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UHBR13.5 and 54 Gbps come from the ComputerBase table, which lists the DisplayPort ports of these cards as UHBR13.5.","display_output_max":"Maximum Resolution: 7680x4320 for DisplayPort and for HDMI. PowerColor states no refresh rate. The 144 Hz is AMD's 8K figure for the GPU's display engine.","opengl_version":"OpenGL: 4.6.","upscaling_technologies":"Page text: AI-powered AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution 4 upscaling.","frame_generation_technologies":"Page text: FSR 4 image upscaling with advanced frame generation in supported games. HYPR-RX combines Fluid Motion Frames 2, Anti-Lag and Boost. Features of the GPU and driver.","recommended_psu_w":"Minimum System Power requirement (W): 700W. AMD states 650 W for the chip.","gpu_power_connector":"Extension Power Connector: Two 8-pin PCI Express Power connectors. Feature list: Two 8-Pin PCI-E Power Connectors.","gpu_length_mm":"Board Dimensions: 327 x 128 x 41 mm, and 340 x 142 x 42 mm with bracket. 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The page lists nothing else.","power_adapter_included":"The accessory list holds only a Gaming Gear Intro Card, so no adapter cable is included.","support_bracket_included":"The accessory list holds only a Gaming Gear Intro Card, so no support bracket is included."}},{"url":"https://powerdriver.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/install_guide/PowerColor_RX_9000_Series_20260224.pdf","kind":"manual","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["manual_url"],"notes":{"manual_url":"The Download area lists the User Manual file for the RX9070 Hellhound/Reaper Series, dated 2026-02-24. It is the PowerColor RX 9000 Series quick installation guide in 16 languages. It names no default BIOS position, no box contents and no card sizes."}},{"url":"https://www.amd.com/en/products/graphics/desktops/radeon/9000-series/amd-radeon-rx-9070.html","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["gpu","gpu_brand","gpu_compute_units","gpu_shader_count","gpu_rt_core_count","gpu_ai_core_count","gpu_rop_count","gpu_cache_l3_mb","gpu_tflops_fp32","ai_performance","transistor_count_billion","reference_boost_clock_mhz","reference_board_power_w","gpu_vram_gb","gpu_vram_type","memory_bus_width_bits","memory_speed_gbps","memory_bandwidth_gbs","pcie_gen","pcie_lanes","video_encode","video_decode"],"notes":{"gpu_compute_units":"Compute Units: 56.","gpu_rt_core_count":"Ray Accelerators: 56.","gpu_ai_core_count":"AI Accelerators: 112.","gpu_rop_count":"ROPs: 128. AMD's launch material and Geeknetic's table said 112. AMD's page now says 128, and Club386 also lists 128.","gpu_cache_l3_mb":"AMD Infinity Cache Technology: 64 MB.","gpu_tflops_fp32":"Peak Single Precision (FP32 Vector) Performance 36.1 TFLOPs. AMD counts dual-issue.","ai_performance":"AMD lists FP16, FP8 (E5M2, E4M3), INT8 and INT4 matrix rates with and without structured sparsity. FP16 and FP8 figures are in TFLOPS and stored unchanged.","transistor_count_billion":"Transistor Count: 53.9 B.","reference_boost_clock_mhz":"Boost Frequency: up to 2520 MHz. Game Frequency 2070 MHz.","reference_board_power_w":"Typical Board Power (Desktop): 220W.","memory_bandwidth_gbs":"Memory Bandwidth: up to 640 GB/s.","memory_speed_gbps":"Memory Speed: up to 20 Gbps.","pcie_lanes":"Bus Type: PCIe 5.0 x16.","video_encode":"4K H264, H265/HEVC and AV1 encode: Yes.","video_decode":"4K H264, H265/HEVC and AV1 decode: Yes. AMD's page does not list VP9. VP9 decode is from the codec table in the Geeknetic review."}},{"url":"https://www.amd.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2025-2-28-amd-unveils-next-generation-amd-rdna-4-architectu.html","kind":"press_release","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["gpu_architecture","reference_launch_price_usd","display_output_max","release_date"],"notes":{"gpu_architecture":"AMD unveils the AMD RDNA 4 graphics architecture with the Radeon RX 9070 XT and RX 9070.","reference_launch_price_usd":"The AMD Radeon RX 9070 has an SEP of $549 USD. Dated 2025-02-28.","display_output_max":"AMD Radiance Display Engine supports DisplayPort 2.1a and HDMI 2.1b, up to 8K 144 Hz with 12-bit HDR.","release_date":"Radeon RX 9000 Series cards from board partners including PowerColor were expected from 2025-03-06. 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PowerColor's spec row says DirectX Support: 12 and names no level."}},{"url":"https://www.khronos.org/conformance/adopters/conformant-products/vulkan","kind":"certification_list","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["vulkan_version"],"notes":{"vulkan_version":"AMD submissions 853 and 854, dated 2024-12-01, list the Radeon RX 9070 as Vulkan 1.4 conformant. Submissions 969 and 970, dated 2026-01-01, repeat it. A GPU and driver feature."}},{"url":"https://www.computerbase.de/artikel/grafikkarten/radeon-rx-9070-custom-design-test.91526/","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["gpu_tgp_max_w","weight_g","display_outputs","gpu_game_clock_mhz","gpu_boost_clock_mhz","dual_bios","gpu_slot_width","fan_stop_idle","rgb_lighting","release_date"],"notes":{"gpu_tgp_max_w":"Page 1, BIOS table: the Hellhound OC BIOS has a power limit of 230 W (-30 %/+10 %) read from the card telemetry and 227 W measured, the Silent BIOS 220 W (217 W measured). PowerColor states no board power. 