AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT Revisit: 3 Years Later
Today we’re revisiting the Radeon RX 5700 XT with a 33 game benchmark and for comparison we’re including its old nemesis, the GeForce RTX 2060 Super. For comparison sake, we’ve also included the RTX 3060 which is currently selling for $400 which was the MSRP for both the 5700 XT and 2060 Super back in the day.
The Radeon 5700 XT is now 3-year-old GPU, so we’re somewhat intrigued to see how it stacks today. We revisited this battle a while back and found that the Radeon GPU was ~10% faster than the RTX 2060 Super, but this time we’re throwing even newer games to see how this comparison fares.
For this test we’ll focus exclusively on rasterization performance as the Radeon doesn’t support ray tracing. Not that the 2060 Super’s RT support is all that useful, but opinions will vary there.
To cite one example, the RTX 2060 Super is good for 59 fps on average in Cyberpunk 2077 at 1440p using the very dialed down medium settings, thus enabling ray tracing would absolutely destroy performance and result in a very sub-60 fps experience. Anyhow, there’d be no point comparing them with just the GeForce using ray tracing as that would be an unfair and less straightforward match. Moreover, if you require ray tracing support, that kind of makes or breaks the decision a lot earlier and you could simply pick up the GeForce graphics card.
Another advantage of the RTX 2060 Super is DLSS. That may become less of a key selling point due to the release and continued progress of FSR, but DLSS remains the superior technology for now and game support is much stronger, although FSR 2.0 is picking up pace.
We won’t include any DLSS or FSR testing today though, rather we’ll be sticking to native performance as it’s cleaner and far less subjective. It’s also worth noting that the image quality of these upscaling technologies can vary a lot from title to title, as well as the various tested resolutions.
Today’s test will serve as an updated comparison between these two GPUs in over 30 games, many of which are new titles such as Forza Horizon 5, Sniper Elite 5, Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands, Dying Light 2, God of War, Halo Infinite, Rainbow Six Extraction, and F1 22.
All testing was conducted on our Ryzen 7 5800X3D test system using 32GB of DDR4-3200 CL14 memory along with the latest available display drivers. In total, 33 games were tested at 1080p and 1440p, and we’ll take a look at the data from around a dozen titles before jumping into the usual breakdown graphs.
Benchmarks
Starting with the new first-person shooter Hunt: Showdown we find that all three GPUs delivered basically the exact same level of performance. Using the high quality preset all managed to push well over 100 fps, though at 1440p we’re looking at more like 80 fps on average, so still a great experience but not ideal for high refresh rate gameplay. It’s impressive to see the 5700 XT not only hanging in there but matching the RTX 3060 in a brand new title.
God of War results are also impressive. Here we have another cutting edge title and the 5700 XT can be seen basically matching the RTX 3060, which means it was able to keep pace with the RTX 2060 Super, too.
We’re looking at well over 100 fps at 1080p, this time using the original quality preset which is more of a medium type setting.
Now, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla might be an AMD sponsored title, but it works well with GeForce GPUs, especially after Nvidia sorted performance out last year. However, ACV also responds very well to Resizable Bar and this is currently a weakness of GeForce GPUs in most games that support this feature well.
We see that although the RTX 2060 Super and RTX 3060 are comparable in terms of performance, the 5700 XT is massively faster, delivering almost 30% more performance at 1080p and 23% more at 1440p. That’s a significant performance advantage that results in a noticeable gaming experience improvement.
Another game that responds well to enabling Resizable Bar is Forza Horizon 5 and boy does the 5700 XT blow away the RTX 3060 and in particular the 2060 Super. At 1080p, the Radeon GPU was 25% faster than the 3060 and a massive 34% faster than the 2060 Super.
That margin didn’t change much at 1440p where the 5700 XT was 33% faster, pushing up well over 100 fps.
The 5700 XT also powers ahead in Death Stranding, beating the RTX 3060 by a 21% margin at 1080p and 20% at 1440p. It easily brushed the RTX 2060 Super aside with 30% more frames at 1080p and 28% more at 1440p. Granted, all tested GPUs perform well in this game using the very high quality settings, but for a truly high-refresh rate experience the old 5700 XT held up well.
Moving on to Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands, the 5700 XT can be seen on top once again, delivering 86 fps at 1080p making it 8% faster than the RTX 3060 and 16% faster than the 2060 Super. While the performance is somewhat comparable to the new RTX 3060, it’s much faster than its $400 competitor in the RTX 2060 Super.
