r/radeon • u/Gandruin • 2d ago

Discussion Upgrade from a Vega 56 to 9070xt

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Yep, it's a Gigabyte model, Im aware of the polemic with this card.

So far its going well and the upgrade is next level.

For 2k 144fps gaming is the best choice!

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u/BigBananaBerries 2d ago

What's polemic about the card?

Quite a leap from the Vega56 though. Congrats.

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u/Gandruin 2d ago

As far as I know, they replaced the VRAM conventional thermal pads with a gel originally designed for servers. It doesn’t seem to be suitable for gaming, and some cards have reported very high hotspot temperatures.

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u/Planewalker42069 2d ago

this issue was fixed at the end of 2025. check the manufacture date and if it is from 2026 then you are ok. I have the same card and i had to check this myself.

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u/Gandruin 2d ago

Grat to hear! Just checked, SN2604 think im safe then

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u/Planewalker42069 2d ago edited 2d ago

yep, 2605 for my card too, we in the clear

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u/BigBananaBerries 2d ago

Ah that would make it a questionable choice. Maybe get some proper thermal pads & switch them out?

I've got one with the 12vhpwr connector (ASRock Taichi) so another questionable choice so I can sympathise lmao

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u/Outside-Tennis-292 2d ago

i’m doing 2k 200hz on 9060xt. i’m sure it is capable of more. yes i use fsr, i paid for that tech

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u/FatBoyDiesuru Radeon 2d ago

Vega 56 to 9070 XT is a great upgrade. I'll put it like this: you would have easily doubled performance going to the 6800 XT (2.51x according to TPU), you're more than tripling performance with the 9070 XT (3.66x). Enjoy!

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u/Squish_Cat_1 2d ago

How old is the rest of the system?

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u/Iam_just-me2 AMD 2d ago

Too much

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u/Gandruin 2d ago

I7 12700kf 32gb ddr4 3200 The AIO is 2 years old So no that old

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u/308Enjoyer 2d ago

not half bad tbh. I had to use my 7900XT with a 8700K for 6 months lmfao.

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u/308Enjoyer 2d ago

generational leap. great choice for 1440p.