AMD hid the true power of the RX 5700... here's how to unlock it

The RX 5700's performance has been artificially locked by AMD. Here's how to access the full power of this mighty Navi GPU.
The AMD Radeon RX 5700 has played second fiddle to its RX 5700 XT bigger sibling. The more powerful card has more compute units, and more Navi cores. It's also clocked faster and comes with that stylish dented shroud. But the RX 5700 has been artificially locked down to stop enthusiasts tweaking the clocks to deliver the same performance as the XT version. If not... better.
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[@interlace84]

Thanks so much for this clear step-by-step!

[@Mr.GlassMan]

I was gonna get a rx 5600xt custom but when i saw this video i went for reference rx 5700 instead and im one happy boi.THANKS

[@lukeemmo02]

so its 2021 only just found this trick, gigabyte 5700. voltage and overclock to the levels you said in the video seems stable and decent increase from my card. thanks heaps

[@SvenZwaaneveld]

Ive tried it on the stock benchmark in far cry primal. I went for 1440p all utra setting without anti alliasing. I had without doing stuff min fps: 59 average: 80 and max 87. Totall frames 4032. 37% of vram. With doing what you told (i had the same settings) i achieved min fps: 63 average: 84 and max 97 and totall frames of 4227! So thats about 10 fps+ on the max and about 5 plus on average and 200 fps+ in totall. Used 35%vram on this try. So I would recommend it! Thank you😄❤💪

[@mohamed_rf9551]

Is it really save ? I have the rx5700 asus dual evo and it's used in mining a little bit before i buy it so do you recommend me to do it?

[@jarrettmaltry6305]

Could this cause problems when future driver or Radeon settings updates come out? I feel like when it updates it’d reset to factory speed ranges or cause stability issues but if not I’m on board!

[@falkondzcore5896]

My 5700 runs heaven benchmark with the msi afterburner sliders maxed out after doing this mod.

[@Miley_00]

No problems still?

[@johnmiller678]

Just want to say thx for this vid. Bought my 5700 for $305 and I've been running it successfully at 2000mhz (actual) at 1.2volts for a few months now. Just a note for anyone looking to do this you will have to write the bios via morepowertools each time you update the drivers.

[@johnkatsogiannos8150]

what is your gpu/junction temps? any extra cooling?

[@johnmiller678]

@@johnkatsogiannos8150 Around 70-80c and hotspot 95-100c. Standard MSI two fan card. ITX case also. I did repaste the GPU die with Kyronaut and clean up the thermal pads on memory.

[@johnkatsogiannos8150]

@@johnmiller678 thanks for the reply! that sounds accurate too what i had as oc with your settings, but i find the video confusing with such low temps at similiar levels :/ the 95-100 hotspot temp scares me a bit

[@johnmiller678]

@@johnkatsogiannos8150 They under volted and ran it at 1950mhz actual with the chip they had. Probably the smarter play but I'm willing to risk more clocks/higher temps.

[@teksenunsal568]

@@johnmiller678 hello are u still using like that ? is it safe ?

[@Isaac-bu8hu]

Wow, nice video! I'm curious to how lucky you were to get those performance gains on that silicon piece.

[@PCGamesN]

Yeah, it would be interesting to hear if anyone else tries this out in the comments section to see how other GPUs do.

[@teksenunsal568]

@Piet Cafrix with full fan speed ? are u getting 64 temp on max load ? with stock settings with xt bios mine is getting for example in cyberpunk 2077 got 80 degree junction about 90 92 is it ok ? or should i back to original bios

[@sgt.brownie5392]

@@teksenunsal568 that's fine for Cyberpunk and generally 80° is fine. Max temp is 110 for this card (junction temp that is)

[@MiSTiK199]

Can i push highter limit with not reference models with better cooling? And what frequency you recommend for cards like Gigabyte and Asus ROG with 3 fans? I mean frequency for stable use without risk to get dead card in near future.

[@hakont.4960]

My Sapphire Pulse RX 5700 runs stable with 2050MHz and 40% power limit. A card with equal or better cooling should handle similar settings.

[@MiSTiK199]

@@hakont.4960 I believe you, but how loud and hot it runs? Dunno if it worth in long terms. It also depends on die quality, mine is 1048mV in stock, not really good for overclocking.

[@johnkatsogiannos8150]

@@hakont.4960 what is your gpu/junction temps? any extra cooling?

