AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT Review: Look out, RTX 2060
Tom’s Hardware Verdict
The AMD RX 5600 XT 6GB is a great performer at 1080p with ultra settings and is plenty capable at 1440p using medium settings. This overclocked Sapphire model beat out the RTX 2060 while costing less and uses less power. It’s a tough card to beat at its $300 price point.
Pros
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Great 1080p ‘ultra’ performance, entry-level 1440p
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Beats out the RTX 2060 in most titles
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Uses less power than RTX 2060 too
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AMD’s flagship Radeon RX 5700 XT and RX 5700 cards launched last summer and gave the company a formidable, fresh presence in the mid-range to high-end segment of the gaming graphics market and securing both spots on our Best Graphics Card page. The cards performed well compared to their Nvidia counterparts, though doing so with a bit more power consumption. The cards delivered smooth gameplay up to 1440p resolution and was certainly a solid alternative to the RTX 2060 Super at a similar price point.
Months later, AMD filled the budget end with the RX 5500 XT, which also proved to be a viable option for 1080p gaming. But the 4GB variant can be a detriment in some titles, especially if you are using the card in a PCIe 3.0 x16 environment rather than the faster PCIe 4.0 on AMD’s X570 motherboards. But there was still a large price and performance gap between the RX 5500 XT and RX 5700.
Fast forward to today and we have the Radeon RX 5600 XT positioned, according to AMD, to be the ultimate in 1080p performance. The company expects the card to easily run 1920×1080 resolution with ultra to maximum settings for years to come. In our testing, the 5600 XT performs well, easily eclipsing 60 fps at 1080p across most titles (Metro and Ghost Recon were the exceptions in our testing).
The RX 5600 XT beats out Nvidia’s GeForce GTX 1660 Ti considerably and wins more than it loses against the GeForce RTX 2060.
Price-wise, AMD is starting the 5600 XT SKUs at $279. This compares favorably to the GTX 1660 Ti (from $269 at Newegg ) which it beats out easily and is well below most RTX 2060’s ($320+ ). We say “most” 2060s because, as at CES 2020, EVGA shared its new RTX 2060 KO which starts out at $299 anticipating the release of this card. If more 2060s start dropping down to or below $300, things get pretty muddy in terms of performance and value in this range.
Below, we’ll dive deep into how the RX 5600 XT performed, what exactly is under its shroud and cooler, and see if AMD is able to reign in the power and up the performance of this mid-range graphics card.
Features
AMD’s RX 5600 XT uses the Navi 10 GPU found in the RX 5700 and RX 5700 XT. The die is manufactured on TSMC’s 7nm finFET process and fits 10.3 billion transistors onto a 251 square mm space.
Underneath, the Navi 10 GPU features 36 Compute Units (CUs) for a total of 2,304 stream processors. Each RDNA CU sports four texture units for a total of 144 TMUs along with 64 ROPs.
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AMD doesn’t list base clocks anymore. However, the reference Gaming clock is listed at 1,375 MHz while the boost clock is listed as up to 1,560 MHz. The Sapphire RX 5600 XT Pulse OC we have for testing in this review lists 1,615 MHz as the Game Clock, with a boost to 1,750 MHz. That’s a pretty huge increases over reference. With most specs being the same (CUs, Shaders, TMUs, ROPs) as the RX 5700, AMD lowered the clocks to fit within power and performance thresholds and to carve out this new SKU.
All 5600 XT’s will come with 6GB of GDDR6 memory. The 6GB sits on a 192-bit bus with reference speeds of 1,500 MHz (12 Gbps GDDR6 effective). The clock on the Pulse OC (now 14 Gbps GDDR6 effective) yields 336 GBps of bandwidth. Considering the issues that plagued the 4GB 5500 XTs (especially on PCIe 3.
0 x16), AMD was asked if the company expects any differences if VRAM runs out and they stated they did not expect any due to the full bandwidth of the slot (PCIe 4.0 x16 for 5600 XT) along with the increased bandwidth in general.
Power consumption on the 5600 XT is listed at 150W (board power). This compares to the 180W RX 5700 and 130W for the RX 5500 XT. On the Nvidia side, the GTX 1660 Ti is listed at 120W and the RTX 2060 160W. The 5600 XT slots right between its peers and competition. A quality 550W+ unit will easily handle this card, along with any overclocking. We’ll dig in a bit deeper on actual power use a later.
AMD states performance per watt is up to 2.1x better than the dated Polaris architecture (RX 480/580/590) with a 42% increase in performance while using 33% less power. Efficiency is now at least in the ballpark with Nvidia.
Display outputs will vary by vendor, but the card we have in hand has three DisplayPort connectors and a single HDMI port.
Feeding power to the card will be a single 8-pin connector, which is plenty for a 150W card.
