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ASRock Radeon RX 9070 Challenger 16GB vs ASUS Prime Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB OC Edition
Product A: ASRock
Radeon RX 9070 Challenger 16GB
64 of 100 known
Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 9070 XT OC 16GB
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB
PowerColor Red Devil AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB GDDR6
XFX Mercury Radeon RX 9070 XT OC Magnetic Air Edition with RGB
PowerColor Hellhound AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB GDDR6
XFX Swift Radeon RX 9070 XT Triple Fan Gaming Edition
ASRock Radeon RX 9070 XT Steel Legend 16GB
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 9070 XT Gaming OC 16G
PowerColor Reaper AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB GDDR6
ASRock Radeon RX 9070 XT Challenger 16GB
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 9070 XT Gaming OC Ice 16G
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 9070 16GB
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Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 9070 XT OC 16GB
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB
PowerColor Red Devil AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB GDDR6
XFX Mercury Radeon RX 9070 XT OC Magnetic Air Edition with RGB
PowerColor Hellhound AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB GDDR6
XFX Swift Radeon RX 9070 XT Triple Fan Gaming Edition
ASRock Radeon RX 9070 XT Steel Legend 16GB
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 9070 XT Gaming OC 16G
PowerColor Reaper AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB GDDR6
ASRock Radeon RX 9070 XT Challenger 16GB
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 9070 XT Gaming OC Ice 16G
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 9070 16GBProduct B: ASUS
Prime Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB OC Edition
80 of 100 known
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 9070 16GB
ASUS Prime Radeon RX 9070 16GB OC Edition
PowerColor Hellhound AMD Radeon RX 9070 16GB GDDR6
XFX Swift Radeon RX 9070 OC Triple Fan Gaming Edition 16GB
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 9070 GAMING OC 16G
Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 9070 XT OC 16GB
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB
PowerColor Red Devil AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB GDDR6
XFX Mercury Radeon RX 9070 XT OC Magnetic Air Edition with RGB
PowerColor Hellhound AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB GDDR6
XFX Swift Radeon RX 9070 XT Triple Fan Gaming Edition
ASRock Radeon RX 9070 XT Steel Legend 16GB
Change ASUS Prime Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB OC Edition
Compare the ASRock Radeon RX 9070 Challenger 16GB with
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 9070 16GB
ASUS Prime Radeon RX 9070 16GB OC Edition
PowerColor Hellhound AMD Radeon RX 9070 16GB GDDR6
XFX Swift Radeon RX 9070 OC Triple Fan Gaming Edition 16GB
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 9070 GAMING OC 16G
Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 9070 XT OC 16GB
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB
PowerColor Red Devil AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB GDDR6
XFX Mercury Radeon RX 9070 XT OC Magnetic Air Edition with RGB
PowerColor Hellhound AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB GDDR6
XFX Swift Radeon RX 9070 XT Triple Fan Gaming Edition
ASRock Radeon RX 9070 XT Steel Legend 16GB38 of 92 fields differ
- 20 different values
- 18 known for one only
- 39 the same
- 15 missing for both
Biggest differences
Each bar uses the scale of all 135 graphics cards.
- Boost clockA: 2,520MHzB: 3,010MHzASUS is 490 MHz higher.
- Game clockA: 2,070MHzB: 2,460MHzASUS is 390 MHz higher.
- Reference boost clockA: 2,520MHzB: 2,970MHzASUS is 450 MHz higher.
Weight
0 to 4,000 g
All 100 fields
Every value links to where we found it.


General
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Series
Model numbers
RX9070 CL 16G, 90-GA5NZZ-00UANF1Maker product pageasrock.com/Graphics-Card/AMD/Radeon%20RX%209070%20Challenger%2016GB/index.aspRead 23 October 2026Header: RX9070 CL 16G. The part number 90-GA5NZZ-00UANF is from the Amazon listing.8Retailer pageamazon.com/dp/B0DTTKCTRDRead 23 October 2026Model Number and Mfr Part Number 90-GA5NZZ-00UANF.
PRIME-RX9070XT-O16G, 90YV0L71-M0NA00, 90YV0L71-MVAA002Maker product pageasus.com/us/motherboards-components/graphics-cards/prime/prime-rx9070xt-o16g/techspecRead 14 October 20268Spec databaseik.imagekit.io/pimberly/65707b38e31f5a94719d7ba0/1b6e08ad/67ef147bcbdc8d0c891109c1/product-pdfRead 14 October 202612Retailer pagenewegg.com/global/il-en/p/N82E16814126746Read 14 October 2026Lists the ASUS code 90YV0L71-MVAA00 for the PRIME-RX9070XT-O16G, a regional SKU code of the same card.
