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No threshold is stated."}},{"url":"https://www.guru3d.com/review/sapphire-radeon-rx-9070-pulse-review/page-5/","kind":"measurement","accessed":"2026-10-16","fields":["measured_gpu_idle_power_w"],"notes":{"measured_gpu_idle_power_w":"Idle power consumption chart, bar Sapphire Pulse RX 9070: 15 W. Page 5 method: a power interposer that measures the 12V rails and the PCIe slot, polled every 100 ms, so card power only. The page does not state the display setup. The same review's typical gaming chart reads 227 W, which is not stored."}},{"url":"https://www.guru3d.com/review/sapphire-radeon-rx-9070-pulse-review/page-22/","kind":"measurement","accessed":"2026-10-16","fields":["benchmark_3dmark_time_spy_graphics"],"notes":{"benchmark_3dmark_time_spy_graphics":"Chart 3DMark: Time Spy - Graphics Score, DirectX 12, Async on, Windows 11 x64: bar Sapphire Pulse RX 9070 25877. AMD driver 25.3.1, Ryzen 9 7950X3D or Ryzen 7 9800X3D at defaults (page 9). The review does not say which platform ran this chart. A separate generic Radeon RX 9070 bar reads 26683."}},{"url":"https://www.guru3d.com/review/sapphire-radeon-rx-9070-pulse-review/page-10/","kind":"measurement","accessed":"2026-10-16","fields":["game_fps_measured"],"notes":{"game_fps_measured":"Guru3D game charts, bar Sapphire RX 9070 Pulse at 2560x1440 with the AMD 25.3.1 driver on a Ryzen 7 9800X3D or Ryzen 9 7950X3D test system (page 9). Hitman 3 on page 10, Ultra quality, DirectX 12, 274 fps. Far Cry 6 on page 13, Ultra High quality, DirectX 12, 172 fps. The Witcher 3 on page 14, max detail with 16:1 HQ-AF and AA, DirectX 11, 246 fps. F1 2024 on page 15, Ultra High quality, ray tracing, TAA, Bahrain, DirectX 12, 112 fps. The charts give average fps only and state no upscaling. 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The Pulse is not the exception.","rgb_lighting":"Details und Design: RGB-Beleuchtung gibt es keine."}},{"url":"https://www.hwcooling.net/en/sapphire-pulse-amd-radeon-rx-9070-16gb-better-pay-more/14/","kind":"measurement","accessed":"2026-10-16","fields":["fan_noise_measured"],"notes":{"fan_noise_measured":"Page 14: after temperatures stabilized the fans settle at 1960 to 2000 rpm and the noise is 35.2 to 35.5 dBA, stored as the loudest end. The review tests the card in a Fractal Design Meshify 2 case with system fans at about 780 rpm and runs Cyberpunk 2077, F1 24 and Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition. Distance 35 cm from the PCI Express slot, from HWCooling's test method at https://www.hwcooling.net/en/one-of-the-fastest-gigabyte-rtx-4090-gaming-oc-24g-review/5/. This review does not repeat the distance."}},{"url":"https://www.hwcooling.net/en/sapphire-pulse-amd-radeon-rx-9070-16gb-better-pay-more/1/","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-16","fields":["in_the_box","power_adapter_included","support_bracket_included","model_numbers"],"notes":{"in_the_box":"Page 1: auxiliary power uses classic eight-pin connectors, so the accessories include only a simple installation guide.","power_adapter_included":"Page 1: only a simple installation guide is in the accessories.","support_bracket_included":"Page 1: only a simple installation guide is in the accessories.","model_numbers":"Page 1 names the tested card Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 9070 GPU (11349-03-20G)."}},{"url":"https://www.buildcores.com/products/GPU/70cl9vqyz/Sapphire-PULSE-AMD-Radeon-RX-9070-16GB-GDDR6","kind":"spec_database","accessed":"2026-10-16","fields":["gtins","colors","rgb_lighting"],"notes":{"gtins":"Part number 11349-03-20G. UPC 840777091371. The EAN 0840777091371 is the UPC with a leading zero.","colors":"Manufacturer Color: Black.","rgb_lighting":"Lighting: None."}},{"url":"https://www.paradigit.ie/sapphire-pulse-radeon-rx-9070/21770722/product","kind":"retailer","accessed":"2026-10-16","fields":["colors","fan_count"],"notes":{"colors":"Colour of product: Black. Manufacturer number 11349-03-20G.","fan_count":"Number of fan(s): 2 fan(s)."}},{"url":"https://www.arvutitark.ee/en/pc-components/graphics-cards-vga/vga-pcie16-rx9070-16gb-gddr6pulse-11349-03-20g-sapphire-1435540","kind":"retailer","accessed":"2026-10-16","fields":["status"],"notes":{"status":"Listed on 2026-10-16 as orderable, 108 pieces, for the model 11349-03-20G. The Sapphire product page is live on the same day."}},{"url":"https://www.staples.ca/products/3163228-en-sapphire-pulse-amd-radeon-rx-9070-gaming-graphics-card-16-gb-gddr6","kind":"retailer","accessed":"2026-10-16","fields":["opengl_version"],"notes":{"opengl_version":"Specifications row OpenGL: 4.6, model 11349-03-20G. The same page prints inconsistent clocks and a 2.2 lb weight that is not stored. ASUS's RX 9070 spec pages also list OpenGL 4.6 for the chip."}}],"fields_filled":80,"updated":"2026-10-16"},"meta":{"api_version":"1","docs":"https://arkivo.dev/api"}}