Navi Dicussion Thread

[SteelCrysis]

Regarding Igor's previously mentioned work: https://www.tomshardware.com/news/amd-ra...39916.html

You might be thinking the 5700 XT is under liquid cooling because it has to be, or it would thermal throttle, but this overclock didn't really push the 5700 XT very hard. This ~10% overclock only required ~15% more power, which is a far cry from the massive power draw required to push previous Vega-based GPUs (even including the Radeon VII that's based on the same 7nm process). For an overclock of this caliber, you hardly need a liquid cooler, just a decent aftermarket air cooler.

Wallossek's testing bodes very well for future RDNA GPUs and other Navi-based GPUs coming sooner, seeing as the 5700 XT overclocks well without needing very much additional power. Overclockers may consider waiting for custom cards to arrive from AMD's partners, or consider picking up a cheaper air cooler for their GPU from companies like Arctic.