Test build
The Pure AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT by Sapphire is a slightly higher-clocked variant of the base Pulse AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT. It features the same cooling system, differing only in the color scheme and the design of the shroud and backplate. In terms of performance and operating characteristics, both models are nearly identical. The most noticeable difference between the two is the Sapphire logo on the side of the card, backlit by ARGB LEDs.
Test build
I don’t test graphics cards openly on a desk like most reviewers, I use a classic gaming PC for measurements. The components are mounted in a Fractal Design Meshify 2 case. To give you an idea, for now I’ll borrow a photo of another build in the same case, which you may have come across in articles dedicated to system cooling. It also features a quartet of 140mm fans in all available positions. All system fans have their speeds reduced to about 780 rpm. The build is not completely silent, but it can cool even high performance cards with high power consumption.
Inside is the newer Aorus X870 Elite WiFi7 motherboard, which is equipped with an AMD Ryzen 9 9800X3D processor. The cooling of the processor is taken care of by the new Noctua NH-D15 G2 in the offset position. The processor is complemented by 64GB of DDR5-6000 memory in two modules from Kingston, and the system and data are stored on a 4TB SSD from the same manufacturer. The whole setup is powered by the top-of-the-line 1300W Be quiet! Dark Power Pro 13 PSU.
Below is a picture of the configuration and current system settings and the version of Windows used for testing. The memories are set to an EXPO profile with DDR5-6000 32-38-38-38-1,350V with XMP/EXPO High Bandwidth Support set to Enabled, Infinity Fabric Frequency and Dividers manually set to 2000 MHz and the UCLK DIV1 MODE divider set to UCLK=MEMCLK.
The SVM Enable setting is deactivated in the advanced processor settings for higher performance and the “Core Isolation” setting in Windows Security is also deactivated.
Furthermore, the Radeon graphics adapter integrated in the processor and the integrated SATA controller are manually deactivated.
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- Contents
- Introduction and parameters
- Cooler design, connectors
- Test build
- Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition
- Cyberpunk 2077
- Cyberpunk 2077, nativní DLAA + DLSS (GeForce)
- F1 24
- 3DMark Port Royal
- Noise level, Operating characteristics – Cyberpunk
- Operating characteristics – F1 24
- Operating characteristics – Metro
- Closing summary
