Gigabyte Radeon RX 5600 XT GAMING OC 6G (GV-R56XTGAMING OC-6GD)

Full Navi 10

It is based on the same Navi 10 processor as the older brothers RX 5700 and 5700 XT. Usually, in this case, the manufacturer disables some of the functional blocks from the "kids" in order to reduce performance and not compete with themselves. However, engineers approached the RX 5600 XT from an unusual angle and cut it to a minimum, so the number of functional blocks in the new product is the same: the processor contains 2304 calculators, 144 texture modules and 64 rasterizers. But the memory bus was cut from 256 to 192 bits. This allows us to hope for a good overclocking potential like the older models.

Quiet and cold

The model is equipped with a proprietary cooling system Windforce 3X with a massive radiator block and three coolers. Gigabyte Radeon RX 5600 XT supports hybrid cooling mode, stopping the fans at minimal load. Under gaming load, the GPU warmed up to 64 degrees, the noise level was slightly below normal. At light loads, the coolers went into a passive, almost silent mode.

BIOS boost

The most interesting thing concerns the production capacity of the card. Due to the general rush, AMD rolled out BIOS updates very late, which significantly increase the power of the card. If in normal mode it gives out a maximum of 1620 MHz for the core, then after flashing to BIOS F2, the Game Boost frequency can rise to 1670 MHz, and the peak Boost Clock to 1750 MHz. Moreover, the effective memory frequency will rise from 12,000 to 14,000 MHz. True, and power consumption will change from 150 watts to 180 watts. The new firmware gave a good performance boost of 8 – 10%, however, in some projects, the core frequency jumped a lot, so it's better to wait for a later stable version of the firmware.