ASUS AMD Radeon RX9070 Video Card PCIe 5.0 16GB GDDR6 PRIME-RX9070-O16G
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Manufacturer description
Graphics Core : AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT / Bus Interface : PCI Express 5.0 / OpenGL : OpenGL 4.6Supported Ports: Yes x1 (Native HDMI 2.1b), Yes x 3 (Native DisplayPort 2.1a). YES: HDCP support (2.3)Memory Speed: 20 Gbps / Memory Interface: 256-bit / Video Memory: 16GB GDDR6 / Stream Processor: 4096Maximum Resolution: 7680 x 4320 / Maximum Simultaneous Screen Output: 4 / Size: Card: 312 x 130 x 50 mm / Dedicated Slot: 2.5 Slot
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Key Features
- SFF Compatible 2.5 Slot Design: Compatible with Small Form Factor (SFF) PCs for optimum cooling performance
- MaxContact Design: ASUS's proprietary manufacturing process increases the surface area of the GPU heat spreader by 5%. Combined with a powerful heat sink and Axial-tech fan for temperature improvement up to 2°C
- Phase Change GPU Thermal Pad: Melts and fills the gap between the GPU and thermal module for superior heat conductivity and heat dissipation, ensuring optimal performance and longevity of graphics cards even under heavy loads
- Axial-tech upgrade: The Axial-tech fan uses dual ball bearings to provide up to 23% more wind than standard fans
- 0dB Technology: Fan stops at the GPU temperature below 50°C, restarts at above 55°C, both performance and silence
Full Specifications
| Brand | ASUS |
|---|---|
| Weight | 16g |
| 0dB Technology | Fan stops at the GPU temperature below 50°C, restarts at above 55°C, both performance and silence |
| Built-In Media | Main unit, etc |
| Video Processor | AMD |
| Graphics Card Ram | 16 GB |
| Graphics Ram Size | 16 GB |
| Graphics Ram Type | GDDR6 |
| Axial-tech upgrade | The Axial-tech fan uses dual ball bearings to provide up to 23% more wind than standard fans |
| Memory Clock Speed | 20 GHz |
| Graphics Coprocessor | AMD Radeon RX 9070 |
| Graphics Description | AMD Radeon RX9070, Memory Speed 20Gbps, Video Memory 16GB GDDR6, Stream Processor 4096 |
| Video Output Interface | HDMI, DisplayPort |
| Graphics Card Interface | PCI-Express x16 |
| Display Maximum Resolution | 7680 x 4320 |
| Display Resolution Maximum | 7680x4320 |
| SFF Compatible 2.5 Slot Design | Compatible with Small Form Factor (SFF) PCs for optimum cooling performance |
| Graphics Processor Manufacturer | AMD |
Performance Data
View gaming FPS, AI inference throughput, and synthetic scores for the Radeon RX 9070 — the core hardware component in this product. Benchmarks sourced from TechPowerUp, PassMark, and the r/LocalLLaMA community.
Which local LLMs fit in 16 GB?
16 GB holds a 20–27B model at Q4 with a modest context window; 30B-class weights need 24 GB.
- ✅ 7–9B models (Llama 3.1 8B, Qwen 3 8B) — fits at Q4
- ✅ 12–14B models (Qwen 3 14B, Phi-4) — fits at Q4
- ❌ 20–27B models (Gemma 3 27B, Mistral Small) — needs 20 GB+
- ❌ 30–35B models (Qwen 3 32B, QwQ 32B) — needs 24 GB+
- ❌ 70B models (Llama 3.3 70B, Qwen 2.5 72B) — needs 48 GB+
Across 6 community runs from 5 sources, the Radeon RX 9070 generates a median 99.4 tok/s on 7–9B models at Q4 (per llama.cpp GitHub Discussion).
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