Sapphire Radeon RX 9070 XT PULSE 16GB GDDR6
Sapphire
70 Overall Score
vs
MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Ventus 16GB GDDR7
MSI
97 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
Sapphire Radeon RX 9070 XT PULSE 16GB GDDR6
No customer feedback yet
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
Content Creation
Gaming 4k
Gaming 1440p
Gaming 1080p
Budget
Workstation
Ai Llm
Specifications
| Sapphire Radeon RX 9070 XT PULSE | MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Ventus | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | Radeon RX 9070 XT | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti |
| Brand | AMD | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | RDNA 4 | Blackwell |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | — | 5★ |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR7★ |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | No data | |
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Stream Processors | No data | |
| Tensor Cores | ||
| RT Cores | — | 70★ |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | — | 43.939998626708984★ |
| FP32 TFLOPS | — | 43.939998626708984★ |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 304 | 300★ |
| Recommended PSU | 750 | 750 |
| Power Connectors | 2 x 8-Pin | 1 x 16-Pin |
| Cooler | Triple Fan | Triple Fan |
| Fans | 3 | 3 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 5.0 x16 | PCI Express 5.0 |
| DisplayPort | 2 | 3★ |
| HDMI | 2★ | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4 | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 320 | 303★ |
| Slot Width | 3 | 2.5★ |
| Form Factor | ATX | Full Height |
| Weight | 1.50 kg | 0.45 kg★ |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution 4 | DLSS 4 |
| AV1 Encode | — | ✓★ |
| VR Ready | — | ✓★ |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | — | ✓★ |
Pros & Cons
Sapphire Radeon RX 9070 XT PULSE 16GB GDDR6
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong raster (74th percentile)
- Strong vram (73rd percentile)
- Strong thermal (73rd 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
Pricing
Sapphire Radeon RX 9070 XT PULSE 16GB GDDR60.005score per dollar
vs
MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Ventus 16GB GDDR70.003score per dollar
Sapphire Radeon RX 9070 XT PULSE 16GB GDDR6 offers 1.7x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Ventus
Scores 97 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 18 of 39 specs.
