GPU AMD RDNA 1.0
Radeon RX 5700 XT

Radeon RX 5700 XT

Navi 10 Released: July 7, 2019
Memory
8
GB GDDR6
Boost Clock
1905
MHz
TGP
225
W

Technical Highlights

Architecture : RDNA 1.0
Generation : Navi (RX 5000)
Shading Units : 2560
RT Cores : -

About this GPU Card

Radeon RX 5700 XT is a discrete graphics card from AMD released on July 7, 2019 based on the RDNA 1.0 architecture with 8 GB GDDR6 memory. It runs at 1605 MHz base clock, reaches up to 1905 MHz boost clock, and has a 225 W power rating. It supports DirectX 12.1, Vulkan 1.4, and OpenGL 4.6.

Last updated: March 28, 2026

Overall Score Of Radeon RX 5700 XT

This summarizes how Radeon RX 5700 XT scores across key areas like gaming, rendering, AI, and Energy Efficiency.

57
Overall
Gaming Performance
47
AI & Machine Learning
37
Hardware Architecture
71
Workstation
29
Energy Efficiency
34

General Info of Radeon RX 5700 XT

Vendor

AMD

Release Date

July 7, 2019

Foundry

TSMC

Architecture

RDNA 1.0

Process Size

Good

7 nm

57% of the current best Process Size score

Transistors

10.3 billion

Launch Price

399

Graphics Processor of Radeon RX 5700 XT

Base Clock

Good

1605 MHz

60% of the current best Base Clock score

Boost Clock

Good

1905 MHz

61% of the current best Boost Clock score

Shading Units

2560

12% of the current best Shading Units score

Compute Units

40

24% of the current best Compute Units score

Textured Mapping Units (TMUs)

160

24% of the current best Textured Mapping Units (TMUs) score

Render Output Units (ROPs)

64

25% of the current best Render Output Units (ROPs) score

Die Size

251 mm²

Density

41.0 MTr/mm²

L2 Cache

4 MB

4% of the current best L2 Cache score

Raw Performance of Radeon RX 5700 XT

Pixel Fill Rate

121.9 GPixel/s

25% of the current best Pixel Fill Rate score

Texture Fill Rate

304.8 GTexel/s

19% of the current best Texture Fill Rate score

FP32 Performance

9.754 TFLOPs

9% of the current best FP32 Performance score

Memory of Radeon RX 5700 XT

Memory Size

Good

8 GB

25% of the current best Memory Size score

Memory Type

Good

GDDR6

70% of the current best Memory Type score

Bus Width

256-bit

Memory Clock

Good

1750 MHz

67% of the current best Memory Clock score

Effective Speed

14000 Mbps

47% of the current best Effective Speed score

Bandwidth

448.0 GB/s

25% of the current best Bandwidth score

Board Design of Radeon RX 5700 XT

Bus Interface

Excellent

PCIe 4.0 x16

80% of the current best Bus Interface score

PCIe Version

Excellent

4.0

80% of the current best PCIe Version score

PCIe Lanes

16

TGP

225 W

Length

272 mm

Width

36 mm

Height

111 mm

APIs of Radeon RX 5700 XT

DirectX

Excellent

12.1

80% of the current best DirectX score

OpenGL

Top tier

4.6

100% of the current best OpenGL score

OpenCL

Good

2.1

70% of the current best OpenCL score

Vulkan

Top tier

1.4

100% of the current best Vulkan score

HDMI

Good

2.0b

70% of the current best HDMI score

DisplayPort

Excellent

1.4a

80% of the current best DisplayPort score

Ray Tracing

0

DLSS

0

Benchmarks of Radeon RX 5700 XT

3D Mark

A standardized suite that approximates real-world gaming workloads to compare graphics performance.

Steel Nomad Lite:
8581
16% of max score
Time Spy:
20% of max score
Fire Strike:
27545
32% of max score
Wild Life Extreme:
18386
17% of max score
Night Raid:
103077
50% of max score

GeekBench 6 OpenCL

GPU compute benchmark focused on workloads like image processing and parallel compute tasks.

Compute Score:
81739 (72nd)
19% of max score
Background Blur:
148 img/sec
35% of max score
Face Detection:
89.5 img/sec
30% of max score
Horizon Detection:
3.52 Gpixels/sec
16% of max score
Edge Detection:
4.98 Gpixels/sec
15% of max score
Gaussian Blur:
4.11 Gpixels/sec
12% of max score
Feature Matching:
0.75 Gpixels/sec
30% of max score
Stereo Matching:
295.8 Gpixels/sec
10% of max score
Particle Physics:
10480.7 FPS
18% of max score

Passmark Graphics

A multi-test benchmark that evaluates raster, memory bandwidth, and compute performance.

