Temperature, Power Draw, and Overclocking
The RX5700 IceQX2 has a boost frequency of up to 1750MHz. On the GPU-Z screenshot, we can see that our card was able to reach 1862MHz so significantly higher clock than expected. The memory clock is at 1750MHz what is standard for the RX5700 and the XT.
Below is our overclocking result.
The RX5700 IceQX2, the same as any other RX5700, has quite limited overclocking options but still a bit more than the XT version because of its lower base frequency. The most important on these cards is to set a higher power limit and then adjust GPU and memory frequency. In our case, the card was working perfectly stable at 1949MHz in the Time Spy Extreme benchmark. Depends on the temperature and other variables, the maximum boost is 2000MHz what could be reached in some other tests for a short period of time.
Unlocked power limit causes the GPU to reach 206W. At these settings, the GPU is only 4°C warmer reaching 64°C. It’s a great result, especially that the fans spin only 10% faster what doesn’t affect generated noise much.
Memory clock can be set easily to its maximum in the software of 2000MHz. It’s a 250MHz increase without any voltage adjustments.
The RX5700 IceQX2 doesn’t require overclocking for gaming, but it always gives us that option if we needed additional FPS in our favorite titles.