We have another 2022 release in Dying Light 2 and the 5700 XT shows the RTX 3060 who’s boss. This game does support ray tracing and the effects can look very nice, but with just 64 fps with the RTX 3060 and 59 fps for the 2060 Super using the high preset, I’m not sure you’d want to drop frame rates further with RT effects.
Then at 1440p, we’re looking at well below 60 fps for the GeForce GPUs and although the 5700 XT only managed 51 fps, it was still 9% faster than the RTX 3060 and 24% faster than the RTX 2060 Super.
Sniper Elite 5 is another new title and the 5700 XT finds itself well out in front delivering 112 fps on average at 1080p, making it 17% faster than the GeForce GPUs at both tested resolutions. That’s a big performance difference and at 1440p those extra frames were certainly very noticeable.
Watch Dogs Legion is an Nvidia sponsored title, but that doesn’t seem to matter, the 5700 XT was still 16% faster than the RTX 3060 at 1080p and 20% faster than the 2060 Super.
Then at 1440p the Radeon GPU was 11% faster than the 3060 and 18% faster than the 2060 Super, using the slightly dialed down ‘very high’ quality preset.
Cyberpunk 2077 also uses ray traced effects quite well, certainly one of the best examples in our opinion. However, with this class of GPU, visual quality compromises need to be made in order to enable RT effects.
For example, we’re only using the medium quality preset in this test, and while the game still looks good, it’s noticeably worse than ‘high’.
At 1440p we’re looking at 67 fps with the 5700 XT which made it 6% faster than the RTX 3060 and 14% faster than the 2060 Super. This means that when using the medium quality preset at 1440p with RT effects enabled you’d be looking at a well below 60 fps. Can’t say we were ever sold on ray tracing for mid-range to low-end Turing GPUs.
Hitman 3 is interesting as it supports Variable Rate Shading and this feature can be used by the RTX 3060 and RTX 2060 Super, but not the 5700 XT as it doesn’t include hardware support. So VRS is disabled on the Radeon GPU, while the VRS Quality was used for the GeForce GPUs.
Despite this, the 5700 XT beat both GPUs at 1080p and roughly matched the RTX 2060 Super at 1440p, trailing the RTX 3060 by 11%, so not a bad result overall. As we understand it, VRS does little to nothing to improve performance in Hitman 3, which will no doubt disappoint those who 3 years ago claimed the 5700 XT was a terrible investment due to its lack of VRS and DX12 Ultimate features.
The 5700 XT performed well in Far Cry 6, delivering 141 fps at 1080p which saw it lead the RTX 3060 by a 22% margin and the 2060 Super by a 26% margin. It was much the same at 1440p, 18% faster than the 3060 and 24% faster than the 2060 Super, so an easy win here for the old 5700 XT.
The Halo Infinite results are similar to what we saw when testing Hunt: Showdown. Performance is somewhat similar across all three GPUs. We’re looking at a 7% increase at 1080p and 6% at 1440p from the Radeon, so small gains over the 2060 Super and probably not enough where you’d notice the difference, but it’s impressive to see the 5700 XT matching the RTX 3060.
We tested Rainbow Six Siege using the medium quality preset. The 5700 XT managed to edge out the RTX 3060 albeit by a mere 3-5%. However, when compared to the 2060 Super, the 5700 XT was clearly faster offering 16% more performance at 1080p and 18% more at 1440p.
33 Game Average
Here’s a look at how the Radeon RX 5700 XT and GeForce RTX 2060 Super stack up across all 33 games tested at 1440p.
As you can see, three years later the 5700 XT still has the 2060 Super’s number, beating it on average by a 13% margin.
There was just a single game where the 5700 XT lost by more than 5%, but 24 cases where it was faster than 5%. In 8 games the Radeon was faster by 20% or more.
Now, this is the really impressive part. As we noted earlier, at the time of writing this revisit, the RTX 3060 costs $400, which was the MSRP for the 5700 XT at launch.
Here we see that on average the much older Radeon GPU was 6% faster on average, and we see multiple instances of 20%+ gains, with just 3 examples of the 5700 XT losing by a 10% or greater margin, with the biggest loss being 13% in The Outer Worlds.
