Worst & Best AMD RX 5700 XT Video Card Round-Up: Thermals, Pricing, & Features

[@GamersNexus]

OK. THAT'S THE LAST ONE. We're taking a break from 5700 XTs for a little bit to get back on other stuff. Thanks for your patience. We haven't done a massive suite of partner models like this since probably the GTX 1080 Ti, and we needed a recap then too. This should help people who don't want to watch 10 other reviews. If you'd like to support our efforts, please consider grabbing a toolkit, modmat, GPU anatomy poster, or other cool item from our store: store.gamersnexus.net/

[@conyo985]

Can't wait for the RX 5500 reviews!

[@davidjohansson1416]

Gamers Nexus please do a video on nvidia integers scaling for image quality comparison of setups such as 1440p vs 4k monitor with upscaling from 1440p.

[@bookworm8415]

This was a perfect review. I find myself depending on you guys more and more. Can you guys do a scaling cpu/gpu throttling benchmark at some point? Ive only seen partial setups that kind of cover this for apps and games. Would be nice to see one to help with cyber monday sale/shopping.

[@ishaanmalhotra3008]

Will you be selling the excess 5700 xt's in your inventory ?

[@MrOsmodeus]

enjoy your month off from rx content because AMD needs to keep all eyes on them so the next round of 5500 and 5900's are surely launching in November

[@Najvalsa]

2:45 - *Best Overall* = #1 Gigabyte Gaming OC, #2 Sapphire Pulse. 5:45 - *Best Cooling* = Sapphire Nitro+ and PowerColor Red Devil. 9:48 - *Most Decidedly Average* = MSI Gaming X. 11:30 - *Most Unique Feature* = ASRock Taichi X for its 6 display out's. 13:35 - *Best Worst* = XFX THICC Ultra II for its form over function. 15:58 - *Best PCB* = ASUS ROG Strix

[@Niyazmen]

I was waiting for this comment. Had this weird feeling, when you bought already gbt goc, and scared some ways to find out, did you really made a right choice

[@diegohas]

thanks

[@adamw9w]

thx

[@corniel657]

You're doing god's work

[@m.mugadam7692]

you forgot the best pricing bruh

[@mattsmechanicalssi5833]

You've got enough 5700XT's to play GPU domino's!

[@Gunni1972]

2 more, and it is enough for GPU-Tetris.

[@charlesballiet7074]

Isn't that a Linus thing?

[@AgentLokVokun]

He has enough that he could justify using them for crypto miner testing. Not that we should ever go back to the time when that was booming. But more of a curiosity content piece.

[@iiiEazyiii]

Gigabyte 5700 xt is priced the same as a used 1080 ti. Which one would you all go for as a temporary card until the high end GPU come out next year

[@mattsmechanicalssi5833]

@@iiiEazyiii TechPowerUp shows the 1080Ti being about 7% better in relative performance. And those numbers are based on reference model cards, so AIB partner cards may have varying degrees of performance differences. But it really depends what you want out of a video card. Both are very capable cards. From what I can see, the 5700XT's all seem to perform very close to each other (Except for thermals and noise), but I would trust Steve's recommendation for which one to get if you go that route. The Radeon cards do come with a warranty, so there's that to consider as well. But the 1080Ti has a lot of headroom for overclocking. I thought about going AMD myself. But I'm not one to adopt brand new technology right away. I like to wait and see what it is capable of (or isn't) as the node matures, before I buy it. I was contemplating buying an RTX card, but I decided to hold off on that too. So instead I bought a Titan Xp, and should have another in a week or two. But I'm an enthusiast, and I have 40 PCI-e lanes that need something to do! Here's a link to the TechPowerUp page with the 5700XT. Just scroll down till you see the "Relative Performance" chart. There you can scroll through and look at the average differences between most of the GPU's out there. www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/radeon-rx-5700-xt.c3339

[@The_Nihl]

awwww Steve, you given so much love to these Navi cards .... You could after all just do a quick summary and pick 3-4 models worth buying, but you took each card apart, tested thermals, performance, clocks... You covered almost every single aib model of Navi card, you may be the only one who went to such level of reviewing a product. Im not good on money now, but when i will have a bit im buying your merchandise to give you some revenue, this channel must STAY ALIVE. zero bias - full pro.

[@Silent_Bobb]

Sappppphhhiiiiiiire!

[@aliadnan6577]

2019; this last vid on 5700 xt 2035: boys I promise last vid mann

[@ProfessorOzone]

First time viewer. I love the way you have a countdown timer for how long you will display a graphic. Nice touch.

[@foxboi6309]

GN: *Turns the XFX card into ashes and still tries to burn it* The viewers: "It's already dead! Stop it!"

[@CarbonPanther]

@Curtis Riceman Why is that a good thing? Wouldn't it be better if the card was good when thinking of people that buy the card sorely because meme?

