ASRock 90-GA3KZZ-00UANF
ASRock
36 Overall Score
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Sapphire Radeon RX 9070 XT PULSE 16GB GDDR6 Black
Sapphire
87 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
ASRock 90-GA3KZZ-00UANF
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Sapphire Radeon RX 9070 XT PULSE 16GB GDDR6 Black
88 out of 100 high confidence 33 reviews
The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9070 XT is widely praised for its excellent price-to-performance ratio, often outperforming the RTX 4070 Ti and 5070 Ti at a lower cost. Users highlight its quiet operation, cool temperatures, and solid build quality, with many noting the effective cooling solution and included support bracket. While some mention minor issues like initial HDMI driver requirements and the need for AMD Adrenaline software for FSR4, the overall sentiment is overwhelmingly positive, especially for 1440p and 4K gaming.
Pros
- Excellent price-to-performance ratio
- Quiet operation under load
- Cool temperatures (idle ~30°C, load ~60-70°C)
- Solid build quality with included support bracket
- Great 1440p and 4K gaming performance
Cons
- Initial HDMI driver required
- FSR4 requires AMD Adrenaline software
- Large 3-slot size may not fit small cases
- Availability and pricing above MSRP
- CPU bottleneck potential at 1080p
Price to performance 12
Cooling and temps 14
Noise level 10
Build quality 8
Gaming performance 15
Driver and software 6
Scores
Ray Tracing
Budget
Gaming 1440p
Gaming 4k
Gaming 1080p
Content Creation
Workstation
Ai Llm
Specifications
| ASRock 90-GA3KZZ-00UANF | Sapphire Radeon RX 9070 XT PULSE | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | Arc A380 | Radeon RX 9070 XT |
| Brand | Intel | AMD |
| Architecture | Xe-HPG (Alchemist) | RDNA 4 |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 6 GB | 16 GB★ |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Compute | ||
| Stream Processors | No data | |
| Tensor Cores | No data | |
| RT Cores | — | 64★ |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 75★ | 304 |
| Recommended PSU | 500★ | 750 |
| Power Connectors | 8-Pin | 2 x 8-Pin |
| Cooler | Single Fan | Triple Fan★ |
| Fans | 1 | 3★ |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 | PCI Express 5.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 3★ | 2 |
| HDMI | 1 | 2★ |
| Max Displays | 4 | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 190★ | 320 |
| Slot Width | 2★ | 3 |
| Form Factor | ITX | ATX |
| Weight | 0.60 kg★ | 1.81 kg |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | XeSS | DLSS 3 |
| AV1 Encode | ✓ | ✓ |
| VR Ready | — | ✓★ |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | ✗ | ✓★ |
Pros & Cons
ASRock 90-GA3KZZ-00UANF
- Strong affordability (85th percentile)85th %ile
- Strong connectivity (76th percentile)
- Strong social proof (76th percentile)
- Strong feature (72nd percentile)
- Below average compute (6th percentile)6th %ile
- Below average raster (17th percentile)17th %ile
- Below average ai (18th percentile)18th %ile
- Below average rt (19th percentile)19th %ile
Sapphire Radeon RX 9070 XT PULSE 16GB GDDR6 Black
- Strong feature (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong compute (90th percentile)90th %ile
- Strong ai (89th percentile)89th %ile
- Strong connectivity (89th percentile)89th %ile
Pricing
ASRock 90-GA3KZZ-00UANF
Sapphire Radeon RX 9070 XT PULSE 16GB GDDR6 Black
No current pricing available
Verdict
Winner: Sapphire Radeon RX 9070 XT PULSE
Scores 87 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 14 of 34 specs.
