This is the ugliest GPU I've seen in a long, long time and weirdly I think I want one

Vastarmor Radeon RX 9070 XT Super Alloy Ultra graphics card on a plain background — (Image credit: Vastarmor)

Look, I'm not usually one to jump on the graphics card aesthetic bandwagon too quickly. That's in part because unless you have a vertical mount, you don't usually even see the shroud/fan side of the card, as it faces downwards. So, what's the big deal? But sometimes something is so out there that you just have to call it out.

This Vastarmor Radeon RX 9070 XT Super Alloy Ultra (via VideoCardz) is the ugliest graphics card I've seen in a long time. Admittedly there were uglier ones in the past, but in recent years I can't think of anything more outlandish.

And yes, I can see that this might be an attempt at something like a tempered steel aesthetic. I'm someone who's into that kind of aesthetic when it's done well—which makes me a big sucker for Counter-Strike skins—but yeah, no, this ain't it. Plus, I'm pretty sure you don't see bright green tempered steel.

The fact is, this is less tempered steel and more 'Megatron took a dump'—and I'm talking about the comic book version here, not the fancy CGI one.

Vastarmor Radeon RX 9070 XT Super Alloy Ultra graphics card with its packaging — (Image credit: Vastarmor)

The consensus here in the PC Gamer hardware lair isn't unanimous, admittedly. While one of my colleagues thinks of it as 'rancid Photoshop AI slop', and another likens it to jellybeans melting and melding together on a hot summer's day, another thinks it's not all too bad.

And to be honest, for as much as I think this is uglier than GPU prices in 2025, I would probably actually like to have one in my rig, vertically mounted and proudly on display. But that's because I think it'd be funny to have something so outrageous on display. Still, whatever works, right?

Sadly, though, it looks like the Vastarmor Radeon RX 9070 XT Super Alloy Ultra might only be available for the colourblind in China. Bummer.

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Jacob got his hands on a gaming PC for the first time when he was about 12 years old. He swiftly realised the local PC repair store had ripped him off with his build and vowed never to let another soul build his rig again. With this vow, Jacob the hardware junkie was born. Since then, Jacob's led a double-life as part-hardware geek, part-philosophy nerd, first working as a Hardware Writer for PCGamesN in 2020, then working towards a PhD in Philosophy for a few years while freelancing on the side for sites such as TechRadar, Pocket-lint, and yours truly, PC Gamer. Eventually, he gave up the ruthless mercenary life to join the world's #1 PC Gaming site full-time. It's definitely not an ego thing, he assures us.

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