Below is a more detailed specifications table covering the new GPUs:
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| Sapphire Radeon RX 5500 XT Pulse 4GB | Sapphire Radeon RX 5600 XT Pulse OC | Radeon RX 5700 | Radeon RX 5700 XT | |
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| Architecture (GPU) | RDNA (Navi 14 XTX) | RDNA (Navi 10) | RDNA (Navi 10) | RDNA (Navi 10) |
| ALUs/Stream Processors | 1408 | 2304 | 2304 | 2560 |
| Peak FP32 Compute (Based on Typical Boost) | 5.2 TFLOPS | 7.2 TFLOPS | 7.5 TFLOPS | 9 TFLOPS |
| Tensor Cores | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| RT Cores | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Texture Units | 88 | 144 | 144 | 160 |
| ROPs | 32 | 64 | 64 | 64 |
| Base Clock Rate | 1607 MHz | N/A | 1465 MHz | 1605 MHz |
| Nvidia Boost/AMD Game Rate | 1717 MHz | 1615 MHz | 1625 MHz | 1755 MHz |
| AMD Boost Rate | 1845 MHz | 1750 MHz | 1725 MHz | 1905 MHz |
| Memory Capacity | 4/8GB GDDR6 | 6GB GDDR6 | 8GB GDDR6 | 8GB GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | 128-bit | 192-bit | 256-bit | 256-bit |
| Memory Bandwidth | 224 GB/s | 336 GB/s | 448 GB/s | 448 GB/s |
| L2 Cache | 2MB | 4MB | 4MB | 4MB |
| TDP | 130W | 150W | 177W (measured) | 218W (measured) |
| Transistor Count | 6. 4 billion |
10.3 billion | 10.3 billion | 10.3 billion |
| Die Size | 158 mm² | 251 mm² | 251 mm² | 251 mm² |
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The Sapphire RX 5600 XT Pulse OC is what we have on our test bench for this review. The factory-tweaked SKU is a dual-slot (2.3 slots according to Sapphire) solution measuring in at 10 x 5.3 x 1.8-inches (254 x 135 x 46.5mm), a full-size card. Sapphire’s Dual X cooler and shroud adds an inch or so to the PCB. This specific model isn’t intended for SFF PC’s and should be able to fit in most mid-tower chassis. As always, be sure to verify your case’s specifications before buying.
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The RX 5600 XT Pulse’s cooling solution sports two large 90mm fans moving air through the heatsink, along with a simple backplate to protect the backside of the PCB.
The backplate is more for aesthetics, protection and rigidity. But it does have a couple of thermal pads placed in strategic locations (behind the VRM to name one) to help with passive cooling. The backplate matches the red/black/grey theme for the Pulse, with a large grey band and red highlights running through it.
The fans use dual ball bearings intended for quiet operation and long life. The card also features a zero-fan feature, with the fans switching off under low loads and temperatures, giving users complete silence on the desktop. On top of the card, the Sapphire name is lit up in RGB LEDs — the only place where we find lighting on this card.
A dual BIOS switch is found on the back of the card. The company’s site doesn’t specify its exact purpose. But it can be used to protect users from bricking a card if they decide to get adventurous and flash the BIOS. In previous versions (Sapphire 5700 XT Pulse) it was a silent mode with lower clocks. When we first received the card, as with the 5500 XT, the clocks did not change.
But after we received BIOS updates from AMD the standard mode ran at the higher clock speeds while the silent BIOS runs the card at slower speeds and adjusts the fan curve.
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Sapphire’s Dual-X heatsink makes contact with the die through a copper plate which then sends the heat through the heatpipes and into the fin array. The GDDR6 memory is cooled by an aluminum plate direct-connected to the fins. Last, the VRMs are also cooled by the primary heatsink and making contact through thermal pads.
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Checking in on the power delivery, we spy a total of five VRM phases that look to be set up in a 4+1 configuration. The MOSFETs consist of Vishay SIC632A 30A integrated power stages while being managed by the ON Semiconductor NCP81022 4+1 digital controller. While this isn’t the high-end International Rectifier controller we’ve commonly seen, it will handle the card at default and overclocked speeds without worry.
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The Sapphire RX 5600 XT’s DisplayPort ports are version 1.
4 while HDMI isn’t listed. We expect it to be version 2.0 or greater. The IO plate has the Sapphire “S” cutout for venting and some extra design aesthetics. Seeing as how this is a not a blower-type card, much of the heat will be circulated inside the case with the rest exiting through the IO plate.