230 W is stored because the OC BIOS ships as the default. AMD's reference is 220 W.","weight_g":"Page 1, technical table, row Gewicht: 1.076 g for the Hellhound. The page does not say whether it is weighed or taken from a data sheet.","display_outputs":"Page 1, technical table, row Anschluesse: 3 x DisplayPort 2.1b UHBR13.5 and 1 x HDMI 2.1b for the Hellhound. PowerColor writes DisplayPort 2.1a and the PowerColor version is stored. The UHBR13.5 class is a link rate of the GPU's display engine.","gpu_game_clock_mhz":"Page 2, clock table: Hellhound OC BIOS 2120 MHz game clock (2590 MHz boost), Silent BIOS 2070 (2520).","gpu_boost_clock_mhz":"Page 1: Hellhound OC BIOS 2590 MHz boost, Silent BIOS 2520 MHz. ComputerBase marks the OC BIOS as the Default-BIOS in its charts.","dual_bios":"Page 1: the Hellhound has two BIOS with a dip-switch. The BIOS differ in clock and power limit.","gpu_slot_width":"Page 1: only the Hellhound is a true 2.0-slot design in the test field.","fan_stop_idle":"Page 2, noise at the Windows desktop: 0.0 dB(A), Fan Stop, in both BIOS modes.","rgb_lighting":"Page 1: only the Hellhound has lighting on the backplate. The eye of the hellhound shines blue, plus a strip at the card end. One colour (turquoise in the table).","release_date":"Article dated 2025-03-06, the market launch day of the RX 9070 series, with the Hellhound among the five tested cards. Family availability."}},{"url":"https://www.computerbase.de/artikel/grafikkarten/radeon-rx-9070-custom-design-test.91526/seite-2","kind":"measurement","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["measured_gpu_gaming_clock_mhz","fan_noise_measured","measured_gpu_gaming_temp_c","measured_hotspot_gaming_temp_c","measured_memory_gaming_temp_c","measured_gpu_gaming_power_w"],"notes":{"measured_gpu_gaming_clock_mhz":"Page 2, GPU clock after 30 minutes of Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition at 3840 x 2160 and maximum details: 2320 MHz in the OC BIOS (Silent BIOS 2265 MHz). Ryzen 7 9800X3D, DDR5-6000, Fractal Design Meshify 2 with six case fans at 800 rpm, closed side panel.","fan_noise_measured":"Page 2, noise under gaming load: 29.0 dB(A) in the OC BIOS and 28.0 dB(A) in the Silent BIOS. Measured 30 cm from the side of the card with the open side door, with all other fans off and the card fan speed taken from the 30-minute run (900 rpm OC, 700 rpm Silent). The page lists 0.0 dB(A) with the fans stopped at the Windows desktop. That is a fan stop, so no idle row is stored.","measured_gpu_gaming_temp_c":"Page 2, GPU temperature under gaming load, OC BIOS: 57 C (Silent BIOS 62 C). Reading after 30 minutes of Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition at 3840 x 2160 and maximum details in a closed Meshify 2 case. Room temperature is not stated.","measured_hotspot_gaming_temp_c":"Page 2, GPU hot spot, OC BIOS: 77 C (Silent BIOS 79 C). Same 30-minute run.","measured_memory_gaming_temp_c":"Page 2, GDDR6 memory, OC BIOS: 87 C (Silent BIOS 90 C). Same 30-minute run.","measured_gpu_gaming_power_w":"Page 2, measured power, OC BIOS: 227 W (telemetry 229 W). Silent BIOS 217 W. External Powenetics v2 measurement of the card alone, method on ComputerBase's Powenetics v2 article. The chart does not name the load. The article procedure is 30 minutes of Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition at 3840 x 2160."}},{"url":"https://www.geeknetic.es/Review/3104/PowerColor-AMD-Radeon-RX-9070-Hellhound-Review.html","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["release_date","gpu_boost_clock_mhz","gpu_game_clock_mhz","fan_stop_idle","gpu_slot_width","rgb_lighting","video_decode"],"notes":{"release_date":"Review dated 2025-03-05 of the Hellhound RX 9070, the day before the 2025-03-06 launch. Family availability, 2025-03.","gpu_boost_clock_mhz":"Text: the card has a dual BIOS, Gaming and Silent. The Gaming mode is the one that ships from the factory, with the 2590 MHz boost. PowerColor states no default.","gpu_game_clock_mhz":"Text: the Gaming BIOS is the default, so the 2120 MHz OC game clock applies.","fan_stop_idle":"Text: all three fans have 0 RPM technology, start above 60 C and stop at 50 C.","gpu_slot_width":"Text: the card takes exactly two expansion slots and is 327 mm long.","rgb_lighting":"Text: a few blue LEDs at the rear, fixed, with no effects, switched on or off with a switch near the BIOS selector.","video_decode":"Codec table for the RX 9070 series: decode VP9 (4:2:0 8/10 bit), H.264, H.265 and AV1."}},{"url":"https://www.buildcores.com/products/GPU/3uztxmdde/PowerColor-Hellhound-OC-Radeon-RX-9070-16GB-GDDR6","kind":"spec_database","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["gtins","model_numbers","colors","status"],"notes":{"gtins":"UPC and EAN 4713436175773 for part number RX9070 16G-L/OC.","model_numbers":"Part numbers RX9070 16G-L OC and RX9070 16G-L/OC.","colors":"Manufacturer Color: Black.","status":"On 2026-10-15 the page lists the card in stock at Walmart for $899.99."}}],"fields_filled":74,"updated":"2026-10-15"},"meta":{"api_version":"1","docs":"https://arkivo.dev/api"}}