Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3070 Eagle vs XFX Radeon RX 9070 XT Mercury
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3070 Eagle 8GB GDDR6 Black
Gigabyte
52 Overall Score
vs
XFX Radeon RX 9070 XT Mercury 16GB GDDR6 Black
XFX
89 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3070 Eagle 8GB GDDR6 Black
No customer feedback yet
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
Scores
Ray Tracing
Budget
Gaming 1440p
Gaming 4k
Gaming 1080p
Content Creation
Workstation
Ai Llm
Specifications
| Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3070 Eagle | XFX Radeon RX 9070 XT Mercury | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 3070 | Radeon RX 9070 XT |
| Brand | NVIDIA | AMD |
| Architecture | Ampere | RDNA 4 |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 8★ | — |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 8 GB | 16 GB★ |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Stream Processors | No data | |
| Tensor Cores | No data | |
| RT Cores | 40 | 64★ |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | 15.970000267028809★ | — |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 15.970000267028809★ | — |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 220★ | 304 |
| Recommended PSU | 650★ | 800 |
| Power Connectors | 1 x 6-pin, 1 x 8-pin | 3 x 8-Pin |
| Cooler | Triple Fan | Triple Fan |
| Fans | 3 | 3 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCI Express 5.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 2 | 3★ |
| HDMI | 2★ | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4 | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 282★ | 360 |
| Slot Width | 2★ | 3.5 |
| Form Factor | Full Height | ATX |
| Weight | — | 1.81 kg★ |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | — | AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution 4 |
| AV1 Encode | — | ✓★ |
| VR Ready | ✓ | ✓ |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | ✓ | ✓ |
Pros & Cons
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3070 Eagle 8GB GDDR6 Black
- Strong thermal (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
- Below average affordability (0th percentile)0th %ile
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
Verdict
Winner: XFX Radeon RX 9070 XT Mercury
Scores 89 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 11 of 39 specs.