Sapphire launches first high-end motherboard
Sapphire’s first AMD X870 motherboard appears to be the PURE X870A WiFi 7, with a full spec breakdown now circulating in product slides. Sapphire still has not published a press release for the board, and there is no official pricing yet.
The PURE X870A leans hard into a white and silver look, down to the heatsinks and shrouds. It looks like a deliberate match for Sapphire’s RX 9070 PURE series, aimed at all-white builds.
On the platform side, this is a standard AM5 board with support listed for Ryzen 7000, 8000, and 9000 series desktop CPUs. Sapphire also calls out dual 8-pin CPU power and a 16+2+1 power stage layout, which suggests it is built with higher-draw Ryzen parts in mind.
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Connectivity and expansion are where the specs get clearer. The board lists a PCIe 5.0 x16 slot for a graphics card, backed by a second x16-length slot wired for PCIe 4.0 x4, plus a PCIe 3.0 x1 slot. Storage includes three M.2 slots total, one PCIe 5.0 M.2 and two PCIe 4.0 M.2, alongside four SATA ports.
Rear I/O includes DisplayPort and HDMI, plus USB4 Type-C rated at 40Gbps with DisplayPort Alt Mode and 15W power delivery. USB headers include a front Type-C (USB 3.2 Gen2), a USB 3.2 Gen1 header for two front USB-A ports, and two USB 2.0 headers for four more front USB-A ports.
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Networking is handled by Realtek 2.5GbE, paired with an M.2 WiFi 7 module that lists 2.4GHz, 5GHz, and 6GHz support, plus Bluetooth 5.4. Audio is Realtek ALC897 with 7.1-channel output, and Sapphire’s slides also mention onboard audio shielding.
Sapphire has also shown an X870 NITRO+ board, and both models were shown at Computex 2025. For now, PURE X870A WiFi 7 is the one with the detailed spec disclosure, but timing and pricing still look unconfirmed.
SAPPHIRE PURE X870A WIFI 7 52122-02-40G
- Chipset: AMD X870
- CPU support: AMD Socket AM5 processors (Ryzen 9000 / 8000 / 7000 Series desktop)
- Memory: 4x DIMMs, dual-channel DDR5, up to 256GB (4x 64GB), up to 8400MHz (OC)
- Expansion slots:
- 1x PCIe 5.0 x16
- 1x PCIe 4.0 x4 (x16-length slot)
- 1x PCIe 3.0 x1
- Display outputs: 1x DisplayPort, 1x HDMI
- Audio: Realtek ALC897 HD Audio, 7.1-channel
- Networking:
- Realtek RTL8125BG 2.5GbE
- M.2 WiFi 7 module (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be), 2.4GHz / 5GHz / 6GHz, Bluetooth 5.4
- Front USB headers:
- 1x USB 3.2 Gen2 (Type-C)
- 1x USB 3.2 Gen1 header (2x Type-A)
- 2x USB 2.0 headers (4x Type-A)
- Rear I/O:
- 1x DisplayPort
- 1x HDMI
- 1x RJ45 LAN
- 2x WiFi antenna connectors
- Flash BIOS button
- 2x USB 2.0
- 4x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-A
- 1x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A
- 1x USB4 40Gbps Type-C (DisplayPort Alt Mode, 15W PD)
- 6x audio jacks
- Storage: 1x PCIe 5.0 M.2, 2x PCIe 4.0 M.2, 4x SATA
- Form factor / size: ATX, 305 x 245mm
- Debug LEDs: DRAM (Yellow), CPU (Red), GPU (White), Boot (Green)
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