Sapphire RX 5700 XT Nitro+ Review: In-Depth Thermals, Noise, Overclocking, & Power

This Sapphire RX 5700 XT Nitro+ OC review benchmarks the thermals, noise, overclocking, and power capabilities of one of the highest-end RX 5700 XT cards that's coming out.
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That one chart is obviously supposed to be labeled "Fan RPM" on the left axis -- oops!
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Article: we're delaying this one so that the team can get some sleep! You can read about testing methods in our Pulse or Gaming OC reviews.
The Sapphire RX 5700 XT Nitro+ OC is one of the higher-end cards coming to the Navi lineup. This one is interesting for its cooling solution, clearly opting for a larger, tri-axial cooler with a large heatsink. It's also got triple VBIOS with different power targets, making testing more challenging than typically as each power target will permit different boosting behavior. In this review, we'll look most heavily at thermals versus the Sapphire RX 5700 XT Pulse, the MSI RX 5700 XT Evoke, Gigabyte RX 5700 XT Gaming OC, and AMD RX 5700 XT Reference card.
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[@GamersNexus]

Oops. That one chart should obviously be labeled "FAN RPM." It doesn't do 2000W! That'd get us a lot more OC! Note also that the leftmost switch is a toggle that allows software management of which VBIOS is active, but itself isn't a third VBIOS.

[@denan1]

Steve did you look at Trixx boost?

[@matrixfull]

this is really cool card; I think I will buy Pulse tho once the prices chill down just a touch more ; its manifacturer suggested price is barely just in my price range.

[@MikaelKKarlsson]

@@userunknown3275 No. Lol.

[@George_K.]

I'm going for 3440x1440 75Hz, is this the card to get? I play mostly Shadow of War / the Tomb Raider

[@sebastianmoser2478]

@@George_K. I think this card would do pretty well with that resolution and refresh rate. In most games you will be able to hit 75 Fps with max quality settings. It's a very good choice!

[@270eman]

3 years later and my 5700xt nitro+ is running fantastic.

[@gmdhighvoltage]

what's your temps and fan rpm in heavy games + settings? Asking as those reviews with those 1500rpm are open test bench and naturally the fans spins up a lot higher in case with case fans set for lower RPM instead of high noise. Got one second hand and while temps are great (75 edge/100 hotspot in the heaviest scenario with 1.2V, i.e. default) it's ramping up to 1900-1950rpm and quite noisy actually. My case is fractal design meshify 2 with bequiet silent wings 3 fans spinning at 680-700rpm (2 front, 1 back).

[@boyongbulyero3144]

@@gmdhighvoltage can you live stream on fb with rx 5700xt??

[@Djeafskie]

@@boyongbulyero3144 yes of course, looks at my youtube channel I play warzone with the rx 5700x twww.youtube.com/@DjeAfskie/videos

[@hepi_34]

@@gmdhighvoltage I had these temps and noise too, after I repasted it with Arctiv MX4 it dropped from 80/100 to 60/70 with lower fan speed as well

[@kylehenderson2686]

​@@hepi_34 I also did my taichi today and went from 110° hotspot to 60° definitely something every 5700xt owner should do

[@ORBrunner]

Saphire yet again proved that they are THE BEST AMD GPU manufacturer STRIX is no longer the king Nitro+ is still more imperssive in every aspect and have reasonable price

[@givemeajackson]

The real competitor was always the powercolor card, not the strix

[@ORBrunner]

ROG STRIX was top in case of performance Other parameters... not that great especially PRICE that can not even be taken seriously to be honest. Overpriced as fuck

[@bulletzzz3]

That’s why I got the sapphire 5700 xt ☺️

[@ryomario90]

Strix IS the king of 5700 XT as of now since we don't know what's under the hood of the Nitro+, check out Buildzoid's video about it, Asus went pretty overkill with the 5700 XT. PS: I'm not trash talking the Sapphire Nitro+ brand, since I have a RX 580 Nitro+ card in my system and I'm happy with it, I'm just saying that Asus might have better quality components under the hood that could effect lifespam and overclocking ability of the 5700 XT.

[@ORBrunner]

But what we see here are pretty good results In terms of thermal results Nitro+ shows even better numbers than STRIX which can proof two things: it has good component base or it has very good engineering decisions in its heatsink and overall construction quality If Saphire did everything that ASUS also managed to do but with some improvements and less painfully fir budget, they are just freakin mages.

[@tonycezargoularte9188]

Hail to the King, Nitro+ is finally here :) Awesome review, man!

