Test Setup
We are using an AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D for testing. We are using the motherboard’s current default BIOS settings on the latest release BIOS. We have enabled PCI-Express Resizable BAR in the motherboard BIOS. We have enabled EXPO I in the BIOS for the memory. We are using a fresh install of Windows 11 Pro with the latest Windows Updates, including the 24H2 update. We have the latest drivers installed, including the latest chipset drivers. We are using the “Balanced” power profile in Windows Settings, and Core Isolation/Memory Integrity (VBS) is enabled.
AMD provided us with a press driver for the Radeon RX 9070 XT and Radeon RX 9070 reviews. We also used this driver for all the AMD comparison data in this review so that every GPU was on the same driver for a true comparison. This driver is labeled 24.30.31.03 in version number and will be the new driver talked about in the AMD announcement, 25.3.1.