Sapphire Radeon RX 9070 XT Pulse

[W1zzard]

Seriously, a negative point for "no RGB lighting"? Come one W1z, you can't be serious with that.

Unfortunately significant portions of the market (now the majority I'd say) want RGB, I'm not one of them

 

[gridracedriver]

In Italy vat included

Very great Value

 

[Octopuss]

Unfortunately significant portions of the market (now the majority I'd say) want RGB, I'm not one of them

I get that, but you're not reviewing stuff for idiots - the target audience for TPU is something more towards the power user, isn't it?

 

[Super XP]

In Canada its still pretty expensive. Then again that's due to how terrible the Liberal government devalued the CAD dollar. At one point CAD was in line with USD almost 1 to 1 just before the Liberals took office in 2015 and pretty much wrecked the economy. Thank goodness for dual citizenship.

I get that, but you're not reviewing stuff for idiots - the target audience for TPU is something more towards the power user, isn't it?

No its not, many people that do not have a TPU account, will do an Internet search & find TPU and see its benchmarks and reviews, to help them make informed decisions.

 

[Darkholm]

@W1zzard great review as always.
One question though - why there is no RX 9070 in overall performance charts?

https://www.techpowerup.com/review/sapphire-radeon-rx-9070-xt-pulse/34.html

 

[Octopuss]

I currently have Nitro+ 7900XTX, and absolutely love the cooler. It could be half a slot smaller but whatever. I'd love to be able to get the 9070 XT Pulse with that, minus the useless extra power consumption from factory overclock

 

[Darkholm]

In Italy vat included
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Very great Value

Nope.

 

[ChosenName]

Seriously, a negative point for "no RGB lighting"? Come one W1z, you can't be serious with that.

Indeed - RGB lighting is not a universally welcomed feature - for some it's a waste of energy which, in some cases, adds unwanted heat (noting that while most LEDs tend to run cool, some high intensity LEDs don't).

 

[Chrispy_]

I managed to break out those counterparts of screws on several laptops over the years from ASUS and MSI. even with slight tightening of the screws or while opening the device.

Those are load-bearing parts, dealing with the flex between the two halves of the clamshell for a 1.5Kg laptop and the force of the screen hinge which is stiff and has a lot of mechanical advantage to pull those threaded inserts out of the plastic.

Here's we're talking about six threaded inserts to hold 200g of plastic that aren't (and should never be) load-bearing. AIB vendors used to just use self-tapping screws straight into the plastic which is way worse.

 

[mb194dc]

Unfortunately significant portions of the market (now the majority I'd say) want RGB, I'm not one of them

Nor I, everyone seems to want glass cases now as well. Airflow and performance, couldn't give what it looks like or rgb.

It shouldn't be a negative still surely, it's a positive for "proper" enthusiasts, so it should be on both!

 

[rusty caterpillar]

Unfortunately significant portions of the market (now the majority I'd say) want RGB, I'm not one of them

If leds panels are obstructing airflow, like on Red Devil should receive negative points

 

[Serhend]

Could we finally get a 9070 non XT on a chart of GPU review that ALSO has 9070XT. Or is it like never happening?

 

[The Shield]

Unfortunately significant portions of the market (now the majority I'd say) want RGB, I'm not one of them

Wiz, why don't you do a survey, asking who likes RGB and who is in his right mind?

 

[Macro Device]

who likes RGB

Some people.

who is in his right mind?

In 2020 season 6? Nobody.

 

[W1zzard]

I get that, but you're not reviewing stuff for idiots - the target audience for TPU is something more towards the power user, isn't it?

On the forums? yes. Overall, no.

These reviews are among the top results on Google

"everybody researching a GPU purchase or who needs to fix a GPU problem will end up at TPU" Source: multiple neighbors (who were surprised why I'm living next door and not in the U.S., where they assumed I am operating from)

 

[TempleOrion]

In Canada its still pretty expensive. Then again that's due to how terrible the Liberal government devalued the CAD dollar. At one point CAD was in line with USD almost 1 to 1 just before the Liberals took office in 2015 and pretty much wrecked the economy. Thank goodness for dual citizenship.

