PowerColor Hellhound AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB GDDR6 Graphics Card

PowerColor Hellhound AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB GDDR6

Brand
PowerColor
Model
Hellhound AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB GDDR6
$826–$913estimated range · from catalog price Oct 4, 2026

PowerColor Hellhound RX 9070 XT 16GB: RDNA 4 high-end 1440p/4K GPU with DP 2.1, AV1 encode, dual 8-pin (304W), 327mm length; great for ray tracing and creation.

Graphics performance rankTop 12% of graphics cards
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ReleasedMar 2025
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GPU chipRadeon RX 9070 XT
VRAM16 GB
GPU clock2400 MHZ
Memory clock20000 MHZ
Bus width256-bit
InterfacePCIe 5.0 x16
Outputs1 x HDMI 2.1, 3 x DisplayPort 2.1
Recommended PSU750 W
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Product overview

PowerColor’s Hellhound Radeon RX 9070 XT debuted on March 6, 2025 alongside AMD’s RDNA 4–based Radeon RX 9000 series. It sits in the high_end “70‑class XT” slot—made to offer a strong value play for high‑refresh 1440p and entry 4K gaming with 16GB GDDR6 and modern features like AV1 encode and FSR 4 upscaling.Sourceir.amd.com

This AIB uses dual 8‑pin power and a ~304 W board power; PowerColor recommends an 800 W PSU. The card is 327 × 128 × 49 mm, so budget for a long, ~2.5‑slot fit, and it provides 3× DisplayPort 2.1 plus 1× HDMI 2.1 outputs. Unique: it sticks with standard dual 8‑pin PCIe leads instead of 12VHPWR.Sourceamd.com

Best for
  • 1440p gaming
  • 4K gaming
  • ray tracing
  • content creation/rendering
Pairing fit

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Specifications

At a glance iEach dot represents a catalog model. Farther right means a higher measured value, not necessarily a better fit.Measured against the graphics cards catalog
Current modelCatalog models
VRAM16 GB
Higher than 91% of graphics cards
GPU clock2400 MHZ
Higher than 80% of graphics cards
Bus width256-bit
Higher than 84% of graphics cards
GPU chip
Radeon RX 9070 XT
VRAM
16 GB
GPU clock
2400 MHZ
Bus width
256-bit
Interface
PCIe 5.0 x16
Outputs
1 x HDMI 2.1, 3 x DisplayPort 2.1
Graphics Ram Type
GDDR6
Memory Transfer Speed
640 GB/s
Power Consumption
304 W
VR
Yes
Psu
800 W
Form Factor
327 x 128 x 49 mm
Power Connector
2 x 8-pin PCIe
Tdp
304 W