XFX 5600 XT fans wont run unless I set custom fan curve in adrenaline.

[jayjr1105]

Fairly fresh windows 11 pro install. Used DDU before I installed this 5600 XT. Running stress tests to check for any instability as this is a new to me card purchased used.
The temps will shoot up to 100c if I don't open adrenaline, enable custom tuning and set a fan curve and apply it. Otherwise the fans don't move a muscle. Is there XFX software or something I need with this particular card?

 

[Lew Zealand]

Fan speeds/curve is controlled by card BIOS unless changed by Adrenaline or Afterburner. Do you get the same when booted in Safe Mode? Is this a used GPU, someone could have flashed some fool crazy BIOS on it.

 

[iameatingjam]

Is there a switch on it maybe? with a silent and performance mode?

 

[BetrayerX]

Usually the manual fan curve setting for it to work, must be a bit more aggressive than the original. Fans might be starting to die slowly. A quick fix is to remove them and use some lubricant, but that's just a temporary solution.

 

[Calenhad]

First thought is that somebody flashed a bios that disable the fans. Most likely for running undervolted/clocked in a mining enviroment. But unless the seller can confirm this to you it is only guesswork. There are software that can set a custom fancurve on Windows login. That would probably be the easiest fix

 

[VuurVOS]

Fairly fresh windows 11 pro install. Used DDU before I installed this 5600 XT. Running stress tests to check for any instability as this is a new to me card purchased used.
The temps will shoot up to 100c if I don't open adrenaline, enable custom tuning and set a fan curve and apply it. Otherwise the fans don't move a muscle. Is there XFX software or something I need with this particular card?

This is strange. Does the fan spin for a short moment when the system is just turned on during the Power On Self Test? If not I would contact the seller and ask for a refund.

 

[Marcus L]

Dump the BIOS using GPU-Z to the Techpowerup bios database and post a link to it in this thread, should be 0fan until 60c I believe

 

[jayjr1105]

Just checked TPU images and it does appear to have a BIOS switch. I will try to dump the bios(both) later after work.

Here's the model

 

[droopyRO]

Did you try both BIOS-es ?

 

[jayjr1105]

Ok, here's GPU-Z with both BIOS switch positions. I dumped the .rom files to my google drive before realizing you have to upload to the database using GPU-z. I'm back at work now so I'll have to do that later. I'll attach the files here anyway.

Edit: I just noticed the original BIOS (pic on the right) has a subvendor of MSI and way different clocks. Seems prior owner may have been messing around with BIOS.

 

[Lew Zealand]

The XFX BIOS has the original slower Core and Memory clocks from the pre-release 5600 XT before AMD at the last second changed them to compete with the 2060 instead of the 1660 Ti. Some cards shipped with the original clocks at launch and most vendors released a BIOS update to bump up the original 5600 XTs to the new higher performance clocks.

Perhaps XFX didn't and someone tried the updated MSI BIOS settings but lost fan control in the process? However you posted your GPU-Z earlier when the fans weren't working and you were using the XFX BIOS. I'm guessing this also isn't the correct BIOS for the card since the label reads "Boost up to 1620m." Unless the lower numbers are a "quiet" BIOS?

 

[jayjr1105]

The XFX BIOS has the original slower Core and Memory clocks from the pre-release 5600 XT before AMD at the last second changed them to compete with the 2060 instead of the 1660 Ti. Some cards shipped with the original clocks at launch and most vendors released a BIOS update to bump up the original 5600 XTs to the new higher performance clocks.

Perhaps XFX didn't and someone tried the updated MSI BIOS settings but lost fan control in the process? However you posted your GPU-Z earlier when the fans weren't working and you were using the XFX BIOS. I'm guessing this also isn't the correct BIOS for the card since the label reads "Boost up to 1620m." Unless the lower numbers are a "quiet" BIOS?

I never posted a GPU-z screenshot other than the one I just posted. That's the sticker on the back of the card.

So I ran the MD5 hash on the original BIOS (the "MSI" one) and it doesn't come up in any database search on TPU or google. I'm thinking it's custom. I checked all 5600 XT MSI cards as well.
The BIOS properly labeled as XFX came up in a TPU database search with matching MD5 hash.

XFX RX 5600 XT VBIOS

6 GB GDDR6, 1465 MHz GPU, 1500 MHz Memory

www.techpowerup.com

Funny it comes up as

XFX, RX 5600 XT Thicc III Ultra, AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT, (0 / 0)

which is a 3 fan model. My model is 2 fan. What a tangled web.

 

[Lew Zealand]

I never posted a GPU-z screenshot other than the one I just posted. That's the sticker on the back of the card.

Wow, I must have juked myself out with that one and just looked at your recent GPU-Z screencaps. My mistake.

So I ran the MD5 hash on the original BIOS (the "MSI" one) and it doesn't come up in any database search on TPU or google. I'm thinking it's custom. I checked all 5600 XT MSI cards as well.
The BIOS properly labeled as XFX came up in a TPU database search with matching MD5 hash.

XFX RX 5600 XT VBIOS

6 GB GDDR6, 1465 MHz GPU, 1500 MHz Memory

www.techpowerup.com

Since that matches your card and is the original 5600 XT BIOS, my guess is that should work properly. Assuming that's the case and since you have a dual BIOS card, you could check to see if XFX has an updated 1615/1750 clock BIOS as there's performance left on the table assuming the card's memory chips are specced for 14 Gbps.

Strange that the 1620M Boost mentioned on the card's label doesn't match either this XFX BIOS or the updated AMD spec for the 5600 XT. I wonder if the original second BIOS was just an OC of the original prerelease 1560 MHz Core boost clocks. Though there's no typical 'OC' listed in the card's name on the sticker.

 

[jayjr1105]

I'm still baffled how I can't pinpoint the exact XFX model for this card. I'm starting to think this card was out of a prebuilt. The model number on the sticker I posted above matches nothing on their own website. I think I'm going to try one of those BIOS files for the THICC II Pro as it matches the 1620 advertised.

So, flashed the correct BIOS and all looks good. Fans are still brain dead when it comes to leaving adrenaline bone stock. temps got to 80c (89hotspot) and still zero fan spin whatsoever. The left BIOS position did work properly on default adrenaline settings, albeit fans were really loud, it didn't let the temps get past 50c. After dumping the BIOS and uploading to the database, TPU says this was a match https://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/218063/xfx-rx5600xt-6144-200119 this says fans should kick in at 50c.

 

[droopyRO]

I would use it on the secondary BIOS with a custom fan curve in Adrenalin or MSI Afterburner.

 

[Deleted member 234997]

I had a Aorus 5700 XT from Gigabyte that did the same and would cook it's self.
Glad I am no longer an RDNA 1 user.

RDNA 2 and 3 are big steps up from that gen.

 

[jayjr1105]

I would use it on the secondary BIOS with a custom fan curve in Adrenalin or MSI Afterburner.

Currently how it is in adrenaline. Only thing that scares me is how adrenaline sometimes likes to kick all your settings back to default, so I will probably use afterburner instead.