XFX Radeon RX 9070 XT Mercury 16GB GDDR6 Black
MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ventus 2X OC 8GB GDDR6
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
MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ventus 2X OC 8GB GDDR6
Users are very satisfied with this MSI RTX 3060, praising its performance, easy installation, and compact size. It handles modern games well on high settings, and is seen as a great budget upgrade from older cards. The only noted discrepancy is the single 8-pin power connector, which some see as a plus for easier installation.
Pros
- Easy installation
- Great performance
- Compact size
- Good for gaming
- Budget-friendly upgrade
Cons
- Single 8-pin connector
- Not for ultra-realistic gaming
Scores
Specifications
| XFX Radeon RX 9070 XT Mercury | MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ventus 2X OC | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | Radeon RX 9070 XT | GeForce RTX 3060 |
| Brand | AMD | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | RDNA 4 | Ampere |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | — | 8★ |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 16 GB★ | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Stream Processors | No data | |
| Tensor Cores | No data | |
| RT Cores | 64★ | 30 |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | — | 12.739999771118164★ |
| FP32 TFLOPS | — | 12.739999771118164★ |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 304 | 170★ |
| Recommended PSU | 800 | 550★ |
| 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 |
| DisplayPort | 3 | 3 |
| HDMI | 1 | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4 | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 360 | 235★ |
| Slot Width | 3.5 | 2★ |
| Form Factor | ATX | ATX |
| Weight | 1.81 kg | 0.68 kg★ |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution 4 | DLSS |
| 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
MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ventus 2X OC 8GB GDDR6
- Strong social proof (83rd percentile)83rd %ile
- Strong user sentiment (72nd percentile)
- Strong affordability (68th percentile)
- Strong feature (66th percentile)
- Below average ai (30th percentile)
- Below average vram (31st percentile)
- Below average compute (35th percentile)
Pricing
XFX Radeon RX 9070 XT Mercury 16GB GDDR6 Black
No current pricing available
MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ventus 2X OC 8GB GDDR6
Verdict
Scores 89 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 13 of 39 specs.
