Acer just released a new pair of Predator gaming desktop and gaming monitor, just in time for Christmas 2020!
Take a look at the new Predator Orion 3000 gaming desktop and Predator XB273U GX gaming monitor!
2020 Acer Predator XB273U GX Gaming Monitor
The new Acer Predator XB273U GX is a 27-inch gaming monitor that supports NVIDIA G-SYNC, and is DisplayHDR 400 certified.
Its IPS panel has a WQHD resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels, a 0.5 ms response time, and can be overclocked to a 270 Hz refresh rate.
Gamers who also create content will love its wide 99% AdobeRGB colour gamut, with Delta E<2. And it comes with the ability to deliver 65W power directly from its USB Type C port!
The Acer Predator XB273U GX has a launch price of RM 3,299 (approximately US$813 / £611 / A$1,082 / S$1,086)
It comes with 8 GB of DDR4-2666 RAM as standard, but can be upgraded to 64 GB. It can also be configured with up to 1 TB of SSD storage.
It also comes with Killer E2600 for fast Gigabit LAN connectivity, as well as Intel Wi-Fi 6 wireless connectivity. To keep things cool inside its compact case, the Predator Orion 3000 has dual FrostBlade fans.
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Many gamers are gripping about how difficult it is to buy one, but a quick check reveals that there are really quite a lot of RTX 3070, RTX 3080 and RTX 3090 graphics cards for sale.
RTX 3070 / 3080 / 3090 : Their Price Is The BIG Problem!
As the list above shows, there are many shops selling all three cards. The only country where there appears to be some shortage would be the UK.
The bigger problem really is the absurd prices some of these cards are selling for at these online shops.
The GeForce RTX 3070 has a starting price of $499, while the GeForce RTX 3080 has a starting price of $699. Yet they are both selling for 2-3X that in the US and the UK, and 50-100% more in other countries.
Only the GeForce RTX 3090, with its astronomical starting price of $1,499, has not seen ridiculous price scalping. It is only 20-30% more expensive around the world.
Of course, price is highly-dependent on supply and demand, but that is partly because NVIDIA and their partners appear to be closing an eye on scalping.
Until there is some price control, it appears to be profitable for some retailers to hold onto their cards, and offer them at high price points.
The only way around this is for consumers to hold off on buying overpriced cards, and opt for older cards with far better value instead.
So they are not the fastest cards in the world, but they are still very powerful graphics cards in their own right. Heck, are you buying a graphics card to play games, or to show off?
Instead of getting frustrated at scalpers, buy the best value graphics card you can afford and go play some games!
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DirectX 12 Ultimate – offering support for the next-generation games with DirectX Raytracing and Variable Rate Shading.
New Ray Accelerator – delivers real-time lighting, shadow and reflection realism through DirectX Raytracing.
Variable Rate Sharing (VRS) – dynamically reduces shading rate for better performance at little to no loss in image quality.
DirectStorage Support – delivers faster load times and high-quality textures in the future.
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT : Price + Availability
The AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT has a RRP of US$649, and will be available for sale starting 18 November 2020.
Custom boards will be available from brands like ASRock, ASUS, Gigabyte starting in November 2020.
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT : Specifications
This table summarises how the RX 6800 XT compares against the RX 6900 XT and the RX 6800.
Specifications
Radeon RX
6900 XT
Radeon RX 6800 XT
Radeon RX
6800
Transistors
26.8 billion
Fab Process
7 nm
Die Size
519 mm²
Total Graphics Power
300 W
250 W
Compute Units
80
72
60
Ray Accelerators
80
72
60
Stream Processors
5120
4608
3840
Game Clock
2015 MHz
2015 MHz
1815 MHz
Boost Clock
2250 MHz
2250 MHz
2105 MHz
TFLOPS
23.04
20.74
16.17
TMUs
320
288
240
Max. Texture Rate
720 GT/s
648 GT/s
505 GT/s
ROPs
128
96
Max. Pixel Rate
288 GP/s
202 GP/s
Infinity Cache
128 MB
Graphics Memory
16 GB GDDR6 (16 Gbps)
Bus Width
256-bit
Bandwidth
512 GB/s
PCIe Interface
PCIe 4.0 x16
Unboxing The AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT!
The AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT comes in a large and heavy cardboard box. Very heavy duty, with thick foam packaging.
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT : Hands-On Experience!
Let’s take a closer look at the AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT in our hands-on video, and pictures.
Be careful when you handle it, because it is a rather bulky and heavy card.
That’s partly because it comes with a large (and heavy) 2.5-slot cooler with triple axial fans.
The AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT is kept cool by a really thick heatsink, covered by a shroud with triple axial fans.
Part of the reason why it’s so heavy – it has a full-length die-cast aluminium backplate at the back.
Here you can see its thick heatsink, and how its cooler is designed to suck in air from the front of the card, and exhaust the hot air from the top and the bottom of the card.
It has four display connectors. From left to right : one USB Type C port, two DisplayPort 1.4 ports, and one HDMI 2.1 port.
The card uses up to 300 watts of power, and comes with two 8-pin PCI Express power connectors.
It should work with two 6-pin power cables though – both 8-pin and 6-pin cables deliver 150 watts.
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT supports PCI Express 4.0, which offers double the bandwidth of PCI Express 3.0.
However, that requires you to use a PCI Express 4.0 motherboard, like the recommended AMD X570 motherboards.
But do not fret if you are on the Intel platform. It is backward-compatible with PCI Express 3.0, and will work just fine with PCIe 3.0 motherboards.
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AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT : Benchmarking Notes
In this review, we will take a look at its gaming performance (with and without Smart Access Memory), and compare it to seven other graphics cards :
Our testbed pairs the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X processor with the ASUS CROSSHAIR VIII Hero (AMD X570) motherboard, with 32 GB of DDR4 memory.
Take a look at the Radeon RX 6800 XT in action, and listen to how quiet it sounds… even when it revs up during the strenuous part of the test!
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT : Peak Exhaust Temperature
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.
Rated for 300 watts, AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT is definitely a hot card, blowing out really hot air like a hairdryer. The good news is – its triple axial fans are quiet even during the most strenuous tests.
But please make sure your case is well-ventilated, as the hot air is expelled from the top and bottom of the card, and will recirculate within the case.
It will get really, REALLY hot inside the chassis if you don’t ventilate well!
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT Performance : 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
Look at that! The AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT was about 52% faster than the RTX 2080 SUPER, and 73% faster than the RTX 2070 SUPER!
In the overall gaming score, the AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT ends up about 42% faster than the RTX 2080 SUPER, and 58% faster than the RTX 2070 SUPER. Very impressive!
Time Spy Extreme – 3840 x 2160
At the higher 4K resolution, the AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT did even better – it was about 56% faster than the RTX 2080 SUPER, and 77% faster than the RTX 2070 SUPER!
In the overall score, the AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT was about 48% faster than the RTX 2080 SUPER, and 65% faster than the RTX 2070 SUPER!
Port Royal (Ray Tracing)
Nice! The AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT was about 29% faster than the RTX 2080 SUPER, and 49% faster than the RTX 2070 SUPER in ray tracing!
DirectX Raytracing Test
We ran the standalone DirectX Raytracing test too, and it confirmed that the AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT was about 22% faster than the RTX 2080 SUPER, and 47% faster than the RTX 2070 SUPER in ray tracing!
PCI Express Bandwidth
The AMD cards all support PCI Express 4.0, which gives them an edge over the NVIDIA cards.
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AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT Performance : F1 2019
F1 2019 is a 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! The AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT was about 48% faster than the RTX 2080 SUPER, and 53% faster than the RX 5700 XT!
At the higher 1440p resolution, the AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT was 49% faster than the RTX 2080 SUPER, 75% faster than the RTX 2070 SUPER, and 85% faster than the RX 5700 XT.
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AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT Performance : Dirt 5
Dirt 5 is a brand new off-road racing game by Codemasters, released on 6 November 2020.
We tested it on three resolutions using the Ultra High settings :
1080p : 1920 x 1080
1440p : 2560 x 1440
2160p : 3840 x 2160
Note : This game appears to be highly-optimised for AMD graphics cards.
At this higher resolution, the AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT was 64% faster than the RTX 2080 SUPER, 73% faster than the RX 5700 XT, and 87% faster than the RTX 2070 SUPER.
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AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT Performance : Star Control : Origins
Star Control : Origins is a procedurally-generated action adventure game, released on 20 September 2018.
We tested it on three resolutions using the Great Graphics settings :
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AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT : Our Verdict + Award!
The new RDNA 2 architecture delivered what AMD promised – a serious threat to NVIDIA’s dominance in gaming performance.
The AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT is an impressive piece of work, offering seriously good gaming performance, with really competitive ray tracing performance.
Pundits may have been worried about its relatively narrow 256-bit memory bus, but the new Infinity Cache appears to have solved that problem.
The proof is in the pudding, as they say… and our benchmarks have shown that the AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT is a leap forward in gaming performance!
