Customer Ratings & Reviews

This is a delayed review. I wanted to save it until I've used the card for a few months. I'm very happy with performance. It runs cool for most games and handles graphically intense titles very well at high settings. Struggles at ultra settings for games like cyber punk but that's expected. Great upgrade from my 3060ti

This card is slightly over base price for a 9070 XT, but considering the current state of the GPU market I think it the Gaming OC model hits a price-to-performance sweet spot. The card runs cool and the fans never spin up on desktop or when streaming video, even at 4K/120. I upgraded to this card from a 2080 Super, and the performance improvement is substantial. Plenty of benchmarks are available for those looking for hard data, but this card produces results on par with my friend's 4070 Super, and in many games the 9070 XT performs significantly better. Coming from 8 GB, I can really feel the impact of having a 16 GB VRAM buffer -- my monitor is 1440p/160hz; the impact might not be as significant for those with a 1080p monitor, even a high refresh rate one. Since the 9070 XT has close to parity with the 4070 Super (which, in turn, is basically a 5070), the extra 4 GB of VRAM is a differentiator that may not be super important right now, but could easily become so soon -- I know that some of my friends with 12 GB cards are close to max usage in some new games. Again, they are not being held back yet, but the VRAM required for a good gaming experience is guaranteed to go up. If you plan to have this GPU in your PC for a couple of generations, I'd expect that the 12 GB buffer would start holding you back before then. Moving on ... AMD's driver/software appears to have gotten much better. The last AMD card I owned as a 7950 (side note: AMD needs to change their naming scheme a bit since years later, they have a CPU with the same name!). That card was good back in its day but software support started lagging toward the end of its life and it was bad enough that I jumped to nVidia for a couple of generations. Despite all the positive hype, I was skeptical that AMD had turned it around. I'm happy to report they have! The software suite ("Adrenaline") is fairly intuitive and unobtrusive; it doesn't pop up annoyingly like GeForce Experience started toward the end of my time with the 2080 Super. There are some questionable features, like the AI assistant that will answer your questions about AMD products ... I'm not sure there are enough people with product trivia questions to justify its existence, but whatever. I downloaded it for kicks but actually ended up using it to learn where the setting was to disable an Adrenaline hotkey that conflicted with a macro for another program I use for work. It answered quickly and made no attempt to convince me not to disable the feature. I appreciated it saving me from the usual Google-search-to-forum-thread routine I usually resort to. Whether that makes it worth the 12 GB download is your call, but I did go from "bleh" to "meh" after that experience and I'll probably make it my first stop for similar questions in the future. The lone negative so far is minor and not worth docking a star, but I prefer nVidia's standard output selection of three DisplayPorts and one HDMI port. The Gigabyte 9070 XT Gaming OC has two DisplayPorts and one HDMI port. To be clear, there is nothing inherently wrong with a "two-and-two" setup, but since I was connecting two monitors and a VR headset to the DisplayPorts on my old card I realized pretty quick that I'd need to dig up an HDMI cable to get everything set up the way I like it. Consider that more of a "PSA" than a "warning" since some devices (e.g. the Valve Index) must use a DisplayPort and don't play nice with DisplayPort-to-HDMI adapters. In reality, most people (tell me I'm not alone here, LOL) have a drawer of pack-in USB/HDMI cables that came with various devices over the years, so all you'll need to do is dig one of those out -- just be aware that some resolution/refresh rate combos require higher-speed HDMI cables. If you are unsure, just tack one on; their ubiquity makes them pretty cheap these days. P.S. For those with an SFF system, I can confirm that the dimensions on BestBuy's product listing for this card are accurate, and I can also confirm that this card will fit in both the Fractal Terra and the Fractal Era 2, both on the middle notch (that's notch three on the Terra and notch two on the Era 2). One of the Gigabyte 9070 XT variants is too long for either case (and most SFF cases in general) and would need another notch of space even if you found a way to brute force it in. I'd recommend taking the safe route and double checking your case manual.