How We Tested the RX 5600 XT
Recently, we’ve updated the test system to a new platform. We swapped from an i7-8086K to the Core i9-9900K. The eight-core i9-9900K sits in an MSI Z390 MEG Ace Motherboard along with 2x16GB Corsair DDR4 3200 MHz CL16 RAM (CMK32GX4M2B3200C16). Keeping the CPU cool is a Corsair h250i Pro RGB AIO, along with a 120mm Sharkoon fan for general airflow across the test system. Storing our OS and gaming suite is a single 2TB Kingston KC2000 NVMe PCIe 3.0 x4 drive.
The motherboard was updated to the latest (at this time) BIOS, version 7B12v16, from August 2019. Optimized defaults were used to set up the system. We then enabled the memory’s XMP profile to get the memory running at the rated 3200 MHz CL16 specification.
No other changes or performance enhancements were enabled. The latest version of Windows 10 (1909) is used and is fully updated as of December 2019.
As time goes on we will build our database of results back up based on this test system. For now, we will include GPUs that compete with and are close in performance to the card that is being reviewed. For AMD cards, we compared this to the Gigabyte RX 5500 XT Gaming OC 8G, a reference Radeon RX 5700 as well as the XFX RX 590 Fat Boy. On the Nvidia side, we used an EVGA GTX 1660 Super SC Ultra, EVGA GTX 1660 Ti XC, and an RTX 2060 Founders Edition.
Our list of test games is currently Tom Clancy’s The Division 2, Ghost Recon: Breakpoint, Borderlands 3, Gears of War 5, Strange Brigade, Shadow of The Tomb Raider, Far Cry 5, Metro: Exodus, Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers, Forza Horizon 4 and Battlefield V. These titles represent a broad spectrum of genres and APIs, which gives us a good idea of the relative performance difference between the cards.
We’re using driver build 441.20 for the Nvidia cards and Adrenalin 2020 Edition 19.12.2 for AMD cards (the 5600 XT uses 20.1.2 beta drivers).
We capture our frames per second (fps) and frame time information by running OCAT during our benchmarks. In order to capture clock and fan speed, temperature, and power, GPUz’s logging capabilities are used. Soon we’ll resume using the Powenetics-based system used in previous reviews.
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Radeon™ RX 5600 XT GAMING OC 6G Key Features | Graphics Card
WINDFORCE COOLING SYSTEM
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WINDFORCE 3X COOLING SYSTEM
The WINDFORCE 3X cooling system features 3x 80mm unique blade fans, alternate spinning
fan, 5 composite copper heat pipes, heat-pipe direct touch and 3D active fan
functionality, together delivering an effective heat dissipation capacity for higher
performance at lower temperatures.
ALTERNATE SPINNING
The GIGABYTE “Alternate Spinning” is the only solution that can solve the turbulent
airflow of three fans. The biggest problem with the three fans is turbulence. Since the
fans rotate in the same direction, the airflow direction is opposite between the
fans, which will cause turbulent airflow and reduce heat dissipation efficiency.
GIGABYTE turns the middle fan in the opposite direction, so that the airflow direction
between the two fans is the same, reducing the turbulence
and enhancing the airflow pressure.
ALTERNATE SPINNING
Smooth Airflow
better heat dissipation
STANDARD SPINNING
Turbulent Airflow
worse heat dissipation
UNIQUE BLADE FAN
The airflow is spilt by the triangular fan edge, and guided smoothly through the 3D
stripe curve on the fan surface, effectively enhancing the airflow.
3D ACTIVE FAN
The 3D Active Fan provides semi-passive cooling, and the fans will remain off when the
GPU is in a low load or low power game. It allows gamers to enjoy gameplay in complete
silence when the system is running light or idle.
HEAT PIPES DIRECT TOUCH GPU
The shape of the pure copper heat pipes maximize the direct contact area with the GPU,
enhancing heat transfer. The heat pipes also cover the VRAM through a large metal plate
contact to ensure proper cooling.
COMPOSITE HEAT-PIPE
The composite heat-pipe combines thermal conductivity and phase transition to
efficiently manage the heat transfer between two solid interfaces which increases
cooling capacity.
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RGB FUSION 2.0
With 16.7M customizable color options and numerous lighting effects, you can choose lighting effects or
synchronize with other AORUS devices.
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RGB Fusion 2.0
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RGB FUSION 2.0
With 16.7M customizable color options and numerous lighting effects, you can choose lighting effects
or synchronize with other AORUS devices.
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RGB Fusion 2.0
CYCLING
Smoothly cycles through all colors
CONSISTENT
Choose a color for static light
FLASH
Choose a color for flash effect
DUAL FLASH
Choose a color for double flash effect
BREATHING
Choose a color to fade in and out
speed
up
speed down
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EXTREME DURABILITY AND OVERCLOCKING
The graphics card uses the better power phases design to allow the MOSFET to operate at
lower temperature, and over-temperature protection design and load balancing for each
MOSFET, plus the Ultra Durable certified chokes and capacitors, to provide excellent
performance and longer system life.
