Hi there,

I’m pondering whether upgrading to a 9070 XT would make sense in my situation, because it wouldn’t be based on performance issues but usability concerns. I’m very happy with the level of performance I get with my 3080 10GB in most cases, lack of VRAM notwithstanding, and it’s perfectly capable for any game I want to play at 1440p. I’m especially happy with DLSS (3 or 4), but other aspects are annoying:

  • HDR support is still very limited, because gamescope and nvidia don’t mix too well and system-wide support is iffy at best (colour accuracy is usually far worse afaict).
  • Issues inherent to Nvidia, such as lower DX12 performance, start to take a toll on performance and stability. I’ve also mentioned it before, but 10GB VRAM is becoming an issue at higher texture res for quite a few games.
  • Very limited overclocking/undervolting (mostly the latter) options on Linux.

Now a 9070 XT wouldn’t be an upgrade in all terms, I might lose out on RT performance and, most importantly to me, upscaling quality.
FSR4 is a reality in very few games atm, but OptiScaler could save the day.
And I’d obviously have to pay an additional $500 CAD, at best, while reselling my 3080.

Did anyone make a similar jump from Nvidia to AMD? Are you missing anything in particular? Losing out on DLSS4 is my biggest concern tbh.

  • zoroa@piefed.worldEnglish
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    18 hours ago

    I upgraded from 3080 to 9070 XT and couldn’t be more happier.

    • FSR 4 is as good as DLSS, with Mesa 25.2, ProtonGE and OptiScaler it’s easy to use in most games needing FSR, officially supported or not.
    • 16G VRAM means never be anxious about 10GB limit again.
    • No issues on Linux at all, Wayland just works, game performance is as good as Windows, Steam Big Picture is smooth.
    • HDR, VRR just works. (HDR needs gamescope or ProtonGE with two environments variables, both works perfectly.)
    • LACT is easy for tweaking the GPU.
    • Setting 70% power limit to 9070 XT makes the GPU mostly silent, and still much better performance than 3080.