Parts Library / Graphics Card / ASRock Radeon RX 9070 XT Steel Legend 16GB ASRock Radeon RX 9070 XT Steel Legend 16GB
Brand ASRock
Model Radeon RX 9070 XT Steel Legend 16GB $855–$945 estimated range · from catalog price Oct 19, 2026
ASRock RX 9070 XT Steel Legend 16GB: high-end RDNA 4 GPU (Mar 6, 2025) with 16GB GDDR6, 304W TBP, dual 8‑pin, 2.9‑slot 298 mm; ideal for 1440p/4K and RT.
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Released Mar 2025
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GPU chip AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
VRAM 16 GB
GPU clock 2400 MHZ
Memory clock 20000 MHZ
Bus width 256-bit
Interface PCIe 5.0 x16
Outputs DisplayPort 2.1a, HDMI 2.1b
Recommended PSU 750 W → ↳ Find a match 71 compatible motherboards → ⇄ With nearby tiers Compare → + Test compatibility Check it in your build → C GixCore Editorial
Product overview ASRock’s Radeon RX 9070 XT Steel Legend 16GB launched with AMD’s RDNA 4–based Radeon RX 9000 family, hitting retail on March 6, 2025. It’s built around 64 CUs with 16GB GDDR6 on a 256‑bit bus and modern display support (DP 2.1a, HDMI 2.1b). Source newsroom.amd.com ↗
Positioned as a high_end card, it exists to deliver strong 1440p play and viable 4K with FSR 4 and 3rd‑gen ray tracing. Board specifics include a 304W TBP, dual 8‑pin power, and an 800W PSU recommendation; the triple‑fan cooler spans 298 × 131 × 58 mm (2.9‑slot), so check case clearance. Not discontinued as of 2026. Source newsroom.amd.com ↗
Best for 1440p gaming 4K gaming ray tracing content creation/rendering esports/high-fps Official product specifications ↗ Pairing fit
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Budget pairings 6 lower-tier compatible options
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VRAM 16 GB
Fighter AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT VRAM: 4 GB ASRock Intel Arc A380 Challenger ITX 6GB OC VRAM: 6 GB Gaming GeForce RTX 2060 VRAM: 6 GB RTX 2060 SC GAMING VRAM: 6 GB Dual AMD Radeon RX 6600 8GB GDDR6 VRAM: 8 GB Gaming GeForce RTX 2080 Super VRAM: 8 GB Gaming GeForce RTX 3050 VRAM: 8 GB Gaming GeForce RTX 3070 LHR VRAM: 8 GB Gaming GeForce RTX™ 3070 Ti Trinity OC VRAM: 8 GB GeForce RTX 2070 VRAM: 8 GB GeForce RTX 3050 XC VRAM: 8 GB GeForce RTX 3070 Eagle OC VRAM: 8 GB GeForce RTX 3070 FTW3 Ultra Gaming VRAM: 8 GB GeForce RTX 5060 WINDFORCE OC 8G VRAM: 8 GB Intel Arc A750 Challenger D 8GB OC VRAM: 8 GB NVIDIA Quadro RTX 4000 VRAM: 8 GB Pulse AMD Radeon RX 6600 VRAM: 8 GB Quadro M4000 VRAM: 8 GB Speedster SWFT 210 Radeon RX 6600 VRAM: 8 GB Speedster SWFT210 Radeon RX 7600 VRAM: 8 GB Gaming GeForce RTX 3080 LHR VRAM: 10 GB Gaming GeForce RTX™ 3080 Trinity OC LHR VRAM: 10 GB ROG Strix NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 V2 OC VRAM: 10 GB Dual GeForce RTX 4070 OC Edition 12GB GDDR6X VRAM: 12 GB Dual Radeon RX 7700 XT O12G VRAM: 12 GB Fighter AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT VRAM: 12 GB Gaming