CONCLUSION

   Four things one can take with him from today’s review, first that Sapphire doesn’t currently offer their very own overclocking software (not for this card - and the one in the AMD drivers which I had to use is far from ideal), second that this is indeed a very fast card (can almost match the performance of the more expensive GeForce RTX 2070 Super models), third that power consumption although higher than expected is still good and fourth that even the almost-excellent tri-fan system used with this model allows the card to run quite hot and loud (although certainly not as hot and as loud as previous models). The RGB feature also looks very nice, yes it would look even better if you had individual control over each of the 3 zones but even without that it still looks great. As for drivers even though lately both several media and even consumers have reported issues luckily, I didn’t encounter any so that too is a plus.

   The Radeon RX 5700 XT Nitro+ 8GB by Sapphire currently retails for USD439 inside the USA (Amazon.com) and for 471.56Euros inside the EU (Amazon.de) a price tag which puts it right next to its closest competition, the GeForce RTX 2060 Super models. Worth pointing out is that Sapphire also has a special edition model of the Nitro+ with even higher clocks and ARGB fans for more demanding users (retails for roughly USD40/30Euros more – the fans can be purchased separately and mounted on this model as well). All said and done I have nothing negative to say about the Radeon RX 5700 XT Nitro+ 8GB graphics card by Sapphire since it delivers near excellent performance (especially for 1440p gaming), offers several image enhancements and the tri-fan cooler keeps it in check without getting too loud. For all of the above the Radeon RX 5700 XT Nitro+ 8GB gets our Golden Award.

PROS

- Build Quality (Backplate / Black Diamond Chokes / Fuse Protection)
- Very Good Performance
- Factory Overclock
- Dual BIOS
- Looks (3 Zone ARGB System)
- 8K 60Hz Video Output
- Supported Technologies (PCIe 4.0 / Image Sharpening / TRIXX Boost)

CONS

- Size (2.5 Slot Card / 3 Effective)
- TRIXX Software Doesn't Support Overclocking
- Noise Levels