XFX Radeon RX 9060 XT Mercury 16GB GDDR6
Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6
What Buyers Say
XFX Radeon RX 9060 XT Mercury 16GB GDDR6
The XFX Mercury RX 9060 XT 16GB is highly praised for its excellent 1080p and 1440p performance, with many users noting significant FPS boosts over older cards. The 16GB VRAM and improved FSR/frame gen are seen as major pluses, and the card runs cool and quiet. The main complaints are the bright, uncontrollable LED lightbar and a GPU stand that's too short for some cases. Overall, it's considered a great value for mid-range gamers.
Pros
- Excellent 1080p/1440p performance
- 16GB VRAM
- Improved FSR and frame gen
- Runs cool and quiet
- Great value for money
Cons
- Bright uncontrollable LED lightbar
- GPU stand too short for some cases
- Ray tracing performance weak
Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6
The Sapphire Nitro+ RX 7900 XTX earns strong praise for its blistering 4K performance, quiet operation, and reliable cooling. Most verified buyers highlight its compact size relative to competing high-end cards, the generous 24GB VRAM, and the absence of coil whine as major pluses. A few reviewers note that coil whine can occasionally occur, and the card demands a robust 850W+ PSU, but overall sentiment is overwhelmingly positive.
Pros
- Excellent 4K gaming performance
- Very quiet operation
- Efficient cooling with low temperatures
- Compact size for a high-end card
- 24GB VRAM for longevity
Cons
- High power consumption
- Occasional coil whine
- Requires 850W+ PSU minimum
- Large 4-slot design
Scores
Specifications
| XFX Radeon RX 9060 XT Mercury | Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | Radeon RX 9060 XT | Radeon RX 7900 XTX |
| Brand | AMD | AMD |
| Architecture | RDNA 4 | RDNA 3 |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 4★ | 5 |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 16 GB | 24 GB★ |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| Compute | ||
| Stream Processors | ||
| Tensor Cores | ||
| RT Cores | 32 | 96★ |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | ||
| FP32 TFLOPS | 25.639999389648438 | 61.38999938964844★ |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 182★ | 339 |
| Recommended PSU | 800 | 800 |
| Power Connectors | 1x 8pin | 3 x 8-Pin |
| Cooler | Fan | Triple Fan★ |
| Fans | 3 | 3 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 5.0 | PCI Express 4.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 2 | 2 |
| HDMI | 1 | 2★ |
| USB-C | — | 1★ |
| Max Displays | 3 | 4★ |
| Max Resolution | 8K (4320p) | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 320 | 320 |
| Slot Width | 3★ | 4 |
| Form Factor | Full Height | ATX |
| Weight | 2.22 kg | 1.00 kg★ |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | FSR 4 | FSR 3.1 |
| AV1 Encode | ✓ | ✓ |
| VR Ready | ✓★ | — |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | ✓ | ✓ |
Pros & Cons
XFX Radeon RX 9060 XT Mercury 16GB GDDR6
- Strong feature (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong user sentiment (87th percentile)87th %ile
- Strong connectivity (77th percentile)
- Strong ai (76th percentile)
Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6
- Strong connectivity (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong rt (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong compute (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong ai (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Below average affordability (15th percentile)15th %ile
Pricing
Verdict
Scores 96 overall, wins 7 of 8 usage categories and 16 of 39 specs.
