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Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G SE Review Setup and test results

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1. Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G SE Review2. The technical data3. Layout, design and features4. Setup and test results5. Lighting6. Result and general impression

Setup and test results …

The Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX5700 XT 8G SE has been tested on the following system:

ASRock Fatal1ty AB350 Gaming K4
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X
Crucial 2x4GB DDR4-2400

Software:
Windows 10 Professional 64 Bit
Unigine Heaven Benchmark 1080p Ultra Settings
Unigine Super Position Benchmark – 1080p Extreme Setting
3DMark Firestrike Extreme
3DMark Timespy
GPU-Z

Since the Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G SE is overclocked from the factory and there are no different profiles, we start directly with the Unigine Heaven benchmark and achieve 2697 points.

In the more modern Super Position benchmark, we achieve 5096 points.

It continues with the 3DMark Firestrike Extreme. Here the Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G SE achieves 11849 points.

The fourth discipline is the 3DMark Timespy, where we achieved 9003 points.

In addition, we determine the maximum clock rates and temperatures via GPU-Z with the “show highest reading” option.

Across the benchmarks the Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G SE boosted with a maximum of 2031 MHz GPU and 3500 MHz RAM clock. The temperatures reached a maximum of 68°C GPU or 86°C hotspot with a very tolerable fan noise. While playing you would definitely hear the card, but rather cautiously and not disturbing.

Another positive side note: the 0dB zero fan mode works perfectly, so that the fans stop completely as soon as the temperatures allow it (idle or Windows operation).

AMD RX 5700 XT graphics card overclocking …

After the benchmark round, we of course tested where the limits of the Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G SE were and overclocked it further with the MSI Afterburner. However, we didn’t have to laboriously approach it, instead the card managed everything we could set to the maximum without any problems: + 50% power limit, 2150 MHz GPU boost clock and 3800 MHz RAM clock. The Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G SE ran without any problems and we didn’t even have to adjust the cooling!

We can now improve a little in the Heaven benchmark and reach 2891 points.

We achieved 5569 points in the Super Position benchmark.

The 3DMark Firestrike Extreme also benefits from the overclocking and reaches 13046 points.

Finally the 3DMark Timespy again, where we achieved 9769 points.

Again we determine the maximum clock rates and temperatures via GPU-Z and the option “show highest reading”.

With our settings overclocked, the Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G SE boosted with a maximum of 2104 MHz GPU and 3800 MHz RAM clock. The temperatures reached a maximum of 73°C GPU or 99°C hotspot with the fan noise remaining very tolerable. Overall, the card has only gotten a very little louder!

Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G SE lighting …

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3DMARK

3DMARK is the go-to benchmark for all enthusiasts. It covers tests for everything from tablets and notebooks to gaming laptops and the most powerful gaming machines.

In both Time Spy Extreme and Firestrike Ultra, the results followed a similar pattern. In Time Spy Extreme, our Pulse RX 5700 XT came in just ahead of both the Radeon RX 5700 and the Radeon RX 5700 XT, and just behind the Radeon VII card. The Pulse RX 5700 XT achieved an overall score of 3920 on Time Spy Extreme and a graphics score of 3980. In fact, the Pulse RX 5700 XT achieved the same overall score as the reference 5700 XT. However, on Firestrike Ultra, our Pulse RX 5700 XT came out slightly ahead of its reference counterpart with an overall score of 6090 and a graphics score of 6114.

VR MARK

VR Mark consists of three separate tests, each more intensive on your system than the last. These tests are The Orange Room, the Cyan Room, and the Blue Room. The Orange Room test is the least intense and is meant to test a system that meets the minimum hardware requirements for VR Gaming. The Cyan Room shows the user how the use of an API with less overhead can provide the user with a great VR experience, even on less than amazing hardware. The Blue Room test is designed for the latest and greatest hardware. The Blue Room renders at a whopping 5k resolution and is designed to really push your system to the limits for an amazing VR experience.

On the VRMARK suite of benchmarks, Our Pulse RX 5700 XT did very well overall. In both the Cyan Room and Blue room, The Radeon Vega VII came out on top with an overall score of 10127 in the Cyan Room benchmark and an overall score of 2658 on the Blue Room benchmark. In Cyan Room, the reference 5700 XT came out slightly ahead of the Pulse 5700 XT with the reference card achieving an overall score of 9265 to the Pulse 5700 XT’s score of 9204. In the Blue Room benchmark, the Pulse 5700 XT achieved an overall score of 2523 and the reference card scored 2496. The Orange Room was the benchmark that threw me off the most. In the Orange Room benchmark, our Pulse 5700 XT came in dead last with an overall score of 9173. This was behind even the Radeon Vega VII that scored 9263, the reference 5700 with a score of 10186 and the reference 5700 XT with an overall score of 10217. These were the best out of about 7 or 8 results, all with a similar outcome.

Superposition

Superposition is another GPU intensive benchmark put out by Unigine, the makers of both the very popular Valley and Heaven benchmarks. Superposition is an extreme performance and stability test for graphics cards, power supplies, and cooling systems.

