Sapphire Semi-reveals Dual-Fan Pulse Radeon RX 9000 Design

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Sapphire has half revealed its new PULSE graphics card design—yesterday's social media post provided an early look at the signature black/gray shroud adorned with red lines. This seems to be Sapphire's first push into marketing their upcoming AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT and 9070 (non-XT) custom designs. TechPowerUp handled and inspected a new Sapphire PURE model at last week's CES trade event—this particular sample was included in a round-up of Team Red's partner custom designs—but the newly revealed PULSE card was not showcased.

According to a VideoCardz report, Sapphire's new Radeon RX 9000-series NITRO+ model has been teased in AMD's CES-oriented marketing material. The Hong Kong-based tech graphics card specialist chose to not send their Navi 48-based flagship over to Las Vegas—industry experts believe that AIBs are eagerly waiting on Team Red to settle on and announce an official release date. Marketing campaigns are expected to fully kick in closer to RDNA 4's launch window.



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[Chaitanya]

2 / 3 fan 2 slot GPUs are certainly welcome.

 

[dj-electric]

No! what have they done to the sleek and minimalist approach of the Nitro+ from RX 7900 series.

 

[Chomiq]

No! what have they done to the sleek and minimalist approach of the Nitro+ from RX 7900 series.

Oh yeah, slick and minimalist:

 

[dj-electric]

Oh yeah, slick and minimalist:
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Well, relatively.
I really don't like that mesh part on the new leaked design.

 

[3valatzy]

Gigarnominous bricks! Who would want them in their cases?

Is this mid-range ?

 

[Zach_01]

Oh yeah, slick and minimalist:
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Yes this around 3.5 slots thick vs 3 of Nitro+ 9070XT but size is a very different matter.

minimalist = simple

Example on art:
"belonging or relating to a style in art, design, and theatre that uses the smallest range of materials and colours possible, and only very simple shapes or forms"

So from this point of view the Nitro+ 7900XTX is more simple design in exterior view, aka minimalist.

Gigarnominous bricks! Who would want them in their cases?

Is this mid-range ?

Those who have the space and want the GPU as cooled as possible without getting annoyed by noise.
Works really great...

 

[Daven]

So from this point of view the Nitro+ 7900XTX is more simple design in exterior view, aka minimalist.

Can you provide an example picture of an existing GPU AIB design that meets the minimalist criteria in your opinion?

Edit: Oh whoops, that reply should have gone to @dj-electric.

 

[Zach_01]

Can you provide an example picture of an existing GPU AIB design that meets the minimalist criteria in your opinion?

Edit: Oh whoops, that reply should have gone to @dj-electric.

Its ok...

I can answer
You can say that this design is a more minimalistic one against another if the former has simpler lines and/or colors from latter.

That mesh is enough to make it less minimalist against the prev gen.
That was the point of @dj-electric

 

[capdauntless]

I guess this will be my next gpu. Havent seen any other white models shown off, even in AMD's preview. Not that I have a problem with Sapphire. It would just be nice to see a little more choice.

 

[rv8000]

Its ok...

I can answer
You can say that this design is a more minimalistic one against another if the former has simpler lines and/or colors from latter.

That mesh is enough to make it less minimalist against the prev gen.
That was the point of @dj-electric

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If that is in fact the new Nitro design, good god have they butchered it…

 

[Space Lynx]

If that is in fact the new Nitro design, good god have they butchered it…

Agree 100%, that steel cage really ruins the RGB bar sleekness.

 

[Jtuck9]

If the price / performance / build quality is decent on the nitro then I might be able to overlook the RGB. The Sapphire RX 7900 GRE Nitro+ is about as flash as I get

 

[bonehead123]

Sapphire Semi-reveals Dual-Fan

Well this must be a typo, cause all the pics are of a TRIPLE fan card, yes ?

Or am I just missing something ?

 

[Onasi]

@bonehead123
You are missing the very first picture, yes.

Those who have the space and want the GPU as cooled as possible without getting annoyed by noise.
Works really great...

Meh, can be properly done with smaller solutions too, I would wager the Nitro will be excessive - one of those cases of a card running sub-60 for no reason and 20db vs, say, 26 on simpler design, which is irrelevant practically. I personally draw a line for anything that requires an unironic support brace. That just screams “we have stretched the PCI-e AIB standard to unreasonable limits” to me.

 

[Octopuss]

Dual=2. I see 3 fans.

 

[Random_User]

No! what have they done to the sleek and minimalist approach of the Nitro+ from RX 7900 series.

Sleek, but hardly minimalistic. The RX 7900 Nitro+ series, was IMHO indeed very nice, might be the best one Sapphire has ever made, outside RX580. But that RGB stripe might been blocking the cooler finstack, on the cards other than XTX.
This new design with mesh is without the doubt much edgier more rectangular and uglier, more "brick-ier". However, the mesh itself IMO is much wiser move towards card's cooling capablities. Might be as well a move to simplify the design to save the manufacturing money.

 

[wNotyarD]

Well this must be a typo, cause all the pics are of a TRIPLE fan card, yes ?

Or am I just missing something ?

Dual=2. I see 3 fans.

How many fans here?

 

[Octopuss]

How many fans here?
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How many fans are in the other photos? What's your point?

 

[Zach_01]

this is a pulse

How many fans are in the other photos? What's your point?

Please read again the first line of OP. In what pic you see red lines on shroud?

From left to right... the 4 pics
Pulse, Pure, Pure, Nitro

 

[wNotyarD]

How many fans are in the other photos?

From the article:

TechPowerUp handled and inspected a new Sapphire PURE model at last week's CES trade event

That's the second and third pictures.

Sapphire's new Radeon RX 9000-series NITRO+ model has been teased in AMD's CES-oriented marketing material

That's the last picture.

 

[3valatzy]

Those who have the space and want the GPU as cooled as possible without getting annoyed by noise.
Works really great...

Not the right solution, though.
- underclock and undervolt, while losing 0% performance
- put a smaller heatsink to save from the BOM

These designs are not good. Should be redesigned.

 

[Zach_01]

Not the right solution, though.
- underclock and undervolt, while losing 0% performance
- put a smaller heatsink to save from the BOM

These designs are not good. Should be redesigned.

Done both...
I run mine at 365~382W (467W max, hence 3.5slot)
...and done some testing only up to 420~440W. Not worth it.

At 365~380W with a cooler designed for 467W the GPU works cooled and low noise

Last column is avgs (CP2077)

This is after 1+years without cleaning it... yet!

 

[Visible Noise]

Get your asbestos suits ready, these guys are gonna be dumping out the HEAT!

 

[Chrispy_]

I'm getting really annoyed with either intentional trolling or utter reading-comprehension fail from some people on this site. Not to pick too hard on @Octopuss as he's far from the only one doing this but I keep seeing, or getting involved in truly asinine discussions/arguments similar to this one:

Person A: "Dual means two fans but I see only 3 fans"
Person B: "You missed the first picture of the dual fan card, here it is"
Person A: "What's your point?"

Rather than "oh yeah, whoops", or "my bad, I read the article in a hurry" we get aggro and dumb infighting instead.
If you post stupid stuff, own it. Don't throw back childish lip, cover it with straw-man fallacies, or just double-down on the FUD.
One of the best things about TPU comments and forums is that this isn't Reddit or YouTube, there's good number of intelligent/witty/genuine people here with interesting opinions to share.