XFX Radeon RX 9070 XT Mercury 16GB GDDR6 Black
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1660 Ti WINDFORCE OC 6GB 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
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1660 Ti WINDFORCE OC 6GB GDDR6
The Gigabyte GTX 1660 Ti Windforce OC is highly praised for its excellent price-to-performance ratio, quiet operation, and efficient cooling. Users upgrading from older cards like the GTX 660 Ti or RX 480 report significant improvements, while those with newer cards like the RX 590 appreciate the lower heat and noise. Minor complaints include a fan buzz on one unit and the need for a DP-to-DVI adapter for older monitors. Overall, it's recommended for 1080p gaming, though it's not ideal for 1440p.
Pros
- Excellent price-to-performance ratio
- Quiet operation under load
- Efficient cooling design
- Significant upgrade from older cards
- Good for 1080p gaming
Cons
- Fan buzz on some units
- Requires DP-to-DVI adapter for older monitors
- Not ideal for 1440p gaming
- Driver CD requires internet download
- Power connector not included
Scores
Specifications
| XFX Radeon RX 9070 XT Mercury | Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1660 Ti WINDFORCE OC | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | Radeon RX 9070 XT | GeForce GTX 1660 Ti |
| 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 | — | 10.869999885559082★ |
| FP32 TFLOPS | — | 5.436999797821045★ |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 304 | 120★ |
| 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 | 265★ |
| Slot Width | 3.5 | 2★ |
| Form Factor | ATX | ATX |
| Weight | 1.81 kg | 0.45 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 user sentiment (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong feature (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong social proof (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong connectivity (94th percentile)94th %ile
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1660 Ti WINDFORCE OC 6GB GDDR6
- Strong user sentiment (86th percentile)86th %ile
- Strong social proof (83rd percentile)83rd %ile
- Strong affordability (80th percentile)80th %ile
- Strong efficiency (68th percentile)
- Below average compute (18th percentile)18th %ile
- Below average ai (21st percentile)
- Below average vram (24th percentile)
- Below average rt (25th percentile)
Pricing
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1660 Ti WINDFORCE OC 6GB GDDR6 offers 1.3x better value for money
XFX Radeon RX 9070 XT Mercury 16GB GDDR6 Black
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1660 Ti WINDFORCE OC 6GB GDDR6
Verdict
Scores 89 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 14 of 38 specs.