Here is a quick summary of its gaming performance over the last-generation Radeon RX 5700 XT.
As you can see, we are talking about a completely new level of gaming performance. Significant enough that it’s worth upgrading from the last-generation cards, never mind older cards!
But we do have to caution you about one thing – its considerable heat output. With a board power of 300 watts, the AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT produces A LOT of heat.
Fortunately, the triple axial fans are more than capable of keeping it cool… while remaining very quiet.
However, the heat it produces may interfere with CPU performance, if you are pairing it with powerful but hot 16-core AMD Ryzen 9 5950X processor.
If you do not ensure that there is adequate ventilation inside the case, the heat build-up could result in thermal throttling of the CPU and/or graphics card.
That issue aside, we would like to applaud AMD for a job well done! The AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT is an awesome graphics card, and it deserves no less than our Editor’s Choice Award!
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT : Price + Availability
The AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT has a RRP of US$649, and will be available for sale starting 18 November 2020.
Custom boards will be available from brands like ASRock, ASUS, Gigabyte starting in November 2020.
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Death Stranding is about to launch, and you can get it FREE with GeForce RTX for a Limited Time! Here are the details!
Death Stranding : What Is It?
From legendary game creator Hideo Kojima comes an all-new, genre-defying experience, starring Norman Reedus, Mads Mikkelsen, Léa Seydoux, and Lindsay Wagner.
Sam Bridges must brave a world utterly transformed by the Death Stranding. Carrying the disconnected remnants of our future in his hands, he embarks on a journey to reconnect the shattered world one step at a time.
Originally released for Sony PlayStation 4, this open-world action game will be released for the Windows platform on 14 July 2020.
Additional PC features include HIGH FRAME RATE, PHOTO MODE and ULTRA-WIDE MONITOR SUPPORT, as well as cross-over content from Valve Corporation’s HALF-LIFE series.
Death Stranding : How To Get It FREE With GeForce RTX!
From now until 29 July 2020, you will receive a Steam code for the PC digital download edition of Death Stranding with the purchase of these selected GeForce RTX graphics card, laptop or desktop!
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The Dell XPS Desktop (8940) is a premium desktop PC, designed to offer the most powerful performance with massive expandability options.
Here is everything you need to know about the new Dell XPS Desktop PC!
Dell XPS Desktop (8940) : Premium Desktop PC!
Designed for maximum performance with massive expandability options, it comes with the latest 10th Gen Intel processor and both AMD and NVIDIA graphics options.
Latest 10th Gen Intel Processors
Dell offers a variety of 10th Gen Intel processors, from the Core i3-10100 all the way to the Core i9-10900K.
AMD + NVIDIA Graphics Options
You can rely on the built-in Intel UHD Graphics processor graphics, or opt for an AMD Radeon or NVIDIA GeForce graphics upgrade.
Killer AX1650i Wi-Fi 6 Connectivity
Built into the Dell XPS Desktop is the Killer AX1650i, which offers Wi-Fi 6 connectivity, which is nearly 3X faster than the previous generation WiFi-AC connectivity.
Smaller With The Same Expandability
Despite being smaller than the last generation (19L vs 23.7L), the XPS Desktop 8940 offers the same expansion options – four storage drives, three tool-less backplane slots, etc.
Dell XPS Desktop (8940) : Specifications
Here are the specifications and configuration options for the Dell XPS Desktop (8940) :
Specifications
Dell XPS Desktop (8940)
Operating System
Microsoft Windows 10 Pro
Microsoft Windows 10 Home
1 TB 7200 RPM SATA hard disk drive
2 TB 7200 RPM SATA hard disk drive
128 GB NVMe M.2 PCIe SSD
256 GB NVMe M.2 PCIe SSD
512 GB NVMe M.2 PCIe SSD
1 TB NVMe M.2 PCIe SSD
2 TB NVMe M.2 PCIe SSD
Optical Drive (Optional)
DVD-RW Drive
Blu-ray Drive
Expansion Slots
Up to 2 HDDs
Up to 2 SSDs
3 PCIe slots (x1, x4, x16)
Four DIMM slots (up to 128 GB)
Connectivity Options
Dell Wireless 1810 (1×1) 802.11ac + Bluetooth 4.1
Killer AX1650i (2×2) 802.11ax + Bluetooth 5.0
Killer E2600 Gigabit Ethernet
Audio
Integrated 5.1 Channel Waves MaxxAudio Pro
Card Reader
SD Card Reader (SD, SDHC, SDXC)
Front Ports
1 x USB 3.1 Type C Gen 1
3 x USB 3.1 Gen 1
1 x Headset jack
1 x SD card slot
Rear Ports
4 x USB 3.1 Gen 1
2 x USB 2.0
1 x HDMI 1.4 (Intel UHD Graphics)
1 x DisplayPort 1.2 (Intel UHD Graphics)1 x Gigabit Ethernet
3 x audio ports (5.1-channel)
Keyboard
Dell KB216 Multimedia Keyboard
Mouse
Dell MS116 Optical Mouse
PSU Options
360 W PSU
500 W PSU
Dimensions
367 mm high
169 mm wide
308 mm deep
Weight
6.3 kg
Colour Options
Mineral White
Night Sky
Dell XPS Desktop (8940) : Price + Availability
The Dell XPS Desktop (8940) PC will be available in two colour options – Mineral White or Night Sky.
