Asus rog strix rx 5700 xt review in spanish (full analysis)

After studying in depth the AMD RDNA Navia reference models, we already have with us the Asus ROG Strix RX 5700 XT, one of the most promising custom models. Being Strix you could not miss the large 3-fan heatsink, and its thick double block of 54 mm to maintain perfect temperatures. A GPU that has served to gain ground to Nvidia, both in performance and in price.

After looking at the reference model with its questionable heatsink blower, let's see what the creation of Asus is capable of, and updated and much more stable drivers.

And of course, thank Asus for the trust placed in us by giving us this GPU for analysis.

Asus ROG Strix RX 5700 XT technical characteristics

Unboxing

We will start as always with the Unboxing of the Asus ROG Strix RX 5700 XT, a graphics card that comes in a double box as usual. The first one only does the wrapping function, so in it we see all the information that is usually placed on the back of the box and the ROG Strix design on the front face.

We remove this box to find the final one, a rigid black cardboard with an opening on the upper side. Inside, the card is perfectly accommodated in a polyethylene foam mold and in an antistatic bag.

In the bundle we find the following elements:

• Asus ROG Strix RX 5700 XT graphics card Thank you card and instructions Two velcro clips to hold cables

We no longer have anything else, what is strictly necessary as always. The card comes with their respective protectors in the PCIe slot and in the rear ports.

Exterior design

Just seeing that the Asus ROG Strix RX 5700 XT uses the brand's emblematic Strix heatsink, since enough reason to buy us a custom model compared to the reference models with turbine heatsink or blower. The temperatures we already anticipate that they will be much better, although of course, the price will also rise a little.

It is a large graphics card, very large, measuring 30 cm long, 13 cm wide and no less than 54 mm thick. With all this, we are occupying almost 3 expansion slots, practically the same as for example the RTX 2080 Strix with this same heatsink.

On the other hand, the design is as always spectacular, with a heatsink protected by a thick, hard plastic casing, exceeding the whole 1000 g without problems. The triple fan setup includes RGB lighting in those slits on the sides of the case. In addition, models see that it is slightly longer than the heatsink itself and that the PCB, mainly due to the diameter of the fans.

Focusing on refrigeration, we have the three classic Axial-Tech. Exactly 88mm diameter fans and a curved blade configuration with a locking ring on the outside to improve airflow and pressure against aluminum fins. This system has 0 dB technology, which basically keeps the three fans off as long as the GPU temperature does not exceed 60 ⁰C. The fans will then stay on until the temperature drops back to 50⁰C.

But it is that Asus has included an on-board button that allows us to select a silent or aggressive profile for the fans according to our preferences. And if we do not want to access the card directly, we can install GPU Tweak II and manage the fans from there, or from AMD WattMan of course, which is included in the Adrenalin controllers.

We continue to see the side of this Asus ROG Strix RX 5700 XT, which is practically bare, especially the interior area. But the most interesting thing is that we can clearly see the aluminum frame that is responsible for reinforcing the entire structure of the GPU. This element is screwed directly to the PCB and its function is to always keep the graphics card rigid. In this case, it would be advisable to have some element of reinforcement, either in the chassis or in the PCIe slot.

Now it is time to place ourselves in the upper area of ​​the card, where we find a huge aluminum backplate painted in black and with many details in white. This board offers considerable thickness, and will be bolted to the PCB independently of the backing chassis and the heatsink itself. We can see large openings in the socket area to remove the 4 screws that hold the heatsink, along with two others located to the right of the image.

And it is not all, because this time the Asus ROG Strix RX 5700 XT does include RGB lighting on the backplate, specifically the huge logo located here. It is something that on other occasions I have commented for another graphics card, so Asus meets as the most.

Ports and connections

We will not only talk about the different video connection points of the Asus ROG Strix RX 5700 XT, but we will also review the main interface and the power. Starting with the rear panel, we find the following ports:

• 3x DisplayPort 1.41x HDMI 2.0b

This configuration has been maintained in the three graphics cards that AMD has presented and also in this customized model. So it has the ability to connect 4 high-resolution monitors. The three DisplayPort ports will be as always, the most interesting, since they offer support for content playback in 8K at 60 FPS, or in 4K at 120 Hz while we do not activate a 10-bit color depth. All of them including HDMI; they will be compatible with DSC, HDCP and of course with AMD FreeSync 2.

