XFX Radeon RX 9070 XT Mercury 16GB GDDR6 Black
NVIDIA GeForce GT 610 2GB GDDR3
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
NVIDIA GeForce GT 610 2GB GDDR3
Several users found this video card easy to install and reliable for adding extra monitors, especially on Linux or dual-monitor setups. However, a significant number reported serious issues like system crashes, fan noises, and failure within months, while others complained about missing software. The sentiment is sharply divided between those who had a smooth experience and those who encountered major defects.
Pros
- Easy installation
- Supports dual monitors
- Works with Linux
- Quiet operation
- Good value for money
Cons
- No software provided
- Causes system crashes
- Card failed after 5 months
- Grinding fan noises
- Required manual driver installation
Scores
Specifications
| XFX Radeon RX 9070 XT Mercury | NVIDIA GeForce GT 610 | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | Radeon RX 9070 XT | GeForce GT 610 |
| Brand | AMD | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | RDNA 4 | RDNA 3.0 |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | — | 40★ |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 16 GB★ | 2 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6★ | GDDR3 |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | — | 48★ |
| Stream Processors | No data | |
| RT Cores | 64★ | 54 |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | — | 55.29999923706055★ |
| FP32 TFLOPS | — | 27.649999618530273★ |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | No data | |
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 304 | 29★ |
| Recommended PSU | 800 | 450★ |
| Power Connectors | 3 x 8-Pin | — |
| Cooler | Triple Fan★ | Single Fan |
| Fans | 3★ | 1 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 5.0 x16 | PCI Express 1.1 x 16 |
| DisplayPort | 3★ | 0 |
| HDMI | 1 | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4★ | — |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | — |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 360★ | — |
| Slot Width | 3.5★ | — |
| Form Factor | ATX | — |
| Weight | 1.81 kg | 0.27 kg★ |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓★ | — |
| Upscaling | AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution 4 | — |
| AV1 Encode | ✓★ | — |
| VR Ready | ✓★ | — |
| DirectX | 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
NVIDIA GeForce GT 610 2GB GDDR3
- Strong affordability (97th percentile)97th %ile
- Below average raster (7th percentile)7th %ile
- Below average user sentiment (8th percentile)8th %ile
- Below average efficiency (9th percentile)9th %ile
- Below average vram (11th percentile)11th %ile
Pricing
XFX Radeon RX 9070 XT Mercury 16GB GDDR6 Black
No current pricing available
NVIDIA GeForce GT 610 2GB GDDR3
Verdict
Scores 89 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 20 of 38 specs.
