ASRock Radeon RX 6600 XT Challenger ITX 8GB vs MSI Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming M. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards ASRock Radeon RX 6600 XT Challenger ITX 8GB and MSI Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming M, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT
• GPU Chip
  Navi 23 XT Navi 10 XLE
• Execution units
  32 36
• Shader
  2048 2304
• Render Output Units
  64 64
• Texture Units
  128 144

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

• Memory Size
  8 GB 6 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR6 GDDR6
• Memory Speed
  2 GHz 1.75 GHz
• Memory Bandwith
  256 GB/s 336 GB/s
• Memory Interface
  128 bit 192 bit

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards ASRock Radeon RX 6600 XT Challenger ITX 8GB and MSI Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming M. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  1.968 GHz 1.130 GHz
• Boost Clock
  2.589 GHz 1.560 GHz
• Avg (Game) Clock
  2.359 GHz 1.375 GHz
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

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

• TDP
  160 W 160 W
• TDP (up)
  -- 195 W
• Tjunction max
  110 °C --
• PCIe-Power
  1 x 8-Pin 2 x 8-Pin

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system ASRock Radeon RX 6600 XT Challenger ITX 8GB and MSI Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming M.

• Fan-Type
  Axial Axial
• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Fan 1
  1 x 100 mm 2 x 100 mm
• Noise (Idle)
  0 dB / Silent 28 dB
• Fan 2
  -- --
• Noise (Load)
  -- 33 dB

Connectivity and connections.

• Max. Displays
  4 4
• HDCP-Version
  2.3 2.3
• HDMI Ports
  1x HDMI v2.1 1x HDMI v2.0b
• DP Ports
  2x DP v1.4 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
• Raytracing
  Yes Yes
• DLSS / FSR
  No No
• LED
  Addressable LED MSI Mystic Light

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP8
  Decode / Encode Decode
• h265 / HEVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• AV1
  Decode No

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

• Length
  179 mm 297 mm
• Height
  124 mm 141 mm
• Width
  40 mm 42 mm
• Width (Slots)
  2 PCIe-Slots 2 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  510 g 922 g

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU MSI Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming M and ASRock Radeon RX 6600 XT Challenger ITX 8GB.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 4.0 x 8 PCIe 4.0 x 16
• Release date
  Q3/2021 Q1/2020
• Release price
  -- --
• Structure size
  7 nm 7 nm
• Part-no
  RX6600XT CLI 8G --
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet