- AMD’s Radeon RX 9070 averages 99 fps in Black ops 6 in native 4K
- The first tests were carried out on a platform using the new Ryzen 9950X3D
- FSR 4 Could Provide Massive Frame Rate Increase Based On This Benchmark
While AMD made it clear that it would not focus on the high-end GPUs of this generation, but would instead target the mid-range space, a new benchmark that uses the Radeon RX 9070 GPU in Call of Duty Black Ops 6 suggests the opposite.
Discovered by IGN, Call of Duty Black Ops 6 maintains an average of 99 fps (pictured below) at 4K on the Extreme preset without using FSR 3.1 or the new upscaling method powered by FSR 4 AI.
IGN claims that Nvidia’s RTX 4080 Super (in particular No a mid-range GPU) achieves ‘around 129 fps’ using the same graphics settings at 4K resolution, but with DLSS quality upscaling enabled; I can corroborate this myself as a 4080 Superuser, suggesting that AMD’s RDNA 4 GPU may have a bigger impact than anticipated.
Since these are the first benchmark results on a system using Team Red’s recently announced Ryzen 9 9950X3D processor with the first alpha drivers, there’s a lot more left to reveal about the RX 9070’s performance capabilities. So far, it’s shaping up to be a good GPU option in terms of raw power and performance in demanding games.
Was AMD lowering our expectations for its new GPUs because of Nvidia’s Blackwell offerings?
It’s safe to say that we’re all anticipating complete dominance from Nvidia over AMD in the GPU department before CES 2025. The new RTX 5000 series lineup is slated to outperform Team Red’s RX 9060 and 9070 GPUs (especially using DLSS 4 and Multi Frame Generation). ), but this Black Ops 6 The benchmark has me believing that AMD intentionally misled us.
Knowing that Nvidia would likely take the lead, I wouldn’t be surprised if AMD pushed the “midrange” narrative beforehand to undersell its new GPUs and soften the blow of a visible CES loss against its main rival. The Radeon RX 9060 and 9070 may not be considered high-end, but these early results tell a different story. It feels a bit far-fetched to call a GPU ‘mid-range’ and then see it approach 100fps at 4K in a recent build with no upscaling methods in place.
While it’s hugely disappointing to hear that FSR 4 will be exclusive to the RX 9070 series (at least for now), Team Red could be in a better position if the new enhancement tool competes closely with DLSS 4 and the new RDNA 4 GPUs are sensible . price, as AMD’s own “mid-range” label would suggest.
