AMD Radeon RX 9070 / 9070 XT review: back to winning ways
AMD Radeon RX 9070 / 9070 XT review: back to winning ways
DF tests the RX 9070 and 9070 XT. On this page: we introduce our test system, benchmarking methodology and initial impressions.
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The formula they have for performance to cost is a win, but I still can't help but be disappointed in them. The product I (we) need doesn't exist even though they have the position to produce it: a Linux compatible, 4K @ Ultra w/RT 120fps capable card. 5090 doesn't have the compatibility and the 7900 xtx (and now 9070 xt) doesn't have the performance (or style, if I may add. Seriously why are they allowing third parties to make them so ugly?).
I currently have a 3080ti FE for perspective.
Well, I'm on the other side and am happy AMD don't waste resources on high end cards. Vast majority of people use low to mid range cards anyway, so why waste millions to just compete with nvidia, while most enthusiast people will buy nv anyway (because dlss, rtx, whatever hurr durr)? It's just waste of money for negligible returns. I don't even know one single person in my social circle that would have 4k/120Hz display anyway. Most (basically everyone) has either 1080p/144 or 4k/60 and that's mid range happy rodeo. I do have 1440p/144 and I feel like weirdo among my friends (why you need this?).
Congrats, now you know someone in your social circle that has a 4k/120hz 42" OLED display.
Investment in the high end is not a waste, but I'm not going to waste any time trying to convince you otherwise.
Well, it is net waste for the company at some point. AMD is supreme at CPU now, their lineup is awesome for years. But look at last few graphic card generations. When was the last time AMD really competed in enthusiast market? It's been falling short for quite some time so now they admitted it, cut r&d cost and just skipped high end while focusing on most selling segment. And from the reviews it looks like it paid of as 9070 looks like a hell of an upgrade!
Don't get me wrong. Nv having no opponent is not a win, because they can and will charge even more for their top of the range. But I'm just saying this was a good decision for AMD.
If they were on the position to produce it, they would have. I highly doubt they chose to not make high end cards "just because", especially because that's where the profit margins would be the highest
I think that you're simply expecting a bit too much, and a little too far ahead in terms of your requirements. 4K RT 120fps is something that's just barely starting to get achievable at the absolute highest end, and even then not without compromises
What's your issue with Linux compatibility and NVIDIA?
I know the drivers are proprietary and not as good as AMD, but my only issue a year or two ago with a 3080 was VRR with multiple monitors, which is supposed to work now.
I have not been as lucky. My story goes, try bazzite, get by, boot up one day to an unrecoverable OS. So I start over and try Ubuntu, get by, boot up one day to an unrecoverable OS. Switch back to bazzite, get by, and boot up one day to an unrecoverable OS.
As you can imagine, I am now back on windows for the time being (and enjoying the stutter free gaming...).
It's entirely possible I'm misplacing the blame on nvidia, but my extensive troubleshooting at the time would suggest otherwise.
When you say "unrecoverable" do you mean the graphical desktop didnt load? Or you couldnt even log in to the terminal?
A lot of newbies assume that not getting to a graphical session means the OS is dead and nuke it and start over. When in a lot of cases, you can just switch to the command line and troubleshoot or roll back the broken drivers
Just for future reference if you try linux again
It's been long enough I can't recall exactly what the situation was or how I was troubleshooting it. I recall that rolling back bazzite and the nvidia drivers didnt work for me when I attempted it.
Bazzite being atomic and hard to fix is actually what pushed me to try Arch. I'd been a Debian guy for ~15 years, but I just built my first new desktop in just about the same amount of time, and I certainly didn't want it to feel old! So I tried Bazzite, which worked until some update broke some driver, and like you, rolling back didn't work, and I couldn't find anything online that would help me fix it, so I just said "Fuck it" and went straight to Arch. It's been pretty good so far!