GeForce RTX 3060 VRAM: 12 GB Gaming GeForce RTX 3060 VRAM: 12 GB Gaming GeForce RTX 3060 Twin Edge OC VRAM: 12 GB Gaming GeForce RTX 4070 Ti VRAM: 12 GB GeForce RTX 2060 VRAM: 12 GB GeForce RTX 3060 VRAM: 12 GB GeForce RTX 3060 Eagle OC VRAM: 12 GB GeForce RTX 4070 Ti VRAM: 12 GB GeForce RTX 4070 Ventus 3X 12G OC VRAM: 12 GB GV-R77XTGAMING OC-12GD VRAM: 12 GB ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4070 OC Edition VRAM: 12 GB Dual GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB GDDR7 OC Edition VRAM: 16 GB Gaming GeForce RTX 4080 VRAM: 16 GB Gaming GeForce RTX 4080 VRAM: 16 GB GeForce RTX 4080 16GB AERO OC VRAM: 16 GB GeForce RTX 4080 16GB XLR8 Gaming Verto Epic-X RGB Overclocked Triple Fan VRAM: 16 GB GeForce RTX 4080 Gaming OC VRAM: 16 GB Hellhound AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB GDDR6 VRAM: 16 GB Intel Arc A770 Phantom Gaming 16GB OC VRAM: 16 GB Nitro+ AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT Gaming Graphics Card VRAM: 16 GB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti OC Triple-Fan VRAM: 16 GB Radeon RX 7600 XT Gaming OC 16G VRAM: 16 GB Radeon RX 9060 XT Gaming OC 16G VRAM: 16 GB Radeon RX 9070 XT Gaming OC 16G VRAM: 16 GB Radeon RX 9070 XT Steel Legend 16GB VRAM: 16 GB This part ROG Strix GeForce RTX™ 4080 VRAM: 16 GB TUF Gaming AMD Radeon™ RX 6800 XT OC VRAM: 16 GB TUF-RX9070XT-O16G-GAMING VRAM: 16 GB 11323-02-20G Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT VRAM: 20 GB GeForce RTX 4090 VRAM: 24 GB Nitro+ AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX Vapor-X Gaming Graphics Card VRAM: 24 GB ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090 OC VRAM: 24 GB
4 GB 24 GB
Higher than 91% of graphics cards GPU clock 2400 MHZ
Quadro M4000 GPU clock: 773 MHZ NVIDIA Quadro RTX 4000 GPU clock: 1545 MHZ GeForce RTX 2060 GPU clock: 1680 MHZ Gaming GeForce RTX 2060 GPU clock: 1710 MHZ RTX 2060 SC GAMING GPU clock: 1710 MHZ Radeon RX 7600 XT Gaming OC 16G GPU clock: 1720 MHZ Gaming GeForce RTX™ 3080 Trinity OC LHR GPU clock: 1725 MHZ Gaming GeForce RTX™ 3070 Ti Trinity OC GPU clock: 1770 MHZ GeForce RTX 3070 Eagle OC GPU clock: 1770 MHZ GeForce RTX 3050 XC GPU clock: 1777 MHZ Dual Radeon RX 7700 XT O12G GPU clock: 1787 MHZ GeForce RTX 2070 GPU clock: 1800 MHZ Gaming GeForce RTX 3060 Twin Edge OC GPU clock: 1807 MHZ GeForce RTX 3060 Eagle OC GPU clock: 1807 MHZ GeForce RTX 3070 FTW3 Ultra Gaming GPU clock: 1815 MHZ Gaming GeForce RTX 2080 Super GPU clock: 1830 MHZ Gaming GeForce RTX 3080 LHR GPU clock: 1830 MHZ Gaming GeForce RTX 3060 GPU clock: 1837 MHZ Gaming GeForce RTX 3060 GPU clock: 1837 MHZ GeForce RTX 3060 GPU clock: 1837 MHZ Gaming GeForce RTX 3050 GPU clock: 1845 MHZ Gaming GeForce RTX 3070 LHR GPU clock: 1845 MHZ Speedster SWFT210 Radeon RX 7600 GPU clock: 1875 MHZ ROG Strix NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 V2 OC GPU clock: 1935 MHZ GeForce RTX 5060 WINDFORCE OC 8G GPU clock: 1972 MHZ Dual AMD Radeon