MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT Mech OC vs AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT Mech OC and AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT
• Execution Units
  40 60
• GPU Chip
  Navi 10 XT Navi 32
• Render Output Units
  64 96
• Shader
  2560 3840
• Texture Units
  160 480
• AI Accelerators
  - 120
• Architecture
  - RDNA 3
• Compute Units
  - 60
• Ray Accelerators
  - 60
• RT Cores
  - 120
• Streaming Multiprocessors
  - 60

Video memory capacity, type, bus width and bandwidth describe different properties. These values alone do not determine graphics performance.

• Memory Bandwidth
  448 GB/s 624 GB/s
• Memory Bus
  256 bit 256 bit
• Memory Size
  8 GB 16 GB
• Memory Speed (legacy frequency label)
  1750 MHz -
• Memory Type
  GDDR6 GDDR6
• Infinity Cache
  - 64 MB
• Memory Clock
  - 2250 MHz
• Memory Data Rate
  - 19.5 Gbps

Published GPU clock frequencies describe different operating modes. Clock speed alone does not determine graphics performance.

• Base Clock
  1670 MHz + 4% 1800 MHz
• Boost Clock
  1925 MHz + 1% 2430 MHz
• Game Clock
  1815 MHz + 3% 2124 MHz
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

Graphics card power limits and recommended system power supply describe different specifications.

• Maximum Junction Temperature
  89 °C -
• TDP
  225 W 300 W+ 20 %
• TDP (up)
  335 W -
• System Power Supply
  - 700 W (System power requirement)
• Typical Board Power
  - 263 W

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT Mech OC and AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT.

• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Fan-Type
  MSI TORX FAN 3.0 (Axial) Axial
• Fan 1
  2 x 100 mm -
• Fan 2
  - -
• Noise (Idle)
  0 dB / Silent 0 dB / Silent
• Noise (Load)
  45 dB -

Connectivity and connections.

• DisplayPort Ports
  3 × DisplayPort 1.4 3 × DisplayPort 2.1
• DVI Ports
  - -
• HDCP Version
  2.3 2.3
• HDMI Ports
  1 × HDMI 2.0b 1 × HDMI 2.1a
• Max. Displays
  4 4
• PCIe Interface
  PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
• Power Connectors
  2 x 8-Pin 2x8-Pin
• USB-C Ports
  - -
• VGA Ports
  - -
• HDMI Version
  - 2.1

Technical data that is used to its full potential in computer games.

• DirectX
  12_2 12_2 (Ultimate)
• DLSS / FSR
  No Yes
• LED
  No LED lighting No LED lighting
• Max. resolution
  7680 × 4320 7680 × 4320
• Raytracing
  Yes Yes

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

• AV1
  No Decode / Encode
• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP8
  Decode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode

The difference in size, weight and slot of the compared devices

• Height
  126 mm -
• Length
  232 mm -
• Slot Size
  3 PCIe-Slots -
• Weight
  794 g -
• Width
  46 mm -

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT and MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT Mech OC.

• Documents
  - -
• Launch Price (historical)
  429 $ 799 $
• Part Number
  - -
• Process Technology
  7 nm 5 nm
• Release date
  Q3/2019 2023