Matrox M9188 2GB workstation
Matrox
32 Overall Score
vs
XFX Radeon RX 9070 XT Mercury 16GB GDDR6 Black
XFX
89 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
Matrox M9188 2GB workstation
No customer feedback yet
XFX Radeon RX 9070 XT Mercury 16GB GDDR6 Black
92 out of 100 low confidence 8 reviews
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
Thermal performance 3
Price to performance 2
Design and aesthetics 3
Warranty 2
Build quality 2
Physical size 2
Scores
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Budget
Gaming 1440p
Gaming 4k
Gaming 1080p
Content Creation
Workstation
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Specifications
| Matrox M9188 | XFX Radeon RX 9070 XT Mercury | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | Matrox M9188 | Radeon RX 9070 XT |
| Brand | NVIDIA | AMD |
| Architecture | RDNA 3.0 | RDNA 4 |
| Class | workstation | consumer |
| Process | 5★ | — |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 2 GB | 16 GB★ |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| Compute | ||
| Stream Processors | No data | |
| RT Cores | 54 | 64★ |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | 55.29999923706055★ | — |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 27.649999618530273★ | — |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | No data | |
| GPU Compute | No data | |
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 295★ | 304 |
| Recommended PSU | 450★ | 800 |
| Power Connectors | No | 3 x 8-Pin |
| Cooler | Blower | Triple Fan★ |
| Fans | 1 | 3★ |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 3.0 x16 | PCI Express 5.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 8★ | 3 |
| HDMI | — | 1★ |
| Max Displays | 8★ | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 2560 x 1600 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 229★ | 360 |
| Slot Width | 1★ | 3.5 |
| Form Factor | Full Height | ATX |
| Weight | 1.53 kg★ | 1.81 kg |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | — | ✓★ |
| Upscaling | — | AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution 4 |
| AV1 Encode | — | ✓★ |
| VR Ready | — | ✓★ |
| DirectX | — | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | — | ✓★ |
Pros & Cons
Matrox M9188 2GB workstation
- Strong connectivity (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong affordability (68th percentile)
- Strong compute (66th percentile)
- Below average feature (11th percentile)11th %ile
- Below average efficiency (13th percentile)13th %ile
- Below average vram (15th percentile)15th %ile
- Below average raster (18th percentile)18th %ile
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
Pricing
Matrox M9188 2GB workstation0.090score per dollar
vs
XFX Radeon RX 9070 XT Mercury 16GB GDDR6 Black0.120score per dollar
XFX Radeon RX 9070 XT Mercury 16GB GDDR6 Black offers 1.3x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: XFX Radeon RX 9070 XT Mercury
Scores 89 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 15 of 37 specs.
