SAPPHIRE PURE Radeon RX 9070 XT
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition
GPU comparison with benchmarksIn the gpu comparison between the SAPPHIRE PURE Radeon RX 9070 XT and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition, 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 XT is based on the AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT and has 4096 texture shaders and 64 execution units. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition is based on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080, which has 10752 shaders and 84 execution units. |
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| SAPPHIRE PURE Radeon RX 9070 XT | GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition |
| AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT | Based on | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 |
| Navi 48 XTX | GPU Chip | GB203-400-A1 |
| RDNA 4 | Architecture | Blackwell |
| 64 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 84 |
| 4096 | Shader | 10752 |
| 128 | Render Output Units | 128 |
| 256 | Texture Units | 336 |
| 64 | Raytracing Cores | 84 |
MemoryThe SAPPHIRE PURE Radeon RX 9070 XT has 16 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR6 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 645 GB/s. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition can access 16 GB GDDR7 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 960 GB/s. |
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| 16 GB | Memory Size | 16 GB |
| GDDR6 | Memory Type | GDDR7 |
| 2.518 GHz | Memory Clock | 1.875 GHz |
| 20.1 Gbps | Memory Speed | 30.0 Gbps |
| 645 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 960 GB/s |
| 256 bit | Memory Interface | 256 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe SAPPHIRE PURE Radeon RX 9070 XT clocks in the base with up to 1.660 GHz. The base frequency of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition is 2.295 GHz. |
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| 1.660 GHz | Base Clock | 2.295 GHz |
| 3.010 GHz | Boost Clock | 2.617 GHz |
| 2.46 GHz | Avg (Game) Clock | |
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the SAPPHIRE PURE Radeon RX 9070 XT is 317 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 2 x 8-Pin connector. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition has a TDP of 360 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 16-Pin PCIe power connectors. |
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| 317 W | TDP | 360 W |
| -- | TDP (up) | -- |
| 92 °C | Tjunction max | 88 °C |
| 2 x 8-Pin | PCIe-Power | 1 x 16-Pin |
Cooler & FansThe SAPPHIRE PURE Radeon RX 9070 XT has a total of 3 Axial fans. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition 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 110 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 XT. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition 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 | 1x HDMI v2.1b |
| 2x DP v2.1a | DP Ports | 3x DP v2.1b |
| -- | DVI Ports | -- |
| -- | VGA Ports | -- |
| -- | USB-C Ports | -- |
FeaturesetThe SAPPHIRE PURE Radeon RX 9070 XT supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels. The maximum resolution of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition 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 XT is 320 mm long, 120 mm high and 62 mm wide. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition is 304 mm long, 137 mm high and 48 mm wide. |
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| 320 mm | Length | 304 mm |
| 120 mm | Height | 137 mm |
| 62 mm | Width | 48 mm |
| 3 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 3 PCIe-Slots |
| -- | Weight | -- |
| PCIe 5 x 16 | GPU Interface | PCIe 5 x 16 |
| No | SFF-Ready | Yes |
Additional dataThe SAPPHIRE PURE Radeon RX 9070 XT was released in Q2/2025 at a price of 599 $ (Reference). The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition was introduced in Q1/2025 at a price of 1,169 $ (Reference). |
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| 11348-02-20G | Part-no | -- |
| Q2/2025 | Release date | Q1/2025 |
| 599 $ (Reference) | Launch Price | 1,169 $ (Reference) |
| 4 nm | Structure size | 5 nm |
| data sheet | Documents | data sheet |
1.660 GHz, 16 GB (317 W TDP)
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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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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition
16 GB GDDR7 |
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Steel Nomad Light Graphics score
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition
16 GB GDDR7 |
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Steel Nomad Graphics score
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition
16 GB GDDR7 |
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Port Royal (Raytracing)
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition
16 GB GDDR7 |
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Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition
16 GB GDDR7 |
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Solar Bay (Raytracing)
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition
16 GB GDDR7 |
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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 XT
16 GB GDDR6 |
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition
16 GB GDDR7 |
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