ASRock Radeon RX 5600 XT Phantom Gaming D3 OC
March, 2020Type
Graphics CardPrice
$289.99 USASRock Radeon RX 5600 XT Phantom Gaming D3 OC 6 GB Package
The ASRock Radeon RX 5600 XT Phantom Gaming D3 OC graphics card comes inside a standard cardboard box. The front of both packages has a large "Phantom Gaming" logo in the middle. A large 'OC Edition' badge can also be spotted on the bottom left corner.
Other features of the graphics card are also mentioned such as the RDNA architecture, 7nm node, Fidelity FX, Freesync 2 HDR along some specs such as 6 GB GDDR6, PCIe 4.0 Support, AMD Radeon Software Support & Polychrome Sync.
The back of the box is very typical, highlighting the main features and specifications of the cards. The three key aspects of ASRock's Phantom Gaming lineup include a Triple Fan design, a stylish metal backplate, and Polychrome Sync support. A large list of product specifications and features are also mentioned which you can see in the picture below.
The sides of the box once again greet us with the large Radeon RX branding. There's also the mention of 6 GB GDDR6 memory available on the card. The higher memory bandwidth delivered through the new GDDR6 interface would help improve performance in gaming titles at higher resolution over GDDR5 based graphics cards.
Outside of the box, the graphics card and the accessory package are held firmly by foam packaging. The graphics card comes with a few accessories and manuals which might not be of much use for hardcore enthusiasts but can be useful for the mainstream gaming audience. The card is nicely wrapped within an anti-static cover which is useful to prevent any unwanted static discharges on various surfaces that might harm the graphics card.
After the package is taken care of, I can finally start talking about the card itself. The card itself is very long but the design really stands out from the rest of the RX 5600 XT offerings in the market right now.
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The ASRock Radeon RX 5600 XT Phantom Gaming D3 OC offers a factory overclock with 14 Gbps BIOS, a great cooling design featuring three fans, a nice cooler shroud and even comes with a back-plate, all for a $10 US premium over the reference price of $279.99 US which is simply put one hell of a deal!
- Only $10 US Premium over RX 5600 XT MSRP ($289.99 US)
- Best card for 1080p gamers, faster than an RTX 2060
- Huge performance uplift versus Polaris cards
- Excellent Performance Per Watt
- Much cooler than the reference model
- Much quieter than the reference model
- Great factory overclock out of the box
- 14 Gbps memory modules
- Amazing Shroud design with triple-fan cooling
- 0db fan technology
- Aluminum metal backplate
- First GPUs Built Entirely on 7nm Process node
- PCI-e Gen 4.0 Support
- Good I/O (DSC 1.2a for 8K 60 Hz, Triple Display Ports 1.4 HDR, HDMI 2.0)
Pros
- Need to update vBIOS manually to unlock 14 Gbps and Higher Clocks/Power Limit
- Fan RPMs not consistent at high usage
- No dedicated hardware for Ray Tracing
- Not a lot of overclocking headroom left
Cons
About the author: A Software Engineer by training and a PC enthusiast by passion, Hassan Mujtaba serves as Wccftech's Senior Editor for hardware section. With years of experience in the industry, he specializes in deep-dive technical analysis of next-generation CPU and GPU architectures, motherboards, and cooling solutions. His work involves not only breaking news on upcoming technologies but also extensive hands-on reviews and benchmarking.
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