Not bad for ancient technology that doesn’t support DirectX 12 Ultimate.
What We Learned
There you have it. The Radeon RX 5700 XT and GeForce RTX 2060 Super keep battling it out in 2022, along with some RTX 3060 data in there for good measure. It’s remarkable to see both GPUs still performing very well, offering an exceptional 1080p experience with solid 1440p performance if you’re willing to dial down the quality settings a bit.
As for which one of these GPUs gamers should have bought back in 2019, the answer is now obvious. Not only has the Radeon 5700 XT stood the test of time, but with hindsight we know now it was the right play… because no gamer should still own one today.
You may recall during 2021 and the better part of 2022, 5700 XT owners could essentially trade in their used graphics card for a brand new 6700 XT, we kept coming back to this advice for 5700 XT owners in our GPU pricing updates.
Back in January, the average sale price on eBay was $815, down from $900 in December and just over $1,000 in November. Meanwhile, during the same period you could buy a 6700 XT at scalper prices on eBay for $866, $897, and $980, respectively, making the upgrade a straight swap.
During the same period, 2060 Super’s were selling for $648 in January, $677 in December, and $700 in November, 30% less than the 5700 XT because it was less suitable for miners. However, 2060 Super owners couldn’t sell their GPU for a side grade with the RTX 3060.
In our opinion, the 5700 XT vs. RTX 2060 Super battle is a classic example of why you should almost always buy what offers you the most right value now, rather than bank on future proofing.
We knew from day one that the RTX 2060 Super was based on a more forward-thinking architecture. Not only does Turing support ray tracing and DLSS, but it also supports DX12 Ultimate features, as well as Sampler Feedback, Variable Rate Shading and Mesh Shaders.
But three years down the track, how much of a key role have those features played? Except for DLSS perhaps, that question answers itself. We’ve yet to see many of these features used properly in games, or see a title that leverages them to a degree that cripples the competition.
Ray tracing was always questionable on Turing and today we believe it requires at least an RTX 3080 to be properly enjoyed.
DLSS, on the other hand, is an excellent feature that will often prove highly beneficial for the 2060 Super at 1440p and even help achieve playable performance at 4K, so that is a killer feature that’s certainly well worth considering when buying your next GPU.
As we noted before, FSR 2.0 is almost as good as DLSS in terms of visual quality, but game support has yet to reach the levels Nvidia has been able to accrue after a few years of pushing DLSS hard.
All of that said, as it stands in mid-2022, the Radeon RX 5700 XT is the superior performer and will provide the most value in the vast majority of games.
It’s somewhat disappointing that three years later the $400 price point hasn’t moved much in terms of price to performance, at least from Nvidia.
You can snag a Radeon RX 6600 XT for $320 now, which basically offers 5700 XT performance for a small discount three years later, though the 6700 XT is just 8% more expensive and offers ~30% more performance, so that would have been great if we were talking about it 2 years ago.
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The AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT is absolutely a great graphics card.
Even in a more competitive graphics card scene than we’ve ever witnessed, it stands out.
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AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT: Two minute review
The AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT arrives in a post-Nvidia Turing world. Although Team Red has been dominating CPU sales because of processors like the AMD Ryzen 7 3700X and the Ryzen 9 3900X that came before it, the company has also been struggling to release a GPU to catch people’s attention in the same way as those CPUs. This means that this GPU has had its work cut out for it even before it hit the shelves.
Luckily, the AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT is more than up to the task, which perhaps makes it all the more impressive. Even in the shadow of its successor, the AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT, it’s still a capable GPU that’s even more appealing due to the stock shortages newer GPUs are experiencing.
This makes it one of the best graphics cards around for gamers on a budget who have struggled to find more recent cards.
Alongside the Radeon RX 5700, it’s AMD’s RDNA architecture and taken it to a level where it can contend with Nvidia’s powerful offerings. Not only does it give the Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 a good run for its money, but it can also holds its own against the new Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 Super. By doing so, it helped paved the way for AMD to make a dramatic comeback.
Delivering excellent gaming performance alongside a host of great features, the AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT is among the best graphics cards today.
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT: Pricing and availability
The AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT is available today for $399 (about £315, AU$580), however there is an anniversary edition available with a beautiful design and higher clock speeds for $449 (about £350, AU$650). At both price points, it’s going toe-to-toe with the Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 and Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 Super.