In both the Superposition 4k optimized and 8k optimized, the cards we tested followed a similar pattern. The Radeon Vega 2 came out on top in both tests scoring 7682 on the 4k optimized test and 3335 on the 8k optimized test. The Radeon RX 5700 was last on both tests scoring 5573 on the 4k test and 2293 on the 8k test. Next were our two different 5700 XT card. The Pulse 5700 XT came out on top of the reference card on the 4k test scoring 7155 to the 7072 of the reference 5700 XT. On the 8k test, the reference card came out ahead of the Pulse 5700 XT scoring 2922 to the 2981 of the Pulse 5700 XT.

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Test and Review: Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5700 XT — Alternative Design Navi Graphics Card

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In early July, AMD introduced the Radeon RX 5700 graphics cards and the Radeon RX 5700 XT, but due to a preemptive strike from a competitor in the form of Super models, AMD had to immediately cut prices — even before the graphics cards hit the market. Now AMD partners have introduced the first models with factory overclocking, alternative PCB design and cooling system. And the first such video card in our test lab was the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5700 XT.

In early July, AMD introduced two new graphics cards, namely the Radeon RX 5700 and Radeon RX 5700 XT, which are positioned not in the high-end segment, but in the mass market, where the largest sales are observed. The new GPUs are based on the RDNA architecture and are manufactured using the 7nm process technology. Previously, AMD partners only released reference design models. Today, the rules are changing, the first video cards with an alternative design are entering the market. They will certainly make life difficult for a competitor due to significantly higher clock frequencies and powerful proprietary cooling systems.

Both AMD graphics cards are based on Navi 10 GPUs, which are manufactured at TSMC’s 7nm manufacturing plants and contain about 10.3 billion transistors. Initially, two versions were released containing 40 and 32 CUs (Compute Units). Compared to the previous generation, the organization of CUs has changed, which we discussed in detail in a separate review of the RDNA architecture. The Radeon RX 5700 XT is equipped with 2.560 stream processors and 160 texture units, the non-XT version has 2.304 stream processors and 144 texture units. There are also 8 GB of GDDR6 memory and 64 rendering pipelines (ROP), the memory is connected via a 256-bit bus. The memory operates at 1.750 MHz nominally, the bandwidth is 448 GB / s. The GPU is announced with three clock speeds. The regular Radeon RX 5700 XT has a base frequency of 1.605 MHz, a game frequency of 1.755 MHz, short-term Boost is possible up to a frequency of 1.905 MHz, depending on load and cooling system. In the younger model, the frequencies are, respectively, 1.465 / 1.625 / 1.725 MHz.

One of the first models with an alternative design — Sapphire Pulse. The manufacturer has chosen a powerful cooling system, high clock speeds and high-quality components to get the most out of the two new Navi graphics cards. Not only in terms of performance, but also in terms of temperature and noise levels — here AMD’s reference cards did not perform so well. In addition, Sapphire promises higher reliability.

Sapphire uses a 12-layer PCB, the video card is equipped with high-quality and reliable components, which should increase efficiency. The power subsystem relies on a digital design with additional VRM and memory cooling. An important advantage is the cooling system, which does not rely on a boring radial turbine, but on two large 95 mm axial fans. Of course, not without thick copper heat pipes and a large number of aluminum fins. A metal plate is installed on the back, which improves the strength and cooling of the video card.

Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5700 XT runs at higher clock speeds than AMD’s reference graphics card. The memory frequency remained the same — 1.750 MHz, the other three levels of clock frequencies — 1.670/1.815/1.925 MHz. The younger Pulse Radeon RX 5700 will have to be content with lower frequencies of 1. 540/1.700/1.750 MHz, while the number of stream processors is reduced to 2.304. As far as power connections go, Sapphire sticks to AMD’s specifications, with both graphics cards receiving additional power through one 8-pin and one 6-pin plug. There is also Dual BIOS support.

Radeon RX 5700 Family Overview
Specifications
Model	Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5700 XT	Radeon RX 5700 XT	Radeon RX 5700
Price	449 euro	29.499 ₽ 419 euro	25.499 ₽ 369 euro
GPU	Navi 10	Navi 10	Navi 10
Process	7 nm	7 nm	7 nm
Number of transistors	10.3 billion	10.3 billion	10. 3 billion
GPU clock (base)	1.670 MHz	1.605 MHz	1.465 MHz
GPU Clock (Gaming)	1.815 MHz	1.755 MHz	1.625 MHz
GPU clock (Boost)	1.925 MHz	1.905 MHz	1.725 MHz
Memory frequency	1.750 MHz	1.750 MHz	1.750 MHz
Memory type	GDDR6	GDDR6	GDDR6
Memory capacity	8GB	8GB	8GB
Memory bus width	256 bit	256 bit	256 bit
Memory bandwidth	448 GB/s	448 GB/s	448 GB/s
Stream Processors	2.560	2.560	2.304
Texture blocks	160	160	144
ROPs	64	64	64
TGP	225 W	225 W	180 W