You can purchase it in the US and Canada effective immediately – 9 July 2020, with a rollout through Europe and Asia in July 2020.
In the US and Canada, it has a starting price of US$649.99 (about £515 / A$934 / S$905 / RM 2,771)
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This table gives us a quick comparison of the two Radeon RX 5600 XT performance modes, versus the RTX 2060 and the newer RTX 2060 SUPER.
Specifications
RTX 2060
SUPER
RX 5600 XT
(160W)
RX 5600 XT
(135W)
RTX 2060
Total Graphics Power
175 W
160 W
135 W
160 W
Stream Processors
2176
2304
2304
1920
Game Clock
1470 MHz
1615 MHz
1460 MHz
1365 MHz
Boost Clock
1650 MHz
1750 MHz
1620 MHz
1680 MHz
TMUs
136
144
144
120
Max. Texture Rate
224.4 GT/s
252.0 GT/s
233.3 GT/s
201.7 GT/s
ROPs
64
64
64
48
Max. Pixel Rate
105.6 GP/s
112.0 GP/s
103.7 GP/s
80.6 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
14 Gbps
Bus Width
256-bit
192-bit
192-bit
192-bit
Bandwidth
448 GB/s
336 GB/s
288 GB/s
336 GB/s
PCIe Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
PCIe 4.0 x16
PCIe 4.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x16
Current Price
$399
$279
$279
$299
Based on specifications alone, the 160W Radeon RX 5600 XT offer the highest texture and pixel fill rates, but the RTX 2060 SUPER has more graphics memory and significantly higher memory bandwidth.
The GeForce RTX 2060, on the other hand, appears to be outclassed even by the 135W Radeon RX 5600 XT, except in memory bandwidth.
At the same TGP of 160W, the Radeon RX 5600 XT holds a significant advantage over the RTX 2060 in both texture fill rate and pixel fill rate.
Even after NVIDIA shaved off $50 off its price, the GeForce RTX 2060 was no match for the Radeon RX 5600 XT.
The AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT was significantly faster than the RTX 2060 in practically every game we threw at it. In fact, it came real close to the performance of the RTX 2060 SUPER!
Benchmark
Resolution
RTX 2060
RX 5600 XT
(160W)
RTX 2060 SUPER
Time Spy
1440p
– 4%
Baseline
+ 14%
2160p
– 7%
Baseline
+ 23%
F1 2019
1080p
– 19%
Baseline
+ 19%
1440p
– 19.5%
Baseline
+ 5%
2160p
– 24%
Baseline
– 2%
World
War Z
1080p
– 40%
Baseline
– 2.5%
1440p
– 33.5%
Baseline
– 3%
2160p
– 21.5%
Baseline
+ 2%
Strange
Brigade
1080p
– 19.5%
Baseline
+ 20%
1440p
– 16.5%
Baseline
+ 21%
2160p
– 10.5%
Baseline
+ 18%
Division 2
1080p
– 28.5%
Baseline
+ 5.5%
1440p
– 22.5%
Baseline
+ 7%
2160p
– 13.5%
Baseline
+ 10%
AOTS
1080p
– 40%
Baseline
–
1440p
– 48%
Baseline
– 4.5%
2160p
– 43%
Baseline
– 3%
Average
– 24%
Baseline
+ 7.5%
So it is obvious to everyone that, prices being equal, the AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT is definitely significantly superior than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060.
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.
The Radeon RX 5600 XT runs much cooler than the two NVIDIA cards. 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.
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RX 5600 XT vs RTX 2060 (Super) : 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 RX 5600 XT was faster than the RTX 2060 by 4% at 135W, and 11.4% faster at 160W.
At 160W, it came within 13% of the RTX 2060 SUPER, which is significantly more expensive.
Here is how much of an effect they have on the overall gaming score…
Time Spy Extreme – 3840 x 2160
At the higher 4K resolution, the RX 5600 XT was faster than the RTX 2060 by 6% at 135W, and 8% faster at 160W.
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RX 5600 XT vs RTX 2060 (Super) : 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
The AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT was perfect at 1080p, guaranteeing frame rates in excess of 60 fps. It was 23% faster than the RTX 2060, and just 16% slower than the RTX 2060 SUPER.
1440p Gaming Resolution
The AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT did well at 1440p, delivering an average frame rate above 70 fps, with a good minimum frame rate above 50 fps.
At this higher resolution, it was 24% faster than the RTX 2060, and only 5% slower than the RTX 2060 SUPER.
2160p Gaming Resolution
Will you look at that – at the 4K resolution, the Radeon RX 5600 XT matched the performance of the RTX 2060 SUPER, and was 32% faster than the RTX 2060!
RX 5600 XT vs RTX 2060 (Super) : 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
It was no surprise to see the Radeon RX 5600 XT do so well in this AMD-optimised game. Even at 135W, it was as fast as the RTX 2060 SUPER, and a whopping 64% faster than the RTX 2060.
Even at 4K, the Radeon RX 5600 XT was as fast as the RTX 2060 SUPER. It may not deliver 60 fps, but it was still 27.5% faster than the RTX 2060.
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RX 5600 XT vs RTX 2060 (Super) : 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
The AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT was superb at 1080p, guaranteeing frame rates in excess of 80 fps. At 135W, it was 16% faster than the RTX 2060, and 22.5% slower than the RTX 2060 SUPER.
But once you boost it to 160W, it was 24% faster than the RTX 2060, and just 17% slower than the RTX 2060 SUPER.
1440p Gaming Resolution
The AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT was perfect at 1440p, with minimum frame rates far in excess of 60 fps.
At 135W, it was 11% faster than the RTX 2060, and 23% slower than the RTX 2060 SUPER.
Once you boost it to 160W, it was 20% faster than the RTX 2060, and just 17% slower than the RTX 2060 SUPER.
2160p Gaming Resolution
The AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT delivered good frame rates at 4K. At 160W, it was 12% faster than the RTX 2060, and 15% slower than the RTX 2060 SUPER.
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RX 5600 XT vs RTX 2060 (Super) : 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
Will you look at that! Even at 135W, the RX 5600 XT was 33% faster than the RTX 2060, and only 10% slower than the RTX 2060 SUPER.
When boosted to 160W, it was 40% faster than the RTX 2060, and just 5% slower than the RTX 2060 SUPER.
1440p Gaming Resolution
At 1440p, the AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT delivered good frame rates. At 135W, it was 22% faster than the RTX 2060, and only 11% slower than the RTX 2060 SUPER.
When boosted to 160W, it was 29% faster than the RTX 2060, and just 6.5% slower than the RTX 2060 SUPER.
2160p Gaming Resolution
4K was certainly not playable, not for any of the cards in this comparison. But we can see that at 160W, the RX 5600 XT was 15% faster than the RTX 2060, and only 9% slower than the RTX 2060 SUPER.
RX 5600 XT vs RTX 2060 (Super) : 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 :
Even after NVIDIA shaved off $50 off its price, the GeForce RTX 2060 was no match for the Radeon RX 5600 XT.
The AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT was significantly faster than the RTX 2060 in practically every game we threw at it. In fact, it came real close to the performance of the RTX 2060 SUPER!
Benchmark
Resolution
RTX 2060
RX 5600 XT
(160W)
RTX 2060 SUPER
Time Spy
1440p
– 4%
Baseline
+ 14%
2160p
– 7%
Baseline
+ 23%
F1 2019
1080p
– 19%
Baseline
+ 19%
1440p
– 19.5%
Baseline
+ 5%
2160p
– 24%
Baseline
– 2%
World
War Z
1080p
– 40%
Baseline
– 2.5%
1440p
– 33.5%
Baseline
– 3%
2160p
– 21.5%
Baseline
+ 2%
Strange
Brigade
1080p
– 19.5%
Baseline
+ 20%
1440p
– 16.5%
Baseline
+ 21%
2160p
– 10.5%
Baseline
+ 18%
Division 2
1080p
– 28.5%
Baseline
+ 5.5%
1440p
– 22.5%
Baseline
+ 7%
2160p
– 13.5%
Baseline
+ 10%
AOTS
1080p
– 40%
Baseline
–
1440p
– 48%
Baseline
– 4.5%
2160p
– 43%
Baseline
– 3%
Average
– 24%
Baseline
+ 7.5%
So it is obvious to everyone that, prices being equal, the AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT is definitely significantly superior than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060.