[@kojack57]

It's a Sapphire. You won't remember the price in five or six years and this card is still plugging away. What else is there to say.

[@fuzzfire]

My Sapphire R9 390 Nitro is still running. This is going to be its replacement when it comes to the market, debated Radeon VII but I dont need that much power.

[@TheVillainOfTheYear]

This. That's why I don't really pay too much attention to price in reviews. If you care that much, make coffee at home instead of Starbucks for a month and you'll have the price difference.

[@tron121]

@@fuzzfire I have an r9 290 vapor-x, still flawless all these years later

[@fuzzfire]

@@tron121 That was the carb I wanted when I had my black and blue build, but couldnt afford it, so waited a year and when all Black White and Gray with my Nitro, Asus z170-a board combo

[@MisoElEven]

@@TheVillainOfTheYear Who would even drink anything from Starbucks...Im not a student with lots of dept using even more of someone elses money to drink from overpriced coffee "shop"... :D

[@egonpax]

Seriously loving all the AIB 5700 XT reviews! I know it’s pretty repetitive but it’s good content

[@gryfer7950]

And very necessary for those who need the information. Genuinely -- thank you, GN.

[@DobrieNIN]

even though i dont plan on buying a 5700xt, i am using this as a gauge to see which companies to look at by the time big Navi comes. for example, its clear that MSI does not care about making quality AMD products based on steve's testing and i know i will be avoiding them pretty much from here on out.

[@egonpax]

DobrieNIN that’s an excellent point. MSI has proven to be lacking in design and the THICC card has some weird issues that should be fixable by XFX, but that doesn’t instill confidence

[@RyanLelek]

@World Channel AIB = "Add In Board" - search "All graphics cards are AIB" for more details

[@Mattia_98]

"Good job" Equivalent to a golden award by GN ;)

[@PsychoJoeC]

Purchased this model on eBay for $170. I think I got a pretty good deal. Can’t wait to get it! :)

[@momosbreath9713]

Sapphire have never let me down, great performance that lasts a very long time. My HD5850 still works.

[@50CenT123smoke]

It took a really long time for them to get there though. Unfortunately they used to be a budget bran back in the days. I remember my 9800gt dying on me

[@RobBCactive]

They were great!! It took a fanless 7000 series card to retire my 5800 board, I cannot remember the exact numbers.

[@MikehMike01]

I had a Sapphire 5850 and it was a bag of shit.

[@momosbreath9713]

@@MikehMike01 Depends on what year you got them and used them. It was released 2009, of course it's shit now.

[@cristienfernandez8474]

This is definitely a fake account 😂

[@Yuzume]

Very nice card, aesthetically and technically speaking

[@Tarrasq-Eredar]

I wished the white spots would be dark Grey or just black l, doesn't match my build :(. Powercolor devil it is then...

[@Silent_Bobb]

That top white hexagon panel is unfortunately pretty ugly. But it wont stop me from buyin it.

[@LastSecBloomer]

Comparison with 5700 XT Red Devil would be interesting. Nitro + is smaller, I'm curious how would its cooler do against the thicker and taller Red Devil one...

[@blackmennewstyle]

Just go watching "Hardware Unboxed" review, they provided the required data. Spoiler alert, Red Devil is a very little bit better but both cards are on the top of the 5700XT's game, only issue is they are hard to get...

[@CHRoOMAX]

Have you even done your research? One would wonder whether that's the case. Go have a look at the video from HU @02:10. Spoiler: the Nitro+ is larger.

[@axelolord]

@@CHRoOMAX larger but lighter

[@CragScrambler]

I managed to snag an rx5700xt red devil on day one launch in the UK and I'm thoroughly impressed so far. Cool quiet and powerfull enough to max out everything I throw at it so far.

[@praetorxyn]

Per HU the Nitro+ is slightly quieter. Red Devil has very slight advantage in 1% lows. I can't remember which won in Temps. The quieter and replaceable fans (as well as it being Sapphire) makes the Nitro+ a winner for me.

[@motor-head]

I'm willing to pay a premium for a Sapphire card. I've owned two of them and always been impressed with the quality. I hate "cheap" components. It's probably almost all subjective on my part but there is a certain satisfaction I get when I feel like my components are high quality or top of the line.

[@Winnetou17]

Agreed! It's just normal to have peace of mind at those prices.

[@Ehren1337]

that sapphire is much worse than rog in components.

[@juliangomez716]

Well, after almost 4 months of having bought this GPU (following Steve's advice) I will tell you my experience: At first I had A LOT of troubles with the card, which mostly consisted in stuttering and complete system crash in several games. After doing some really heavy searching, and having tried every possible software-wise solution whithin the scope of my knowdlege, I came to the conclussion that there had to be something wrong in my hardware. Having gone through the (damn long) warranty process, it turned out to be a GPU failure, so they replaced the faulty piece with a brand new one. Guess I had bad luck to begin with... So, now with all those troubles having gone, I still found myself having to touch drivers several times because black screen happened randomly, even while idle. Finally, after reading some forums, I learned that 19.12.2/3 drivers were the good ones (do NOT install the ones from 2020 edition), and HELL THIS GPU ROCKS HARD, BOY! Simply put, you can run ANYTHING at Ultra at 1080p with more than 60fps (I use a 75hz monitor btw). To my surprise, RDR2 which is a damn resource hungry buggy game, reaches 80fps with everything between high and Ultra. Tried RE2 remake also, with same results. The card remains fresh, between 70-80°C (junction goes around 90°C) while playing AAA games, even when it does consume over 220/230W under load. Oh, and it is absolutely silent. I don't even have to reach 60% of fans speed to keep it within those thermal values. So, in conclution, it is a GREAT GPU for the money. The only downside are the drivers, which doesn't work as well as NVIDIA ones, but that can be solved by fresh installing the 19.12 versions. Sorry if I overextended, but I hope this to be useful for people trying to decide wether to buy this or another model.

[@blattlaus7382]

Is it still that bad to this date? I mean the drivers

[@juliangomez716]

@@blattlaus7382 I'm currently using the recommended 2020 version, and so far no problems registered. I can even smoothly play RDR2, which is hell of a buggy one.

[@jno4159]

Julian Gomez Cool thanks for the info.. my older amd cards also had issues with the 2020 release.. theyve gotten better. I just ordered this 5700xt.. glad the drivers are better for it as well.. Just fyi.. If you ever can, consider a 144hz monitor.. 75hz is limiting this card at 1080p... I see noticeable differences every ~20fps.. worth it imo. My vega 56 can push over 100fps on many newer games/high settings

[@coconutoil1614]

@@juliangomez716 How is the card doing chief Is it still good?

[@juliangomez716]

@@coconutoil1614 Right now I'm having no trouble running some January 2020 release drivers, since I had some issues with newer ones with games like COD Warzone (graphics looked aweful). The only thing that bugs me is a very occasionally and random black scren while gaming, but I solve it reconnecting the HDMI cable to the card and signal instantly returns. I should try the latest drivers, but so far I'm good with this ones. So if you're wondering if this is a goos buy, I'd say it actually is, considering the money. It's a great card, apart from the sofware that runs it. Still, if you have the money to go for a 2070 super, then go for that one, which has slightly better performance and drivers. For me that was not an option, since in my country costs almost double.

[@Antilli]

This card has some really great 1% and 0.1% lows though... Worth considering for that also.

[@GamersNexus]

It's mostly within error of the others.

[@TheVerrm]

If Steve has hard time recommending one card over another you know both are really good :)

[@kingdon9690]

I have the Sapphire Radeon Nitro 5700XT plus, it's a beast I will definitely say that. I'm not familiar with overclocking, still learning it. My brother in law is teaching me here and there. But he said my pc is pretty bad ass, and it handles all my games and streaming just fine.

[@sky_004]

We really need a comparison with the Cowerpolor Red Devil now. I don't know which one to buy. :O

[@420f37]

Bro that fucked me up lol

[@peterjohnson1379]

Whichever one you can find in stock, although I would go with the sapphire one

[@joek81981]

I hope when he gets married, the priest be like, "...by the power vested in me by the state of North Carolina, I pronounce you husband and wife... ...beeeeefore that, this wedding is brought to you by the National Ketchup Advisory Board...."

[@petran4018]

The pope shod be proud he is marrying Tech Jesus.

[@masamuneidkyriou]

This card also looks to be using better capacitors, so that's a huge plus.

[@CarbonPanther]

Which card is that on the lower left side of the screen? Also, are you ever going to dive into undervolting with any of the Navi cards?

[@JustinVoldenCM]

Powercolor red devil 5700xt is the only one i have seen that is both design and price comparable be interesting to see how it compares over all

[@BetoMelancia]

Add XFX thicc2 Ultra to your list. Are the main top 3 5700xt cards

[@DerKruemel]

@@BetoMelancia did you watch the review of the card ?

[@HectorDomino.]

