I’ve been running the XFX Mercury RX 9070 XT OC Gaming Edition in my new Ryzen 9 9800X3D build for two months now. The card runs flawlessly on factory settings (no manual overclocking), delivering stable, high-end performance across modern titles. Thermals are excellent. Idle temps stay under 40°C, and even in Cyberpunk 2077 (Ultra settings, FSR 3 enabled), it stays around 60°C. The triple-fan cooler and massive heatsink from XFX do serious work here—quiet, efficient, and cool under pressure. The ARGB is clean, syncs easily, and doesn’t require any bloated software. Build quality is solid—this is a beefy card with real thermal headroom and a sturdy feel. It fits well into a high-performance build and doesn’t feel like it’s cutting corners. That said, the price is a real drawback. The MSRP for a standard RX 9070 XT is $599.99, but this OC version comes in at $899.99. That’s a $300 markup for a factory OC, bigger cooler, and RGB. On top of that, I bought through a third-party seller and paid an extra $60 shipping due to demand. While performance is roughly on par with the 5070 Ti, the value just doesn’t hold up at that price point. For contrast, I also picked up an RX 9060 XT (3-fan version) for my 2018 Intel system, upgrading from a GTX 1080. That only cost me $50 over its $349.99 MSRP—and honestly, it felt like a far better value for mid-tier 1440p gaming. Cool, quiet, and perfectly matched for that older rig. And yeah, I now regret skipping the RX 7900 XTX. Back in 2024, it dropped to $799—$200 below its official $999 MSRP. Now, in 2025, it’s floating around $1,200 due to limited supply and rising demand. For what I paid for this 9070 XT OC, I could’ve had a 7900 XTX with better raw performance and more VRAM—and still come out ahead. Sure, I’d be giving up FSR 4 support—but let’s be honest, most current games still run on FSR 3, so I’m probably not missing much. The real loss is just timing. Could’ve had flagship-tier raster performance for less money. That one hurts. At this point, I’m planning to hold out for the 9080 XT/X or 9090 XT/X, once RDNA 5 has matured and pricing normalizes. Maybe around 2027, when the dust settles and the early-adopter tax fades, I’ll make the next big jump. Bottom line: The XFX 9070 XT OC is a strong GPU—cool, stable, and well-built—but its $899.99 price tag drags it down. It pairs well with high-end CPUs like the 9800X3D and delivers smooth gaming out of the box, but performance-per-dollar just doesn’t stack up. If you can wait or catch a better deal, do it. I wish I had. That said, in the context of today’s market, it’s not the worst deal. We’ve seen this trend grow since the “RTX tax” hit with the 2080 Ti—what used to be a $500 premium card in 2012 now easily breaks $1,000. If you're eyeing a 5080 or 5090? You’re looking at $2,000 to $3,000 easily. Against that backdrop, the 9070 XT OC’s $899 doesn’t look quite as insane—just mildly painful instead of laughably brutal. Read more
The media could not be loaded. Upgraded from XFX 7800 Merc and wow, the performance uplift is great! After having the last series Mercury line i had to have this one and the cooling, noise level is even better than the last. It's very well made, you can tell right when you pick it up from the box the quality is top notch. Consistent power draw and OC capabilites if that's your thing. And I mean c'mon, just look how sleek this card is! The RGB cable is very well hidden by the mount, cant even notice it in my picture and RGB can be controlled same as any other device in your PC. Currently running AAA titles Ultra settings, RT Max and getting stable fps 100+ easily @1440p Measure your case before purchasing, this card is very large but it's great trade off for the cooling performance. My only gripe was thinking it was too expensive when it was around $800. Oh well i got it now and couldn't be happier. (Note: This is after one month of purchase & use) Read more
The performance on this thing is really amazing when compared to the 5080, especially given the price difference. My 5080 was an Asus TUF OC edition, which ran about $1400. I returned it for this, and honestly I don’t miss it at all. I get great frame rates in all my games, amazing graphics quality, etc. all for half the price. It has enough power for running AI models locally as well, and while not as performant as CUDA, AMD has come a long way. I do notice a small difference in certain games on max settings, where the 5080 rendered the scenes with more vibrant colors and better lighting. However, it is nothing major and certainly not worth double the price. I just wish they would implement the single cable 12VHPWR power connector for this thing instead of requiring 3 PCIe 8 pin inputs. Check your PSU before you buy! I ended up having to get an adapter so that I could get 2 8 pin inputs from the 12VHPWR connector on my PSU, since I didn’t have enough 8 pin power connectors free. I think AMD may have beaten Nvidia here, unless you need CUDA or Nvenc for development specific tasks. Great GPU! Read more
I love the card and it's a huge uplift for me because I had a 6900xt that was having some trouble to play some of my games on max settings and I love ray tracing but it could hardly do it. But the 9070xt oc does it with ease and it stays cool because of the cooling fins being a bit bigger and spread out. The only con that I have at the moment is the drivers not being good and the price being so high becauseof scalpers, but other than that I would recommend this card when the price goes back to MSRP. Read more
Bad ass card 16 year old son loves it Read more
I’ve had this setup since release and have gone through multiple upgrades—starting from an i9-9900K with an ASRock Z390M-ITX/ac and a 650W PSU, all the way to my current build with a 9950X3D, ASUS X870E, and a Lian Li 1200W PSU. Despite all the upgrades, I’m still dealing with frustrating crashes, driver issues, screen flickering with dual monitors, and random black screens during gaming. Unfortunately, it’s past the return window, so I’ll have to take the loss. It performs great when it works—but I should’ve noticed the problems sooner. Read more
I am very impressed with this card. Already tested this in Cyberpunk 2077 and other games and 9070XT is delivering absolute solid performance with 1440 RTUltra preset as well as 4K Ultra (Non RT) GPU core temps stay very low and fans stay super quiet even under heavy load. Loving my new graphics card at 1440 MAX / 4K Very High and I have even tried some 1080p online multiplayer games with a WHOPPING 300 fps plus you can’t believe how good FSR 4 has become compared to FSR 2/FSR 3. FSR 4 looks as good as DLSS 3.7 in some titles and I can’t wait to see it become the new gold standard in upscaling as AMD continues to refine their technology in the future. If you are looking for a new graphics card, 9070XT is a great performer for the price and it even comes with a GPU support stand included in the box 👍🏻 Read more
