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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 9070 GAMING OC 16G vs SAPPHIRE PURE Radeon RX 9070

GIGABYTE Radeon RX 9070 GAMING OC 16G
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 9070 GAMING OC 16G 16 GB GDDR6 · 2.70 GHz · 220 W Speed index 32/100

The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 9070 GAMING OC 16G has 3584 shader units and these clock a maximum of 2.70 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 38.71 TFLOPS.

SAPPHIRE PURE Radeon RX 9070
SAPPHIRE PURE Radeon RX 9070 16 GB GDDR6 · 2.70 GHz · 245 W Speed index 32/100

The SAPPHIRE PURE Radeon RX 9070 has 3584 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 2.70 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 38.71 TFLOPS.

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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 9070 GAMING OC 16GSAPPHIRE PURE Radeon RX 9070
Speed index
32/100
32/100
FP32
38.71 TFLOPS
38.71 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
2.70 GHz
2.70 GHz
Memory Size
16 GB GDDR6
16 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
645 GB/s
645 GB/s
TDP
220 W
245 W
Launch Price
549 $
549 $
717 pts
717 pts

GPU

GPUGIGABYTE Radeon RX 9070 GAMING OC 16GSAPPHIRE PURE Radeon RX 9070
Based onAMD Radeon RX 9070AMD Radeon RX 9070
GPU ChipNavi 48 XTNavi 48 XT
Streaming Multiprocessors5656
Shader35843584
Render Output Units128128
Texture Units224224
Raytracing Cores5656
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The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 9070 GAMING OC 16G is equipped with a graphics chip of the RDNA 4 architecture, which has 56 streaming multiprocessors.

The graphics card SAPPHIRE PURE Radeon RX 9070 is based on the RDNA 4 architecture and is equipped with 56 execution units.

Memory

MemoryGIGABYTE Radeon RX 9070 GAMING OC 16GSAPPHIRE PURE Radeon RX 9070
Memory Size16 GB16 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory Clock2.518 GHz2.518 GHz
Memory Speed20.1 Gbps20.1 Gbps
Memory bandwidth645 GB/s645 GB/s
Memory Interface256 bit256 bit
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The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 9070 GAMING OC 16G is equipped with a 16 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory, which is equipped with 2.518 GHz clocks.

The SAPPHIRE PURE Radeon RX 9070 has a 16 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory and the memory clock is 2.518GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsGIGABYTE Radeon RX 9070 GAMING OC 16GSAPPHIRE PURE Radeon RX 9070
Base Clock1.330 GHz1.330 GHz
Boost Clock2.700 GHz+7 %2.700 GHz+7 %
Avg (Game) Clock2.21 GHz2.21 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 9070 GAMING OC 16G has a turbo clock of 2.700 GHz. The turbo frequency of the SAPPHIRE PURE Radeon RX 9070 is 2.700 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignGIGABYTE Radeon RX 9070 GAMING OC 16GSAPPHIRE PURE Radeon RX 9070
TDP220 W245 W
Tjunction max85 °C85 °C
PCIe-Power2 x 8-Pin2 x 8-Pin
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The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 9070 GAMING OC 16G has 2 x 8-Pin connectors through which it is supplied with power. The manufacturer specifies the maximum operating temperature of the graphics card as 85 °C.

The SAPPHIRE PURE Radeon RX 9070 is equipped with a 2 x 8-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 85 °C.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansGIGABYTE Radeon RX 9070 GAMING OC 16GSAPPHIRE PURE Radeon RX 9070
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 13 x 90 mm2 x 100 mm
Fan 2--1 x 90 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
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The graphics processor and graphics memory of the GIGABYTE Radeon RX 9070 GAMING OC 16G are cooled with a Air cooling.

The SAPPHIRE PURE Radeon RX 9070 is cooled by a Air cooling.

Connectivity

ConnectivityGIGABYTE Radeon RX 9070 GAMING OC 16GSAPPHIRE PURE Radeon RX 9070
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.32.3
HDMI2x HDMI 2.1b2x HDMI 2.1b
DisplayPort2x DP 2.1a2x DP 2.1a
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The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 9070 GAMING OC 16G supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.3.

The SAPPHIRE PURE Radeon RX 9070 supports HDCP in version 2.3 and all previous versions.

Featureset

FeaturesetGIGABYTE Radeon RX 9070 GAMING OC 16GSAPPHIRE PURE Radeon RX 9070
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingYesYes
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDAddressable LEDAddressable LED
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The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 9070 GAMING OC 16G supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_2 (Ultimate).

The SAPPHIRE PURE Radeon RX 9070 supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_2 (Ultimate).

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsGIGABYTE Radeon RX 9070 GAMING OC 16GSAPPHIRE PURE Radeon RX 9070
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP9Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
AV1Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
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This area lists which video codecs can be decoded or encoded by the graphics cards in hardware. As a result, the power consumption can be reduced due to a lower processor load.

Dimensions

DimensionsGIGABYTE Radeon RX 9070 GAMING OC 16GSAPPHIRE PURE Radeon RX 9070
Length288 mm320 mm
Height132 mm120 mm
Width50 mm62 mm
Width (Slots)3 Slots3 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 9070 GAMING OC 16G is 50 mm wide and therefore needs the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the case.

The width of the SAPPHIRE PURE Radeon RX 9070 is 50 mm and thus requires the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.

Additional data

Additional dataGIGABYTE Radeon RX 9070 GAMING OC 16GSAPPHIRE PURE Radeon RX 9070
GPU InterfacePCIe 5 x 16PCIe 5 x 16
Release dateQ2/2025Q2/2025
Launch Price549 $549 $
Structure size4 nm4 nm
Part-noGV-R9070GAMING OC-16GD11349-02-20G
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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Manufactured using the 4 nanometer process, GIGABYTE Radeon RX 9070 GAMING OC 16G was released in Q2/2025.

The SAPPHIRE PURE Radeon RX 9070 published in Q2/2025 is manufactured with a structure width of 4 nanometers.

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