GTIN / EAN
Status
Available1Maker product pageasrock.com/Graphics-Card/AMD/Radeon%20RX%209070%20Challenger%2016GB/index.aspRead 23 October 2026Specification footnote: This product is still in production. The page also says the model may not be sold worldwide.8Retailer pageamazon.com/dp/B0DTTKCTRDRead 23 October 2026Live listing on 2026-10-23 with 101 ratings and a best sellers rank of #6 in Computer Graphics Cards. The title adds OC, but the clocks equal the non-OC ASRock card.
Predecessor
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Successor
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Launch price (US)
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Launch price (EU)
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Markets
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Colours
GPU
GPU brand
Reference launch price (US)
GPU
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GPU architecture
RDNA 41Maker product pageasrock.com/Graphics-Card/AMD/Radeon%20RX%209070%20Challenger%2016GB/index.aspRead 23 October 2026Key Specifications: 56 AMD RDNA Compute Units. The page names the RDNA 4 architecture in its marketing text. AMD names it RDNA 4 in the launch release.3Press releaseamd.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2025-2-28-amd-unveils-next-generation-amd-rdna-4-architectu.htmlRead 23 October 2026AMD unveils the RDNA 4 architecture with the launch of the RX 9070 XT and RX 9070.
GPU die
Process
Transistors
Die size
Compute units
Shader cores
Ray tracing cores
AI cores
ROPs
L2 cache
8MB13Spec databasehardwaredealz.com/hardware/gpu/amd-radeon-rx-9070-xt-16gb/technische-datenRead 14 October 2026Chip configuration: 64 CU, 64 RT cores, 8 MiB L2 cache. AMD's product page states no L2 figure.14Reviewold.chipsandcheese.comRead 14 October 2026RDNA 4 doubles L2 per shader engine, so the RX 9070 XT with four shader engines has 8 MB of L2.
Infinity Cache (L3)
FP32 compute (claimed)
AI performance (claimed)
AASRock Radeon RX 9070 Challenger 16GB
| Precision | With sparsity | Throughput (TOPS) |
|---|---|---|
| FP16 | No | 145 |
| FP16 | Yes | 289 |
| FP8 | No | 289 |
| FP8 | Yes | 578 |
| INT8 | No | 289 |
| INT8 | Yes | 578 |
| INT4 | No | 578 |
| INT4 | Yes | 1,156 |
BASUS Prime Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB OC Edition
| Precision | With sparsity | Throughput (TOPS) |
|---|---|---|
| FP16 | No | 195 |
| FP16 | Yes | 389 |
| FP8 | No | 389 |
| FP8 | Yes | 779 |
| INT8 | No | 389 |
| INT8 | Yes | 779 |
| INT4 | No | 779 |
| INT4 | Yes | 1,557 |
Clocks
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Base clock
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Game clock
Boost clock
Boost clock in OC mode
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Reference boost clock
Memory
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VRAM
VRAM type
Memory bus width
Memory speed
Memory bandwidth
Connectivity
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PCIe generation
PCIe lanes
161Maker product pageasrock.com/Graphics-Card/AMD/Radeon%20RX%209070%20Challenger%2016GB/index.aspRead 23 October 2026Bus Standard: PCI Express 5.0 x16.2Maker product pageamd.com/en/products/graphics/desktops/radeon/9000-series/amd-radeon-rx-9070.htmlRead 23 October 2026Bus Type: PCIe 5.0 x16.
163Maker product pageamd.com/en/products/graphics/desktops/radeon/9000-series/amd-radeon-rx-9070xt.htmlRead 14 October 2026Bus Type PCIe 5.0 x16.10Reviewalktech.co/articles/review-asus-prime-radeon-rx-9070-xt-oc-edition-16gb-gddr6Read 14 October 2026Summary of specifications for PRIME-RX9070XT-O16G: Bus Type PCIe 5.0 x16.
Display outputs
AASRock Radeon RX 9070 Challenger 16GB
| Type | Version | Count | Max bandwidth (Gbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| HDMI | 2.1b | 1 | Not available |
| DisplayPort | 2.1a UHBR13.5 | 3 | 54 |
Source1Maker product pageasrock.com/Graphics-Card/AMD/Radeon%20RX%209070%20Challenger%2016GB/index.aspRead 23 October 2026Interface: 1 x HDMI 2.1b and 3 x DisplayPort 2.1a. The page gives no UHBR class. UHBR13.5 and the 54 Gbps rate come from Guru3D's copy of AMD's spec table for the RX 9070.6Reviewguru3d.com/review/sapphire-radeon-rx-9070-pulse-review/page-4Read 23 October 2026Page 4 spec table for the RX 9070 and RX 9070 XT: HDMI 2.1b and DisplayPort 2.1a UHBR13.5. The table gives no count per port. The class is for the GPU. The 54 Gbps rate is the UHBR13.5 rate.
