Sapphire PULSE Radeon RX 5700 8GB OC with Backplate Video Card Review

Intro

As a gamer, I want the latest and the greatest components for my PC to outpace the other guy/gal. For that competitive edge, the latest and the greatest is needed. The next gen video card comes out, and we all want it, but it’s always best to know what you are getting. Today I am reviewing the Sapphire PULSE Radeon RX 5700 8GB OC with Backplate Video card.

Before we get into the review itself, let’s get into the features and specifications.

Specifications and Features

Based off of AMD’s 2^nd Gen 7nm RDNA architecture
1540Mhz Base clock
- Boost Clock of Up to 1750Mhz
- 1700Mhz Game Clock
- Robust VRM Cooling
8Gigs of 256Bit GDDR6 RAM
- 14 Gbps Effective
2,304 Stream processors
7+1+2 Phase Digital Power Design
Dual BIOS Support
12 Layer PCB
- Backplate
- Dual-X cooling Technology
- Fuse Protection External Fuse built into the circuit of the external PCI-e connectors
- Quick Connect Fans
- Two Ball Bearings 85% longer lifespan than sleeve bearings
- Improvements to the fan blades for 10% quieter cards
1 x HDMI
- HDMI @ 4096×2160@60Hz
3 x Display Port 1.4 w/DSC (lossless encoding)
- Max of 4 concurrent displays
  - DisplayPort 1.4 5120×2880@60Hz
- Supported Features
  - PCI Express 4.0
  - Streaming up to 8K
  - Asynchronous Compute
  - Radeon Rays Audio and True Audio Next
  - Radeon Image Sharpening
  - Fidelity FX
  - Radeon Freesync 2 HDR
  - Radeon VR Ready Premium
  - Radeon boost
  - Updated TriXX Boost feature to get maximum performance
  - Dual BIOS’
  - Fuse Protection
  - DirectX 12 Optimized
  - HDR Ready
  - Radeon Relive
- Requires a minimum of 600Watts