[SOLVED] RX 5600xt, is mine 12Gbps or 14Gbps?

[advancedmixedgaming]

I've owned this ASRock PGD3 5600xt and I always thought it was the 14Gbps model. I was moving the box when I noticed on the back, there was a sticker that was placed over the memory section that said "12Gbps", but under the sticker on the box it said "14Gbps". Which do I have? And would I be able to get a vBIOS update for it to flash it to 14Gbps no problem?

 

[Newtonius]

That model should have 14Gbps VRAM, there is no 12Gbps GDDR6 SDRAM that exist, or that I'm aware of. You can run GPU benchmarks like Superposition Unigine or Userbenchmark and compare your scores. If they're average then you're fine. You can also install GPU-Z and check if your Memory Bandwidth is similar to other people's screenshots. It should be around 288 GB/s.

Also updating vbios won't change anything. Vbios updates usually just affect the tables for fan speeds mostly.

 

[NightHawkRMX]

That model should have 14Gbps VRAM, there is no 12Gbps GDDR6 SDRAM that exist, or that I'm aware of. You can run GPU benchmarks like Superposition Unigine or Userbenchmark and compare your scores. If they're average then you're fine. You can also install GPU-Z and check if your Memory Bandwidth is similar to other people's screenshots. It should be around 288 GB/s.

Also updating vbios won't change anything. Vbios updates usually just affect the tables for fan speeds mostly.

Not the case with the RX5600xt.

Right after launch AMD released a vbios update which bumped up the memory speed to make it more competitive with the RTX2060.

Read more:
Here come the BIOS updates for Radeon RX 5600 XT cards shipping with slower clocks | PC Gamer

To the OP:
I would check the vram speed in gpu z as linked above.

 

[advancedmixedgaming]

To the OP:
I would check the vram speed in gpu z as linked above.

The boost clock in GPU-Z is lower than what the article says the update would bump it to, but the article also says that the ASRock cards don't get a 12Gbps-14Gbps bump.

If that was the case, why would the box have "14Gbps" printed on it? And does that mean I do still want the update?

 

[NightHawkRMX]

It might have gotten the update later on after that article was posted. If the box was updated its most likely the bios was updated on your card too.

 

[advancedmixedgaming]

It might have gotten the update later on after that article was posted. If the box was updated its most likely the bios was updated on your card too.

The ASRock website also states that vBIOS version L12 and later provides 14Gbps and that it may need an update. Is there further way to verify that I am on the correct vBIOS or is it safe to assume I'm all good?

Edit: The box was updated to say it went down to 12Gbps, the original print states 14Gbps

 

[advancedmixedgaming]

Looks like the bandwidth for the 14Gbps models should be 336GB/s according to this, but my GPU-Z reports 288GB/s. Need the update for 14Gbps then?

 

[NightHawkRMX]

What speed does asrock say?

Also, click lookup in GPUz and post the resulting link.

 

[advancedmixedgaming]

What speed does asrock say?

Also, click lookup in GPUz and post the resulting link.

Lookup here.

The ASRock site says 1750MHz for the memory, 14Gbps but L12 vBIOS update may be needed. My GPU-Z is reporting 1500MHz. ASRock site here.

 

[NightHawkRMX]

Lookup here.

The ASRock site says 1750MHz for the memory, 14Gbps but L12 vBIOS update may be needed. My GPU-Z is reporting 1500MHz. ASRock site here.

1500mhz corresponds with 12gbps. Looks like you are running the slower bios, not the faster one.

If you want, you can flash it with the faster bios, but there is some risk involved including potentially causing a bricked card.
VGA Bios Collection: ASRock RX 5600 XT 6 GB | TechPowerUp

 

[advancedmixedgaming]

1500mhz corresponds with 12gbps. Looks like you are running the slower bios, not the faster one.

If you want, you can flash it with the faster bios, but there is some risk involved including potentially causing a bricked card.
VGA Bios Collection: ASRock RX 5600 XT 6 GB | TechPowerUp

Is bricking a common enough issue where it wouldn't be recommended?