SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 9070 OC 16GB vs AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 9070 OC 16GB and AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  AMD Radeon RX 9070 AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
• Board Manufacturer
  Sapphire -
• Board Model
  SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 9070 OC 16GB -
• Board SKU
  11349-01-20 -
• Compute Units
  56 CUs (3rd Gen RT + 2nd Gen AI Accelerators) 84
• GPU Chip
  AMD Radeon RX 9070 Navi 31
• Stream Processors
  3584 -
• AI Accelerators
  - 168
• Architecture
  - RDNA 3
• Execution Units
  - 84
• Ray Accelerators
  - 84
• Render Output Units
  - 192
• RT Cores
  - 84
• Shader
  - 5376
• Texture Units
  - 336

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

• Memory Bus
  256 bit 320 bit
• Memory Data Rate
  20 Gbps Effective 20 Gbps
• Memory Size
  16 GB 20 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR6 GDDR6
• Infinity Cache
  - 80 MB
• Memory Bandwidth
  - 800 GB/s
• Memory Clock
  - 2500 MHz

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

• Boost Clock
  Up to 2700 MHz 2400 MHz
• Game Clock
  Up to 2210 MHz 2000 MHz
• Base Clock
  - 1500 MHz
• Overclocking
  - Yes

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

• System Power Supply
  650 W (PSU recommendation) 750 W (System power requirement)
• Total Board Power
  245W Typical Board Power -
• Maximum Junction Temperature
  - -
• TDP
  - 300 W
• TDP (up)
  - -
• Typical Board Power
  - 315 W

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 9070 OC 16GB and AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT.

• Cooler-Type
  - Air cooling
• Fan-Type
  - Axial
• Fan 1
  - 3 x 90 mm
• Fan 2
  - -
• Noise (Idle)
  - 0 dB / Silent
• Noise (Load)
  - -

Connectivity and connections.

• DisplayPort Ports
  2 × DisplayPort 2.1a 2 × DisplayPort 2.1
• HDMI Ports
  2 × HDMI 1 × HDMI 2.1
• PCIe Interface
  PCIe 5.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
• DVI Ports
  - -
• HDCP Version
  - 2.3
• Max. Displays
  - 4
• Power Connectors
  - 2x8-Pin
• USB-C Ports
  - 1 × USB-C
• VGA Ports
  - -

Technical data that is used to its full potential in computer games.

• DirectX
  - 12_2 (Ultimate)
• DLSS / FSR
  - Yes
• LED
  - No LED lighting
• Max. resolution
  - 7680 × 4320
• Raytracing
  - Yes

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

• AV1
  - Decode / Encode
• h264
  - Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC
  - Decode / Encode
• VP8
  - Decode / Encode
• VP9
  - Decode / Encode

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

• Form Factor
  3.2 slot, ATX Dimension: 330.8(L)X 128.5(W)X 65.68 (H)mm -
• Height
  - 113 mm
• Length
  - 276 mm
• Slot Size
  - 3 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  - -
• Width
  - 51 mm

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT and SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 9070 OC 16GB.

• Documents
  - data sheet
• Launch Price (historical)
  - 899 $
• Part Number
  - -
• Process Technology
  - 5 nm
• Release date
  - 2022-12-13