The Radeon RX 5700 XT Owners Thread.

Panos · 18 Jul 2019 at 22:39

LtMatt said:
No idea mate i am not responsible.

I know you aren't responsible, makes no sense NV posting 7000 (doubled is effective ram) and AMD showing 875 which has 16x multiplier.

willhub · 18 Jul 2019 at 23:32

Besty said:
I will check after tea.

The 5700XT only needs 8% beyond where I am and it basically matches the 2nd fastest 1080ti produced in a synthetic.

So pointless moving to a 5700xt unless its just to play with new toy performance wise sounds like equal or lower?

Zernath · 18 Jul 2019 at 23:53

willhub said:
So pointless moving to a 5700xt unless its just to play with new toy performance wise sounds like equal or lower?

There's a lot to be said for playing with new toys!

Besty · 19 Jul 2019 at 09:00

willhub said:
So pointless moving to a 5700xt unless its just to play with new toy performance wise sounds like equal or lower?

pointless for me? not really as this forum has many independent posters like myself who others rely on for true representation.

i don’t trust most of the reviews and the navi thread has gone from ‘not even as quick as vega’ > ‘not even as fast as a 2060’ > ‘not even as fast as a 2060S > ‘not even as fast as a 2070 > ‘not even as fast as a 2070S’ > not even as fast as a ‘2080’ > Wow did it just beat a 2080ti in battlefield V ?!

yep - if i downclock the hof to fe speeds that means that once i fit the 5700Xt with a block, if i can get a further 8% perf, it is trading blows with a stock 2080.

once i finish work i will collect more data but I won’t know until all the OC tools work and my EK block arrives in a couple of weeks.

Bleek · 19 Jul 2019 at 11:17

Have any of you guys upgraded from a Vega 56, worth it?

I'm thinking mainly for VR.

Martini1991 · 19 Jul 2019 at 11:19

Bleek said:
Have any of you guys upgraded from a Vega 56, worth it?

I'm thinking mainly for VR.

I'd wait for AIB models but is certainly consider it worth it.

If I get the 2150Mhz I want under my Morpheus I consider it worth it over my Vega 64

BOFH · 19 Jul 2019 at 11:21

My entry to the Owners club

Just waiting on posty now for some bits n bobs to cut the graphics card out the waterloop

So no real testing on the new card till my EK delivery on the 2nd of next month

Then we can see what it really can do!

pieman109 · 19 Jul 2019 at 11:43

I upgraded from my old Vega 64 which is now in my son's pc, for a sapphire 5700xt. I didn't "need" to change it, I wanted to change it to have summat to play with (I've got a morpheus sitting waiting to be used). Theres not THAT much performance increase, but enough to be noticeable and its a nice addition to my 3600x.

Bleek · 19 Jul 2019 at 12:18

pieman109 said:
I upgraded from my old Vega 64 which is now in my son's pc, for a sapphire 5700xt. I didn't "need" to change it, I wanted to change it to have summat to play with (I've got a morpheus sitting waiting to be used). Theres not THAT much performance increase, but enough to be noticeable and its a nice addition to my 3600x.

Much overclocking headroom on your 5700xt?

My Vega 56 is ~1640/1000 so probably close to a stock 64.

BOFH · 19 Jul 2019 at 12:34

Here's where we start / end for now, no playing till the waterblock arrives.

Fan set to 35% minimum

Higher Radeon score is undervolted to 1149mv hit about 80 degrees max, Gigabyte G1 1080 scores are stock with standard cooler (Lower one) and with Ek waterblock and mild OC

https://www.3dmark.com/compare/fs/19908561/fs/19908480/fs/19907964/fs/19899214

Now the blower to me its loud, but I run a custom loop with multiple 140mm fans that just tick over most the time, even the G1 1080 above is too loud for me. But in reality for a regular air-cooled system I don't think its as loud as a lot of the reviews make out.

But for the money im quite happy with the performance

Here's a direct comparison to the best WC score on my 1080 and the undervolted score on the 5700XT

https://www.3dmark.com/compare/fs/19899214/fs/19908561

The performance can only go up once I get it under water

Poneros · 19 Jul 2019 at 12:47

Bleek said:
Much overclocking headroom on your 5700xt?

