We’ll look at how the performance-tuning profiles in AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition affect the behavior of Gigabyte’s Radeon RX 9070 XT Gaming OC. We’ll show a simple way to overclock the GPU both manually and automatically using the basic presets, how to undervolt it, and how to adjust the power limits for overclocking. We’ll also measure how performance changes when we reduce the card’s power draw by 100 W, and we’ll try VRAM tuning.
Default settings vs. Memory timing, Fast timing
Memory timings are one of the parameters you won’t see in monitoring, and performance differences depend heavily on the scenario. In the tested games and settings, any variance was indistinguishable from normal measurement error.
Cyberpunk 2077, BIOS Quiet
The first operating characteristics test was run in the Cyberpunk 2077 benchmark with RT Medium settings at 3840 × 2160 resolution. It’s made up of eight consecutive benchmark passes, with the averages taken from the last run.
You should see the results in interactive charts that switch when hovering the cursor. If that doesn’t work, the same charts are also available as collapsible images.
In the first chart there’s a slight change in performance, but again it’s hard to say how much is measurement error versus the effect of different memory and slightly altered GPU clocks.
Default | Memory timing, Fast timing
Default | Memory timing, Fast timing
Default | Memory timing, Fast timing
Default | Memory timing, Fast timing
Default | Memory timing, Fast timing
Default | Memory timing, Fast timing
F1 24, BIOS Quiet, Memory timing, Fast timing
Additional tests were run in the F1 24 benchmark at 3840 × 2160 resolution with Ultra settings. This benchmark consists of five laps on the Singapore track in wet conditions. Unlike most benchmarks, this is continuous load with no breaks between loops, so the card remains fully heated throughout.
Default | Memory timing, Fast timing
Default | Memory timing, Fast timing
Default | Memory timing, Fast timing
Default | Memory timing, Fast timing
Default | Memory timing, Fast timing
Default | Memory timing, Fast timing
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