XFX Radeon RX 9070 XT Mercury 16GB GDDR6 Black
SRhonyra GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5
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
SRhonyra GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5
This low-profile single-slot GPU performs well for its form factor, delivering strong framerates for older games and 4K video. However, many users report overheating and noisy fan under load, with some needing modifications. It is best suited for small form factor PCs like Dell OptiPlex SSF.
Pros
- Great low profile single slot performance
- Strong 4K video playback
- Good for SFF builds
- Compatible with Dell OptiPlex SSF
- Surprising gaming power for size
Cons
- Loud fan under load
- Overheating quickly
- Poor stock cooling solution
- Requires modifications for optimal performance
- Not for high-end modern games
Scores
Specifications
| XFX Radeon RX 9070 XT Mercury | SRhonyra GeForce GTX 1060 | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | Radeon RX 9070 XT | GeForce GTX 1060 |
| Brand | AMD | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | RDNA 4 | Pascal |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | — | 16★ |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 16 GB★ | 6 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6★ | GDDR5 |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Stream Processors | No data | |
| RT Cores | 64★ | — |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP32 TFLOPS | — | 4.375★ |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 304 | 120★ |
| Recommended PSU | 800 | 350★ |
| Power Connectors | 3 x 8-Pin | None |
| Cooler | Triple Fan★ | Single Fan |
| Fans | 3★ | 1 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 5.0 x16 | PCI Express 3.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 3★ | 1 |
| HDMI | 1 | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4★ | 2 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 360 | 168★ |
| Slot Width | 3.5 | 1★ |
| Form Factor | ATX | Low Profile |
| Weight | 1.81 kg | 0.39 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 user sentiment (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong feature (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong social proof (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong connectivity (94th percentile)94th %ile
SRhonyra GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5
- Strong affordability (80th percentile)80th %ile
- Below average compute (15th percentile)15th %ile
- Below average ai (19th percentile)19th %ile
- Below average vram (20th percentile)20th %ile
- Below average rt (22nd percentile)
Verdict
Scores 89 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 17 of 37 specs.