But, that’s where things get a bit more complicated. You see, before the Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Super was announced on July 2, the AMD Radeon RX 5700XT compared very favorably to the RTX 2070 Founders Edition, which cost about $150 (about £120, AU$215) more at the time. However, the $399 (about £315, AU$580) Nvidia Geforce RTX 2060 Super kind of steals AMD’s thunder.
Right now, the AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT is trading blows with the 2060 Super, sometimes outperforming and sometimes underperforming, depending on the test. This means that the AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT is still absolutely worth your time and money, but it’s not head and shoulders above the competition.
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AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT: Features and chipset
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AMD Navi graphics cards aren’t the first mainstream-accessible graphics cards to use a 7nm manufacturing process, but they are the first to be built from the ground up with gaming as its main goal.
AMD hopes to boost rasterization performance in games by tailoring its graphics architecture specifically around gaming – rather than the compute-focused performance of the AMD Radeon VII.
In practice, this means that even with a technically weaker GPU, the AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT is regularly able to stand up to the Radeon VII, thanks to its new RDNA architecture. This architecture should be able to provide up to 1.25 times the performance at the same clock speed as the previous GCN, or Graphics Core Next. This boost to performance-per-clock is joined by the benefits to power efficiency brought by the move to 7nm.
There are plenty of important software features in the AMD Radeon RX 5700XT, as well, however.
It seems like AMD is meeting Nvidia head on, providing Radeon Image Sharpening. This intelligently sharpens images – rather than just a straight sharpening filter, RIS is contrast-aware, so you don’t end up with any strange looking artifacts or textures in complicated scenes.
The best part is that it doesn’t necessarily need developers to jump in for it to work on most games.
However, if developers do jump in, they can enable Contrast Adaptive Sharpening, or CAS, through the new FidelityFX system. This is an open-source library of image-improving technologies, and should theoretically work on most GPUs – if not now, then in the future. But, obviously these effects will work best on AMD processors.
The AMD Radeon RX 5700 also has a feature for the esports players out there, who are less focused on image quality, and are more focused on raw performance. And, with AMD Radeon Anti-Lag, those users should see much lower latency. This mode will essentially tell your processor to wait until the GPU is ready before sending new frames to it. That way, there shouldn’t be a buffer of frames waiting to be displayed, which can result in input lag in fast-paced titles like Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.
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Test system specs
CPU: 3.
8Ghz AMD Ryzen 9 3900X (12-core, 70MB cache, up to 4.6GHz)
RAM: 16GB G.Skill TridentZ Royale DDR4 (3,400MHz) Motherboard: ASRock Taichi X570
Power Supply: Corsair RM850x
Storage: 2TB Gigabyte Aorus M.2 SSD (NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4) Case: Corsair Crystal Series 570X RGB
Operating system: Windows 10
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT: Performance
No matter how many cool software features come to AMD Navi, the most important thing, especially in a post-Nvidia Turing landscape is raw performance. And, well, the AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT is a 1440p monster.
Playing games like Metro Exodus and World War Z in 1440p is an absolute breeze with this AMD graphics card, and we don’t notice any huge drops in performance, no matter how demanding the game is. The AMD Radeon RX 5700XT does struggle a little bit when you turn it up to 4K, but at the end of the day, it’s not designed for that kind of workload anyway.
That’s reflected in our benchmarks, too. In our 3DMark TimeSpy Extreme tests, the AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT had no problems matching the Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 Super, reaching 4,119 compared to 4,117 on the latter.
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AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT: Final Verdict
The AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT is no doubt one of the best AMD graphics cards we’ve come across in years. It provides excellent 1440p gaming performance, and plenty of features that will actually be usable from day one.
However, it’s impossible to ignore the impact from the recently-released Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Super and RTX 2060 Super to the AMD’s value. If AMD is able to drop prices on this card by about 50 bucks or quid, this graphics card will be a no-brainer. But, until then, it’s harder to recommend.
Still, AMD Navi absolutely does show promise, and if this is the first iteration of its new graphics architecture, we’re excited to see what it can do in the future.
Also Consider
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070
The Nvidia RTX 2070 is an unquestionably impressive graphics card that puts 4K gaming within reach of a mid-range graphics cards, and even though it’s aging tech at this point, it still provides excellent performance for the price.
