AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT
Specifications, where the Radeon RX 5700 XT sits for gaming, the processor worth pairing with it, and the frame rate the pair returns at every resolution.
Ryzen 5 5600
The Radeon RX 5700 XT and the Ryzen 5 5600 return about 45 fps on High at 1440p with neither part wasting the other. A processor slower than the Ryzen 5 5600 leaves the Radeon RX 5700 XT idling, and a faster one adds no frames to a Radeon RX 5700 XT at this resolution.
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| Manufacturer | AMD |
| Released | 2019 |
| Video memory | 8 GB |
| Board power | 225 W |
| Gaming performance index | 33.0 (RTX 4090 = 100) |
What these numbers mean for the Radeon RX 5700 XT
On our index the Radeon RX 5700 XT scores 33.0, which places it 45th of the 89 graphics cards we track and puts it faster than roughly 50% of them.
The Radeon RX 5700 XT and the GeForce RTX 4060 land on exactly the same index score of 33.0, so on raw throughput the two are interchangeable and the choice between them comes down to memory, power draw and price on the day.
8 GB of memory is the figure to watch on the Radeon RX 5700 XT: workable at 1080p, tight at 1440p on high presets, and short of what a handful of recent titles want, which on a 8 GB card shows up as stutter rather than a lower frame counter and so gets misdiagnosed as the Radeon RX 5700 XT simply being slow.
At 225 W the Radeon RX 5700 XT sits in the mainstream power bracket, so a competent supply of around 550 W total handles the whole machine and cooling is a matter of normal case airflow rather than special planning.
Released in 2019, the Radeon RX 5700 XT is 7 years old and well past the point of being a sensible new purchase, and it is here because plenty of people still run a Radeon RX 5700 XT and want to know what to pair with it or whether to replace it.
Radeon RX 5700 XT frame rate at each resolution
The Radeon RX 5700 XT paired with the Ryzen 5 5600 on the High preset with 16 GB of system memory. The card is the limit throughout, so the Radeon RX 5700 XT falls the full 72% from 61 fps to 17 fps as the pixel count rises.
| Resolution | Estimated fps | Limited by |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p (1920 x 1080) | 61 fps | Balanced |
| 1440p (2560 x 1440) | 45 fps | GPU |
| 4K (3840 x 2160) | 17 fps | GPU |
How the Radeon RX 5700 XT compares
6 cards sit within 30% of the Radeon RX 5700 XT on our gaming index, running from the GeForce RTX 4060 Ti at +27% to the Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB at +21%, a window narrow enough that price, memory and power decide it rather than raw speed.
What to pair with the Radeon RX 5700 XT, and when to upgrade
Best CPU for the Radeon RX 5700 XT
When the Radeon RX 5700 XT becomes the limit, the GeForce RTX 4070 is the next step worth paying for: 55.0 on our index against 33.0, a jump of 67%, which is roughly where an upgrade stops being something you have to look at a counter to notice. See its specs.
Check the Radeon RX 5700 XT against your own parts
Radeon RX 5700 XT specifications on this page are from AMD, while its performance index of 33.0 is modelled from published benchmark data for the Radeon RX 5700 XT rather than measured on a test bench, and every frame rate above follows from that figure. How we calculate this