AMD’s Radeon RX 9070 series GPUs are a welcome addition to the GPU market, assuming you can get one at MSRP. AMD has faced fewer complications than Nvidia’s lackluster GPU launch, marred by a shortage of supplies. UserBenchmark has not taken lightly to AMD’s and the tech media’s supposed antics. In its purported review of the RX 9070 XT, one of the best graphics cards, the website claims that Radeon GPUs fall short in real-world performance while failing to mention the GPU in question even once.
For the uninitiated, UserBenchmark (UB) is infamous in the tech landscape for its radical perspectives versus AMD, which it commonly refers to as “Advanced Marketing Devices.” For context, it once recommended readers purchase a Core i5-13600K over the Ryzen 7 9800X3D, asserting, and I quote, “Spending more on a gaming CPU is often pointless.”
I look forward to the day when that fucked up site is not taken seriously enough to be given exposure on respectable sites like tomshardware.
If trends are anything to go by it’s the Anand Techs that close the shop while the slop continues.
I once was reading a review on UserBenchmark comparing NVIDIA and Intel GPUs, and the summary had a rant disparaging AMD GPUs… Like chill, they weren’t even in this…
Userbenchmark always has been and always will be trash. They lack reputable metrics and methodology.
For the uninitiated, UserBenchmark (UB) is infamous in the tech landscape for its radical perspectives versus AMD
I don’t think this captures the extent or absurdity of the BS they are pulling.
They will always conclude AMD is worse if not straight up bad. They did this to a point where people started questioning whether they are paid by Intel. They intentionally manipulate results to portray AMD in the worst way possible. If there is no (semi-)subtle way to do so, they just make random stuff up.
Do not even visit this site. Their testing is bad, their conclusions are wrong, seemingly all they want to do is mislead you. The way to avoid this is to avoid them.
Userbenchmark is only good for comparing component performance with people with the exact same SKU (to see if something is really wrong).
You should never use them for comparison across companies or even SKU families.
