PowerColor RX 9070 XT in the Test: Red Devil and Hellhound vs. Asus, Sapphire, and Co. 131 Comments
With the PowerColor Red Devil and Hellhound in Black and White, Techastuce has reviewed three other custom Radeon RX 9070 XT builds and compares their results to the five other models: Asrock Taichi, Asus Tuf, Sapphire Nitro+ and Pure, and XFX Mercury. Which is the best?
Contents 1 Red Devil and Hellhound vs. ASUS, Sapphire, and Coradeon RX 9070 XT: 3 Additional Custom Builds in Test Dimensions and Power Supply Design BIOS Technical Data Options Key Technical Features in the Comparison Test System and Test Methodology 2 Benchmarks and Test Results Sophistations and Categories in UHD Performance GDDR6 TEMPERATURES 3 FAZITKOHLER: Calm is Trump Cormp again.
Radeon RX 9070 XT: 3 More Custom Designs in the Test
Techastuce had already reviewed five custom Radeon RX 9070 XT designs in early March. They came from Asrock, Asus, Sapphire, and XFX, but not from PowerColor.
RX 9070 XT Custom Designs IM Test: Asrock Taichi vs. Asus TUF, Sapphire Nitro+/Pure, and XFX Mercury
Until now, the manufacturer in the RDNA-4 test marathon was only represented in the Radeon RX 9070 Custom Roundup with Hellhound and Reaper. Now, there are three more custom Radeon RX 9070 XT designs, and this time, all three come from PowerColor. New to Radeon-RX-9070-Text-Custom Designs: PowerColor Red Devil and Hellhound (Spectral White)
The absolute top model, the PowerColor Radeon RX 9070 XT Red Devil, and the model at the bottom of the portfolio were also tested in the XT test: the PowerColor Radeon RX 9070 XT Hellhound in black and white (spectral white). The two lighthound variants differ significantly in their color choices; the technical basis is the same. ES Treten et: ASROCK RADEON RX 9070 XT TAIHI OCASUS RADEON RX 9070 XT TUF GAMING OCPOWERCOLOR RADEON RX 9070 XT RED DIVEM (New!) PowerColor Radeon RX 9070 XT Hellhound Spectral White (New!) Radeon RX 9070 XT Hellhound Spectral (New!) Radeon RX 9070 XX RADEON RX 9070 XT PURESAPHIRE RADEON RX 9070 XT NITRO + XFX RADEON RX 9070 XT MERCURY OC Air Magnetic RGB
Dimensions and Design
The Red Devil is PowerColor’s top model and it shows it too: with a slot thickness of 3.0 and a length of 34 cm, it trumps the Lighthound and also offers RGB lighting Much more striking:
New compared to the Radeon RX-9070 Text Custom designs: PowerColor Red Devil and Hellhound (Spectral White)
New compared to the Radeon RX-9070 Text Custom designs: PowerColor Red Devil and Hellhound (Spectral White)
Power Supply
With the power supply, PowerColor also relies on classic 8-pin connections in the top model, but there are three of them. Unlike the flagships from Asrock and Sapphire, the 12V-2 × 6 connector is missing. There are 8 pins on the Hellhound.
