XFX Radeon RX 9070 XT Mercury 16GB GDDR6 Black
XFX
89 Overall Score
vs
MAXSUN GeForce RTX 3050 Mini 6GB GDDR6
MAXSUN
36 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
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
MAXSUN GeForce RTX 3050 Mini 6GB GDDR6
No customer feedback yet
Scores
Ray Tracing
Budget
Gaming 1440p
Gaming 4k
Gaming 1080p
Content Creation
Workstation
Ai Llm
Specifications
| XFX Radeon RX 9070 XT Mercury | MAXSUN GeForce RTX 3050 Mini | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | Radeon RX 9070 XT | GeForce RTX 3050 |
| Brand | AMD | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | RDNA 4 | Ampere |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | — | 8★ |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 16 GB★ | 6 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Stream Processors | No data | |
| Tensor Cores | — | 64★ |
| RT Cores | 64★ | 16 |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | — | 4.813000202178955★ |
| FP32 TFLOPS | — | 4.813000202178955★ |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 304 | 70★ |
| Recommended PSU | 800★ | — |
| Power Connectors | 3 x 8-Pin | N/A |
| Cooler | Triple Fan★ | — |
| Fans | 3★ | — |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 5.0 x16 | PCI Express 4.0 X8 |
| DisplayPort | 3★ | 1 |
| HDMI | 1 | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4★ | — |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 360 | 169★ |
| Slot Width | 3.5★ | — |
| Form Factor | ATX | Low Profile |
| Weight | 1.81 kg | 0.24 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 (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong connectivity (94th percentile)94th %ile
MAXSUN GeForce RTX 3050 Mini 6GB GDDR6
- Strong efficiency (91st percentile)91st %ile
- Strong social proof (83rd percentile)83rd %ile
- Strong affordability (78th percentile)
- Below average thermal (7th percentile)7th %ile
- Below average ai (19th percentile)19th %ile
- Below average compute (19th percentile)19th %ile
- Below average raster (23rd percentile)
Pricing
XFX Radeon RX 9070 XT Mercury 16GB GDDR6 Black0.120score per dollar
vs
MAXSUN GeForce RTX 3050 Mini 6GB GDDR60.103score per dollar
XFX Radeon RX 9070 XT Mercury 16GB GDDR6 Black offers 1.2x better value for money
XFX Radeon RX 9070 XT Mercury 16GB GDDR6 Black
MAXSUN GeForce RTX 3050 Mini 6GB GDDR6
Verdict
Winner: XFX Radeon RX 9070 XT Mercury
Scores 89 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 18 of 39 specs.
