XFX Radeon RX 9070 XT Mercury 16GB GDDR6 Black
ASUS GeForce RTX 5060 Ti PRIME 8GB GDDR7 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 5060 Ti PRIME 8GB GDDR7 Black
The ASUS Prime RTX 5060 Ti 16GB is widely praised as an excellent budget-to-mid-range card, offering great 1440p performance and strong overclocking headroom. Users highlight its low power draw, quiet operation, and solid build quality, though some experienced initial driver or PCIe compatibility issues. Overall, it is seen as a fantastic value at MSRP, especially for gamers upgrading from older generations.
Pros
- Great 1440p performance at MSRP
- Excellent overclocking headroom
- Low power consumption and cool operation
- Quiet operation with 0dB technology
- Solid build quality and build quality
Scores
Specifications
| XFX Radeon RX 9070 XT Mercury | ASUS GeForce RTX 5060 Ti PRIME | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | Radeon RX 9070 XT | GeForce RTX 5060 Ti |
| Brand | AMD | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | RDNA 4 | Blackwell |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | — | 5★ |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 16 GB★ | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR7★ |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| ECC | — | ✗ |
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Stream Processors | No data | |
| Tensor Cores | No data | |
| RT Cores | 64★ | 30 |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | — | 19.18000030517578★ |
| FP32 TFLOPS | — | 19.18000030517578★ |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 304 | 250★ |
| Recommended PSU | 800 | 550★ |
| Power Connectors | 3 x 8-Pin | 8-Pin |
| Cooler | Triple Fan | Triple Fan |
| Fans | 3 | 3 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 5.0 x16 | PCI Express 5.0 x8 |
| DisplayPort | 3 | 3 |
| HDMI | 1 | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4 | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 360 | 304★ |
| Slot Width | 3.5 | 2.5★ |
| Form Factor | ATX | Full Height |
| Weight | 1.81 kg | 0.90 kg★ |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution 4 | DLSS 4 |
| 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 5060 Ti PRIME 8GB GDDR7 Black
- Strong user sentiment (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong social proof (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong connectivity (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong thermal (91st percentile)91st %ile
Pricing
XFX Radeon RX 9070 XT Mercury 16GB GDDR6 Black
No current pricing available
ASUS GeForce RTX 5060 Ti PRIME 8GB GDDR7 Black
Verdict
Scores 89 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 9 of 40 specs.
