Your Graphics Research
Your Graphics Research
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| Game | Radeon RX 5900 | Radeon RX 5600 XT MSI Gaming 6GB |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 41% | 27% |
| Assassins Creed: Valhalla | 46% | 33% |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War | 48% | 35% |
| FIFA 21 | 70% | 63% |
| Grand Theft Auto VI | 17% | 3% |
| Hitman 3 | 23% | 5% |
| Genshin Impact | 41% | 27% |
| Far Cry 6 | 15% | 5% |
| World of Warcraft: Shadowlands | 16% | 5% |
| Watch Dogs Legion | 43% | 30% |
In terms of overall gaming performance, the graphical capabilities of the AMD Radeon RX 5900 are noticeably better than the AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT MSI Gaming 6GB.
The Radeon RX 5900 has a 420 MHz higher core clock speed and 16 more Texture Mapping Units than the RX 5600 XT. This results in the Radeon RX 5900 providing 86.2 GTexel/s better texturing performance. This still holds weight but shader performance is generally more relevant, particularly since both of these GPUs support at least DirectX 10.
The Radeon RX 5900 has a 420 MHz higher core clock speed than the RX 5600 XT and the same number of Render Output Units. This results in the Radeon RX 5900 providing 26.9 GPixel/s better pixeling performance. However, both GPUs support DirectX 9 or above, and pixeling performance is only really relevant when comparing older cards.
The Radeon RX 5900 was released less than a year after the RX 5600 XT, and so they are likely to have similar driver support for optimizing performance when running the latest games.
Both GPUs exhibit very powerful performance, so it probably isn't worth upgrading from one to the other, as both are capable of running even the most demanding games at the highest settings.
The Radeon RX 5900 has 2048 MB more video memory than the RX 5600 XT, so is likely to be much better at displaying game textures at higher resolutions. This is supported by the fact that the Radeon RX 5900 also has superior memory performance overall.
The Radeon RX 5900 has 160 GB/sec greater memory bandwidth than the RX 5600 XT, which means that the memory performance of the Radeon RX 5900 is massively better than the RX 5600 XT.
The Radeon RX 5900 has 2560 Shader Processing Units and the Radeon RX 5600 XT MSI Gaming 6GB has 2304. However, the actual shader performance of the Radeon RX 5900 is 3170 and the actual shader performance of the RX 5600 XT is 2396. The Radeon RX 5900 having 774 better shader performance and an altogether better performance when taking into account other relevant data means that the Radeon RX 5900 delivers a massively smoother and more efficient experience when processing graphical data than the RX 5600 XT.
The Radeon RX 5900 requires 225 Watts to run and the Radeon RX 5600 XT MSI Gaming 6GB requires 150 Watts. We would recommend a PSU with at least 600 Watts for the Radeon RX 5900 and a PSU with at least 550 Watts for the RX 5600 XT. The Radeon RX 5900 requires 75 Watts more than the RX 5600 XT to run. The difference is significant enough that the Radeon RX 5900 may have an adverse affect on your yearly electricity bills in comparison to the RX 5600 XT.
| Core Speed | 1605 MHz |  | vs | 1185 MHz | |
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| Boost Clock | 1905 MHz | | vs | 1600 MHz | |
| Architecture | Navi 10 XL | Navi 10 XL | |||
| OC Potential | - | vs | - | ||
| Driver Support | - | vs | - | ||
| Release Date | 30 Apr 2020 |  | vs | 21 Jan 2020 | |
| GPU Link | GD Link | GD Link | |||
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| 1366x768 | 10
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10
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| 1600x900 | 10
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10
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| 1920x1080 | 10
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10
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| 2560x1440 | 10
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vs | 9
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| 3840x2160 | 7.8
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vs | 6.6
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| Memory | 8192 MB | | vs | 6144 MB | |
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| Memory Speed | 1750 MHz | | vs | 1500 MHz | |
| Memory Bus | 256 Bit | | vs | 192 Bit | |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | | vs | | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bandwidth | 448GB/sec | | vs | 288GB/sec | |
| L2 Cache | 0 KB | |
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0 KB |
| Delta Color Compression | no | vs | no | ||
| Memory Performance | 0% | |
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0% |
| Comparison | |||||
| Shader Processing Units | 2560 | | vs | 2304 | |
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| Actual Shader Performance | 100% | | vs | | 100% |
| Technology | 7nm | | vs | | 7nm |
| Texture Mapping Units | 160 | | vs | 144 | |
| Texture Rate | 256.8 GTexel/s | | vs | 170.6 GTexel/s | |
| Render Output Units | 64 | | vs | | 64 |
| Pixel Rate | 102.7 GPixel/s | | vs | 75.8 GPixel/s | |
| Comparison | |||||
| Max Digital Resolution (WxH) | 7680x4320 | | vs | | 7680x4320 |
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| VGA Connections | 0 | vs | 0 | ||
| DVI Connections | 0 | vs | 0 | ||
| HDMI Connections | 1 | | vs | | 1 |
| DisplayPort Connections | 3 | | vs | | 3 |
| Comparison | |||||
| Max Power | 225 Watts | vs | | 150 Watts | |
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| Recommended PSU | 600 Watts & 42 Amps | vs | | 550 Watts & 42 Amps | |
| DirectX | 12 | | vs | | 12 |
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| Shader Model | 5.0 | | vs | | 5.0 |
| Open GL | 4.5 | | vs | | 4.5 |
| Open CL | - | vs | - | ||
| Notebook GPU | no | no | |||
| SLI/Crossfire | no | vs | no | ||
| Dedicated | yes | | vs | | yes |
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| Recommended Processor | AMD Ryzen 7 2700X | - | |||
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| Recommended RAM | 16 GB | | vs | | 16 GB |
| Maximum Recommended Gaming Resolution | 3840x2160 | | vs | 1920x1080 | |
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| Mini Review | Overview The Radeon RX 5900 is an Enthusiast gaming Graphics Card based on the first (1.0) Revision of the RDNA 2 Architecture. These specs are yet to be confirmed. Architecture The Big Navi 10 XL GPU offers support for GDDR6 Memory, DirectX 12.0, Vulkan 1.0, and OpenGL 4.5. This variant of the Big Navi 10 XL GPU features 40 Compute Units activated, offering XX Shader Processing Units, XX TMUs and XX ROPs. The GPU features a XX MHz base clock speed and up to XX MHz with boost clock, making it an estimated XX% faster than a Radeon RX Vega 64. This puts its predicted performance roughly in line with the GeForce RTX 2080. GPU The Central Unit is clocked at XX MHz, rising to XX MHz with boost clock enabled. Memory: Speed The GPU is equipped with high-speed GDDR6 and accesses the Frame Buffer through a 256-bit memory interface, providing total memory bandwidth of XX GB/s. Memory: Frame Buffer The GPU can fill up a Memory Pool of up to XXGB. Under most circumstances, this only proves useful in certain 3D Games whose Settings Require Large Amounts of Memory. However,the GPU itself is aimed for 4K Gaming, In some limited scenarios, XXGB might be a bottleneck and Performance could be better were the Frame Buffer larger, however this would only be an issue in the most demanding games. Power Consumption With a rated board TDP of 225W, it requires at least a 600W PSU with one available 8+6-pin connector. Performance AMD Radeon RX 5900 competes with GeForce RTX 2070 8GB, which is available for $599. Specs currently available suggest the AMD Radeon RX 5900 performance should be in the same region as the GeForce RTX 2070. System Suggestions AMD Radeon RX 5900 is best suited for resolutions up to and including 3840 x2160 (4K). For the most demanding AAA games it should be ideally suited to 4K. We recommend a Very Strong Processor and at least 16GB of RAM for Optimal Performance. | Overview The AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT MSI Gaming 6GB is an mid-tier gaming Graphics Card based on the first (1.0) Revision of the RDNA Architecture. Architecture The Navi 10 XL GPU offers support for GDDR6 Memory, DirectX 12.0, Vulkan 1.0, and OpenGL 4.5. GPU This variant of the Navi 10 XL GPU features 36 Compute Units activated, offering 2304 Shader Processing Units, 144 TMUs and 64 ROPs. The GPU features a 1375 MHz base clock speed and up to 1560 MHz with boost clock, making it an estimated 20% slower than a Radeon RX 5700 8GB. This puts its predicted performance at roughly 20% faster than a GeForce GTX 1660 Ti. Memory: Speed The GPU is equipped with 6GB high-speed GDDR6 and accesses the Frame Buffer through a 192-bit memory interface, providing total memory bandwidth of 288 GB/s. Memory: Frame Buffer The GPU can fill up a Memory Pool of up to 6GB. Under most circumstances, this only proves useful in certain 3D Games whose Settings Require Large Amounts of Memory. However,the GPU itself is aimed for 1080p Gaming. In some limited scenarios at 1440p resolution, 6GB video memory might be a bottleneck and Performance could be better were the Frame Buffer larger, however this would only be an issue in the most demanding games. Power Consumption With a rated board TDP of 150W, it requires at least a 550W PSU with available 8+8-pin connector. Performance AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT 6GB competes with GeForce GTX 1660 Ti which is available for $329. System Suggestions The Radeon RX 5600 XT MSI Gaming 6GB is best suited for resolutions up to and including 2650 x 1480 but is ideally suited for 1920 x 1080. For the most demanding AAA games it should be ideally suited to 1080p. We recommend a mid-tier CPU and at least 16GB of RAM for Optimal Performance. | |||
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