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AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT vs XFX Mercury Radeon RX 7900 XTX Magnetic Air

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT 20 GB GDDR6 · 2.40 GHz · 300 W Speed index 43/100

The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT is based on the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT (RDNA 3) and has 20 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 800 GB/s.

XFX Mercury Radeon RX 7900 XTX Magnetic Air
XFX Mercury Radeon RX 7900 XTX Magnetic Air 24 GB GDDR6 · 2.62 GHz · 355 W Speed index 53/100

The XFX Mercury Radeon RX 7900 XTX Magnetic Air is based on the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX (RDNA 3) and has 24 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 960 GB/s.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the XFX Mercury Radeon RX 7900 XTX Magnetic Air is 25 % faster than the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT.

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTXFX Mercury Radeon RX 7900 XTX Magnetic Air
Speed index
43/100
53/100
FP32
51.61 TFLOPS
64.27 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
2.40 GHz
2.62 GHz
Memory Size
20 GB GDDR6
24 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
800 GB/s
960 GB/s
TDP
300 W
355 W
Launch Price
899 $
999 $
878 pts
993 pts

GPU

GPUAMD Radeon RX 7900 XTXFX Mercury Radeon RX 7900 XTX Magnetic Air
Based onAMD Radeon RX 7900 XTAMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
GPU ChipNavi 31Navi 31
Streaming Multiprocessors8496
Shader53766144
Render Output Units192192
Texture Units336384
Raytracing Cores8496
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The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT has the Navi 31 graphics chip installed, which is based on the RDNA 3 architecture.

The XFX Mercury Radeon RX 7900 XTX Magnetic Air is based on the graphics chip Navi 31, which comes from the RDNA 3 architecture.

Memory

MemoryAMD Radeon RX 7900 XTXFX Mercury Radeon RX 7900 XTX Magnetic Air
Memory Size20 GB24 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory Clock2.500 GHz2.500 GHz
Memory Speed20.0 Gbps20.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth800 GB/s960 GB/s
Memory Interface320 bit384 bit
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The graphics memory of the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT clocks at 2.500 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 20.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the XFX Mercury Radeon RX 7900 XTX Magnetic Air is 20.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 2.500 GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsAMD Radeon RX 7900 XTXFX Mercury Radeon RX 7900 XTX Magnetic Air
Base Clock1.500 GHz1.855 GHz
Boost Clock2.400 GHz2.615 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock2.00 GHz2.46 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignAMD Radeon RX 7900 XTXFX Mercury Radeon RX 7900 XTX Magnetic Air
TDP300 W355 W
Tjunction max97 °C97 °C
PCIe-Power2 x 8-Pin3 x 8-Pin
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The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT is powered by 2 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 300 W.

The XFX Mercury Radeon RX 7900 XTX Magnetic Air has 3 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 355 W.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansAMD Radeon RX 7900 XTXFX Mercury Radeon RX 7900 XTX Magnetic Air
Fan-TypeAxialAxial (Magnetic)
Fan 13 x 90 mm3 x 100 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
Noise (Load)37 dB36 dB
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The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT is equipped with a total of 3 Axial main fans.

The XFX Mercury Radeon RX 7900 XTX Magnetic Air has 3 Axial (Magnetic) main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityAMD Radeon RX 7900 XTXFX Mercury Radeon RX 7900 XTX Magnetic Air
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.32.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.11x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort2x DP 2.13x DP 2.1
USB-C1--
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Up to 4 screens can be operated with the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT.

The XFX Mercury Radeon RX 7900 XTX Magnetic Air supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

Featureset

FeaturesetAMD Radeon RX 7900 XTXFX Mercury Radeon RX 7900 XTX Magnetic Air
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingYesYes
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingNon addressable LED
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With the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the XFX Mercury Radeon RX 7900 XTX Magnetic Air is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsAMD Radeon RX 7900 XTXFX Mercury Radeon RX 7900 XTX Magnetic Air
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP9Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
AV1Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
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The support and acceleration of certain video codecs can have a positive impact on the lower energy consumption and less waste heat from the graphics card.

Dimensions

DimensionsAMD Radeon RX 7900 XTXFX Mercury Radeon RX 7900 XTX Magnetic Air
Length276 mm346 mm
Height113 mm132 mm
Width51 mm68 mm
Width (Slots)3 Slots4 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT is connected to the system via PCIe 4 x 16 lanes and requires 3 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The XFX Mercury Radeon RX 7900 XTX Magnetic Air needs the space of 4 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 4 x 16 Lanes interface.

Additional data

Additional dataAMD Radeon RX 7900 XTXFX Mercury Radeon RX 7900 XTX Magnetic Air
GPU InterfacePCIe 4 x 16PCIe 4 x 16
Release dateQ4/2022Q2/2024
Launch Price899 $999 $
Structure size5 nm5 nm
Part-no--RX-79XMAIRB9
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT has been manufactured with a structure width of 5 nanometers since Q4/2022.

The XFX Mercury Radeon RX 7900 XTX Magnetic Air came on the market in Q2/2024 and will have a structure width of 5 nanometers manufactured.

Benchmark results

3DMark Benchmark (DirectX, Raytracing)

3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value.

Time Spy Extreme Graphics score XFX Mercury Radeon RX 7900 XTX Magnetic Air +16.8 %

  1. 12,453
  2. 14,543

Port Royal (Raytracing) XFX Mercury Radeon RX 7900 XTX Magnetic Air +16.5 %

  1. 13,969
  2. 16,279

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing) XFX Mercury Radeon RX 7900 XTX Magnetic Air +33.4 %

  1. 4,529
  2. 6,043

Cyberpunk 2077

Cyberpunk 2077 was developed by CD Projekt Red and is based on the development studio's own REDengine 4. Ray tracing is switched off in our benchmarks.

3840x2160 (2160p) XFX Mercury Radeon RX 7900 XTX Magnetic Air +26.0 %

  1. 50 fps (avg)
  2. 63 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) XFX Mercury Radeon RX 7900 XTX Magnetic Air +20.8 %

  1. 106 fps (avg)
  2. 128 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) XFX Mercury Radeon RX 7900 XTX Magnetic Air +16.5 %

  1. 158 fps (avg)
  2. 184 fps (avg)

The Last of Us Part 1

The Last of Us Part One is a game released by Sony in June 2013 exclusively for the Playstation and released for the PC in early 2023. The benchmark values here were determined at high details.

3840x2160 (2160p) XFX Mercury Radeon RX 7900 XTX Magnetic Air +22.7 %

  1. 44 fps (avg)
  2. 54 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) XFX Mercury Radeon RX 7900 XTX Magnetic Air +12.5 %

  1. 88 fps (avg)
  2. 99 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) XFX Mercury Radeon RX 7900 XTX Magnetic Air +8.0 %

  1. 138 fps (avg)
  2. 149 fps (avg)

Geekbench 6 (OpenCL, Vulkan, Metal)

Geekbench 6 is a cross-platform benchmark for main processors, which also carries out 3 different graphics benchmarks and outputs them in the form of a numerical value.

Geekbench 6 - OpenCL XFX Mercury Radeon RX 7900 XTX Magnetic Air +21.0 %

  1. 170,054
  2. 205,821

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan XFX Mercury Radeon RX 7900 XTX Magnetic Air +12.6 %

  1. 196,447
  2. 221,195

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