AMD Radeon RX 9070 with a flashed BIOS could outperform the RX 9070 XT

In a nutshell: GPU BIOS modding was once a popular hobby among PC enthusiasts, but vendors have since cracked down on the practice, making it nearly impossible to make significant changes to graphics cards by altering their BIOS. However, some modders have discovered that with a modded BIOS, the Radeon RX 9070 can be overclocked to outperform the reference RX 9070 XT. Gurdi, a professional overclocker and member of the German PC Games Hardware forums, discovered that Radeon RX 9070 GPUs can be flashed with the BIOS from a 9070 XT that has a comparable board design. This mod unlocks higher clock speeds and power limits, though it doesn't unlock any additional shaders. For his experiment, the modder used an Asus Prime Radeon RX 9070, while the BIOS was extracted from an Asus Prime Radeon RX 9070 XT. The most surprising result after the flash was the improved overclocking headroom. The unmodified RX 9070 had a clock speed range of 2140 - 2610 MHz with a 220W TGP, but the modded unit cou ... Read full article.