[@Peet-_-]

Hey by far the most helpful video Ive seen thanks a lot it is my first build and I am looking to get the best perfo!my build is a red devil 5700 and a 3600 the cooling setup is the 275airflow+ 5 120mm radiator fans + the wraith prism for my cpu and hell I'm living in Canada so norried there ahah...so basicly in which range would you recommend to put the mhz in the powertool menu?after I have extracted the registry enter into the folder can I use MSI afterburner..! Thanks a lot

[@AnujeetRoy09]

It's a very dangerous case of silicon lottery. I have tried a few things with my Vega 64

[@PCGamesN]

It's no more dangerous than standard overclocking. The Vega 64 is also a completely different GPU, and the top card in its pairing.

[@AnujeetRoy09]

@@PCGamesN I know. But even the most simple overclocking on a Vega 64 is a weirdly difficult thing to do. Any change from stock settings makes it crash and forces it back into stock from Global Wattman. I believe I got a bad deal on the silicon lottery for my ASUS ROG Strix GPU, but when even the Turbo mode in Wattman crashes the card and ends up defaulting to the Balanced mode, I don't think flashing in custom BIOS from a group of open-source devs is a bad idea, of course, it's in my case and since RX 5700 is a completely different architecture, it might be a solid thing to do and get *free* upgrade to something that's more similar to an RX 5700XT.

[@humanbeing9079]

@@AnujeetRoy09 you simply can't compare different gpu architectures. By "can't" I mean it's utterly idiotic for you to even raise this concern in the first place. Vega is fabbed on 14nm and Navi is fabbed on 10nm, so they have completely different characteristics clock wise on a silicon level. Also Vega has HBM2 while Navi has GDDR6, HBM2 was notorious for possibly being locked from overclocking, tons of people reported outright crashes after changing memory clock. Navi's overclocking headroom is bios locked unlike Vega, it's nowhere close to silicon limits, so you are guaranteed to get more performance from this. All of the above apply before even talking about the architecture.

[@71janas]

You should try undervolting it. I have the AMD Vega64 LC. Default GPU clock 1708mhz, ram 945mhz. Undervolted GPU 1838mhz, ram 980mhz. I saw a tutorial here for undervolting Vega64, it's a lot of work, but the result speak itself🙂

[@JonelKingas]

i oc my sapphire pulse rx 5700 to 1.85ghz had like 5c more temp but running good no problems kinda don't wanna go to this extend lmao was just curious

[@luis007c]

Best video yet! Happy I came across your channel! New sub here! Great work guys!

[@jimsinnovations2737]

i flashed my reference 5700 to a xt and temps are not an issue its the same heatsink thats on the reference xt model and my speeds have increased a ton then i used the morepowertool and the card is amazing!!

[@jimsinnovations2737]

also have a waterblock coming tomorrow for it so i'm stoked about that!!

[@PCGamesN]

It really is! With the unlocked potential of the RX 5700 it's become one of our absolute favourite graphics cards of today. Undervolting too means temperatures can be kept low even with higher clock speeds.

[@jimsinnovations2737]

@@PCGamesN ya i put grizzly kryo paste on it and new thermal pads its a beast!! it can get loud but the coming waterblock will solve all that!! haha i knew this would be possible that's why i bought the 5700 and once i seen the pcbs i knew, ya it does not unlock the shaders or cores but still makes a world of difference!!

[@jimsinnovations2737]

@@yooanto9465 use the mech xt version cause the pcb will be the same

[@jimsinnovations2737]

@@yooanto9465. Make sure your using newest. Ati flash from tech power up and run it from. Cmd. Line not the gui, try that an if they don't work go with reference pcb bios. Or. Anniversary edition

[@skatefarmerftw]

I followed this with a Rx 5700 red devil (non xt) using the red devil xt bios. Morepowertool write was successful, I loaded wattman and put the slider up to 2030mhz but then grabbed the circular bit in middle and raised it slightly. I clicked apply. The computer crashed after 10 seconds (no games just the desktop). It then failed to boot even to the splash screen. Have I bricked this card? I put the card in an alternative machine and get nothing at all, I can't even boot anything into the bios? I tried to use atiflash directly from a pen drive and flash the cards bios back to stock , it gets right to the end and says "error - adapter not found" So I have destroyed a brand new £370 graphics card it appears?

[@boagoa282]

James Murray did you found solution?

[@petrichor1956]

So?

[@skatefarmerftw]

@@boagoa282 Nope no solution

[@damara2268]

Well, probably by pulling the bit in the middle the hack-unlocked frequency and voltage settings corrupted and set some super high voltage value causing your card to basically fry itself.

[@burakkavus3257]

I think you pulled your voltages too high and fried ur card I’m doing the same thing with 2050mhz and 1.185 voltages and I’m fine , max this card should go is 1.250

[@dalileddineslimani6399]

Whi tried this sapphire pulse model and how much performance increase? And temps also important in games and benchmarks?

