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SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 9070 XT OC 16GB
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SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 9070 XT OC 16GB vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070. Specifications

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SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 9070 XT OC 16GB

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SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 9070 XT OC 16GB
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Q3/2016
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
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What's the best choice SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 9070 XT OC 16GB or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070? Which graphics card is faster?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 9070 XT OC 16GBMemory size 16 GB. Memory type GDDR6.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 has a base frequency of 2 GHz. Memory size 8 GB. Memory type GDDR5. Released in Q3/2016.

Differences

  • More memory

    100% more memory

    16 GB left arrow 8 GB

Positions in all rankings

Common positions SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 9070 XT OC 16GB GPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

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Positions in all rankings

Common positions NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 GPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

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Specifications

Technical data
SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 9070 XT OC 16GB SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 9070 XT OC 16GB
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
General info

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 9070 XT OC 16GB and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070, chip, information processing units.

  • Based on
    AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT left arrow -
  • Board SKU
    11348-01-20G left arrow -
  • Board Model
    SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 9070 XT OC 16GB left arrow -
  • Board Manufacturer
    Sapphire left arrow -
  • GPU Chip
    Radeon RX 9070 XT left arrow GP104
  • L2 Cache
    - left arrow 2 MB
  • L1 Cache
    - left arrow 48 KB
  • Texture Units
    - left arrow 120
  • Render Output Units
    - left arrow 64
  • Execution units
    - left arrow 1920
Memory settings

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

  • Memory Speed
    20 Gbps left arrow 8 Gbps
  • Memory Bus
    256 bit left arrow -
  • Memory Type
    GDDR6 left arrow GDDR5
  • Memory Size
    16 GB left arrow 8 GB
  • Memory Interface
    - left arrow 256 bit
  • Memory Bandwith
    - left arrow 256.3 GB/s
  • Memory Clock
    - left arrow 2 GHz
Clock frequency

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

  • Game Clock
    Up to 2520 MHz left arrow -
  • Boost Clock
    Up to 3060 MHz left arrow 1.683 GHz
  • Base Clock
    - left arrow 1.506 GHz
Thermal Management

Connectors, the number of thermal watts emitted in normal mode and at overclocking.

  • Recommended PSU
    850 W left arrow -
  • Typical Board Power
    330 W left arrow -
  • Suggested PSU
    - left arrow 450 W
  • Slot
    - left arrow Dual-slot
  • Power Connectors
    - left arrow 1x 8-pin
  • TDP
    - left arrow 150 W
Cooler & Fans type

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 9070 XT OC 16GB and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070.

  • Cooling
    Tri-X Cooling left arrow -
Interfaces

Connectivity and connections.

  • Power Connectors
    1 x 12V-2x6 (H++) left arrow -
  • Display Outputs
    2 x HDMI; 2 x DisplayPort 2.1a left arrow -
  • Interface
    PCI Express 5.0 x16 left arrow -
  • DVI Ports
    - left arrow 1x DVI
  • DP Ports
    - left arrow 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
  • HDMI Ports
    - left arrow 1x HDMI 2.0
  • Max. Displays
    - left arrow 5
Technical data

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

  • Shader Model
    - left arrow 6.7 (6.4)
  • CUDA
    - left arrow 6.1
  • Vulkan
    - left arrow 1.3
  • OpenCL
    - left arrow 3.0
  • OpenGL
    - left arrow 4.6
  • DirectX
    - left arrow 12.1
  • Max. resolution
    - left arrow 3840x2160
Dimensions

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

  • Slot Size
    3.2 left arrow -
  • Dimensions
    330.8 x 128.5 x 65.68 mm left arrow -
  • Height
    - left arrow 40 mm
  • Width
    - left arrow 112 mm
  • Length
    - left arrow 267 mm
More information

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 and SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 9070 XT OC 16GB.

  • Verified on
    2026-09-30 left arrow -
  • Official source
    https://www.sapphiretech.com/en/consumer/nitro-radeon-rx-9070-xt-16g-gddr6 left arrow -
  • Release date
    - left arrow Q3/2016
  • Structure size
    - left arrow 16 nm
  • GPU Interface
    - left arrow PCIe 3.0 x16
  • Architecture
    - left arrow Pascal
Theoretical Performance

  • FP64 (double)
    - left arrow 202.0 GFLOPS (1:32)
  • FP32 (float)
    - left arrow 6.463 TFLOPS
  • FP16 (half)
    - left arrow 101.0 GFLOPS (1:64)
  • Texture Rate
    - left arrow 202.0 GTexel/s
  • Pixel Rate
    - left arrow 107.7 GPixel/s

Benchmarks

Performance tests GPUs

No comparable benchmark results are available yet. Specifications alone do not determine which model is faster.

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

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