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XFX Radeon RX 9070 XT Mercury 16GB GDDR6
The RDNA 4 architecture and 3100MHz boost clock drive ultra-high 4K frame rates, backed by 16GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus. Its white triple-fan design with RGB lighting offers a distinct aesthetic, while the 3.5-slot, 360mm build demands a spacious chassis. This card is best for 4K gamers seeking high ray tracing performance and a visually striking all-white PC build.
GPU Radeon RX 9070 XT
VRAM 16GB GDDR6
Boost Clock 3100 MHz
TDP 340 W
Memory Bus 256 bit
Ray Tracing Yes
Class consumer
77 Overall Score
Price $1,080
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong feature (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong connectivity (94th percentile) 94th
- Strong compute (87th percentile) 87th
- Strong ai (83rd percentile) 83rd
Cons
What owners think
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Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Chipset
| GPU Chipset | Radeon RX 9070 XT |
| Brand | AMD |
| Architecture | RDNA 4 |
| Class | consumer |
| Process | 4 |
Memory
| VRAM | 16 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | 256 |
| Bandwidth | 644.6 |
Compute
| Stream Processors | 4096 |
| Tensor Cores | 112 |
| RT Cores | 56 |
| Base Clock | 1870 |
| Boost Clock | 3100 |
| FP16 TFLOPS | 72.25 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 36.13 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 26868 |
| GPU Compute | 15961 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 340 |
| Recommended PSU | 800 |
| Power Connectors | 1x 8pin |
| Cooler | Triple Fan |
| Fans | 3 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express 5.0 |
| DisplayPort | 3 |
| HDMI | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 8K (4320p) |
Physical
| Length | 360 |
| Slot Width | 3.5 |
| Form Factor | ATX |
| Weight | 2.2 kg / 4.9 lbs |
Features
| Ray Tracing | Yes |
| Upscaling | FSR 4 |
| AV1 Encode | Yes |
| VR Ready | Yes |
| DirectX | 12 |
| RGB | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | XFX Radeon RX 9070 XT Mercury | ASUS ProArt RTX 5080 | Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD | MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC | ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P | PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | Radeon RX 9070 XT | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5080 |
| Vram | 16GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 3100 | 2730 | 2730 | 2482 | 2730 | 2620 |
| Tdp W | 340 | 150 | 360 | 300 | 360 | 360 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 256 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 256 |
| Ray Tracing | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| GPU Class | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AI | Rt | Vram | Raster | Compute | Thermal | Efficiency | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XFX Radeon RX 9070 XT Mercury | 83 | 74.4 | 74.9 | 73.7 | 86.8 | 72.8 | 35.4 | 94 | 69.9 |
| ASUS ProArt RTX 5080 Compare | 86.6 | 95.8 | 88.2 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 91.5 | 97.4 | 98.6 | 95.5 |
| Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD Compare | 86.6 | 95.8 | 88.2 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 91.5 | 57.5 | 94 | 88.9 |
| MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC Compare | 80.6 | 92.5 | 85 | 88.8 | 93 | 91.5 | 68.9 | 94 | 88.9 |
| ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P Compare | 86.6 | 97.6 | 88.2 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 91.5 | 57.5 | 94 | 99.1 |
| PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O Compare | 86.6 | 97.6 | 88.2 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 91.5 | 57.5 | 94 | 82.7 |
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