XFX Radeon RX 9070 XT Mercury 16GB GDDR6 Black
ASUS GeForce RTX 4060 Ti Dual OC 8GB GDDR6 Black
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
ASUS GeForce RTX 4060 Ti Dual OC 8GB GDDR6 Black
The ASUS RTX 3060 12GB is widely praised as a great budget card for 1080p gaming and AI tasks, offering solid performance and quiet operation. Users upgrading from older GPUs like the GTX 1060 or R9 280 report a huge leap in quality. However, one buyer complained about false warranty advertising, claiming the seller promised a 3-year warranty but only offered 3 months. Overall, the card delivers excellent value for its price.
Pros
- Great value for money
- Excellent 1080p gaming performance
- Quiet operation
- Solid build quality
- 12GB VRAM for AI tasks
Cons
- False warranty advertising by seller
- Fans only spin under heavy load
- Noisy under full load
- Not suitable for ultra-wide monitors >32"
Scores
Specifications
| XFX Radeon RX 9070 XT Mercury | ASUS GeForce RTX 4060 Ti Dual OC | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | Radeon RX 9070 XT | GeForce RTX 4060 Ti |
| Brand | AMD | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | RDNA 4 | Ada Lovelace |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | — | 5★ |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 16 GB★ | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Stream Processors | No data | |
| Tensor Cores | — | 96★ |
| RT Cores | 64★ | 24 |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | — | 15.109999656677246★ |
| FP32 TFLOPS | — | 15.109999656677246★ |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 304 | 160★ |
| Recommended PSU | 800 | 650★ |
| Power Connectors | 3 x 8-Pin | 8-Pin |
| Cooler | Triple Fan★ | Dual Fan |
| Fans | 3★ | 2 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 5.0 x16 | PCI Express 4.0 x8 |
| DisplayPort | 3 | 3 |
| HDMI | 1 | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4 | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 360 | 227★ |
| Slot Width | 3.5 | 2.5★ |
| Form Factor | ATX | ATX |
| Weight | 1.81 kg | 0.66 kg★ |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution 4 | DLSS 3 |
| AV1 Encode | ✓ | ✓ |
| VR Ready | ✓ | ✓ |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate | 12 Ultimate |
| 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 (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong connectivity (94th percentile)94th %ile
ASUS GeForce RTX 4060 Ti Dual OC 8GB GDDR6 Black
- Strong feature (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong efficiency (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong social proof (89th percentile)89th %ile
- Strong user sentiment (72nd percentile)
- Below average ai (33rd percentile)
- Below average vram (33rd percentile)
Verdict
Scores 89 overall, wins 7 of 8 usage categories and 10 of 39 specs.