Sapphire Radeon RX 9070 PULSE 16GB GDDR6

Sapphire Radeon RX 9070 PULSE 16GB GDDR6

Sapphire
66 Overall Score
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MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Ventus 16GB GDDR7

MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Ventus 16GB GDDR7

MSI
97 Overall Score

What Buyers Say

Sapphire Radeon RX 9070 PULSE 16GB GDDR6

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MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Ventus 16GB GDDR7

87 out of 100 high confidence 52 reviews

The MSI RTX 5070 Ti is widely praised for its strong performance, especially at 1440p and 4K, with users noting excellent cooling, quiet operation, and impressive DLSS 4 and multi-frame generation. Many appreciate the included GPU support stand and the card's compact size, though some mention fan noise at higher temps and a desire for a lower price. Overall, it's seen as a great value for the performance, with a few minor complaints about plastic build and cost.

Pros
  • Excellent cooling
  • Quiet operation
  • Strong 1440p/4K performance
  • DLSS 4 and multi-frame generation
  • Included GPU support stand
Cons
  • Fan noise at high temps
  • Price higher than expected
  • Cheap plastic build
  • No free game bundle
  • Limited availability
👍 Performance 15
👍 Cooling 12
🤔 Noise level 8
👍 Value for money 7
🤔 Build quality 5
👍 Dlss and frame gen 4

Scores

Ray Tracing
Sapphire
66
MSI
96
Content Creation
Sapphire
65
MSI
95
Gaming 4k
Sapphire
65
MSI
95
Gaming 1440p
Sapphire
64
MSI
93
Gaming 1080p
Sapphire
64
MSI
92
Budget
Sapphire
63
MSI
91
Workstation
Sapphire
62
MSI
83
Ai Llm
Sapphire
63
MSI
79

Specifications

Sapphire Radeon RX 9070 PULSEMSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Ventus
Chipset
GPU ChipsetRadeon RX 9070GeForce RTX 5070 Ti
BrandAMDNVIDIA
ArchitectureRDNA 4Blackwell
Classconsumerconsumer
Process4★5
Memory
VRAM16 GB16 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR7★
Memory Bus
256
256
Bandwidth
644.5999755859375
896
Compute
CUDA CoresNo data
8,960
Stream Processors
3,584
No data
Tensor Cores
112
280
RT Cores5670★
Base Clock
2,070
2,290
Boost Clock
2,520
2,482
FP16 TFLOPS72.25★43.939998626708984
FP32 TFLOPS36.13000106811523443.939998626708984★
Performance
PassMark G3D
25,422
32,462
GPU Compute
14,794
18,296
Power & Cooling
TDP220★300
Recommended PSU650★750
Power Connectors2 x 8-Pin1 x 16-Pin
CoolerDual FanTriple Fan★
Fans23★
Connectivity
InterfacePCI Express 5.0 x16PCI Express 5.0
DisplayPort23★
HDMI2★1
Max Displays44
Max Resolution7680 x 43207680 x 4320
Physical
Length280★303
Slot Width2.52.5
Form FactorATXFull Height
Weight—0.45 kg★
Features
Ray Tracing✓✓
Upscaling—DLSS 4
AV1 Encode—✓★
VR Ready✓✓
DirectX12 Ultimate12 Ultimate
RGB—✓★

Pros & Cons

Sapphire Radeon RX 9070 PULSE 16GB GDDR6

  • Strong compute (87th percentile)87th %ile
  • Strong ai (83rd percentile)83rd %ile
  • Strong connectivity (78th percentile)
  • Strong efficiency (77th percentile)

MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Ventus 16GB GDDR7

  • Strong feature (96th percentile)96th %ile
  • Strong connectivity (94th percentile)94th %ile
  • Strong compute (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
  • Strong rt (93rd percentile)93rd %ile

Verdict

★ Winner: MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Ventus

Scores 97 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 15 of 39 specs.

MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Ventus Better at:

Ai LlmBudgetGaming 4kRay TracingWorkstationGaming 1080pGaming 1440pContent Creation