Price and Availability
The Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE OC will be available today at retailers worldwide at prices around $549 MSRP.
However, as expected, the card currently sells at a somewhat higher markup on Amazon US at $620.
In India, the Sapphire Pulse RX 9070 GRE OC can be had around the ₹60,000 mark at various retailers.
$598.00
Sapphire 11354-01-20G Pulse AMD Radeon™ RX 9070 GRE Gaming OC Graphics Card with 12GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA 4
Table of Contents
- A closer look at the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 9070 GRE OC
- The test system: Radeon RX 9070 GRE OC goes well with the Core i9-14900K
- Synthetic benchmarks: A comfy 20% lead over the RTX 5060 Ti
- AI and Compute performance: Trails behind the RX 9070 in ML
- Gaming performance: Gnaws right at the RTX 5070's heels at 1080p and 1440p
- Emissions
- Energy management: Same power draws as the RX 9070 but the latter edges in efficiency
Note: This is an ongoing review. Additional gaming tests and measurements will be added shortly.
AMD first introduced Golden Rabbit Edition (or Great Radeon Edition) GPUs as China-exclusive cards, starting with the Navi 31 Radeon RX 7900 GRE in July 2023.
Later that year, AMD also introduced the Navi 22-based RX 6750 GRE in 10 GB and 12 GB variants.
While the RX 6750 GRE wasn't officially launched globally, AMD did bring the RX 7900 GRE worldwide at a $549 MSRP.
Now, AMD is repeating the story with the new Navi 48-based RX 9070 GRE. The card originally launched in China in May 2025 but will now be available globally, starting at the same $549 MSRP as the RX 9070.
Comparison of the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 9070 GRE OC with other AMD GPUs
| Specifications | Sapphire Pure Radeon RX 9070 XT OC | Gigabyte Radeon RX 9070 Gaming OC | Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 9070 GRE OC | PowerColor Reaper Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB | Radeon RX 7900 XTX | Radeon RX 7900 XT | Radeon RX 7600 XT | Radeon RX 6950 XT | Radeon RX 6800 XT | Radeon RX 6800 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPU | Navi 48 XTX | Navi 48 XT | Navi 48 | Navi 44 XT | Navi 31 XTX | Navi 31 XT | Navi 33 XT | Navi 21 XTX | Navi 21 XT | Navi 21 XL |
| Manufacturing Process | 4 nm | 4 nm | 4 nm | 4 nm | 5/6 nm | 5/6 nm | 5/6 nm | 7 nm | 7 nm | 7 nm |
| Compute Units | 64 | 56 | 48 | 32 | 96 | 84 | 32 | 80 | 72 | 60 |
| Shading Units | 4,096 | 3,584 | 3,072 | 2,048 | 6,144 | 5,376 | 2,048 | 5,120 | 4,608 | 3,840 |
| Texture Mapping Units | 256 | 224 | 192 | 128 | 384 | 336 | 128 | 320 | 288 | 240 |
| Ray Accelerators | 64 | 56 | 48 | 32 | 96 | 84 | 32 | 80 | 72 | 60 |
| AI Accelerators | 128 | 112 | 96 | 64 | 192 | 168 | 64 | - | - | - |
| Base Clock | 1,660 MHz | 1,440 MHz | 1,600 MHz | 2,220 MHz | 2,270 MHz | 2,000 MHz | 1,980 MHz | 1,925 MHz | 1,825 MHz | 1,700 MHz |
