AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT

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AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT
The Radeon RX 5600 XT is a respectable product that has pushed for lower prices and better performance at $300. For that alone, we commend it. The GPU won’t blow your socks off and yet it's better value than the Radeon RX 5700 and makes the RTX 2060 Super a really tough buy. Given the competition in this price range, we think AMD has done fine.
– As reviewed by TechSpot on Jan 2020
RDNA
Architecture
Midrange
Product Tier
2304
Shader Cores
64
ROPs
144
TMUs
No RT
Ray Tracing
6 GB
Memory
GDDR6
Memory Type
288 GB/s
Bandwidth
150 W
TDP
GPU Snapshot
Release date:Jan 21, 2020Price at Launch:$279
Type:DesktopArchitecture:RDNA
Generation:RX 5000 seriesProduct Tier:Midrange
VRAM Capacity:6 GBTotal Board Power:150 W
Core Configuration
Shader Cores:2304TMUs:144
ROPs:64L2 Cache:3 MB
Memory
VRAM Capacity:6 GBMemory Type:GDDR6
Memory Speed:12 GbpsMemory Bus:192-bit
Bandwidth:288 GB/s
Graphics Processing
Base Clock:1.13 GHzGame Clock:1.37 GHz
Boost Clock:1.56 GHzFP32 Throughput:7.18 TFLOPs
Ray Tracing:NoProcess Size:7nm
Process Name:TSMC N7Die Size:251 mm²
Power & Connectivity
Total Board Power:150 WPower Connectors:1x 8-pin
Bus Interface:PCIe 4.0 x16HDMI Support:HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort Support:DP 1.4aDSC:1.2a
Max Displays:4
Media & Software Support
DirectX Support:12Shader Model:6.8
Vulkan Version:1.4OpenGL Version:4.6
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Reviews and Ratings

88

Average Score

Based on 21 reviews

8.4

User Score

Based on 306 reviews

Reviewers Liked

  • Excellent 1080p performance
  • Nearly as fast as the RX 5700
  • Beats out the RTX 2060 in most titles
  • PCIe 4.0 support
  • Faster BIOS unlocks much better performance
  • Power efficient
  • Great value for the price

Reviewers Didn't Like

  • Cheaper build quality than more expensive cards
  • Competing RTX 2060 has been on the market for a year
  • Have to manually install critical performance-boosting BIOS
  • 6GB frame buffer may limit future potential vs 8GB cards
  • No ray tracing support
85

The Radeon RX 5600 XT is a respectable product that has pushed for lower prices and better performance at $300. For that alone, we commend it. The GPU won’t blow your socks off and yet it's better value than the Radeon RX 5700 and makes the RTX 2060 Super a really tough buy. Given the competition in this price range, we think AMD has done fine.

By TechSpot on
88

MSI has a great Radeon RX 5600 XT on its hands with the GAMING X variant, but SAPPHIRE's RX 5600 XT PULSE OC is $30+ cheaper and performs virtually identically. Still, it's a kick ass 1080p beast of a card from MSI and AMD with the new GDDR6 clocks.

By TweakTown on
85

Practically a Radeon RX 5700Just before the review embargo was slated to lift, AMD sent out an email in response to some questions it had received. The Radeon RX 5600 XT is not in fact replacing the Radeon RX 5700 – the Radeon RX 5700 is geared toward...

By hardwarezone.com.sg on
70

The Gigabyte RX 5600 XT Gaming OC is an objectively good card, however it would be more competitive with a £20-30 price cut.

By KitGuru on
90

Right now, I think this is my favourite AMD graphics card. It doesn’t have ray-tracing like the similarly priced RTX 2060. However, the Gigabyte card is about £40-50 cheaper than Gigabyte’s own RTX equivalent. That being said, if you’re a fan of AMD cards, you’re going to struggle to find a better card for the money. For 1080p and 1440p gaming, it’s a fantastic graphics card.

By eTeknix on
80

The Radeon RX 5600 XT succeeds in delivering outstanding performance at 1080p and can even open the door to 1440p. With the reduced price of the RTX 2060, however, it really becomes a matter of which features matter most to you.

By IGN on
90

If you've been on the market for a 1080p graphics card recently our hearts truly go out to you. The marketplace is legitimately super confusing right now, what with Nvidia's four graphics cards that all do essentially the same thing and AMD's old...

By TechRadar on
90

With the Radeon RX 5600, AMD delivers the most powerful 1080p gaming option on the market under $300. It’s a solid upgrade for anyone with a three-year-old GPU.

By Engadget on
90

The AMD RX 5600 XT 6GB is a great performer at 1080p with ultra settings and is plenty capable at 1440p using medium settings. This overclocked Sapphire model beat out the RTX 2060 while costing less and uses less power. It’s a tough card to beat at its $300 price point.

By TomsHardware on
80

The AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT delivers outstanding 1080p gaming, knocking out the GeForce GTX 1660 Ti thanks to a last-minute BIOS upgrade. The need to install that upgrade manually and price cuts from rival Nvidia cards takes off some of its shine, though.

By PCWorld on
90

The Radeon RX 5600 XT is essentially a Radeon RX 5700 with a couple of memory channels disabled to reduced memory capacity and bring the interface down to 192-bits. As such, its performance profile is very similar and makes the Radeon RX 5600 XT particularly enticing at its sub-$300 price point. AMD informs us the Radeon RX 5700 will remain in its line-up to target 1440P gamers, but if you’re looking to save a few bucks on a new build or upgrade, the Radeon RX 5600 XT offers some really nice bang for the buck.

By HotHardware on
90

At the end of the day this is definitely one of the better RX 5600 XT’s out there and we expect the RX 5600 XT to be one of the most popular cards in general this year. Overall ThinkComputers gives the MSI Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming X Graphics Card a 9 out of 10 score and our Recommended Award.

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