New RX 9070 XT NITRO report shows heavier burn marks than prior cases
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Another Sapphire Radeon RX 9070 XT NITRO owner is reporting burn marks around the GPU power cable after months of normal operation. The user says the system ran fine for close to a year, then began crashing at random to a black screen.
To rule out software and stability issues, the owner reports updating the BIOS, reinstalling Windows, and installing only drivers and Steam. He also reverted the system to stock settings, tested EXPO both on and off, and disconnected all peripherals, swapping to a basic wired Dell keyboard and mouse. Despite that, black-screen crashes continued.
System running 100% for almost a year – and then suddenly random crashes to black screen. BIOS updated, reinstalled windows, drivers and Steam installed only, all BIOS settings stock, EXPO tried on and off. Disconnected every peripheral, every USB device and ran a wired e-waste Dell KB and Mouse. Still crashing.
Pulled the entire system apart, and lo and behold, burn marks on GPU cable.
— Reddit/divinethreshold
Source: Sapphire/VideoCardz
This report appears to be the most severe burned-connector image shared so far. While the earliest cases are months old, three of the reports surfaced within the last two months. It is still a single-digit count compared to what is likely thousands of cards in the market, and Sapphire does not publish sales figures.
Sapphire has not announced any recall or acknowledged a broader defect. In a previous interview , a Sapphire representative downplayed the reports and pointed to PSU cables, adapters, or improper connections, arguing that the cable is what burns rather than the card.
Only two AMD AIBs appear to be using 12V 2×6 on Radeon 9000 series cards, ASRock and Sapphire, and so far, most public burn reports have centered on Sapphire’s NITRO line. If more cases follow, it raises an obvious question about whether Sapphire will stick with the same connector strategy for RDNA5.
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