ASRock Radeon RX 9070 XT Challenger 16GB
vs
SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9070 XT


GPU comparison with benchmarks

In the gpu comparison between the ASRock Radeon RX 9070 XT Challenger 16GB and the SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9070 XT, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.

GPU

The ASRock Radeon RX 9070 XT Challenger 16GB is based on the AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT and has 4096 texture shaders and 64 execution units.

SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9070 XT is based on AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT, which has 4096 shaders and 64 execution units.
ASRock Radeon RX 9070 XT Challenger 16GB GPU SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9070 XT
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT Based on AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
Navi 48 XTX GPU Chip Navi 48 XTX
RDNA 4 Architecture RDNA 4
64 Streaming Multiprocessors 64
4096 Shader 4096
128 Render Output Units 128
256 Texture Units 256
64 Raytracing Cores 64

Memory

The ASRock Radeon RX 9070 XT Challenger 16GB has 16 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR6 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 645 GB/s.

The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9070 XT can access 16 GB GDDR6 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 645 GB/s.

16 GB Memory Size 16 GB
GDDR6 Memory Type GDDR6
2.518 GHz Memory Clock 2.518 GHz
20.1 Gbps Memory Speed 20.1 Gbps
645 GB/s Memory bandwidth 645 GB/s
256 bit Memory Interface 256 bit

Clock Speeds

The ASRock Radeon RX 9070 XT Challenger 16GB clocks in the base with up to 1.660 GHz. The base frequency of the SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9070 XT is 1.660 GHz.

1.660 GHz Base Clock 1.660 GHz
2.970 GHz Boost Clock 2.970 GHz
2.40 GHz Avg (Game) Clock 2.40 GHz
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the ASRock Radeon RX 9070 XT Challenger 16GB is 304 W (Reference). The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 2 x 8-Pin connector.

The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9070 XT has a TDP of 304 W and is supplied with the required energy via 2 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors.

304 W (Reference) TDP 304 W
-- TDP (up) --
92 °C Tjunction max 92 °C
2 x 8-Pin PCIe-Power 2 x 8-Pin

Cooler & Fans

The ASRock Radeon RX 9070 XT Challenger 16GB has a total of 3 Axial fans.

The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9070 XT has 3 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.

Axial Fan-Type Axial
3 x 90 mm Fan 1 2 x 100 mm
-- Fan 2 1 x 90 mm
Air cooling Cooler-Type Air cooling
0 dB Noise (Idle) 0 dB
-- Noise (Load) --

Connectivity

In the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 4 screens can be connected to the ASRock Radeon RX 9070 XT Challenger 16GB.

The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9070 XT supports a maximum of 4 screens.

4 Max. Displays 4
2.3 HDCP-Version 2.3
1x HDMI v2.1b HDMI Ports 2x HDMI v2.1b
3x DP v2.1a DP Ports 2x DP v2.1a
-- DVI Ports --
-- VGA Ports --
-- USB-C Ports --

Featureset

The ASRock Radeon RX 9070 XT Challenger 16GB supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum resolution of the SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9070 XT is 7680x4320 pixels.

7680x4320 Max. resolution 7680x4320
12_2 (Ultimate) DirectX 12_2 (Ultimate)
Yes Raytracing Yes
Yes DLSS / FSR Yes
Addressable LED LED Addressable LED

Supported Video Codecs

The support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos.

Decode / Encode h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode h265 / HEVC Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode AV1 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode VP8 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode VP9 Decode / Encode

Dimensions

The ASRock Radeon RX 9070 XT Challenger 16GB is 290 mm long, 123 mm high and 56 mm wide.

The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9070 XT is 320 mm long, 120 mm high and 62 mm wide.

290 mm Length 320 mm
123 mm Height 120 mm
56 mm Width 62 mm
3 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 3 PCIe-Slots
1038 g Weight --
PCIe 5 x 16 GPU Interface PCIe 5 x 16
No SFF-Ready No

Additional data

The ASRock Radeon RX 9070 XT Challenger 16GB was released in Q2/2025 at a price of 599 $.

The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9070 XT was introduced in Q2/2025 at a price of 599 $ (Reference).

RX9070XT CL 16G Part-no 11348-03-20G
Q2/2025 Release date Q2/2025
599 $ Launch Price 599 $ (Reference)
4 nm Structure size 4 nm
data sheet Documents data sheet

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Benchmark results

FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)

The theoretical computing power of the graphics card with single precision (32 bit) in TFLOPS indicates how many trillion FP32 floating point operations the graphics card (GPU) can perform per second.

FP32 (TFLOPS)

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