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XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT 8GB GDDR6 Ultra THICC III Video Card Review

Videocards/VGA Reviews by stefan @ 2019-11-07

XFX did listen to user feedback and watched closely the competition after the release of the THICC II card and the end result is quite amazing: we are getting a well designed package that features the same attractive shroud elements, three new fans that are able to spin under 500RPM under low GPU load but also a revised heatsink. The new heatsink comes with a copper interposer for the memory that helps drop temperatures considerably, while keeping the whole package TGP at values of over 260W. Besides the high-quality fans, the card BIOS has been tuned for low RPMs under load so the THICC III won’t really bother you in terms of acoustics while playing the latest games.

Packaging, A Closer Look Part I

XFX did not sit still after releasing the RAW II Ultra implementation of the RX 5700 XT and made further improvements in terms of acoustics and temperatures by releasing a new card, which is the Ultra THICC III. This one features a very robust cooling system that occupies 2.8 slots inside the case and no less than three fans with EBR bearing.

The card does feature the standard 8GB of GDDR6 memory and was built to handle most titles at 1440P at very high details; Radeon RX 5700 is the first series supporting the new PCIe Express 4.0 standard and the NAVI core is built on the 7nm node. The RX 5700XT comes with 2560 active shader processors and for the Ultra THICC III model XFX has set a Base Clock of 1810MHz, a Game Clock of 1935MHz, while the Boost Clock is the highest we have seen so far at 2025MHz.

The card is shipped in a medium-sized cardboard box, with a photo of the cooling system on the top cover, but also some product highlights:

On the side of the box, the manufacturer has included an explanation regarding “Game Clock”:

Nearby we will also get to see the minimum system requirements, along with the box contents:

Some of the product features such as FreeSync2 HDR, FidelityFX, Image Sharpening or Anti-Lag are described on the back as well:

After removing the top packaging layer, we will end up with a plain cardboard box, which features a middle, subtle XFX logo:

On the top layer of the box, we will find an envelope, that holds the card bundle:

Near the installation guide, we will also find a leaflet informing the user of the missing driver disk and that the latest build should be downloaded from the XFX or AMD’s website:

The manufacturer does also supply PSU adapter cables, in case yours does not have the necessary connectivity options:

The supplied manual does instruct the user on how to proceed with the hardware installation, but also the software side:

The Ultra THICC III card comes wrapped inside an anti-static bag for additional protection during transit:

The top plastic shroud along with the fans are protected from the factory by a transparent plastic film:

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