RX 6600 8GB GDDR6 GPU clock: 2044 MHZ 11323-02-20G Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT GPU clock: 2075 MHZ GV-R77XTGAMING OC-12GD GPU clock: 2171 MHZ Intel Arc A750 Challenger D 8GB OC GPU clock: 2200 MHZ Intel Arc A770 Phantom Gaming 16GB OC GPU clock: 2200 MHZ Gaming GeForce RTX 4080 GPU clock: 2205 MHZ GeForce RTX 4080 16GB XLR8 Gaming Verto Epic-X RGB Overclocked Triple Fan GPU clock: 2205 MHZ GeForce RTX 4080 Gaming OC GPU clock: 2205 MHZ ROG Strix GeForce RTX™ 4080 GPU clock: 2205 MHZ GeForce RTX 4090 GPU clock: 2235 MHZ ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090 OC GPU clock: 2235 MHZ ASRock Intel Arc A380 Challenger ITX 6GB OC GPU clock: 2250 MHZ Nitro+ AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT Gaming Graphics Card GPU clock: 2254 MHZ Gaming GeForce RTX 4070 Ti GPU clock: 2310 MHZ GeForce RTX 4070 Ti GPU clock: 2310 MHZ TUF Gaming AMD Radeon™ RX 6800 XT OC GPU clock: 2310 MHZ Hellhound AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB GDDR6 GPU clock: 2400 MHZ Radeon RX 9070 XT Gaming OC 16G GPU clock: 2400 MHZ Radeon RX 9070 XT Steel Legend 16GB GPU clock: 2400 MHZ This part TUF-RX9070XT-O16G-GAMING GPU clock: 2400 MHZ Dual GeForce RTX 4070 OC Edition 12GB GDDR6X GPU clock: 2475 MHZ Pulse AMD Radeon RX 6600 GPU clock: 2491 MHZ Speedster SWFT 210 Radeon RX 6600 GPU clock: 2491 MHZ GeForce RTX 4080 16GB AERO OC GPU clock: 2505 MHZ Nitro+ AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX Vapor-X Gaming Graphics Card GPU clock: 2510 MHZ GeForce RTX 4070 Ventus 3X 12G OC GPU clock: 2520 MHZ NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti OC Triple-Fan GPU clock: 2572 MHZ Fighter AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT GPU clock: 2581 MHZ Dual GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB GDDR7 OC Edition GPU clock: 2602 MHZ Gaming GeForce RTX 4080 GPU clock: 2610 MHZ ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4070 OC Edition GPU clock: 2610 MHZ Radeon RX 9060 XT Gaming OC 16G GPU clock: 2780 MHZ Fighter AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT GPU clock: 2820 MHZ
773 MHZ 2820 MHZ
Higher than 75% of graphics cards Bus width 256-bit
Fighter AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Bus width: 64-bit ASRock Intel Arc A380 Challenger ITX 6GB OC Bus width: 96-bit Dual AMD Radeon RX 6600 8GB GDDR6 Bus width: 128-bit Dual GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB GDDR7 OC Edition Bus width: 128-bit Gaming GeForce RTX 3050 Bus width: 128-bit GeForce RTX 3050 XC Bus width: 128-bit GeForce RTX 5060 WINDFORCE OC 8G Bus width: 128-bit Pulse AMD Radeon RX 6600 Bus width: 128-bit Radeon RX 7600 XT Gaming OC 16G Bus width: 128-bit Radeon RX 9060 XT Gaming OC 16G Bus width: 128-bit Speedster SWFT 210 Radeon RX 6600 Bus width: 128-bit Speedster SWFT210 Radeon RX 7600 Bus width: 128-bit Dual GeForce RTX 4070 OC Edition 12GB GDDR6X Bus width: 192-bit Dual Radeon RX 7700 XT O12G Bus width: 