POWER INDICATOR
The smart power LED indicator alerts the player when any PCI-E power supply is abnormal.
Light on :
power cable disconnected
Light off :
stable power supply
Blinking :
abnormal power supply
PCI-E 4.0 SUPPORT
Gigabyte Radeon RX 5600 XT GAMING OC features PCI-Express 4.0 support, with a throughput
of 16 GT/s and enables two times the bandwidth compared to PCI Express 3.0. With the
PCI-Express 4.0 supported motherboard, and get ready for the next generation
of PC gaming.
FRIENDLY PCB DESIGN
Fully automated production process ensures top quality of the circuit boards and
eliminates sharp protrusions of the solder connectors seen on the conventional PCB
surface. This friendly design prevents your hands from getting cut or inadvertently
damaging components when making your build.
Protection Metal Back Plate
The metal back plate not only provides an aesthetical shape, but also enhances the
structure of the graphics card to provide complete protection.
IN TOTAL COMMAND
The interface and functionality of the software is subject to each model.
AORUS Engine
The cutting edge intuitive interface allows you to adjust the clock speed, voltage, fan
performance and power target in real-time according to your game’s requirements.
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Extreme Gaming DNA
The AMD Radeon™ RX 5600 XT graphics card is designed for the ultimate 1080p gaming
experience. Turn up your settings for higher fidelity and boost gaming performance for
higher frame rates with ultra-fast response times. Get the power of the highly acclaimed
RDNA architecture, the heart of AMD’s advanced 7nm technology process, as well as GDDR6
high-speed memory and PCI® Express 4.
0 support, delivering a highly responsive, ultimate
1080p gaming experience.
Game Fidelity, Accelerated
The AMD Radeon™ RX 5600 XT graphics card powers high-fidelity gaming for immersive
explosions, physics, and lighting effects, bringing realism to life. The RDNA
architecture was engineered to greatly enhance features like FidelityFX, Radeon™ Image
Sharpening, and Integer Display Scaling6 for maximum performance and beautiful gaming
experiences.
Radeon™ Image Sharpening
Radeon Image Sharpening combines contrast-adaptive sharpening with GPU upscaling to
deliver crisp and detailed looking visuals with virtually no performance impact.
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with DirectX® 9, 11, and 12 support.
Integer Display Scaling
Play classic games and relive the retro experience by scaling on-screen images from one
pixel to four pixels (or more) to deliver a retro-like visual gaming experience.
AMD RADEON™ SOFTWARE ADRENALIN 2020 EDITION
The latest Radeon™ Software Adrenalin 2020 Edition introduces a completely redesigned
user experience unleashing the full potential of your GPU, with day-0 drivers optimized
for new game releases and a highly customizable gaming experience.
Radeon™ FreeSync Technology
Radeon™ Software Adrenalin 2020 Edition
No stuttering.
No tearing. Just gaming. Radeon™
FreeSync technology puts an end to choppy gameplay and broken frames with fluid,
artifact-free performance at virtually any framerate.
A seamless way to replay gameplay.
Radeon™ Graphics’ sophisticated power management
utility.
Bringing cool and quiet frames on countless
number of games.
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FOOTNOTES
* “Boost Clock” is the maximum frequency achievable on the GPU running a bursty workload. Boost clock achievability, frequency, and sustainability will vary based on several factors, including but not limited to: thermal conditions and variation in applications and workloads.
* “Game Clock” is the expected GPU clock when running typical gaming applications, set to typical TGP (Total Graphics Power).
Actual individual game clock results may vary.
* All the images in this page are for illustration only.
* Product specifications and product appearance may differ from country to country. We recommend that you check with your local dealers for the specifications and appearance of the products available in your country. Colors of products may not be perfectly accurate due to variations caused by photographic variables and monitor settings so it may vary from images shown on this site. Although we endeavor to present the most accurate and comprehensive information at the time of publication, we reserve the right to make changes without prior notice.
* GIGABYTE graphics cards, except those labeled “Mining Series”, are intended only for use with desktop PCs. Other types of use, such as blockchain computing or cryptocurrency mining, will render the product warranty void.
Radeon RX 5600 XT — king of budget gaming
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Background
All my life I have been buying video cards within the budget of $150-200. The target cards were TOPs without additional power connectors. Cold, up to 75 watts and maximum performance with this limitation. FX5600 — GT6600 — GT8600 — Rdeon 2600 — Radeon 4650 — Radeon 6670 — GT750ti — R7 360 is a long journey of informed choice. Until the fall of 2016 came and the Polaris 10 series graphics card was introduced. Radeon 470 4 gigabytes costing 169$ for minor version.
