XFX Radeon RX 9070 XT Mercury 16GB GDDR6 Black
HyperRender Radeon RX 580 8GB GDDR5 White
What Buyers Say
XFX Radeon RX 9070 XT Mercury 16GB GDDR6 Black
The XFX Mercury Radeon RX 9070 XT OC is highly praised for its excellent thermal performance, staying below 54°C under load, and its impressive out-of-the-box boost clock. Users highlight the great price-to-performance ratio, sleek design with customizable ARGB lighting, and the added benefit of a 3-year warranty. The only minor drawbacks mentioned are the large physical size ("chonky") and the short included support bracket extender.
Pros
- Excellent thermal performance
- Great price-to-performance ratio
- Sleek design with ARGB lighting
- 3-year warranty
- Out-of-box boost clock
Cons
- Large physical size
- Short support bracket extender
HyperRender Radeon RX 580 8GB GDDR5 White
The RX 580 receives mixed feedback. Many users praise it as a budget-friendly upgrade for older PCs, noting improved gaming performance at 1080p and smooth operation for basic tasks. However, several verified buyers report serious issues like display artifacts, black screens, and non-functional ports, making the card unreliable for some.
Pros
- Budget-friendly upgrade for old PCs
- Improved gaming performance at 1080p
- Smooth operation for basic tasks
- Good value for money
- Easy installation and driver recognition
Cons
- Display artifacts and glitches
- Black screen on Windows start button
- Non-functional HDMI port
- Only 2 of 3 DisplayPorts working
- Unreliable multi-monitor support
Scores
Specifications
| XFX Radeon RX 9070 XT Mercury | HyperRender Radeon RX 580 | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | Radeon RX 9070 XT | Radeon RX 580 |
| Brand | AMD | AMD |
| Architecture | RDNA 4 | 14nm |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | — | 14★ |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 16 GB★ | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6★ | GDDR5 |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| ECC | — | ✗ |
| Compute | ||
| Stream Processors | ||
| RT Cores | 64★ | 54 |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | — | 55.29999923706055★ |
| FP32 TFLOPS | — | 27.649999618530273★ |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 304 | 295★ |
| Recommended PSU | 800 | 450★ |
| Power Connectors | 3 x 8-Pin | — |
| Cooler | Triple Fan★ | Dual Fan |
| Fans | 3★ | 2 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 5.0 x16 | PCI Express 3.0 |
| DisplayPort | 3 | 3 |
| HDMI | 1 | 1 |
| USB-C | — | 0★ |
| Max Displays | 4★ | 2 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | — |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 360★ | — |
| Slot Width | 3.5 | 2★ |
| Form Factor | ATX | Full Height |
| Weight | 1.81 kg★ | — |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓★ | ✗ |
| Upscaling | AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution 4 | — |
| AV1 Encode | ✓★ | ✗ |
| VR Ready | ✓★ | — |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate | 12 |
| RGB | ✓★ | — |
Pros & Cons
XFX Radeon RX 9070 XT Mercury 16GB GDDR6 Black
- Strong feature (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong user sentiment (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong connectivity (94th percentile)94th %ile
HyperRender Radeon RX 580 8GB GDDR5 White
- Strong affordability (90th percentile)90th %ile
- Strong social proof (70th percentile)
- Below average user sentiment (11th percentile)11th %ile
- Below average feature (11th percentile)11th %ile
- Below average efficiency (14th percentile)14th %ile
- Below average raster (21st percentile)
Verdict
Scores 89 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 18 of 39 specs.