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AMD PowerColor Hellhound Radeon RX 9070 vs AMD Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 9070 XT: Comparison
AMD PowerColor Hellhound Radeon RX 9070 and AMD Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 9070 XT separate most on tdp: AMD PowerColor Hellhound Radeon RX 9070 at 220 W, AMD Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 9070 XT at 304 W, 38% in favour of AMD PowerColor Hellhound Radeon RX 9070. Boost Clock splits them by another 19%, this time favouring AMD Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 9070 XT. They match on 7 other specifications, including gpu brand, vram and tier. In Blender Cycles (GPU) the AMD Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 9070 XT scores 3,279 against 2,840 for the AMD PowerColor Hellhound Radeon RX 9070, a lead of 13%.
Specs
| Specification |  |  |
|---|---|---|
| GPU Brand | AMD | AMD |
| Series | Radeon RX 9000 | Radeon RX 9000 |
| Board Partner | PowerColor | Sapphire |
| VRAM | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| Tier | Upper Mid-Range | Upper Mid-Range |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Boost Clock | 2530 MHz-19% | 3110 MHz |
| Ray Tracing Support | true | true |
| TDP | 220 W | 304 W-38% |
| Architecture | RDNA 4 (Navi 48) | RDNA 4 (Navi 48) |
| Card Length | 305 mm | 320 mm-5% |
| Slot Width | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| MSRP | 579 | 599 |
| Stream Processors | 3584 | 4096 |
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 PowerColor Hellhound Radeon RX 9070
7.5 / 10 Expert Rating
A reference-spec RX 9070 with a useful dual BIOS switch, priced right at the card's MSRP.
AMD Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 9070 XT
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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