In case you missed it, AMD suffered a massive cybersecurity breach, losing the source codes to their Navi 10, Navi 21 and Arden GPUs in a hack!
Here is a summary of how the hack went down, and what this could mean for AMD and their partners…
AMD GPU Source Code Hack : A Quick Summary
A hacker managed to get her hands on AMD source codes for current and future graphics products, and has apparently tried to blackmail AMD.
After that failed, she leaked some of the source codes on Github, and threatened to release everything if she does not find a buyer.
The hacker recently leaked some of the source codes on Github, which was quickly removed after AMD issued a DMCA notice.
She has treated to release all of the stolen source codes, if she does not find a buyer for them,.
AMD GPU Source Code Hack : The Timeline
November 2019
A hacker called Palesa hacked into an unprotected computer / server, where she found and downloaded AMD source codes, which were determined to be for :
the current Navi 10 GPU (based on RDNA)
the upcoming Navi 21 GPU (based on RDNA 2), as well as
the Arden SoC for the Microsoft Xbox Series X console.
The source code was unexpectedly achieved from an unprotected computer / server through some exploits.
I later found out about the files inside it. They weren’t even protected properly or even encrypted with anything which is just sad.
Palesa told TorrentFreak that she valued the source codes at $100 million, but did not reveal how she came to that mind-blowing valuation.
Credit : WCCFTech
December 2019
Palesa contacted AMD, allegedly to blackmail them into paying for the return of the source codes.
Mid-March 2020
Rumours started circulating that a hacker obtained the source codes for Navi 10, Navi 21 and Arden.
24 March 2020
AMD discovered that some of the source codes were uploaded to the new xxXsoullessXxx repository on Github, as the project called AMD-navi-GPU-HARDWARE-SOURCE.
They issued a DCMA notice, notifying Github that, “This repository contains intellectual property owned by and stolen from AMD.” and that “The original IP is held privately and was stolen from AMD.”
Github took down that repository, as well as four other repositories that AMD later identified as forks :
25 March 2020
When contacted by TorrentFreak, Palesa said that she will leak all of the stolen source codes if she does not get a buyer for them :
If I get no buyer I will just leak everything.
AMD issued this statement on the theft of their graphics IP :
At AMD, data security and the protection of our intellectual property are a priority. In December 2019, we were contacted by someone who claimed to have test files related to a subset of our current and future graphics products, some of which were recently posted online, but have since been taken down.
While we are aware the perpetrator has additional files that have not been made public, we believe the stolen graphics IP is not core to the competitiveness or security of our graphics products. We are not aware of the perpetrator possessing any other AMD IP.
We are working closely with law enforcement officials and other experts as a part of an ongoing criminal investigation.
AMD GPU Source Code Hack : What Was Leaked So Far?
According to WCCFTech who spoke to people who have vast experience with Verilog, and viewed those source codes, this was what was leaked so far :
Partial Verilog files that are typically used in the construction of processors.
The Verilog files in question represent a single and isolated function(s) on the GPU – NOT the whole/actual GPU blueprint.
Based on the leaker’s screenshots, the files not yet leaked are more of the same and also nowhere close to being a complete “source code”.
These Verilog files are built on a proprietary schematic that is only compatible with AMD’s internal design language (in other words, these are going to be close to useless to a third party).
AMD GPU Source Code Hack : The Implications
From what those experts told WCCFTech, the leaked source codes :
cannot be used to design or reverse engineer any of the three GPUs.
cannot be used to easily determine product specifications
cannot be used to bypass security features on AMD GPUs, although they may reveal vulnerabilities that can be exploited
does not contain any “crown jewel” IP
That said, their opinions are based on what was leaked so far. It is possible that Palesa may have at lot more that she has not revealed.
But considering the fact that she took the step of leaking some source code, they are likely not useful or important enough to be worth the trouble, especially now that a criminal investigation is underway.
What this leak has likely achieved is put a target on Palesa’s back, cause some embarrassment to AMD, and force them to relook at their cybersecurity measures and protocols.
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The SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 5600 XT is one of the first Radeon RX 5600 XT cards to ship, and a highly-overclocked one at that too!
Here is our in-depth review of the SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 5600 XT graphics card, including noise and performance comparison of its two BIOS modes!
Find out why we gave it our Reviewer’s Choice Award!
AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT : A Quick Primer!
The AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT uses the same Navi GPU as the Radeon RX 5700, with 10.3 billion transistors fabricated on the 7 nm process
The Radeon RX 5600 XT is essentially a Radeon RX 5700 with a 192-bit memory bus, instead of a 256-bit memory bus.
It launched with a TGP of 150 watts, 6 GB of GDDR6 memory, and have a PCI Express 4.0 x16 interface. But less than a week before it was made available for sale, AMD gave it a big boost in these respects :
Up to 20.7% higher game clock
Up to 12% higher boost clock
Up to 16.7% higher memory clock
Up to 10W higher TGP
All that makes the Radeon RX 5600 XT quite a different beast from what was initially announced, and better positions it against the discounted NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 cards.
The SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 5600 XT (US|UK|AU|SG|MY) is not only one of the first Radeon RX 5600 XT cards to hit the market, it is a highly-overclocked variant.
But don’t expect fancy packaging. It comes in a simple cardboard retail box, which contains only the card and nothing else.
It boasts a large heat pipe cooler with two 95 mm fans with dual-ball bearings, and Dual BIOS capability – allowing you to easily switch between two performance modes.
The fans are designed to run quiet, only spinning up when the card gets hot. In fact, unless you are gaming, the fans will remained turned off.
Even when you game though, Sapphire says the fans will stay below 25 dBA – almost completely silent! Our tests show the fans spinning at a maximum speed of just above 1,200 RPM.
We like the horizontal heatsink design, which lets the hot air exhaust out the back of the case through the vents above the four display ports.
And case modders will love its solid aluminium backplate, which also functions as a secondary heatsink for the GPU.
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SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 5600 XT Hand On Experience!
In this 2.5 minute video, we will give you a hands-on tour of the SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 5600 XT (US|UK|AU|SG|MY) graphics card, and a quick overview of its key features :
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SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 5600 XT Power-Up!
The SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 5600 XT (US|UK|AU|SG|MY) is a factory-overclocked card.
When it was first announced, it boasted a 1560 MHz game clock and a 1620 MHz boost clock – 13.5% and 4% higher than reference specifications.
At the last minute though, Sapphire introduced a power up BIOS update, which gave it a bigger boost in performance :
1615 MHz game clock : +3.5% over original, +17.5% over reference
1750 MHz boost clock : +8% over original, +12% over reference
1750 MHz memory clock : +16.7% over original and reference
160 W TGP : 6.7% over original and reference
In this table, we compare the specifications of its two performance modes – 160W and 135W, against the Radeon RX 5700, and the Radeon RX 5600.
Specifications
Radeon RX
5700
SAPPHIRE
RX 5600 XT
(160W)
SAPPHIRE
RX 5600 XT
(135W)
Radeon RX
5600
Total Graphics Power
185 W
160 W
135 W
150 W
Stream Processors
2304
2304
2304
2048
Game Clock
1465 MHz
1615 MHz
1560 MHz
1375 MHz
Boost Clock
1725 MHz
1750 MHz
1620 MHz
1560 MHz
TMUs
144
144
144
128
Max. Texture Rate
248.4 GT/s
252.0 GT/s
233.3 GT/s
199.7 GT/s
ROPs
64
64
64
64
Max. Pixel Rate
110.4 GP/s
112.0 GP/s
103.7 GP/s
99.8 GP/s
Memory Size
8 GB
6 GB
6 GB
6 GB
Memory Type
GDDR6
GDDR6
GDDR6
GDDR6
Memory Speed
14 Gbps
14 Gbps
12 Gbps
12 Gbps
Bus Width
256-bit
192-bit
192-bit
192-bit
Bandwidth
448 GB/s
336 GB/s
288 GB/s
288 GB/s
PCIe Interface
PCIe 4.0 x16
PCIe 4.0 x16
PCIe 4.0 x16
PCIe 4.0 x16
This BIOS update totally changes the Radeon RX 5600 XT, giving it higher texture and pixel fill rates than Radeon RX 5700 at 160W!
The Radeon RX 5700 only beats it in memory size, and memory bandwidth.
Its 135W performance mode is basically its original overclocked specifications at 150W, now with a lower TGP.
The SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 5600 XT (US|UK|AU|SG|MY) has Dual BIOS capability, with a physical BIOS switch hidden in the backplate.
This is a really useful feature, offering the ability to switch between two performance modes, and doubles as a backup BIOS in case of a flash failure.
Here is how the Dual BIOS feature works. To select a performance mode, turn off your PC and use this BIOS switch to select between the default BIOS (right) or the secondary BIOS (left).
SAPPHIRE is offering a new 160W Performance Mode in the Primary BIOS, and a 135W Silent Mode in the Secondary BIOS through a BIOS update.
Sapphire used an 8-pin power connector, which not only lets them instantly increase the TGP from 150W to 160W, it also gives you more overclocking headroom.
SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 5600 XT Display Ports
The SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 5600 XT (US|UK|AU|SG|MY) comes with three display ports – three DisplayPort 1.4 ports, and one HDMI port.
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SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 5600 XT Benchmarking Notes
In this review, we will take a look at its gaming performance, in comparison to 6 other graphics cards :
We recorded the peak exhaust temperatures of those cards, to see how much heat they throw out. Take a look…
Note that these are not the recorded temperatures, but how much hotter the exhaust air is above ambient temperature.
Not surprisingly, the SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 5600 XT (US|UK|AU|SG|MY)) runs really cool. That’s not a typo – it actually runs cooler with the 160W BIOS, probably because the fan runs faster, or more often.
The 135W BIOS, on the other hand, is tuned to run quieter. So the fan tends to stay off longer.
For those who are really interested in the GPU junction temperature, the card hit 70°C while gaming, with an ambient temperature of 29°C.
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Synthetic Game Test – 3DMark
We used 3DMark’s Time Spy and Time Spy Extreme synthetic benchmarks, which offers a great approximation of gaming performance in general.
The Time Spy and Time Spy Extreme benchmarks support DirectX 12, and the latest features like asynchronous compute, and multi-threading support.
Time Spy – 2560 x 1440
In the Time Spy test, the SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 5600 XT (135W) was equivalent to the Radeon RX Vega 64.
With the 160W BIOS though, it was 6.4% faster than the Vega 64, and just 6% slower than the Radeon RX 5700.
Let’s see how much of an effect they have on the overall gaming score…
Impressive how the RX 5600 XT using the 135W BIOS is equal to the Vega 64, and 4% faster than the GeForce RTX 2060.
Time Spy Extreme – 3840 x 2160
At the higher 4K resolution, the SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 5600 XT (US|UK|AU|SG|MY)) was 6% slower than the GeForce RTX 2060 at 135W, but equally fast at 160W.
And here are their overall gaming scores at 4K…
At 135W, it was 5% slower than the RTX 2060, but equal in performance at 160W.
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F1 2019
F1 2019 is a new racing game by Codemasters, released on 28 June 2019.
We tested it on three resolutions at the Ultra High settings :
1080p : 1920 x 1080
1440p : 2560 x 1440
2160p : 3840 x 2160
1080p Gaming Resolution
Very impressive! Whether at 135W or 160W, the SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 5600 XT delivered over 90 fps, beating the Radeon RX 5500 XT by 16.7% and the GeForce RTX 2060 by 23%.
1440p Gaming Resolution
It had no problem handling 1440p. Even at 135W, it was 19% faster than the RTX 2060, and 25% faster than the RX 5500 XT.
2160p Gaming Resolution
Not bad. Even at 4K, it delivered a frame rate in excess of 50 fps.
At 135W, it was 13% faster than the RX 5500 XT, and 24% faster than the RTX 2060.
Not bad! It was reasonably fast at 4K, still matching the GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER in performance. It was now 27.5% faster than the RTX 2060, and a full 50% faster than the RX 5500 XT.
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Strange Brigade
Strange Brigade is also a third-person shooter game, released in August 2018.
We tested it on three resolutions using the Vulkan API at the Ultra High settings :
1080p : 1920 x 1080
1440p : 2560 x 1440
2160p : 3840 x 2160
1080p Gaming Resolution
At 135W, it was 16% faster than the RTX 2060, and 38% faster than the RX 5500 XT.
When boosted to 160W, it was just 5% slower than the Vega 64, and just 9% slower than the Radeon RX 5700.
1440p Gaming Resolution
At 135W, it was 11% faster than the RTX 2060, and 38% faster than the RX 5500 XT.
When boosted to 160W, it was now just 2% slower than the Vega 64, and only 9% slower than the Radeon RX 5700.
2160p Gaming Resolution
At 135W, it was now only 6% faster than the RTX 2060, but 43% faster than the RX 5500 XT.
When boosted to 160W, it was now 7% slower than the Vega 64, and 12.5% slower than the Radeon RX 5700.
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The Division 2
Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 is a new third-person shooter game released in March 2019.
We tested it on three resolutions using the Extreme settings :
1080p : 1920 x 1080
1440p : 2560 x 1440
2160p : 3840 x 2160
1080p Gaming Resolution
Wow… At 160W, the SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 5600 XT was as fast as the Radeon RX 5700 and Vega 64! It was also 40% faster than the RTX 2060, and 49% faster than the RX 5500 XT.
1440p Gaming Resolution
Not bad – it almost achieved an average frame rate of 60 fps at 1440p. That makes it as fast as the Radeon RX 5700 and Vega 64.
It was now 29% faster than the RTX 2060, and 49% faster than the RX 5500 XT.
2160p Gaming Resolution
None of the cards here is fast enough to handle the 4K resolution, but we can see that the RX 5600 XT is almost as fast as the Radeon RX 5700 and Vega 64 at 160W.
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Ashes of the Singularity
Ashes of the Singularity is a 2016 game that supports multi-core processing and asynchronous compute.
We tested it on three resolutions using the DirectX 12 API at the Extreme settings :
It maintained its position between the RTX 2060 SUPER and Radeon RX 5700, even when we kicked the resolution up a notch.
2160p Gaming Resolution
Even at 4K, the SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 5600 XT maintained its performance position between RTX 2060 SUPER and Radeon RX 5700.
SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 5600 XT : Our Verdict + Award
The SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 5600 XT (US|UK|AU|SG|MY) is a gamer’s card. By that, we mean – it has a no-frills focus on what’s important : gaming performance, and absolutely no fluff.
It is a highly-overclocked variant, with a 17.5% faster game clock, 12% faster boost clock and 16.7% faster memory clock – giving it a substantial boost over the Radeon RX 5500 XT.
To keep things cool, it has a large aluminium cooler with four heat pipes, and two large fans. It’s important to note that even though it has excellent cooling performance – the fans are really quiet.
All that overclocking and cooling actually puts the SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 5600 XT (US|UK|AU|SG|MY) at roughly the same performance level as the Radeon RX 5700, and certainly far ahead of its chief competitor – the GeForce RTX 2060.
Our benchmark results show that the SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 5600 XT is definitely superior to the RTX 2060, and even comes close to the Radeon RX 5700 and yes, even the GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER, in a number of games.
This is definitely thanks to AMD’s last-minute RX 5600 XT power-up, which is basically gives everyone a free performance boost on day one.
AMD may have intended the Radeon RX 5600 XT to serve as a premium 1080p gaming card, but the SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 5600 XT (US|UK|AU|SG|MY)) is so fast, it will do quite well as a budget 1440p gaming card!
We are so impressed with the SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 5600 XT, we gladly award it our Reviewer’s Choice Award! Great job, SAPPHIRE and AMD!
SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 5600 XT : Where To Buy?
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The SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 5600 XT is available for sale, starting 21 January 2020.
Here are some online purchase options (prices accurate as of 31 January 2020) :
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There has been speculation that AMD is giving the Radeon RX 5600 XT a SUPER power-up to compete against the discounted GeForce RTX 2060 cards.
Well, we can confirm that it is true, and here is EVERYTHING you need to know about the AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT SUPER power-up!
AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT : A Quick Primer!
The AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT uses the same Navi GPU as the Radeon RX 5700, with 10.3 billion transistors fabricated on the 7 nm process
The Radeon RX 5600 XT is essentially the Radeon RX 5700, with slower clock speeds and a 192-bit memory bus, instead of a 256-bit memory bus.
It launched with a TGP of 150 watts, a 1375 MHz game clock, a 1560 MHz boost clock and 12 Gbps GDDR6 memory.
But less than a week before it was made available for sale, AMD gave it a big boost in these respects :
Up to 20.7% higher game clock
Up to 12% higher boost clock
Up to 16.7% higher memory clock
Up to 10W higher TGP
All that makes the Radeon RX 5600 XT quite a different beast from what was initially announced, and better positions it against the discounted NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 cards.
AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT Gets Last-Minute SUPER Power-Up!
That mysterious groan you heard – that’s the sound reviewers made when they were given the new BIOS updates, that would give the Radeon RX 5600 XT a last-minute boost in performance.
That’s great news for those who want to buy the Radeon RX 5600 XT, but it meant that reviewers had to redo their tests!
There are actually two new BIOS updates for the Sapphire PULSE RX 5600 XT graphics card that we received from AMD :
Specifications
Performance BIOS
Silent BIOS
Firmware Name
411EFMIU.X4B
411EFMIU.O4C
TGP
160 W
135 W
Game Clock
1615 MHz
1560 MHz
Boost Clock
1750 MHz
1620 MHz
Memory Clock
1750 MHz (14 Gbps)
1500 MHz (12 Gbps)
Sapphire provided two different BIOS updates, because the PULSE RX 5600 XT has a Dual BIOS feature that lets you switch between a Performance mode, and a Silent mode.
In this table, we compare the specifications of the newly-boosted Radeon RX 5600 XT with the original launch specifications, as well as the Radeon RX 5700, the Radeon RX 5600.
Specifications
Radeon RX
5700
Radeon RX
5600 XT
(160W)
Radeon RX
5600 XT
(150W)
Radeon RX
5600
Transistors
10.3 billion
10.3 billion
10.3 billion
10.3 billion
Fab Process
7 nm
7 nm
7 nm
7 nm
Total Graphics Power
185 W
160 W
150 W
150 W
Stream Processors
2304
2304
2304
2048
Game Clock
1465 MHz
1660 MHz
1375 MHz
1375 MHz
Boost Clock
1725 MHz
1750 MHz
1560 MHz
1560 MHz
TMUs
144
144
144
128
Max. Texture Rate
248.4 GT/s
252.0 GT/s
224.6 GT/s
199.7 GT/s
ROPs
64
64
64
64
Max. Pixel Rate
110.4 GP/s
112.0 GP/s
99.8 GP/s
99.8 GP/s
Memory Size
8 GB
6 GB
6 GB
6 GB
Memory Type
GDDR6
GDDR6
GDDR6
GDDR6
Memory Speed
14 Gbps
14 Gbps
12 Gbps
12 Gbps
Bus Width
256-bit
192-bit
192-bit
192-bit
Bandwidth
448 GB/s
336 GB/s
288 GB/s
288 GB/s
PCIe Interface
PCIe 4.0 x16
PCIe 4.0 x16
PCIe 4.0 x16
PCIe 4.0 x16
This BIOS update totally changes the Radeon RX 5600 XT, giving it higher texture and pixel fill rates than Radeon RX 5700!
The Radeon RX 5700 only beats it in memory size, and memory bandwidth. In a couple of days, we will compare their performance in real life, so make sure you check back!
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At CES 2020, AMD announced the Radeon RX 5700M and Radeon RX 5600M mobile GPUs for laptops like the new Dell G5 15 SE!
Here is EVERYTHING AMD has revealed so far about the Radeon RX 5700M and RX 5600M mobile GPUs!
AMD Radeon RX 5700M | RX 5600M
The new AMD Radeon RX 5700M and RX 5600M mobile GPUs are using the same Navi GPU as their desktop counterparts, with 10.3 billion transistors fabricated on the 7 nm process.
Unlike the smaller Radeon RX 5500M, this Navi GPU has 36 Compute Units, with 2304 stream processors and a wider 192-bit or 256-bit memory interface.
The AMD Radeon RX 5700M is designed for high-performance gaming laptops, and will have high clock speeds of up to 1.72 GHz, a wide 256-bit memory bus and 8 GB of GDDR6 memory.
The AMD Radeon RX 5600M will debut in 1080p gaming laptops like the Dell G15 SE (pictured above), and come with a 192-bit memory bus and 6 GB of GDDR6 memory.
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AMD just announced two new graphics cards – the Radeon RX 5600 XT and the Radeon RX 5600, that they promise will deliver the ultimate 1080p gaming experience.
Here is what AMD has revealed so far about the Radeon RX 5600 XT and Radeon RX 5600 graphics cards!
AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT | RX 5600 : A Quick Primer!
The AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT and Radeon RX 5600 use the same Navi GPU as the Radeon RX 5700, with 10.3 billion transistors fabricated using the 7 nm process
The Radeon RX 5600 XT is essentially the Radeon RX 5700, with slower clock speeds and a 192-bit memory bus instead of a 256-bit memory bus.
The Radeon RX 5600 maintains the same slower clock speeds and 192-bit memory bus, but has some stream processors disabled.
They both have a lower TDP of 150 watts, 6 GB of GDDR6 memory, and have a PCI Express 4.0 x16 interface.
Like the Radeon RX 5500 XT, they are both AIB-only cards. So these are only reference specifications :
Specifications
Radeon RX
5700
Radeon RX
5600 XT
Radeon RX
5600
Radeon RX
5500 XT
Transistors
10.3 billion
10.3 billion
10.3 billion
6.4 billion
Fab Process
7 nm
7 nm
7 nm
7 nm
Total Graphics Power
185 W
150 W
150 W
130 W
Stream Processors
2304
2304
2048
1408
Game Clock
1465 MHz
1375 MHz
1375 MHz
1717 MHz
Boost Clock
1725 MHz
1560 MHz
1560 MHz
1845 MHz
TMUs
144
144
128
88
Max. Texture Rate
248.4 GT/s
224.6 GT/s
199.7 GT/s
162.4 GT/s
ROPs
64
64
64
32
Max. Pixel Rate
110.4 GP/s
99.8 GP/s
99.8 GP/s
59.0 GP/s
Memory Size
8 GB
6 GB
6 GB
4 GB / 8 GB
Memory Type
GDDR6
GDDR6
GDDR6
GDDR6
Bus Width
256-bit
192-bit
192-bit
128-bit
Bandwidth
448 GB/s
288 GB/s
288 GB/s
224 GB/s
PCIe Interface
PCIe 4.0 x16
PCIe 4.0 x16
PCIe 4.0 x16
PCIe 4.0 x8
AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT Performance
AMD is targeting the Radeon RX 5600 XT at gamers who are looking to upgrade from 3+ year old cards like the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB.
In their internal tests, it handily beats that 3.5 year old card by 55% on average – a significant performance difference.
Against a newer card like the GeForce GTX 1660 Ti, the performance gap narrows but it promises to be about 10-20% faster.
Finally, AMD pit it against the GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER, showing 5%-15% better performance.
AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT Price + Availability
From what we understand, both the Radeon RX 5600 XT and Radeon RX 5600 are AIB-only cards like the Radeon RX 5500 XT.
However, only the Radeon RX 5600 XT will be available for retail sale from AMD’s brand partners starting from 21 January 2020 onwards, with a suggested e-tail price (SEP) of US$279.
The AMD Radeon RX 5600 will be available only in OEM systems, and will ship in the first quarter of 2020.
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AMD just announced the Radeon RX 5500 XT graphics card – an AIB-only model targeted at 1080p and esports gamers!
Here is our quick primer on the two AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT variants, including their reference specifications and suggested retail prices!
AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT : The Official Tech Briefing
Let’s start with the official tech briefing by Mithun Chandrasekhar, AMD Senior Product Manager and Brian Kong, AMD Product Manager at Radeon Technologies Group.
AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT : A Quick Primer
The AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT is basically the desktop version of the Radeon RX 5500M, using the same GPU with 6.4 billion transistors fabricated on the 7 nm process technology.
This Navi GPU has 22 Compute Units with 1408 stream processors and a 128-bit memory interface. The only difference is the Radeon RX 5500 XT has higher clock speeds and TDP, with up to 8 GB of GDDR6 memory.
These cards are designed to deliver 1080p gaming at 60+ fps for AAA titles, and 90+ fps for esport games.
To reduce costs, AMD opted to use a PCI Express 4.0 x8 interface, instead of the PCIe 4.0 x16 interface. But if paired with a PCIe 4.0 chipset, it will deliver the same bandwidth as PCIe 3.0 x16.
In this table, we compare its specifications against its more powerful brethren – the RX 5700 and RX 5700 XT.
Please note that this is an AIB-only model, and its specifications are only for reference.
Specifications
Radeon RX
5700 XT
Radeon RX
5700
Radeon RX
5500 XT
Transistors
10.3 billion
10.3 billion
6.4 billion
Fab Process
7 nm
7 nm
7 nm
Die Size
251 mm²
251 mm²
158 mm²
Total Graphics Power
225 W
185 W
130 W
Stream Processors
2560
2340
1408
Game Clock
1605 MHz
1465 MHz
1717 MHz
Boost Clock
1905 MHz
1725 MHz
1845 MHz
TMUs
160
144
88
Max. Texture Rate
304.8 GT/s
248.4 GT/s
162.4 GT/s
ROPs
64
64
32
Max. Pixel Rate
121.9 GP/s
110.4 GP/s
59.0 GP/s
Memory Size
8 GB
8 GB
4 GB / 8 GB
Memory Type
GDDR6
GDDR6
GDDR6
Bus Width
256-bit
256-bit
128-bit
Bandwidth
448 GB/s
448 GB/s
224 GB/s
PCIe Interface
PCIe 4.0 x16
PCIe 4.0 x16
PCIe 4.0 x8
AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT Performance Comparison
AMD shared these performance results comparing the 4 GB variant against the GeForce GTX 1650 Super (4 GB) in AAA games at 1080p.
Based on their tests, the RX 5500 XT delivers anywhere from 4% to 30% better performance than the GTX 1650 Super.
AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT : 4GB vs 8GB
AMD’s AIB partners will be offering their cards in two variants – with either 4 GB or 8 GB of GDDR6 memory.
While this may seem to be a minor difference, AMD says that opting for the 8 GB Variant can offer a significant performance boost, with high quality settings.
AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT : Price + Bundle
As we mentioned earlier, this is exclusively an AIB-only model. There will be no reference model, so specifications and prices will vary significantly.
However, AMD shared with us their Suggested Retail Price (SEP) for both variants :
Instead of bundling every card with either Borderlands 3 or Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Breakpoint as announced earlier, AMD has decided to bundle every card with :
Iceborne Master Edition
3 months Xbox Game Pass subscription
While a 3 month subscription is not particularly exciting, it’s still nice to pick up a free game with your purchase, especially at this price point!
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Exactly three months after AMD launched the AMD Radeon RX 5700 and RX 5700 XT graphics cards, they are now launching the Radeon RX 5500 Series of desktop and mobile graphics!
Here is EVERYTHING you need to know about the AMD Radeon RX 5500 desktop graphics card, and the AMD Radeon RX 5500M mobile graphics!
AMD Radeon RX 5500 Series : The Official Tech Briefing
Let’s start with the official AMD Radeon RX 5500 Series tech briefing by Simon Ng, a Radeon Technologies Group Product Manager.
AMD Radeon RX 5500 Series : Q&A Session
For a more detailed discussion on the Radeon RX 5500 Series, you can tune into the Q&A session too :
AMD Radeon RX 5500 Series Summarised
AMD announced both the desktop and mobile versions of the Radeon RX 5500 Series – the Radeon RX 5500M for gaming laptops, and the Radeon RX 5500 discrete graphics for desktops.
They are both the same GPU, with 6.4 billion transistors fabricated on the 7 nm process technology. This Navi GPU has 22 Compute Units with 1408 stream processors and a 128-bit memory interface.
The only difference is when used in mobile applications, it will have lower clock speeds, and 4 GB of GDDR6 memory, with a nominal TGP of 85 watts.
When used in a desktop graphics card, it will have higher clock speeds with a total board power of 150 watts, and either 4 GB or 8 GB of GDDR6 memory.
Ultimately, they are both designed to deliver 1080p gaming at 60+ fps for AAA titles, and 90+ fps for esport games.
To reduce costs, AMD opted to use a PCI Express 4.0 x8 interface, instead of the PCIe 4.0 x16 interface. But if paired with a PCIe 4.0 chipset, it will deliver the same bandwidth as PCIe 3.0 x16.
AMD Radeon RX 5500 Series Specifications
Specifications
Radeon RX 5500
Radeon RX 5500M
Transistors
6.4 billion
6.4 billion
Fab Process
7 nm
7 nm
Total Graphics Power
150 W
85 W (nominal)
Stream Processors
1408
1408
Game Clock
1717 MHz
1448 MHz
Boost Clock
1845 MHz
1645 MHz
TMUs
88
88
Max. Texture Rate
162.4 GT/s
144.8 GT/s
ROPs
48
48
Max. Pixel Rate
88.6 GP/s
79.0 GP/s
Memory Size
4 GB / 8 GB
4 GB
Memory Type
GDDR6
GDDR6
Bus Width
128-bit
128-bit
Bandwidth
224 GB/s
224 GB/s
PCIe Interface
PCIe 4.0 x8
PCIe 4.0 x8
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AMD Radeon RX 5500 Performance Comparison
AMD shared these performance results, comparing the Radeon RX 5500 against the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650.
Even in newer esports games, it is capable of delivering frame rates in excess of 90 fps.
AMD Radeon RX 5500M Performance Comparison
And here are the performance results of the Radeon RX 5500M against the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile.
At 1080p, AMD claims it will deliver frame rates in excess of 60 fps for AAA titles, and over 90 fps for esports games.
AMD Radeon RX 5500 Series Price + Bundle
AMD is unable to reveal the MSRP for the standalone desktop graphics card – we will update this article when we get the details.
Both desktop and mobile variants are included in the latest AMD Radeon Raise The Game bundle programme.
That means every qualifying purchase of a standalone graphics card, or pre-configured desktop and laptops will come with a choice of either :
Borderlands 3
Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Breakpoint
AMD Radeon RX 5500 Series Availability
At the moment, AMD is unable to give us an actual availability date, other than these rough dates :
The MSI Alpha 15 laptop powered by the Radeon RX 5500M will launch later in October 2019.
HP OMEN Obelisk, HP Pavilion Gaming, Lenovo Legion T530, Lenovo IdeaCentre T540 gaming desktops will be available beginning November 2019.
Acer Nitro 50 gaming desktop will be available in December 2019.
Standalone Radeon RX 5500 desktop graphics cards will be available sometime this quarter – Q4 2019.
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Complete Set Of AMD Radeon RX 5500 Series Slides
Here is the complete set of slides for your perusal, including eight slides not mentioned in the tech briefing.
The last eight slides are actually of the eight gaming desktops that will feature an AMD graphics card :
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Now that both AMD and NVIDIA have already released their RTX SUPER and RX 5700 graphics cards, we thought it would be interesting to compare them!
Let’s compare the performance, value and power efficiency of the NVIDIA RTX Super graphics cards, against the AMD Radeon RX 5700 series graphics cards!
Updated @ 2019-07-19 – Added a new Real World Performance section
– Added the real world results of the GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER against the Radeon RX 5700
Updated @ 2019-07-06 – Added specifications of the Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary Edition – Updated the Price-Performance Value table and analysis – Updated the Performance Per Watt table and analysis
The RX 5700 XT has 5.6% higher minimum and 10.7% higher peak texture fill rates.
The RX 5700 XT has a 4.5% higher peak pixel fill rate.
The RX 5700 XT uses 10 watts (5.7%) more power.
However, these are only paper specifications. NVIDIA also took pains in their RTX SUPER tech briefing to point out (starting at 9:20) that the boost speed of Radeon RX 5700 cards kicks in only occasionally, while GeForce RTX cards will boost whenever thermal limits allow.
NVIDIA RTX Super vs AMD RX 5700 : Price-Performance Value
Raw performance is one thing, but what about price-performance value? Especially after new RX 5700 price cut? Let’s find out…
Value Evaluation Based On Specifications
* We earlier compared the MAXIMUM fill rates, but it would be fairer to compare their MINIMUM fill rates, because that’s the minimum guaranteed performance level.
Specifications
RTX
2080
SUPER
RX 5700 XT (50th)
RX 5700 XT
RTX
2070
SUPER
RX 5700
RTX
2060
SUPER
Launch Price
$699
$449
$399
$499
$349
$399
Min. Texture Fill Rate
316.8 GT/s
268.8 GT/s
256.8 GT/s
256.8 GT/s
211.0 GT/s
199.9 GT/s
$ Per GT/s
$2.206
$1.670
$1.554
$1.943
$1.654
$1.996
Min. Pixel Fill Rate
105.6 GP/s
107.5 GP/s
102.7 GP/s
102.7 GP/s
93.8 GP/s
94.1 GP/s
$ Per GP/s
$6.619
$4.177
$3.885
$4.859
$3.721
$4.240
AVERAGE
$ / (GT/s + GP/s)
$4.413
$2.924
$2.720
$3.401
$2.688
$3.118
Based on the earlier price, the AMD Navi cards had a 20.8% better price-performance value than the NVIDIA RTX SUPER cards.
With the new Radeon RX 5700 price cut, they now have a 23.8% better price-performance value than the NVIDIA RTX SUPER cards. That’s a 14.4% improvement.
Specs-wise, the RX 5700 XT is virtually the same as the RTX 2070 SUPER, but it is now $100 cheaper.
The RX 5700, on the other hand, is about the same as the RTX 2060 SUPER, just $50 cheaper.
NVIDIA RTX Super vs AMD RX 5700 : Performance Per Watt
Now, let’s compare their power efficiency in performance per watt.
Power Efficiency Based On Specifications
Bear in mind that the AMD Navi GPU is built on the newer 7 nm process technology, while the NVIDIA Turing is using the older 12 nm process technology.
Specifications
RTX
2080 SUPER
RX 5700 XT (50th)
RX 5700 XT
RTX
2070 SUPER
RX 5700
RTX
2060 SUPER
Avg Texture Fill Rate
332.7 GT/s
292.8 GT/s
280.8 GT/s
270.0 GT/s
229.7 GT/s
212.2 GT/s
Avg Pixel Fill Rate
110.9 GP/s
117.1 GP/s
112.3 GP/s
108.0 GP/s
102.1 GP/s
99.9 GP/s
TGP
250 watts
235 watts
225 watts
215 watts
185 watts
175 watts
(Texture + Pixel) / TGP
1.774
1.744
1.747
1.758
1.794
1.783
Despite the AMD Navi’s advantage in fabrication technology, the RX 5700 XT and RX 5700 cards had virtually the same power efficiency as the RTX 2070 SUPER and RTX 2060 SUPER cards.
RTX 2060 Super vs. RX 5700 Power Efficiency Comparison
Since we cannot test their actual power consumption, we will have to rely on their rated TGP (Total Graphics Power) specifications.
Specifications
AMD Radeon
RX 5700
NVIDIA GeForce
RTX 2060 SUPER
Total Graphics Power (TGP)
185 watts
175 watts
6 Game Average Frame Rate
86.0 fps
86.3 fps
Watt Per fps
2.15
2.03
Despite the AMD Navi’s advantage in fabrication technology, the RTX 2060 SUPER (US | UK | MY) was 5.6% more power efficient than the RX 5700 (US | UK | MY).
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NVIDIA targeted the RTX 2060 SUPER squarely at the new RX 5700, and AMD countered with a price cut. But which should YOU buy? Which is the better deal?
Let’s compare their performance in various games and resolutions, and find out which card offers the best performance and value!
AMD Radeon RX 5700 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
The AMD Radeon RX 5700 is built around the new AMD Navi GPU that uses the new RDNA architecture and fabricated on the 7 nm process technology.
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER, on the other hand, is based on the current NVIDIA Turing GPU that is fabricated on the 12 nm process. It is essentially a cut-down version of the GeForce RTX 2070.
Specifications
AMD Radeon
RX 5700
NVIDIA GeForce
RTX 2060 SUPER
Stream Processors
2304
2176
Base Clock
1465 MHz
1470 MHz
Boost Clock
1725 MHz
1650 MHz
TMUs
144
136
Min. Texture Fill Rate
211.0 GT/s
199.9 GT/s
Max. Texture Fill Rate
248.4 GT/s
224.4 GT/s
ROPs
64
64
Min. Pixel Fill Rate
93.8 GP/s
94.1 GP/s
Max. Pixel Fill Rate
110.4 GP/s
105.6 GP/s
Memory Size
8 GB
8 GB
Memory Type
GDDR6
GDDR6
Memory Speed
14 Gbps
14 Gbps
Bus Width
256-bit
256-bit
Bandwidth
448 GB/s
448 GB/s
TGP
185 watts
175 watts
In the coming sections, we will compare their performance in different games, followed by an evaluation of their value propositions.
RX 5700 vs RTX 2060 SUPER Noise Level
We recorded videos of both the Radeon RX 5700 (US | UK | MY) and the RTX 2060 SUPER (US | MY) running the Time Spy Extreme benchmark at the 4K resolution.
The AMD Radeon RX 5700 (US | UK | MY) uses slightly more power at 185 watts, but has only a single blower fan. The fan noise, while not really loud, is clearly audible.
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER (US | MY), on the other hand, uses slightly less power at 175 watts. Thanks to its dual-fan cooler, it is much quieter than the RX 5700.
RX 5700 vs RTX 2060 SUPER Performance Comparison
F1 2019
F1 2019 is a really new racing game by Codemasters, released on 28 June 2019. We tested it at the Ultra High settings.
Amazingly, both the RX 5700 and RTX 2060 SUPER were equally fast at all three resolutions.
World War Z
Based on the 2013 movie, World War Z is a relatively new third-person shooter game, released in April 2019. We tested it using the Vulkan API at the Ultra High settings.
Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 is a new third-person shooter game released in March 2019. We tested it at the Extreme settings.
The GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER (US | MY) was definitely the superior card. It was faster by 11.5% at 1080p, and 8.5% at 1440p – the two playable resolutions.
Strange Brigade
Strange Brigade is also a third-person shooter game, released in August 2018. We tested it using the Vulkan API at the Ultra High settings.
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Metro Exodus
Metro Exodus is a relatively new first-person shooter game, released in February 2019.
We tested it using the Ultra settings.
Both cards were roughly equal at 1080p and 2160p, but the Radeon RX 5700 (US | UK | MY) had a significant 8.33% performance advantage over the RTX 2060 SUPER (US | MY) at 1440p.
Ashes of the Singularity
Ashes of the Singularity is a 2016 game that supports multi-core processing and asynchronous compute. We tested it using the DirectX 12 API at the Extreme settings.
The Radeon RX 5700 (US | UK | MY) was definitely the superior card at all resolutions. It was 3.5% faster at 1080p, 6.3% faster at 1440p, 9.8% faster at 2160p.
RX 5700 vs RTX 2060 SUPER : 6 Game Average
Let’s take a look at what happens when we averaged the frame rates from all six games…
Now, let’s compare their power efficiency in performance per watt.
Since we cannot test their actual power consumption, we will have to rely on their rated TGP (Total Graphics Power) specifications.
Specifications
AMD Radeon
RX 5700
NVIDIA GeForce
RTX 2060 SUPER
Total Graphics Power (TGP)
185 watts
175 watts
6 Game Average Frame Rate
86.0 fps
86.3 fps
Watt Per fps
2.15
2.03
Despite the AMD Navi’s advantage in fabrication technology, the RTX 2060 SUPER (US | MY) was 5.6% more power efficient than the RX 5700 (US | UK | MY).
RX 5700 vs RTX 2060 SUPER : Our Verdict
Both Radeon RX 5700 (US | UK | MY) and GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER (US | MY) are great buys. So let us summarise the key selling points from our perspective as gamers and hardware enthusiasts.
Why You Should Buy The AMD Radeon RX 5700
It is significantly cheaper, by $50 / ~RM 205 / ~£40 / €44!
It supports PCI Express 4.0
It has the most potential for performance improvements with newer drivers
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AMD failed to deal a knockout blow to NVIDIA with Vega, and they are back for another go with the new AMD Radeon RX 5700 graphics card!
Based on the new AMD Navi GPU, which uses the new RDNA architecture and built on the 7nm process technology, the Radeon RX 5700 is the world’s first PCI Express 4.0 graphics card.
Find out in our in-depth review why we gave it our Editor’s Choice Award!
AMD Radeon RX 5700 Series Primer
The AMD Radeon RX 5700 series of graphics cards is built around the new AMD Navi GPU that uses the new RDNA architecture and fabricated on the 7 nm process technology.
Its redesigned Compute Units deliver 1.25X higher performance per clock, and up to 1.5X better performance per watt.
Here is a comparison between the three new AMD Navi models, and the other recent Radeon graphics cards :
The AMD Radeon RX 5700 (US | UK | MY) comes in a simple black cardboard box. Let’s take a quick look around, and unbox it!
Unlike the Radeon RX Vega 64, the Radeon RX 5700 (US | UK | MY) is a spartan affair. The card basically comes with nothing more than a warranty guide, and an information sheet.
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The AMD Radeon RX 5700 Hands On!
The AMD Radeon RX 5700 (US | UK | MY) has an AMD Navi GPU with 2304 stream processors. This gives it 144 TMUs and 64 ROPs, delivering a peak output of 248 GT/s and 110 GP/s.
Its 8 GB of GDDR6 memory runs at a speed of 1750 MHz, giving it a peak memory bandwidth of 448 GB/s.
Because the AMD Navi GPU is fabricated on the 7 nm process technology, the whole card only need 185 watts of power.
AMD RDNA Architecture
The new RDNA architecture replaces the GCN (Graphics Core Next) architecture that powered the Vega 64 and Vega 56 cards.
The AMD RDNA architecture offers these advantages over the older GCN architecture :
New Compute Unit and SIMD design that delivers 1.25X better performance per clock
New multi-level cache hierarchy for reduced latency and power
Adds support for GDDR6 memory and PCI Express 4.0
New Radeon Media Engine with 4K encode and 8K decode capability for VP9, H.264 and HEVC
7 nm Process Technology
A key advantage the AMD Navi GPU has over the previous AMD Vega GPU is the finer 7 nm process technology it uses.
This change alone lets the AMD Navi deliver 50% more performance per watt than the AMD Vega.
AMD Navi
AMD Vega
Transistor Count
10.3 billion
12.5 billion
Fabrication Process
7 nm
14 nm
Die Size
251 mm²
486 mm²
Max. Card Power
225 W
295 W
The AMD Radeon RX 5700 (US | UK | MY) uses a cut-down version of the AMD Navi, and requires only 185 watts of power. You will need a power supply with a 6-pin and an 8-pin PCI Express power cables.
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Display Ports
The AMD Radeon RX 5700 (US | UK | MY) comes with three DisplayPort 1.4 ports, that support Display Stream Compression.
They will support up to three 8K HDR displays at 60 Hz, or three 4K HDR displays at 144 Hz or more.
For compatibility with older displays, there is a HDMI 2.0b port, which supports up to 4K HDR displays at up to 60 Hz.
PCI Express 4.0
The AMD Radeon RX 5700 (US | UK | MY) is the world’s first graphics card to support PCI Express 4.0, which delivers a throughput of 16 GT/s – twice that of PCI Express 3.0.
To take advantage of PCI Express 4.0, you will also need to use it on a motherboard that supports PCI Express 4.0.
Currently, only motherboards based on the new AMD X570 chipset supports PCI Express 4.0, and they naturally come at a price premium.
How useful is PCI Express 4.0? Here are some performance results AMD shared with us to demonstrate the value of PCI Express 4.0.
You can also use the Radeon RX 5700 with older motherboards – it will just revert to PCI Express 3.0.
Frankly, PCI Express performance has a limited effect on gaming performance at the moment. GPU and graphics memory performance still matter far more. So this is mostly for future proofing.
AMD Radeon RX 5700 Thermal Output
We recorded the peak exhaust temperatures of those cards, to see how much heat they throw out. Take a look…
Note that these are not the recorded temperatures, but how much hotter the exhaust air is above ambient temperature.
Not surprisingly, with the lowest total card power of 185 watts, the Radeon RX 5700 (US | UK | MY) has the lowest exhaust temperature of this lot.
AMD Radeon RX 5700 Noise Level
In case you are wondering how loud the cooler is, we recorded the Radeon RX 5700 (US | UK | MY) running Time Spy Extreme benchmark at the 4K resolution.
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AMD Radeon RX 5700 Benchmarking Notes
In this review, we will take a look at its gaming performance, in comparison to 6 other graphics cards :
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F1 2019
F1 2019 is a really new racing game by Codemasters, released on 28 June 2019.
We tested it on three resolutions at the Ultra High settings :
1080p : 1920 x 1080
1440p : 2560 x 1440
2160p : 3840 x 2160
1080p Gaming Resolution
At 1080p, the RX 5700 matched the Vega 64 and RTX 2060 SUPER in performance, and was 10% faster than the Vega 56 and RTX 2060.
1440p Gaming Resolution
The RX 5700 did even better at the higher 1440p resolution, matching the RTX 2060 SUPER in performance, and was 13% faster than the RTX 2060, the Vega 64 and the Vega 56.
2160p Gaming Resolution
At 4K, it maintained its 13% performance lead over the RTX 2060 and Vega 64 graphics cards, and its performance parity with the RTX 2060 SUPER.
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World War Z
Based on the 2013 movie, World War Z is a relatively new third-person shooter game, released in April 2019.
We tested it on three resolutions using the Vulkan API at the Ultra High settings :
1080p : 1920 x 1080
1440p : 2560 x 1440
2160p : 3840 x 2160
Note : This game is known to be highly optimised for AMD Radeon cards.
1080p Gaming Resolution
At 1080p, World War Z was CPU-limited even with the new AMD Ryzen 7 3700X processor.
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The Division 2
Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 is a new third-person shooter game released in March 2019.
We tested it on three resolutions using the Extreme settings :
1080p : 1920 x 1080
1440p : 2560 x 1440
2160p : 3840 x 2160
1080p Gaming Resolution
At 1080p, the RX 5700 was 4.4% slower than the Vega 64, and 10% slower than the new RTX 2060 Super.
On the other hand, it was 7.5% faster than the RTX 2060 and Vega 56.
1440p Gaming Resolution
When we bumped the resolution to 1440p, it was just 3% slower than the Vega 64, and 8% slower than the new RTX 2060 Super.
2160p Gaming Resolution
At 4K, it was 3% slower than the RTX 2060, and 9% slower than the new RTX 2060 Super.
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Strange Brigade
Strange Brigade is also a third-person shooter game, released in August 2018.
We tested it on three resolutions using the Vulkan API at the Ultra High settings :
1080p : 1920 x 1080
1440p : 2560 x 1440
2160p : 3840 x 2160
1080p Gaming Resolution
At 1080p, the RX 5700 was 7% slower than the new RTX 2060 Super.
On the other hand, it was 5% faster than the Vega 64, 6.5% faster than the RTX 2060, and 12% faster than the Vega 56.
1440p Gaming Resolution
At 1440p, the RX 5700 was 6% slower than the RTX 2060 Super.
On the other hand, it was 8% faster than both Vega 64 and RTX 2060, and 16% faster than the Vega 56.
2160p Gaming Resolution
At 4K, it basically tied with the RTX 2060 Super, and was 8.5% faster than the Vega 64, and 14% faster than both the Vega 56 and the RTX 2060.
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Metro Exodus
Metro Exodus is a relatively new first-person shooter game, released in February 2019.
We tested it on three resolutions using the Ultra settings :
1080p : 1920 x 1080
1440p : 2560 x 1440
2160p : 3840 x 2160
1080p Gaming Resolution
At 1080p, the RX 5700 tied with the RTX 2060 Super, and was 5% faster than the Vega 64 and 10.5% faster than the Vega 56.
1440p Gaming Resolution
It widened its performance lead at 1440p, with a 8% lead over the RTX 2060 Super, a 10.6% lead over the Vega 64 and and an 18% lead over the Vega 56.
2160p Gaming Resolution
But when we jacked up the resolution to 4K, its performance fell. It now tied with the Vega 56, and was 7% slower than the Vega 64 and the RTX 2060 Super.
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Ashes of the Singularity
Ashes of the Singularity is a 2016 game that supports multi-core processing and asynchronous compute.
We tested it on three resolutions using the DirectX 12 API at the Extreme settings :
1080p : 1920 x 1080
1440p : 2560 x 1440
2160p : 3840 x 2160
1080p Gaming Resolution
At 1080p, the RX 5700 actually matched the GTX 1080 Ti in performance! They were both 3% faster than the RTX 2060 Super, 12% faster than the Vega 64, and 15% faster than the RTX 2060.
1440p Gaming Resolution
Its performance dipped a little at 1440p, but it was 7% faster than the RTX 2060 Super, 17% faster than the Vega 64 and 25% faster than the RTX 2060.
2160p Gaming Resolution
At 4K, it was 9% slower than the GTX 1080 Ti, but on the other hand, it was 10% faster than the RTX 2060 Super, 19% faster than the Vega 64 and 30% faster than the Vega 56.
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AMD Radeon RX 5700 – Our Verdict + Award!
We have to congratulate AMD for their herculean efforts. The new Navi GPU is definitely far superior to the Vega GPU.
On paper, the last-generation Radeon RX Vega 64 is faster than the Radeon RX 5700 (US | UK | MY). It even has far more stream processors!
But guess what – in most games, the Radeon RX 5700 is as fast as the Vega 64, or much faster!
Whether it’s the new RDNA architecture, or the smaller 7 nm process technology, who cares? It is generally faster than the AMD Vega cards, and with a lower power consumption to boot!
With the $30 price cut, it is now $50 cheaper than the RTX 2060 SUPER, and a whopping $150 cheaper than the RTX 2070 SUPER!
As our benchmark results show, the Radeon RX 5700 (US | UK | MY) is the virtual twin of the RTX 2060 Super, as far as gaming performance goes. Here is a summary of the six games we tested them on :
F1 2019 : Tie
World War Z : Tie
The Division 2 : RTX 2060 SUPER is 12% faster on average.
Strange Brigade : RTX 2060 SUPER is 7% faster at 1080p and 1440p
Metro Exodus : Tie at 1080p, RX 5700 is 8% faster at 1440p, RTX 2060 SUPER is 7% faster at 2160p
AOTS : RX 5700 is 3% faster at 1080p, 9% faster at 1440p, and 10% faster at 2160p
You can’t go wrong with either card for 1440p gaming, but these factors will tilt buyers to choose the Radeon RX 5700 (US | UK | MY) over the GeForce RTX 2060 Super :
It is significantly cheaper, by $50 / ~RM 205 / ~£40 / €44!
It has a small performance advantage at 1440p, the ideal gaming resolution for both cards
It has the most potential for performance improvements with newer drivers
Now, NVIDIA is providing two free games with every RTX SUPER purchase, but should they count towards the value of the card?
In our opinion, no, because these are supposed to be “free”, and are only available for a limited time. For those who did not intend to buy Wolfenstein : Youngblood and Control, it would be like being forced to purchase those games.
Ultimately, the AMD Radeon RX 5700 (US | UK | MY) is an excellent graphics card for 1440p gaming, with a price tag that’s $50 (12.5%) cheaper than the RTX 2060 SUPER.
For those reasons, we believe the AMD Radeon RX 5700 (US | UK | MY) deserves our Editor’s Choice Award. Congratulations, AMD, on a job well done!
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Right after AMD announced their pre-sale Radeon RX 5700 price cut, they also announced the official Radeon RX 5700 price list for Singapore!
In this article, we will take a look at the official Radeon RX 5700 Singapore price list, and do some quick calculations…
AMD Radeon RX 5700 Series Primer
The AMD Radeon RX 5700 series of graphics cards is built around the new AMD Navi GPU that uses the new RDNA architecture and fabricated on the 7 nm process technology.
Its redesigned Compute Units deliver 1.25X higher performance per clock, and up to 1.5X better performance per watt.
Here is a quick comparison between the Radeon RX 5700 XT, and the Radeon RX 5700 models :
AMD will only bring in the Radeon RX 5700 XT and Radeon RX 5700 cards for now. No word yet on the Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary Edition.
As usual, Malaysians will pay a substantial premium for graphics cards. But this isn’t an AMD issue – it applies to all graphics cards, including the NVIDIA RTX SUPER series.
Radeon RX
5700 XT
Radeon RX
5700
US Launch Price (w/o tax)
$399
$349
US Launch Price In SGD (w/o tax)
~SGD 543
~SGD 475
Singapore Launch Price (with 7% GST)
SGD 635
SGD 535
US vs Singapore Difference
+SGD 92 (16.9%)
+SGD 60 (12.6%)
Note that the actual sale prices in the US will vary, once sales taxes (between 0% and 12.875%) are factored in.
Also, once you factor in the fact that the Singaporean prices include the 7% GST, they are just 5%-9% more expensive than US prices – SGD 594 for the RX 5700 XT, and SGD 500 for the RX 5700.
In any case, let’s be thankful that AMD decided to cut prices before the Radeon RX 5700 cards went on sale.