The card runs things very well at 1440p with plenty of vram to spare for future games. The price of $730 is alright given the current market but it would be very good closer to MSRP. The card itself is remarkably cool and quiet except I got a little unlucky and got one with some coil whine. Even with the coil whine it's quieter than my old card however.

Coming from a 3070 Ti 8gb this graphics card is definitely worth it for the increase performance and 16gb vram. Out of the box it is fairly quiet with acceptable temps. When tweaked for efficiency, the max temps during gaming I get are just above 50c without any noticeable sacrifice to performance. Tweaks also make it even quieter, making me have moments where I wonder if the gpu is even working and getting power.

Great performance for less than the comparable Nvidia GPUs on the market. First off the card runs pretty quiet playing maxed out settings on every game ive tried. the VRAM does get a little bit hot but never to a concerning level. GPU core stays nice and cool. im getting over 120fps averages in Conan Exiles playing at 2k resolution which is pretty good considering how badly optimized that game is even on the best graphics cards. I am using this card with an AMD Freesync Pro monitor and i get NO screen tearing or visual disruption. its impressive how far they've come with the user experience, Adrenalin is much nicer to use than catalyst was. no issues with drivers so far! very minimal physical design but my case is under my desk so i dont really care what it looks like. just know that its not going to be a crazy RGB looking card. the only issue i have with this thing is the price - I would have preferred to pay somewhere closer to the $600's for this card but im still thankful i was able to get it for $100 under what the 5070ti is going for (with comparable performance). I think AMD has a really great opportunity to show that NVIDIA isnt the only player on the block with cards like this and i hope they continue to be competitive in that space. also may need to get a GPU sag bracket, this card is pretty long as most modern cards are. It gets an A from me, only reason it doesnt get an A+ is because it requires 3x 8-pin connectors and i had to buy an additional one for my old EVGA power supply on eBay.

Quiet and cool, with functional 0RPM mode if desired. Great performance, factory OC with 330W TDP up from 304W. Allows an additional +10% TDP in AMD adrenalin for 360W if desired. Memory temps reach up to 90C on stock settings if you worry about that, my unit has SK Hynix memory.

Very fast, temperatures are good for a 300+ watt gpu, no coil whine, fans are not loud. My timespy score was about 10,000 with my rx 6600xt, now is about 24,500 with a ryzen 7 5800x (non-3d). Very noticeable improvement and will stretch the lifespan of this current rig for at least a few more years. Thank you Best Buy for your reservation process which allowed me to actually get one of these.

The 9070XT is an incredibly well-performing card at a reasonable value given the current state of the market and options available. This card is priced over the base MSRP model, but what it does get you is (1) a GPU, don't fool yourself thinking base MSRP models will ever return to stock, they won't, if you missed them at launch they're gone; (2) an out of the box OC (meh); and (3) higher power draw (for more performance and aggressive tuning) that you won't get from a base MSRP card. This allows the card a lot of flexibility if you're looking to tune it - you can opt to crank the power for extra performance and get about 6% or so more out of it if you wanna go that route, or instead drop the power draw and undervolt it to use less power for roughly equivalent performance to the stock tuning while staying way cooler. I went for the latter (-25% power @ peak 248w, and a stable -70v with fast memory timing - higher undervolts work in many games but caused instability in a limited amount in others). I've not experienced coil whine or issues with the card - my biggest complaint would be the cable management of having to run 3x8 power connectors to the thing, but that's still better than 12vHP. It's also large, but not that much bigger than my Gigabyte RTX 2070 Super it replaced for me. If you can get your hands on one, I'd recommend. Any partner model priced higher than this card is likely not worth your money.

Performance is excellent — high frame rates, solid temps, and quiet fans even under load. Exactly what I was hoping for in this price range.

Wow what a great video card. Solid and very quiet, does bot get hot when pushed. Thinking after some future updates this will be a card i will.use for years.

Works well, plays all my games and great benchmarking scores on 3dmark. I have a 4k monitor and most games still get good frame rates. Didnt want to pay for overpriced nvidia products. This card is a little no frills but it runs mostly very quiet until i play the most intense graphics games and benchmarks otherwise fan noise is pretty normal. Very minimal led and used 3 normal power connectors that most have already. Amd drivers are pretty stable nowadays so no problems and if you agressively undervolt it usuall comes back to where you can reset driver sertings from saved settings. Dont be afraid to try it.

