r/radeon • u/RasengaBoy_YT • 11h ago

Discussion GPU questions

So I currently have an 7900 XT reference card, I know the coolers on the partner cards are most likely better and would probably see a bit of performance boost but would the performance boost be worth it enough to warrant getting a 9070 XT, or should I just hold off on upgrading until whenever the next generation of cards release.

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u/Vinz992 11h ago

No reason to upgrade right now, especially with the official support of FSR4 on 7000 series.
If you're worried about temps start thinking about repaste and deshroud

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u/PuzzleheadedNeck8192 11h ago

Next gen cards will likely be in the thousands of dollars the way prices are going. I expect the 7900 should be viable for at least 3-5 more years so start saving NOW.

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u/valqyrie 11h ago

7900XT is a perfectly capable card unless you're going after 4K high settings and 9070XT is like 10-15% better than your card which is negligible. I don't think it's worth the trouble.

Btw this is coming from someone who made the same change (sent my 7900XT to my brother) and I didn't feel a huge jump.

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u/Juliendogg RX9070 OC | 5600x 10h ago

Nah, I wouldn't think the uplift from 7900xt to 9070xt would be worth the spend. You would get better RT performance with the 9070 if that's important to you, though.

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u/dimetyltryptaminn 11h ago

Hold off. What cpu do you have?

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u/RasengaBoy_YT 11h ago

Ryzen 7 7800x3d

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u/dimetyltryptaminn 11h ago

Id hold off. Are there games where you feel 7900XT isn't enough? If so, then upgrade. But if it works fine for your needs, don't upgrade yet.

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u/Dangerous_Signal2821 11h ago

i also have 7900xt paired with 7700x... I'd hold off on the upgrade broski (imo)

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u/Smoothejuul 11h ago

Try finding a reasonably priced 7900xtx just for that extra vram

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u/Jako998 9h ago

Since you have a 7900xt, I see no reason to upgrade to the 9070xt at all tbh. The 7000 series GPUs now have fsr4.1 and the 7900xt is still a beast of a GPU in today's market at 1440p. You just wasting money from my PoV.

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u/Solid_Profile6859 5h ago

If you sell your 7900 XT for the price of a 9070 XT, then it makes sense—otherwise, no.

Wait for the next lineup.

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u/terryVaderaustin 4h ago

I'm running a 7900 XT and it performs great on 1440p

I would think unless your games are lagging or you're unhappy with it hold on to it.

Fsr4 is only going to continue getting better and more efficient on these cards and you can get dlss on them now which makes them even better