BASUS Prime Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB OC Edition
| Type | Version | Count | Max bandwidth (Gbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| HDMI | 2.1b | 1 | Not available |
| DisplayPort | 2.1a UHBR13.5 | 3 | 54 |
Source2Maker product pageasus.com/us/motherboards-components/graphics-cards/prime/prime-rx9070xt-o16g/techspecRead 14 October 20261 x native HDMI 2.1b and 3 x native DisplayPort 2.1a. ASUS does not state the DisplayPort link class. UHBR13.5 and 54 Gbps come from the 3DTested review of the same GPU.3Maker product pageamd.com/en/products/graphics/desktops/radeon/9000-series/amd-radeon-rx-9070xt.htmlRead 14 October 20266Review3dtested.com/pc-components/gpus/amd-radeon-rx-9070-xt-review/2Read 14 October 2026Review of a PowerColor RX 9070 XT: the DisplayPort 2.1a ports are UHBR13.5, 54 Gbps, not UHBR20. A link rate of the GPU's display engine, so it holds for every RX 9070 XT board.
Display outputs in total
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HDMI ports
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1
DisplayPort ports
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3
Highest HDMI version
2.1b
2.1b
Highest DisplayPort version
2.1a UHBR13.5
2.1a UHBR13.5
Fastest DisplayPort link
54Gbps
54Gbps
Max displays
Max output resolution
Resolution7680 × 4320 pxRefresh rate144 Hz1Maker product pageasrock.com/Graphics-Card/AMD/Radeon%20RX%209070%20Challenger%2016GB/index.aspRead 23 October 2026Digital Max Resolution: 7680 x 4320. The page states no refresh rate. The 144 Hz is AMD's 8K figure for the DisplayPort 2.1a and HDMI 2.1b display engine.3Press releaseamd.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2025-2-28-amd-unveils-next-generation-amd-rdna-4-architectu.htmlRead 23 October 2026The AMD Radiance Display Engine supports DisplayPort 2.1a and HDMI 2.1b with resolutions and refresh rates up to 8K 144Hz.
Resolution7680 × 4320 pxRefresh rate144 Hz2Maker product pageasus.com/us/motherboards-components/graphics-cards/prime/prime-rx9070xt-o16g/techspecRead 14 October 2026ASUS states a digital maximum of 7680 x 4320. The 144 Hz is AMD's figure for 8K with DisplayPort 2.1a and HDMI 2.1b in its launch press release.4Press releaseamd.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2025-2-28-amd-unveils-next-generation-amd-rdna-4-architectu.htmlRead 14 October 2026AMD Radiance Display Engine supports DisplayPort 2.1a and HDMI 2.1b, up to 8K 144 Hz with 12-bit HDR.
Video engine
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Video encoders
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Video decoders
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Hardware video encode
Hardware video decode
H.264, H.265 (HEVC), VP9, AV12Maker product pageamd.com/en/products/graphics/desktops/radeon/9000-series/amd-radeon-rx-9070.htmlRead 23 October 20264K H264, H265/HEVC and AV1 decode: Yes. The AMD page does not list VP9. VP9 decode is from Guru3D's copy of AMD's media engine table.6Reviewguru3d.com/review/sapphire-radeon-rx-9070-pulse-review/page-4Read 23 October 2026Page 4 repeats AMD's media engine table with VP9 decode. The same table lists H.264, H.265 and AV1 decode.
H.264, H.265 (HEVC), VP9, AV11Maker product pageasus.com/us/motherboards-components/graphics-cards/prime/prime-rx9070xt-o16gRead 14 October 2026Footnote 4: video codec acceleration includes at least HEVC (H.265), H.264, VP9 and AV1.3Maker product pageamd.com/en/products/graphics/desktops/radeon/9000-series/amd-radeon-rx-9070xt.htmlRead 14 October 20264K H264, H265/HEVC and AV1 decode: Yes. VP9 decode is from the ASUS page footnote on codec acceleration.