After the New Year holidays, having gone through foreign trading platforms, I ordered the necessary video card from Amazon, including the coupon and delivery, and paid $175. In Belarus, where I live, the limit of duty-free parcels is 22 euros. The order through intermediaries reached in May 2017. There was no limit to the joy…. In local stores, this video card grew from $250 to $550 in 2 months. On the day of receipt, without inserting a video card into the system unit, it was sold to miners for a miserable $400.
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By the spring of 2018, the market had stabilized. Cryptocurrencies have fallen in price. Used video cards flooded the market en masse. GeForce 1066 and Radeon 488 were sold for $100 and this is extremely important information for further understanding of the development of the situation.
nVidia is launching a new generation of RTX graphics cards. The recommended price of the youngest and cheapest RTX 2060 was $349. At the start, the cheapest video cards in stores started at $400. The market was flooded with excellent 1066 and 488 priced under $100 and inferior in the vast majority of games by no more than 30%. Demand for new video cards was close to zero. The novelties were not interesting.
Calm before the storm
End of 2019. With a slight delay, AMD releases the 5700 series. Moving a little RTX 2060. And the 5500 series wedged into the younger segment. The former were expensive, the latter directly competed with the previous generation video cards.
Silent and imperceptible death of experimental models. Too expensive. Too many competitors.
Early 2020. AMD understands that they have $169 cards and $359 cards with a huge hole in between. Old RX 590 are too hot and not very effective. They are not able to compete with the 1660 in any way. The release of the Radeon RX 5600 XT is announced. A feature of this video card is a video chip. This is a chip from the RX 5700 cut down in frequency and bus. Without cutting down on functional blocks. Faster than competitors in the price range up to $300
Radeon RX 5600 XT
The video card is almost identical to its older brother. Instead of the recommended cost of $ 369, it is given for $ 279. Accurate positioning. In May 2020, the map begins to appear with bloggers.
The Empire Strikes Back
In June 2020, in the wake of the epidemic and increased demand for new graphics cards, nVidia is lowering the price tag on its RTX 2060 to $299. Releases a more powerful RTX 2060 super.
In the info field, this moment was not much covered and few people noticed it. But this step severely affected the positioning of the map from the Reds. At the start of sales, prices are always too high and in stores the old RTX 2060 was cheaper than the slower 5600 XT
New BIOS
Never seen anything like this. AMD officially releases a new official BIOS for RX 5600 XT series graphics cards with 15% overclocking. Almost all vendors post instructions on updating video cards on their websites. The performance gap between the RX 5700 and 5600XT is reduced to 5-10% in rare cases when the focus is on the bandwidth of the video memory bus up to 15%. This is something incredible, and for the most part unnoticed by the vast majority of buyers.
Forgotten by everyone
AMD cards are less popular solutions than nVideo cards. Other things being equal, the buyer will choose a card from the green camp. At the start of sales, the 5600 XT were sold at an inflated price list and were of no interest.
Competition since 2060 has been taking its toll. Then came the excitement of the pandemic. The companies massively purchased the equipment for remote work. Mining came next. The RX 5600 XT, with its attractive price/performance ratio, was not available to a wide range of buyers at the recommended price. The number of mentions in the press was reduced to a minimum, there were practically no mentions of her in reviews and bloggers.
AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution
On June 22, 2021, in the wake of the mining boom, AMD introduced a new technology. A budget alternative to increase the frame rate in games. There is a small nuance that is rarely mentioned in the reviews. For older video cards, this technology is of no interest. Spoiled users with good financial opportunities see all the flaws in technology. In the lower segment, where the quality of graphics no longer plays a decisive role, a couple of extra frames for smoothness have a serious argument. I would like to remember May 12, 2022.
On this day, AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution version 2.0 was introduced. A feature of this technology was the ease of implementation in games that support DLSS. With a regular mod, games that supported nVidia technology automatically began to support FSR 2.0. This gave the RX 5600 XT a huge boost against the RTX 2060
AMD Smart Access Memory
The technology went to the masses in the spring of 2021. Used in 3.5 games. Its direct competitor Resizable BAR only works on RTX 30 series graphics cards (correct me if I’m wrong). A couple of performance points for AMD cards
Boost video cards
Since its announcement, the Radeon RX 5600 XT has received a noticeable performance boost. Competition since 2060, the chip from the older card, new technologies and pricing have increased the attractiveness of the purchase. Since the video card is «forgotten» and rarely mentioned, the demand for it is low. The available reviews talk about the card BEFORE its boosts.