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This summary is for those who just want a quick overview. The detailed results are in the next pages.
This table summarises the price-performance value of each card, based on their performance in different games, at different resolutions, based on the formula :
Card Price (in USD) / average frame per second (fps)
Please remember that we are NOT looking at which card is faster, but how much it costs to deliver 1 fps of performance. The higher the value, the more bang for your buck!
Here is the latest price list with the best deals for the Radeon RX 5600 XT, as well as the newly-discounted GeForce RTX 2060, and the newer GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER.
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RX 5600 XT vs RTX 2060 (Super) : 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
The AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT was perfect at 1080p, guaranteeing frame rates in excess of 60 fps. It was 23% faster than the RTX 2060, and just 16% slower than the RTX 2060 SUPER.
1440p Gaming Resolution
The AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT did well at 1440p, delivering an average frame rate above 70 fps, with a good minimum frame rate above 50 fps.
At this higher resolution, it was 24% faster than the RTX 2060, and only 5% slower than the RTX 2060 SUPER.
2160p Gaming Resolution
Will you look at that – at the 4K resolution, the Radeon RX 5600 XT matched the performance of the RTX 2060 SUPER, and was 32% faster than the RTX 2060!
RX 5600 XT vs RTX 2060 (Super) : 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
It was no surprise to see the Radeon RX 5600 XT do so well in this AMD-optimised game. Even at 135W, it was as fast as the RTX 2060 SUPER, and a whopping 64% faster than the RTX 2060.
Even at 4K, the Radeon RX 5600 XT was as fast as the RTX 2060 SUPER. It may not deliver 60 fps, but it was still 27.5% faster than the RTX 2060.
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RX 5600 XT vs RTX 2060 (Super) : 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
The AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT was superb at 1080p, guaranteeing frame rates in excess of 80 fps. At 135W, it was 16% faster than the RTX 2060, and 22.5% slower than the RTX 2060 SUPER.
But once you boost it to 160W, it was 24% faster than the RTX 2060, and just 17% slower than the RTX 2060 SUPER.
1440p Gaming Resolution
The AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT was perfect at 1440p, with minimum frame rates far in excess of 60 fps.
At 135W, it was 11% faster than the RTX 2060, and 23% slower than the RTX 2060 SUPER.
Once you boost it to 160W, it was 20% faster than the RTX 2060, and just 17% slower than the RTX 2060 SUPER.
2160p Gaming Resolution
The AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT delivered good frame rates at 4K. At 160W, it was 12% faster than the RTX 2060, and 15% slower than the RTX 2060 SUPER.
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RX 5600 XT vs RTX 2060 (Super) : 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
Will you look at that! Even at 135W, the RX 5600 XT was 33% faster than the RTX 2060, and only 10% slower than the RTX 2060 SUPER.
When boosted to 160W, it was 40% faster than the RTX 2060, and just 5% slower than the RTX 2060 SUPER.
1440p Gaming Resolution
At 1440p, the AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT delivered good frame rates. At 135W, it was 22% faster than the RTX 2060, and only 11% slower than the RTX 2060 SUPER.
When boosted to 160W, it was 29% faster than the RTX 2060, and just 6.5% slower than the RTX 2060 SUPER.
2160p Gaming Resolution
4K was certainly not playable, not for any of the cards in this comparison. But we can see that at 160W, the RX 5600 XT was 15% faster than the RTX 2060, and only 9% slower than the RTX 2060 SUPER.
RX 5600 XT vs RTX 2060 (Super) : 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 :
Even after NVIDIA shaved off $50 off its price, the GeForce RTX 2060 was no match for the Radeon RX 5600 XT.
More importantly, it gave the AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT a much needed boost in price-performance value. In fact, it offers more dollar for FPS than the RTX 2060 SUPER!