[@JDC2389]

I'm ready for them to do a teardown review of the ultra thicc III triple fan

[@juanbrits3002]

And yet GN never wanted to review the Asus tuf 5700xt which runs Gddr6 thermals at 104'C

[@Bmetalful]

@Geo Tech News The card always works out of the box? RTX was a nightmare for a lot of people during the first few months. Not the drivers but the cards themselves were dying, fan issues, etc.

[@crispylizard8295]

@2BuckGeo fuck YOU

[@chincemagnet]

Great! I was actually searching for this exact topic within the last 24 hours

[@mvanderplas2275]

GN Steve: Ok we are done with the 5700 (XT) cards AMD: GN Steve is finished with the 5700s time for phase 2. Release the 5500.

[@ORBrunner]

5800 or 5900 would be more interesting but lower class GPU must exist too

[@zeejshh684]

@@ORBrunner cant wait for the rx 6900 xt

[@59ikm]

@@zeejshh684 6900 XD. 420 Blaze it edition.

[@FrontManagement621]

+Akula I’d believe it.

[@MrXxHunter]

@@59ikm Not enough X's

[@rogehmarbi]

GN : does a recap of AMD's lineup of products *without consulting the AMD Senior Analyst* Me : "what is this blasphemy?"

[@OTechnology]

I would pick the Pulse anyday over the Gaming OC as I've had more than one Gigabyte GPUs fans die on me. While Sapphire has ball bearing fans that basically lasts forever in my experience.

[@thomas-br2py]

Is the pulse still holding up and are the thermals good?

[@CCMrJones]

@@thomas-br2py bump this

[@thomas-br2py]

@@CCMrJones what?

[@gozer.]

-1

[@poggers5961]

@@thomas-br2py Mine is and i’ve has it for a year, really late but you know.

[@alphapt9370]

There is one thing that I did not miss. One company, when faced with a bad (but fair) review, went full agro publicly stating that GN is biased against them. I wont state the name, because they've been Thicc shamed enough. MSI, when faced with the same criticism, decided to fix what was broken. And when "made fun of" because of the name, took it in stride and also joked about it (with a reference, showing that they did saw the review). Shows the maturity of both companies. But I might be biased here. And I know that. I had a MSI 750ti that still works after at least 6 years of mostly 24\7 usage with little maintenance (mostly just clearing dust from fans). I bought two Optix AG32CQ (within 4 months of each other) because it was the best value for money with that specs. Had one of them DOA that was RMA'd and fixed within a month (travel time is a bitch, still think they should have just shipped another, but heh). Still plan to buy a 3rd one, eventually, when I can say I can afford it, for that 3 monitor display with almost no bezel. I say almost because, sadly, the image coverage isnt perfect. They won tons of brownie points for me when a gamer had a lost bullet fly into his home and lodge itself behind the monitor... and MSI connected with him, lowkey, sending him a replacement monitor for free. They didnt made a fuss about it. That got even more brownie points for me. The only reason I didnt made my new build MSI focused was that their product line for the 3rd generation ryzen wasnt the best value for money regarding performance. But I tried (and tried hard) to get their Alchemy 700X as a case (the curved case they showed at Computex 2019). Even thought I knew it would probably would be very bad with air flow for the components, I knew it would look nice with the monitor setup I have now. Had to "settle" for a Lian Li Air. As it was reviewed well by GN, and I do take their reviews as time well spent before buying anything. Still, if given the chance, and if the price was right, I'd totally would have got the MSI case. So yes, I understand my possible bias, but in the end I'm a consumer. I dont buy because of brand loyalty. I buy with value for money and my usage in mind. But I do know when to look at a company and recognize they have real humans behind them. That, in a way, can sway consumers to purchase their product, when everything else is equal. Regardless, thank you GN (and buildzoid) for all your hard work. Not only on the GPU side of things, but on the CPU's and Mobos. Watching your videos (and that I did religiously) made my new build decisions much easier. Spent around 2k euros on the new rig, that I do not cry about one bit. It was a well overdue upgrade, and without your feedback, I'm sure I wouldnt have been as informed as I am on each and every component that I got.

[@banthaboss6390]

Great vid man. I'm confident in chosing my card now. Thanks for all the insane work you and buildzoid do! Keep it up

[@Scrapzilla69]

What did you go for n how has it panned out?? I’m stuck on deciding which one to get

[@banthaboss6390]

@@Scrapzilla69 I got the Powercolor red devil 5700 and flashed it with the XT BIOS. They were sold out of the XT's but it ended up being pretty damn close. I highly recommend it.

[@Scrapzilla69]

Jayson Spain thanks for the reply, I’ll look it up 👍🏻

[@LastSecBloomer]

It's a shame the Red Dragon wasn't tested...it would be interesting to see how does it compare cooling wise, being the smallest of the bunch.