192-bit Fighter AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT Bus width: 192-bit Gaming GeForce RTX 2060 Bus width: 192-bit Gaming GeForce RTX 3060 Bus width: 192-bit Gaming GeForce RTX 3060 Bus width: 192-bit Gaming GeForce RTX 3060 Twin Edge OC Bus width: 192-bit Gaming GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Bus width: 192-bit GeForce RTX 2060 Bus width: 192-bit GeForce RTX 3060 Bus width: 192-bit GeForce RTX 3060 Eagle OC Bus width: 192-bit GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Bus width: 192-bit GeForce RTX 4070 Ventus 3X 12G OC Bus width: 192-bit GV-R77XTGAMING OC-12GD Bus width: 192-bit ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4070 OC Edition Bus width: 192-bit RTX 2060 SC GAMING Bus width: 192-bit Gaming GeForce RTX 2080 Super Bus width: 256-bit Gaming GeForce RTX 3070 LHR Bus width: 256-bit Gaming GeForce RTX 4080 Bus width: 256-bit Gaming GeForce RTX 4080 Bus width: 256-bit Gaming GeForce RTX™ 3070 Ti Trinity OC Bus width: 256-bit GeForce RTX 2070 Bus width: 256-bit GeForce RTX 3070 Eagle OC Bus width: 256-bit GeForce RTX 3070 FTW3 Ultra Gaming Bus width: 256-bit GeForce RTX 4080 16GB AERO OC Bus width: 256-bit GeForce RTX 4080 16GB XLR8 Gaming Verto Epic-X RGB Overclocked Triple Fan Bus width: 256-bit GeForce RTX 4080 Gaming OC Bus width: 256-bit Hellhound AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB GDDR6 Bus width: 256-bit Intel Arc A750 Challenger D 8GB OC Bus width: 256-bit Intel Arc A770 Phantom Gaming 16GB OC Bus width: 256-bit Nitro+ AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT Gaming Graphics Card Bus width: 256-bit NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti OC Triple-Fan Bus width: 256-bit NVIDIA Quadro RTX 4000 Bus width: 256-bit Quadro M4000 Bus width: 256-bit Radeon RX 9070 XT Gaming OC 16G Bus width: 256-bit Radeon RX 9070 XT Steel Legend 16GB Bus width: 256-bit This part ROG Strix GeForce RTX™ 4080 Bus width: 256-bit TUF Gaming AMD Radeon™ RX 6800 XT OC Bus width: 256-bit TUF-RX9070XT-O16G-GAMING Bus width: 256-bit 11323-02-20G Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT Bus width: 320-bit Gaming GeForce RTX 3080 LHR Bus width: 320-bit Gaming GeForce RTX™ 3080 Trinity OC LHR Bus width: 320-bit ROG Strix NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 V2 OC Bus width: 320-bit GeForce RTX 4090 Bus width: 384-bit Nitro+ AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX Vapor-X Gaming Graphics Card Bus width: 384-bit ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090 OC Bus width: 384-bit
64-bit 384-bit
Higher than 86% of graphics cards
GPU chip AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
VRAM 16 GB
GPU clock 2400 MHZ
Bus width 256-bit
Interface PCIe 5.0 x16
Outputs DisplayPort 2.1a, HDMI 2.1b
Graphics Ram Type GDDR6
Memory Transfer Speed 640 GB/s
Power Consumption 304 W
VR Yes
Psu 800 W
Form Factor 2.9-slot design, 298 x 131 x 58 mm
Power Connector 2x 8-pin
Tdp 304 W 
