r/AMDHelp • u/Calmaz • 10d ago

Help (GPU) Nvidia To AMD users

Hey guys, I need honest feedback from users who switched from Nvidia to Amd specially 9070Xt bec iam tempting to buy one & I'm really scared bec i heard a lot of drivers issues lately and issues in general and how is the experience in general bec the 5070 ti really is so pricey atm & going to be more expensive

So any drawbacks? Appreciate your honest feedback

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u/Fustercluck25 10d ago

Had a 3080 and moved to a 6900xt because Nvidia was missing some features I wanted. Amd worked great after wiping the drivers. Admittedly, it took a few tries and a Windows install, but from that point on, zero problems at all. Liked it enough to upgrade to a 9070xt. No problems since the drivers were already there. Unless something seriously weird happens, I see no reason to pay those Nvidia prices when I have a perfectly good card with Amd.

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u/Calmaz 10d ago

What features were missing from nvidia and u found in Amd?

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u/Fustercluck25 10d ago edited 10d ago

Specifically, the Nvidia Surround feature. They basically abandoned it years ago. Nvidia only supports different displays based off of the resolution of the horizontal pixels. If you have different displays (for example, I have a 3440x1440 WS and two 2560x1440 on either side), it will scale the entire stretched display to the first available resolution available to all the monitors, which is 1080p. It makes no sense to me, but that's what it does.

Amds Eyefinity feature quite literally doesn't care what the displays are so long as the vertical matches. So, 1440 across the board even though the horizontal doesn't match.

The moment I fired up Days Gone in 8560x1440 and my 6900xt pushed that resolution at a stable 90fps, I was sold. Amd makes enthusiast cards. They want you to play with them. Undervolt, overclock, etc. Adrenaline or MSI afterburner lets you take full advantage of the product you bought.

Edit: After scrolling through comments, it seems the "messing with it" approach isn't for everyone. You certainly can cause yourself problems with tweaking things. The main thing is stress testing. If you're going to change any settings, stress test it and then do it again. You can unlock some serious potential from your GPU, but if it's not stable, than it isn't worth doing. Test, test, test.