[@The_Nihl]

i have somme of these in my group, and are pretty much similar to Pulse cards in cooling performance.

[@rodrigomartiniriboldi2168]

he tested the non xt red dragon. it's pretty decent, close to the pulse card

[@williamwilliams6677]

Yeah, the Red Dragon would have been nice to see. It's one of the only true 2 slot designs in this generation. It would be nice to see what you're giving up if you have a small case, or just a small budget. I think the Mech and the Challenger were also 2 slot, but it's hard to tell from most listings. I know he did the regular 5700, but I haven't seen much info on how the cooling scales. Fitment might be another aspect to add to reviews in the future.

[@Ephem13]

@Hose2wAcKiEr Everything I have read to date shows it's peak sound is around 40-41 db, same as the Pulse. Temps are also comparable to the Pulse as all are within 5-6c of it. The difference in core and boost clock is 20mhz, not something you would ever be able to show real world performance with. They are within $5 USD of each other right now so that's unimportant, all you are really left with to split the two is availability and size. I know that the current AMD SFF case I am working on only fits up to a 2 slot card, anything larger simply starts choking out the GPU fans. Means the 2.5 slot size of the Pulse simply wouldn't work. TL;DR No one would be able to note any real world difference between these two cards, buy what is available. For SFF builds the Red Dragon will fit better.

[@0FFICERPROBLEM]

Yes the Challenger from Asrock is a true 2-slot. Really nice looking card if nothing else. MSI Mech OC design is pbb a loud hot mess. MSI need to do their homework for upcoming AMD GPUs.

[@BAdventures]

Thanks for putting in all the time and effort with the 5700 XT series. Good summary report 👍

[@wilterjohn1627]

Finally, I've been waiting for this for sooooo long

[@gholwiih]

Gigabyte Gaming OC: the Tim Duncan of 5700Xt's.

[@cheddergetter]

who's tim duncan

[@gjdud12]

"Timothy Theodore Duncan (born April 25, 1976) is an American professional basketball coach and former player" I guess he meant the best all-rounder.

[@cheddergetter]

I think Dirk Nowitzki is best all rounder, can shoot 3's consistently

[@dr.jcsankofa1248]

"Big Fundamentals" baby! A great analogy bro.

[@ult7511]

Duncan is also comparable to Nitro+ 5700xt cos he's the best player with the most cool mindset and didn't mind the most heated trashtalk.

[@randomiz3er]

This guy just deserves 10M subs, and I think everyone agrees with me. I'm just learning more and more with him, such a good professional and awesome detailed reviews

[@yaeven4943]

Kind of a specific number but alright

[@Hailala1]

@@yaeven4943 hahahaha

[@alexschettino1277]

Thank You for constantly pouring out extremely helpful content.

[@JonaTechVillage]

For anyone reading comments for other 5700xt recommendations. I'm surprised the Power Colour Red Dragon didn't feature in your list. Here in the UK its now selling for about £20-30 cheaper than any other 5700xt. Its dual slot and according to hardware unboxed it performs admirably in cooling and noise performance. Just something to consider.

[@Krissbacky]

I agree , its good card , have one on my rig ;)

[@Sammy-vf3dx]

I’m not buying a 5700, but i enjoyed watching all the reviews, especially the teardowns! Thanks for the great, in depth content GN, looking forward to whatever is coming next!

[@kinghaus]

Nvidia fanboy it's time to see the reality, AMD is taking over

[@dmastervideos]

@@kinghaus Lol nvidia is stll better. AMD doesnt sell high-end gpus. AMD cant compete wiht 2080s

[@kinghaus]

dmastervids dude are you an idiot 😂 AMD hasn’t made any cards that compete with the 2080. RX 5700 XT can easily beat 2060,Super,2070 and the 2070 super (2070S does get a lil more FPS in some games but overall AMD wins) For 400/500 bucks wtf are you expecting? To compete with a thousand dollar card? Use your brain dude

[@SpannerzIsHappy]

@@kinghaus I've got the 5700xt. Drivers for it are absolutely garbage. You're lucky if you don't get a green/black screen on any game you play. Gonna switch to 2070.

[@kinghaus]

SpannerzIsHappy really? I heard they fixed the drivers

[@MirelRC]

I don't know if I have ever seen so many reviews about a GPU that is made by different partners. But I like to see that. I hope you guys get what you deserve for this really hard work. It's just impossible to think how many hours you spent on reviewing those GPU's.

