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Both the XFX MERC 310 cooler for the Radeon RX 7900 XTX and RX 7900 XT boasts a triple-fan design with 13 blades on each fan and an illuminated XFX logo on the side. The card has a big heatsink running through it, and there is a little opening on the backplate that the last fan may use to disperse hot air externally. It weighs in at close to 2kg.

In terms of power delivery, the XFX Radeon RX 7900 XTX MERC 310 has a triple 8-pin connector layout, whilst the RX 7900 XT MERC 310 has a dual 8-pin connector structure. Both graphics cards have a triple-slot architecture and a quad-display output that includes one HDMI 2.1 port and three DP 2.1 ports. There are no information on clock speeds or prices yet, but we hope to get them next week when the cards are released.

Another difference between the XFX and AMD's reference Radeon RX 7900 XTX and Radeon RX 7900 XT graphics cards is the lack of a USB Type-C connector, which most gamers will not need anyway. In its stead, there are three DisplayPort 1.4 connectors and one HDMI 2.1 port, all of which support 4K 120Hz+.

This model card has a Dual BIOS; for the XTX the default BIOS that comes with the card has a lower GPU power limit than the secondary BIOS. However, for the XT model as tested, both BIOSes are similar. So if you like to tweak, you definitely spend a bit more money and go for the XTX model.

With a length just short of 34cm and a thickness of 2.7 slots you should be able to install the card fairly easy. The card price at the time of writing is unknown, but we expect $979, which sounds okay if you consider prices of $1,199 for the 4080 and $1,599 for the 4090. In this way, AMD can keep prices down and remain competitive. The new cards probably will not be able to compete head-to-head with Nvidia's offering, but they will be able to hold their own.