SAPPHIRE PURE Radeon RX 9070
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SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7700 XT
GPU comparison with benchmarksIn the gpu comparison between the SAPPHIRE PURE Radeon RX 9070 and the SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7700 XT, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.
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GPUThe SAPPHIRE PURE Radeon RX 9070 is based on the AMD Radeon RX 9070 and has 3584 texture shaders and 56 execution units. SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7700 XT is based on AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT, which has 3456 shaders and 54 execution units. |
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| SAPPHIRE PURE Radeon RX 9070 | GPU | SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7700 XT |
| AMD Radeon RX 9070 | Based on | AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT |
| Navi 48 XT | GPU Chip | Navi 32 XL |
| RDNA 4 | Architecture | RDNA 3 |
| 56 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 54 |
| 3584 | Shader | 3456 |
| 128 | Render Output Units | 96 |
| 224 | Texture Units | 216 |
| 56 | Raytracing Cores | 54 |
MemoryThe 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 SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7700 XT can access 12 GB GDDR6 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 432 GB/s. |
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| 16 GB | Memory Size | 12 GB |
| GDDR6 | Memory Type | GDDR6 |
| 2.518 GHz | Memory Clock | 2.250 GHz |
| 20.1 Gbps | Memory Speed | 18.0 Gbps |
| 645 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 432 GB/s |
| 256 bit | Memory Interface | 192 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe SAPPHIRE PURE Radeon RX 9070 clocks in the base with up to 1.330 GHz. The base frequency of the SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7700 XT is 1.900 GHz. |
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| 1.330 GHz | Base Clock | 1.900 GHz |
| 2.700 GHz | Boost Clock | 2.544 GHz |
| 2.21 GHz | Avg (Game) Clock | 2.17 GHz |
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe 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 SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7700 XT has a TDP of 230 W and is supplied with the required energy via 2 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors. |
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| 245 W | TDP | 230 W |
| -- | TDP (up) | -- |
| 85 °C | Tjunction max | 97 °C |
| 2 x 8-Pin | PCIe-Power | 2 x 8-Pin |
Cooler & FansThe SAPPHIRE PURE Radeon RX 9070 has a total of 3 Axial fans. The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7700 XT has 2 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory. |
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| Axial | Fan-Type | Axial |
| 2 x 100 mm | Fan 1 | 2 x 100 mm |
| 1 x 90 mm | Fan 2 | -- |
| Air cooling | Cooler-Type | Air cooling |
| 0 dB | Noise (Idle) | 0 dB |
| -- | Noise (Load) | -- |
ConnectivityIn 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 SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7700 XT supports a maximum of 4 screens. |
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| 4 | Max. Displays | 4 |
| 2.3 | HDCP-Version | 2.3 |
| 2x HDMI v2.1b | HDMI Ports | 2x HDMI v2.1 |
| 2x DP v2.1a | DP Ports | 2x DP v2.1 |
| -- | DVI Ports | -- |
| -- | VGA Ports | -- |
| -- | USB-C Ports | -- |
FeaturesetThe SAPPHIRE PURE Radeon RX 9070 supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels. The maximum resolution of the SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7700 XT is 7680x4320 pixels. |
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| 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 CodecsThe support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos. |
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| 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 |
DimensionsThe SAPPHIRE PURE Radeon RX 9070 is 320 mm long, 120 mm high and 62 mm wide. The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7700 XT is 280 mm long, 128 mm high and 53 mm wide. |
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| 320 mm | Length | 280 mm |
| 120 mm | Height | 128 mm |
| 62 mm | Width | 53 mm |
| 3 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 3 PCIe-Slots |
| -- | Weight | -- |
| PCIe 5 x 16 | GPU Interface | PCIe 4 x 16 |
| No | SFF-Ready | No |
Additional dataThe SAPPHIRE PURE Radeon RX 9070 was released in Q2/2025 at a price of 549 $ (Reference). The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7700 XT was introduced in Q3/2023 at a price of 449 $ (Reference). |
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| 11349-02-20G | Part-no | 11335-04-20G |
| Q2/2025 | Release date | Q3/2023 |
| 549 $ (Reference) | Launch Price | 449 $ (Reference) |
| 4 nm | Structure size | 5 nm |
| data sheet | Documents | data sheet |
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Benchmark results
3DMark Benchmark (DirectX, Raytracing)
3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value.
Time Spy Extreme Graphics score
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SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7700 XT
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Port Royal (Raytracing)
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SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7700 XT
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Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)
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Cyberpunk 2077
Cyberpunk 2077 was developed by CD Projekt Red and is based on the development studio's own REDengine 4. Ray tracing is switched off in our benchmarks.
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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The Last of Us Part 1
The Last of Us Part One is a game released by Sony in June 2013 exclusively for the Playstation and released for the PC in early 2023. The benchmark values here were determined at high details.
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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Geekbench 6 (OpenCL, Vulkan, Metal)
Geekbench 6 is a cross-platform benchmark for main processors, which also carries out 3 different graphics benchmarks and outputs them in the form of a numerical value.
Geekbench 6 - OpenCL
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SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7700 XT
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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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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SAPPHIRE PURE Radeon RX 9070
16 GB GDDR6 |
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