[@FredGandt]

That outro was so humble; there's so much more to your content than "the cooling solution". You have clearly put *a lot of work* into fully breaking down how the various flavours of this GPU have been executed, and have, as usual, put the manufacturer's marketing to shame. I turn to Gamers Nexus for *real information* from *real experts* who care about accuracy and honesty, and am never disappointed. I've learned a huge amount about computer hardware from you and your recommended guest channels like Actually Hardcore Overclocking. Thank you for continually stripping away the bullshit and getting down to the nitty-gritty with your consistently excellent content. I also love your sense of humour and watch you content about products I'm not that interested in, purely for the entertainment :)

[@legarambor]

As much as I like GN I really don't like the thermal Temps at 40dB. Cards like the Gigabite are quite loud during cooling on heavy load. Also recommending the card while the internet is loaded with responses that the build quality of the card is different for everyone (some really bad) is a shame.

[@irelandjam]

Great job GN, we appreciate all the work gone into these reviews and comparisons.

[@jochang9012]

Highly recommend a benchmark on the Asrock Challenger 5700 XT. I'm going to assume that one sold the most thanks to the multiple Rakuten discounts at $360.

[@SquaresToOvals]

Glad to know my Nitro+ purchase back in 2020 was an okay purchase :)

[@jonathan8087]

It's amazing how the 5700 XT gets this kind of attention post launch.

[@anomous2307]

It's new tech, if you want to see reviews on RTX cards look to last year. The Super cards are not some kind of new generation.

[@KILOXSILENCER]

Well what else is new on the market my dude? Super doesn't count

[@Celician83]

Take a look at the super lineup! Same coolers as the non-super model, just better performance

[@s1mplyyuvi871]

Only has a lot of attention because of all the problems people are having with it

[@addisonmartin730]

I'd love this kind of round up for all video card launches!

[@D4rkMatter1975]

I really want the Red Devil the benchmarks I have seen on several videos make it as good as a or slightly better than a 2070 in some titles, so for bang for the buck, the pricing is on point!

[@asymetric_ow]

I just bought and built a pc with the nitro+ 5700xt, it’s so nice and looks amazing

[@Colby22148]

“To dip your toes in the *Vietnam flashbacks intensifies* Water

[@arminc4658]

21:32 as well. I'm worried about steve. Is he okay?

[@dolphin069]

Never get out of the boat.

[@michelvanbriemen3459]

It's okay, Tech Jesus usually walks on water / coolant, rather than dipping his toes in it

[@FinalDragoon63]

He was so apprehensive about the word play.

[@Limit19970]

Thanks for all these videos on the RX 5700 XT models. It's been really helpful for me since I will be building my new PC soon.

[@RobertoLaurelli]

Yay! this makes me feel good about my Gaming OC!!

[@marcopolo8584]

Not only a good use of statistics, but a good analysis and explanation of the methodology behind them.

[@syncmonism]

Where is the Red Dragon? :( I am much more interested in knowing about this card than most of these other cards, most of which are just unnecessarily expensive (though a couple of the expensive ones are obviously very good).

[@danielsanchez8239]

Me too! He reviewed it before and said it was really good but idk why it's not on here

[@aquaarmour4924]

@@danielsanchez8239 just because it's good doesn't mean it is the best

[@takehirolol5962]

He reviewed the 5700 version, not the XT. I have the Red Dragon 5700 XT, I like it. Or ask away.

[@eamh2002]

@Danish Wistara I'm drooling over 3 models, Red Dragon, Gigabyte gaming OC and Sapphire Pulse, all of them seem very good but not sure about the dragon, it's 40€ cheaper than the gigabyte though on 1 site

[@XIIchiron78]

Great video! Really appreciate all the effort. Love the roundup style, hope to see more!

[@norm1233]

Dude why would you make the sweetest shirt you've ever had limited edition? Wireframe is awesome wtf!!! Bring it back in hoodie form plz!

[@raindammit]

Thanks for all your efforts GN! I've loved seeing all the 5700 XT reviews. :)

[@xolove0024]

Nah, you forgot to put "Best looking RGB" card😂

[@lizardhd3030]

nitro+ ithink

[@Wolf-hl8zk]

Thank you Steve and all at Gamers Nexus.. your work and dedication doesn't go unnoticed. For me you are the number on go to for all things... Unless I'm looking at water...(Jay😀😀) lol... But seriously there's no other chanel like yours and that's why your number one.

[@raroxas2]

Looking forward to a video of you redeeming and eating that free sandwich

[@dopefrancis1791]

Update: Now that new fan drivers have been released for the XFX, it is honestly one of the better performers on the list both thermally and gaming wise. It stays cool and I constantly get a boost clock of around 1900mhz which is what it is rated for without overvoltage. The only issue that still remains with the card is the fans being a tad louder at any speed.

[@rztrzt]

Best overall will depend on where you live as the cards can vary greatly in price, over here for example powercolor is always cheaper by a significant margin.

[@7027-s6f]

mips reddevil is 50€ more expensice then gb. I think its worth it

[@rztrzt]

@@7027-s6f If shipping wasn't so dang expensive I would buy red devils locally and sell them in the eu.