As with the Multi GPU capability of AMD cards, they all support parallel processing by integrating AMD CrossFire directly into the PCIe interface, thereby eliminating external connectors. In the power section we have news regarding the reference model, since a double 6 + 2-pin EPS connector has been installed . The TDP of this card remains at 225W, so this double 8-pin connection is oriented to the important factory overclocking that Asus has made on it.

The main connection interface is PCIe 4.0, thus adapting to the new standard that AMD has included in its CPUs, X570 chipset and new motherboards. All fans are connected to the same interface, and it does not appear to be possible to configure their RPM independently. Next to that connector, we also see the 4-pin RGB port for the lighting of the case, while the backplate will be inside it.

Along with these, we see 3 more headboards in the front area. The red one is intended to connect an LED strip, while the two black ones are clearly for connecting fans. Recall that the cards in this series support chassis fans to suit the needs of the graphics card and not the motherboard.

And we do not stop, because the Asus ROG Strix RX 5700 XT has two buttons integrated on the PCB. One is to toggle RGB lighting on and off, while the second is to enable silent mode on fans or for maximum performance. In any case, the 0 dB profile up to 60 degrees remains active.

Management software

This time it is worth taking a look at Asus ROG Tweak, since it is a fairly complete program for managing and monitoring card resources. It consists of two windows, the first one is an OSD in which we will see a series of graphics of memory, GPU, voltage, etc.

The second is with which we can directly manage the hardware, being able to choose between 4 performance profiles, or even being able to modify parameters such as the GPU voltage and its frequency and memory frequency ourselves. It is a kind of overclocking program for the GPU with two skin or interface types for normal or advanced users.

Along with this we have another program to manage the RGB lighting of the Asus ROG Strix RX 5700 XT. We must bear in mind that the lighting system has its own software, or at least in our case, the generic AURA Sync program has not detected the card to synchronize it with the other elements present.

PCB and internal hardware

After seeing in detail both its design and its connectors and supporting software, we will now focus on its specifications and especially on its heatsink. To disassemble it, we have to remove a total of 6 screws, the main four and another two located on the right. The backplate is fixed independently, and the same goes for the support structure. Obviously if we do this we will lose the guarantee.

Heatsink

Let's be careful if we want to remove the backplate, since a cable connects the logo lighting with the PCB. In addition, the backplate itself has a complete system of silver silicone thermal pads that capture heat from the most compromised areas of the PCB, such as the GPU socket and those that use the eight GDDR6 memory chips.

Otherwise, we see a huge heatsink in which we have several important elements to study.

For starters, the system is made up of two blocks made of aluminum with a dense cross fin. These two are joined by a series of nickel-plated copper heatpipes that also go internally to the blocks in one part, since physically they are also both joined. It is a rather peculiar system and clearly has a lot of design work behind it.

In the area that we consider central, we have a large nickel-plated copper plate completely polished almost like a mirror. This is responsible for capturing all the heat from the Asus ROG Strix RX 5700 XT Navi 10 chipset and directing it to the 6 heat pipes that come out of it. Finally we have a metal plate with a silicone thermal pad that makes direct contact with the main VRM of the card. Without a doubt one of the most complex and well manufactured systems that we have in the current card landscape.

PCB and features

We continue with the PCB that contains all the hardware, in which we see two important elements. First, the metal chassis we discussed earlier, now in full form, and three finned aluminum heatsinks to dissipate the heat from the GDDR6 memories independently of the main block. We saw this recently in the Review of the Colorful GTX 1660 Ti.

What leaves no room for doubt is the excellent VRM that we have installed on the PCB, with no less than 11 + 3 power phases (11 for V_core and 3 for V_SoC) with Super Alloy II chokes and an IOR 35217 C748P digital PWM controller. to control the power supply.

Already in the reference models of this new generation of AMD graphics cards we talk in detail about its RDNA architecture. One that comes to replace the previous GCN to give us a substantial improvement in the ICP of the GPU of up to 25%. Similarly, there has been an increase in overall performance per watt by up to 50%, making them much more efficient and powerful cards, something that the manufacturer needed a lot to compete from one to another with Nvidia.

