SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9070
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SAPPHIRE PURE Radeon RX 9070


GPU comparison with benchmarks

The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9070 is based on the AMD Radeon RX 9070 (RDNA 4) and has 16 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 645 GB/s.

The SAPPHIRE PURE Radeon RX 9070 is based on the AMD Radeon RX 9070 (RDNA 4) and has 16 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 645 GB/s.

GPU

The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9070 has the Navi 48 XT graphics chip installed, which is based on the RDNA 4 architecture.

The SAPPHIRE PURE Radeon RX 9070 is based on the graphics chip Navi 48 XT, which comes from the RDNA 4 architecture.
SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9070 GPU SAPPHIRE PURE Radeon RX 9070
AMD Radeon RX 9070 Based on AMD Radeon RX 9070
Navi 48 XT GPU Chip Navi 48 XT
RDNA 4 Architecture RDNA 4
56 Streaming Multiprocessors 56
3584 Shader 3584
128 Render Output Units 128
224 Texture Units 224
56 Raytracing Cores 56

Memory

The graphics memory of the SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9070 clocks at 2.518 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 20.1 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the SAPPHIRE PURE Radeon RX 9070 is 20.1 Gbps and the clock speed is 2.518 GHz.

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 clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.

1.330 GHz Base Clock 1.330 GHz
2.520 GHz Boost Clock 2.700 GHzDeviation vs GPU group+ 7 %
2.07 GHz Avg (Game) Clock 2.21 GHzDeviation vs GPU group+ 7 %
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9070 is powered by 2 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 220 W.

The SAPPHIRE PURE Radeon RX 9070 has 2 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 245 WDeviation vs GPU group+ 11 %.

220 W TDP 245 WDeviation vs GPU group+ 11 %
-- TDP (up) --
85 °C Tjunction max 85 °C
2 x 8-Pin PCIe-Power 2 x 8-Pin

Cooler & Fans

The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9070 is equipped with a total of 2 Axial main fans.

The SAPPHIRE PURE Radeon RX 9070 has 3 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Axial Fan-Type Axial
2 x 100 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

Up to 4 screens can be operated with the SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9070.

The SAPPHIRE PURE Radeon RX 9070 supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

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

Featureset

With the SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9070 it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the SAPPHIRE PURE Radeon RX 9070 is 7680x4320 pixels.

7680x4320 Max. resolution 7680x4320
12_2 (Ultimate) DirectX 12_2 (Ultimate)
Yes Raytracing Yes
Yes DLSS / FSR Yes
No LED lighting LED Addressable LED

Supported Video Codecs

The support and acceleration of certain video codecs can have a positive impact on the lower energy consumption and less waste heat from the graphics card.

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 SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9070 is connected to the system via PCIe 5 x 16 lanes and requires 3 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The SAPPHIRE PURE Radeon RX 9070 needs the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 5 x 16 Lanes interface.

280 mm Length 320 mm
120 mm Height 120 mm
52 mm Width 62 mm
3 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 3 PCIe-Slots
-- Weight --
PCIe 5 x 16 GPU Interface PCIe 5 x 16
No SFF-Ready No

Additional data

The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9070 has been manufactured with a structure width of 4 nanometers since Q2/2025.

The SAPPHIRE PURE Radeon RX 9070 came on the market in Q2/2025 and will have a structure width of 4 nanometers manufactured.

11349-03-20G Part-no 11349-02-20G
Q2/2025 Release date Q2/2025
549 $ (Reference) Launch Price 549 $ (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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