[@BetoMelancia]

Thks for the diferent aproach on this review. Greets from Portugal

[@ChadKenova]

Would’ve liked to see a strix in the mix

[@kasukahei]

There is a Strix there....

[@ChadKenova]

No watch it again im pretty sure theres no strix but i could be wrong

[@kasukahei]

15:58

[@ChadKenova]

Asad Javeed it won a category but i dont think it was in the review shootout

[@kasukahei]

@@ChadKenova Aahhh.... You want a review? Then skip Gamers Nexus and Hardware Unboxed and check out others by Vortex and Tech Testers.... They have more 'neutral' reviews. Short version: The card actually is great for what it is. If you want a 5700XT and really can spend the money, go ASUS. I was planning on the RTX 2080. But after I saw the 5700XT, my view changed. See, 10 FPS for such a huge price increase? And you can OC the card a bit manually and get closer to that. This is coming from someone who has really researched this and asked people who own that card. Don't let haters tell you otherwise. If you can afford them, ASUS provides what you pay for.

[@cwli1]

For those having issues with radeon 5700 cards update to the latest Windows10 and reinstall AMD drivers www.reddit.com/r/buildapc/comments/f6bjd3/if_you_have_issues_with_your_5700_family_drivers/

[@AndrewTSq]

Now we just wait for a series with Nvidia cards aswell. :.)

[@anomous2307]

You can look at last year when RTX came out? Or next year when the 3000 series comes out. The Super cards are not anything new.

[@giovannip.1433]

Nice to know that I picked 'well' with the cheapest sapphire blower 5700xt- not only did I get it 2 months earlier than all the alternatives, It is still one of the cheapest to mod to water. It 'does the job' quite nicely over my old GTX 970 on a 1080p monitor but can 'go ham' and waterblock it in a couple of years once blocks come in at a 'reasonable' price. Thanks for all the work.

[@previousslayer]

Daily reminder that the 5700 XT Red Dragon saw *ZERO* love from the whole Internet, leaving unanswered the question whether the cooling+VRM are identical on the non-XT and the XT variant 😭😭😭

[@Pi3flavour]

Yes they are, it has been confirmed by Powercolor themselves that both variants have the same cooler and the the VRMs are the same. - The PCB on the red dragon matches the Nitro+ as well in terms of phases. I actually went with the Red Dragon 5700xt and have had 0 issues so far and am very happy with it!

[@MichaelBerthelsen]

Pretty much the first video I've ever watched, only ever seen you on Linus' roast, really, although I've known and heard of you. Can I just say, I LOVE you for having slide bars on still images, so I can see if I need to pause to read it all! Why the hell don't all people do that?! It makes SO much sense! Also, thank you for an AWESOME review. I've been planning to buy a (non-XT) RX5700 card, and since the thermal solution is the same on both GB cards, I now know exactly what to get!😁👍

[@meteormedia7021]

Just get the Sapphire Pulse or the Gigabyte Gaming OC and call it a day.

[@jelleposthuma8786]

@x33mmm for 40 euros more? Not really honestly

[@ManOfAttitudeLP1998]

I get asus strix for 387 Euros

[@lekof]

What about gaming x?? Is it better than sapphire pulse and gigabyte gaming oc or not??

[@gtrrohit5078]

@@lekof m8...watch the vid...

[@timfletch]

Really appreciate this, thank you GN and BZ. I ended up with the gigabyte card, and manage to undervolt to 960, its a cool and quiet beast =)

[@obigosu]

Would love to see Strix performance since it has the best PCB

[@dominicbeltz9057]

obigosu it has a problem with the cooler falling away from the pcb

[@HP-ws2vx]

Wow that is a killer intro. Great vid too 👍🏻

[@freethinker4liberty]

Getting one tomorrow for boxing day, and can't decide between the Evoke OC (Gaming X even) and the Pulse 5700 XT. I wanted the Pulse for a long time, I have the RX580 Nitro right now, but then MSI has afterburner. Hard to decide, but I do know I don't want 3 fans so nothing from that tier.

[@panzerschreckpete]

Thanks for this, Steve. Much appreciated and I have enjoyed all the reviews but having this as a single point of reference will be helpful when i actually grab my 5700XT

[@LynksysV]

the worst is the asus tuf, just don't buy it. it's loud, overheats with cooling going to the gddr6 vrm, and will artifact in all games

[@darktrexcz]

The most disgusting thing about that card, about 1/3 of the thickness is just plastic to make it look like it has a bigger heatsink than it does.

[@Robertsson]

Which would you reccomend me? 50th Anniversary Edition or AsRock Challenger D OC (not Taichi)? Help me out please. I want to change my ASUS STRIX GTX 960 2GB DIRECT CUII OC

[@dz0nifn428]

I'm maybe late but is rx 5700 xt xfx thicc 2 ultra good and which model is best i want to buy this gpu

[@thecraigmcrae]

Thanks for making this video.