[@kastekniv885]

Thank you so much guys , so happy about my overclocked card ! just to know: I set the voltage to 1,176 mV as you suggested to do, but the “new Adrenalin driver watt-man” just changed it automatically to 2,000 mV, is it normal ? Do I need to force the lower voltage again (because 2,000 mV is too high), or I can leave it that way? Thanks for the support 😄

[@MisterDenisTT]

it happened the same to me, i just forced it down but idk

[@mjkstra]

Hi, i have the rx 5700 and i undervolted it at 990mv to get better performance.. i recommend you not to exceed 1200mv, 2000mv seems very dangerous

[@johnkatsogiannos8150]

what is your gpu/junction temps? any extra cooling?

[@johnkatsogiannos8150]

did you have water cooling or some sort of better cooling? 1.176 wats and only 83 junction under full load sounds insane.... I get those stats with 1000 watts 1950 mhz 5% power limit

[@lanster6887]

lol my xfx rx 5700 reaches 2000 mhz core clock with 1000mV, no need to increase voltage higher, temps are lower. the only thing I am missing after this soft mod is Fan Stop- it is completely gone and fans spin at 20% idle.

[@juan-lz7fq]

What is the memory clock set to?

[@CocoDave37]

watching this 3 years later and holy.... slow down with your narrative.

[@gebaunh8]

If I install the original drivers will my card go back to the original settings? I mean, what is the right procedure if I want to go back to the original bios configuration? Tnx

[@040armageddon040]

want to know that too!! @PCGamesN

[@paw565]

Just reverse the process with original bios.

[@quakepro9754]

Does this work with the RX 5700 XT?

[@emotionalintelligence776]

That's hilarious. I never looked at the fact its for the 5700 not necessarily the XT. Only when I was done OC and UV that I noticed it was for the normal 5700 card. That said everything in the vid is applicable but the mentioned settings in UV and OC are more of a baseline to start with rather than finish.

[@joestuehmer7967]

Was this on a Rx5700 reference card? Also can you tell me what your undervolt settings were?

[@PCGamesN]

Yes, it's the straight reference card, with an undervolt to 1,176mV on a 2,005MHz overclock.

[@joestuehmer7967]

Thanks for the help, I gave you a thumbs up

[@gebaunh8]

PCGamesN what about the VRAM MHz? Should I keep it at 1750? I’m using 2005-1176 at the GPU and it looks amazing already. Thanks

[@alexrodriguez3089]

Thank you guy. I lucked out and got a$400 asus 5700 oc 8gb and nooooo!!! heatsink problems for $330 and made it a $500 better then xt ver. 65c full load game in the 200 fps "thank you" again amazing work!

[@ciri4kgaming7]

True title hidden: How to unlock AMD GPU Turbo mode.

[@TaFeitoAoBife]

hello i have an 5700 from powercolor, its the cheap one with 2 fans, but its not the red devil or anything... its the simple one, so is there any bios to update from the same manufacturer? i only find powercolor reference or from de red devil, not my cheap one.... can someone help?

[@jaeslow6347]

Phenom OP I’m pretty sure you should be okay running the Red Devil 5700xt bios, it’s what I’ll be doing when I get my card next week, different bios for different manufacturers sometimes work on others cards, so you should be ok

[@JOAFINDICHJOA]

@@jaeslow6347 how is your card running witht the XT bios?

[@peraspman94]

HI GUYS! I have an ASUS Radeon RX 5700 DUAL EVO OC and im runnin a benchmark and my Radeon Software tells me my clockspeed is about 1700~ and VOLTAGE 1050... 1050 and "undervolt" to 1176??? Dont want to overclock the voltage that high without knowing it is what it should? THANKS

[@jackduals]

You're running at 1700mhz at 1050mvs. In the video they ran at an overclocked 2005mhz, which needs 1176mvs to run stable.

[@158158cow]

Can you do the same with the XT model?

[@weevle4]

Were the power limits increased? Is there any need to do that?

[@luxury_kingdom7364]

Mine still appears to be locked at 1850. Can anyone help? I would really appreciate it.

[@hakont.4960]

Did you restart your PC before entering the Radeon software?

[@ltmotley4481]

i cant dowload the morepowertool please help

[@WinStorm7r]

Can o dot his with a XFX5700RX?

[@yooanto9465]

not working

[@person4149]

AOD software gives me the bsod any advices?

[@frostkaizen1985]

I just want to get some clarification here, this more power tool, does it flash your bios of the existing 5700 by changing it to 5700xt values but it remains a 5700 or does this change the registry values "soft mod" im confused? is this a bios modification?