By our estimate, these would have been the Malaysia price list without the Radeon RX 5700 price cut :
Radeon RX 5700 XT : ~SGD 715 – more expensive by SGD 80
Radeon RX 5700 : ~SGD 581 – more expensive by SGD 46
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Right after AMD announced their pre-sale Radeon RX 5700 price cut, they also announced the official Radeon RX 5700 price list for Australia!
In this article, we will take a look at the official Radeon RX 5700 Australia price list and game bundle, and do some quick calculations…
AMD Radeon RX 5700 Series Primer
The AMD Radeon RX 5700 series of graphics cards is built around the new AMD Navi GPU that uses the new RDNA architecture and fabricated on the 7 nm process technology.
Its redesigned Compute Units deliver 1.25X higher performance per clock, and up to 1.5X better performance per watt.
Here is a quick comparison between the Radeon RX 5700 XT, and the Radeon RX 5700 models :
AMD will only bring in the Radeon RX 5700 XT and Radeon RX 5700 cards for now. No word yet on the Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary Edition.
Radeon RX
5700 XT
Radeon RX
5700
US Launch Price (w/o tax)
$399
$349
US Launch Price In AUD (w/o tax)
~AUD 571
~AUD 500
Australia Launch Price (with 10% GST)
AUD 629
AUD 549
US vs Australia Difference
+AUD 58 (10.2%)
+AUD 49 (9.8%)
Note that the actual sale prices in the US will vary, once sales taxes (between 0% and 12.875%) are factored in.
Also, once factor in the fact that the Australian prices include the 10% GST, they are virtually the same as US prices – AUD 572 for the RX 5700 XT, and AUD 499 for the RX 5700.
In any case, let’s be thankful that AMD decided to cut prices before the Radeon RX 5700 cards went on sale.
By our estimate, these would have been the Australia price list without the Radeon RX 5700 price cut :
Radeon RX 5700 XT : ~AUD 704 – more expensive by AUD 75
Radeon RX 5700 : ~AUD 596 – more expensive by AUD 47
Instead of bundling one or two free games like NVIDIA, AMD will be bundling 3 months of Xbox Game Pass with every purchase of a Radeon RX 5700 XT or Radeon RX 5700 graphics card in Australia.
This is a subscription-based service that gives you access to a curated library of over 170 high-quality PC games on Windows 10.
Because Xbox Game Pass is priced at AUD 10.95 per month, this freebie is worth AUD 32.85.
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This is what competition is all about! Thanks to the impending release of NVIDIA RTX SUPER cards, AMD has officially announced a substantial price cut to their Radeon RX 5700 XT and Radeon RX 5700 cards!
Let’s take a look at those price cuts, and find out how it affects their price-performance value compared to the NVIDIA RTX SUPER cards!
The AMD Radeon RX 5700 Price Cut
Just a day before their official release, AMD is cutting $50 off both the Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary Edition, and the Radeon RX 5700 XT. They are also cutting $30 off the Radeon RX 5700.
Radeon RX
5700 XT
50th Anniversary
Radeon RX
5700 XT
Radeon RX
5700
Original Launch Price
$499
$449
$379
NEW Launch Price
$449
$399
$349
Difference
-$50 (10%)
-$50 (11%)
-$30 (8%)
This substantial price cut will make the Radeon RX 5700 cards more competitive against the NVIDIA RTX SUPER cards.
Good move, AMD! And how about a counter, NVIDIA? 😉
We have also prepared a number of local price analyses, before and after the Radeon RX 5700 price cut announcement :
AMD Radeon RX 5700 Value Comparison After Price Cut
So how does the AMD Radeon RX 5700 price cut affect their price-performance value? Let’s find out!
Specifications
RTX
2080
SUPER
RX 5700 XT
(50th)
RX 5700 XT
RTX
2070
SUPER
RX 5700
RTX
2060
SUPER
Launch Price
$699
$449
$399
$499
$349
$399
Min. Texture Fill Rate
316.8 GT/s
268.8 GT/s
256.8 GT/s
256.8 GT/s
211.0 GT/s
199.9 GT/s
$ Per GT/s
$2.206
$1.670
$1.554
$1.943
$1.654
$1.996
Min. Pixel Fill Rate
105.6 GP/s
107.5 GP/s
102.7 GP/s
102.7 GP/s
93.8 GP/s
94.1 GP/s
$ Per GP/s
$6.619
$4.177
$3.885
$4.859
$3.721
$4.240
AVERAGE
$ / (GT/s + GP/s)
$4.413
$2.924
$2.720
$3.401
$2.688
$3.118
Based on the earlier price, the AMD Navi cards had a 20.8% better price-performance value than the NVIDIA RTX SUPER cards.
With the new Radeon RX 5700 price cut, they now have a 23.8% better price-performance value than the NVIDIA RTX SUPER cards. That’s a 14.4% improvement.
Specs-wise, the RX 5700 XT is virtually the same as the RTX 2070 SUPER, but it is now $100 cheaper.
The RX 5700, on the other hand, is about the same as the RTX 2060 SUPER, just $50 cheaper.
AMD Radeon RX 5700 Series Primer
The AMD Radeon RX 5700 series of graphics cards is built around the new AMD Navi GPU that uses the new RDNA architecture and fabricated on the 7 nm process technology.
Its redesigned Compute Units deliver 1.25X higher performance per clock, and up to 1.5X better performance per watt.
Here is a quick comparison between the Radeon RX 5700 XT, and the Radeon RX 5700 models :
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Right after AMD announced their pre-sale Radeon RX 5700 price cut, they also announced the official Radeon RX 5700 price list for Malaysia!
In this article, we will take a look at the official Radeon RX 5700 Malaysia price list, and do some quick calculations…
AMD Radeon RX 5700 Series Primer
The AMD Radeon RX 5700 series of graphics cards is built around the new AMD Navi GPU that uses the new RDNA architecture and fabricated on the 7 nm process technology.
Its redesigned Compute Units deliver 1.25X higher performance per clock, and up to 1.5X better performance per watt.
Here is a quick comparison between the Radeon RX 5700 XT, and the Radeon RX 5700 models :
AMD will only bring in the Radeon RX 5700 XT and Radeon RX 5700 cards for now. No word yet on the Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary Edition.
As usual, Malaysians will pay a substantial premium for graphics cards. But this isn’t an AMD issue – it applies to all graphics cards, including the NVIDIA RTX SUPER series.
Radeon RX
5700 XT
Radeon RX
5700
US Launch Price (w/o tax)
$399
$349
US Launch Price In RM (w/o tax)
~RM 1650
~RM 1443
Malaysia Launch Price (with import tax)
RM 1859
RM 1659
US vs MYR Difference
+RM 209 (12.7%)
+RM 216 (15%)
Note that the actual sale prices in the US will vary, once sales taxes (between 0% and 12.875%) are factored in.
In any case, let’s be thankful that AMD decided to cut prices before the Radeon RX 5700 cards went on sale.
By our estimate, these would have been the Malaysia price list without the Radeon RX 5700 price cut :
Radeon RX 5700 XT : ~RM 2,089 – more expensive by RM 230
Radeon RX 5700 : ~RM 1,799 – more expensive by RM 140
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We earlier shared that GIGABYTE is prepping a total of 8 Radeon RX 5700 models, so these two reference designs are just the first out the door.
In the coming days, they will be introducing the AORUS and GAMING versions of the Radeon RX 5700 XT and Radeon RX 5700, with these model numbers :
RX 5700 XT
RX 5700
AORUS Series
GV-R57XTAORUS-8GD
GV-R57AORUS-8GD
Gaming Series
GV-R57XTGAMING OC-8GD
GV-R57GAMING OC-8GD
GV-R57XTGAMING-8GD
GV-R57GAMING-8GD
Shockingly, GIGABYTE will only release just eight AMD Navi cards. In contrast, they are expected to release a whopping 69 NVIDIA GeForce SUPER RTX cards!
The AMD Radeon RX 5700 series of graphics cards is built around the new AMD Navi GPU that uses the new RDNA architecture and fabricated on the 7 nm process technology.
Its redesigned Compute Units deliver 1.25X higher performance per clock, and up to 1.5X better performance per watt.
Here is a quick comparison between the Radeon RX 5700 XT, and the Radeon RX 5700 models :
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In all the excitement over the launch of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX SUPER series, everyone posted the wrong TMU count for the RTX 2070 SUPER graphics card.
This gave the GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER an unfair performance lead over the upcoming AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT on paper.
Let’s find out how everyone got the RTX 2070 SUPER’s TMU count so wrong…
How Everyone Got The RTX 2070 SUPER TMU Count Wrong!
Even before the RTX SUPER series was launched, many websites got its TMU count wrong.
That was because they based their information on, of all things, the leaked but official RTX 2070 SUPER Reviewer’s Guide.
On Page 9 of the official GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER Reviewer’s Guide is this table, comparing the specifications of the RTX 2070 SUPER against the “regular” RTX 2070 and the GeForce GTX 1070.
As you can see, it wrongly lists the RTX 2070 SUPER with 184 Texture Units and a corresponding texel fill rate of 325.7 Gigatexels/sec.
No wonder everyone got their RTX 2070 SUPER TMU specifications wrong.