G3D Mark Score:
16104 (63rd)
41% of max score
G2D Mark Score:
922
65% of max score
Good
DirectX 12:
64
36% of max score
GPU Compute:
7559 Ops/s
29% of max score

GFXBench 5

Graphics benchmark using modern GPU APIs and game-like scenes across multiple workloads.

Aztec Ruins High (4K):
117.90 FPS
10% of max score
Aztec Ruins Normal:
695.60 FPS
36% of max score
Car Chase:
606.10 FPS
35% of max score
Manhattan 3.1 (1440p):
496.20 FPS
12% of max score
T-Rex:
2407.00 FPS
36% of max score

Blender

Rendering performance benchmark using Blender Cycles throughput as a practical content-creation metric.

Render Score:
7% of max score

GeekBench 6 ML

AI benchmark measuring common ML workloads like classification, detection, and super resolution.

ML Single Precision:
14920 (65th)
28% of max score
ML Half Precision:
16852
21% of max score
ML Quantized:
11883
31% of max score
Image Classification:
6764
36% of max score
Object Detection:
6684
24% of max score
Image Segmentation:
7615
14% of max score
Face Detection:
20621
18% of max score
Image Super Resolution:
19081
35% of max score
Style Transfer:
147087
21% of max score
Text Classification:
1970
38% of max score
Machine Translation:
2417
28% of max score
Depth Estimation:
30456
36% of max score
Pose Estimation:
73667
21% of max score

FurMark

Stress test designed to push sustained load for thermal stability and cooling behavior.

1080p Vulkan:
7403
22% of max score
1440p Vulkan:
4833
19% of max score
2160p Vulkan:
2429
17% of max score
1080p OpenGL:
8054
27% of max score
1440p OpenGL:
5191
22% of max score
2160p OpenGL:
2548
17% of max score

Performance Charts Of Radeon RX 5700 XT

These charts give a quick view of FPS scaling across resolutions and how this GPU compares against market top benchmark values.

Gaming FPS Analysis

Ultra settings performance of Radeon RX 5700 XT
1080p Ultra
1440p Ultra
4K Ultra

Performance Benchmarks

Grey is the market top value. Colored bar is Radeon RX 5700 XT.
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Radeon RX 5700 XT

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Frequently Asked Questions about Radeon RX 5700 XT

The Radeon RX 5700 XT was officially released in July 7, 2019. It was launched as a graphics solution by AMD.

The Radeon RX 5700 XT scores 9,422 on 3DMark Time Spy, indicating its solid capabilities in modern gaming scenarios. This benchmark is the industry standard for measuring DirectX 12 gaming performance.

The Radeon RX 5700 XT is equipped with 8 GB of VRAM, which is currently the sweet spot for smooth 1440p gaming and modern texture quality.

The Radeon RX 5700 XT has a Total Graphics Power (TGP) of 225 W. This value dictates your power supply (PSU) requirements, so ensure your system can handle this draw effectively.

The Radeon RX 5700 XT operates at a base clock speed of 1605 MHz. This is the minimum clock frequency the graphics card runs at under standard workloads before boosting.

The Radeon RX 5700 XT features a boost clock speed of 1905 MHz. This clock speed represents the maximum frequency the graphics card can dynamically reach during intense gaming or rendering workloads.

The Radeon RX 5700 XT is built on the RDNA 1.0 architecture. This foundational design determines the GPU's power efficiency and support for modern features like hardware Ray Tracing and AI upscaling (DLSS/FSR).

With a performance score of 57%, the Radeon RX 5700 XT is ranked as a capable mid-range graphics card in our extensive GPU database.

The Radeon RX 5700 XT uses the PCIe 4.0 x16 interface, ensuring high-speed data transfer and minimal bottlenecking between the graphics card and the motherboard.

The Radeon RX 5700 XT features 2,560 shading units (cores), which are directly responsible for rendering complex visual effects and lighting in modern games.

The Radeon RX 5700 XT contains approximately 10.3 billion transistors, packed into its silicon to deliver massive parallel processing capabilities.

The Radeon RX 5700 XT is manufactured on a 7 nm node. A smaller process node generally translates to better energy efficiency and improved thermal management.