Read our full Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 review
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Super
The Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Super brings better performance to the table, along with a lower price point, making it a much more compelling purchase for more everyday users.
Read our full Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Super review
AMD Radeon RX 5700
At its price point, the AMD Radeon RX 5700 is an absolute powerhouse, bringing 1440p gaming at Ultra settings to the the mainstream. It’s easily one of the best graphics cards today.
Read the full AMD Radeon RX 5700 review
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Test and review: Radeon RX 5700 and Radeon RX 5700 XT — Navi graphics cards based on RDNA architecture
With the Radeon RX 5700 series graphics cards, AMD plans to strengthen its position in the mass market segment, which provides the main turnover.
We have already covered the details of the RNDA architecture, now it is the turn to test video cards. Our review includes the Radeon RX 5700 and Radeon RX 5700 XT graphics cards, which will help answer the question of whether AMD has been able to provide a worthy alternative to NVIDIA GeForce models. nine0004
Video cards were developed under the code name Navi, the corresponding architecture was named RDNA (Radeon DNA), it represents the next generation after the GCN architecture. We have already covered the architecture details in a separate article. Briefly, the list of innovations is as follows:
- RDNA architecture with optimized Compute Units
- 7nm GPU
- GDDR6 memory
- PCI Express 4.0
- Radeon Media Engine: fast video de- and encoding
- Radeon Display Engine: New Display Connectivity Options
According to AMD, development of the RDNA architecture began about four years ago. RDNA stands for Radeon DNA (DNA) and is not a single microarchitecture, but a combination of several generations.
AMD’s RDNA design approach is reminiscent of current Zen processors. That is, long-term goals have been set, architectures will replace each other and rely on previously made achievements. The second generation of the RDNA architecture will be introduced next year. It will support hardware accelerated ray tracing. nine0005
AMD has made it clear from the start that RDNA and the Navi generation will not replace Vega graphics cards in the professional segment. Navi video cards are focused exclusively on the gaming market. Thus, Vega graphics cards will be available for some time in the form of Radeon Pro and Radeon Instinct. The second generation of the RDNA architecture will appear next year, it will be based on an improved 7nm process technology (7nm+).
| Model | Radeon RX 5700XT | Radeon RX 5700 |
| Price | 29. 499 ₽ 419 euros |
25.499 ₽ 369 euros |
| Specifications | ||
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Navi 10 | Navi 10 |
| Process | 7 nm | 7 nm |
| Number of transistors | 10.3 billion | 10.3 billion |
| GPU clock (base) | 1.605 MHz | 1.465 MHz |
| GPU Clock (Gaming) | 1.755 MHz | 1.625 MHz |
| GPU clock (Boost) | 1.905 MHz | 1.725 MHz |
| Memory frequency | 1.750 MHz | 1.750 MHz |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory capacity | 8GB | 8GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 bit | 256 bit |
| Memory bandwidth | 448 GB/s | 448 GB/s |
| Stream Processors | 2. 560 |
2.304 |
| Texture blocks | 160 | 144 |
| ROPs | 64 | 64 |
| TGP | 225 W | 180 W |
The Radeon RX 5700 XT and Radeon RX 5700 graphics cards are based on the Navi 10 GPU. They are manufactured on a 7nm process technology at TSMC factories and contain 10.3 billion transistors. As you can see, we get two options for expanding the Navi 10 GPU: one with 40 CUs (2.560 stream processors), the second with 36 CUs (2.304 stream processors). Each CU (Compute Unit) contains 64 stream processors. However, in the new architecture, they are organized somewhat differently, as we have already discussed in a separate article. Two CUs can be combined to form a single computing structure. This makes sense, since in the past some sort of load had to be distributed between two CUs. nine0005
Although the two Navi graphics cards rely on GPUs with different expansion levels, both contain 64 raster operation pipelines (ROPs).
But the number of texture units is different. The Radeon RX 5700 XT has 160 of them, the Radeon RX 5700 has 144. The ROPs are complemented by the same 256-bit wide memory interface. The volume of GDDR6 is 8 GB, the memory is represented by eight chips. The memory clock is 1.750 MHz (14 Gb/s per pin), giving a bandwidth of 448 GB/s.
