Defective RX 9070 XT card with pitted silicon GPU surface runs extremely hot — report indicates it’s unclear if this was an isolated incident Tech News Eulis April 2, 2025 A PowerColor RX 9070 XT Hellhound was found to have defective silicon out of the factory, resulting in unsustainable hotspot temperatures that caused the GPU to overheat and throttle. Go to Source Author: