Radeon RX 5600 XT vs RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary and Radeon RX 5600 XT, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary
2019
8 GB GDDR6, 225 Watt
41.26
+22.1%

RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary outperforms RX 5600 XT by a significant 22% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking96157
Place by popularitynot in top-10097
Cost-effectiveness evaluation40.4451.56
Power efficiency12.9715.93
ArchitectureRDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code nameNavi 10Navi 10
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date7 July 2019 (5 years ago)21 January 2020 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$449 $279

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

RX 5600 XT has 27% better value for money than RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary.

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores25602304
Core clock speed1680 MHz1130 MHz
Boost clock speed1980 MHz1560 MHz
Number of transistors10,300 million10,300 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)225 Watt150 Watt
Texture fill rate316.8224.6
Floating-point processing power10.14 TFLOPS7.188 TFLOPS
ROPs6464
TMUs160144

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin1x 8-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB6 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth448.0 GB/s288.0 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR++

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI++

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.56.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary 41.26
+22.1%
RX 5600 XT 33.78

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary 16496
+22.2%
RX 5600 XT 13503

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD120−130
+13.2%
106
−13.2%
1440p70−75
+14.8%
61
−14.8%
4K40−45
+11.1%
36
−11.1%

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.74
−42.2%
2.63
+42.2%
1440p6.41
−40.2%
4.57
+40.2%
4K11.23
−44.8%
7.75
+44.8%
  • RX 5600 XT has 42% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • RX 5600 XT has 40% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • RX 5600 XT has 45% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 320
+0%
320
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 83
+0%
83
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 109
+0%
109
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 257
+0%
257
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 74
+0%
74
+0%
Far Cry 5 148
+0%
148
+0%
Fortnite 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 185
+0%
185
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 104
+0%
104
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 84
+0%
84
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Valorant 275
+0%
275
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 135
+0%
135
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 63
+0%
63
+0%
Dota 2 185
+0%
185
+0%
Far Cry 5 135
+0%
135
+0%
Fortnite 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 173
+0%
173
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 91
+0%
91
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 126
+0%
126
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 65
+0%
65
+0%
Metro Exodus 81
+0%
81
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 140
+0%
140
+0%
Valorant 272
+0%
272
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 54
+0%
54
+0%
Dota 2 168
+0%
168
+0%
Far Cry 5 126
+0%
126
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 138
+0%
138
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 49
+0%
49
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 84
+0%
84
+0%
Valorant 148
+0%
148
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 80
+0%
80
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 61
+0%
61
+0%
Metro Exodus 49
+0%
49
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 252
+0%
252
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 30
+0%
30
+0%
Far Cry 5 89
+0%
89
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 109
+0%
109
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 36
+0%
36
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 19
+0%
19
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 63
+0%
63
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Metro Exodus 30
+0%
30
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 46
+0%
46
+0%
Valorant 214
+0%
214
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 12
+0%
12
+0%
Dota 2 99
+0%
99
+0%
Far Cry 5 45
+0%
45
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 70
+0%
70
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 18
+0%
18
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

This is how RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary and RX 5600 XT compete in popular games:

  • RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary is 13% faster in 1080p
  • RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary is 15% faster in 1440p
  • RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary is 11% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 66 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 41.26 33.78
Recency 7 July 2019 21 January 2020
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 6 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 150 Watt

RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary has a 22.1% higher aggregate performance score, and a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RX 5600 XT, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 months, and 50% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 5600 XT in performance tests.

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