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AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE vs AMD Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 9070: Comparison
AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE and AMD Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 9070 separate most on tdp: AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE at 260 W, AMD Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 9070 at 220 W, 18% in favour of AMD Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 9070. Boost Clock splits them by another 11%, again favouring AMD Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 9070. They match on 5 other specifications, including gpu brand, vram and tier. In Blender Cycles (GPU) the AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE scores 2,898 against 2,840 for the AMD Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 9070, a lead of 2%.
Specs
| Specification |  |  |
|---|---|---|
| GPU Brand | AMD | AMD |
| Series | Radeon RX 7000 | Radeon RX 9000 |
| Board Partner | Reference | Sapphire |
| VRAM | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| Tier | Upper Mid-Range | Upper Mid-Range |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Boost Clock | 2245 MHz-11% | 2520 MHz |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | true |
| TDP | 260 W-18% | 220 W |
| Architecture | RDNA 3 | RDNA 4 (Navi 48) |
| MSRP | 549 | 549 |
| Stream Processors | 5120 | 3584 |
Benchmarks
Measured results, not specifications. Percentages are the gap to the leading product in each test.
Blender Cycles (GPU)
Blender 4.5, Blender Open Data (CC0). Median of monster + junkshop + classroom, combined samples/min.
Blender renders 3D scenes by tracing light through them, which loads every shader unit on the card at once. The score measures sustained render throughput, so it tells you what a card does in Cycles and similar renderers rather than what it does in a game. Figures come from Blender's Open Data project, which places no restriction on reuse, and we publish the median of every submission for that card on the same Blender version.
Verdict
AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE
7.5 / 10 Expert Rating
A solid upper mid-range pick if its price and 16GB VRAM allocation match your target resolution.
AMD Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 9070
7.5 / 10 Expert Rating
A solid upper mid-range pick if its price and 16GB VRAM allocation match your target resolution.
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