PowerColor Radeon RX 9070 GRE Hellhound 12GB GDDR6
The RDNA 4 architecture and 2860 MHz boost clock on a 12GB 192-bit GDDR6 interface provide solid 1440p rasterization performance. The triple-fan Hellhound cooler maintains a strict 2-slot profile, fitting into compact builds without sacrificing thermal headroom. This card is best for 1440p gamers prioritizing physical compatibility and PCIe 5.0 readiness over heavy ray tracing or AI workloads.
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong thermal (92nd percentile) 92nd
- Strong compute (87th percentile) 87th
- Strong connectivity (82nd percentile) 82nd
- Strong efficiency (77th percentile) 77th
Cons
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Chipset
| GPU Chipset | Radeon RX 9070 GRE |
| Brand | AMD |
| Architecture | RDNA 4 |
| Class | consumer |
| Process | 4 |
Memory
| VRAM | 12 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | 192 |
| Bandwidth | 644.6 |
Compute
| Stream Processors | 3072 |
| Tensor Cores | 112 |
| RT Cores | 48 |
| Base Clock | 1420 |
| Boost Clock | 2860 |
| FP16 TFLOPS | 72.25 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 36.13 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 25422 |
| GPU Compute | 14794 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 220 |
| Recommended PSU | 700 |
| Power Connectors | 2 x 8-pin |
| Cooler | Triple Fan |
| Fans | 3 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 3 |
| HDMI | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 |
Physical
| Length | 340 |
| Slot Width | 2 |
| Form Factor | Full Height |
| Weight | 1.1 kg / 2.4 lbs |
Features
| Ray Tracing | Yes |
| VR Ready | Yes |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | PowerColor Radeon RX 9070 GRE Hellhound | ASUS ProArt RTX 5080 | Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD | MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC | ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P | PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | Radeon RX 9070 GRE | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5080 |
| Vram | 12GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 2860 | 2730 | 2730 | 2482 | 2730 | 2620 |
| Tdp W | 220 | 150 | 360 | 300 | 360 | 360 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 192 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 256 |
| Ray Tracing | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| GPU Class | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AI | Rt | Vram | Raster | Compute | Feature | Efficiency | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PowerColor Radeon RX 9070 GRE Hellhound | 66.3 | 68.1 | 55.8 | 68.8 | 86.8 | 53.4 | 76.7 | 82 | 40.3 |
| ASUS ProArt RTX 5080 Compare | 86.6 | 95.8 | 88.2 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 97.4 | 98.6 | 95.5 |
| Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD Compare | 86.6 | 95.8 | 88.2 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 57.5 | 94 | 88.9 |
| MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC Compare | 80.6 | 92.5 | 85 | 88.8 | 93 | 96.4 | 68.9 | 94 | 88.9 |
| ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P Compare | 86.6 | 97.6 | 88.2 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 57.5 | 94 | 99.1 |
| PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O Compare | 86.6 | 97.6 | 88.2 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 57.5 | 94 | 82.7 |
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