Question 9070XT severely Underperforming

[VirusKarpfen]

I upgraded from a 3060Ti to a 9070XT for 1440p at 170Hz. In many games, it is significantly underperforming. For example, in Cyberpunk, no matter what settings I use, it hovers around 80fps and consumes between 70W and 100W. When I enable full ray tracing, the power draw increases to the expected 304W, but the fps still drops since ray tracing is enabled. The GPU operates at 90% usage while consuming 70W, which is quite poor, while the CPU usage is at 60-70%. In 3D Mark, it performs flawlessly, and in some other games, the card immediately uses 304W and runs well.

My specifications are:
- CPU: Ryzen 7 5700X
- RAM: 32GB 3600MHz (XMP is enabled)
- PSU: 750W connected with two separate PCIe cables
- Motherboard: B550M AORUS ELITE (rev. 1.3) with the BIOS up to date

What I have tried includes:

- Using DDU in Safe Mode before switching the GPU (AMD drivers are up to date, including the optional ones)
- Enabling Smart Access Memory
- Disabling AMD Overlay, which caused severe stutters
- Disabling all AMD filters and options
- Trying a different, higher-quality PSU
- Disabling hardware acceleration
- Overclocking
- Running games in DX12

I have seen many threads discussing similar issues, and I am uncertain what else to do.

 

[Lutfij]

- PSU: 750W connected with two separate PCIe cables
750W is the advertised wattage of the PSU, what is the make, model and age of the unit?

- Using DDU in Safe Mode before switching the GPU (AMD drivers are up to date, including the optional ones)
You're advised to remove all GPU drivers(intel, Nvidia and AMD) in Safe Mode, then manually install the latest GPU driver sourced from AMD's support site in an elevated command, i.e, Right click installer>Run as Administrator.

- Trying a different, higher-quality PSU
Make and model of the unit? If it's brand new, then disregard the age of the unit. If it's borrowed, what did it power prior to your build?

- Motherboard: B550M AORUS ELITE (rev. 1.3) with the BIOS up to date
For the sake of relevance, please include the BIOS version you're on.

 

[VirusKarpfen]

- PSU: 750W connected with two separate PCIe cables
750W is the advertised wattage of the PSU, what is the make, model and age of the unit?

- Using DDU in Safe Mode before switching the GPU (AMD drivers are up to date, including the optional ones)
You're advised to remove all GPU drivers(intel, Nvidia and AMD) in Safe Mode, then manually install the latest GPU driver sourced from AMD's support site in an elevated command, i.e, Right click installer>Run as Administrator.

- Trying a different, higher-quality PSU
Make and model of the unit? If it's brand new, then disregard the age of the unit. If it's borrowed, what did it power prior to your build?

- Motherboard: B550M AORUS ELITE (rev. 1.3) with the BIOS up to date
For the sake of relevance, please include the BIOS version you're on.

My current PSU is the be quiet! Power Zone 2.
I borrowed a be quiet! Straight Power 12 (850W) from a friend — it’s about a year old and was previously used with an RTX 5080.

 

[Kreploon9]

CPU bottleneck.