ASRock Challenger RX 9070 16GB vs ASRock Steel Legend RX 9070 GRE OC 12GB
The ASRock Challenger RX 9070 16GB uses the AMD RX 9070 (RDNA 4), 16 GB GDDR6 on a 256-bit bus, 220 W board power, while the ASRock Steel Legend RX 9070 GRE OC 12GB uses the AMD RX 9070 GRE (RDNA 4), 12 GB GDDR6 on a 192-bit bus, 220 W board power.
Final score
65 / 100
Lowest price
₹86,900
at Vedant Computers
Final score
53 / 100
Lowest price
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Overview
Sub-scores from 0 to 100, relative to the best product in our database.
Scoring for: Balanced
Value for money
Balanced score points per ₹1,000, using today's lowest in-stock prices.
0.75
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The verdict
ASRock Challenger RX 9070 16GB is the better graphics card overall, scoring 65 vs 53.
- It leads in vram (+33%) and 4k gaming (+24%).
Pick ASRock Challenger RX 9070 16GB if…
- you game at 4K or with ray tracing maxed out (4K Gaming score 62 vs 49)
- you play at high settings, use big texture packs or run AI models
Pick ASRock Steel Legend RX 9070 GRE OC 12GB if…
- you find it at a better price than ASRock Challenger RX 9070 16GB
The TL;DR is above. The very long DR is below. ↓
Key differences
Only real differences in specs, scores and price. Ties are left out.
Advantages of ASRock Challenger RX 9070 16GB
- 15% faster at 1080p
- 20% faster at 1440p
- 24% faster at 4K
- 21% faster with ray tracing
- 16% faster GPU rendering
- 21% better performance per watt
- 33% more VRAM headroom
- 4 GB more VRAM (16 vs 12 GB)
Advantages of ASRock Steel Legend RX 9070 GRE OC 12GB
No clear advantages on the data we have.
Benchmarks
Chip-level results: cards using the same GPU perform within a few percent of each other. (est.) marks estimated values.
Gaming performance
Relative average FPS across a game suite (RTX 5090 = 100 at each resolution). Higher is better.
Ray tracing
Relative average FPS with ray tracing on at 1440p (RTX 5090 = 100). Higher is better.
3DMark Time Spy
DirectX 12 synthetic graphics score. Higher is better.
Blender (GPU render)
Blender Open Data median score with CUDA/OptiX, HIP or oneAPI. Higher is better.
Efficiency
Time Spy graphics score divided by rated board power. Higher is better.
Full specifications
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| General | ASRock Challenger RX 9070 16GB | ASRock Steel Legend RX 9070 GRE OC 12GB |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | RX 9070 | RX 9070 GRE |
| Architecture | AMD RDNA 4 | AMD RDNA 4 |
| Release Date | Mar 2025 | May 2025 ✓ |
| Factory Overclocked | No | Yes |
| White Edition | No | No |
| GPU Core | ASRock Challenger RX 9070 16GB | ASRock Steel Legend RX 9070 GRE OC 12GB |
|---|---|---|
| Shader Units | 3,584 | 3,072 |
| Base Clock | — | — |
| Boost Clock | 2,520 MHz | 2,790 MHz |
| L2 / Infinity Cache | 64 MB | 48 MB |
| Process Node | 4 nm | 4 nm |
| Memory | ASRock Challenger RX 9070 16GB | ASRock Steel Legend RX 9070 GRE OC 12GB |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 16 GB ✓ | 12 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | 256-bit ✓ | 192-bit |
| Memory Bandwidth | 640 GB/s | — |
| Power | ASRock Challenger RX 9070 16GB | ASRock Steel Legend RX 9070 GRE OC 12GB |
|---|---|---|
| Board Power | 220 W | 220 W |
| Recommended PSU | 650 W | — |
| Power Connector | — | — |
| Interface & Features | ASRock Challenger RX 9070 16GB | ASRock Steel Legend RX 9070 GRE OC 12GB |
|---|---|---|
| PCIe Version | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| PCIe Lanes | x16 | x16 |
| Hardware Ray Tracing | 3rd gen | 3rd gen |
| Upscaling | FSR 4 | FSR 4 |
| Frame Generation | FSR Frame Generation | FSR Frame Generation |
| AV1 Encoding | Yes | Yes |
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