Over the past decade, AMD GPUs have earned a reputation as the alternative choice for PC gamers who wanted more bang for their buck, provided they were willing to accept some compromises. For years, PC enthusiasts repeated the same lines about poor driver support, subpar upscaling implementation, and just falling short in performance compared to Nvidia's offerings. Sure, AMD may not have a GPU to compete against the likes of the RTX 4090 and 5090, but that doesn't mean the entire Radeon lineup has fallen behind.

In reality, AMD has quietly released competitive GPUs in the mid-range segment that I believe outclass Nvidia's current offerings. And that's coming from an Nvidia fanboy who has stuck with GeForce GPUs for well over a decade. I still lean toward Team Green for my own PCs, as I usually buy flagship models, but I can't ignore the fact that AMD has caught up in areas where people have claimed they're behind. So, let's discuss the most common myths about AMD Radeon GPUs that you'll still find on the internet.

Poor driver support

Driver reliability isn't the nightmare it used to be

If there's one GPU myth that has to die, it's that AMD's drivers create more problems than they fix. Sure, back in the day, this statement wasn't entirely wrong, but in 2025, it couldn't be further from the truth. If anything, Nvidia may have taken the title of rolling out unstable drivers recently, based on my own experience in the past year and the reports of several users on Reddit. Even some game developers have advised against installing recent Nvidia drivers this year because of crashes, stuttering, black screens, and other stability issues.

On the other hand, AMD's driver releases in recent years have been pretty solid, from what I've heard. All of my gaming friends who own Radeon GPUs have no major issues running the latest titles at smooth frame rates, and they don't even think twice about driver stability anymore. Even PC enthusiasts on popular subreddits like r/AMDHelp, r/pcmasterrace, and r/buildapc share the same sentiment. That’s a big shift from the days when Radeon users had to brace themselves for buggy updates. As of 2025, driver stability should be the last thing you need to worry about if you're considering an AMD GPU for your next build.

Radeon GPUs are behind in performance

Look beyond the RTX 4090 and 5090 to see how far AMD has come

It's easy to write off AMD just because the company doesn't offer a GPU that competes against Nvidia's flagship offerings like the RTX 4090 and 5090. But the reality is that flagship graphics cards don't define the entire product stack. Sure, Nvidia may top the benchmark charts, but most gamers aren't splurging thousands of dollars on flagship GPUs. Considering the vast majority of gamers still play at 1080p and 1440p, AMD's mid-range offerings deliver more than enough performance. In fact, they often match or sometimes even exceed Nvidia's mid-range GPUs in performance, while undercutting them in price.

Take a look at the Radeon RX 9070XT we reviewed, for example. It almost matches the performance of the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti, while costing $150 less (as per MSRP). The RTX 5070, which officially retails for $549 and sits in the same price bracket as the 9070 XT, is roughly 15-20% slower. Even in the budget segment, the RX 9060XT offers comparable performance to the RTX 5060 Ti, while costing $80 less. If you really want the most bang for your buck, choosing an AMD GPU may be the smarter move this generation, unless you really need flagship-level performance for 4K gaming.

AMD's FSR is nowhere near DLSS

No longer accurate because FSR 4 tells a different story

Older versions of AMD's FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR) upscaling technology couldn't quite compete with Nvidia's DLSS in terms of quality. I remember how my friends told me that FSR 3 was almost unusable at 1440p and lower resolutions just a year ago. Fast-forward to 2025, and we have FSR 4, which is a huge improvement over the previous iteration. It no longer shows horrible artifacting during motion, and you don't have to deal with a blurry image at 1080p and 1440p. In fact, from various comparisons I've seen on YouTube, FSR 4 looks a bit better than DLSS 3.

Sure, Nvidia may still have a slight lead with DLSS 4, but the gap is closer than it has ever been. In most scenarios, you'll struggle to tell the difference between DLSS 4 and FSR 4 unless you pause the frame and zoom in on finer details. The days of dismissing AMD's FSR technology as "second-class" are long gone. It has improved to the point that it's now a real selling point for AMD GPUs. The only real drawback today is game support, as not every developer has been quick to adopt FSR 4; however, I'm confident that this will change within the next year or two.

AMD is catching up, and it shows

People are often quick to point out how AMD is almost a whole GPU generation behind, but if you look past the flagship cards on the market, you'll realize that the company still gives serious competition to Nvidia. The Radeon lineup thrives in the price range where most PC gamers spend their hard-earned money. So, if you want the best bang for your buck, AMD cards have never been more tempting, consistently undercutting Nvidia while offering comparable performance. You can no longer fall back on excuses like poor driver support or inferior upscaling tech, because that simply isn't the case in 2025. AMD has finally found its stride, and that only makes the GPU race more exciting than it has been in years.