There are differences in clock speeds. AMD now lists three clock speeds: base, gaming, and boost. The base corresponds to the minimum that is guaranteed under load. The gaming frequency has only just appeared, AMD cites confusion with the Boost frequency as the reason. In the case of Vega video cards, the Boost frequency was already more theoretical. Depending on the load and cooling of the GPU, it was not observed at all or only for a short time. So AMD added gaming frequency. It better reflects how video cards will behave under a standard gaming load. nine0005
Both graphics cards support PCI Express 4.0, but so far only X570 motherboards and 3rd generation Ryzen processors support PCI Express 4.
0. The TDP of the Radeon RX 5700 XT is listed by AMD at 225W, in the case of the Radeon RX 5700 it is 180W. Power is supplied to both video cards through one 8-pin and one 6-pin connectors.
Although AMD does not consider Navi graphics cards as the heir to the Vega generation, a 14% performance increase is still available. At the same time, energy consumption was reduced by 23%. Both measures improved the performance-per-watt ratio by 1.5 times. Let’s see what we get from the test results. nine0005
| Model | Radeon RX 5700XT | Radeon RX Vega 64 | Radeon RX 5700 | Radeon RX Vega 56 |
| Price | 29.499 ₽ 419 euros |
from 28.300 ₽ | 25.499 ₽ 369 euros |
from 20. 800 ₽ |
| Specifications | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPU | Navi 10 | Vega 10 | Navi 10 | Vega 10 |
| Process | 7 nm | 14 nm | 7 nm | 14 nm |
| Number of transistors | 10.3 billion | 12.5 billion | 10.3 billion | 12.5 billion |
| GPU clock (base) | 1.605 MHz | 1.247 MHz | 1.465 MHz | 1.156 |
| GPU Clock (Gaming) | 1.755 MHz | — | 1.625 MHz | — |
| GPU clock (Boost) | 1.905 MHz | 1.630 MHz | 1.725 MHz | 1.590 |
| Memory frequency | 1.750 MHz | 945 MHz | 1.750 MHz | 800 MHz |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | HBM2 | GDDR6 | HBM2 |
| Memory capacity | 8GB | 8GB | 8GB | 8GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 bit | 256 bit | 2.048 bit | |
| Memory bandwidth | 448 GB/s | 484 GB/s | 448 GB/s | 410 GB/s |
| Stream Processors | 2.560 | 4.096 | 2.304 | 3.548 |
| Texture blocks | 256 | 256 | 256 | 224 |
| ROPs | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 |
| TGP | 225 W | 295 W | 180 W | 210 W |
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Of course, the process also contributes to efficiency. Also, reducing the chip area from 495 mm² to 251 mm² will help AMD save on cost. nine0047
AMD is positioning two new graphics cards to replace the Radeon RX Vega 64 and Radeon RX Vega 56, which are slowly leaving the market. Here I would like to make a direct comparison of the two generations.
Note that the Radeon VII video cards will still be located above the two new Navi products.
Comparison of generations of Vega and Navi gives some interesting conclusions. AMD has reduced the number of stream processors from 4,096 to 2,560, but performance shouldn’t be degraded. This is achieved, on the one hand, by higher clock frequencies, as well as improved performance of stream processors and CUs. On the other hand, there are few changes in texture units and ROP. Memory bandwidth has also changed slightly, in this respect AMD wants to achieve a better balance with Navi video cards. The transition to the 7 nm process technology allowed to increase the clock speeds, at the same time, the power consumption has noticeably decreased. nine0005
But in fact, the opponents of the Radeon RX 5700 are not Vega’s own models, but NVIDIA’s competitors. Let me make a comparison.