As a result, the price is below the plinth. At flea markets, she is regularly (in September-October 2022) found for $ 200 with the possibility of «bargaining»
Competitors fall 2022
At the time of review, the main competitors in terms of performance for the RX 5600 XT in budget gaming are:
Geforce 1070/1070ti/1080 — cards over 6 years old. Not available in stores. Resource exhausted. Live the last days. At flea markets, the price tag runs in the range of $220-300
Geforce 1660/1660ti/1660 super — the most excellent video cards, the market is littered with offers. Farmers sell cards for $150-200
Geforce 2060/2060super is an excellent video card. The number of offers on the market is limited. The price tag starts from $300
Geforce 3050 — the card appeared in April 2022. There are very few at the flea markets. The price tag in stores is from 350, at flea markets from $ 300
The Radeon RX 5700 is an extremely rare beast, I saw it on sale only a couple of times.
The price tag is unknown
Radeon 6500 is an unsuccessful video card with a bottleneck in the form of 4 PCIex lanes. In stores it starts from 300 at a flea market from $200
Performance
In the vast majority of games at 1080p resolution, the video card produces 60 FPS at maximum settings. Sounds streamlined, but we’re talking about «Budget Gaming». In case of urgent need, you can lower a couple of settings. For this niche, the perfect performance. But I’m not avoiding the question. In modern reviews, I often see «Excel» tests, where one video card outperforms another by 3-5% for some authors, then for others the indicators are opposite and disputes begin … Many factors affect performance. Starting from a clean, tuned operating system, checkboxes in BIOS and a game patch, ending with Power Limite, room temperature and overclocking of the manufacturer. The difference can be up to 30%. My graphics card is dialing in 3D MARK Time Spy 81
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6406
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 6351
AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT 5195
90 Overclocking, platform, cooling and other nuances are offset by sample sizes.
We insert the price tag at which you found the video card into the performance table and get the number of parrots per ruble spent.
DLSS RTX and other marketing innovations
Of all the current trends, DLSS anti-aliasing technology seems to be the most interesting. Only there is a small drawback. At 1080p, the RTX 2060 and RX 5600 run at 60 FPS at max settings. There is no need for this technology. With the release of FSR 2.0, Nvidia’s competitive advantage has been reduced to zero. The «beams» of the RTX 2060 are not capable of pulling at 60 FPS at any settings.
Temperature and TDP
If you go back to the beginning of the material, you can notice a feature — for me, heat dissipation and consumption are important indicators. Silence and the electric meter are more important than FPS. Official consumption of video card Radeon 5600 XT 150 watts (with new Bios 180 watts). It’s very hot. Changing the Power Limit to 50% in AMD Software꞉ Adrenalin Edition helps get it down to 75 watts.
Correct the temperature by 12 degrees. Lose 15-20% in productivity.
In 3D Mark, the number of parrots will decrease from 8190 (on modified drivers) to 6384 (on official drivers) parrots, comparable with 1660ti in terms of performance, winning in consumption and heating.
Mining and flea markets
After September 17, video cards began to be dumped at flea markets. And here you need to understand that there are 3 types of video cards. Farms built before the boom. Farms created during the boom. Farms created during the currency surge in March 2022. Radeon RX 5600 XT began to hit farms less than 1 year ago. The direct competitor of 1660 (all versions) was purchased by farmers immediately upon the release of cards — more than 2 years ago.
King
Since the first reviews, the RX 5600 XT has dramatically increased its performance with new firmware and technologies. Due to the rarity of the video card, many of its goodies passed by users. The new 6000 series produced a terrifying 6500 and a completely non-budget 6600.
In the nVidia camp, the RTX 3050 is weaker in all variants. The old RTX 2060 does not fall below the psychological mark of $300. The only alternative — 1660ti (super) merges in performance by 15-20%. Rare mentions and notoriety make the Radeon 5000 series a gray horse that is unknowingly bypassed by buyers. Nice price and performance make the card the best representative for an inexpensive system unit for gaming in 1080p
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Video card Radeon RX 5700 XT vs RX 5600 XT. Comparison!
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Good day to everyone!
Today we will compare the reference characteristics of video cards Radeon RX 500
series, namely the Radeon RX 5700 XT and a more budget option — the Radeon RX 5600
XT.
But first, a little history. Last summer, AMD decided to compete with
Intel in the segment of top-end graphics cards with the launch of the Radeon RX 5000 line.
equipped with the long-awaited NAVI GPU, as well as the fresh RDNA architecture.
A few words about the new architecture for those who hear about RDNA for the first time.
A feature of the previous GCN architecture was the effective load on the GPU,
due to which the emphasis was on the fastest possible solution of complex problems.
The problem was that the computing resources of most AMD video cards when
this approach was partially idle.
In RDNA, engineers decided to change the scheme of parallel computing: now the GPU
also concentrates on solving simple problems and adapts much better to
work at medium and low resolutions.
As a result, the effectiveness of the updated
The GPU, compared to the previous architecture, has almost doubled.
