XFX Radeon RX 9070 XT Mercury 16GB GDDR6 Black

XFX Radeon RX 9070 XT Mercury 16GB GDDR6 Black

XFX
81 Overall Score
vs
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AERO OC 16GB GDDR7 White

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AERO OC 16GB GDDR7 White

Gigabyte
99 Overall Score

What Buyers Say

XFX Radeon RX 9070 XT Mercury 16GB GDDR6 Black

No customer feedback yet

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AERO OC 16GB GDDR7 White

85 out of 100 low confidence 5 reviews

The GIGABYTE AERO GeForce RTX 5080 is highly praised for its all-white aesthetic, fitting perfectly into white-themed builds with only the radiator fins being black. Users confirm it includes a 3x 8pin to 16 pin adapter and a versatile VGA support bracket, and it is compatible with small form factor cases. Overall, sentiment is very positive.

Pros
  • All-white aesthetic
  • Compatible with small form factor cases
  • Includes 3x 8-pin to 16-pin adapter
  • Includes versatile VGA support bracket
  • White backplate and body
Cons
  • Radiator fins are black (not white)
👍 Aesthetic design 1
👍 Compatibility sff 1
👍 Included accessories 3
👎 Color consistency 1

Scores

Gaming 1440p
XFX
79
Gigabyte
98
Ray Tracing
XFX
84
Gigabyte
98
Gaming 1080p
XFX
77
Gigabyte
98
Gaming 4k
XFX
80
Gigabyte
98
Content Creation
XFX
80
Gigabyte
95
Budget
XFX
72
Gigabyte
82
Workstation
XFX
71
Gigabyte
81
Ai Llm
XFX
69
Gigabyte
80

Specifications

XFX Radeon RX 9070 XT MercuryGigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AERO OC
Chipset
GPU ChipsetRadeon RX 9070 XTGeForce RTX 5080
BrandAMDNVIDIA
ArchitectureRDNA 4Blackwell
Classconsumerconsumer
Process—5★
Memory
VRAM16 GB16 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR7★
Memory Bus
256
256
BandwidthNo data
960
Compute
CUDA CoresNo data
10,752
Stream Processors
4,096
No data
Tensor Cores
128
336
RT Cores6484★
Base Clock
2,570
2,730
Boost Clock
3,100
2,730
FP16 TFLOPS—56.279998779296875★
FP32 TFLOPS—56.279998779296875★
Performance
PassMark G3D
26,910
35,666
GPU Compute
15,961
19,602
Power & Cooling
TDP340★360
Recommended PSU800★850
Power Connectors3x PCI-E 8-pin1 x 16-Pin
CoolerTriple FanTriple Fan
Fans33
Connectivity
InterfacePCI Express 5.0PCI Express 5.0
DisplayPort33
HDMI11
USB-C0★—
Max Displays44
Max Resolution7680 x 43207680 x 4320
Physical
Length360304★
Slot Width3.52.5★
Form FactorATXFull Height
Weight2.31 kg1.95 kg★
Features
Ray Tracing✓✓
UpscalingFSR 4DLSS 4
AV1 Encode✓✓
VR Ready✓✓
DirectX12 Ultimate12
RGB✓✓

Pros & Cons

XFX Radeon RX 9070 XT Mercury 16GB GDDR6 Black

  • Strong feature (96th percentile)96th %ile
  • Strong connectivity (94th percentile)94th %ile
  • Strong compute (91st percentile)91st %ile
  • Strong ai (90th percentile)90th %ile
  • Below average affordability (30th percentile)
  • Below average efficiency (34th percentile)

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AERO OC 16GB GDDR7 White

  • Strong feature (96th percentile)96th %ile
  • Strong rt (95th percentile)95th %ile
  • Strong raster (94th percentile)94th %ile
  • Strong connectivity (94th percentile)94th %ile
  • Below average affordability (16th percentile)16th %ile

Pricing

XFX Radeon RX 9070 XT Mercury 16GB GDDR6 Black is CA$710 cheaper (1.5x less).

XFX Radeon RX 9070 XT Mercury 16GB GDDR6 Black0.056score per dollar
vs
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AERO OC 16GB GDDR7 White0.046score per dollar

XFX Radeon RX 9070 XT Mercury 16GB GDDR6 Black offers 1.2x better value for money

XFX Radeon RX 9070 XT Mercury 16GB GDDR6 Black

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AERO OC 16GB GDDR7 White

Verdict

★ Winner: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AERO OC

Scores 99 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 14 of 40 specs.

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AERO OC Better at:

Ai LlmBudgetGaming 4kRay TracingWorkstationGaming 1080pGaming 1440pContent Creation

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