about it in the monitor menu.
So if everything is correct on monitor side and drivers are default (8 bit, Full RGB with stock contrast/brightness/color settings) only thing that is left is just adjusting brightness in games. Most games have good brightness sliders (even with helpful images). But why there is difference between AMD and Nvidia - I have no idea.



Nvidia does this with tvs but shouldn't with monitors.
Yea, I set it brighter in every game. The problem is Arc Raiders, because it doesn't allow you to do that and I end up running around like a blind mole.
I'm still hoping that it may be due to the HDMI cable, and I want to try a DisplayPortcable 2.1
This +1. I have an fairly new Mini LED monitor now, and besides calibrating it to not crush blacks and over brighten stuff, I still end up configuring brightness in games regardless.

Maybe some calibration images from rtings would show Spyxos Spyxos how his monitor handles black levels and brightness. I would have to google images I have used for calibration.

Good to know.

Edit:

Found it. Whole article and how to set things up:


Black level test pattern:

Brightness test pattern:

Thx, gonna check it out tomorrow.
 
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Windows 11 KB5072033 for 25H2 and 24H2

  • Gaming performance has been enhanced, particularly for AMD GPU users, with fixes for issues like "GPU hung" and "driver removed" errors, and resolution of a bug that incorrectly flagged supported graphics cards as unsupported.

Official downloads:

 
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Adrenalin 25.12.1 (WHQL Recommended) are now available.


Highlights

  • New Features
    • Support for AMD FSR™ "Redstone"
  • New Product Support
    • AMD Radeon™ AI PRO R9600D
    • AMD Radeon™ AI PRO R9700S
  • Fixed Issues
    • Radeon Anti-Lag 2 option may not be available while playing Counter-Strike 2 (DX11) with Radeon Anti-Lag 2 enabled on some AMD Graphics Products, such as the Radeon™ RX 9070 XT.
    • Intermittent system crashes may be observed while using some high-bandwidth HDMI 2.1 displays during display standby.
    • Intermittent application freeze when using the in-game Radeon™ Overlay.
    • Intermittent application crash when playing ARC Raiders on the Blue Gate map on Radeon™ RX 9000 series products.
  • Intermittent application crash or driver timeout may be observed while loading a saved game in Cyberpunk 2077 with Path Tracing enabled. AMD is actively working on a resolution with the developer to be released as soon as possible.
  • Intermittent application crash or driver timeout may be observed while playing Battlefield™ 6 on AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370.
  • Intermittent application crash or driver timeout may be observed while playing Roblox Player (Car Zone Racing & Drifting) when task switching between media on Radeon™ RX 7000 series products.
  • Texture flickering or corruption may appear while playing Battlefield™ 6 with AMD Record and Stream on some AMD Graphics Products.
  • Some shadows may not render correctly while playing Call of Duty®: Black Ops 7 on some AMD Graphics Products. AMD is actively working on a resolution with the developer to be released as soon as possible.
 
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AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 26.1.1


Highlights

  • New Features
  • New Product Support
    • AMD Ryzen™ AI 9 HX 475
    • AMD Ryzen™ AI 9 HX 470
    • AMD Ryzen™ AI 9 465
    • AMD Ryzen™ AI 7 450
    • AMD Ryzen™ AI 7 445
    • AMD Ryzen™ AI 5 435
    • AMD Ryzen™ AI 5 430
  • New Game Support
    • Starsand Island
    • Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora™ - From the Ashes Edition
  • Fixed Issues
    • Some shadows may not render correctly while playing Call of Duty®: Black Ops 7 on some AMD Graphics Products on Radeon™ RX 5000 series and Radeon™ RX 6000 series graphics products.
    • Texture corruption may be observed when playing Enshrouded while at the first "Elixir Well" location on Radeon™ RX 7000 series and Radeon™ RX 9000 series graphics products.
    • Application may fail to launch while playing Diablo 4 with usernames containing non-english characters on Radeon™ RX 7000 series and Radeon™ RX 9000 series graphics products.
    • Some lights may not render correctly while playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 during nighttime scenes on Radeon™ RX 7000 series and Radeon™ RX 9000 series graphics products.
    • Application crashes when using Unreal Engine 5.6 Editor with Lumen HWRT enabled on Radeon™ RX 5000, Radeon™ RX 6000, Radeon™ RX 7000 and Radeon™ RX 9000 series products.
    • Intermittent visual corruption may be observed while navigating Chromium and Electron apps on Radeon™ RX 5000 series and Radeon™ RX 6000 series graphics products.
    • Slow window resizing may be observed (related to vkAcquireNextImage extension) while developing games that use the Vulkan API on Radeon™ RX 7000 series and Radeon™ RX 9000 graphics products.
    • Player sprites may not render correctly while playing Cassette Beasts on Radeon™ RX 7000 series and Radeon™ RX 9000 series graphics products.
    • Artifact may appear when playing Baldur's Gate 3 with TAA enabled on Radeon™ RX 5000 series and Radeon™ RX 6000 series graphics products. .
  • Intermittent application crash or driver timeout may be observed while loading a saved game in Cyberpunk 2077 with Path Tracing enabled. AMD is actively working on a resolution with the developer to be released as soon as possible.
  • Intermittent application crash or driver timeout may be observed while playing Battlefield™ 6 on AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370. AMD is actively working on a resolution with the developer to be released as soon as possible.
  • Intermittent application crash or driver timeout may be observed while playing Roblox Player (Car Zone Racing & Drifting) when task switching between media on Radeon™ RX 7000 series products.
  • Texture flickering or corruption may appear while playing Battlefield™ 6 with AMD Record and Stream on some AMD Graphics Products. .

Additional Information

  • When downgrading to a previous version of AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition, it is recommended to use the AMD Cleanup Utility.
By clicking the Download button, you are confirming that you have read and agreed to be bound by the terms and conditions of the End User License Agreement ("EULA"). If you do not agree to the terms and conditions of these licenses, you do not have a license to any of the AMD software provided by this download.

Preferred method for downloading the latest driver for all AMD products can be found using the Auto-detect and Install Driver Update Option Available here.

Systems with RDNA series graphics products: AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 26.1.1 Driver

 
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about to drop the hammer on a 9800x3d and a 9070xt

any issues i should know about before i purchase, i dont play many games, many BF6 and i wanna stream VR games to my meta quest 3
 
about to drop the hammer on a 9800x3d and a 9070xt

any issues i should know about before i purchase, i dont play many games, many BF6 and i wanna stream VR games to my meta quest 3

I'm running a 5800x3d and got a Sapphire 9070xt about 6 months ago to replace my 3080. I've spent some amount of time in about 20 games on it - zero issues so far. I've been really impressed with it. The Radeon Adrenalin software does all of the things I used to do with the GeForce app, MSI Afterburner and Riva Tuner.

The only drawback I've found is there are way more games with DLSS 3 or higher support than FSR4. Hopefully more games support FSR4 going forward. In the games I've played with FSR4, it's as good as DLSS was on my 3080.
 
about to drop the hammer on a 9800x3d and a 9070xt

any issues i should know about before i purchase, i dont play many games, many BF6 and i wanna stream VR games to my meta quest 3
I've played mostly the campaign at 1440p(FSR4 'Quality'), Ultra Settings with Overkill texture filtering, and get around 144fps+ in heavy large scale combat scenarios. Looks great.
Overall, just be aware that FSR4 isn't supported as well as DLSS, so there's many titles you will have to use either Optiscaler to inject it, or use XeSS. It's a killer card, though. I came from a 4060 Ti 16GB and this thing is like twice as fast.

It's shameful to admit, but I haven't tried VR on it yet. I'll give it shot later.
 
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I've played mostly the campaign at 1440p(FSR4 'Quality'), Ultra Settings with Overkill texture filtering, and get around 144fps+ in heavy large scale combat scenarios. Looks great.

Overall, just be aware that FSR4 isn't supported as well as DLSS, so there's many titles you will have to use either Optiscaler to inject it, or use XeSS. It's a killer card, though. I came from a 4060 Ti 16GB and this thing is like twice as fast.

It's shameful to admit, but I haven't tried VR on it yet. I'll give it shot later.

Yeh I know that's a thing, but not really bothered, because i play very few games, many BF, and the occasional other game.

I just want god tier vr streaming, with wifi 7/6e

My 2080super and 3800x was already able to play most games at 200% resolution on vr, via virtual desktop, so pushing the frame rate to the max and resolution even further will be interesting to see, the double the vram
 
about to drop the hammer on a 9800x3d and a 9070xt

any issues i should know about before i purchase, i dont play many games, many BF6 and i wanna stream VR games to my meta quest 3

My 9070 non XT runs BF6 great with FSR4 Quality at 4k paired with a 11900k and I'm slightly cpu bottlenecked and still usually over 100fps on 64 player maps.
 
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