ASRock Radeon RX 6650 XT Challenger D 8GB OC vs MSI Radeon RX 6650 XT GAMING X 8G. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards ASRock Radeon RX 6650 XT Challenger D 8GB OC and MSI Radeon RX 6650 XT GAMING X 8G, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT
• GPU Chip
  Navi 23 KXT (RDNA 2) Navi 23 KXT (RDNA 2)
• Execution units
  32 32
• Shader
  2048 2048
• Render Output Units
  64 64
• Texture Units
  128 128
• Raytracing Cores
  32 32

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 Clock
  2.190 GHz 2.190 GHz
• Memory Speed
  17.5 Gbps 17.5 Gbps
• Memory Bandwith
  280 GB/s 280 GB/s
• Memory Interface
  128 bit 128 bit

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards ASRock Radeon RX 6650 XT Challenger D 8GB OC and MSI Radeon RX 6650 XT GAMING X 8G. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  2.106 GHz+ 2 % 2.055 GHz
• Boost Clock
  2.669 GHz+ 1 % 2.694 GHz+ 2 %
• Avg (Game) Clock
  2.447 GHz+ 2 % 2.523 GHz+ 5 %
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

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

• TDP
  180 W+ 2 % 175 W-1 %
• TDP (up)
  -- --
• Tjunction max
  -- --
• PCIe-Power
  1 x 8-Pin 1 x 8-Pin

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system ASRock Radeon RX 6650 XT Challenger D 8GB OC and MSI Radeon RX 6650 XT GAMING X 8G.

• Fan-Type
  Axial Axial
• Fan 1
  2 x 90 mm 2 x 100 mm
• Fan 2
  -- --
• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Noise (Idle)
  0 dB / Silent 0 dB / Silent
• 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
  3x DP v1.4a 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 (Ultimate) 12_2 (Ultimate)
• Raytracing
  Yes Yes
• DLSS / FSR
  Yes Yes
• LED
  No LED lighting MSI Mystic Light

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

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

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

• Length
  269 mm 278 mm
• Height
  132 mm 130 mm
• Width
  41 mm 51 mm
• Width (Slots)
  2 PCIe-Slots 3 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  640 g 894 g

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU MSI Radeon RX 6650 XT GAMING X 8G and ASRock Radeon RX 6650 XT Challenger D 8GB OC.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 4.0 x 8 PCIe 4.0 x 8
• Release date
  Q2/2022 Q2/2022
• Release price
  -- --
• Structure size
  7 nm 7 nm
• Part-no
  RX6650XT CLD 8GO --
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet