When AMD mentioned they had been creating the final word 1080p graphics card with their new RX 5600 XT, they actually weren’t kidding. Not solely is it quicker than the equally priced Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti, however its efficiency even matches that of Nvidia’s barely dearer RTX 2060. No surprise, then, that it’s gone straight into our best graphics card checklist for 2020.
But I’m not right here to match the RX 5600 XT to its Nvidia rivals immediately. Instead, I need to take a more in-depth have a look at the way it stacks as much as AMD’s different RX 5000 Navi playing cards, the RX 5700 and RX 5700 XT. As I discussed in my RX 5600 XT evaluation, this graphics card is so nippy that it truly runs the danger of stepping on the RX 5700’s toes a bit – which is nice information for these after a strong 1440p succesful graphics card on a budget, however much less good for anybody who’s simply spent hundreds on cash on an RX 5700. So let’s have a gander through some beautiful bar charts, lets?
AMD RX 5600 XT vs RX 5700: How we check
As with a whole lot of my graphics card comparability assessments, the purpose right here is to see how effectively every card performs at quite a lot of resolutions and graphics settings. In this case, we’ll be specializing in how they run at 1920×1080 and 2560×1440, on Ultra and High graphics settings.
To check every card, I paired them with my Intel Core i5-8600Ok CPU and 16GB of Corsair Vengeance 2133MHz RAM and put them by my normal benchmarking suite, taking a median body fee from both their very own built-in benchmarking instruments or from my very own repeated handbook gameplay assessments. The games embrace Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Total War: Three Kingdoms, Final Fantasy XV, Metro Exodus, The Witcher III, Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, Monster Hunter: World and Forza Horizon 4.
As for the person playing cards, I’ve taken the outcomes from my Sapphire Radeon RX 5600 XT Pulse benchmarks, which was the cardboard I utilized in my RX 5600 XT evaluation, and the outcomes from AMD’s Radeon RX 5700 and RX 5700 XT reference playing cards, which I additionally utilized in my RX 5700 and RX 5700 XT critiques. All three GPUs are on the cheaper finish of their respective card classes, so it ought to be a fairly honest comparability throughout the board. Faster variants of every card could rating barely larger than what I’ve detailed under, however by way of an total baseline expertise, this ought to be broadly consultant of how all of them stack up. To the bar charts!
AMD RX 5600 XT vs RX 5700: 1080p benchmarks
As you may see from the graph under, all three RX 5000 playing cards are greater than able to hitting a clean 60fps on Ultra settings at 1920×1080. Unless you’ve acquired a excessive refresh fee monitor at your disposal, nonetheless, then the RX 5700 and RX 5700 XT aren’t going to really feel any quicker than their cheaper RX 5600 XT sibling.
Even when you do have a excessive refresh fee monitor, although, I’m undecided you’ll actually have the ability to inform the distinction between the RX 5600 XT and its £50 / $50 dearer massive brother, the RX 5700. While the RX 5700 does inch forward of the RX 5600 XT in a whole lot of immediately’s massive games, we’re usually solely taking a look at a handful of frames in every case. Some of you may have the ability to see the distinction with out assistance from a body fee counter, however for me, all of it felt a lot the identical. I don’t suppose my eyes are sharp sufficient to know that the RX 5700 was truly working 5fps quicker in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, for instance, nor am I capable of distinguish between 57fps and 61fps in Metro Exodus.
Indeed, there are even a few circumstances the place the RX 5600 XT’s common body fee comes out in entrance of the RX 5700, corresponding to in Final Fantasy XV, The Witcher III and Forza Horizon 4. In reality, the one game the place the RX 5700 actually makes its additional energy felt is in Monster Hunter: World, the place it’s a superb 10fps in entrance of its RX 5600 XT sibling. Everywhere else, the RX 5600 XT delivers a kind of equivalent expertise for lots much less cash.
The RX 5700 XT, in the meantime, is a extra apparent step-up in virtually each respect. Apart from a few outlier circumstances with games corresponding to Assassin’s Creed Odyssey and, to some extent, Metro Exodus, the RX 5700 XT continues to justify its larger worth in my eyes, providing a tangible efficiency enhance for these with excessive refresh fee screens.
AMD RX 5600 XT vs RX 5700: 1440p benchmarks
In fact, although, neither the RX 5700 or RX 5700 XT are meant for use as simply 1080p graphics playing cards. Instead, their forte lies in enjoying games at 2560×1440, and it’s right here the place issues begin to get attention-grabbing. Starting on the Ultra finish of the spectrum, the RX 5600 XT continues to place in a surprisingly good efficiency in comparison with its RX 5700 siblings.
