The MSI GeForce RTX 5070 SHADOW 3X has 6144 shader units and these clock a maximum of 2.53 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 31.05 TFLOPS.
The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9070 XT has 4096 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 2.97 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 48.66 TFLOPS.
Quick comparison
In FP32 performance, the SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9070 XT is 57 % faster than the MSI GeForce RTX 5070 SHADOW 3X.
The MSI GeForce RTX 5070 SHADOW 3X is equipped with a graphics chip of the Blackwell architecture, which has 48 streaming multiprocessors.
The graphics card SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9070 XT is based on the RDNA 4 architecture and is equipped with 64 execution units.
Memory
Memory
MSI GeForce RTX 5070 SHADOW 3X
SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9070 XT
Memory Size
12 GB
16 GB
Memory Type
GDDR7
GDDR6
Memory Clock
1.750 GHz
2.518 GHz
Memory Speed
28.0 Gbps
20.1 Gbps
Memory bandwidth
672 GB/s
645 GB/s
Memory Interface
192 bit
256 bit
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The MSI GeForce RTX 5070 SHADOW 3X is equipped with a 12 GB large GDDR7 graphics memory, which is equipped with 1.750 GHz clocks.
The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9070 XT has a 16 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory and the memory clock is 2.518GHz.
Clock Speeds
Clock Speeds
MSI GeForce RTX 5070 SHADOW 3X
SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9070 XT
Base Clock
2.165 GHz
1.660 GHz
Boost Clock
2.527 GHz
2.970 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock
--
2.40 GHz
Overclocking
Yes
Yes
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The MSI GeForce RTX 5070 SHADOW 3X has a turbo clock of 2.527 GHz. The turbo frequency of the SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9070 XT is 2.970 GHz.
Thermal Design
Thermal Design
MSI GeForce RTX 5070 SHADOW 3X
SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9070 XT
TDP
250 W
304 W
Tjunction max
85 °C
92 °C
PCIe-Power
1 x 16-Pin
2 x 8-Pin
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The MSI GeForce RTX 5070 SHADOW 3X has 1 x 16-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 PULSE Radeon RX 9070 XT is equipped with a 2 x 8-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 92 °C.
Cooler & Fans
Cooler & Fans
MSI GeForce RTX 5070 SHADOW 3X
SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9070 XT
Fan-Type
Axial
Axial
Fan 1
3 x 90 mm
2 x 100 mm
Fan 2
--
1 x 90 mm
Cooler-Type
Air cooling
Air cooling
Noise (Idle)
0 dB
0 dB
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The graphics processor and graphics memory of the MSI GeForce RTX 5070 SHADOW 3X are cooled with a Air cooling.
The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9070 XT is cooled by a Air cooling.
Connectivity
Connectivity
MSI GeForce RTX 5070 SHADOW 3X
SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9070 XT
Max. Displays
4
4
HDCP
2.3
2.3
HDMI
1x HDMI 2.1b
2x HDMI 2.1b
DisplayPort
3x DP 2.1b
2x DP 2.1a
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The MSI GeForce RTX 5070 SHADOW 3X supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.3.
The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9070 XT supports HDCP in version 2.3 and all previous versions.
Featureset
Featureset
MSI GeForce RTX 5070 SHADOW 3X
SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9070 XT
Max. resolution
7680x4320
7680x4320
DirectX
12_2 (Ultimate)
12_2 (Ultimate)
Raytracing
Yes
Yes
DLSS / FSR
Yes
Yes
LED
No LED lighting
Addressable LED
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The MSI GeForce RTX 5070 SHADOW 3X supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_2 (Ultimate).
The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9070 XT supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_2 (Ultimate).
Supported Video Codecs
Supported Video Codecs
MSI GeForce RTX 5070 SHADOW 3X
SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9070 XT
h264
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
VP8
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
VP9
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
AV1
Decode / Encode
Decode / 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
Dimensions
MSI GeForce RTX 5070 SHADOW 3X
SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9070 XT
Length
303 mm
320 mm
Height
121 mm
120 mm
Width
49 mm
62 mm
Width (Slots)
3 Slots
3 Slots
SFF-Ready
Yes
No
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The MSI GeForce RTX 5070 SHADOW 3X is 49 mm wide and therefore needs the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the case.
The width of the SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9070 XT is 49 mm and thus requires the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.
3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value.
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.
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