SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 5700 BE 8G GDDR6 8GB vs AMD Radeon RX 9070. Specifications

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 5700 BE 8G GDDR6 8GB and AMD Radeon RX 9070, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  AMD Radeon RX 5700 AMD Radeon RX 9070
• Board Manufacturer
  Sapphire -
• Board Model
  SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 5700 BE 8G GDDR6 8GB -
• Board SKU
  11294-05-20G -
• Stream Processors
  2304 -
• AI Accelerators
  - 112
• Architecture
  - RDNA 4
• Compute Units
  - 56
• Execution Units
  - 56
• Ray Accelerators
  - 56
• Render Output Units
  - 128
• Shader
  - 3584

Video memory capacity, type, bus width and bandwidth describe different properties. These values alone do not determine graphics performance.

• Memory Bus
  256 bit 256 bit
• Memory Data Rate
  14 Gbps Effective 20 Gbps
• Memory Size
  8 GB 16 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR6 GDDR6
• Infinity Cache
  - 64 MB
• Memory Bandwidth
  - 640 GB/s

Published GPU clock frequencies describe different operating modes. Clock speed alone does not determine graphics performance.

• Base Clock
  1540 MHz -
• Boost Clock
  Up to 1750 MHz 2520 MHz
• Game Clock
  Up to 1700 MHz 2070 MHz

Graphics card power limits and recommended system power supply describe different specifications.

• System Power Supply
  650 W (Manufacturer PSU specification (role unspecified)) 650 W (System power requirement)
• Total Board Power
  241 W -
• TDP
  - 220 W
• Typical Board Power
  - 220 W

Connectivity and connections.

• DisplayPort Ports
  3 × DisplayPort -
• HDMI Ports
  1 × HDMI -
• PCIe Interface
  PCIe 4.0 PCIe 5.0 x16
• DisplayPort Version
  - 2.1a
• HDMI Version
  - 2.1b
• Power Connectors
  - 2x8-Pin

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

• AV1
  - Decode / Encode

The difference in size, weight and slot of the compared devices

• Form Factor
  2.3 slot, ATX Dimension: 254 x 135 x 46.5 (mm) -

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU AMD Radeon RX 9070 and SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 5700 BE 8G GDDR6 8GB.

• Official source
  https://www.sapphiretech.com/en/consumer/pulse-radeon-rx-5700-be-8g-gddr6 https://www.amd.com/en/products/graphics/desktops/radeon/9000-series/amd-radeon-rx-9070.html
• Verified on
  2026-09-30 2026-09-30
• Availability window (manufacturer)
  - 2025-03-06
• Date evidence scope
  - Manufacturer-announced OEM/board availability window; exact first shipment is not established by this source.
• Release date
  - 2025-03-06
• Release date source
  - https://ir.amd.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/1238/amd-unveils-next-generation-amd-rdna-4-architecture-with-the-launch-of-amd-radeon-rx-9000-series-graphics-cards
• Verification scope
  - Explicit manufacturer fields refreshed; other original historical fields retained, not all reverified. Partial composite conflicts are preserved.

• FP32 (theoretical)
  - 36.1 TFLOPS