[@mattrc77]

The Powercolor Red Dragon XT is probably a good recommend as well.

[@franzpleurmann2585]

Why wasnt the card included in the roundup?

[@previousslayer]

@@franzpleurmann2585 they didn't get one from the mfr, no one in the world did afaik. DontCallTechSupport got it with his own money from what I've heard.

[@1211evis]

@Hose2wAcKiEr Red Dragon is the only 2slot card that can fit dan A4

[@Habs1967]

Would place it near the RX 5700 XT Gigabyte OC.

[@jgn1977]

I applied this video to the 5700 and just picked up a Gigabyte 5000 gaming OC got 360.00 USD. Thanks for your hard work.

[@mackal]

Only card I'm still curious about is Red Dragon :P

[@noxiuz1]

I got one with XT, but I still need some parts for my pc build 😁

[@CountCarbsNotCals]

Yep I have two Red Dragon and they are great!!

[@CHiTO316]

I bought the MSI Evoke RX5700 OC and flashed its bios to a RX 5700XT OC and man is it amazing. It’s super quiet and hits 79-80c under heavy load. Super amazing GPU after the thermal pads were updated by the manufacturer. Worth it for the $289 i paid for it

[@michelvanbriemen3459]

So if I read through the lines correctly, the Gigabyte RX 5700 XT Gaming OC won the all-round test because it's so standard that it just works. Am I right about that particular piece of gospel?

[@amd9918]

yeah no gimmicks its what it is

[@jpesicka492]

I was going to get a pulse 5700 xt for $409 because I had good luck with sapphire but when I wanted one those first 2-3 weeks they would go out of stock so fast I couldn't get one and I gave up and bought a 2070 super FE for $499 and got a couple games free to justify it. Definitely looking forward to seeing how they scale up with 5800/5900 series and new architecture

[@SketchbookGuitar]

Then there's that one guy who bought morpheus II and slap it on his reference 5700 XT

[@gelu88]

The reference model is selling at a pretty steep discount every now and then. So it's not the worst idea.

[@CommandLineVulpine]

Thank you for this series. I'm not in the market for a 5700 series, but having so many breakdowns of the same device really gave me a good idea of what things to look for and watch out for with video cards in general. Really put into perspective how bad a blower card can be, that even the worst cards here were still better. No wonder my 660Ti died pretty quickly back in the day.

[@rayquantum6677]

The sapphire nitro+ se is 5% behind the 2080 in performance.

[@8man_01]

The Gigabyte Gaming OC and Sapphire Pulse have a ~$10 difference at a local retailer in my city. Are you gonna review the upcoming RX 5500 next? lol Great work all around GN.

[@MrBlitsBlits]

What about Red Dragon XT that has basically no reviews. It was sold for a while at 420€ while other XT cards are like 450€-500€.

[@SIW808]

I think he reviewed it already

[@previousslayer]

@@SIW808 non-XT, there's 0 info whether the XT has different guts (apart from the chip of course)

[@emilpapis93]

@@previousslayer The 5700 and the 5700XT PCB are the same. Buildzoid called it a sidegrade from reference which is water cooling worthy; so its not great, not terrible. EDIT: Its a sidegrade for the 5700XT. For the 5700 its a really good board, just to clarify.

[@flukenukeem]

Took a chance on the Gigabyte OC as soon as it was stocked....have been really happy with it, thanks for confirming my bias 🤙

[@Seaker35]

flukenukeem is there any problems with fans or drivers I wanna buy it

[@brucethen]

I thought king Henry VIII held the record for the most EXs

[@pauliuslt8]

Thanks Gamers Nexus! Gigabyte RX 5700 XT GAMING OC arriving tomorrow :)

[@jasongooden917]

What if they bring out a kitty cat card RX 5700 XT

[@FirstnameLastname-cw8ok]

Jason Gooden Oh boy do I hand something to show you

[@previousslayer]

@@FirstnameLastname-cw8ok I think it was a cut down 580, not a Navi...

[@jasongooden917]

@@previousslayer it was, but I asked what if?

[@Celician83]

So buy both and put the cooler from the 580 on the 5700XT.

[@spacecommanderbear]

Thanks again for the great very in depth reviews as always solid content for a nerd like me appreciate it.

[@mirex951]

I'm curious about the MSI RX 5700 XT MECH OC, since it's about 50$ cheaper in my region then the Gigabyte Gaming OC - which is just under 600 USD (I know, we have horrible prices for all PC components).

[@DSP_Visuals]

I keep watching these videos even though I bought my Pulse over a month ago...

