XFX Radeon RX 9070 XT Mercury 16GB GDDR6 Black
MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ventus 3X 8GB 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
MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ventus 3X 8GB GDDR6
The MSI RTX 3070 Ventus 3X is widely praised for its strong performance, quiet operation, and cool temperatures at 1440p gaming. Users note it is large and thick, requiring careful case measurement, and lacks any RGB lighting. While most got good value near MSRP, some paid well above retail, and a few experienced minor issues like a finicky HDMI port or missing adapters.
Pros
- Strong 1440p gaming performance
- Very quiet under load
- Runs cool (60-64°C)
- Good value near MSRP
Cons
- Lacks RGB lighting
- Large and thick design
- No bundled power adapters
- Finicky HDMI port on some units
- Overpriced when not near MSRP
Scores
Specifications
| XFX Radeon RX 9070 XT Mercury | MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ventus 3X | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | Radeon RX 9070 XT | GeForce RTX 3070 |
| Brand | AMD | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | RDNA 4 | Ampere |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | — | 8★ |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 16 GB★ | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Stream Processors | No data | |
| Tensor Cores | No data | |
| RT Cores | 64★ | 40 |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | — | 15.970000267028809★ |
| FP32 TFLOPS | — | 15.970000267028809★ |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 304 | 220★ |
| Recommended PSU | 800★ | — |
| Power Connectors | 3 x 8-Pin | — |
| Cooler | Triple Fan | Triple Fan |
| Fans | 3 | 3 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 5.0 x16 | — |
| DisplayPort | 3 | 3 |
| HDMI | 1 | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4★ | — |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 360 | 305★ |
| Slot Width | 3.5 | 2.0999999046325684★ |
| Form Factor | ATX | — |
| Weight | 1.81 kg | 1.53 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
MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ventus 3X 8GB GDDR6
- Strong social proof (89th percentile)89th %ile
- Strong thermal (73rd percentile)
- Strong user sentiment (72nd percentile)
- Below average feature (35th percentile)
Pricing
XFX Radeon RX 9070 XT Mercury 16GB GDDR6 Black
MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ventus 3X 8GB GDDR6
Verdict
Scores 89 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 13 of 39 specs.
