XFX Radeon RX 9070 XT Mercury 16GB GDDR6 Black
ASUS GeForce RTX 3080 ROG Strix OC 12GB GDDR6X
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 3080 ROG Strix OC 12GB GDDR6X
The ASUS ROG Strix RTX 3080 O12G is praised for its significant performance boost over older GPUs, especially at 1440p and 4K, thanks to the Ampere architecture, 12GB GDDR6X memory, and 8960 CUDA cores. Users appreciate its robust cooling and PCIe 4.0 support, but note the large 2.9-slot size and high power requirements (750W PSU recommended) as potential drawbacks. Overall, it's seen as a solid upgrade for high-resolution gaming, though the value compared to similar cards like the MSI Gaming X Trio is debated.
Pros
- Significant performance boost at 1440p/4K
- 12GB GDDR6X memory and 8960 CUDA cores
- Robust cooling with triple axial-tech fans
- PCIe 4.0 support for future-proofing
- Good for gaming and streaming simultaneously
Cons
- Large 2.9-slot size may crowd case
- High power draw requires 750W PSU
- Potential noise compared to MSI Trio
- Value for money debated vs similar cards
- May be overkill for 1080p gaming
Scores
Specifications
| XFX Radeon RX 9070 XT Mercury | ASUS GeForce RTX 3080 ROG Strix OC | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | Radeon RX 9070 XT | GeForce RTX 3080 |
| Brand | AMD | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | RDNA 4 | Ampere |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | — | 8★ |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 16 GB★ | 12 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6X★ |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Stream Processors | No data | |
| Tensor Cores | No data | |
| RT Cores | 64★ | 48 |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | — | 30.639999389648438★ |
| FP32 TFLOPS | — | 30.639999389648438★ |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 304★ | 390 |
| Recommended PSU | 800★ | 850 |
| Power Connectors | 3 x 8-Pin | 3 x 8-Pin |
| Cooler | Triple Fan | Triple Fan |
| Fans | 3 | 3 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 5.0 x16 | PCI Express 4.0 |
| DisplayPort | 3 | 3 |
| HDMI | 1 | 2★ |
| Max Displays | 4 | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 360 | 319★ |
| Slot Width | 3.5 | 2.9000000953674316★ |
| Form Factor | ATX | Full Height |
| Weight | 1.81 kg | 1.77 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
ASUS GeForce RTX 3080 ROG Strix OC 12GB GDDR6X
- Strong feature (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong social proof (89th percentile)89th %ile
- Strong connectivity (78th percentile)
- Strong compute (78th percentile)
- Below average efficiency (22nd percentile)
- Below average affordability (23rd percentile)
Pricing
XFX Radeon RX 9070 XT Mercury 16GB GDDR6 Black offers 1.8x better value for money
XFX Radeon RX 9070 XT Mercury 16GB GDDR6 Black
ASUS GeForce RTX 3080 ROG Strix OC 12GB GDDR6X
Verdict
Scores 89 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 9 of 39 specs.
