PowerColor Radeon RX 5600 XT Red Dragon Review 7

PowerColor Radeon RX 5600 XT Red Dragon Review

Circuit Board Analysis »

Packaging

Package Front
Package Back


The Card

Graphics Card Front
Graphics Card Back
Graphics Card Front Angled

Visually, the PowerColor RX 5600 XT Red Dragon matches the RX 5700 XT Red Dragon exactly. The card looks high quality, especially because of the metal trim around the two fans. On the back, you'll find a high-quality metal backplate.

Graphics Card Dimensions

Dimensions of the card are 24.0 x 13.0 cm.

Graphics Card Height
Graphics Card Back Angled

Installation requires two slots in your system.

Monitor Outputs, Display Connectors

Display connectivity options include one HDMI 2.0b and three standard DisplayPort 1.4a ports.

Graphics Card Power Plugs

The board uses one 8-pin power connector. This input configuration is specified for up to 225 watts of power draw.

Multi-GPU Area

AMD's Navi generation of GPUs no longer supports CrossFire. DirectX 12 does include its own set of multi-GPU capabilities, but implementation requires game developers to put serious development time into a feature only a tiny fraction of their customers might ever use.

PowerColor made good use of that area by positioning their BIOS switch here. The second BIOS runs at reduced fan speed for a quieter experience.

Disassembly

Graphics Card Cooler Front
Graphics Card Cooler Back

PowerColor is using five heatpipes and a copper base on their cooler. This piece of the cooler also provides cooling for the memory chips and VRM circuitry. This is the exact same cooler as on the RX 5700 XT Red Dragon—even including all eight thermal pads.


The backplate is made out of metal; it adds to the card's aesthetic and protects components on the PCB when handling the card.
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