AMD RX 9070 GRE Review ft. Sapphire

1. Introduction2. Meet the Sapphire RX 9070 GRE Pulse3. Testing Methodology4. Alan Wake II5. Assassin's Creed Shadows6. Clair Obscur: Expedition 337. Cyberpunk 20778. Death Stranding 2: On the Beach9. Final Fantasy XVI10. Forza Horizon 611. Horizon Forbidden West12. Kingdom Come: Deliverance II13. A Plague Tale: Requiem14. Resident Evil Requiem15. Starfield16. Performance Summary (12-Game Average)17. Cost Per Frame Analysis18. Ray Tracing: Alan Wake II19. Ray Tracing: Assassin's Creed Shadows20. Ray Tracing: Black Myth: Wukong21. Ray Tracing: Cyberpunk 207722. Ray Tracing: Doom: The Dark Ages23. Ray Tracing: Forza Horizon 624. Ray Tracing: Resident Evil Requiem25. Ray Tracing: Star Wars Outlaws26. Ray Tracing Performance Summary27. GPU Temperatures28. Memory Temperatures29. Acoustics30. Power Draw: 1080p31. Power Draw: 1440p32. Power Draw: 2160p (4K)33. Performance per Watt: 1080p34. Performance per Watt: 1440p35. Performance per Watt: 2160p (4K)36. Closing Thoughts37. View All Pages

Current retail pricing

Using the average frame rate data presented earlier in the review, here we look at the cost per frame using the current UK prices for each GPU. Please note this only compares rasterised performance and value.

That brings us nicely onto cost per frame. At the time of writing, exact UK pricing hasn't been confirmed for the 9070 GRE, which is why we've included two data points. We spoke with one retailer that expects pricing to land around £469-479, but we've also heard the MSRP for the Pulse could be £499.

Either way, the GRE isn't going to offer exceptional value. It's by no means bad value, but nor is it a clear improvement over the likes of the RTX 5070 – and given the other advantages that GPU can offer – I think that is problematic for the GRE.

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