BIOS Options
PowerColor offers two BIOS options on both the Red Devil and the Hellhound: OC and Silent. On both graphics cards, the BIOS controls not only fan speeds, but also clock speeds and TDP. Modell BIOS GPU-boost TDP (Offiziell) TDP (Gemessen) Asrock Taichi OC OC 3,100 MHz 340 W (-30% / + 10%) 360 W HELLHOUND OC 3,010 MHz 317 W (-30% / + 10%) 310 W silent 2,970 MHz 303 W (-30% / + 10%) 298 W PowerColor Red Devil OC 3.060 MHz 330 W (-30% / + 10%) 329 W Silent 3.010 MHz 316 W (-30% / + 10%) 316 W SAPHIRE NITRO + MAUT 330 W (-30% / +10%) 344 W Sapphire Pure Default 3.010 MHz 317W (-30%/+10%) 320 W
Key technical data in comparison
Merkmal ASRock Taichi OC Asus TUF Gaming Sapphire Nitro+ Sapphire Pure XFX Mercury PowerColor Red Devil PowerColor Hellhound Karte PCB-Design ASRock Asus Sapphire Sapphire 13.4 cm 35.0, 14.3 cm 34.2 cm, 13.2 cm 33.0 cm, 12.8 cm Stromversorgung 1 × 16 pin (12V-2 × 6) 3 × 8 pin 1 × 16 pin (12v-2 × 6) 2 × 8 pin 3 × 8 pin 3 × 8 Pin 2 × 8) 2 × 8 pin 3 × 8 Pin 3 × Pin 2 × 8) 2 × 8 pin 3 × 8 Pin 3 × Pin 2 × 8) REGISTRATION 2 × 8 pin 3 × 8 Pin 3 × 8 Pin 2 × 8) 2 × 8 pin 3 × 8 Pin 3 × 8 Pin 2 × 8) 2 × 8 pin 3 × 8 Pin 3 × 8 Pin 2 × 8) 2 × 8 pin 3 × 8 Pin 3 × 8 Pin 2 × 8) 2 × 8 pin 3 × 8 Pin 3 × 8 Pin 2 × 8) 2 × 8 Pin 3 × 8 Pin 3 × PIN 2 × 8) REGISTERED Asrock Taichi
3.0 slot Asus Tuf,
3.2 slot Sapphire Nitro+,
3.2 Slot Sapphire Pure
3.0 slot XFX Mercury, 3.5 slot PowerColor Devil Red, 3.0 slot Color Hellhound, 2.5 slot Thermistor Heatsink Paste
Copper Base Plate
Pipipes
Honeywell PTM7950 Aluminum Heatsink
Copper Base Plate
Pipipes
Honeywell PTM7950 Aluminum Heatsink
Copper Base Plate
Pipipes
Honeywell PTM7950 Aluminum Heatsink
Copper Base Plate
Pipipes
Honeywell PTM7950 Aluminum Heatsink
Copper base plate
Pipipes
Honeywell PTM7950 aluminum radiator
Copper base plate
Pipipes
Honeywell PTM7950 aluminum radiator
Copper base plate
Pipipes
Honeywell PTM7950 aluminum radiator
Copper base plate
Pipipes
ALU radiator RGB page,
Central fan side page (devil)
Back plate page (eye)
Final weight 1,466 g 1,893 g 1.227 g 1.706 g 1,534 g 1,180 g Fan 3 × 95 mm (axial) 3 × 100 mm (axial) 3 × 100 mm (axial) 2 × 100 mm (axial)
1 × 90 mm (axial) 3 × 95 mm (axial) 3 × 100 mm (axial) 3 × 100 mm (axial) fan switched off (2D) JA GPU-Boost (BIOS 1/2) 3.100/2.970 MHz 3.060 MHz 3.100/3.100 MHz 3.060/3.010 MHz 3.010/2.970 MHz memory 20 GBPS Memory Size 16 GB GDDR6 TDP (BIOS 1/2) Standard-TDP 340/303 WATT 330 W 340 W 330/316 W 317/303 W Connections 3 × DisplayPort 2.1B UHBR13.5
1 × HDMI 2.1b 2 × DisplayPort 2.1b UHBR13.5
2 × HDMI 2.1b 3 × DisplayPort 2.1b UHBR13.5
1 × HDMI 2.1b RRP? 899 Euros 869 Euros 799 Euros 829 Euros? ?
Test System and Test Methodology
In the departure from the known 2025 GPU Test System, a new system has been configured for testing custom designs. During these heated weeks, it may be prevented from launching reviews of a new class, and custom design testing is hampered.
Custom Design Tests in Another Case
An AMD Ryzen 7 9800x3d (test) with DDR5-6000 is also in the custom design test system, but the case is completely different: instead of the Fractal Design Torrent, the Fractal Design Meshify 2 is used with six fans (two in the front), three in the lid, and one in the rear (all blown). All housing fans are operated at a constant 800 rpm, which is barely noticeable. Control is via a Corsair Commander Pro or Corsair Icue (download).
The six housing fans operate at 800 rpm, the CPU cooler fan at 1,000 rpm.
The CPU cooler fan, a Noctua NH-U12S Redux, rotates at 1,000 rpm.
All tests and benchmarks are conducted in this configuration; only the volume measurement takes place with the fans deactivated, isolated from the graphics card (30 cm distance from the side door with the fan open under load).
Both available BIOS versions are tested in the test. For this purpose, the graphics card (as in the standard test course) is operated in Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition in UHD for maximum detail and with the housing wall closed. A benchmark is performed after 5 minutes. The benchmark result and measured values for temperatures, speeds, clock rates, and power consumption are then recorded.
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