Sapphire 5700 XT Nitro Launched Today

MyBrainz · 17 Sep 2019 at 09:31

Danny75 said:
It doesn't have three. The third setting is simply the one that allows you to choose either the first or the second vBIOS using the software. So you either manually set first or second vBIOS using the switch, or you set the switch to the third and then change as you like through the software.

Looks like a great card with a great cooler and nice to see 3 year warranty instead of the 2 on the Pulse.

So Steve at GN benchmarked it like it had 3 then. Steve being sloppy? That doesnt happen much

Somebody also pointed it out in his comments section.

nashathedog said:
Hi, Kit Guru mentions the third bios switch at 9:44 He called it the software mode, In the software itself you get to choose between two, the primary & secondary bios.

Maybe i skipped past that bit then, my bad

starmanwarz · 17 Sep 2019 at 10:12

This card is almost as expensive as a 2070 super, is it similar in performance;

Besty · 17 Sep 2019 at 11:21

starmanwarz said:
This card is almost as expensive as a 2070 super, is it similar in performance;

This card is a direct competitor to the 2070 Super Strix OC (£649 ish) and the EVGA FTW 3 Ultra (£589-599) as they have 10 phase VRM's and triple fans.

On that basis it is £150-£210 cheaper than the competition on the Green side.

Is it as fast as a the always-out-of-stock £485 2070S FE ? need more data, the Sapphire is still £20 cheaper and in stock though .....

nashathedog · 17 Sep 2019 at 14:00

Gibbo said:
Sapphire have a Toxic version in pipeline too but are Undecided at present whether to release or
Not.

That's a surprise, If they do it'll be interesting to see if they manage to get better performance with it.

LePhuronn · 17 Sep 2019 at 14:45

nashathedog said:
That's a surprise, If they do it'll be interesting to see if they manage to get better performance with it.

Given the GPU is already pushed to the limit on the Nitro+, a Toxic could use the faster 16Gbps GDDR6 Samsung modules and give them a hefty overclock. That would explain the alleged AIO design. Or here's a mental thought: the Toxic uses Samsung's 2GB modules for 16GB RAM

R3v4n · 17 Sep 2019 at 15:12

If I were to buy an AIB this would be the one for sure. Sadly it's still a bit of a ridiculous price needs to be 399 absolute max.

Ross Thomson · 17 Sep 2019 at 16:29

Prefer the looks of my Red Devil.

Darujhistan · 17 Sep 2019 at 16:32

Powercolor have now overtaken Sapphire as the premier AMD board 'partner' (ugh!) in my opinion.

I haven't had a bad card from either mind you.

eeii · 17 Sep 2019 at 16:33

Come on AMD I want the 5900XTX and I want it now

LePhuronn · 17 Sep 2019 at 16:36

Ross Thomson said:
Prefer the looks of my Red Devil.

Over the Pulse maybe, but Red Devil over Nitro+?

Each to their own I guess

LePhuronn · 17 Sep 2019 at 16:37

eeii said:
Come on AMD I want the 5900XTX and I want it now

in 12 months, have patience

Bounce · 17 Sep 2019 at 16:40

Seems bigger than the other cards.

eeii · 17 Sep 2019 at 16:40

LePhuronn said:
in 12 months, have patience

Noooooooooooooooooooooooo

4K8KW10 · 17 Sep 2019 at 16:44

LePhuronn said:
in 12 months, have patience

I bet 17 months

BlueberryPie · 17 Sep 2019 at 17:04

R3v4n said:
If I were to buy an AIB this would be the one for sure. Sadly it's still a bit of a ridiculous price needs to be 399 absolute max.

No way they are gonna do a board, heatsink and fans like that for an extra £20 over stock.

If you think this one is expensive, go check out Asus Strix 5700 XT version, make sure you wear goggles first though.

Gerard · 17 Sep 2019 at 17:09

BlueberryPie said:
No way they are gonna do a board, heatsink and fans like that for an extra £20 over stock.

If you think this one is expensive, go check out Asus Strix 5700 XT version, make sure you wear goggles first though.

Par for the course with Asus. Even when it's a reference card asus are always priced higher because they slap their sticker on it.

Danny75 · 17 Sep 2019 at 17:47

The easy-to-remove fans are a nice touch. And the fact that you can buy the separate RGB fans and pay extra for them, only if you want.

MyBrainz · 17 Sep 2019 at 20:52

Ross Thomson said:
Prefer the looks of my Red Devil.

I'd deffo get the Red Devil over the Nitro+.. but i'm all about black and red in my case

nashathedog · 17 Sep 2019 at 21:04

LePhuronn said:
Given the GPU is already pushed to the limit on the Nitro+, a Toxic could use the faster 16Gbps GDDR6 Samsung modules and give them a hefty overclock. That would explain the alleged AIO design. Or here's a mental thought: the Toxic uses Samsung's 2GB modules for 16GB RAM

I'll be more than happy if they don't as it'd only have me wanting it.

Ross Thomson said:
Prefer the looks of my Red Devil.

Ditto

Darujhistan said:
Powercolor have now overtaken Sapphire as the premier AMD board 'partner' (ugh!) in my opinion.

I haven't had a bad card from either mind you.

I haven't had a bad card from eitherl At the moment I dislike the colours & styling Sapphire are using & the last time I thought that I went and bought an MSI TFIV 290x Gaming instead & regretted it big time which now seems extremely stupid as I can't see the card anyway. :rolleyes:

Ross Thomson · 17 Sep 2019 at 22:40

LePhuronn said:
Over the Pulse maybe, but Red Devil over Nitro+?

Each to their own I guess

don't like the silver or the long RGB strip .