Some Sapphire RX 9070/9070 XT graphics cards have hard-to-spot foam inside that must be removed or it 'may result in a decrease in cooling capacity or product failure'

Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 9070 XT on a red and orange background.

If you've been lucky enough to get your hands on a new AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT or non-XT, you might want to give it a quick check to make sure there's no foam tucked between the shroud and heatsink fins. At least, you should do so if you have a Sapphire Pure Radeon RX 9070 XT Gaming OC, Pulse Radeon RX 9070 XT Gaming, or Pure Radeon RX 9070 Gaming OC.

Sapphire Japan has posted on X linking out to an Ask Corporation support information post about the issue (Ask Corp is a hardware distributor). Sapphire says: "We apologize for the inconvenience, but we would like to inform you about the cushioning material for the RX 9070 and RX 9070 XT."