Radeon RX 9000 Series (RDNA4)

pax · Mar 27, 2025

The 7800xt TUFF came with a post for the corner edge but not sure it needed it as I thought it felt light. Still a bit thick of a cooler tho.

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Crawdaddy79 · Mar 27, 2025

pax said:
Wow hope its not forcing anykind of sag there but doesnt look like it...

It is not, but you could not fit a hair between the wire holding the CPU fan on and the GPU. I'll try to get a better pic later.

Two things about GPU support: My case came with one. But I knew the Sapphire card came with one as well. So I didn't even consider installing the one that came with the case. After going through quite a self-imposed ordeal, I realized the case support needed to be installed before the GPU, I was not going to remove the GPU again! The Sapphire arm mounts to the PCI screw mounts, and the screws that came with the case don't have long enough threaded parts to reach through the arm and the GPU.

So I will probably go with a solution similar to koralis, or get longer screws. I can perfectly see that it will sag after a year or so. It's heavy.

Seyiji · Mar 27, 2025

Crawdaddy79 said:
It is not, but you could not fit a hair between the wire holding the CPU fan on and the GPU. I'll try to get a better pic later.

Two things about GPU support: My case came with one. But I knew the Sapphire card came with one as well. So I didn't even consider installing the one that came with the case. After going through quite a self-imposed ordeal, I realized the case support needed to be installed before the GPU, I was not going to remove the GPU again! The Sapphire arm mounts to the PCI screw mounts, and the screws that came with the case don't have long enough threaded parts to reach through the arm and the GPU.

So I will probably go with a solution similar to koralis, or get longer screws. I can perfectly see that it will sag after a year or so. It's heavy.

Oi that's a pet peve of mine with this Lian Li Lancool 2 Mesh as well. Tiny boi thumbscrews >:e

koralis · Mar 28, 2025

Crawdaddy79 said:
It is not, but you could not fit a hair between the wire holding the CPU fan on and the GPU. I'll try to get a better pic later.

Two things about GPU support: My case came with one. But I knew the Sapphire card came with one as well. So I didn't even consider installing the one that came with the case. After going through quite a self-imposed ordeal, I realized the case support needed to be installed before the GPU, I was not going to remove the GPU again! The Sapphire arm mounts to the PCI screw mounts, and the screws that came with the case don't have long enough threaded parts to reach through the arm and the GPU.

So I will probably go with a solution similar to koralis, or get longer screws. I can perfectly see that it will sag after a year or so. It's heavy.

I got my card secondhand, and it was missing part of its support bracket, so needed to do something different. Started researching options and ran into solutions supporting from the bottom like so:

https://www.amazon.com/Graphics-Brace-Support-Bracket-Video/dp/B0DDKM3MKG/ref=asc_df_B0DDKM3MKG?tag=bingshoppinga-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=80195821319901&hvnetw=o&hvqmt=e&hvbmt=be&hvdev=c&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=&hvtargid=pla-4583795288439935&msclkid=a74f433e42a31477130524d82c0a4ed4&th=1

Some of the better ones had magnetic bottoms and rubber tops to keep things from sliding around, I realized that I didn't really need it to be adjustable... I just needed a specific height, and I had the materials to do it myself. As I enjoy a project I jumped in enthusiastically. Saving the $8-$20 on buying something wasn't really the point. There are a lot of options out there, but leaving it unsupported seems like it's just begging to kill the PCIe solder joints over time.

Crawdaddy79 · Mar 29, 2025

I tried to get a better picture and it only exposed my very flawed install. As is, the power cables are pinched , so I need to reroute them through the top hole (that's what she said, etc) and I can't do it without removing the GPU. When I decide to do this, I will do it with case screws with longer threads so that I can install the Sapphire arm.

From the picture, the fans are definitely touching the GPU, so they are adding some indeterminable amount of weight. The heatsink, you can see has about 0.5mm clearance above the GPU.

Crawdaddy79 · Apr 4, 2025

Rerouted the power cables through the top hole. Looked really clean until I tried to tidy up the other side. The 3x 8 pin connectors for the 12V 2x6 adapter all conglomerate in the same spot, about an inch from the portal. This prevents the Lancool III right side door from closing. So I had to bring them back inside the case.

Installed the Sapphire arm. Instructions say to use the screws that came with the case but it came with three long-threaded screws, so.... I used them. I guess now if something goes wrong I can't sue them because I'm using the product outside of what is instructed.

Mystik · Apr 11, 2025

i've had this xfx magnetic 9070xt oc for almost a month now.
stable 24/7 settings so far are:

-60mv offset
2760 mem default timings
+10% powerlevel

so far, every game i'm currently playing has been stable for hours.
enshrouded, monster hunter wilds, metaphor, tfd, and all 3dmark suite (except speedway, don't have that).

-70 crashes within the hour (or sooner, depending on game) so i figure -60 is a good spot.

eventually gonna play with negative gpu clock offset because people are reporting that they're getting higher sustained clocks and are able to squeeze out more speed.

Trunks0 · May 14, 2025

And the written version for those that would rather read.

Fake MSRP: AMD's Radeon 9070 XT $600 Launch Price Was a Fantasy

Two months after launch, the Radeon RX 9070 XT is still nowhere near its advertised $600 price. With global supply stabilizing, it's time to examine the real...

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I will note, that as a Canadian his analysis is a little off for the Canada section... as he used kinda of a bad source for pricing. Pricing for 9700XT's is cheaper with retailers that actually have a presence in the country (Memory Express & Canada Computers being two popular ones). That said, he's still not wrong... but the issue isn't just with these cards. This is an industry wide issue and it's been annoying AF for way to long now.

pax · May 21, 2025

Computex AMD presentation showcased FSR4 'Redstone' which adds a slew of AI benefits. But for Radeon 9000 only:

AMD Announces FSR 4 Availability Date and Project Redstone

AMD in its Computex 2025 keynote address announced the availability date of FSR 4. The company will release the feature to users of Radeon RX 9000 series graphics cards by June 5th, 2025. FSR 4 introduces a new AI Machine Learning-based super resolution algorithm that's more accurate, and vastly...

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Redstone" combines the AI ML super resolution introduced by FSR 4, with three new features—neural radiance caching, an AI ML-based Ray Regeneration, and AI ML-based Frame Generation. The company plans to launch "Redstone" in the second half of 2025.

Trunks0 · May 21, 2025

pax said:
Computex AMD presentation showcased FSR4 'Redstone' which adds a slew of AI benefits. But for Radeon 9000 only:

AMD Announces FSR 4 Availability Date and Project Redstone

AMD in its Computex 2025 keynote address announced the availability date of FSR 4. The company will release the feature to users of Radeon RX 9000 series graphics cards by June 5th, 2025. FSR 4 introduces a new AI Machine Learning-based super resolution algorithm that's more accurate, and vastly...

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Just me or is the pace here by which AMD has narrowed the gap kinda rapid?

koralis · May 21, 2025

Trunks0 said:
Just me or is the pace here by which AMD has narrowed the gap kinda rapid?

Yeah, they seem to have taken the threat seriously and put some resources into this. When I got my 4080 I wouldn't have even considered AMD because of the feature set and I'd pay a premium for a better looking image. I hardly think I'm alone. They're basically back in the running and will be giving them a fair shot at my business the next time I upgrade.

pax · May 21, 2025

Trunks0 said:
Just me or is the pace here by which AMD has narrowed the gap kinda rapid?

I guess June 5th is just the WHQL of FSR4? And the Redstone part is later as they said second half of 2025... Kinda disappointed theres not much for the 7000's tho they did earlier say some version of fsr4 would come out for them. Will try to see the Computex stream later as the live one was borked due to network issues.

Trunks0 · May 21, 2025

I think whats coming June 5th is an FidelityFX SDK update with FSR4. The current SDK doesn't have FSR 4 in it. FSR 4 is currently handled by the driver having a whitelist of FSR 3.1 titles it can wrap to FSR 4.

Trunks0 · Jun 2, 2025

Personally... I don't think it is happening. To me, this sounds like mixed up info for the RDAN4 based Radeon AI Pro 9700 32gb. Imho, I think a slightly faster 9070 XTX with 20 or 24Gb of ram is more likely to eventually show up... than a 9080XT. Love to be wrong though.

pax · Jun 2, 2025

Might be the case where the BW is overkill for the mid range gpu... Id read Navi 5, or Udna 1, was just around the corner so Navi 4 was a short lived gen due to chiplets issue that was expected to be fixed for Navi 5.

Trunks0 · Jun 2, 2025

https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-radeon-rx-9060-xt-review-leak-beats-rtx-5060-ti-in-lows-loses-in-averages

Whoopies. Sounds like eTeknix published their video review in error and some people managed to snag screen shots before they pulled it back down.

Trunks0 · Jun 2, 2025

pax said:
Might be the case where the BW is overkill for the mid range gpu... Id read Navi 5, or Udna 1, was just around the corner so Navi 4 was a short lived gen due to chiplets issue that was expected to be fixed for Navi 5.

Alternatively... maybe they are green lighting partners to release Radeon AI 9700 Pro sku's with OC's as regular non-pro gamer cards. Twist I just thought of that would be kinda cool. I wouldn't expect those to be called 9080's though.

pax · Jun 3, 2025

Ya if its a die shrink like Vega 7 was to the Vega 64 it could give a good perf boost and would make sense if navi5 is delayed to end of 2026. 4090/5080 range of perf would make it a decent high end offering. Or if not a die shrink due to best nodes taking up all AI pro chips maybe a dual 9700xt card? Pure speculation on my part here...

Trunks0 · Jun 4, 2025

Reviews coming out today for the Radeon RX 9060XT.

Smattering of the various reviews coming out

Articles

AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB Review

AMD's Radeon RX 9060 XT comes in two flavors–only one's worth your money. The 16GB model undercuts Nvidia on price, matches performance, and may be the new...

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ASUS Radeon RX 9060 XT Prime OC 16 GB Review

The AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT launches at a highly competitive $350 MSRP, which is much lower than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB, yet the card offers similar performance. Thanks to the dual BIOS feature, noise levels of the ASUS Prime are incredible: whisper quiet!

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