Both video cards that we are comparing today are based on
advanced RDNA architecture, and also have a new Navi 10 graphics chip,
which guarantees high performance and excellent image in games.
First, let’s go over the external characteristics. Reference models RX 5700 XT and
The Radeon RX 5600 XT are slightly different in size but have a similar design,
which looks pretty cool. The casing of the cards is made of textured
plastic, with stylish red lines, which makes them recognizable, as well as
stands out from competitors. Both models have 2 slots. Video output set
standard — 1 HDMI and 3 DisplayPort.
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RX 5700XT |
RX 5600XT |
|
| TDP |
225 Tue |
150 Tue |
| Food | 8+6-pin | 8-pin or 8+6-pin |
In terms of energy consumption, the older model is a little more voracious — it
225 watts is required versus 150 watts consumed by the RX 5600 XT.
Therefore, the RX 5700 XT is powered only by 8 + 6-pin connectors, but the RX 5600 XT has models with both one 8-pin and 8 + 6-pin
connectors.
Capacity
|
RX 5700XT |
RX 5600XT |
|
|
Volume memory |
eight GB |
6 GB |
|
Type of memory |
GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
|
Frequency nuclei |
1605-1905 MHz |
1375-1560 MHz |
|
Interface memory |
256 bit |
192 bit |
| CUDA cores | 2560 | 2304 |
In terms of performance, the RX 5700 XT, logically, looks
preferable to a competitor. On the other hand, the RX 5600 XT, thanks to
graphics chip Navi 10, is not only in the gap between the top and
budget video cards, but at times it is able to compete with the power
flagships.
The Radeon RX 5600 XT was created primarily for target customers — in
mostly owners of monitors with Full HD resolution. Compared to RX 5700XT,
the graphics processor of the younger model was partially deprived of RAM controllers. Despite
to this, almost the entire computational potential of the card remained unchanged.
RAM was reduced from 8 to 6 GB, while using 192-bit
bus, due to which the memory bandwidth has decreased.
Both video cards show excellent results in both demanding games,
as well as in synthetic tests. The ratio of the price tag of the card to fps, currently
moment, on the side of the more budgetary Radeon RX 5600 XT. For clarity, let’s see
on test results in modern games. We will launch projects on
maximum settings using an AMD Ryzen Threadripper 19 processor50X in
paired with motherboard ASUS ROG Strix X399-E Gaming
Tests in games
call
of Duty: WW II
5700XT
5600XT
%
x 1080
x 1440
x2160
Call of Duty: WWII is a multi-platform first-person shooter published in
2017 by Activision. RX 5700 XT in Full HD on average
gaining 97 FPS against 93 FPS from its competitor. The difference is only 4%. But in 2K
and 4K resolutions the gap is more noticeable — 96 FPS vs. 83 FPS, and 63 FPS vs. 52
FPS respectively, which is 13% and 18% more than the RX 5600 XT.
|
project cars 2 |
RX 5700XT |
RX 5600XT |
Difference % |
|||
| FPS |
Avg.
|
Min. | Avg. | Min. | Avg. | Min. |
|
1920 x 1080 |
98 | 79 | 95 | 78 | 3 | one |
|
2560 x 1440 |
100 | 82 | 91 | 74 | 9 | ten |
|
3840 x2160 |
68 | 57 | 56 | 46 | 17 | 19 |
Project Cars 2 racing simulator from British studio Slightly Mad Studios
came out in 2017. It works great on both video cards in Full HD resolution, in
2K and 4K more comfort will provide you with the RX 5700 XT.
|
Assassin’s Creed: Origins |
RX 5700XT |
RX 5600XT |
Difference % |
|||
| FPS |
Avg.
|
Min. | Avg. | Min. | Avg. | Min. |
|
1920 x 1080 |
93 | 51 | 69 | 45 | 26 | 12 |
|
2560 x 1440 |
74 | 66 | 67 | 43 | ten | 35 |
|
3840 x2160 |
48 | 43 | 42 | 37 | 13 | fourteen |
Assassin’s Creed: Origins is an action/RPG game from Ubisoft,
which came out in the fall of 2017. The game is quite demanding on resources
computer, so in all resolutions there is a tangible advantage for the RX 5700 XT.
|
star Wars Battlefront II |
RX 5700XT |
RX 5600XT |
Difference % |
|||
| FPS |
Avg.
|
Min. | Avg. | Min. | Avg. | Min. |
|
1920 x 1080 |
160 | 93 | 137 | 72 | fourteen | 23 |
|
2560 x 1440 |
119 | 65 | 104 | 49 | 13 | 25 |
|
3840 x2160 |
68 | 42 | 62 | 31 | 9 | 26 |
First-person shooter based on the Star Wars universe Star Wars
Battlefront II developed by the Swedish company EA DICE. This is the fourth game
series released in 2017. Tests you see on the screen, RX 5700 XT
still outperforms the competitor in all resolutions.