Graphics features
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DirectX
Vulkan
OpenGL
Upscaling technologies
FSR 41Maker product pageasrock.com/Graphics-Card/AMD/Radeon%20RX%209070%20Challenger%2016GB/index.aspRead 23 October 2026Marketing text: AI-powered AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution 4 upscaling.2Maker product pageamd.com/en/products/graphics/desktops/radeon/9000-series/amd-radeon-rx-9070.htmlRead 23 October 2026Supported Technologies list FSR Redstone, which is stored as FSR 4.3Press releaseamd.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2025-2-28-amd-unveils-next-generation-amd-rdna-4-architectu.htmlRead 23 October 2026AMD FSR 4 is available exclusively on Radeon RX 9000 Series cards.
Frame generation
FSR Frame Generation, AMD Fluid Motion Frames 21Maker product pageasrock.com/Graphics-Card/AMD/Radeon%20RX%209070%20Challenger%2016GB/index.aspRead 23 October 2026Marketing text: FSR 4 image upscaling with advanced frame generation in supported games, and AMD Fluid Motion Frames 2 in the HYPR-RX text.2Maker product pageamd.com/en/products/graphics/desktops/radeon/9000-series/amd-radeon-rx-9070.htmlRead 23 October 2026Supported Technologies list AMD Fluid Motion Frames.3Press releaseamd.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2025-2-28-amd-unveils-next-generation-amd-rdna-4-architectu.htmlRead 23 October 2026HYPR-RX includes AMD Fluid Motion Frames 2.1, and FSR 4 combines with in-game FSR 3.1 frame generation. Stored with the major version only.
Power
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Reference board power
PSU wattage (card maker)
Power connector
Cooling
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Cooler type
Fans
Radiator size
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Fan stop at low load
Dual BIOS
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Yes1Maker product pageasus.com/us/motherboards-components/graphics-cards/prime/prime-rx9070xt-o16gRead 14 October 2026Dual BIOS switch with Performance and Quiet modes.10Reviewalktech.co/articles/review-asus-prime-radeon-rx-9070-xt-oc-edition-16gb-gddr6Read 14 October 2026Performance and Quiet switch along the long edge.
Dimensions and weight
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Length
Height
Thickness
Slot width
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Low profile
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NVIDIA SFF-Ready
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Weight
Lighting and software
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RGB lighting
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Lighting sync
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Measured performance
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GPU clock while gaming (measured)
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3DMark Time Spy graphics
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3DMark Steel Nomad
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3DMark Port Royal
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Game frame rates
AASRock Radeon RX 9070 Challenger 16GB
Not availableBASUS Prime Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB OC Edition
| Game | Width (px) | Height (px) | Preset | Upscaling | Ray tracing | Average FPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assassin's Creed Mirage | 2560 | 1440 | Ultra High | Off | Not available | 161 |
| Assassin's Creed Mirage | 3840 | 2160 | Ultra High | Off | Not available | 101 |
| Black Myth: Wukong | 2560 | 1440 | High | Off | No | 84 |
| Black Myth: Wukong | 3840 | 2160 | High | Off | No | 46 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2560 | 1440 | Ray Tracing Low | Off | Yes | 116.34 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3840 | 2160 | Ray Tracing Low | Off | Yes | 58.56 |
| F1 23 | 2560 | 1440 | Ultra High | Off | Not available | 92 |
| F1 23 | 3840 | 2160 | Ultra High | Off | Not available | 47 |
| Far Cry 6 | 2560 | 1440 | Ultra | Off | Yes | 170 |
| Far Cry 6 | 3840 | 2160 | Ultra | Off | Yes | 112 |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 2560 | 1440 | Maxed out, Ray Tracing Shadow Quality Ultra | Off | Yes | 105 |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 3840 | 2160 | Maxed out, Ray Tracing Shadow Quality Ultra | Off | Yes | 55 |
Measured noise and temperature
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Fan noise per load
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Fan noise while gaming
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GPU temperature while gaming
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Hot spot temperature while gaming
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Memory temperature while gaming
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Measured power
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Card power at idle (measured)
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In the box
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In the box
Power adapter cable included
Support bracket included
Links
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Product page
Spec sheet
www.asrock.com/Graphics-Card/AMD/Radeon%20RX%209070%20Challenger%2016GB/index.asp1Maker product pageasrock.com/Graphics-Card/AMD/Radeon%20RX%209070%20Challenger%2016GB/index.aspRead 23 October 2026The Specification tab of the product page is the only spec sheet. ASRock publishes no PDF datasheet for this card.
Manual
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EPREL registration number
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Warranty
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Manufacturer warranty (source market)
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