[@johnmiller678]

Its still a 5700. It doesnt flash the bios to a 5700xt. You would still install regular 5700 drivers. It just unlocks the clocks through software.

[@leonrodan8064]

It may be in a sapphire pulse rx 5700?

[@paddym-k9792]

Probably not because the thermal solution is made better for the XT version. The non-XT may not be able to handle the extra heat.

[@JonelKingas]

@@paddym-k9792 i have pulse one rx 5700 i oc to max deffault so to 1.85ghz and didnt touch memory cause when i oc my memory to even like 50mhz i gets stutters but all good with 1.85ghz no problems just 5c more so max was 74c

[@justahuman9963]

@@JonelKingas i bought rx 5700 sapphire pulse too is IT worth to OC?

[@hakont.4960]

@@paddym-k9792 I overclocked my Sapphire Pulse RX 5700 to 2050MHz core clock and 40% power limit with automatic core voltage without issues. Higher than that and it becomes slightly unstable during stress tests. The cooling seems to cope well with some overclocking.

[@yooanto9465]

Hi thanks for the good video , I Have question . If I had this version : MSI Radeon RX 5700 Mech oc , Should I load the same one you use 5700 xt reference or MSI Radeon RX 5700 Xt Mech ?

[@scomex1298]

For mech

[@xander4644]

I have the RX 5700 Mech Oc and I loaded it fine.

[@martijn5848]

Thanks for the helpful video. Why am I hearing a keyboard when you're speaking tho?

[@banthaboss6390]

Does this still work on the new 19.12.2 adrenaline that changed the entire layout?

[@pixelfire6121]

I would like to know as well...

[@banthaboss6390]

@@pixelfire6121 So I ended up just going with it.... And it was rough. It removed my xt flash and my OC on my CPU. After re-flashing the xt bios and overclocking the cpu it seemed like it was good until I noticed that there isn't FRTC in the new adrenaline. So if you want to frame cap you only have Chill. Hope that is clear.

[@pixelfire6121]

@@banthaboss6390 what is chill? Sorry I'm kinda new around here

[@banthaboss6390]

@@pixelfire6121 well if frtc is a maximum cap of frame rates that you will never go over, like my 5700 was getting around 380 fps on dead space 2 for instance, it was utilizing 98% of the gpu and pulling 260-280 watts of power. With frtc on capped at 144 fps (1440 monitor @ 144 htz) I was using about 3% gpu with 100 watts. Chill reduces fps from zero up. So at idle while your not moving it would drop to 40 fps then up to 60 while your running etc.

[@banthaboss6390]

@@pixelfire6121 so chill doesn't necessarily stop the max fps of your card to prevent wasted gpu use. It just helps before the max is needed. It does ok if you set the min and max to the same value. It moves about 50 fps over occasionally. But games will be WAY smoother without wasted frames. At 98% utilization and 400 fps the games was glitchy and stuttered. Just set your chill fps to whatever refresh rate your monitor is and it will be ok till they add back frtc.

[@suhassharaf7371]

DO PEOPLE EVEN UNDERSTAND WHAT THE HELL YOR TALKING ABOUT ?

[@diecruiseify]

i did all steps from the video and now my brand new powercolor 5700ref wont post anything..

[@amd9918]

gg goodbye card

[@huevocrespo]

Do this reference models have dualbios?

[@jpesicka999]

No

[@Deathbatman]

Thanks I wanted to get a little better fps in things like vr

[@HappyHands.]

It's "power" is important if it cant even run Dx9 and Dx10 games over 60fps.

[@hakont.4960]

What the heck are you talking about? Unless they're really poorly optimized this GPU will run any game from that era at well above 100 FPS as long as the CPU can keep up.

[@ZZZXYZ]

Maybe this is proof that the ps5's boosted 2.23ghz has potential.

[@minded8929]

So first you pay 2 or 3X retail price, then you still got work to do. Great 👍

[@celticwarrior916]

Stop buying overpriced products. This video is 11 months old dude.

[@blackaklive6060]

All this risk for 8 more fps :,

[@3dkiller]

there is no risk... its just overclocking :)

[@JonelKingas]

Aaaaand more temps cause when i oc it i get 78c without it 66c and i have custom rx 5700 sapphire pulse

[@synapse5791]

When your gpu takes to much power so you make it worse by declocking it

[@isaiahrobinson393]

PlayStation Sucks.

[@krimnullz3166]

Isaiah Robinson yeah but it will be well optimized sense it’s a console

[@jpesicka999]

But the exclusives don't.