From Sapphire comes the announcement of the brand’s graphics cards. On the programme, the company unveils its Pulse, Pure and Nitro models. In the end, these cards hold few secrets, given the previous leaks.
RX 9000 series: Sapphire unveils its cards!
Sapphire is unveiling a total of six cards in its Pulse, Pure and Nitro models. We’ll have one of each for the RX 9070 non-XT and RX 9070 XT.
The Pulse range :
The Pulse series is Sapphire’s entry-level offering. Here, the cards operate at the original frequencies, i.e. 2970 MHz boost for the 9070 XT and 2520 MHz for the non-XT.
On the heatsink side, there’s a noticeable difference when you go from the XT to the non-XT. The XT model benefits from a third fan and therefore takes up much more space than the non-XT. This translates into dimensions of 320 mm in length over three slots for the former, compared with a double-slot format 280 mm long for the latter.
The Pure :
With the Pure series, the brand is offering a series of all-white graphics cards. They feature an imposing triple-slot heatsink equipped with three fans. The heatsink is identical, regardless of which GPU is mounted underneath. Be that as it may, you’ll have to pay attention to the dimensions: 320 mm long here.
Here, frequencies progress with a boost reaching 3010 MHz for the 9070 XT against 2700 MHz for the non-XT.
The Nitro range, time for the top of the range!
The Nitro series represents Sapphire’s top-of-the-range offering, with highly sophisticated cards. Once again, the footprint will be substantial, so you’ll need a roomy case, as we’re talking about a triple-slot card 330.8 mm long.
The heatsink is the most elaborate in the range, with composite heat pipes, quick-fit fans, a phase-change thermal pad to cool the GPU (Honeywell PTM7950), etc., etc., etc… But on top of all that, the card benefits from a power supply via a 12V-2×6 connector hidden under the backplate.
Finally, in terms of frequencies, these are also the fastest cards, with a boost reaching 3060 MHz on the XT and 2700 MHz on the non-XT. There’s a little disappointment with the non-XT, as the card only benefits from the same frequencies as the RX 9070 Pure.
Prices as yet unknown…
In short, it remains to be seen what the final sales prices of these models will be. One thing’s for sure: the Nitro model will be far from affordable, so it remains to be seen how much it will cost!