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

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.

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

The XFX 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.

Quick comparison

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

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

GPU

GPUXFX Mercury Radeon RX 7900 XTX Magnetic AirXFX Radeon RX 7900 XT
Based onAMD Radeon RX 7900 XTXAMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
GPU ChipNavi 31Navi 31
Streaming Multiprocessors9684
Shader61445376
Render Output Units192192
Texture Units384336
Raytracing Cores9684
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The XFX Mercury Radeon RX 7900 XTX Magnetic Air has the Navi 31 graphics chip installed, which is based on the RDNA 3 architecture.

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

Memory

MemoryXFX Mercury Radeon RX 7900 XTX Magnetic AirXFX Radeon RX 7900 XT
Memory Size24 GB20 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory Clock2.500 GHz2.500 GHz
Memory Speed20.0 Gbps20.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth960 GB/s800 GB/s
Memory Interface384 bit320 bit
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The graphics memory of the XFX Mercury Radeon RX 7900 XTX Magnetic Air clocks at 2.500 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 20.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the XFX Radeon RX 7900 XT is 20.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 2.500 GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsXFX Mercury Radeon RX 7900 XTX Magnetic AirXFX Radeon RX 7900 XT
Base Clock1.855 GHz1.500 GHz
Boost Clock2.615 GHz2.400 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock2.46 GHz2.00 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 DesignXFX Mercury Radeon RX 7900 XTX Magnetic AirXFX Radeon RX 7900 XT
TDP355 W300 W
Tjunction max97 °C97 °C
PCIe-Power3 x 8-Pin2 x 8-Pin
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The XFX Mercury Radeon RX 7900 XTX Magnetic Air is powered by 3 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 355 W.

The XFX Radeon RX 7900 XT has 2 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 300 W.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansXFX Mercury Radeon RX 7900 XTX Magnetic AirXFX Radeon RX 7900 XT
Fan-TypeAxial (Magnetic)Axial
Fan 13 x 100 mm3 x 90 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
Noise (Load)36 dB--
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The XFX Mercury Radeon RX 7900 XTX Magnetic Air is equipped with a total of 3 Axial (Magnetic) main fans.

The XFX Radeon RX 7900 XT has 3 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityXFX Mercury Radeon RX 7900 XTX Magnetic AirXFX Radeon RX 7900 XT
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.32.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.11x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort3x DP 2.12x DP 2.1
USB-C--1
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Up to 4 screens can be operated with the XFX Mercury Radeon RX 7900 XTX Magnetic Air.

The XFX Radeon RX 7900 XT supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

Featureset

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

The maximum supported resolution of the XFX Radeon RX 7900 XT is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsXFX Mercury Radeon RX 7900 XTX Magnetic AirXFX Radeon RX 7900 XT
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

DimensionsXFX Mercury Radeon RX 7900 XTX Magnetic AirXFX Radeon RX 7900 XT
Length346 mm276 mm
Height132 mm113 mm
Width68 mm51 mm
Width (Slots)4 Slots3 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The XFX Mercury Radeon RX 7900 XTX Magnetic Air is connected to the system via PCIe 4 x 16 lanes and requires 4 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The XFX Radeon RX 7900 XT needs the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 4 x 16 Lanes interface.

Additional data

Additional dataXFX Mercury Radeon RX 7900 XTX Magnetic AirXFX Radeon RX 7900 XT
GPU InterfacePCIe 4 x 16PCIe 4 x 16
Release dateQ2/2024Q4/2022
Launch Price999 $899 $
Structure size5 nm5 nm
Part-noRX-79XMAIRB9RX-79TMBABF9
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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The XFX Mercury Radeon RX 7900 XTX Magnetic Air has been manufactured with a structure width of 5 nanometers since Q2/2024.

The XFX Radeon RX 7900 XT came on the market in Q4/2022 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. 14,543
  2. 12,453

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

  1. 16,279
  2. 13,969

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

  1. 6,043
  2. 4,529

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

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

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

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

  1. 184 fps (avg)
  2. 158 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. 54 fps (avg)
  2. 44 fps (avg)

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

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

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

  1. 149 fps (avg)
  2. 138 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. 205,821
  2. 170,054

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

  1. 221,195
  2. 196,447

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