| Game Clock | 2,460 MHz | 2,210 MHz | 2,340 MHz | 2,620 MHz | 2,300 MHz | 2,000 MHz | 2,470 MHz | 2,116 MHz | 2,015 MHz | 1,815 MHz |
| Boost Clock | 3,010 MHz | 2,700 MHz | 2,920 MHz | 3,230 MHz | 2,500 MHz | 2,400 MHz | 2,755 MHz | 2,324 MHz | 2,250 MHz | 2,105 MHz |
| Infinity Cache | 64 MB (3rd Gen) | 64 MB (3rd Gen) | 48 MB (3rd Gen) | 32 MB (3rd Gen) | 96 MB | 80 MB | 32 MB | 128 MB | 128 MB | 128 MB |
| Memory Bus Width | 256-bit | 256-bit | 192-bit | 128-bit | 384-bit | 320-bit | 128-bit | 256-bit | 256-bit | 256-bit |
| Memory Bandwidth | 644.6 GB/s | 644.6 GB/s | 432 GB/s | 322.3 GB/s | 960 GB/s | 800 GB/s | 288 GB/s | 576 GB/s | 512 GB/s | 512 GB/s |
| Memory Size | 16 GB GDDR6 | 16 GB GDDR6 | 12 GB GDDR6 | 16 GB GDDR6 | 24 GB GDDR6 | 20 GB GDDR6 | 16 GB GDDR6 | 16 GB GDDR6 | 16 GB GDDR6 | 16 GB GDDR6 |
| Total Board Power | 317 W | 240 W | 240 W | 160 W | 355 W | 315 W | 190 W | 335 W | 300 W | 250 W |
A closer look at the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 9070 GRE OC
The Pulse Radeon RX 9070 GRE OC measures 28 cm x 12 cm x 5.15 cm, implying it occupies 2.5 slots on the board — not as compact as the PowerColor Reaper RX 9060 XT, which is a proper 2-slot card.
The card sports a sturdy front plastic shroud and an aluminum backplate that adds further strength and rigidity.
Overall, the Pulse RX 9070 GRE OC sports a very minimalist look with subdued red accents sans any RGB bling.
AMD officially specifies a 220 W TBP for the RX 9070 GRE. However, Sapphire notes 240 W for the Pulse RX 9070 GRE OC, taking the higher boost clocks into account.
The power limits can be increased by another 10%, to a total of 264 W.
The test system: Radeon RX 9070 GRE OC goes well with the Core i9-14900K
Our test setup to evaluate the RX 9070 GRE OC is comprised of the following components:
- Cooler Master MasterFrame 700 open test bench
- Intel Core i9-14900K with Intel Extreme profile set in the BIOS
- Gigabyte Z790 Aorus Master motherboard
- Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus Gen4 2 TB NVMe SSD and 2x Crucial MX500 1 TB SATA SSDs for OS, benchmarks, and games
- 2x 16 GB Kingston Fury Renegade DDR5-6400 RAM with timings 32-39-39-80 at 1.40 V
- Alienware AW3225QF 4K 240 Hz QD-OLED monitor
- Thermaltake TH420 V2 Ultra EX ARGB AiO cooler
- Cooler Master MVE Gold V2 1250 ATX 3.0 fully modular PSU
Windows 11 25H2 with the latest patches, together with AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition version 25.5.2-Win11-C issued to the press was used.
We would like to thank Cooler Master for supplying the test bench and PSU, Intel for the CPU, Gigabyte for the motherboard, Dell for the QD-OLED monitor, Sabrent for the SSD, Thermaltake for the AiO cooler, Kingston for the DDR5 memory kit, and finally AMD for the RX 9070 GRE.
Synthetic benchmarks: A comfy 20% lead over the RTX 5060 Ti
| Performance rating - Percent | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | |
| Asus Prime GeForce RTX 5080 OC Edition | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition | |
| Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX | |
| MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16G Ventus 3X OC | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Founders Edition | |
| Sapphire Pure AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT OC | |
| Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT | |
| Sapphire Pure AMD Radeon RX 9070 | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Founders Edition | |
| Gigabyte Aorus GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Master | |
| Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE OC | |
| MSI GeForce RTX 5060 Ti Ventus 2X Plus | |
| PowerColor Reaper AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB | |
| Inno3D GeForce RTX 4060 Ti Twin X2 | |
| Unigine Heaven 4.0 - Extreme Preset DX11 | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | |
| Asus Prime GeForce RTX 5080 OC Edition | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition | |
| Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX | |
| MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16G Ventus 3X OC | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Founders Edition | |
| Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Founders Edition | |
| Gigabyte Aorus GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Master | |
| Sapphire Pure AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT OC | |
| Sapphire Pure AMD Radeon RX 9070 | |
| MSI GeForce RTX 5060 Ti Ventus 2X Plus | |
| Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE OC | |
| Inno3D GeForce RTX 4060 Ti Twin X2 | |
| PowerColor Reaper AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB | |
| Unigine Valley 1.0 - 1920x1080 Extreme HD DirectX AA:x8 | |
| Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX | |
| Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT | |
| Asus Prime GeForce RTX 5080 OC Edition | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition | |
| MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16G Ventus 3X OC | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Founders Edition | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Founders Edition | |
| Sapphire Pure AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT OC | |
| Gigabyte Aorus GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Master | |
| Sapphire Pure AMD Radeon RX 9070 | |
| MSI GeForce RTX 5060 Ti Ventus 2X Plus | |
| Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE OC | |
| Inno3D GeForce RTX 4060 Ti Twin X2 | |
| PowerColor Reaper AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB | |
| 3DMark Fire Strike Score | 40395 points | |
| 3DMark Fire Strike Extreme Score | 25064 points | |
| 3DMark Time Spy Score | 22118 points | |
| 3DMark Steel Nomad Score | 5391 points | |
| 3DMark Steel Nomad Light Score | 19454 points | |
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AI and Compute performance: Trails behind the RX 9070 in ML
| MLPerf Client 0.5 - overall generation rate | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | |
| Asus Prime GeForce RTX 5080 OC Edition | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition | |
| MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16G Ventus 3X OC | |
| Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Founders Edition | |
| Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT | |
| Sapphire Pure AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT OC | |
| Sapphire Pure AMD Radeon RX 9070 | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Founders Edition | |
| Gigabyte Aorus GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Master | |
| Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE OC | |
| MSI GeForce RTX 5060 Ti Ventus 2X Plus | |
| PowerColor Reaper AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB | |
| Inno3D GeForce RTX 4060 Ti Twin X2 | |
| V-Ray Benchmark Next 4.10 - GPU | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition | |
| Asus Prime GeForce RTX 5080 OC Edition | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Founders Edition | |
| MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16G Ventus 3X OC | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Founders Edition | |
| Gigabyte Aorus GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Master | |
| MSI GeForce RTX 5060 Ti Ventus 2X Plus | |
| Inno3D GeForce RTX 4060 Ti Twin X2 | |
| Sapphire Pure AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT OC | |
| Sapphire Pure AMD Radeon RX 9070 | |
| Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX | |
| PowerColor Reaper AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB | |
| Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT | |
| Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE OC | |
Gaming performance: Gnaws right at the RTX 5070's heels at 1080p and 1440p
1080p and 2K Performance rating | Assassin's Creed Mirage | Avatar Frontiers of Pandora | Alan Wake 2 | Black Myth: Wukong | Cyberpunk 2077 | F1 24 | X-Plane 11.11
| 1080p and 2K Performance rating - Percent | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | |
| Asus Prime GeForce RTX 5080 OC Edition | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition | |
| Sapphire Pure AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT OC | |
| MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16G Ventus 3X OC | |
| Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX | |
| Sapphire Pure AMD Radeon RX 9070 | |
| Gigabyte Aorus GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Master | |
| Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Founders Edition | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Founders Edition | |
| Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE OC | |
| MSI GeForce RTX 5060 Ti Ventus 2X Plus | |
| PowerColor Reaper AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB | |
| Inno3D GeForce RTX 4060 Ti Twin X2 | |
| Assassin's Creed Mirage | |
| 2560x1440 Ultra High Preset (Adaptive Quality Off) | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition | |
| Asus Prime GeForce RTX 5080 OC Edition | |
| Sapphire Pure AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT OC | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition | |
| Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX | |
| Sapphire Pure AMD Radeon RX 9070 | |
| MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16G Ventus 3X OC | |
| Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT | |
| Gigabyte Aorus GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Master | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Founders Edition | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Founders Edition | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | |
| Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE OC | |
| MSI GeForce RTX 5060 Ti Ventus 2X Plus | |
| PowerColor Reaper AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB | |
| Inno3D GeForce RTX 4060 Ti Twin X2 | |
| 1920x1080 Ultra High Preset (Adaptive Quality Off) | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition | |
| Sapphire Pure AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT OC | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition | |
| Asus Prime GeForce RTX 5080 OC Edition | |
| Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX | |
| Sapphire Pure AMD Radeon RX 9070 | |
| MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16G Ventus 3X OC | |
| Gigabyte Aorus GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Master | |
| Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Founders Edition | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Founders Edition | |
| Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE OC | |
| MSI GeForce RTX 5060 Ti Ventus 2X Plus | |
| PowerColor Reaper AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB | |
| Inno3D GeForce RTX 4060 Ti Twin X2 | |
| Avatar Frontiers of Pandora | |
| 2560x1440 Ultra Preset AA:T | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition | |
| Asus Prime GeForce RTX 5080 OC Edition | |
| Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX | |
| MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16G Ventus 3X OC | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Founders Edition | |
| Sapphire Pure AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT OC | |
| Gigabyte Aorus GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Master | |
| Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT | |
| Sapphire Pure AMD Radeon RX 9070 | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Founders Edition | |
| Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE OC | |
| MSI GeForce RTX 5060 Ti Ventus 2X Plus | |
| Inno3D GeForce RTX 4060 Ti Twin X2 | |
| PowerColor Reaper AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB | |
| 1920x1080 Ultra Preset AA:T | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition | |
| Asus Prime GeForce RTX 5080 OC Edition | |
| MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16G Ventus 3X OC | |
| Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX | |
| Gigabyte Aorus GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Master | |
| Sapphire Pure AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT OC | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Founders Edition | |
| Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Founders Edition | |
| Sapphire Pure AMD Radeon RX 9070 | |
| Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE OC | |
| MSI GeForce RTX 5060 Ti Ventus 2X Plus | |
| Inno3D GeForce RTX 4060 Ti Twin X2 | |
| PowerColor Reaper AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | |
| 2560x1440 Ultra Preset (FSR off) | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition | |
| Asus Prime GeForce RTX 5080 OC Edition | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | |
| Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX | |
| Sapphire Pure AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT OC | |
| MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16G Ventus 3X OC | |
| Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT | |
| Sapphire Pure AMD Radeon RX 9070 | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Founders Edition | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Founders Edition | |
| Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE OC | |
| Gigabyte Aorus GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Master | |
| MSI GeForce RTX 5060 Ti Ventus 2X Plus | |
| PowerColor Reaper AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB | |
| Inno3D GeForce RTX 4060 Ti Twin X2 | |
| 1920x1080 Ultra Preset (FSR off) | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition | |
| Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | |
| Asus Prime GeForce RTX 5080 OC Edition | |
| MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16G Ventus 3X OC | |
