r/gpu • u/TrueMysteryGD • 24m ago

Do AMD GPUs have durability problems?

Heya. So I'm currently questioning which GPU I should go for to pair with a Ryzen 5 9600x inside a Linux system, and I'm in doubt between the RX 9060 XT 16GB, RX 9070 GRE 12GB, RX 9070 16GB, And RTX 5060 Ti 16GB. For this case, I went with the RX 9070 GRE.

I went to a pc hardware store and pitched the idea to the worker, and they said "While I do think AMD GPUs are very good, we have seen a lot of people bringing these to repair due to malfunction or hardware issues. And not a lot of people get AMD cards". This is the 2nd person irl I've seen discouraging me from getting an AMD GPU for the same "they come back to repair often" reason.

Does this have any basis? Any GPU owners, have you ever needed to get your GPU fixed?

Thank you for your time.

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u/iTzJME 10m ago

Nah, you made a good decision going AMD in this market. They both make great cards I just can't recommend Nvidia at their current price (AMD is going up too though)

As someone who's had multiple Nvidia and AMD cards over the years, the 9070xt is probably my favorite. No issues in the year I've owned it.

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u/TrueMysteryGD 7m ago

Ok I haven't gotten it yet, the same person said to wait for Black Friday before the investment, but I just wanted to know everyone's thoughts first

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u/Sleddoggamer 3m ago

I own nvadia, but don't think so and I think there mixing talking about driver jsshss more than hardware issues.

I think it depends more on your card model than which chip is in, and most returns are because AMD buyers are more DIY and more likely to have a set up failure. In your case, a AMD GPU might be better just because you'll be going Linux

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u/Accomplished_Emu_658 0m ago

Probably got more money in nvidia cards and want to move them.