PC World - USA (2019-08)

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AUGUST 2019 PCWorld 77

cards achieved better results in most real-
world gaming tests.


We test thermals by leaving HWInfo’s
sensor monitoring tool open during the F1
2018 five-lap power draw test,
noting the highest maximum
temperature at the end. AMD’s
new GPUs weren’t recognized by
HWInfo yet, so we used the
company’s Wattman monitoring
tool to measure temperatures in the
Radeon RX 5700 series.
The blower-style cooler can’t
keep temperatures as low as
Nvidia’s dual-axial design, but it still
gets the job done. Most
importantly, and unlike the Vega 64
reference design, the Radeon RX
5700 GPUs aren’t unpleasant to be
around. They’re a big
improvement.
We test power draw by
looping the F1 2018 benchmark
for about 20 minutes after we’ve
benchmarked everything else, and
noting the highest reading on our
Watts Up Pro meter. The initial part
of the race, where all competing
cars are onscreen simultaneously,
tends to be the most demanding
portion.
Holy. Crap. Now this is
unexpected! Ever since Nvidia
revealed its Maxwell GPU
architecture with the GeForce GTX
750 and 750 Ti (go.pcworld.com/

3DMark Fire Strike
(Graphics subscore)

LONGER BARS INDICATE BETTER PERFORMANCE

11,063

9,050

10,562

10,702

12,503

12,308

13,417

5,345

4,201

5,135

5,440

6,019

5,937

6,819

23,186

19,463

22,282

22,595

26,354

25,792

27,776

Standard Extreme Ultra

Radeon RX 5700

Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 (FE)

Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 Super (FE)

AMVega 64D Radeon

Radeon R X 5700 XT

Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Super (FE)

AMD Radeon VII

Maximum GPU temperature
XQGHUbORDG(Degrees Celsius)

SHORTER BARS INDICATE BETTER PERFORMANCE

67

78

73

85

86

76

78

Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 (FE)

Radeon RX 5700
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 Super (FE)

AMVega 64D Radeon

Radeon R X 5700 XT
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Super (FE)

AMD Radeon VII
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