



SAPPHIRE 11348-03-20G PULSE AMD RADEON™ RX 9070 XT Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA 4
Memory Size: 16 GB
Memory Interface: 256-bit GDDR6
Output: 2 x HDMI, 2 x DisplayPort
12 reviews for Sapphire 11348-03-20G Pulse AMD Radeon™ RX 9070 XT Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA 4
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Sapphire 11348-03-20G Pulse AMD Radeon™ RX 9070 XT Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA 4
$699.99

Crush –
Powerful and Quiet GPU for 4K Gaming
The Sapphire Pulse RX 9070 XT delivers excellent 4K and 1440p gaming performance with quiet, efficient cooling. The Tri-X cooler keeps temps low without much noise, and the card feels solidly built. Great value for high-end gaming without the premium price tag.Highly recommend for gamers wanting strong performance and reliable cooling in a sleek design!
ike –
Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT – Authentic and Impressive Performance
I recently purchased the Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT, and I’ll admit I was initially concerned about whether the card was real, given some online reviews about counterfeit GPUs. However, once the card arrived, I verified the serial number with Sapphire’s support, and everything checked out—it’s 100% authentic, and the build quality feels solid.I installed the card in my system: an AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-Core Processor, 128GB RAM, running Arch Linux with ROCm 6.3.3 for GPU compute support. Setting up the drivers and ROCm took some troubleshooting (mostly due to RDNA 4 being new as of March 2025), but once configured, I ran extensive tests to evaluate its performance.For rendering, I used Blender 4.4.0 with HIP enabled. The BMW27 benchmark scene rendered in just 15.55 seconds, a massive improvement over the 88.29 seconds it took on my CPU alone—a 5.68x speedup! During the render, radeontop showed 99.17% GPU usage, ~3.2GB VRAM usage, and shader clocks hitting 3316 MHz (exceeding the advertised 2970 MHz boost, though memory clock reporting seemed off at 1226 MHz). I also ran Unigine (427-432 FPS) and glmark2 (~16,000-18,000), both confirming the card’s strong performance for gaming and graphics workloads.Overall, the RX 9070 XT delivers on AMD’s promises for 1440p gaming and compute tasks. It’s a powerhouse for rendering, gaming, and potentially AI/ML workloads (with 128 AI accelerators), though initial driver support for RDNA 4 on Linux required some effort. Sapphire’s build is reliable, and the card runs cool and quiet under load. My only concern was the setup process, but once resolved, it’s been a fantastic upgrade. Highly recommend for Linux users willing to tweak a bit—5 stars!
Blake –
A Beast of a GPU
The Sapphire Pulse RX 9070 XT is a fantastic card. RDNA 4 brings great performance gains, and with 16GB of GDDR6, it handles 1440p and even 4K gaming without breaking a sweat. It runs cool and quiet thanks to Sapphire’s efficient cooling design, and it looks sleek in any build.I’ve had zero issues with drivers or temps, and the performance-per-dollar is hard to beat. Whether you’re gaming or doing creative work, this card delivers big. Highly recommended for any serious setup.
Karth –
Solid GPU
I bought this to replace my EVGA RTX 2060SC (rip EVGA). I was a little hesitant to go AMD at first, particularly after hearing about driver issues and being advised not to by friends. I’ve been team NVIDIA since before AMD bought ATI. After doing a little bit of research, and seeing Sapphire compared to EVGA quite often I decided to go with this card. I am definitely glad I did. I jumped from gaming at 1080p on my 2060 to 1440p. I can max out the graphics settings in most games that I play (mostly RPGs and strategy games) and this card will not skip a beat.I think it’s great value for money, if you can get it at or near MSRP.
James Braun –
Simply amazing
I’m a rare type of gamer apparently. I enjoy full immersion and I have a very widescreen monitor that is 5120 x 1440 native. I wanted a card that could push all those pixels at Ultra settings. This card delivers. All my AAA games run flawless and are never below 60 FPS even with the quality maxxed out. RDR2 looks real. The older games even at Ultra run over 120 fps all the time. I have had no compatibility issues with any games. AMD has done a great job with this card. I am not loyal to any brand and am probably 50-50 between Nvidia and AMD cards over many years. This one has zero drawbacks. As far as temperatures, I’ve never had it report anything higher than upper 70s. As with any card, go into the software and adjust the fan curves. Even at 100% the fans are not overbearing. I remember the “dustbuster” days, so maybe I’m more tolerant than others, but it is definitely not an annoying amount of noise coming from this card. 16GB is more than enough RAM for any game I have. I highly recommend this card.
Chris –
Worth the purchase
Solidly built card.Fit is great in my NR200P Max.It’s big, but about the best you can do in a ITX build.It’s kicking butt at Battlefield 6.Price is still higher than MSRP 🙁
Michelle Johnson –
Excellent upgrade
Works great! Fantastic upgrade from an RX 7800 XT. I will say, it’s drivers have a bug in god of war 2018 that causes the lighting to look like a chess board, but that should be fixed soon. High frames, high graphics, at 5120×1440@240hz. The support bracket was a bit frustrating to install, and it takes up a lot of space, but that’s ok.
青眼の猫 –
5070Tiが手に入りにくい中9070XTがほぼ同じ性能で安いということで、こちらを購入し十何年かぶりにradeon住民になりました。モノ自体は問題ないが発送に問題があり、精密部品とかワレモノとかのタグを付けずに発送されてきたせいか外箱まで少し凹んでました。運送の問題と言われたらそれまでかもしれないけど、いづれ買取に出す時マイナス評価になりかねないのでここだけ残念。
DigiCat –
The GPU arrived on time via Purolator. It was very easy to swap out my XFX 6700 XT for it as they were roughly the same length. 2x 8-pin Connectors with a 750Watt PSU are required which is a relief! I am seeing about double FPS in most games at 1440p and huge improvements with Ray Tracing as well compared to the older card. It runs very quietly and very cool (nothing above 65C yet). So far very happy with the purchase even though it was a bit over MSRP!
Crow –
Pensaba que mi gabinete era grande hasta que vi está cosa
Saif –
Works perfectly well.
Ivan –
So far works good. Very cold and relatively quiet too.