Game
Resolution
RTX 2060
RX 5600 XT
(160W)
RTX 2060
SUPER
Price
$299
$289
$399
F1 2019
1080p
$3.88
+ 27%
$3.05
$3.53
+ 16%
1440p
$4.82
+ 28%
$3.77
$4.93
+ 31%
2160p
$7.29
+ 36%
$5.37
$7.53
+ 40%
World
War Z
1080p
$3.29
+ 71%
$1.92
$2.71
+ 41%
1440p
$4.46
+ 55%
$2.87
$4.07
+ 42%
2160p
$7.48
+ 31%
$5.69
$7.69
+ 35%
Strange
Brigade
1080p
$2.79
+ 28%
$2.18
$2.49
+ 14%
1440p
$3.69
+ 23%
$2.99
$3.41
+ 14%
2160p
$5.98
+ 15%
$5.18
$6.05
+ 17%
Division 2
1080p
$4.75
+ 44%
$3.30
$4.29
+ 30%
1440p
$6.64
+ 33%
$5.00
$6.44
+ 29%
2160p
$11.50
+ 19%
$9.67
$12.09
+ 25%
AOTS
1080p
$6.49
+ 93%
$3.36
$4.65
+ 38%
1440p
$7.04
+ 99%
$3.53
$5.09
+ 44%
2160p
$8.28
+ 80%
$4.60
$6.54
+ 42%
Average
+ 45.5%
Baseline
+ 30.5%
The Sapphire PULSE Radeon RX 5600 XT we used as the AMD reference card definitely offers more price-performance value than both NVIDIA cards.
31.3% better value than the GeForce RTX 2060 Founders Edition
Here is the latest price list with the best deals for the Radeon RX 5600 XT, as well as the newly-discounted GeForce RTX 2060, and the newer GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER.
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Prices of NVIDIA RTX Super cards are currently high in Malaysia, probably due to high demand. To help you get the best prices possible, here are the CHEAPEST deals for the RTX Super cards!
NVIDIA RTX SUPER – A Quick Review!
NVIDIA announced three RTX Super models, two of which replaces existing GeForce RTX models :
The GeForce RTX 2060 survives to remain the cheapest RTX card you can buy, while the GeForce RTX 2080 Ti remains the top-of-the-line RTX graphics card that money can buy.
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER(US | UK | MY) has the full NVIDIA TU104 GPU with 192 TMUs and 64 ROPS, delivering a peak output of 349 GT/s and 116 GP/s.
Its 8 GB of GDDR6 memory runs at a higher speed speed of 1937.5 MHz, giving it a peak memory bandwidth of 496 GB/s.
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Microsoft and NVIDIA just announced at Gamescom 2019 that Minecraft will get a FREE real-time ray tracing upgrade!
Here is everything you need to know about the upcoming Minecraft ray tracing upgrade – how it works, the official trailers, and comparisons!
Minecraft Gets FREE Ray Tracing Upgrade!
Mojang will soon release a free update for the Windows 10 version of Minecraft, which adds real-time ray tracing support using Microsoft DXR.
Players will get to enjoy photorealistic renders of their worlds, with more realistic shadows, lighting and colours… without resorting to complicated mods.
How Ray Tracing Will Work In Minecraft
Working with NVIDIA, Mojang is adding a form of real-time ray tracing called path tracing to Minecraft.
Path tracing simulates the way light travels throughout a scene, and offers a unified lighting model that replaces the different lighting effects that have traditionally been implemented using rasterised or hybrid renderers.
Here are some of the traditional lighting effects that path tracing in Minecraft will replace :
Direct lighting from the sun, sky and various light sources, including emissive surfaces such as glowstone and lava
Realistic hard and soft shadows depending on the size, shape and distance of the light source
Per-pixel emissive lighting
Indirect diffuse illumination (diffuse global illumination)
Indirect specular illumination (reflections)
Transparent materials with reflection, refraction and scattering (stained glass, water, ice)
Atmospheric scattering and density (volumetric fog, light shafts, realistic sky)
There is one caveat though – you will need a GeForce RTX graphics card to run Minecraft with real-time ray tracing. Like the new GeForce RTX SUPER cards.
Mojang and NVIDIA did not give an exact date, only that the ray tracing upgrade will be available in 2020.
However, attendees at the special NVIDIA Gamescon 2019 event will be able to play-test the beta version for themselves, and even capture and share their game play!
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX SUPER graphics cards are here, and here is everything you need to know about these new SUPER edition cards!
Find out if these are the graphics cards you are looking for!
NVIDIA SUPER Teasers + Briefing
The new SUPER graphics cards are designed to extend NVIDIA’s performance lead against the new AMD Navi-based graphics cards.
NVIDIA actually started teasing us about its impending launch with this video from 26 May 2019, before Computex 2019 :
That was followed up on 28 June 2019, with another teaser NVIDIA Super video called “The wait is almost over…” with the hashtag #RTXon
Finally, just hours before they unveiled the new SUPER graphics cards, they gave us a cursory briefing :
As you can tell – they were basically not telling us much. That’s partly because the new cards are basically cut-down versions of more powerful but existing GeForce RTX models.