Waiting for Sapphire RX 5700 XT Toxic review. Its watercooled they say...!

[@kasmidjan]

toxic is coming... but on higher tier 5800xt or 5900xt

[@larrygall5831]

Pretty impressive to see the Sapphire running much cooler while using 25w more. The ability to get down to 200w and do even better is well, better.

[@egonpax]

Oh I hope that you also will take a look at the ASRock Taichi 5700 XT!

[@egonpax]

Thomas Jonson yeah I’m hoping for a lower price point to match my Taichi mobo, but we’ll see I guess!

[@CaiusMeridius]

@Thomas Jonson 500€ for a 2080 Super? Where?

[@Guezz87]

I think that is the same card underneat. ASrock and Sapphire are the same company from a while, i think the taichi has more led illumination, the rest i think is the same

[@MadMexism]

Ordered mine today. Had to return an XFX Raw II today at Best buy. Just way to damn hot, and even with fan manually set to 50 percent. Paid extra $20 for next day delivery on my new Nitro plus. Im upgrading from a Strix RX 580 8 gig card. Cant friggin wait!!!

[@JuicyJonesHQ]

I picked up the Special Edition this week for $449, and I chose it over the 2070 Super because of price and stocking issues. There wasn't much choice where to buy a super at the time and prices were $100 more. Feels like a win.

[@RohaN-hr5xl]

how it performing ? im planning to buy it but im too confuse between red devil or nitro+se or msi gaming x

[@JustMe8800]

I wish there had been enough room in those charts to include Sapphire's preceding enthusiast card, the Nitro+ Vega 64. After watching, I'm still left wondering how much of a step they've taken with this launch.

[@Sitharii]

I don't usually make any comments at your reviews Steve because I can rarely find anything bad to complain about !!! Big thanks for your reviews Steve/ @Gamers Nexus !!!!

[@Wizardi1111]

3:22 "Triple Axial Fan TARD?" XD

[@KooYu]

The same review, at the exact same time, from the two Steves I like. Time to put that dual monitor setup to good use.

[@Albert24346]

Great review as always. 5700 XT will be my next card and you're so helpful. I'd pay 20 $ more for this model, no doubt.

[@TheDarknessOfGames]

Alber $40*

[@xIndicaxHigh]

Just purchased the Sapphire Nitro+ 5700XT 8GB OC! Can't wait to run The Division on it.

[@gimmethat1k171]

How did you get it, it’s sold out everywhere? I have been looking all over the place for it.

[@xIndicaxHigh]

@@gimmethat1k171 amazon had one in a Bundle with a Ryzen 9 3900X

[@gimmethat1k171]

@@xIndicaxHigh Oh cool, I just hope I can get my hands on one. I have been sitting on Newegg just refreshing the page endlessly till it goes back in stock. This is my first pc and I have all the parts other than a gpu and it’s driving me nuts that the one I want is so high in demand right now.

[@strixkuriboh7581]

Now do the XFX THICC2. Please. I'll ask nicely every video until you do. #AskGN

[@danielemedici948]

Looking forward to that one too. Honestly the thermal design looks really promising, but i saw hardware unboxed's video and it has 1) a weird problem with the fans not spinning up until the card reaches 100c and 2) maybe a too aggressive fan curve (2100rpm). About 1, looks like other youtubers aren't having this problem, and about number 2 i'd be curious to see what the temps are at 40db.

[@gyunhigyu]

I hate seeing this 410-420-430$ 5700 XT things. In Hungary the custom cooled 5700 XTs cost at least 20% but more like 30% more than the refernce models... (Exchanging the price from HUF to USD, a reference model costs here 480-500$.)

[@eddvdm]

In Brazil same story.. the Xfx Thicc II - one of the only ones that seem available so far - is around $620 after the conversion. Reference models $520-540. Sad.

[@MidianCabalMidran13]

Don't forget that all prices expressed in USD are without any taxes.

[@MisoElEven]

In Slovakia its similar..the cheapest here is Gigabyte Gaming OC at almost 480€..and RedDevil from Powercolor isnt available and probably wont be for another half a year :DD so its really 480-560€..

[@Chrontard]

buy it from slovakia, problem solved.

[@Chrontard]

@@MisoElEven šak pulse stojí 4 stovečky rovné

[@singular9]

For 10-20$ more than the rest, I think it's worth it. 440$ for the BEST aib card, hell yeah. Aib 2070 supers run over 500$.