| Wolfenstein II: The new Colossus (Vulkan) |
RX 5700XT |
RX 5600XT |
Difference % |
|||
| FPS |
Avg.
|
Min. | Avg. | Min. | Avg. | Min. |
|
1920 x 1080 |
236 | 156 | 225 | 134 | 5 | fourteen |
|
2560 x 1440 |
182 | 107 | 156 | 87 | fourteen | 19 |
|
3840 x2160 |
94 | 57 | 84 | 34 | eleven | 40 |
Wolfenstein II: The new Colossus is another first-person shooter that
developed by MachineGames and published in 2017 by Bethesda Softworks.
You can play comfortably with any video card, the average FPS does not fall below 84
RX 5600 XT even in 4K. In general, the RX 5700 XT wins here by a small margin.
|
Destiny 2 |
RX 5700XT |
RX 5600XT |
Difference % |
|||
| FPS |
Avg.
|
Min. | Avg. | Min. | Avg. | Min. |
|
1920 x 1080 |
174 | 109 | 141 | 91 | 19 | 17 |
|
2560 x 1440 |
141 | 82 | 123 | 57 | 13 | thirty |
|
3840 x2160 |
87 | 48 | 77 | 33 | eleven | 31 |
Destiny 2 is another shooter with MMORPG elements from the American company Bungie
released in 2017. In benchmarks, the RX 5700 XT hits 174 FPS at Full
HD resolution versus 141 FPS from a competitor; in 2K and 4K resolutions also
there is an advantage of the older model — by 12%.
|
Far cry 5 |
RX 5700XT |
RX 5600XT |
Difference % |
|||
| FPS |
Avg.
|
Min. | Avg. | Min. | Avg. | Min. |
|
1920 x 1080 |
84 | fifty | 77 | 47 | eight | 6 |
|
2560 x 1440 |
74 | 57 | 72 | 58 | 3 | -2 |
|
3840 x2160 |
54 | 46 | 47 | 41 | 12 | eleven |
Far Cry 5 is an action-adventure and first-person shooter from Ubisoft,
which came out in 2018. The action takes place in the state of Montana, Hope County;
the game reveals the confrontation of the doomsday cult with a telling name
«Eden’s Gate» and Deputy Sheriff. We observe a slight advantage of the RX 5700 XT, although
The RX 5600 XT in Full HD and 2K resolutions also produces quite a decent result.
|
Final Fantasy XV |
RX 5700XT |
RX 5600XT |
Difference % |
|||
| FPS | Avg. | Min. | Avg. | Min. | Avg. | Min. |
|
1920 x 1080 |
92 | 28 | 82 | 68 | ten | -143 |
|
2560 x 1440 |
73 | 56 | 62 | 45 | fifteen | twenty |
|
3840 x2160 |
42 | 28 | 37 | 28 | eleven | 0 |
Final Fantasy XV is an action RPG developed by Square Enix released in
September 2016. The plot tells about the crown prince of the country of Lucis, who
name is Noctis. He, along with his friends, goes to a dangerous
a journey to recover a lost magical relic.
top scores
(about 10%) shows the RX 5700 XT here.
|
Kingdom Come: Deliverance |
RX 5700XT |
RX 5600XT |
Difference % |
|||
| FPS | Avg. | Min. | Avg. | Min. | Avg. | Min. |
|
1920 x 1080 |
66 | fifty | 63 | 51 | 5 |
— 2 |
|
2560 x 1440 |
67 | 56 | 58 | 54 | 12 | four |
|
3840 x2160 |
37 | 34 | thirty | 28 | 19 | eighteen |
Kingdom Come: Deliverance is a single-player role-playing project with excellent
well-developed open world, from the Czech studio Warhorse Studios, which
released by Deep Silve.
You’ll need the RX 5700 to enjoy 4K gaming
XT. With Full HD and 2K resolutions, the RX 5600 XT does an excellent job, the average FPS is
63 and 58, respectively, which is only 5% and 12% less than the RX 5700 XT.
|
battle field V |
RX 5700XT |
RX 5600XT |
Difference % |
|||
| FPS | Avg. | Min. | Avg. | Min. | Avg. | Min. |
|
1920 x 1080 |
154 | 118 | 130 | 110 | 16 | 7 |
|
2560 x 1440 |
111 | 98 | 95 | 91 | fourteen | 7 |
|
3840 x2160 |
59 | 54 | 51 | 46 | fourteen | fifteen |
Battlefield V is a multi-platform first-person shooter, the fifteenth of
the Battlefield series of games by Electronic Arts.
