The SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 9070 has 3584 shader units and these clock a maximum of 2.70 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 38.71 TFLOPS.
The SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 9070 is equipped with a graphics chip of the RDNA 4 architecture, which has 56 streaming multiprocessors.
The graphics card AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT is based on the RDNA 4 architecture and is equipped with 64 execution units.
Memory
Memory
SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 9070
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
Memory Size
16 GB
16 GB
Memory Type
GDDR6
GDDR6
Memory Clock
2.518 GHz
2.518 GHz
Memory Speed
20.1 Gbps
20.1 Gbps
Memory bandwidth
645 GB/s
645 GB/s
Memory Interface
256 bit
256 bit
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The SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 9070 is equipped with a 16 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory, which is equipped with 2.518 GHz clocks.
The AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT has a 16 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory and the memory clock is 2.518GHz.
Clock Speeds
Clock Speeds
SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 9070
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
Base Clock
1.330 GHz
1.660 GHz
Boost Clock
2.700 GHz
2.970 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock
2.21 GHz
2.40 GHz
Overclocking
Yes
Yes
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The SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 9070 has a turbo clock of 2.700 GHz. The turbo frequency of the AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT is 2.970 GHz.
Thermal Design
Thermal Design
SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 9070
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
TDP
245 W
304 W
Tjunction max
85 °C
92 °C
PCIe-Power
1 x 12-Pin
2 x 8-Pin
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The SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 9070 has 1 x 12-Pin connectors through which it is supplied with power. The manufacturer specifies the maximum operating temperature of the graphics card as 85 °C.
The AMD 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
SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 9070
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
Fan-Type
Axial
Axial
Fan 1
3 x 100 mm
3 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 SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 9070 are cooled with a Air cooling.
The AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT is cooled by a Air cooling.
Connectivity
Connectivity
SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 9070
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
Max. Displays
4
4
HDCP
2.3
2.3
HDMI
2x HDMI 2.1b
1x HDMI 2.1b
DisplayPort
2x DP 2.1a
3x DP 2.1a
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The SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 9070 supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.3.
The AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT supports HDCP in version 2.3 and all previous versions.
Featureset
Featureset
SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 9070
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
Max. resolution
7680x4320
7680x4320
DirectX
12_2 (Ultimate)
12_2 (Ultimate)
Raytracing
Yes
Yes
DLSS / FSR
Yes
Yes
LED
Addressable LED
Non addressable LED
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The SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 9070 supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_2 (Ultimate).
The AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_2 (Ultimate).
Supported Video Codecs
Supported Video Codecs
SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 9070
AMD 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
SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 9070
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
Length
331 mm
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Height
129 mm
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Width
66 mm
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Width (Slots)
4 Slots
2 Slots
SFF-Ready
No
No
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The SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 9070 is 66 mm wide and therefore needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case.
The width of the AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT is 66 mm and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.
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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