Review on Video card Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT 8GB (11293-03-40G), Retail by Jnis Pimberis ᠌

Name: Video card Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT 8GB (11293-03-40G), Retail
Item: Video card Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 5700 XT 8GB (11293-03-40G), Retail
Rating: 4

May 24, 2023

I like it, thanks for the quality product.

In general, the impressions from the card are positive, except for the above-described moment, everything is in excellent shape. Sapphire makes good video cards. Before this one, there was an 8GB RX 580 Nitro +, no problems with it, but it's time to upgrade.

: During testing revealed the effect of flickering textures (Z Fighting)
Artifacts have been seen in the following games:
CS:GO (graphics settings minimum, maximum)
Quake Champions (graphics settings minimum, maximum)
PUBG (graphics settings minimum, maximum)
Need For Speed ​​2022 (graphics settings minimum, maximum,
especially noticeable on textures with reflection).

Test config:

# Monitor Viewsonic VX2458-C-mhd 23.6"
# AMD Ryzen 7 2700X (stock)
# Motherboard GIGABYTE B450 AORUS M (rev. 1.0)
# RAM 8 GB 2 pcs. HyperX Predator 3200 Mhz (XMP)
# ADATA XPG GAMMIX S11 Pro 512GB SSD
# CPU cooler be quiet! DARK ROCK 4
# Cooling system for Noctua NF-S12A ULN case x 4 pcs.
# Chieftec SLC-750C 750W power supply

Pros

- Beautiful appearance - Performance (slightly behind 2070S) - Relatively quiet (not as quiet as Strix, but not much noisier) - Throttles do not whistle - Comfortable 60+ FPS in AAA+ projects (regarding Full HD 1080P, QHD 1440P resolutions)

Cons

Fat minus which was noticed in the process of acquaintance - microfreezes in FPS games (freezes are seen in CS:GO, Quake Champions, PUBG). This happens approximately every 5-10 minutes, the picture freezes statically for 1-2 seconds, it is impossible to play. With what it is connected - it is difficult to say. I tried to disable / enable settings in the drivers, reinstalled the drivers, changed the BIOS (there are 2 BIOSes Performance and Silent sewn into the card, you can choose using the Trixx utility by setting the switch on the card itself to the leftmost position or position "3" according to the instructions). Tried in stock, tried to overclock. Nothing changes. Since I mostly only play FPS games, this is critical for me. Perhaps this cant is related to DX. I don't have time to figure it out, and I don't really want to. I will take it back to the store.