If you’ve been eyeing a new graphics card for 1440p or some light 4K gaming, the ASRock Steel Legend AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT could be worth a look as it is currently at its cheapest price (purchase link under the specs table down below).
The card uses a triple-fan cooling system, with ASRock’s Striped Ring Fan design to improve airflow through the heatsink. The fans can stop completely at low temperatures for silent operation, then spin up automatically when the load (temperature) increases. ASRock says that its Air Deflecting Fins and an Ultra-fit Heatpipe layout are used to guide air more efficiently and improve heat transfer from the GPU. There’s also a nickel-plated copper base to maximise contact with the GPU surface, and high-density metal welding to help move heat away more effectively.
The Steel Legend includes a reinforced metal frame to prevent bending over time, and a full metal backplate that adds rigidity while also helping with heat dissipation through thermal pads on the rear.
For lighting, the card integrates addressable RGB LEDs that can be customised or switched off entirely. If you’re running an ASRock motherboard with Polychrome SYNC support, you can synchronise the lighting effects across components. There’s also an ARGB header on the card itself, so you can connect and control additional lighting strips or devices directly.
The technical specifications of the ASRock Steel Legend 9070 XT are given in the table below:
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Compute units | 64 (3rd Gen ray tracing, 2nd Gen AI accelerators) |
| Bus standard | PCI Express 5.0 x16 |
| Memory | 16GB GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 256-bit |
| Memory speed | 20 Gbps |
| Game clock | 2400 MHz |
| Boost clock | Up to 2970 MHz |
| Stream processors | 4096 |
| Digital max resolution | 7680 x 4320 |
| Display outputs | 3 × DisplayPort 2.1a, 1 × HDMI 2.1b |
| Multi-view | 4 |
| HDCP | Yes |
| Power connectors | 2 × 8-pin |
| Dimensions | 298 × 131 × 58 mm; 2.9-slot |
Get it at the link below:
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ASRock Steel Legend Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB GDDR6 RX9070XT SL 16G: $669.99 (Sold and Shipped by Newegg US)
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