MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT Gaming X
September, 2019Type
Graphics CardPrice
$439 USTest Setup
We used the following test system for comparison between the different graphics cards. 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.
MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT EVOKE OC Test Bench:
| CPU | Intel Core i9-9900K @ 4.70 GHz |
|---|---|
| Motherboard | AORUS Z390 Master |
| Video Cards | MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT EVOKE OC Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER Gaming OC MSI GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER Gaming X Trio Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER Gaming OC MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Lightning Z MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Gaming X Trio Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Gaming OC Colorful iGame GeForce RTX 2080 TI Vulcan X OC ASUS ROG STRIX GeForce RTX 2080 TI OC NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Founders Edition ASUS ROG STRIX GeForce RTX 2080 OC AORUS GeForce RTX 2080 Xtreme MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Gaming X Trio MSI GeForce RTX 2080 DUKE OC NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Founders Edition MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Gaming X Trio MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Lightning X ASUS ROG STRIX GeForce RTX 2070 OC MSI GeForce RTX 2060 Gaming Z NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Founders Edition MSI GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Gaming X MSI GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Ventus XS MSI GeForce GTX 1660 Gaming X MSI GeForce GTX 1660 Ventus XS MSI GeForce GTX 1070 Ti Titanium MSI GeForce GTX 1070 Armor X OC MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti Lightning OC Gigabyte Radeon RX Vega 64 (Reference Air) XFX Radeon R9 Fury X Liquid Cooled ASUS ROG STRIX RX 580 OC |
| 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 |
| OS | Windows 10 64-bit |
- All games were tested on 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.
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The Radeon RX 5700 XT Gaming X further pushes AMD's rDNA architecture, providing a fantastic performance uplift by providing one of the highest factory overclock, a monster cooling solution and a price that remains to be beaten by other manufacturers.
- Great Price ($439 US)
- Huge performance uplift versus Polaris cards
- Much cooler than the reference model
- Much quieter than the reference model
- Great factory overclock out of the box
- Amazing Shroud design with Twin Frozr 7
- Performance and Silent Mode Options in Dragon Center App
- TORX 3.0 cooling system with finned aluminum heatsink
- 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
- No dedicated hardware for Ray Tracing
- Not a lot of overclocking headroom left
- Power consumption slightly on the high side
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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