Custom PC - UK (2020-02)

scan.co.uk, whileRTX 2070 Supercardsstartat£478inc
VATfromthesameretailer.
Onthedownside,theRadeonRX 5700 XThasno
supportforreal-timeraytracing.That’sanincreasingly
importantfactorif youwantsuper-realisticreflectionsand
lightingingamessuchasMetroExodus,Controland
BattlefieldV.If that’sthecase,it’sworthpayingtheextra
moneyfortheRTX 2070 Super.
However,if frameratesareyourbiggerpriority,youcan
savesomemoneyandgetsimilarperformance.TheAMD
GPUalsohasthebenefitofmuchcheapermonitorsthat
supportitsactivesynctech– youcangetsomemonitorsthat
supportbothAMDActiveSync(alsoknownasFreeSync)and
NvidiaG-Sync,buta widerrangeofcheapermonitors
supporttheformer.
Sapphire’sNitro+cooleralsodoesa goodjobofkeeping
theRadeonRX 5700 XTincheck,evenwitha large
overclock.It makesa noticeablenoisewhenthefansspin
upduring games, but it’s very different from the nasty high-

pitchednoisefromthestandardAMDblowercooler.It’s

louderthanwe’dlike,butit’snotirritating.

Conclusion

Sapphire’sRadeonRX 5700 XTNitro+is a massivechunkof

overclockedPCBblingandweloveit. Thelightinglooks

superb,thefanarrangementkeepstheoverclockedGPU

cool,theperformanceis nearlyona parwiththeGeForce

RTX 2070 Superandit currentlyonlycosts£399incVAT.If

you’relookingforthebestframeratespossibleforunder

£400,andyou’renotbotheredbyraytracing,theSapphire’s

RadeonRX 5700 XTNitro+is a great-lookingcardthatoffers

a significantupgradeoverthereferencedesign.

BENHARDWIDGE

BENCHMARK RESULTS

OVERALLSCORE

88 %%

PERFORMANCE

36 / 40

FEATURES

16 / 20

VALUE

36 / 40

SAPPHIRE

+ Amazinglighting

+ Quieter than AMD

referencecards

+ Decent overclock

TO PA Z

• Noraytracing


• Massive


• Fans still quite loud

VERDICT

A very powerful card for the money and it looks great too.

There’s no ray tracing, but this is the card to buy if you want

the fastest frame rates for under £400.

1,920x1,080,Ultradetail,DX11,TAA

BATTLEFIELDV

0 50 100 150 200

SapphireRadeonRX 5700 XTNitro+ 128fps 156fps

AMDRadeonRX 5700 XT

NvidiaGeForceRTX 2070 Super

129fps 155fps

119fps 141fps

2,560x1,440,Ultradetail,DX11,TAA

0 50 100 150 200

SapphireRadeonRX 5700 XTNitro+ 100fps 116fps

AMDRadeonRX 5700 XT

NvidiaGeForceRTX 2070 Super

100fps 116fps

94fps 108fps

1,920x1,080,Ultrasettings,FXAA,DX11

TOTALWAR:WARHAMMERII

0 50 100 150 200

SapphireRadeonRX 5700 XTNitro+ 80fps 98fps

AMDRadeonRX 5700 XT

NvidiaGeForceRTX 2070 Super

76fps 89fps

81fps 100fps

2,560x1,440,Ultrasettings,FXAA,DX11

0 50 100 150 200

SapphireRadeonRX 5700 XTNitro+ 60fps 69fps

AMDRadeonRX 5700 XT

NvidiaGeForceRTX 2070 Super

55fps 62fps

60fps 72fps

Minimum Average

1,920x1,080,Highestsettings,TAA,GPUtest

SHADOWOFTHETOMBRAIDER

0 50 100 150 200

SapphireRadeonRX 5700 XTNitro+ 96fps 125fps

AMDRadeonRX 5700 XT

NvidiaGeForceRTX 2070 Super

92fps 120fps

97fps 126fps

2,560x1,440,Highestsettings,TAA,GPUtest

0 50 100 150 200

SapphireRadeonRX 5700 XTNitro+ 64fps 82fps

AMDRadeonRX 5700 XT

NvidiaGeForceRTX 2070 Super

62fps 79fps

68fps 86fps

1,920x1,080,VeryHighsettings,DX12

DEUSEX:MANKINDDIVIDED

0 50 100 150 200

SapphireRadeonRX 5700 XTNitro+ 85fps 115fps

AMDRadeonRX 5700 XT

NvidiaGeForceRTX 2070 Super

85fps 113fps

89fps 110fps

2,560x1,440,VeryHighsettings,DX12

0 50 100 150 200

SapphireRadeonRX 5700 XTNitro+ 66fps 81fps

AMDRadeonRX 5700 XT

NvidiaGeForceRTX 2070 Super

64fps 77fps

63fps 75fps

Minimum Average

TOTALSYSTEMPOWERCONSUMPTION

0 100 200 300 400

SapphireRadeonRX 5700 XTNitro+ 338W

AMDRadeonRX 5700 XT 295W

Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Super 323W

Lower is better

Unigine Superposition Benchmark, 4K Optimized, DirectX