ASRock Radeon RX 5600 XT Phantom Gaming D3 OC
March, 2020Type
Graphics CardPrice
$289.99 USTest Setup
We used the following test system for comparison between the different graphics cards. The latest drivers that were available at the time of testing were used from AMD and NVIDIA on an updated version of Windows 10. All games that were tested were patched to the latest version for better performance optimization for NVIDIA and AMD GPUs.
| CPU | Intel Core i9-9900K @ 4.70 GHz |
|---|---|
| Motherboard | AORUS Z390 Master |
| Video Cards | ASRock Radeon RX 5600 XT PG D3 OC MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT Gaming X MSI Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming Z MSI Radeon RX 5700 Gaming X MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Lightning X ASUS ROG GeForce RTX 2070 STRIX OC MSI GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER Gaming Z MSI GeForce RTX 2060 Gaming Z MSI GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Gaming X MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER Gaming X |
| Memory | G.SKILL Trident Z RGB Series 32GB (4 X 8GB) CL16 3600 MHz |
| Storage | Samsung SSD 960 EVO M.2 (512 GB) |
| Power Supply | ASUS ROG THOR 1200W PSU |
| Drivers | Adrenalin 2020 Edition 20.1.3 (RX 5600 XT) Adrenalin 2020 Edition 19.12.3 (Rest AMD cards) GeForce Game Ready Driver 441.66 (NVIDIA cards) |
| OS | Windows 10 64-bit |
- All games were tested on 1920x1080 (HD), 2560×1440 (2K), and 3840×2160 (4K) resolutions.
- Image Quality and graphics configurations have been provided in the screenshots below.
- The “reference” cards are the stock configs while the “overclock” cards are factory overclocked configs provided to us by various AIB partners.
Contents
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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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