[@Ehren1337]

but id like to have quiet and cooler card lol

[@krazyhartin]

I went ahead and bought it. I can't wait around for the 5800s or 5900s (if there will be?) to come out.

[@mycelia_ow]

There will be but it's coming this summer so yeah no reason to wait. I will however sell my Nitro+ 5700 XT when they drop so I can uograde. This model has amazing resale value, it'll be sold pretty fast.

[@OutlawCaliber13]

I wear headphones, so the noise never bothered me. I set all my fans on a steep curve according to increasing temps. I've had this card for around a year now. I've not really had any problems with it, and can play pretty much every game I want with it. I was just curious what was said about it. lol

[@StaK_1980]

Thank you for featuring 5700 cards! I think I'll buy this one when it become locally available to me.

[@erickrayos]

Right now here in Japan this card cost 430bucks vs the 2070super at 530bucks for the cheapest one. The driver improved a lot on the amd and improved the performance already. If you don't care about Ray tracing then 5700xt is the right one. I was looking at the 2070 today but at they got the 5700xt at a cheaper price (about 20bucks) it wasnt a hard decision for me.

[@Tritiumfusion]

Well I'm convinced, Just ordered mine, as I cannot stand noise- This'll be perfect for gaming while my family is in the room :)

[@tylonblas2581]

Ferdinand Heiselberg where did you order it?

[@peterj3420]

What he said ^

[@windowsdefender7947]

Where did you buy it from?

[@KarsonNow]

I use an Saphire RX5700XT Nitro + SE for 3 years at now and this card is just brilliant. I get it for about 420$.

[@decree72]

Nice sponsor, my PSU. Im still torn between 2070S and 5700XT, this one again is performance wise really on par, only the AMD driver pushes me a bit away. Still on my 1070 i just cant decide.

[@RobertAhlskog]

You are spot on with the issue of AMD drivers, I am on a 1070 and now looking at options for a new build. A 5700XT is gonna run 480€-ish and a 2070 S is 600€+.

[@BRUXXUS]

Sapphire really knocking it out of the park here! Hope this is kind of a live test for the cooler design before "Big Navi" comes around. Although, it does make me sad that XFX has just been relying on f*cking memes for marketing and not actually producing all that great of products. My old 7950, (in the style of that one that's been on the shelf behind you for years) lasted me a LONG time and when finally died got replaced for free with their lifetime warranty. Their customer service has been great to me in the past, but their recent products are little more than a joke.

[@delta9k]

Thanks for the review. I have a reference XT already been waiting pick up an AIB model to add to the collection - this is the card I'm going to pop on. I actually like that it has a main, backup and a still a third bios to use with their software suite. Not that I would but heck yeah, its there if you do. The thermals and the noise also very nice. That separate cooler plate/fin stack just for the GDDR6 - nice touch same with user replaceable fans, nice. And It looks good too. Take my money Saphire...

[@uno99]

Damnit I just got the pulse 3 days ago, now I'm jealous of this

[@forestR1]

I'm on my Second Sapphire Nitro card (R9 390 NITRO and Nitro+ Vega64) they do such a good job! I don't know if I like the look of this one? but the results are consistent with my experience. Love to see some undervolt OC action, I reckon you could get this near silent

[@howisotamatoneoinuse7964]

I personally wish all GPUs would be stylized to look slim, flat, and clean rather than bulky. I mean the styles are changing. It's kind of like gaming keyboards where the font on each key came from a 90s movie's hacking scene but now the font's slimmer and cleaner

[@MakisOfEquinox]

So sad you guys never did anything with the nitro plus Vega cards. They were so well built I would have e loved to hear you guys thoughts on them.

[@tamtikras]

I would like to see in Video Card reviews 100% fan speed results at given wattage to find out "maximum cooling potential". Sometimes cards behave similar at 40 db but differ a lot when fans are maxed out. I hope that makes sense. Overall amazing review, i think i see 1st time any reviewer paying attention to exact wattage of tested card. 10/10.

[@MisterAdamus]

Well I feel comfortable with my Pulse. In my country for Pulse you need to pay 525$ (ofc with tax) and Nitro+ will be for about 585$. So in my country it's 60$ more, while both cards have pretty similar performance and Pulse has anyway really good cooling. Imho not worth to pay extra money for Nitro.

[@pauliusjancauskas7335]

My Sapphire R9 280 is still killing games today in 2020 (almost). Can't wait to get my Sapphire Radeon RX 5700 XT NITRO+ Special Editon 8GB so I could give away my old rig to my girlfriend That will be my 3rd sapphire card, my last 12 years of only Sapphire use provided to excellent and unmatched

[@Rabidum]

Funnily enough I was watching this looking to decide between the NITRO+ and the Red Devil to give away my old rig using a 280x to my girlfriend.

