u/Logesh0008

Hey everyone,

I’m currently looking at a new build and the choice is down to the RTX 5070 or the RX 9070 XT.

Most advice I find online is from 2023-2024 saying NVIDIA is the only way to go because of Reflex, but I know AMD has Anti-Lag 2 integrated into the game now.

My questions for the 2026 players:

1. Stutters: Are AMD users still dealing with that annoying shader cache stutter after every driver update? I've seen some people mention it only happens on DX11 (Valorant) and not newer DX12 titles.
2. Latency: Does anyone have real-world experience with Anti-Lag 2 vs Reflex? Some benchmarks show the gap is basically gone, but is NVIDIA still the "standard" for zero input lag?
3. Stability: Is it true that NVIDIA drivers are still more "set it and forget it" for Valo, or has AMD finally fixed the random driver crashes?

I'm leaning toward the 9070 XT for the raw FPS value, but I don’t want to sacrifice smoothness in valorant. Would love to hear from anyone who has switched between the two recently!

Hey everyone,

I’m currently looking at a new build and the choice is down to the RTX 5070 or the RX 9070 XT.

Most advice I find online is from 2023-2024 saying NVIDIA is the only way to go because of Reflex, but I know AMD has Anti-Lag 2 integrated into the game now.

My questions for the 2026 players:

1. Stutters: Are AMD users still dealing with that annoying shader cache stutter after every driver update? I've seen some people mention it only happens on DX11 (Valorant) and not newer DX12 titles.
2. Latency: Does anyone have real-world experience with Anti-Lag 2 vs Reflex? Some benchmarks show the gap is basically gone, but is NVIDIA still the "standard" for zero input lag?
3. Stability: Is it true that NVIDIA drivers are still more "set it and forget it" for Valo, or has AMD finally fixed the random driver crashes?

I'm leaning toward the 9070 XT for the raw FPS value, but I don’t want to sacrifice smoothness in valorant. Would love to hear from anyone who has switched between the two recently!

Hey everyone,

I’m currently looking at a new build and the choice is down to the RTX 5070 or the RX 9070 XT.

Most advice I find online is from 2023-2024 saying NVIDIA is the only way to go because of Reflex, but I know AMD has Anti-Lag 2 integrated into the game now.

My questions for the 2026 players:

1. Stutters: Are AMD users still dealing with that annoying shader cache stutter after every driver update? I've seen some people mention it only happens on DX11 (Valorant) and not newer DX12 titles.
2. Latency: Does anyone have real-world experience with Anti-Lag 2 vs Reflex? Some benchmarks show the gap is basically gone, but is NVIDIA still the "standard" for zero input lag?
3. Stability: Is it true that NVIDIA drivers are still more "set it and forget it" for Valo, or has AMD finally fixed the random driver crashes?

I'm leaning toward the 9070 XT for the raw FPS value, but I don’t want to sacrifice smoothness in valorant. Would love to hear from anyone who has switched between the two recently!