Sapphire RX 9070 XT Nitro+ Review

1. Introduction2. Meet the Sapphire RX 9070 XT Nitro+3. Testing Methodology4. Game Benchmarks5. Clock Speed6. GPU Temperatures7. Does the Backplate Affect Thermals?8. Acoustics9. Noise-Normalised Temperatures10. Power Draw and Efficiency11. Overclocking12. Closing Thoughts13. View All Pages

For our temperature testing, we measure steady-state GPU temperatures under load. A reading under load comes from running A Plague Tale: Requiem for 30 minutes.

As for out of the box GPU temperatures, all three cards tested deliver very good results, with the Nitro+ sitting in the middle of the pack. The GPU hit 59C, with the hot spot at 85C, so it's very similar to the Taichi and Red Devil.

Likewise, memory thermals are basically a wash, with all three cards seeing the memory hit between 88-92C.

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