| Sapphire Pure AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT OC | |
| Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Founders Edition | |
| Gigabyte Aorus GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Master | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Founders Edition | |
| Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE OC | |
| MSI GeForce RTX 5060 Ti Ventus 2X Plus | |
| PowerColor Reaper AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB | |
| Sapphire Pure AMD Radeon RX 9070 | |
| Inno3D GeForce RTX 4060 Ti Twin X2 | |
| F1 24 | |
| 2560x1440 Ultra High Preset AA:T AF:16x | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | |
| Asus Prime GeForce RTX 5080 OC Edition | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition | |
| Sapphire Pure AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT OC | |
| MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16G Ventus 3X OC | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Founders Edition | |
| Sapphire Pure AMD Radeon RX 9070 | |
| Gigabyte Aorus GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Master | |
| Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX | |
| Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE OC | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Founders Edition | |
| Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT | |
| MSI GeForce RTX 5060 Ti Ventus 2X Plus | |
| PowerColor Reaper AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB | |
| Inno3D GeForce RTX 4060 Ti Twin X2 | |
| Inno3D GeForce RTX 4060 Ti Twin X2 | |
| 1920x1080 Ultra High Preset AA:T AF:16x | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | |
| Asus Prime GeForce RTX 5080 OC Edition | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition | |
| Sapphire Pure AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT OC | |
| MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16G Ventus 3X OC | |
| Sapphire Pure AMD Radeon RX 9070 | |
| Gigabyte Aorus GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Master | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Founders Edition | |
| Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX | |
| Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE OC | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Founders Edition | |
| Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT | |
| MSI GeForce RTX 5060 Ti Ventus 2X Plus | |
| PowerColor Reaper AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB | |
| Inno3D GeForce RTX 4060 Ti Twin X2 | |
| Inno3D GeForce RTX 4060 Ti Twin X2 | |
| X-Plane 11.11 - 1920x1080 high (fps_test=3) | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | |
| Asus Prime GeForce RTX 5080 OC Edition | |
| MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16G Ventus 3X OC | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Founders Edition | |
| Gigabyte Aorus GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Master | |
| MSI GeForce RTX 5060 Ti Ventus 2X Plus | |
| Inno3D GeForce RTX 4060 Ti Twin X2 | |
| Inno3D GeForce RTX 4060 Ti Twin X2 | |
| Sapphire Pure AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT OC | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Founders Edition | |
| Sapphire Pure AMD Radeon RX 9070 | |
| Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE OC | |
| Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX | |
| Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT | |
| PowerColor Reaper AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB | |
4K Performance rating | Assassin's Creed Mirage | Avatar Frontiers of Pandora | Alan Wake 2 | Black Myth: Wukong | Cyberpunk 2077 | F1 24 | X-Plane 11.11
| 4K Performance rating - Percent | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | |
| Asus Prime GeForce RTX 5080 OC Edition -1! | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition | |
| Sapphire Pure AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT OC | |
| MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16G Ventus 3X OC | |
| Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Founders Edition | |
| Sapphire Pure AMD Radeon RX 9070 | |
| Gigabyte Aorus GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Master | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Founders Edition | |
| Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT | |
| Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE OC | |
| MSI GeForce RTX 5060 Ti Ventus 2X Plus | |
| PowerColor Reaper AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB | |
| Inno3D GeForce RTX 4060 Ti Twin X2 | |
| Assassin's Creed Mirage - 3840x2160 Ultra High Preset (Adaptive Quality Off) | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition | |
| Asus Prime GeForce RTX 5080 OC Edition | |
| Sapphire Pure AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT OC | |
| Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX | |
| MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16G Ventus 3X OC | |
| Sapphire Pure AMD Radeon RX 9070 | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Founders Edition | |
| Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT | |
| Gigabyte Aorus GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Master | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Founders Edition | |
| Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE OC | |
| MSI GeForce RTX 5060 Ti Ventus 2X Plus | |
| PowerColor Reaper AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB | |
| Inno3D GeForce RTX 4060 Ti Twin X2 | |
