XFX Radeon RX 9070 XT Mercury 16GB GDDR6
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AERO OC 16GB GDDR7 White
What Buyers Say
XFX Radeon RX 9070 XT Mercury 16GB GDDR6
This graphics card receives overwhelmingly positive feedback for its performance, cooling, and quiet operation. Users highlight its value for money, especially when paired with high-refresh-rate or ultrawide monitors. The removable magnetic fans are a standout feature for easy cleaning, though one reviewer notes that for the price, AMD could have included 24GB of VRAM.
Pros
- Excellent performance
- Quiet operation
- Effective cooling
- Great value for money
- Removable magnetic fans
Cons
- Large size may not fit small cases
- VRAM limited to 16GB for price
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AERO OC 16GB GDDR7 White
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)
Scores
Specifications
| XFX Radeon RX 9070 XT Mercury | Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AERO OC | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | Radeon RX 9070 XT | GeForce RTX 5080 |
| Brand | AMD | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | RDNA 4 | Blackwell |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 4★ | 5 |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR7★ |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Stream Processors | No data | |
| Tensor Cores | ||
| RT Cores | 56 | 84★ |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | 72.25★ | 56.279998779296875 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 36.130001068115234 | 56.279998779296875★ |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 340★ | 360 |
| Recommended PSU | 800★ | 850 |
| Power Connectors | 1x 8pin | 1 x 16-Pin |
| Cooler | Fan | Triple Fan★ |
| Fans | 3 | 3 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 5.0 | PCI Express 5.0 |
| DisplayPort | 3 | 3 |
| HDMI | 1 | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4 | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 8K (4320p) | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 360 | 304★ |
| Slot Width | 3.5 | 2.5★ |
| Form Factor | ATX | Full Height |
| Weight | 2.33 kg | 1.95 kg★ |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | AMD FSR | DLSS 4 |
| AV1 Encode | — | ✓★ |
| VR Ready | ✓ | ✓ |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
| RGB | ✓ | ✓ |
Pros & Cons
XFX Radeon RX 9070 XT Mercury 16GB GDDR6
- Strong social proof (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong user sentiment (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong connectivity (82nd percentile)82nd %ile
- Strong ai (81st percentile)81st %ile
- Below average affordability (32nd 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
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AERO OC 16GB GDDR7 White offers 1.3x better value for money
XFX Radeon RX 9070 XT Mercury 16GB GDDR6
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AERO OC 16GB GDDR7 White
Verdict
Scores 98 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 14 of 39 specs.