[@mycelia_ow]

@@Rabidum What did you get? The Nitro+ I hope, amazing resale value

[@wakaflockaproject]

My sapphire r9 280 still going strong. Bought the 5700xt nitro plus no regrets

[@mattevans1643]

The 3 way switch is kinda dumb. So the 3rd position is so you can use Sapphire Trixx. Their software for monitoring it and everything. However if you aren't in the 3rd position you can't use the software. You'll just get an error. It makes no sense but it's whatever. I'd still rock it, it's a good looking card.

[@TheSchantz3]

Hardware Unboxed found a 6% difference between the 2070 Super and 5700 XT at 1440p. If noise is a concern then I think the sapphire makes sense. 6% won't be all that noticeable, the noise will be.

[@HalfChopped]

This video really helped narrow down my decision between the 5700 xt and the 2070 Super. Much appreciated.

[@omrkad]

HalfChopped which one choosed?

[@HalfChopped]

@@omrkad I went with the Sapphire Pulse 5700xt as it was on discount where I live. A low end 2070 super was over 25% more and doesn't give enough of a performance gain for the price difference.

[@omrkad]

Thanks a lot. I also decided for Team Red. Saphire nitro+ 5700 xt se

[@richardsamanthajones5476]

Just undervolted and over clocked ram It's been just brilliant for my VR rig

[@michaelmoses8745]

Got here before the notification. Thanks youtube.

[@kobewong2122]

The notification was strangely delayed for me

[@Viper4ever05]

Their notifications are useless.

[@previousslayer]

le NDA lifteroo 👍 #AskGN is the Red Dragon *XT* on your agenda or not really?

[@kevin-sj3wt]

here in my country The sapphire pulse version is $440 , and the Nitro+ is $480, does the cooling system difference worth the price? i am a home user and aesthetic doesn't affect me much, i live in a tropic country and i play in non air-conditioned room, maybe 28-32 degree Celcius on room temperature. need suggestion, thanks

[@zeronin4696]

Well with better cooling you can boost the performance. If you play with headphones then the pulse will be enough just set the fan curves a bit more aggressive to balance the hot environment temperatures

[@redone729]

I like this channel, its just feels too long sometimes, I would like to have quick review and recommendations and another in depth videos. Sometimes I just need a good recommendation from a channel that I trust thats it.

[@turbofanlover]

I'm an Nvidia man, but if I ever switch teams some day, I'd most likely go with a Sapphire card.

[@longfang_1764]

Yeah, if buy a 2070 super if I had it in the budget

[@cadenmiller]

I got my sapphire nitro+ rx 5700 xt special edition to 2074mhz core @ 1.126mV and 947.5mhz memory with +50% power @ 100% fan speed, stable for gaming uses.

[@MarceloTezza]

Best nitro plus review yet. Thanks Steve.

[@randgrithr7387]

For some reason, the only problem I have with this card is that the fans "hyperventilate" before the OS takes over control. They rev up and down like a riced honda at a red light.

[@mikeoleksa]

I've re-watched this video for who knows how many times, and no matter how much I want to justify something like an EVGA 2070 Super FTW3 or XC card, I just can't over this Sapphire card or the Asus Strix 5700 XT OC Edition. Plus, there is the SE edition of the Nitro+ that is clocked slightly higher even. I know these are reaching the $500 USD price range, but the 2070 Super cards that I would consider are at least $100 more, if they are even in stock. The EVGA 2070 Super Black edition is even around $20 higher. I look at a GPU as an investment. I don't swap them with every new generation, so I'm willing to spend more now. Bang per buck, it just seems that the higher tier 5700 XT cards that are on my radar provide more long term value. The major thing people may question is about RTX. I don't game. Enough said. As useless as it is at this point and probably will be for a very long time, I'd get more use out of the PCI-E Gen 4 capability on my current Crosshair VIII Hero that's paired with a R7 3700X. So yeah, neither feature carries much weight in my scenario.

[@tacticalcenter8658]

Really wish they would make gpu's with heat sinks where you can mount 3 regular 120mm fans of your choice and or two 240mm fans. That way we can choose the cfm, static pressure and noise level and forgo the stupid looking fan shrouds the manufacturer makes and in return provide more performance and choices.

