ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger ITX vs Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger ITX and Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  AMD Radeon RX 6600 AMD Radeon RX 6600
• GPU Chip
  Navi 23 XL Navi 23 XL
• Execution units
  28 28
• Shader
  1792 1792
• Render Output Units
  64 64
• Texture Units
  112 112

Comparison of the amount of memory on board graphics cards. The more the better.

• Memory Size
  8 GB 8 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR6 GDDR6
• Memory Speed
  1.75 GHz 1.75 GHz
• Memory Bandwith
  224 GB/s 224 GB/s
• Memory Interface
  128 bit 128 bit

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger ITX and Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  1.626 GHz 1.626 GHz
• Boost Clock
  2.491 GHz 2.491 GHz
• Avg (Game) Clock
  2.044 GHz 2.044 GHz
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

Connectors, the number of thermal watts emitted in normal mode and at overclocking.

• TDP
  132 W 132 W
• TDP (up)
  -- 140 W
• Tjunction max
  110 °C 110 °C
• PCIe-Power
  1 x 8-Pin 1 x 8-Pin

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger ITX and Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600.

• Fan-Type
  Axial Axial
• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Fan 1
  1 x 100 mm 2 x 90 mm
• Noise (Idle)
  0 dB / Silent 0 dB / Silent
• Fan 2
  -- --
• Noise (Load)
  -- --

Connectivity and connections.

• Max. Displays
  4 4
• HDCP-Version
  2.3 2.3
• HDMI Ports
  1x HDMI v2.1 1x HDMI v2.1
• DP Ports
  2x DP v1.4 3x DP v1.4a
• DVI Ports
  -- --
• VGA Ports
  -- --
• USB-C Ports
  -- --

Technical data that is used to its full potential in computer games.

• Max. resolution
  7680x4320 7680x4320
• DirectX
  12_2 12_2
• Raytracing
  Yes Yes
• DLSS / FSR
  No No
• LED
  No LED lighting No LED lighting

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP8
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• AV1
  Decode Decode

The difference in size, weight and slot of the compared devices

• Length
  179 mm 193 mm
• Height
  124 mm 120 mm
• Width
  40 mm 40 mm
• Width (Slots)
  2 PCIe-Slots 2 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  -- 710 g

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600 and ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger ITX.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 4.0 x 8 PCIe 4.0 x 8
• Release date
  Q4/2021 Q4/2021
• Release price
  -- --
• Structure size
  7 nm 7 nm
• Part-no
  RX6600 CLI 8G 11310-01-20G
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet