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REVIEWS SAPPHIRE PULSE RADEON RX 5700

out-of-the-box performance, but
Whole System Power Draw the greatly enhanced cooler,

(Watts)
dual-BIOS switch, metal
Nvidia GeForce RTX 284
2060 (FE) 54.3 backplate, and beefed-up
internal components easily
259
Radeon RX 5700
56.1
justify the card’s itty-bitty $9
Sapphire Radeon RX 279 markup. Nine. Dollars.
5700 Pulse 57.6
There’s no reason to buy a
Nvidia GeForce RTX 300
2060 Super (FE) 55.2 Radeon RX 5700 reference
318 design anymore unless you need
Radeon RX 5700 XT 56.5
the blower-style fan for a small
Nvidia GeForce RTX 344
2070 Super (FE) 56 form factor system, full stop.
Load Idle
The $359 Sapphire Pulse RX
SHORTER BARS INDICATE BET TER PERFORMANCE
5700 is faster than the similarly
priced GeForce RTX 2060. Once

Radeon RX 5700 review, it’s worth the company releases its Trixx software
highlighting again that AMD’s new RDNA upgrade with the new Trixx Boost feature in
architecture on the 7nm manufacturing early September, it should come within

process has managed to pull ahead of spitting distance of the $500 GeForce RTX
Nvidia’s vaunted power efficiency, delivering 2070 Super’s performance by pairing a slight,

more performance at less peak power. practically unnoticeable resolution
downgrade with AMD’s superb Radeon
BOTTOM LINE Image Sharpening technology. It’s a shame

Should you buy the Sapphire Pulse RX 5700? Trixx Boost won’t be available when
Yes. Definitely. Sapphire’s graphics card hits the streets

The reference Radeon RX 5700 earned today, but if you buy this graphics card, hop
4.5 stars (go.pcworld.com/0rig), our on it the moment it becomes available.
Editors’ Choice award, and our Sapphire deserves major props for seizing

recommendation as the best 1440p graphics advantage of the current upscaling trend so
card f (go.pcworld.com/card) or most effectively—and for making it so easy for

people on the back of its GeForce RTX gamers to tap into the significant potential
2060-beating performance and stellar value. performance advantages.
The Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5700 is only There’s no reason to buy the $350

slightly faster than the reference card in GeForce RTX 2060 over the Sapphire Pulse

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