Sapphire Intros Radeon RX 5700 XT Pulse BE - Cost Effective, Trim Feature-set

[Chaitanya]

For me using Helicon Focus, there is a lack of performance data about RX5000 series and it means I have to stick with nVidia GPU for now.

Helicon Focus - benchmark results

 

[zo0lykas]

Most people who waiting for ampera can't afford anyway.

Yup, that is what many people are looking for.
It's going to be a great PC Gamers Christmas when RDNA2 & Ampere launch and are being reviewed face to face!

 

[Dristun]

But it doesn't do DXR

Don't think the day you'll be able to set all of the DXR features on (different types of shadows, reflections, GI and so on, not just one of them) on a 250$ card and play comfortably is coming anytime soon, lol. As for good old tech, 1660ti is plenty. Almost everything is running above 60 at 1080p@high even on my standard 1660.

 

[Legacy-ZA]

I don't think it would be worth it if you are buying this now?

 

[Super XP]

Bitcoin Edition.
Lol

 

[Th3pwn3r]

I don't think it would be worth it if you are buying this now?

I agree.

Went from an okay card to meh, no thanks.

BOGUS Edition.

Or

BUNK Edition.

 

[BlaezaLite]

If it's cheap as say £60, I'll have one like my Sapphire RX470/570. Forget it otherwise.
Bloody Eject edition? As in before RDNA2...

 

[T3RM1N4L D0GM4]

Baby Edition
Seems legit...

 

[mbeeston]

But it doesn't do DXR

yes it does, so does pascal

 

[Totally]

I suppose that the BE doesn't stand for Black Edition if it's meant to be a cheaper model.

Bargain Edition in this case.

 

[InVasMani]

No, it's always AMD fans that can't stand a little criticism, even when warranted.

There's an issue, not very widespread, but moreso than other product launches and one year later AMD can't even tell what it is. At this point, the issue itself is less concerning than AMD's inability to fix their crap. Nothing imaginary here.

Well how about Nvidia's inability to fix LOD bias!? You do realize they butchered it from -15.0/+15.0 by x5 to -3.0/+3.0 that's a enormous difference. I guess you'd be fine with them doing that again so LOD bias it stuck at -0.6/0.6+ which coincidentally would actually break their own proprietary abstract art AA smear layer coating. Nvidia doing nothing wrong and not breaking things you literally had to bake your GPU's to re-ball them with Nvidia.

Nvida the way you're meant to bake your space invaders graphics chips....

 

[Anymal]

Bake Edition it is.

 

[manofthem]

I have this card, it's alright. I've only been running it for a week or 2. Fans shut off in idle (if you don't have the driver bug that maxes memory full time), and fanless it averages 52C at idle.

Did a little gaming session this evening and temps were almost 80C, with MSI reporting Gpu temp 2 as 88C. While I am not sure, I assume this aligns with the gpu temp hotspot as monitored in GPUz?

I got this card due to W1zz's review of the original Pulse, but when I was looking for a gpu, I could tell it wasn't the same as the one he reviewed.

 

[InVasMani]

Bake Edition it is.

I mean they had to make some compromises to lower the price, but yeah probably some truth to that since they removed a heat pipe, but if they adjusted some other things it might not be "as" bad as it "sounds" literally and figuratively more so I presume the former.

 

[Gmr_Chick]

Does a GTX 1660 \ Super \ Ti not answer this exact description? pretty sure it does, firmly.

Proud owner of a GTX 1660 Super right here! I don't need everything cranked up to super-mega-ultra settings in order to have a great gaming experience, only game at 1080p, don't care about Ray Tracing (lack of DLSS is a bit of a bummer tho)...I seriously couldn't be any more happier with this fine little GPU