I'm sure the Mango Mussolini will make everything better and cheaper for everyone

He loves PP too, apparently.






I mean Pierre Poilievre of course

 

[Nater]

I'm sure the Mango Mussolini will make everything better and cheaper for everyone

He loves PP too, apparently.






I mean Pierre Poilievre of course

God bless Mango. My made-in-usa machine shop has never been busier. Printing money.

 

[gridracedriver]

Nope.
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YEPPP, Of course they are selling like hotcakes they are selling more than bread this morning you could have bought it at that price as well as the Reaper at 750, now sold out.

People buy, you just talk !

MINDFACTORY ! very good PRICE

 

[W1zzard]

why there is no RX 9070 in overall performance charts?

Fixed

 

[AnotherReader]

In Canada its still pretty expensive. Then again that's due to how terrible the Liberal government devalued the CAD dollar. At one point CAD was in line with USD almost 1 to 1 just before the Liberals took office in 2015 and pretty much wrecked the economy. Thank goodness for dual citizenship.


No its not, many people that do not have a TPU account, will do an Internet search & find TPU and see its benchmarks and reviews, to help them make informed decisions.

Why are you shopping at Amazon? It's priced at a less extortionate $999 on Canada Computers. As for the review, I'm pleasantly surprised by the cooler comparison chart. It seems that there's no reason to overpay for the more expensive SKUs.

 

[LittleBro]

Strange fan behavior. Nitro card also affected. When temps raises, fans speed lowers?

 

[Chrispy_]

Strange fan behavior. Nitro card also affected. When temps raises, fans speed lowers?

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When it's this quiet and this cool, does it really matter?

It might be a combination or product of multiple sensors (VRM, Core avg, Core Hotspot, VRAM), which would explain why it doesn't track exactly. There could also be some slow hysteresis in the fan curve that would have a similar effect.

 

[jpvalverde85]

So, this is effectively 'the reference' model then?

Guess I'll keep an eye out for a waterblock for my Pulse, or an Acer 3x 8-pin to replace it, eventually.

On the plus side, AMD did leave a very very nice 'feature' in all of the RX 9070s:
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Only way I'll make it through the summer

Thanks Sapphire for the reference design, now let's work towards the MSRP price and an ITX friendly card with a full chip but not so hot clocked, 2 fans, 220w. XOXO

Seriously, a negative point for "no RGB lighting"? Come one W1z, you can't be serious with that.

This is a plus, not a downside! It's a no bs reference card.

 

[Mr. Perfect]

This is exactly what I want out of a video card, just solid build quality and a good cooler. Thanks for reviewing this! Here's hoping it sticks at $600...

 

[Lew Zealand]

Regardless when the device is e-waste the price does not matter.
Price is no inidcator for quality. Price should be ignored when you check quality. Maybe 1700 the price was an indicator for quality. These days are long gone.


I managed to break out those counterparts of screws on several laptops over the years from ASUS and MSI. even with slight tightening of the screws or while opening the device.
Barely any plastics. Very bad made. When you open stuff to fix it, change thermal paste, change drive and such you know what I talk about.
I do not see the need to circle the counterparts of the screws. There is only a few parts missing screws in this picture.

I do not have that part in front of me. I'm sure it misses GF or GB in the material or is the wrong choice of injection molding material.

If you have a problem breaking plastic on laptops then it sounds like you've made the right choice to stick to metal GPUs.

I'll keep my MSRP plastic GPUs with their still-unbroken and unstripped screw holes and continue taking them apart and repasting them when needed. Metal and plastic both have their uses. In fact the only GPU part I've received damaged in any way is a recent used Quadro M2000 from eBay and the damaged part was:

The METAL PCI slot bracket was bent. LOL