This GIGABYTE RX 9070xt Gaming OC balances speed, features, and build quality. Excellent raster!

The 9070xt rips through every game i play so far. The speed of the card is perfect if you need low latency and high frames for competitive shooters. I have it paired with a 7800x3d and it’s the perfect system. Runs my OLED LG screen at 1440p stretch res and a capture card with no issue so far.

This card is amazing value at the MSRP and Best Buy had it at MSRP. I've been very happy with this card playing all of the latest games at 1440p ultra typically over 120 fps on new titles. On older or e-sports titles it will go past my 240hz monitor. Drivers work, card is cool and quiet, 10/10.

I upgraded from my RTX 3070 and the 9070XT runs circles around it. The 9070XT is a beast in raw performance. AMD has upped their game in ray tracing performance. This card is perfect for people looking for price to performance. The 9070XT may not be the best in DLSS/FSR, but it excels everywhere elese. Definitely would recommend picking this up!

The 9070XT is an extremely efficient card. It runs quietly and at a low temperature. The AMD Adrenalin software allows for customizing things like the power consumption settings as well as the fan curves, while also providing an array of software features to further boost the card's performance.

The 9070 XT does well against its competition's counterpart. Gigabyte did well with this as the card is not loud nor is it too big like other 9070 XTs. No dripping thermal paste as reported recently. I received mine 2 weeks ago from writing this review, so they may have switched the compound/putty from the earlier versions.

What does this "premium" OC model get you for the additional $130 over MSRP? It's literally the same cooler and pcb as the MSRP model, just with a whopping 5% overclock. My particular unit had very bad coil whine, it was louder than the fans and everything else in my build. The cooler is also undersized, and this card runs hot. Hot spot temps were near 90c (88.9c according to HWINFO) and memory temps reached 94c. That's just too hot for $130 over the MSRP. I am using a O11 Vision with bottom and side intake and there's plenty of airflow and access to cool air in my build - expect this card to run even hotter if you don't have sufficient airflow in your case. There doesn't seem to be anything "premium" about this model to justify the increased price at all. If this card was an MSRP model at $600 I could have potentially lived with these faults, as there are many positive features of these 9070 XTs. With some slight tuning I was able to achieve better than out of the box performance using significantly less power - I was able to limit power draw -20% and set an undervolt of -.80 with an overclock value of +500 (which it will not achieve, but will run at a maximum clock based on load and power). All of this was easily done through the better than the competition adrenaline software. Surprisingly games were a few fps HIGHER than stock while using around 270 watts (stock is 330). The card ran cooler (hot spot was a much better 80c), but memory still ran warm at 92c. Not to mention FSR 4 actually being good... but RNDA 4 is surprisingly efficient as well (when tuned). It's a shame AMD isn't doing anything to resupply MSRP models. I have been checking best buy and other competitors (microcenter being one) and since launch there hasn't been any MSRP cards - this card is as close as it has come to $600 to get a 9070XT, and it just feels bad at $730. AMD insists that MSRP models are a priority but I think they are just "jebating" gamers. If they wanted to have MSRP models on store shelves they could easily do so. I'm returning this for the coil whine and awful cooler/value. I can't recommend this card at the current price.

A great base card from Asus. The fans are quiet in my opinion up to 2300 rpm. Even at max rpm of 3300 it doesn't sound high pitched. It has dual bios, power adjustable up 116%. Core voltage adjustment +100 in MSI Afterburner. Phase change TIM, so no need to reapply paste anytime soon. In benchmark tests the hottest I've seen it get was 68 to 70c. Gaming it stays in the low to mid 60. That's with my ambient temp of 90F, 33C. The memory junction temp. is 64 to 66c. It seems like a great card for a base. I have had it for about 3 weeks. I love it. For an MSRP card you can't beat it.

This is an excellent gpu. The fans amp up in performance mode but when you change some settings around its quiet and still performs the same even better if you overclock it. 10/10