Tuesday, June 11th 2019
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT, RX 5700 & Navi 10 GPU Chip Pictured Up Close
Here are some of the first clear pictures of the Radeon RX 5700 XT and RX 5700 AMD launched on Monday. The two cards are based on the new 7 nm "Navi 10" silicon that implements AMD's latest RDNA architecture. The reference-design RX 5700 XT sports a brand new premium design with a ridged metal cooler shroud studded with an illuminated Radeon logo on top, a second logo at its front face, and a matching back-plate. Underneath is an aluminium fin-channel heatsink with a vapor-chamber base-plate that pulls heat from the GPU, memory, and VRM. A lateral-flow blower ventilates the heatsink, pushing hot air out of the case. Power is drawn from a combination of 8-pin and 6-pin PCIe power connectors. Outputs include three DisplayPort and one HDMI.
The Radeon RX 5700 looks a little less premium, and its cooler design greatly resembles the "metal" reference cooler of the RX Vega 64. This is possibly because reference RX 5700 will not make it to the market unlike reference RX 5700 XT, and will instead be an AIB partner-driven launch, with all cards being custom-design. AMD also provided images of the RX 5700 XT in a "teardown" shot, which reveals the vapor-chamber based heatsink, the lateral blower, and more importantly, the reference-design PCB with its 7-phase VRM.
More pictures follow.
Here are some close-ups of the 7 nm "Navi 10" ASIC. You may notice the RX 5700 (non-XT) having two 8-pin PCIe connectors. This is probably an error on the part of the artist behind the render. The RX 5700 is a partner-only launch, which means all cards will be custom-design.
A quick refresher on the specifications of the RX 5700 XT and the RX 5700. We are working on an architecture deep-dive.
The Radeon RX 5700 looks a little less premium, and its cooler design greatly resembles the "metal" reference cooler of the RX Vega 64. This is possibly because reference RX 5700 will not make it to the market unlike reference RX 5700 XT, and will instead be an AIB partner-driven launch, with all cards being custom-design. AMD also provided images of the RX 5700 XT in a "teardown" shot, which reveals the vapor-chamber based heatsink, the lateral blower, and more importantly, the reference-design PCB with its 7-phase VRM.
54 Comments on AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT, RX 5700 & Navi 10 GPU Chip Pictured Up Close
What a horrible fking decision on the design part.
The 5700 XT has specs in line with 2x R9 290, considering two Hawaiis in CF still are quite playable, albeit quite power hungry, it will be interesting to see the end result.
Also, looking forward to the 5800 whatever-stupid-letter-combo, as last time those numbers were together (HD5870) it was interesting.*Cough* 51 db *Cough*GPU so hot it melts its own cooler!
At current prices they are ripoffs just like nvidias.
What a mess the gamer world is in today ... :(
Moore's law is real.
VRM, GDDR6, 7NM brings cost up, people compare against larger dies and what not.
449 is a bit steep, 399 would be more accurate but atleast is less of a ripoff than 2070 if provided benchmark actually are true.
Conclusion remains to be seen until actual launch as usual.
I'm not happy, I'm not sad like with Vega. :)
*I first believed it was dj-electric that I was responding to.
Whatever, it's a reference card anyway, Sapphire will make a good one like they always do.
Imagine, if they had negative price.
Like, you buy a card, and AMD pays you for betraying Huang, as a sort of compensation for moral harm.Is 2015 BC or AD?
Mid-range has been creeping up continuously for the past 5-7 years or so. (Actually, all GPU prices creeping up)
Today = Same size of silicon as 5 years ago, but double+ the price.
So looking at my foggy crystal ball:
- "Mid-range" videocard in 2025 ... $799-$1199
- "High-end" videocard in 2025 ... $1499-$3999
...
- "Low-end" videocard in 2025 ... $399 (cheapest card possible)
If this insanity continues, this is where we'll be. And (almost) everyone seems to be okay with it.
Ridiculous.
Having just typed that out, I realized how stupid it is.
Reminds me of my good ol' 8800gt single slot. RIP little buddy. Your heat was as loved in the winter and as hated in the summer. I had to change your diaper twice(cooler). You still left me...
1) If AMD's performance slides are real, we are talking about a GPU having the same performance as Radeon VII and being sold for much less, while beating 2070 and costing less also. When nVidia lowers the prices, AMD will have the ability to lower theirs too. Competition lowers the prices, not wishes. Be real people.
2) Reference cooler is the best for cases that don't have great airflow and it is to protect the product from damage due to the pc onwer ignorance on this aspect of pc building Custom models wil come soon.
Anandtech also says the non-XT card is a pure virtual/non-reference launch, so the cooler render for that is a placeholder. All launch cards for this will be partner designs. Just hope this doesn't mean "cheap generic blower". I'm still on the fence if this will replace my Fury X or not, but nonetheless I hope EK gets a water block out for this ASAP.