It’s okay. We have everything you need to know about the new SUPER graphics cards!
The NVIDIA RTX SUPER Graphics Cards
NVIDIA announced just three models, two of which replaces existing GeForce RTX models :
The GeForce RTX 2060 survives to remain the cheapest RTX card you can buy, while the GeForce RTX 2080 Ti remains the top-of-the-line RTX graphics card that money can buy.
NVIDIA RTX SUPER Price + Availability
First, these were the official launch and availability dates :
2 July 2019 (6 AM PST) : Soft launch – the NVIDIA SUPER series announced.
9 July 2019 : The 2060 SUPER and 2070 SUPER available for sale. Custom cards revealed.
23 July 2019 : The 2080 SUPER and custom cards available for sale.
The new cards will cost the same, or a little more, than current RTX cards…
NVIDIA dropped the RTX 2080 and RTX 2070 because they were no longer competitive, so this is what the new GeForce RTX 20 line-up will look like :
It looks like everyone posted the wrong TMU count for the RTX 2070S graphics card, giving it an unfair performance lead over the AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT on paper.
The GeForce RTX 2070S actually has a TMU count of 160, not 184. This makes it slightly slower than the Radeon RX 5700 XT on paper, instead of being significantly faster in texture fill rate.
The rumoured 2080 Ti SUPER card will use a brand new Turing GPU. However, with no AMD Navi graphics card posing a direct challenge, it’s possible this card may never see the light of day.
If NVIDIA eventually brings it out, it will definitely have more CUDA Cores, more TMUs and probably more ROPs than the current TU102 that the GeForce RTX 2080 Ti uses.
This new GPU will also be “unlocked”, so card manufacturers will have carte blanche to go crazy with it. It will be possible for them to design a card with a 300 watt TDP!
We also expect it to have faster GDDR6 memory, probably 16 Gbps. That would give it a memory bandwidth of 704 GB/s, assuming NVIDIA sticks with a 352-bit bus width.
Updated @ 2019-06-30 – Updated the specifications of the NVIDIA Super cards.
– Updated details of their availability and custom cards
– Added a new Increased TDP section.
Updated @ 2019-06-28 – Added details about ASUS and GIGABYTE Super cards.
– Added the CONFIRMED announcement date and time!
– Added a new NVIDIA Super video teaser!
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Let’s take a look at the official NVIDIA RTX Super price list, and the free games they will be bundled with!
We will also share with you the latest price guide for the RTX 2080 Super, RTX 2070 Super and RTX 2060 custom cards!
NVIDIA RTX SUPER RTX Primer
Designed to extend NVIDIA’s performance lead against the new AMD Navi-based graphics cards, the NVIDIA RTX SUPER graphics cards are based on cut-down versions of existing GeForce RTX models.
The GeForce RTX 2060 survives to remain the cheapest RTX card you can buy, while the GeForce RTX 2080 Ti remains the most powerful RTX graphics card that money can buy.
The NVIDIA RTX Super cards cost the same, or a little more, than current RTX cards. Here is what their launch price list looks like, compared to their predecessors :
NVIDIA naturally dropped the RTX 2080 and RTX 2070 because they were no longer competitive, so this is what the new GeForce RTX 20 line-up will look like :
Updated @ 2019-08-16 : Updated the RTX 2080 Super, RTX 2070 Super and RTX 2060 Super price lists
Updated @ 2019-07-27 : Added the RTX 2080 Super custom card price list
Updated @ 2019-07-26 : Added the RTX 2070 Super and RTX 2060 Super custom card price list
Updated @ 2019-07-02 : Added the leaked RTX Super custom card price list
Updated @ 2019-07-01 : Added the confirmed Super RTX price list + free game bundle
Updated @ 2019-06-22 : Added new shocking rumours about their launch dates.
Originally posted @ 2019-06-21
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This gives it 136 TMUs and 64 ROPS, delivering a peak output of 224 GT/s and 106 GP/s, thanks to its higher clock speeds.
Its 8 GB of GDDR6 memory runs at a speed of 1750 MHz, giving it a peak memory bandwidth of 448 GB/s.
By offering significantly better performance with 2 GB more graphics memory than the RTX 2060 for just $50 extra, the new GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER is set to be the hottest-selling RTX SUPER model.
For more details on the RTX 2060 SUPER, we recommend these articles :
Currently, the price of the average RTX 2060 custom card is significantly higher than the RTX 2060 SUPER Founders Edition. So it might make a lot more sense to get that instead, or wait until prices drop a little.
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