Defective RX 9070 XT card with pitted silicon surface runs extremely hot — report indicates it's unclear if this was an isolated incident

A PowerColor RX 9070 XT Hellhound was found to have defective silicon out of the factory, resulting in unsustainable hotspot temperatures that caused the GPU to overheat and throttle.

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/defective-rx-9070-xt-card-with-pitted-silicon-gpu-surface-runs-extremely-hot-report-indicates-its-unclear-if-this-was-an-isolated-incident

Établi 1mo | 2 avr. 2025, 19:20:05


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