GIGABYTE - Radeon RX 9070 XT GAMING OC 16G GDDR6 PCI Express 5.0 Graphics Card - Black - Open Box - Good

My family is thrilled with the performance of our new video card! The jump in performance for Hogwarts Legacy, our pickiest game, was sounding! AMD for life if they keep up good work like this! We had an excellent setup for airflow, so we are, at least for now, able to run this on quiet mode (it isn't silent, but it's actually much quieter than our prior video card). 4k feed runs as expected (very well) to our "monitor" which is our living room TV (77" Sony Bravia 2024 model). I'll have to troubleshoot further if we wish to use VRR though, as the common fixes for blinks on mouse movement within Windows 11 did not resolve our issue. For now we are set as "enhanced" without VRR. Honestly, it's been so wonderful overall that I'm not sure I'll put further time or trouble into that.

The RX 9070 XT is a great value proposition. I've had no driver issues or performance issues running 32:9 5120x1440. FSR4 performance is good, and the visual quality is great (slightly lagging behind dlss4 but on par or better than dlss3 IMO). Solidly better visual quality than XESS with way less of a performance hit, for reference. Even at nearly 4k resolution, this GPU keeps up in most titles. The 16GB of VRAM is maybe a concern long-term for 4k res, but if you're aiming for a fast 144hz+ 1440p card this is gonna be it for a while. Overall, this card is relatively quiet, has good cooling, good performance, and isn't too gaudy. Plus, it's not excessively long- attached is a comparison to my old 6800 xt and it's nearly an inch shorter (and half a slot less thick)

I was able to get this for $629 on May 18th. I swapped from a i7 13700k and 5070ti to a 9800x3d and this 9070xt. The 9070xt runs on average 10°C cooler than the 5070ti, it does draw more power but with a 850 watt psu you won't have any issues. The biggest thing for me is not having to worry about that stupid 12vHpwr cable melting anymore. I'll never get another card with that stupid connector. Fsr4 is a huge improvement visually I don't see any difference between the 9070xt and 5070ti. Fsr3 sucked, the new version is great

Cons: Vram runs abit hot at around 92C on stock settings, but they can supposedly handle up to 120C (over 100C not recommended). At the time of buying, driver crashes, but they have improved. Eats a lot of power compared to RTX 50 Nvidia cards, sometimes over 100W more. Pros: Doesn't use sussy 12HPWR cable Driver has a lot of features for streaming and saving videos. Can tune GPU settings pretty well. Overall, a good bang for the buck. Comes close to RTX 5080 performance for less money.

I just upgraded from a 6700 XT to the AMD 9070 XT, and the jump in performance has been dramatic. At 3840x1600, I’m now seeing frame rates in the low to mid-100s, and at 1440p 16:9 they climb into the high-100s—everything feels buttery smooth. What really surprised me is how quiet it runs, basically silent even under load. I also had to upgrade my power supply since this version takes three PCIe connectors, but I actually like that it feels like the card is using the power it needs to really deliver. On top of that, I’m really happy with the build quality. The backplate and cooler design give it a lot of rigidity, which matters since these cards are massive these days. Even though this is the cheapest version I could find, I honestly don’t see what more I’d want from a more expensive model. I’m getting max performance right out of the box. For me, it’s been the perfect upgrade: quiet, solidly built, and insanely fast compared to my old 6700 XT.