| Avatar Frontiers of Pandora - 3840x2160 Ultra Preset AA:T | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition | |
| Asus Prime GeForce RTX 5080 OC Edition | |
| Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Founders Edition | |
| MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16G Ventus 3X OC | |
| Sapphire Pure AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT OC | |
| Gigabyte Aorus GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Master | |
| Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT | |
| Sapphire Pure AMD Radeon RX 9070 | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Founders Edition | |
| Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE OC | |
| MSI GeForce RTX 5060 Ti Ventus 2X Plus | |
| PowerColor Reaper AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB | |
| Inno3D GeForce RTX 4060 Ti Twin X2 | |
| Alan Wake 2 - 3840x2160 High Preset | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | |
| Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX | |
| Asus Prime GeForce RTX 5080 OC Edition | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition | |
| Sapphire Pure AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT OC | |
| Sapphire Pure AMD Radeon RX 9070 | |
| Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT | |
| MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16G Ventus 3X OC | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Founders Edition | |
| Gigabyte Aorus GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Master | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Founders Edition | |
| Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE OC | |
| PowerColor Reaper AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB | |
| MSI GeForce RTX 5060 Ti Ventus 2X Plus | |
| Inno3D GeForce RTX 4060 Ti Twin X2 | |
| Black Myth: Wukong - 3840x2160 cinematic TSR 100 | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition | |
| Asus Prime GeForce RTX 5080 OC Edition | |
| MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16G Ventus 3X OC | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Founders Edition | |
| Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX | |
| Sapphire Pure AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT OC | |
| Sapphire Pure AMD Radeon RX 9070 | |
| Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT | |
| Gigabyte Aorus GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Master | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Founders Edition | |
| Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE OC | |
| MSI GeForce RTX 5060 Ti Ventus 2X Plus | |
| PowerColor Reaper AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB | |
| Inno3D GeForce RTX 4060 Ti Twin X2 | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 - 3840x2160 Ultra Preset (FSR off) | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition | |
| Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX | |
| Sapphire Pure AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT OC | |
| MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16G Ventus 3X OC | |
| Sapphire Pure AMD Radeon RX 9070 | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Founders Edition | |
| Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Founders Edition | |
| Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE OC | |
| Gigabyte Aorus GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Master | |
| MSI GeForce RTX 5060 Ti Ventus 2X Plus | |
| PowerColor Reaper AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB | |
| Inno3D GeForce RTX 4060 Ti Twin X2 | |
| F1 24 - 3840x2160 Ultra High Preset AA:T AF:16x | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | |
| Asus Prime GeForce RTX 5080 OC Edition | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Founders Edition | |
| MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16G Ventus 3X OC | |
| Sapphire Pure AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT OC | |
| Sapphire Pure AMD Radeon RX 9070 | |
| Gigabyte Aorus GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Master | |
| Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Founders Edition | |
| Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE OC | |
| Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT | |
| MSI GeForce RTX 5060 Ti Ventus 2X Plus | |
| PowerColor Reaper AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB | |
| Inno3D GeForce RTX 4060 Ti Twin X2 | |
| Inno3D GeForce RTX 4060 Ti Twin X2 | |
| X-Plane 11.11 - 3840x2160 high (fps_test=3) | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | |
| Asus Prime GeForce RTX 5080 OC Edition | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Founders Edition | |
| Gigabyte Aorus GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Master | |
| MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16G Ventus 3X OC | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Founders Edition | |
| MSI GeForce RTX 5060 Ti Ventus 2X Plus | |
| Sapphire Pure AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT OC | |
| Sapphire Pure AMD Radeon RX 9070 | |
| Inno3D GeForce RTX 4060 Ti Twin X2 | |
| Inno3D GeForce RTX 4060 Ti Twin X2 | |
| Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX | |
| PowerColor Reaper AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB | |
| Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE OC | |
| Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT | |
Ray tracing performance
The RX 9070 GRE OC's ray tracing performance is comparable to that of the RX 7900 XT at 1080p. Native 4K ray tracing, however, is out of bounds for this GPU.