[@AdamMickMannis]

How you finding it? Im between it and the GIG OC

[@2BXD]

Just make a playlist at this point theres like 30 videos lol

[@FunkyTown___]

Perfect timing GN! Considering which to purchase due to Nvidias (carelessness ((?)) ) in regards to latency issues and their drivers, after seeing AMDs far better results I can’t resist, thank you kindly! Amazing video as always

[@feint_r5636]

Tech Jesus: Finally! We're done with the reviews for the RX 5700 XTs AMD: Great guys! Now get ready to review the RX 5500 series *_Tech Jesus sweats in the distance_*

[@jasonmcgrody9472]

The one and only card I'd be interested in that you haven't covered is the Red Dragon XT simply because it's so small and (I think) the only true 2-slot solution. It's, potentially, a great ITX card.

[@mdnormatnor5226]

RDR II:D3D12-Ultra Quality settings 2560x1440 rx 5700 xt 51fps Rtx 2070 super 49fps GeForce ti xp 45fps GeForce rtx 2070 43fps 2080ti 66fps Rtx 2080 super 56fps Rtx 2080 53fps Radeon VII 53fps Gtx 1080ti 43fps

[@filetsteak5677]

ok

[@val26874]

For the next GPU round up, could you do highest clock speed for a couple of given temperatures? It'd be nice to know which one will run the fastest (and therefore do the best graphics) without cooking itself to death, and which will run fastest if you slightly let it cook itself because you're just waiting a couple years before upgrading your GPU and monitor.

[@mycelia_ow]

Just buy the one with the best cooling (red devil or nitro+) and overclock the crap out of it. Boom, you have the best cooling and the fastest model...

[@val26874]

@@mycelia_ow Got a Nitro+ because it was a cheap way to have a relevant 1080p card with plenty of VRAM (hopefully prevents texture pop-in for Wolfenstein). Might as well overclock the crap out of it.

[@Mrpeanutbal]

I think I'm going for the red devil after watching this

[@dariusbotosneanu1934]

Arie Koster me too bro

[@thomas-br2py]

Do u get it and how is it holding up

[@Mrpeanutbal]

@@thomas-br2py It's really good I changed my whole pc with rgb and red because of red devil. And I added a temp meter on the side. It does'nt get hot in my opinion and the sound is suprisingly calm. I can't send a pic too bad but it is badass

[@thomas-br2py]

@@Mrpeanutbal ok what case do you have?

[@Mrpeanutbal]

@@thomas-br2py aerocool mechatron black edition

[@xOubax]

This is great timing for me! Thanks!! 😀

[@mikusheep]

The nitro+ has universal rgb, which of course gives the most performance

[@bx6p166]

Big Bruh for $60 more lmao

[@mikusheep]

@@bx6p166 msrp is only 40 more, you're thinking of the strix card

[@bx6p166]

Big Bruh no

[@bx6p166]

Ona amazon it’s $60 more

[@mikusheep]

@@bx6p166 that's only due to early lifespan shortages

[@ericbergfield6451]

Loved these reviews, really fun to watch and helpful in deciding upon which card to get... Firstly, I didn't know anything about the ASUS Strix, and how it has a great PCB, but GN haven't reviewed it. I'm almost totally going to just buy that one, so it never dies, and lasts forever, just like my current reference R9 290X!

[@mukhtarhindi3686]

I am simple man. Tech Jesus said buy Gigabyte, I buy Gigabyte.

[@mycelia_ow]

Gigabyte is trash, had to RMA 4 cards within the past 2 years.

[@ManOfAttitudeLP1998]

@@mycelia_ow agree Sapphire is the best for AMD undoubtely

[@mycelia_ow]

@@ManOfAttitudeLP1998 expensive/overpriced as hell, but yes I agree

[@petersutton2182]

That was very informative!

[@shido8597]

For me the best cards are GBT Gaming OC, Red Devil, Gaming X, Red Dragon, Pulse, and Nitro

[@Niyazmen]

I've had to choose between gbt and red devil, and bought gbt, cos it was available by fair enough price in Kazakhstan

[@Zediona]

GBT OC is more expensive than the nitro+ here so i went with pulse

[@Rubafix989]

Thanks for the work!

[@Kirinketsu_]

Does anyone else feel like this. Ever since Nvidia 10 series I have more or less gave up on caring about different AIB performance benchmark reviews, and this has just been reinforced by the 20 series and AMD 5700s. Once the first "highend" as in dual or triple fans AIB GPU is tested vs a reference GPU its doneskies Steve. I guess checking noise levels is still relevant but other than that it would be to just see how good it looks in a system, in lighting, and its RGBs. I just can not find a reason to get myself to watch reviews of AIB GPUs anymore seeing how they all more or less overclock the same, and the only time I seem to watch a review on an AIB GPU is when one out looks the rest and even then I skim through the video just looking at its appearance. It is kind of sad, I feel no more hype about AIB GPU releases and no more checking to see which AIB manage to make the best GPU to overclock.