It may not be able to hitting a constant 60fps on this high quality setting (besides in older games corresponding to The Witcher III and really effectively optimised games like Forza Horizon 4), it’s nonetheless solely a median of round 5fps slower than the RX 5700. Admittedly, the RX 5700 most likely nearly holds its personal right here, because the leap from 40fps to 45fps, or 45-50fps, is way more apparent the attention than it’s when you begin pushing previous 60fps. Is that value paying an additional £50 / $50 for, although? I’d wager not, particularly when pulling down the settings to High will get you a lot smoother efficiency all spherical.
Indeed, as our High outcomes under present, the hole between the RX 5600 XT and RX 5700 turns into even tighter right here, making the latter much more redundant than it was earlier than. If you’re questioning whey there aren’t as many games right here, that’s as a result of I’ve excluded those that had been already pushing 60fps on Ultra for this graph. I’ve additionally left Shadow of the Tomb Raider off as effectively, since you solely have to knock that game’s anti-aliasing all the way down to SMAATx2 on its prime Highest setting to get not less than 60fps from all three playing cards. Therefore, you don’t have to drop all the way down to High to get that sort of body fee.
For these remaining games, then, it’s a really comparable image to what we noticed above with our 1080p benchmarks. Apart from one other stonking efficiency in Monster Hunter: World (albeit one you received’t even see with no excessive refresh fee monitor), the RX 5700 is successfully providing you with precisely the identical degree of efficiency because the cheaper RX 5600 XT, placing it in an much more precarious place than it was on Ultra.
Even the RX 5700 XT is in a little bit of hazard right here, to be trustworthy, as these with common 60Hz screens received’t get any additional profit. Instead, this card is as soon as once more going to really feel simply as quick because the RX 5600 XT. As a outcome, when you’re not that bothered about enjoying games on the very best graphics settings at this decision, then you definitely’d just do as effectively saving your self a wodge of money and choosing the RX 5600 XT. However, when you’re an ‘Ultra or bust’ sort of particular person, then I feel it’s nonetheless value contemplating, if solely as a result of it’s acquired that additional headroom to constant hit 60fps (or rattling effectively close to it) on that top of the range setting.
AMD RX 5600 XT vs RX 5700: Conclusion
With the arrival of the RX 5600 XT, then, I feel it’s pretty secure to say that the RX 5700 has most likely had its day. Or not less than the only blower fan fashions of the RX 5700 have, as I’ve but to offer one of many newer twin/triple fan variations of the RX 5700 a correct run by my benchmarking suite. I’ll be doing that very quickly, nonetheless, so watch this area for an replace.
In the meantime, although, I feel the RX 5600 XT rightly earns its double spot on our best graphics card checklist, firstly as one of the best 1080p graphics card you should buy proper now, and secondly as the cardboard you ought to purchase for taking part in games at 1440p with out breaking the financial institution.
That mentioned, there are a selection of different issues to contemplate right here aside from each’s uncooked efficiency. Firstly, AMD have mentioned they’re going to be refreshing their Navi line-up in some unspecified time in the future this yr, and with the RX 5700 and RX 5700 XT being the oldest Navi playing cards they’ve in the intervening time, they’re most likely going to be first in line to get newer, quicker, Super XT/whatever-the-hell-they’re-going-to-be-called variations. We don’t know when that’s going to occur in the intervening time, although, so when you’re in want of a brand new graphics card proper now, then I feel you’ll be completely happy with what the RX 5600 XT has to supply.
However, one other factor that’s value stating is the truth that the RX 5600 XT doesn’t include any free games in the intervening time, whereas the RX 5700 does – two of them, in actual fact, in addition to three months of Xbox Game Pass for PC as a part of AMD’s latest Raise the Game bundle.
I’m nonetheless undecided why AMD have chosen to exclude the RX 5600 XT from its present bundle deal, however when you’ve been interested by shopping for the upcoming Resident Evil three remake or Monster Hunter: World’s Iceborne Master Edition (which comes with the bottom game and its new Iceborne growth), then you definitely may, in actual fact, be higher off selecting the RX 5700 as a substitute. Some of that additional worth shall be naturally negated by the very fact you’re paying extra for the cardboard within the first place, however total you’re most likely nonetheless getting extra on your cash than you might be with the RX 5600 XT. Of course, when you’re one of many a whole bunch and 1000’s who already personal Monster Hunter: World, then you definitely may as effectively go for the RX 5600 XT and simply purchase Resi three when it comes out.
Ultimately, then, it’s not fairly as clear reduce because the numbers may suggest. The RX 5700 is nearly hanging in there by the pores and skin of its good worth enamel, however to be trustworthy, it’s fairly borderline. It may change into a extra viable choice as soon as AMD’s refresh takes place, however till then, you must virtually definitely-maybe go for the RX 5600 XT as a substitute. Probably.
