SAPPHIRE PULSE AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT vs ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT Challenger D 12GB OC. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards SAPPHIRE PULSE AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT and ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT Challenger D 12GB OC, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT
• GPU Chip
  Navi 24 Navi 22 XT
• Execution units
  16 40
• Shader
  1024 2560
• Render Output Units
  32 64
• Texture Units
  64 160

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

• Memory Size
  4 GB 12 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR6 GDDR6
• Memory Speed
  2.25 GHz 2 GHz
• Memory Bandwith
  144 GB/s 384 GB/s
• Memory Interface
  64 bit 192 bit

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards SAPPHIRE PULSE AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT and ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT Challenger D 12GB OC. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  2.200 GHz 2.330 GHz
• Boost Clock
  2.825 GHz 2.615 GHz+ 1 %
• Avg (Game) Clock
  2.685 GHz+ 3 % 2.433 GHz
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

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

• TDP
  130 W+ 21 % 230 W
• TDP (up)
  -- --
• Tjunction max
  110 °C --
• PCIe-Power
  1 x 6-Pin 2 x 8-Pin

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system SAPPHIRE PULSE AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT and ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT Challenger D 12GB OC.

• 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
  2 4
• HDCP-Version
  2.3 2.3
• HDMI Ports
  1x HDMI v2.1 1x HDMI v2.1
• DP Ports
  1x 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 12_2
• Raytracing
  Yes Yes
• DLSS / FSR
  No No
• LED
  No LED lighting Addressable LED

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

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

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

• Length
  194 mm 269 mm
• Height
  107 mm 134 mm
• Width
  40 mm 41 mm
• Width (Slots)
  2 PCIe-Slots 2 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  -- 784 g

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT Challenger D 12GB OC and SAPPHIRE PULSE AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 4.0 x 4 PCIe 4.0 x 16
• Release date
  Q1/2022 Q2/2021
• Release price
  -- --
• Structure size
  6 nm 7 nm
• Part-no
  11314-01-20G RX6700XT CLD 12GO
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet