AMD introduced the newest graphics playing cards of their new RX 5000 household final evening, the RX 5600 and RX 5600 XT. Much like their RX 5500 and RX 5500 XT cousins, the common RX 5600 will solely be out there in pre-configured methods you purchase from PC builders. The RX 5600 XT, then again, goes to be the one you purchase individually to stay in your PC your self, and it’s going to price $279 when it launches on January 21st 2020.
Billed because the “ultimate graphics cards for 1080p gaming”, the RX 5600 XT will probably be going face to face with Nvidia’s GeForce GTX 1660 Ti when it launches in a few weeks time, however does it have the chops to knock it off its best graphics card perch? Here’s every part we all know thus far.
AMD RX 5600 XT efficiency
Built utilizing the identical RDNA structure as AMD’s different 7nm Navi GPUs, the RX 5600 XT is supposedly as much as 20% quicker than the GTX 1660 Ti in accordance with AMD’s testing figures, though naturally plenty of their figures are from games which have been constructed with AMD’s GPU’s in thoughts, reminiscent of Gears 5 and The Division 2. As such, I’ll have to attend till assessment samples can be found earlier than we will see the way it stacks up throughout a greater variety of blockbuster games that aren’t so beneficial to AMD GPUs, but when the 20% determine holds true, then that’s fairly a big leap over its Nvidia rival.
In esports games, then again, the efficiency hole seems to be prefer it’s going to be a lot smaller, with AMD claiming solely a 10% lead over Nvidia right here. In the grand scheme of issues, that can most likely translate to naff all once you really sit down and begin taking part in a game, as AMD’s figures confirmed the RX 5600 XT simply 6fps forward of the GTX 1660 Ti in Apex Legends (124fps vs 118fps), round 15fps forward in Fortnite (126fps vs 111fps) and 14fps forward in World of Warcraft (147fps vs 133fps). Unless you’ve a body fee counter helpful, then, you’re most likely not going to have the ability to inform the distinction.
The AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT will probably be out there in a number of variations from all the standard board companions.
Still, given {that a} GTX 1660 Ti prices at least $279 as of late (if not fairly a bit extra), AMD may very nicely undercut its Nvidia rival if its efficiency holds up elsewhere – and particularly if it comes with the identical Monster Hunter: World – Iceborne Master Edition game bundle because the RX 5500 XT. That’s not confirmed but, however I’d be shocked if it didn’t find yourself getting bundled in.
AMD RX 5600 XT specs
As for the RX 5600 XT’s specs, you’ll be happy to listen to that, not like the RX 5500 XT, it’s solely going to be out there in a single reminiscence variant (6GB of GDDR6), which makes issues lots simpler. Here’s the way it stacks up in comparison with the remainder of the AMD RX 5000 household:
| GPU | Compute Units | Stream Processors | TFLOPs | Game Clock | Max Boost Clock | Memory | Memory Interface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RX 5500 XT | 22 | 1408 | 5.2 | 1717MHz | 1845MHz | 4GB / 8GB GDDR6 | 128-bit |
| RX 5600 | 32 | 2048 | 6.39 | 1375MHz | 1560MHz | 6GB GDDR6 | 192-bit |
| RX 5600 XT | 36 | 2304 | 7.19 | 1375MHz | 1560MHz | 6GB GDDR6 | 192-bit |
| RX 5700 | 36 | 2304 | 7.95 | 1625MHz | 1725MHz | 8GB GDDR6 | 256-bit |
| RX 5700 XT | 50 | 2560 | 9.75 | 1755MHz | 1905MHz | 8GB GDDR6 | 256-bit |
Naturally, I’ll be testing the RX 5600 XT to place it by means of its paces as quickly as assessment samples can be found, which shouldn’t be lengthy given how shut we already are to its launch date of January 21st. Will it be capable of turn out to be our new best graphics card of selection for maxed out 1080p gaming? It actually seems to be prefer it’s in with an opportunity if AMD’s figures are something to go by – until, in fact, Nvidia pull one other value drop gazumping tactic like they did with a number of of their playing cards round AMD’s launches final yr – however all will probably be revealed in two weeks time.
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