SAPPHIRE PURE Radeon RX 9070
vs
Gainward GeForce RTX 5060 Python III


GPU comparison with benchmarks

In the gpu comparison between the SAPPHIRE PURE Radeon RX 9070 and the Gainward GeForce RTX 5060 Python III, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.

GPU

The SAPPHIRE PURE Radeon RX 9070 is based on the AMD Radeon RX 9070 and has 3584 texture shaders and 56 execution units.

Gainward GeForce RTX 5060 Python III is based on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060, which has 3840 shaders and 30 execution units.
SAPPHIRE PURE Radeon RX 9070 GPU Gainward GeForce RTX 5060 Python III
AMD Radeon RX 9070 Based on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060
Navi 48 XT GPU Chip GB206-250-A1
RDNA 4 Architecture Blackwell 2.0
56 Streaming Multiprocessors 30
3584 Shader 3840
128 Render Output Units 48
224 Texture Units 120
56 Raytracing Cores 30

Memory

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

The Gainward GeForce RTX 5060 Python III can access 8 GB GDDR7 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 448 GB/s.

16 GB Memory Size 8 GB
GDDR6 Memory Type GDDR7
2.518 GHz Memory Clock 1.750 GHz
20.1 Gbps Memory Speed 28.0 Gbps
645 GB/s Memory bandwidth 448 GB/s
256 bit Memory Interface 128 bit

Clock Speeds

The SAPPHIRE PURE Radeon RX 9070 clocks in the base with up to 1.330 GHz. The base frequency of the Gainward GeForce RTX 5060 Python III is 2.280 GHz.

1.330 GHz Base Clock 2.280 GHz
2.700 GHz Boost Clock 2.497 GHz
2.21 GHz Avg (Game) Clock
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the SAPPHIRE PURE Radeon RX 9070 is 245 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 2 x 8-Pin connector.

The Gainward GeForce RTX 5060 Python III has a TDP of 145 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors.

245 W TDP 145 W
-- TDP (up) --
85 °C Tjunction max 89 °C
2 x 8-Pin PCIe-Power 1 x 8-Pin

Cooler & Fans

The SAPPHIRE PURE Radeon RX 9070 has a total of 3 Axial fans.

The Gainward GeForce RTX 5060 Python III has 3 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.

Axial Fan-Type Axial
2 x 100 mm Fan 1 3 x 90 mm
1 x 90 mm Fan 2 --
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 SAPPHIRE PURE Radeon RX 9070.

The Gainward GeForce RTX 5060 Python III supports a maximum of 4 screens.

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

Featureset

The SAPPHIRE PURE Radeon RX 9070 supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum resolution of the Gainward GeForce RTX 5060 Python III is 7680x4320 pixels.

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

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 SAPPHIRE PURE Radeon RX 9070 is 320 mm long, 120 mm high and 62 mm wide.

The Gainward GeForce RTX 5060 Python III is 292 mm long, 117 mm high and 41 mm wide.

320 mm Length 292 mm
120 mm Height 117 mm
62 mm Width 41 mm
3 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 3 PCIe-Slots
-- Weight --
PCIe 5 x 16 GPU Interface PCIe 5 x 8
No SFF-Ready No

Additional data

The SAPPHIRE PURE Radeon RX 9070 was released in Q2/2025 at a price of 549 $ (Reference).

The Gainward GeForce RTX 5060 Python III was introduced in Q2/2025 at a price of 299 $ (Reference).

11349-02-20G Part-no NE75060019P1-GB2063T
Q2/2025 Release date Q2/2025
549 $ (Reference) Launch Price 299 $ (Reference)
4 nm Structure size 5 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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