[@Gunni1972]

Now THAT is the card i was looking for. :-)

[@RolandoAlvarez]

Great video very in depth. I like the board but the 2070 super is almost the same price...

[@ImaITman]

Steve one thing you didn't mention in this that really needs to be mentioned in this market space is consumer morality. In other words how do consumers perceive the company. It matters in all markets, but in the tech giants market it matters more. We see it in gaming, and we definitely see it between Nvidia, Intel, and AMD. Objectivity is necessary, however objectivity also leads to honesty. Honesty in my opinion leads to revealing how Nvidia has been treating it's consumer base because of its market dominance for years.

[@adam346]

that rtx 2070 black oc'd like a beast. I'm not joking, most people can only get +60-+80 out of their A skew gpu's when they normally only had a +90 over base-line on that card... that was a good draw on steve's part.

[@Bensam123]

Please break down the cards as well. This seems to be overlooked now days (amount of heat pipes, contact, VRM cooling), in addition to figuring out whether or not the fans are ball, sleeve, or something else. That very much determines how long the fans on the card will last. Gigabyte and Asus have notoriously bad fans and they eventually cease. Save $.1 on fans hoping no one will notice or by the time they go bad no one will care. Sleeves are terrible.

[@alphalobster8021]

I don't understand how your 5700 XT benchmarks are so good. The one I had could barely do better than a GTX 1080 and then would crash. But then most of the games I play are based on Unreal 4 which, bizarrely, nobody includes in bvenchmarks.

[@Antilli]

Unreal Engine 4 is basically nVidia optimized.

[@alphalobster8021]

@@Antilli Yeah, but I didn't realise that until after I bought the card. People need to know.

[@Tallnerdyguy]

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[@rocnroll0065]

Excellent review Steve!

[@PeterSteele111]

Just picked up a Nitro+ Special Edition for my new 3700X build. Should get here Tuesday. Excited to give it a go and see what I've been missing out on using my GTX 970 for the last 5-6 years.

[@romainb.9107]

I have the exact same build but from a GTX 1060 6GB and dude that was another world can't imagine the feeling your about to have from a GTX 900 u are not ready

[@PeterSteele111]

@@romainb.9107 i cant wait. Ive seen the vids showing how good they are. I have 32gb ram corsair vengance rgb pro 3200mhz cas 16, gigabyte x570 aorus ultra, 3700x, the nitro+, 2 x 144hz 1080p monitors 25", fractal meshify c, fractal ion+ 860w platinum psu, and from my existing sytem 2 x 1tb nvme drives. I do gaming, but i also do video editing and streaming. My day job is software development so the extra threads are what im really interested in from the CPU. Im excited to build this new system though. My current rig is an i5 6600k, 16gb viper elite ram, asrock z170 gaming k4, and the gtx 970. Should be a sizeable upgrade from everything ive read and seen

[@JuicyJonesHQ]

So weird. I bought the same thing and it'll be here Tuesday, to replace my i5-3570k / GTX 970 system.

[@PeterSteele111]

@@JuicyJonesHQ Nice! I am excited for sure and I am sure you are as well. Ill definitely be posting it on my channel, because for the price I paid damnit, it deserves a little attention lol

[@BAdventures]

Good honest review 😎👍

[@andrewthompson14]

Can't wait for the teardown video of that beastly cooler!

[@BrodyKramer]

this thing is a B E A S T. If you are like I was and are trying to decide between this and the 2070 super/other 5700xt's.. This is the one. Truthfully it looks SO good, its quiet, runs cool, and gets me tremendous FPS on 1080p and almost just as well on 1440p

[@jonathancrane969]

did you run into any driver issue?

[@BrodyKramer]

Jonathan Crane none! My PC has been run tremendously. The driver issues were fixed in January

[@spektrumB]

AMD and Sapphire, please give us the RX 5800XT Nitro+.

[@DarkPa1adin]

5900XT Nitro+ with 64 CU!

[@Chrontard]

@@DarkPa1adin 5950XT dual-gpu :D

[@lizardhd3030]

Radeon Rx 6000 XT : hold my temperature

[@MarioCRO]

Great card, thanks for the review GN, interesting stuff!

[@TheRocknRolla84]

Awwww Yeah! I've been waiting for this one!!! After I watch this I'm going to watch Hardware Unboxed's review of this card as well! Gamer's Nexus and Hardware Unboxed are my go to channels for tech reviews! So much data! Between the 2 channels they check EVERYTHING!! It's Awesome!