| Model | Radeon RX 5700XT | GeForce RTX 2070 Super | Radeon RX 5700 | GeForce RTX 2060 Super |
| Price | 29. 419 euros |
39.990 ₽ 529 euro |
25.499 ₽ 369 euros |
32.990 ₽ 419 euro |
| Specifications | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPU | Navi 10 | TU104 | Navi 10 | TU106 |
| Process | 7 nm | 12 nm | 7 nm | |
| Number of transistors | 10.3 billion | 13.6Milliarden | 10.3 billion | 10.8 billion |
| GPU clock (base) | 1.605 MHz | 1.605 MHz | 1.465 MHz | 1.470 MHz |
| GPU Clock (Gaming) | 1.755 MHz | — | 1.625 MHz | |
| GPU clock (Boost) | 1.905 MHz | 1.770 MHz | 1.725 MHz | 1.650 MHz |
| Memory frequency | 1.750 MHz | 1. |
1.750 MHz | 1.750 MHz |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory size | 8GB | 8GB | 8GB | 8GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 bit | 256 bit | 256 bit | 256 bit |
| Memory bandwidth | 448 GB/s | 448 GB/s | 448 GB/s | 448 GB/s |
| Stream Processors | 2.560 | 2.560 | 2.304 | 2.176 |
| Texture blocks | 256 | 160 | 256 | 136 |
| ROPs | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 |
| TGP | 225 W | 215 W | 180 W | 175 W |
In addition to the technical specifications given, be aware that GeForce RTX graphics cards contain RT and Tensor cores. AMD doesn’t have them. For the rest of the technical specifications, you can see the proximity of the two competitors. However, due to different technical implementation, it is not possible to conduct a direct comparison in everything. With the GeForce RTX 2060, we get less video memory — 6 GB, as well as fewer stream processors. But with the Super version, the shortcoming was eliminated. However, this is hardly significant. The main thing is performance. The Super update brought NVIDIA cards closer in power consumption to AMD’s new products, as the TGP of the Super cards increased slightly. nine0005
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AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT
Top specifications and features
- Passmark score
- 3DMark Fire Strike Score
- 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics test score
- 3DMark Ice Storm GPU benchmark score
nine0009
3DMark Vantage Performance test score
Passmark
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT test score:
16495
Best score:
29325
Performance
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT:
2350
Best score:
Memory
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT:
1152
Best score:
General information
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT:
632
Best score:
nine0003
Features
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT:
667
Best score:
Description
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT graphics card based on RDNA 1. 0 architecture has 10300 million transistors, tech. 7 nm process. The frequency of the graphics core is 1605 MHz. In terms of memory, 8 GB is installed here. DDR6, clocked at 1750 MHz and with a maximum throughput of 448 Gb/s. The texture size is 304.8 GTexels/s. FLOPS is 9.five.
In tests, the AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT graphics card showed itself as follows — according to the Passmark benchmark, the model scored 16495 points. At the same time, the maximum number of points for today is 260261 points. According to the 3DMark benchmark, the video card scored 24914 points out of 49575 possible.
Directx version — 12. OpenGL version — 4.6.
In terms of compatibility, the video card is connected via the PCIe 4.0 x16 interface. Regarding cooling, the heat dissipation requirements here are 225 watts.
In our tests, the video card scores 856811 points. nine0005
Why AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT is better than others
- Passmark test score 16495 .
This parameter is higher than that of 31%
- 3DMark Fire Strike Score 21686 . This parameter is higher than that of 18%
- 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics test score 24914 . This parameter is higher than 25%
- 3DMark Ice Storm GPU benchmark score 446992 . This parameter is higher than that of 12%
- 3DMark Vantage Performance score 65107 . This parameter is higher than that of 16%
- 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU test score 138294 . This parameter is higher than that of 16%
- 3DMark 11 Performance GPU score 34866 . This parameter is higher than that of 18%
- GPU base clock speed 1605 MHz. This parameter is higher than 84%
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AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT Review
Performance
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AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT Review Highlights
GPU base clock
The graphics processing unit (GPU) has a high clock speed.
1605MHz
max 2459
Average: 1124.9 MHz
2459MHz
GPU memory frequency
This is an important aspect calculating memory bandwidth
1750MHz
max 16000
Average: 1468 MHz
16000 MHz
FLOPS
A measure of the processing power of a processor is called FLOPS.
9.5TFLOPS
max 1142.32
Average: 53 TFLOPS
1142.32TFLOPS
RAM
8 GB
max 128
Average: 4.6 GB
128GB
Turbo GPU
If the speed of the GPU drops below its limit, it can switch to a high clock speed to improve performance.
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1905 MHz
max 2903
Average: 1514 MHz
2903MHz
Texture size
A certain number of textured pixels are displayed on the screen every second.
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304.8 GTexels/s
max 756.8
Average: 145.4 GTexels/s
756.8 GTexels/s
Architecture name
RDNA 1.0
GPU name
Navi 10
Memory bandwidth
This is the speed at which the device stores or reads information.
448GB/s
max 2656
Average: 257.8 GB/s
2656GB/s
Effective memory speed
The effective memory clock speed is calculated from the size and information transfer rate of the memory. The performance of the device in applications depends on the clock frequency. The higher it is, the better.