This new card mounts a Navi 10 chip with a manufacturing process of TSMC's 7nm FinFET just like the Ryzen 3000 CPUs. Inside we have a total of 40 CUs that add up to a total of 2560 transmission processors. This chipset has been vitaminized by Asus with a rise in the clock frequency, with a base frequency of 1770 MHz, gaming mode of 1905 MHz and OC mode of 1965 MHz. This results in 160 TMUs and 64 ROPs.

As for the memory, AMD has discarded the HBM2 here and has installed a total of 8 GB GDDR6 working at 14 Gbps in a 256-bit bus width and a bandwidth of 448 GB / s, the same as for example the RTX 2070 Super.

Test bench and performance test

We are going to perform the entire battery of performance tests both synthetic and in real games, this Asus ROG Strix RX 5700 XT in search of its real performance. Our test bench consists of the following elements:

TESTING BENCH
Processor:	Intel Core i9-9900K
Base plate:	Asus Maximus XI Formula
Memory:	16 GB G-Skill Trident Z NEO 3600 MHz
Heatsink	Corsair H100i Platinum SE
HDD	ADATA SU750
Graphic card	Colorful iGame GTX 1660 Ultra
Power supply	Cooler Master V850 Gold

All the synthetic tests and tests have been carried out with the filters as they come in the configuration of each program. The tests consist of tests that run in various resolutions, such as Full HD and 4K. We have run all of them on the Windows 10 Pro operating system in its 1903 version with the Adrenalin drivers in the latest version available for this graphics card (they have provided us with new ones before launching them for sale). As is logical, in this case it has not been possible to perform the Ray Tracing Port Royal test, as it is not a GPU compatible with the technology.

What do we look for in the tests?

First, the best possible image quality. The most important value for us is the average FPS (Frames per second), the higher the number of FPS the more fluid the game will go. Benchmark scores will help us compare this GPU to the competition. To slightly differentiate the quality, we leave you a table to assess the quality in FPS based on the quantity we get in each game and resolution.

FRAMES PER SECOND
Frames Per Second (FPS)	Gameplay
Less than 30 FPS	Limited
30 ~ 40 FPS	Playable
40 ~ 60 FPS	Good
Greater than 60 FPS	Fairly good or Excellent

Benchmarks

We will carry out a series of synthetic tests in which a score will be produced that can be compared on equal terms with other GPU models.

For benchmark tests we will use the following titles:

• 3DMark Fire Strike normal3DMark Fire Strike UltraTime SpyVRMARK

The results of the Asus ROG Strix RX 5700 XT show a good improvement with respect to the scores of the reference model. This may be due to two factors, the first, the update and improvement of the Adrenalin controllers, and the second, the notable improvement in the heatsink and temperatures, which we will now see.

Game testing

And we are going to evaluate the real performance in games, thus having a closer guide of what our GPU will be able to deliver under DirecX 11, 12 and Vulkan in this case, since, as with the 5700, the performance in Open GL 4.5 It has been bad.

The tests will be carried out at the three most used resolutions in games, we refer to Full HD (1920 x 1080p), QHD or 2K (2560 x 1440p) and UHD or 4K (3840 x 2160p). In this way, we will have a complete range of results to be able to compare them with other GPUs. For each of the games, we have kept the automatic settings selected in each and for each resolution. These settings are as follows:

• Final Fantasy XV, standard, TAA, DirectX 11 DOOM, Ultra, TAA, Vulkan Deus EX Mankind Divided, Alto, Anisotropico x4, DirectX 11 Far Cry 5, Alto, TAA, DirectX 12 Metro Exodus, Alto, Anisotropico x16, DirectX 12 (without RT) Shadow of the Tomb Rider, Alto, TAA + Anisotropico x4, DirectX 12 Control, Alto, without RTX, rendered at 1920x1080p, DirectX 12 Gears 5, Alto, TAA, DirectX 12

As in the benchmarks, here the improvement is even more noticeable in most games, especially in titles like Metro Exodus, Shadow of the Tomb Rider or Deus Ex with more than 10 FPS in certain resolutions. For some reason we said that blower heatsinks are not a good choice for these powerful cards.

All this makes the card that Asus proposes to us quite close in performance to the Nvidia RTX 2070 Super, which is great news for AMD. In addition, the integration with OpenGL is somewhat better than what we saw in the previous Review, since here the results obtained in DOOM are much more competitive and according to a high-end card, although always in Vulkan it gives an extra performance, for be an API that goes great with AMDs.

Overclocking

This time we have done something different in overclocking, instead of using WattMan as the first option, we have chosen to use Asus' own software, the Tweak II that we have seen previously.

This program supports a maximum rise of 2089 MHz in the GPU clock with a maximum voltage of 1.2 V, and a frequency in the memory clock of 1900 MHz. All this we have raised to the maximum placed at the maximum power admissible for having obtained good stability in these records.

Deux Ex Mankind Divided	Stock	Overclocking
1920 x 1080 (Full HD)	116 FPS	117 FPS
2560 x 1440 (WQHD)	91 FPS	95 FPS
3840 x 2160 (4K)	46 FPS	48 FPS

As in the reference models, the overclocking capacity is quite low. After using this software, we have done the same in AMD WattMan, which has allowed us to maximize all the registers on the card, obtaining the same or slightly internal results when the junction temperature is triggered.

Without a doubt it is not one of the most notable qualities of these 5700, although it is true that it already comes with a good rise in laps by Asus from the factory, thus proving to perform much better than the reference model.

Temperatures and consumption

As always we have had the Asus ROG Strix RX 5700 XT under stress for one hour with FurMark, monitoring the evolution of the average temperatures with HWiNFO.

The temperatures under stress are quite good, with completely stable records at 73 ° C and a fairly relaxed and almost inaudible fan profile, that means that setting them to the maximum would obtain even better temperatures. The idle temperatures are higher for the simple fact that their fans are off until they reach 60 ° C.

Regarding consumption, we have significantly higher records than the reference model. The reason is simple, the VRM of this graphics card is much more powerful, there is no power limitation due to temperatures and we have more fans running. With the whole system stressed, CPU + GPU, we raise the registers up to 367W.

Final words and conclusion about Asus ROG Strix RX 5700 XT

If the reference model had already left us a good taste in the mouth for its excellent performance, this Asus ROG Strix RX 5700 XT comes with more and better. In fact, we've been a bit surprised by the noticeable increase in FPS in many of the games we tested, with better ones even exceeding 10 or 15 FPS in certain scenarios.

This makes Asus creation get even closer to RTX 2070 Super in many registers, and now later we will see that its price is better. Of course, we still do not have Ray Tracing in AMD technology and in our tests the card has shown that it does not support major improvements in overclocking.

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Another of the improvements that have generated this performance is the Strix heatsink used, large, well designed and with very well studied thermal solutions. A heatsink with a triple fan and 0 dB technology that pays off. All this is enhanced with an excellent section of AURA lighting as usual Asus.

Although it may seem trivial, the graphics Tweaker II software works, and to do a quick little overclocking it comes out great. The best that the RDNA architecture and the 7nm chips bring have made AMD create more models, such as an RX 5500, RX 5600 and RX 5800 that could see the light in 2020.

Finally we will talk about prices, because this Asus ROG Strix RX 5700 XT we will have it available for approximately 539 euros, while the Strix version of the 2070 Super is just for 100 euros more. With performances that are close to 60 FPS in 4K and almost 100 FPS in 2K, this card has returned AMD to where it deserved to be, so it is a purchase more than recommended if Ray Tracing does not matter to us.

ADVANTAGE	DISADVANTAGES
+ PERFORMANCE IN 1080P, 2K AND 4K @ 60 FPS.	- LOW OVERCLOCKING CAPACITY
+ EXCEPTIONAL REFRIGERATION SECTION	- PERFORMANCE IN OPENGL IMPROVABLE
+ RGB LIGHTING FRONT AND BACK
+ GOOD MANAGEMENT AND OVERCLOCKING SOFTWARE
+ PERFORMANCE / PRICE AND NOTORY IMPROVEMENT WITH REGARD TO THE REFERENCE MODEL

The Professional Review team awards you the platinum medal and recommended product:

Asus ROG Strix RX 5700 XT

COMPONENT QUALITY - 93%

DISSIPATION - 95%

GAMING EXPERIENCE - 90%

SOUND - 87%

PRICE - 88%

91%