After a last-minute firmware update to the RX 5600 XT, we find this new face a little less appealing. Buying a bargain like this XFX RX 5700 XT could result in a 20-25 percent performance boost for a similar price increase; the RX 5700 XT is one of the best gaming graphics cards out there, and we're sure you'll love it.

XFX's Radeon RX 5700 XT Raw II sells for $369.99, $20 below list price at Best Buy, which is cheaper than all other models listed except Newegg's ASRock open box model ($360.99) . This is the price before taking mail-in rebates into account. Before taking mail-in rebates into account, the XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT Thicc II is the same price at Newegg. But why go through all that trouble when you don't have to? Answer: you don't have to.

In terms of overall performance, the RX 5700 XT card goes toe-to-toe with Nvidia's GeForce RTX 2070, beating the newer RTX 2070 Super by about 6%. However, considering the price difference, AMD's fastest Navi 10 card, the RX 5700 XT, is a very good value; ray tracing is not supported (unless AMD releases DXR-compatible drivers), but you probably won't need fancy reflection.