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14000MHz
max 19500
Average: 6984.5 MHz
19500MHz
RAM
8 GB
max 128
Average: 4.6 GB
128GB
GDDR Memory Versions
Latest GDDR memory versions provide high data transfer rates for improved overall performance
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6
nine0005
Mean: 4.9
6
Memory bus width
A wide memory bus means that it can transfer more information in one cycle. This property affects the performance of the memory as well as the overall performance of the device’s graphics card.
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256bit
max 8192
Average: 283.9bit
8192bit
Heat dissipation (TDP)
Heat dissipation requirement (TDP) — the maximum possible amount of energy dissipated by the cooling system. The lower the TDP, the less power will be consumed.
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225W
Average value: 160 W
2W
Process technology
The small size of the semiconductor means it is a new generation chip.
7 nm
Average: 34.7 nm
4 nm
Number of transistors
10300 million
max 80000
Average: 7150 million
80000 million
PCIe version
Considerable speed of the expansion card used to connect the computer to peripherals is provided. The updated versions have impressive throughput and provide high performance.
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four
Average: 3
5
Width
272mm
max 421.7
Average: 192.1mm
421.7 mm
Purpose
Desktop
Sales start date
2019-07-07 00:00:00
Mean value:
Release price
$399
max 419999
Average: $5679.5
419999 $
DirectX
Used in demanding games, providing enhanced graphics
12
max 12.2
Mean: 11. 4
12.2
OpenCL version
Used by some applications to enable GPU power for non-graphical calculations. The newer the version, the more functional it will be
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2.1
max 4.6
Average: 2.2
4.6
opengl version
Later versions provide quality game graphics
4.6
max 4.6
Average: 4.2
4.6
Shader model version
6.5
max 6.6
Average: 5.9
6.6
Version Vulkan
1.3
Has HDMI output
HDMI output allows you to connect devices with HDMI or mini-HDMI ports. They can transmit video and audio to the display.
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Yes
HDMI version
The latest version provides a wide signal transmission channel due to the increased number of audio channels, frames per second, etc.
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2
max 2.1
Mean: 1.9
2.1
DisplayPort
Allows you to connect to a display using DisplayPort
3
Average: 2.2
4
Number of HDMI connectors
The more there are, the more devices can be connected at the same time (for example, game/TV type consoles)
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1
Average: 1.1
4
Interface
PCIe 4. 0 x16
HDMI
Yes
Passmark test score
16495
max 29325
Average: 7628.6
29325
3DMark Cloud Gate benchmark score GPU
138294
max 1
Average: 80042.3
1
3DMark Fire Strike Score
21686
max 38276
Average: 12463
38276
Test score 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics
24914
max 49575
Average: 11859.1
49575
3DMark 11 Performance GPU score
34866
max 57937
Average: 18799. 9
57937
3DMark Vantage Performance score
65107
max 97887
Average: 37830.6
97887
3DMark Ice Storm GPU score
446992
max 533357
Average: 372425.7
533357
SPECviewperf 12 test score — specvp12 sw-03
98
max 202
Average: 64
202
SPECviewperf 12 test score — specvp12 showcase-01
136
max 232
Average: 121.3
232
SPECviewperf 12 test score — Showcase
135
max 175
Average: 108. 4
175
SPECviewperf 12 test score — specvp12 mediacal-01
45
max 107
Average: 39
107
SPECviewperf 12 test score — specvp12 maya-04
99
max 180
Average: 132.8
180
SPECviewperf 12 test score — specvp12 energy-01
12
max 21
Average: 10.7
21
SPECviewperf 12 test score — specvp12 creo-01
73
max 153
Average: 52.5
153
SPECviewperf 12 test score — specvp12 catia-04
163
max 189
Average: 91. 5
189
SPECviewperf 12 test score — Catia
156
max 189
Average: 88.6
189
SPECviewperf 12 test score — specvp12 3dsmax-05
183
max 316
Average: 189.5
316
SPECviewperf 12 test score — 3ds Max
168
max 269
Average: 169.8
269
FAQ
How much RAM does AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT have
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT has 8 GB.
What version of RAM does AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT 9 have?1421
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT supports GDDR6.
What is the architecture of the AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT
RDNA 1.0 graphics card.
How many watts does an AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT consume
225 watts.