ASRock Radeon RX 9070 XT Taichi OC
March, 2025Type
Graphics CardPrice
$849.99 USASRock Radeon RX 9070 XT Taichi OC Unboxing & Closeup
The ASRock Radeon RX 9070 XT Taichi OC graphics card comes inside a large cardboard box. The front of the package has a large "Taichi" brand logo along with the "OC Edition" logo in the bottom left corner.
The front of the packaging lists that this is a 16 GB model, making it easy for customers to check the VRAM capacity.
The back of the box is very typical, highlighting the main features and specifications of the cards. The back also lists various AMD technologies and puts a major emphasis on "Ultra-Fast Gaming". The sides of the box greet us with the large Radeon branding. There's also the mention of 16 GB GDDR6 (RX 9070 XT) memory available on the card.
Outside of the box, the graphics card is held firmly by foam packaging. The card is nicely wrapped within an anti-static cover, which is useful to prevent any unwanted static discharges on various surfaces that might harm the graphics card. The card comes with a manual, a 3x8-pin to 16-pin adapter cable, and a Taichi-branded graphics card support bracket.
After the package is taken care of, I can finally start talking about the card itself. The new Taichi design looks super premium.
ASRock is making use of its latest Taichi design. The company has been fine-tuning its graphics card offerings for a while now, and is also working on a white variant of this particular model, which we had spotted at Computex 2025. The card measures 330 x 140 x 61 mm and weighs in at 1554 grams. The card features a 3-slot height.
The cooling shroud extends to the back of the PCB, and you are getting a triple-fan cooling solution.
The back of the card features a solid metal backplate that looks stunning. The backplate offers a lot more functionality than just looks, which I will get back to in a bit.
The Taichi series has always been the most premium offering within ASRock's lineup, both graphics cards and motherboards. The 9070 XT Taichi OC is no exception, offering a design that will look amazing in any PC build.
The Taichi graphics cards come with a triple-fan cooling solution and several accent plates, such as the one with the "Taichi" logo above. This features RGB illumination and looks great, as you'll see below.
The card features multiple LED zones that light up the three fans and the "Taichi" logo on the side.
Coming to the fans, the card features the latest Taichi 3x cooling system. These fans feature 13 blades in 92mm frames. These fans come with a polished surface and an inner striped-ring structure, which helps to channel air more effectively.
ASRock's new fan system has the 0dB technology, which ensures that the fans don't spin at lower temperatures, avoiding unwanted noise output.
I am back to talking about the full-coverage, full metal-based backplate that the card uses. The whole plate is made of solid metal with rounded edges that add to the durability of this card. The brushed black finish, along with the Gold textures on the backplate, gives a unique aesthetic. There's also a switch that lets you turn on or off the RGB LEDs, along with a dual-BIOS switch that can be used to switch between the "Performance" and "Quiet" modes.
The graphics card also comes with a compact PCB design, which means that the shroud, heatsink, and backplate are all extended beyond the PCB. The entire third fan blows air through the heatsink and blows it out from the cutouts that are situated at the very end of the backplate. There are cutouts in the screw placements to easily reach the points on the graphics card.
With the outside of the card done, I will now start taking a glance at what's beneath the hood of the graphics card.
The first thing to catch my eye is the large fin stack that's part of the heatsink.
The card features an air-deflecting fin design that guides the airflow to go through the fins quickly and regularly. These fins form a V-shaped pattern, which is used to vent out the air.
ASRock also uses an ultra-fit heatpipe design with a total of eight heatpipes that make contact with the copper base. The main baseplate also makes contact with the VRAM modules and uses a Nickel-plated copper base. The company is also using a high-density metal welding process to improve heat dissipation.
I/O on the graphics card sticks with the reference scheme, which includes three DisplayPort 2.1a & a single HDMI 2.1 port.
The ASRock Radeon RX 9070 XT Steel Legend OC 16 GB comes with a single 16-pin connector to feed its 300W+ power rating.
The PCB itself has a 16-phase SPS design. The card has a maximum frequency of 3100 MHz, a 130 MHz increase over the stock clocks. As for the GPU itself, ASRock is using Honeywell PTM7950 Phase-change thermal pad.
ASRock Radeon RX 9070 XT Taichi OC RGB Lighting Gallery:
ASRock uses its Polychrome Sync RGB Lighting technology to power up the Taichi series and comes with four LED zones, which include three fans and the side accent plate.
The following is what the graphics card looks like when lit up.
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