Summer 2026 brings good news for hardware enthusiasts. The XFX Quicksilver AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT Gaming Edition has dropped to $699.99 on Newegg, saving $90 from its regular listed price of $789.99. This is the lowest price recorded this season for a flagship GPU based on the RDNA 4 architecture.
Technical specifications of the XFX Quicksilver RX 9070 XT
The XFX Quicksilver model features a minimalist all-black design, perfect for dark-themed PC builds. The cooling system includes a nickel-plated copper cold plate, three double ball bearing fans, and 6mm heatpipes for optimal thermal dissipation. With a 3.5-slot thickness and a metal backplate, the card offers rigidity and efficient cooling. The GPU is equipped with 16GB of GDDR6 VRAM on a 256-bit bus, 4,906 stream processors, and a boost clock up to 2,970 MHz.
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Performance and comparison with competitors
The RX 9070 XT is AMD's flagship GPU based on the RDNA 4 architecture. It excels at 1440p gaming and can handle 4K with the right settings. In reviews, it showed a solid generational uplift over previous AMD GPUs. While it lags behind Nvidia in ray tracing, it offers competitive rasterization performance and a lower price than the RTX 5070 Ti, making it one of the best value GPUs in its class. At $699.99, the $90 discount makes it a recommended option for those looking to upgrade their system.
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During a time when Apple has also launched interesting discounts on its products, such as the M5 Pro MacBook Pro and AirPods Pro 3, the price drop of the RX 9070 XT represents an opportunity for those seeking power without breaking the bank. For more on the RDNA 4 architecture, you can refer to the Wikipedia entry for the Radeon RX 9070 XT.
