XFX Radeon RX 9070 XT Mercury vs Sapphire Radeon RX 6600 PULSE
XFX Radeon RX 9070 XT Mercury 16GB GDDR6 Black
XFX
89 Overall Score
vs
Sapphire Radeon RX 6600 PULSE 8GB GDDR6 Black
Sapphire
43 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
Sapphire Radeon RX 6600 PULSE 8GB GDDR6 Black
No customer feedback yet
Scores
Ray Tracing
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Gaming 1440p
Gaming 4k
Gaming 1080p
Content Creation
Workstation
Ai Llm
Specifications
| XFX Radeon RX 9070 XT Mercury | Sapphire Radeon RX 6600 PULSE | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | Radeon RX 9070 XT | Radeon RX 6600 |
| Brand | AMD | AMD |
| Architecture | RDNA 4 | RDNA 2 |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 16 GB★ | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | No data | |
| Compute | ||
| Stream Processors | ||
| RT Cores | 64★ | 28 |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | — | 17.8799991607666★ |
| FP32 TFLOPS | — | 8.942000389099121★ |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 304 | 140★ |
| Recommended PSU | 800 | 500★ |
| 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 4.0 |
| DisplayPort | 3 | 3 |
| HDMI | 1 | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4 | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 360 | 193★ |
| Slot Width | 3.5 | 2★ |
| Form Factor | ATX | ATX |
| Weight | 1.81 kg | 0.72 kg★ |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution 4 | AMD FidelityFX |
| 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 (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong connectivity (94th percentile)94th %ile
Sapphire Radeon RX 6600 PULSE 8GB GDDR6 Black
- Strong efficiency (70th percentile)
- Strong feature (66th percentile)
- Strong social proof (66th percentile)
- Below average ai (27th percentile)
- Below average compute (28th percentile)
- Below average vram (29th percentile)
- Below average raster (33rd percentile)
Verdict
Winner: XFX Radeon RX 9070 XT Mercury
Scores 89 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 12 of 36 specs.