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Unlike certain rival manufacturers, XFX is keeping it simple with its product range of custom Radeon RX 9060 XT graphics cards. According to pre-launch information, entry-level Yeston GAEA and PowerColor Reaper models seem to sport slight specification differences—with 16 GB variants gaining a slight advantage in terms of game and boost clocks (over 8 GB relatives). According to XFX's Radeon RX 9060 series landing page, all Mercury OC and Swift OC SKUs share the same fundamentals. As mentioned in yesterday's coverage of the North American AIB's dual-fan offerings, identical "game clock up to 2780 MHz" and "boost clock up to 3320 MHz" factory settings are in effect across all Navi 44 XT GPU-based products.
The veteran AMD board partner's blanket approach deserves merit; many PC hardware community members are advocates of the KISS (keep it simple, stupid) design/build principle. On the flip side, XFX could be shooting itself in the foot. Budget-conscious buyers will likely opt for the quickest/cheapest Swift OC SKU, thus making flagship Mercury OC models a tough sell. For an upcharge (not yet known), you get a much larger + stealthy-looking cooling solution, and a full-length strip of white LED lighting. VideoCardz believes that the Radeon RX 9060 XT Mercury OC design does not utilize a vapor chamber-based system. Additionally, they surmise that AMD Navi 44 die yields are healthy—given the total overclocked status of upcoming Mercury and Swift cards.
VideoCardz has kindly parsed XFX's Radeon RX 9060 XT card lineup into a digestible list.
16 GB GDDR6 VRAM models:
8 GB GDDR6 VRAM models:
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The veteran AMD board partner's blanket approach deserves merit; many PC hardware community members are advocates of the KISS (keep it simple, stupid) design/build principle. On the flip side, XFX could be shooting itself in the foot. Budget-conscious buyers will likely opt for the quickest/cheapest Swift OC SKU, thus making flagship Mercury OC models a tough sell. For an upcharge (not yet known), you get a much larger + stealthy-looking cooling solution, and a full-length strip of white LED lighting. VideoCardz believes that the Radeon RX 9060 XT Mercury OC design does not utilize a vapor chamber-based system. Additionally, they surmise that AMD Navi 44 die yields are healthy—given the total overclocked status of upcoming Mercury and Swift cards.
VideoCardz has kindly parsed XFX's Radeon RX 9060 XT card lineup into a digestible list.
16 GB GDDR6 VRAM models:
- XFX Radeon RX 9060 XT Mercury OC 16 GB (RX-96TMERCB9, RX-96TMERCBA)
- XFX Radeon RX 9060 XT Swift OC Triple Fan 16 GB (RX-96TS316B7, RX- 96TS316BA)
- XFX Radeon RX 9060 XT Swift OC White Triple Fan 16 GB (RX-96TS316W7)
- XFX Radeon RX 9060 XT Swift OC 16 GB (RX-96TSW16BQ)
- XFX Radeon RX 9060 XT Swift OC White 16 GB (RX-96TSW16WQ)
8 GB GDDR6 VRAM models:
- XFX Radeon RX 9060 XT Swift OC Triple Fan 8 GB (RX-96TS38GB7)
- XFX Radeon RX 9060 XT Swift OC White Triple Fan 8 GB (RX-96TS38GW7)
- XFX Radeon RX 9060 XT Swift OC 8 GB (RX-96TSW8GBQ, RX-96TSW8GBA)
- XFX Radeon RX 9060 XT Swift OC White 8 GB (RX-96TSW8GWQ)
View at TechPowerUp Main Site | Source