[@throbby1761]

just got my asrock taichi for 375 on ebay :) loving it so far looks amazing vertical the rgb is definitely nice the noise isn’t bad and the temp really hasn’t been horrible compared to my old 1070ti

[@lifemocker85]

1070ti doesnt need to be upgraded yet

[@predragmatic320]

@@lifemocker85 u are the guy who talks that 8gb isn't enough and here u are talking that 1070ti is no need to upgrade lol?

[@lifemocker85]

@@predragmatic320 its not really upgrade if he goes from 1070ti to 5700xt

[@keithberwanger6595]

Thumbnail needs about 37% more hammers. Good stuff anyways, still just gonna get a used 2080 or 1080/ti at this point, though.

[@RiftShredemption]

the 1080ti would objectively be a waste of money when compared to the efficiency of the 5700xt; its not more powerful at all, just swings tit for tat with the RX5700xt. and with a 2080, you will still be spending 200-300 more, even used, and only a ~15% performance boost overall compared to the 5700xt. basically, you wanna waste your money, go ahead. more AMD for everyone else.

[@keithberwanger6595]

@@RiftShredemption it isn't for just gaming, Nvidia has more support when it comes to image and video processing. Wasting my money would be buying another GPU I cannot experiment with the way I want to. My R9 Fury cannot do what I need it to. Not to mention it lacks in emulation.

[@RiftShredemption]

@@keithberwanger6595 Power to your choice, but AMD is a lot more open than they used to be, and comparing your R9 experience to the 5700 series experience is apples to oranges. Navi is an order of magnitude ahead of Polaris in both power, and capabilities. And if you arent building just for gaming, why would you pinhole yourself by not diving deep into the pros and cons of each architecture. AMD is productivity king right now with the strides they've taken in just the last two years, both in graphics and general purpose processing. Mindshare is almost the only thing that Intel and Nvidia have left to keep making money. Last thing, its important to keep in mind that the RTX products have much more maturity in their driver development at present than Navi; they need time to add in all the QoL features that you are probably accustomed to having in Nvidia's ecosystem, especially on this new GPU architecture. AMD almost could/should have gone the way of Cyrix decades ago. They're still here for a reason.

[@big0sro0boss]

@@keithberwanger6595 I feel you, man. As someone who runs CUDA accelerated code, I can only consider Nvidia GPUs which kinda sucks.

[@azzy6511]

If you really need it just for image processing, vega 64 crushes Navi for compute.

[@ninjasnakes2000]

Exactly what everyone would ever need, keep it up man!

[@jeffersoncrum5575]

I just returned my gbt oc the fps I was getting was abysmal my Vega 56 scoring the same and drivers aren't that great atm theres slot of people with the same issue on reddit/and forums

[@paddelboot7]

The thing is, it is not optimized for every game and the drivers are only getting better, fps wise 5700xt will get better, but honestly stick with the vega 56 and wait for 2020, with vega 56 it is too early for an upgrade

[@Ephem13]

@@paddelboot7 I'll also say that at this point in Nvidia's launch of the 20xx series, they were just starting to address the artifacting then dying problem. New products are always like this, it's not a knock on AMD or Nvidia. It's just far to difficult to know what's going to happen once your product enters the wild, only thing you can do is release and then update like mad.

[@rapgod103]

thank you so much for your hard work , it really helps a lot !

[@calebh6668]

i didnt see the asus rog strix oc, where does that fit into the lineup

[@costaspapadopoulos5481]

yeah :/

[@deffar]

Read the description, he also mentioned it in the video; "Best PCB - ASUS RX 5700 XT Strix"

[@DennisBLee]

I have an XFX 5700 DD ULTRA (same cooler design as the THICC) flashed to an XT BIOS.. The thermals really aren't that bad, once you remove the backplate and extraneous plastic shrouds- I saw a drop in temps around 10 to 15C. I was concerned about memory temps, but tightening the screws on the GPU mounts seems to have brought them under 80C at load. My sample happened to have a welded memory plate, and I tested a magnet on the plate which seemed to be made of aluminum - I've heard the newer revision THICC II has a copper memory plate. Purchased in January of 2020, they seemed to have resolved most of the issues. My only concern at this point is hotspot temps still get over 90C on heavy load despite core temps being in the mid 70's. Granted, I have a pretty aggressive OC on it at 2100mhz. Other complaint is that the fans they used aren't the quietest and they seem to be slow in ramping up meaning I have to set a very aggressive fan curve to keep up with the temps. Overall, good value - for 300 bucks it seems I can match or exceed the performance of most of the XT cards out of the box.

[@victorstoica5655]

worst card is still asus tuf rx 5700xt

[@grumpygamer-tt8cm]

thank you for all the 5700xt content, shame you didnt have the asus strix that was the one i was really looking forward to but nevermind. bloody good work keep it up :)