This is important, because the TMU count of 184 gives the RTX 2070 SUPER a ridiculous and completely unfair performance advantage over the AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT on paper.
Gamers who don’t bother to wait for benchmark results will probably just assume the RTX 2070 SUPER is definitely much faster than the RX 5700 XT.
Well, they may end up correct but we wouldn’t know until the RX 5700 XT is released on the 7 July…
This singular mistake makes a big difference, at least on paper, when potential buyers compare the specifications of the RTX 2070 SUPER against the upcoming AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT.
Specifications
RTX
2070
SUPER
(Wrong)
RX 5700 XT
RTX
2070
SUPER
(Correct)
Base Clock
1605 MHz
1605 MHz
1605 MHz
Boost Clock
1770 MHz
1905 MHz
1770 MHz
Stream Processors
2560
2560
2560
TMUs
184
160
160
Min. Texture Fill Rate
295.3 GT/s
256.8 GT/s
256.8 GT/s
Max. Texture Fill Rate
325.7 GT/s
304.8 GT/s
283.2 GT/s
ROPs
64
64
64
Min. Pixel Fill Rate
102.7 GP/s
102.7 GP/s
102.7 GP/s
Max. Pixel Fill Rate
113.3 GP/s
121.9 GP/s
113.3 GP/s
With the incorrect TMU count of 184, the RTX 2070 SUPER has a 10.6% advantage in texture fill rate over the Radeon RX 5700 XT.
But with the correct TMU count, the Radeon RX 5700 XT ends up with the same minimum texture and pixel fill rates as the RTX 2070 SUPER, with 7.6% higher peak texture and pixel fill rates!
We were suspicious about the 184 TMU count for the RTX 2070 SUPER from the start. Even when everyone else posted that TMU count in their leak coverage, we stuck with 160 TMUs.
Why? Because we knew back then, that the RTX 2070 SUPER would use a TU104 GPU with 2560 CUDA Cores.
A quick refresher course on the TU104 GPU that the RTX 2070 SUPER uses :
It has 6 Graphics Processing Clusters (GPC).
Each GPC has 4 Texture Processing Clusters (TPC).
Each TPC has 2 Streaming Multiprocessors (SMs).
Each SM has 64 CUDA Cores, and 4 Texture Units
Working backwards, that means it would have 40 Streaming Multiprocessors and 20 Texture Processing Clusters… and 160 Texture Units.
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Komachi just discovered a treasure trove – the Radeon RX 5700 and RX 5700 XT graphics cards that ASUS and GIGABYTE will soon announce!
Here is the full list of ASUS and GIGABYTE RX 5700 and RX 5700 XT models that will be coming shortly to a store near you!
The AMD Radeon RX 5700 Series
The AMD Radeon RX 5700 series of graphics cards is built around the new AMD Navi GPU that uses the new RDNA architecture and fabricated on the 7 nm process technology.
Its redesigned Compute Units deliver 1.25X higher performance per clock, and up to 1.5X better performance per watt.
Here is a quick comparison between the Radeon RX 5700 XT, and the Radeon RX 5700 models :
Specifications
Radeon
RX 5700 XT
Radeon
RX 5700
Transistor Count
10.3 Billion
10.3 Billion
Die Size
251 mm²
1 mm²
Compute Units
40
40
Stream Processors
2560
2304
Base Clock
1605 MHz
1465 MHz
Game Clock Clock
1755 MHz
1625 MHz
Boost Clock Clock
1905 MHz
1725 MHz
Peak Performance
9.75 TFLOPS
7.95 TFLOPS
Texture Fill Rate
304.8 GP/s
248.4 GP/s
ROPS
64
64
Pixel Fill Rate
121.9 GP/s
110.4 GP/s
Memory Interface
256-bits
256-bits
Graphics Memory
8 GB GDDR6
8 GB GDDR6
Memory Bandwidth
448 GB/s
448 GB/s
Board Power
225 W
185 W
ASUS Radeon RX 5700 Graphics Cards
Here is the first slew of ASUS Radeon RX 5700 graphics cards :
ASUS Radeon RX 5700 Graphics Cards
RX 5700 XT
RX 5700
ROG Strix Series
OG-STRIX-RX5700XT-O8G-GAMING
ROG-STRIX-RX5700-O8G-GAMING
ROG-STRIX-RX5700XT-A8G-GAMING
ROG-STRIX-RX5700-A8G-GAMING
ROG-STRIX-RX5700XT-8G-GAMING
ROG-STRIX-RX5700-8G-GAMING
TUF Gaming 3X Series
TUF3-RX5700XT-A8G-GAMING
TUF3-RX5700-O8G-GAMING
TUF3-RX5700XT-8G-GAMING
TUF3-RX5700-A8G-GAMING
TUF3-RX5700XT-O8G-GAMING
TUF3-RX5700-8G-GAMING
Dual Series
DUAL-RX5700-O8G-EVO
DUAL-RX5700-A8G-EVO
DUAL-RX5700-8G-EVO
Reference Series
RX5700XT-8G
RX5700-8G
ASUS should release seven Radeon RX 5700 XT cards, and ten Radeon RX 5700 cards – a total of 17 cards.
A respectable number, but still far fewer than the 33 Super RTX cards they are also going to release!
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 5700 Graphics Cards
Here is the first slew of GIGABYTE Radeon RX 5700 graphics cards :
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 5700 Graphics Cards
RX 5700 XT
RX 5700
AORUS Series
GV-R57XTAORUS-8GD
GV-R57AORUS-8GD
Gaming Series
GV-R57XTGAMING OC-8GD
GV-R57GAMING OC-8GD
GV-R57XTGAMING-8GD
GV-R57GAMING-8GD
Reference Series
GV-R57XT-8GD-B
GV-R57-8GD-B
Shockingly, GIGABYTE will only release just eight AMD Navi cards – four Radeon RX 5700 XT cards, and four Radeon RX 5700 cards.
In contrast, they are expected to release a whopping 69 Super RTX cards!
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Console gamers rejoice! Sony has just given us some details of the PlayStation 5! Here is a sneak peek of its key specifications… and what’s powering Sony’s next-generation console!
The Sony PlayStation 5
As the Sony PlayStation 4 (PS4) nears the end of its lifecycle since its release back in 2013, gamers the world over have been anxiously awaiting the arrival of its successor.
Sony was obviously working on a new gaming console to replace the PS4, but they have just confirmed that it will be coming soon.
Although it has yet to be officially named, gamers are already calling it the PlayStation 5… which makes sense unless Sony wants to skip a number (or a couple) like Apple, and call it the PlayStation X!
Sony Lead Architect Mark Cerny shared this exciting news with Wired magazine during a meeting which included a practical demo of the internal components of the Sony PlayStation 5, or officially … the next-generation Sony gaming console.
He emphasised how the next-generation Sony PlayStation will be a leap forward in Sony’s gaming technology, and not just a variant of the PS4 and PS4 Pro.
Could this mean Sony is planning to actually skip a few numbers and call it the PlayStation X, instead of the PlayStation 5?
The Sony PlayStation 5 Specifications + Features
Here is what we know about the next-gen Sony gaming console, the erstwhile Sony PlayStation 5 :
High-Speed Solid State Drive (SSD)
The PlayStation 5 will use a high-speed SSD that Sony claims is 19X faster than a traditional SSD.
They did not specify the SSD they will use, but it will likely be two SSDs in RAID 0. Even multiple SSDs in RAID 0 like what WD did to create an 8TB SSD that was as fast as DDR4 memory!
The use of a fast SSD RAID array will be most welcomed, as it will allow for very fast loading of games that are already humongous in size!
This is big news! Sony will use a customised GPU based on the upcoming AMD Navi architecture.
This next-generation AMD Radeon GPU will support for real-time ray tracing, so watch out for really awesome graphics!
8 Core AMD Ryzen Gen 3 CPU!
Powering the PlayStation 5 will be the upcoming AMD Ryzen Gen 3 CPU, with 8 cores based on the new AMD Zen 2 architecture.
Fabricated on the 7 nm process technology, it will offer greatly improved performance with lower power consumption.
The 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen processor will also deliver virtual 3D audio without the need for a separate audio chip or extra speakers!
PlayStation 5 Compatibility With PS4 + PSVR
Another bit of welcomed news. The PlayStation 5 will be able to support and play PS4 and PSVR (PlayStation VR) games.
On top of that, it will not just support download only PS4 and PSVR games. It will support physical media as well.
8K TV Support
The Sony PlayStation 5 will support 8K TVs, so that when you upgrade your TV, it is ready to deliver 8K content right away!
Sony PlayStation 5 Price And Release Date
With such advanced features, it is expected that the suggested retail price will be in the region of US$ 500, or about £385 / €445 / RM 2,000.
Now the bad news – while they have already confirmed much of its hardware specifications, the PlayStation 5 will NOT be making its arrival this year.
Sony declined to give an indicative launch date, but industry experts predict that Sony will launch it either in 2020 or 2021, most probably before their rival, Microsoft, releases the next Xbox gaming console.
But if you are itching for something new, Atari will soon be unveiling the Atari VCS, which is powered by the latest AMD Ryzen R1000 APU!
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