ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D vs AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D and AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  AMD Radeon RX 6600 AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT
• GPU Chip
  Navi 23 XL Navi 33 XT (RDNA 3)
• Shader
  1792 2048
• Render Output Units
  64 64
• Texture Units
  112 128

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 18 Gbps
• Memory Interface
  128 bit 128 bit

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D and AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  1.626 GHz 1.900 GHz
• Boost Clock
  2.491 GHz 2.600 GHz
• Avg (Game) Clock
  2.044 GHz 2.400 GHz
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

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

• TDP
  132 W 200 W
• TDP (up)
  -- --
• Tjunction max
  110 °C --
• PCIe-Power
  1 x 8-Pin --

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D and AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT.

• Fan-Type
  Axial --
• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Fan 1
  2 x 95 mm --
• Noise (Idle)
  0 dB / Silent 0 dB / Silent
• Fan 2
  -- --
• Noise (Load)
  -- --

Connectivity and connections.

• Max. Displays
  4 4
• HDCP-Version
  2.3 --
• HDMI Ports
  1x HDMI v2.1 --
• DP Ports
  3x DP v1.4 --
• 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 (Ultimate)
• Raytracing
  Yes Yes
• DLSS / FSR
  No Yes
• 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 / Encode

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

• Length
  269 mm --
• Height
  132 mm --
• Width
  41 mm --
• Width (Slots)
  2 PCIe-Slots --
• Weight
  627 g --

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT and ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 4.0 x 8 PCIe 4 x 16
• Release date
  Q4/2021 2023
• Structure size
  7 nm 6 nm
• Part-no
  RX6600 CLD 8G --
• Documents
  data sheet --