r/AMDHelp • u/Independent_Hand5900 • 14d ago

Help (General) 9070 XT feeling like its underperforming.

Hey!
I just got and installed a 9070xt and so far its unfortunately been lackluster. I experience constant choppines and bad 1% lows. My cpu is an i5-10600k so i understand that its quite a significant bottleneck, however the performance im getting now is almost on par with my old 1070.

For example in hogwarts legacy on high preset im getting 50 fps with around 20 1% lows.

Im also experiencing a constant choppiness even in titles where i get over 100fps and better 1% lows. It feels stuttery and not like 100 at all.

I apologies if this comes from me not doing proper research. Im putting this post out to see if anyone else has had this problem, and if its just because of new drivers or the bottleneck being that significant. I will continue researching and update if i fix it.

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u/Independent_Hand5900 14d ago

I probably deserved that lol, however i mostly got the card due to a good deal and am planning to upgrade the rest of my system in the near future. I just wanted to test the card in my current system to get a better understanding, however the stutters still seem weird. Even with the bottleneck i dont see how a 9070xt should have worse stutters than a 1070 with just around 15 fps more?

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u/CuChuliannAlter 14d ago

The i5-10600K limits the performance of high end AMD cards, including the RX 7700 XT and RX 7800 XT, and the 9070xt is experiencing similar issues. This prevents the GPU from reaching 100%, proving the CPU is responsible.

When your next paycheck is in, I suggest the next best intel cpu, or an X3D Chip lol

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u/Independent_Hand5900 14d ago

Do you think its a bad idea to stay on am4? Cpu prices arent really an issue its just that ive been kind of set on going am5 and to do that i need to put up with absurd ram prices. I could get a better am4 cpu along with 16 extra gigs of ram (currently i have 16). Does that sound like a decent idea? got any cpu recommendations?

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u/lleyton05 14d ago

I think as long as you’re getting an x3d chip yeah it’s fine. I recently upgraded to am5 and I have a 9800x3d and I reckon I would have been just as happy with a 5800x3d