Published: June 2, 2026 | Source: Sapphire | Author: Tom Logan

Sapphire RX 9070 GRE Pulse Review

Conclusion

If you look at the official AMD Radeon line up then you’ll see that it currently goes 9070 XT, 9070, 9070 GRE and 9060 XT. As you could see from our performance charts today, the GRE is actually above the 9070 but below the XT. It’s hugely impressive.

AMD have put in a lot of effort in under the hood, so to speak. Yes the RDNA 4 architecture saw massive improvements when compared to the RDNA 3 cards from before. The Raytracing accelerators are more powerful, if still not quite a match for their Nvidia rivals. The AI accelerators have plenty of performance available. Whilst not everyone is onboard the AI train, it isn’t just for making writers unemployed and stealing artwork. It can improve your textures, such as in the Super Resolution and Fluid Motion Frame world. That is where the biggest benefits are to be found in comparison to earlier Radeon cards.

This gap between the RX 9070 GRE first appearing in China and now being available to all means that its placement within the Radeon hierarchy isn’t as obvious. Great news for the consumer. Priced like a theoretical RX 9065 card, but performing as well, or better, than the vanilla RX 9070 above it. Buy now before AMD notice.

We also have to take a moment to talk about the Sapphire Pulse. As regular readers will know, we like the efforts Sapphire put in to their products. They plough their own furrow, and with great rewards. The Pulse might not have the glitz and showy features of a Nitro+ card, but the performance is there. If you paid attention on the previous page you’ll also see that the cooler is magnificent. 59°C peak, even with RT on and 4K making demands. Hugely impressive. Cool, quiet, built like a tank.

If you’ve been vacillating then now is the time to plant your flag in the ground. The Sapphire RX 9070 GRE Pulse is the perfect blend of price and performance and an easy winner of our OC3D Gamers Choice Award.