[@uhnogood]

Just picked one up thanks for all the information. 👍

[@akupegu1622]

Just pick the 5700XT and add the remaining $60-70 on a better air cooler for CPU overclocking, rather than spending spending $500 on a GPU all at once.

[@gr3y_eminence]

I wish it looked like the blue (well sapphire) 590...it's beautiful.

[@Ming-Chan]

Great review on the card, waiting for the teardown to see the goodies inside. Too bad this card is 100% a paper launch since you can't find it anywhere despite all the reviews being released. Waiting to update my RX 570 to a RX 5700XT

[@mando_dablord2646]

Planning a build that uses Sapphires 5700 XT, and it's already max budget. So with the Nitro+ and hearing of the Toxic, it's hard to limit myself!

[@MoneyMaking861]

Just got a Sapphire Rx 5700 for $300 second hand, the guy wanted to get a 5700 XT :)

[@BlizzardWind99]

damn that's the price of what msrp for rx 5700 at

[@MoneyMaking861]

@@BlizzardWind99 www.amazon.com/Sapphire-Radeon-Triple-Backplate-Graphics/dp/B07W954YN9/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=sapphire+rx+5700&qid=1568691038&s=gateway&sr=8-3

[@MoneyMaking861]

Its $369+tax

[@cidsapient7154]

the microcenter by me is a licensed reseller of sapphire refurbished cards so i got one of these for $370 and 2 more at same price for friends all work perfect

[@LaserHuset]

One question, what is better this or the red devil 5700xt? If you can't say without hands on a follow up question would be, do you plan on reviewing the red devil 5700xt? Great video as always

[@TotalxTroll25k]

Finally this is the card I have been waiting for

[@skiboy8658]

Just ordered this for my first build with a Ryzen 5 3600 it came with a free copy of resident evil 3 monster hunter world and 3 months of game pass I hope it all goes well (:

[@skiboy8658]

TurbaDiesel I actually got a 650 watt it’s the Corsair cx650m after about a week and a half it works pretty good for me so far!

[@moglimoh6757]

Great doing, love your reviews. Whats about undervolting?

[@johnterpack3940]

We do our gaming on our HTPC, so noise is an issue. Our TV has a 59Hz refresh rate, so a card that can push 3,287 FPS is meaningless to me. That makes this particular card probably the best choice available to me.

[@kaisersoze851]

Would love to see the strix next!

[@TheDrewker]

"exiting the point of necessity" I'm gonna have to remember that

[@NickGuzelian]

The evoke had a mounting pressure issue that prevented "getting junction temperature back to where it started", does this sapphire card have that issue or everything ok post teardown?

[@YoloMcSwaggot]

I've returned my Nitro+ today. It's the most lovely card I've ever owned, but I'm not willing to put up with AMD's drivers. I know Nvidia isn't perfect in this regard either, but I've never had any black screens with my previous GTXs.

[@MonsterSound.Bradley]

10% premium for an XLNT cooler is not unreasonable imho. 👍 ThX for another quality review. 😎

[@Lycanite]

Love my Sapphire RX590, so gonna upgrade to this bad boi, all ready for Doom Eternal on my Linux rig!

[@shaneeslick]

G'day Steve, It will be interesting to see the pricing in Australia as we currently have the Sapphire Pulse at $799AUD & RTX2070 Super has dropped $50 to $850AUD, that doesn't leave much space & it seems the RTX2070S will be better value at this close of prices, But the Nitro+ does look good

[@knightzxer]

4 years later and I just picked one of these bad boys up for $50 😂

[@marcoperez5521]

I've this card and love it. If you are working, browsing or doing light stuff fans are always off, RGB could be turned off (or modified with Sapphire Trixx), it has backup bios, you can replace the fans, for some stock or ARGB and I play the most demanding games at ultra with solid FPS (1080p) RDR2, Metro Exodus, Shadow of Tomb raider and AC Odyssey. Even in my shithole I found this card in $399 USD so that's impressive. Also is very handy those 2 HDMI and 2 Display Ports

[@rrekki9320]

At my place its 420 bucks atm, my RX580s memory partly died (6GB rest of 8GB, 2GB dead). Worth to get it?

[@marcoperez5521]

@@rrekki9320 Yep still is worth it if you check the latest review from Hardware Unboxed /watch?v=gt9h5ckS_xo a reference model (RX 5700 XT) with latest drivers makes look bad a RTX 2070 Super

[@rrekki9320]

@@marcoperez5521 Bought one after your reply, its running smooth as hell, its amazing :D

[@The_Man_In_Red]

950mHz offset!? That's some good memory.