Your Graphics Research
Your Graphics Research
| Recommended System Requirements | ||
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| Game | Radeon RX 5600 XT 6GB | GeForce RTX 2070 MSI Gaming Z 8GB |
| Hitman 3 | 4% | 19% |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 26% | 38% |
| Assassins Creed: Valhalla | 33% | 43% |
| Resident Evil 8 | 26% | 38% |
| FIFA 21 | 63% | 69% |
| Grand Theft Auto VI | 4% | 13% |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War | 35% | 45% |
| Genshin Impact | 26% | 38% |
| Far Cry 6 | 7% | 10% |
| The Medium | 8% | 23% |
In terms of overall gaming performance, the graphical capabilities of the Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 MSI Gaming Z 8GB are noticeably better than the AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT 6GB.
The RTX 2070 has a 280 MHz higher core clock speed and the same number of Texture Mapping Units as the RX 5600 XT. This results in the RTX 2070 providing 40.3 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 RTX 2070 has a 280 MHz higher core clock speed than the RX 5600 XT and the same number of Render Output Units. This results in the RTX 2070 providing 17.9 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 RX 5600 XT was released over a year more recently than the RTX 2070, and so the RX 5600 XT is likely to have better driver support, meaning it will be more optimized for running the latest games when compared to the RTX 2070.
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 RTX 2070 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 RTX 2070 also has superior memory performance overall.
The RTX 2070 has 160 GB/sec greater memory bandwidth than the RX 5600 XT, which means that the memory performance of the RTX 2070 is massively better than the RX 5600 XT.
Both the Radeon RX 5600 XT 6GB and the GeForce RTX 2070 MSI Gaming Z 8GB have 2304 Shader Processing Units. While the two GPUs have the same number of SPUs, the actual performance delivered by the RTX 2070 is 4216 and by the RX 5600 XT is 4216. Knowing that the shader performance of the RTX 2070 is superior, it is not necessary to examine the GPUs' respective Texture and Pixel Fill Rates.
The RX 5600 XT transistor size technology is 5 nm (nanometers) smaller than the RTX 2070. This means that the RX 5600 XT is expected to run very slightly cooler and achieve higher clock frequencies than the RTX 2070.
The Radeon RX 5600 XT 6GB requires 150 Watts to run and the GeForce RTX 2070 MSI Gaming Z 8GB requires 225 Watts. We would recommend a PSU with at least 550 Watts for the RX 5600 XT and a PSU with at least 550 Watts for the RTX 2070. The RTX 2070 requires 75 Watts more than the RX 5600 XT to run. The difference is significant enough that the RTX 2070 may have an adverse affect on your yearly electricity bills in comparison to the RX 5600 XT.
| Core Speed | 1130 MHz | vs |  | 1410 MHz | |
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| Boost Clock | 1560 MHz | vs | | 1830 MHz | |
| Architecture | Navi 10 XL | Turing TU106 | |||
| OC Potential | - | vs | - | ||
| Driver Support | - | vs | - | ||
| Release Date | 21 Jan 2020 |  | vs | 17 Oct 2018 | |
| GPU Link | GD Link | GD Link | |||
| Approved |  | | |||
| Comparison | |||||
| 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 | 8.9
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9.9
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| 3840x2160 | 6.5
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7.7
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| Memory | 6144 MB | vs | | 8192 MB | |
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| Memory Speed | 1500 MHz | vs | | 1750 MHz | |
| Memory Bus | 192 Bit | vs | | 256 Bit | |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | | vs | | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bandwidth | 288GB/sec | vs | | 448GB/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 | 2304 | | vs | | 2304 |
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| Actual Shader Performance | 100% | | vs | | 100% |
| Technology | 7nm | | vs | 12nm | |
| Texture Mapping Units | 144 | | vs | | 144 |
| Texture Rate | 162.7 GTexel/s | vs | | 203 GTexel/s | |
| Render Output Units | 64 | | vs | | 64 |
| Pixel Rate | 72.3 GPixel/s | vs | | 90.2 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 | 150 Watts | | vs | 225 Watts | |
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| Recommended PSU | 550 Watts & 42 Amps | | vs | | 550 Watts |
| DirectX | 12 | vs | | 12.1 | |
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| Shader Model | 5.0 | vs | | 6.1 | |
| Open GL | 4.5 | vs | | 4.6 | |
| Open CL | - | vs | - | ||
| Notebook GPU | no | no | |||
| SLI/Crossfire | no | vs | no | ||
| Dedicated | yes | | vs | | yes |
| Comparison | |||||
| Recommended Processor | - | Intel Core i7-9700KF 8-Core 3.6GHz | |||
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| Recommended RAM | 16 GB | | vs | | 16 GB |
| Maximum Recommended Gaming Resolution | 1920x1080 | vs | | 3840x2160 | |
| Performance Value |  | ||||
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| Mini Review | Overview The AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT 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 one available 8+6-pin connector. Performance AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT 6GB competes with GeForce GTX 1660 Ti which is available for $329. System Suggestions AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT 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. | Overview The GeForce RTX 2070 MSI Gaming Z 8GB is a High-End Graphics Card based on the 12nm Turing Architecture and is considered a great 1440p video card. This is a dual-slot graphics card with a dual-fan thermal design using TORX 3.0 fans for improved airflow and optimised heat dissipation. This video card uses Zero Frozr to eliminate fan noise in low-load situations, and also has RGB Mystic Light lighting, and anti-bending backplate. This video card has great overclocking potential. Architecture It equips a cut-down Turing GPU Codenamed TU106, more specifically the TU106-400A-A1 variant which means factory overclocks are permitted. This is a First Gen Turing GPU and has 16 SM activated, offering 2304 CUDA Shader Processing Units, 144 TMUs, and 64 ROPs. The Turing architecture provides the world's first consumer support for real-time ray-tracing (RTX) technology. It is equipped with 288 Tensor Cores for AI purposes and 32 RT Cores for ray-tracing. GPU The central unit runs at 1410 MHz and goes up to 1830 MHz in Boost Mode, providing a large 13% overclock when compared to the reference model. Memory The GPU accesses an 8GB frame buffer of Second Gen GDDR6 through a 256-bit memory interface, while the Memory Clock Operates at 1750MHz, or 14GHz effective. Total memory bandwidth is 448GB/s. Power Consumption With a rated board TDP of 225W, it requires at least a 550W PSU with one available 8-pin and one 6-pin power connector. Performance The GeForce RTX 2070 offers performance in between the GeForce GTX 1080 and GeForce GTX 1080 Ti, albeit also boasting ray-tracing and DLSS support. System Suggestions The GeForce RTX 2070 MSI Gaming Z 8GB is best suited for resolutions up to and including 3840x2160. We recommend a high-end processor and 16GB of RAM for optimal performance. | |||
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| Possible GPU Upgrades | - | ||||
| GPU Variants | - | - | |||