Users who want to enable ray tracing effects should consider using FSR 4.1 with frame generation, which the RX 9070 GRE supports natively in compatible titles.
| Cyberpunk 2077 | |
| 3840x2160 Ray Tracing Ultra Preset (DLSS off, no Path Tracing) | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition | |
| Asus Prime GeForce RTX 5080 OC Edition | |
| MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16G Ventus 3X OC | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Founders Edition | |
| Sapphire Pure AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT OC | |
| Gigabyte Aorus GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Master | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Founders Edition | |
| Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX | |
| Sapphire Pure AMD Radeon RX 9070 | |
| Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT | |
| MSI GeForce RTX 5060 Ti Ventus 2X Plus | |
| PowerColor Reaper AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB | |
| Inno3D GeForce RTX 4060 Ti Twin X2 | |
| Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE OC | |
| 1920x1080 Ray Tracing Ultra Preset (DLSS off) | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | |
| Asus Prime GeForce RTX 5080 OC Edition | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition | |
| MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16G Ventus 3X OC | |
| Sapphire Pure AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT OC | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Founders Edition | |
| Gigabyte Aorus GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Master | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Founders Edition | |
| Sapphire Pure AMD Radeon RX 9070 | |
| Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX | |
| Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE OC | |
| Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT | |
| MSI GeForce RTX 5060 Ti Ventus 2X Plus | |
| Inno3D GeForce RTX 4060 Ti Twin X2 | |
| PowerColor Reaper AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB | |
| Alan Wake 2 - 1920x1080 High Preset + High Ray Tracing | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | |
| Asus Prime GeForce RTX 5080 OC Edition | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition | |
| MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16G Ventus 3X OC | |
| Gigabyte Aorus GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Master | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Founders Edition | |
| Sapphire Pure AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT OC | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Founders Edition | |
| Sapphire Pure AMD Radeon RX 9070 | |
| Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX | |
| Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT | |
| Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE OC | |
| MSI GeForce RTX 5060 Ti Ventus 2X Plus | |
| Inno3D GeForce RTX 4060 Ti Twin X2 | |
| PowerColor Reaper AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB | |
| low | med. | high | ultra | QHD FSR | QHD | 4K FSR | 4K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Witcher 3 (2015) | 364 | 196.8 | 141.5 | 112.9 | ||||
| Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018) | 171.2 | 125.7 | 72 | |||||
| X-Plane 11.11 (2018) | 177 | 131.3 | 90.8 | |||||
| Baldur's Gate 3 (2023) | 177.2 | 173.2 | 123.1 | 103.7 | 65.8 | |||
| Cyberpunk 2077 (2023) | 166.1 | 150.8 | 100.6 | 36.8 | 45.3 | |||
| Assassin's Creed Mirage (2023) | 185 | 148 | 118 | 74 | ||||
| Alan Wake 2 (2023) | 123.8 | 83.2 | 38 | |||||
| Avatar Frontiers of Pandora (2023) | 101 | 78.9 | 53.5 | 27.8 | ||||
| F1 24 (2024) | 370 | 140.1 | 144 | 90.8 | 77.9 | 44.7 | ||
| Black Myth: Wukong (2024) | 50 | 54 | 38 | 22 | ||||
| Assassin's Creed Shadows (2025) | 91 | 67 | 66 | 57 | 52 | 37 | ||
| F1 25 (2025) | 272 | 31.4 | 0.671 |
Emissions
Stress testing the RX 9070 GRE with FurMark (1,280x720) sees the core clocks hitting a peak of 2,402 MHz while consuming 365 W, resulting in average core temperatures around the 73.5 °C mark.
With Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty at 1080p Ultra, the RX 9070 GRE OC can boost up to a maximum of 3,106 MHz. It does so while drawing a peak of 363 W. Average core temperatures during this stress hover around 74.3 °C.
Cyberpunk 2077 1080p Ultra fps chart
The Pulse RX 9070 GRE OC maintains fairly consistent frame rates during a Cyberpunk 2077 1080p Ultra stress test, indicating an effective cooling system.
Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE OC i9-14900K, Radeon RX 9070 GRE: Ø152.7 (147.2-154.1) fps
Surface temperatures
Energy management: Same power draws as the RX 9070 but the latter edges in efficiency
Power consumption: External monitor
Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE OC; 1280x720 FurMark 1.19 GPU Stress Test (external Monitor); Idle: 73 W: Ø395 (379-455) Watt
Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE OC; Idle 1min (external Monitor): Ø73.4 (71.6-106) Watt
Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE OC; Cyberpunk 2077 FHD ultra no FSR (external Monitor); Idle: 73 W: Ø566 (559-573) Watt
Power Consumption: 1280x720 FurMark 1.19 GPU Stress Test (external Monitor) | Cyberpunk 2077 FHD ultra no FSR (external Monitor) | Cyberpunk 2077 ultra Efficiency | :
| Power Consumption / FurMark 1.19 GPU Stress Test (external Monitor) | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition (Idle: 90 W) | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 (Idle: 82 W) | |
| Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX (Idle: 74 W) | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition (Idle: 70 W) | |
| Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT (Idle: 94 W) | |
| Asus Prime GeForce RTX 5080 OC Edition (Idle: 78 W) | |
| Sapphire Pure AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT OC (Idle: 82 W) | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Founders Edition (Idle: 72 W) | |
| MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16G Ventus 3X OC (Idle: 107 W) | |
| Gigabyte Aorus GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Master (Idle: 120 W) | |
| Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE OC (Idle: 73 W) | |
| Sapphire Pure AMD Radeon RX 9070 (Idle: 82 W) | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Founders Edition (Idle: 77 W) | |
| MSI GeForce RTX 5060 Ti Ventus 2X Plus (Idle: 73 W) | |
| Inno3D GeForce RTX 4060 Ti Twin X2 (Idle: 69 W) | |
| PowerColor Reaper AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB (Idle: 64 W) | |
| Power Consumption / Cyberpunk 2077 FHD ultra no FSR (external Monitor) | |
| Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX (Idle: 74 W) | |
| Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT (Idle: 94 W) | |
| Sapphire Pure AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT OC (Idle: 82 W) | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition (Idle: 90 ) | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 (Idle: 82 W) | |
| Sapphire Pure AMD Radeon RX 9070 (Idle: 82 W) | |
| Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE OC (Idle: 73 W) | |
| Gigabyte Aorus GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Master (Idle: 120 W) | |
| MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16G Ventus 3X OC (Idle: 107 W) | |
| Asus Prime GeForce RTX 5080 OC Edition (Idle: 78 W) | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition (Idle: 70 W) | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Founders Edition (Idle: 77 W) | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Founders Edition (Idle: 72 W) | |
| MSI GeForce RTX 5060 Ti Ventus 2X Plus (Idle: 73 W) | |
| Inno3D GeForce RTX 4060 Ti Twin X2 (Idle: 69 W) | |
| PowerColor Reaper AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB (Idle: 64 W) | |
| Power Consumption / Cyberpunk 2077 ultra Efficiency | |
| Asus Prime GeForce RTX 5080 OC Edition | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition | |
| MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16G Ventus 3X OC | |
| Sapphire Pure AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT OC | |
| Sapphire Pure AMD Radeon RX 9070 | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Founders Edition | |
| PowerColor Reaper AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB | |
| Gigabyte Aorus GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Master | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition | |
| MSI GeForce RTX 5060 Ti Ventus 2X Plus | |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Founders Edition | |
| Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT | |
| Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE OC | |
| Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX | |
| Inno3D GeForce RTX 4060 Ti Twin X2 | |
| 1280x720 FurMark 1.19 GPU Stress Test (external Monitor) | |
| 1920x1080 The Witcher 3 ultra (external Monitor) | |
Power Consumption: 1280x720 FurMark 1.19 GPU Stress Test (external Monitor) | Cyberpunk 2077 FHD ultra no FSR (external Monitor) | Cyberpunk 2077 ultra Efficiency | :
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