My Vega 56 is ~1640/1000 so probably close to a stock 64.

That's more like the V64 Nitro+ slightly OC

(assuming those are wattman frequencies rather than in-game)

Zernath · 19 Jul 2019 at 12:58

Bleek said:
Have any of you guys upgraded from a Vega 56, worth it?

I'm thinking mainly for VR.

I had a Vega 56, and I can honestly say that the 5700 XT is a big step up. I play at 4K, and refunded my Radeon VII, so that gives you some idea!

Bleek · 19 Jul 2019 at 13:01

Zernath said:
I had a Vega 56, and I can honestly say that the 5700 XT is a big step up. I play at 4K, and refunded my Radeon VII, so that gives you some idea!

I didn't even realise there was a VII - what is that thing?

I play at UWD so just shy of 4k, but my VR is essentially 4k and Vega 56 starts to sweat on VR.

Zernath · 19 Jul 2019 at 13:06

Bleek said:
I didn't even realise there was a VII - what is that thing?

I play at UWD so just shy of 4k, but my VR is essentially 4k and Vega 56 starts to sweat on VR.

The Radeon VII was a repurposed workstation card, so not entirely gaming focused. It was good for 4K, but it was expensive, and the 5700 XT is over £200 cheaper for a similar level of gaming performance.

Basically AMD were trying to match the RTX 2080, but using a card which was more suited to professional applications than gaming. It's a good card, don't get me wrong, but if all you do is game then the 5700 XT is the better choice.

Bleek · 19 Jul 2019 at 13:15

Zernath said:
The Radeon VII was a repurposed workstation card, so not entirely gaming focused. It was good for 4K, but it was expensive, and the 5700 XT is over £200 cheaper for a similar level of gaming performance.

Basically AMD were trying to match the RTX 2080, but using a card which was more suited to professional applications than gaming. It's a good card, don't get me wrong, but if all you do is game then the 5700 XT is the better choice.

I see, thanks for the clarification - the VII had slipped me by!

Are there aftermarket coolers for the 5700XT yet? I have a Raijintek Morpheus on my Vega and it's a-m-a-z-i-n-g.

Literally silent, even at full tilt.

Martini1991 · 19 Jul 2019 at 13:18

I'm still struggling getting a decent junction temperature with the Morpheus

The pad I bought wasn't what I thought it was either.

I did a quick run because I was concerned and it came in about 77C where previously it was much higher so I've improved it.

Going to try another remount slightly differently this time to see if I can improve it.

Once I've sorted this though I can actually bench the damn thing

Martini1991 · 19 Jul 2019 at 13:18

Bleek said:
I see, thanks for the clarification - the VII had slipped me by!

Are there aftermarket coolers for the 5700XT yet? I have a Raijintek Morpheus on my Vega and it's a-m-a-z-i-n-g.

Literally silent, even at full tilt.

Stick Morpheus on the 5700XT

Bleek · 19 Jul 2019 at 13:20

Martini1991 said:
Stick Morpheus on the 5700XT

Does it fit okay, sounds from your post above it's not quite right?

Martini1991 · 19 Jul 2019 at 13:23

Bleek said:
Does it fit okay, sounds from your post above it's not quite right?

I don't know if the issue I'm having are down to inexperience with it.

I was running out of time too. For all I know I've fixed my issue but didn't leave it running enough. But I know I can get a better mounting pressure which will help with the hot spot temperature.

For just the core temperature I'm golden. I was at 69C with it maxed out in watt man overclock.

LtMatt · 19 Jul 2019 at 13:49

Martini1991 said:
I'm still struggling getting a decent junction temperature with the Morpheus

The pad I bought wasn't what I thought it was either.

I did a quick run because I was concerned and it came in about 77C where previously it was much higher so I've improved it.

Going to try another remount slightly differently this time to see if I can improve it.

Once I've sorted this though I can actually bench the damn thing

There's a similar thermal pad (although im not sure if it is as good) as the one used on the Radeon VII available on the rain forest. Not sure if OcuK sell it as well, but might be worth getting that one and cutting it down a little to fit the die.