XFX Radeon RX 9070 XT Mercury 16GB GDDR6 Black
MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER Gaming X 6GB 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
MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER Gaming X 6GB GDDR6 Black
The MSI GTX 1660 Super Gaming X is consistently praised for its excellent 1080p gaming performance, quiet operation, and cool temperatures. Users highlight the attractive RGB lighting, solid build quality, and easy installation as major positives. While a few note it's not ideal for modern 4K or demanding AAA titles, the overwhelming sentiment is that it offers fantastic value for a mid-range budget build.
Pros
- Excellent 1080p gaming performance
- Quiet operation under load
- Low operating temperatures
- Attractive RGB lighting
- Solid build quality
Cons
- Not ideal for 4K gaming
- Not suitable for demanding AAA titles
- Price increased due to discontinuation
- RGB software choice criticized
- Requires 8-pin power connector
Scores
Specifications
| XFX Radeon RX 9070 XT Mercury | MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER Gaming X | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | Radeon RX 9070 XT | GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER |
| Brand | AMD | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | RDNA 4 | Turing |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | — | 12★ |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 16 GB★ | 6 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Stream Processors | No data | |
| RT Cores | 64★ | — |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | — | 10.050000190734863★ |
| FP32 TFLOPS | — | 5.0269999504089355★ |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 304 | 125★ |
| Recommended PSU | 800 | 450★ |
| 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 3.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 3 | 3 |
| HDMI | 1 | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4 | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 360 | 247★ |
| Slot Width | 3.5 | 2.5★ |
| Form Factor | ATX | Full Height |
| Weight | 1.81 kg | 0.86 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 (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong connectivity (94th percentile)94th %ile
MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER Gaming X 6GB GDDR6 Black
- Strong social proof (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong affordability (75th percentile)
- Strong user sentiment (72nd percentile)
- Below average compute (17th percentile)17th %ile
- Below average ai (20th percentile)20th %ile
- Below average vram (23rd percentile)
- Below average rt (25th percentile)
Pricing
XFX Radeon RX 9070 XT Mercury 16GB GDDR6 Black
No current pricing available
MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER Gaming X 6GB GDDR6 Black
Verdict
Scores 89 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 13 of 38 specs.
