MSI Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming X
vs
ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 5600 XT OC


GPU comparison with benchmarks

The MSI Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming X is based on the AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT (RDNA 1) and has 6 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 336 GB/s.

The ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 5600 XT OC is based on the AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT (RDNA 1) and has 6 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 336 GB/s.

GPU

The MSI Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming X has the Navi 10 XLE graphics chip installed, which is based on the RDNA 1 architecture.

The ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 5600 XT OC is based on the graphics chip Navi 10 XLE, which comes from the RDNA 1 architecture.
MSI Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming X GPU ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 5600 XT OC
AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT Based on AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT
Navi 10 XLE GPU Chip Navi 10 XLE
RDNA 1 Architecture RDNA 1
36 Streaming Multiprocessors 36
2304 Shader 2304
64 Render Output Units 64
144 Texture Units 144
0 Raytracing Cores 0

Memory

The graphics memory of the MSI Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming X clocks at 1.750 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 14.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 5600 XT OC is 14.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.750 GHz.

6 GB Memory Size 6 GB
GDDR6 Memory Type GDDR6
1.750 GHz Memory Clock 1.750 GHz
14.0 Gbps Memory Speed 14.0 Gbps
336 GB/s Memory bandwidth 336 GB/s
192 bit Memory Interface 192 bit

Clock Speeds

The clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.

1.420 GHzDeviation vs GPU group+ 26 % Base Clock 1.400 GHzDeviation vs GPU group+ 24 %
1.750 GHzDeviation vs GPU group+ 12 % Boost Clock 1.770 GHzDeviation vs GPU group+ 13 %
1.62 GHzDeviation vs GPU group+ 17 % Avg (Game) Clock 1.67 GHzDeviation vs GPU group+ 21 %
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

The MSI Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming X is powered by 2 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 160 W.

The ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 5600 XT OC has 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 160 W.

160 W TDP 160 W
195 W TDP (up) 195 W
100 °C Tjunction max 100 °C
2 x 8-Pin PCIe-Power 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin

Cooler & Fans

The MSI Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming X is equipped with a total of 2 Axial main fans.

The ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 5600 XT OC has 3 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Axial Fan-Type Axial
2 x 100 mm Fan 1 3 x 85 mm
-- Fan 2 --
Air cooling Cooler-Type Air cooling
28 dB Noise (Idle) 28 dB
33 dB Noise (Load) 31 dB

Connectivity

Up to 4 screens can be operated with the MSI Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming X.

The ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 5600 XT OC supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

4 Max. Displays 4
2.3 HDCP-Version 2.3
1x HDMI v2.0b HDMI Ports 1x HDMI v2.0b
3x DP v1.4 DP Ports 3x DP v1.4
-- DVI Ports --
-- VGA Ports --
-- USB-C Ports --

Featureset

With the MSI Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming X it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 5600 XT OC is 7680x4320 pixels.

7680x4320 Max. resolution 7680x4320
12_2 (Ultimate) DirectX 12_2 (Ultimate)
No Raytracing No
Yes DLSS / FSR Yes
MSI Mystic Light LED ASUS Aura Sync

Supported Video Codecs

The support and acceleration of certain video codecs can have a positive impact on the lower energy consumption and less waste heat from the graphics card.

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

Dimensions

The MSI Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming X is connected to the system via PCIe 4.0 x 16 lanes and requires 3 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 5600 XT OC needs the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 4.0 x 16 Lanes interface.

297 mm Length 304 mm
140 mm Height 130 mm
58 mm Width 54 mm
3 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 3 PCIe-Slots
1401 g Weight --
PCIe 4.0 x 16 GPU Interface PCIe 4.0 x 16

Additional data

The MSI Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming X has been manufactured with a structure width of 7 nanometers since Q1/2020.

The ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 5600 XT OC came on the market in Q1/2020 and will have a structure width of 7 nanometers manufactured.

-- Part-no ROG-STRIX-RX5600XT-O6G-GAMING
Q1/2020 Release date Q1/2020
279 $ (Reference) Launch Price 279 $ (Reference)
7 nm Structure size 7 nm
data sheet Documents data sheet

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Benchmark results

3DMark Benchmark (DirectX, Raytracing)

3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value.

Time Spy Extreme Graphics score

The Last of Us Part 1

The Last of Us Part One is a game released by Sony in June 2013 exclusively for the Playstation and released for the PC in early 2023. The benchmark values here were determined at high details.

2560x1440 (1440p)

MSI Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming X MSI Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming X
6 GB GDDR6
31 fps (avg)
ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 5600 XT OC ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 5600 XT OC
6 GB GDDR6
32 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

MSI Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming X MSI Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming X
6 GB GDDR6
58 fps (avg)
ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 5600 XT OC ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 5600 XT OC
6 GB GDDR6
59 fps (avg)

Battlefield 5

Battlefield 5 is a visually stunning game that is ideal as a graphics card benchmark. We test the game with maximum details on Windows 10.

3840x2160 (2160p)

MSI Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming X MSI Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming X
6 GB GDDR6
45 fps (avg)
ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 5600 XT OC ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 5600 XT OC
6 GB GDDR6
45 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

MSI Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming X MSI Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming X
6 GB GDDR6
91 fps (avg)
ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 5600 XT OC ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 5600 XT OC
6 GB GDDR6
92 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

MSI Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming X MSI Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming X
6 GB GDDR6
127 fps (avg)
ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 5600 XT OC ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 5600 XT OC
6 GB GDDR6
128 fps (avg)

Geekbench 6 (OpenCL, Vulkan, Metal)

Geekbench 6 is a cross-platform benchmark for main processors, which also carries out 3 different graphics benchmarks and outputs them in the form of a numerical value.

Geekbench 6 - OpenCL

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan

Geekbench 6 - Metal

FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)

The theoretical computing power of the graphics card with single precision (32 bit) in TFLOPS indicates how many trillion FP32 floating point operations the graphics card (GPU) can perform per second.

FP32 (TFLOPS)

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