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ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D vs ASRock Intel Arc A580 Challenger 8GB OC

ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D
ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D 8 GB GDDR6 · 2.49 GHz · 132 W Speed index 7/100

The ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D is based on the AMD Radeon RX 6600 (RDNA 2) and has 8 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 224 GB/s.

ASRock Intel Arc A580 Challenger 8GB OC
ASRock Intel Arc A580 Challenger 8GB OC 8 GB GDDR6 · 2.00 GHz · 175 W Speed index 10/100

The ASRock Intel Arc A580 Challenger 8GB OC is based on the Intel Arc A580 Graphics (Alchemist) and has 8 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 512 GB/s.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the ASRock Intel Arc A580 Challenger 8GB OC is 38 % faster than the ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D.

ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger DASRock Intel Arc A580 Challenger 8GB OC
Speed index
7/100
10/100
FP32
8.93 TFLOPS
12.29 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
2.49 GHz
2.00 GHz
Memory Size
8 GB GDDR6
8 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
224 GB/s
512 GB/s
TDP
132 W
175 W
Launch Price
329 $
199 $

GPU

GPUASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger DASRock Intel Arc A580 Challenger 8GB OC
Based onAMD Radeon RX 6600Intel Arc A580 Graphics
GPU ChipNavi 23 XLACM-G10
Streaming Multiprocessors28384
Shader17923072
Render Output Units6496
Texture Units112192
Raytracing Cores2824
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The ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D has the Navi 23 XL graphics chip installed, which is based on the RDNA 2 architecture.

The ASRock Intel Arc A580 Challenger 8GB OC is based on the graphics chip ACM-G10, which comes from the Alchemist architecture.

Memory

MemoryASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger DASRock Intel Arc A580 Challenger 8GB OC
Memory Size8 GB8 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory Clock1.750 GHz2.000 GHz
Memory Speed14.0 Gbps16.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth224 GB/s512 GB/s
Memory Interface128 bit256 bit
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The graphics memory of the ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D clocks at 1.750 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 14.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the ASRock Intel Arc A580 Challenger 8GB OC is 16.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 2.000 GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger DASRock Intel Arc A580 Challenger 8GB OC
Base Clock1.626 GHz2.000 GHz
Boost Clock2.491 GHz2.000 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock2.04 GHz--
OverclockingYesYes
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The clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger DASRock Intel Arc A580 Challenger 8GB OC
TDP132 W175 W
Tjunction max100 °CUnknown
PCIe-Power1 x 8-Pin2 x 8-Pin
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The ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D is powered by 1 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 132 W.

The ASRock Intel Arc A580 Challenger 8GB OC has 2 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 175 W.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger DASRock Intel Arc A580 Challenger 8GB OC
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 12 x 95 mm2 x 100 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
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The ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D is equipped with a total of 2 Axial main fans.

The ASRock Intel Arc A580 Challenger 8GB OC has 2 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger DASRock Intel Arc A580 Challenger 8GB OC
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.32.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.11x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort3x DP 1.43x DP 2.0
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Up to 4 screens can be operated with the ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D.

The ASRock Intel Arc A580 Challenger 8GB OC supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

Featureset

FeaturesetASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger DASRock Intel Arc A580 Challenger 8GB OC
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingYesYes
DLSS / FSRYesNo
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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With the ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the ASRock Intel Arc A580 Challenger 8GB OC is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger DASRock Intel Arc A580 Challenger 8GB OC
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8Decode / EncodeNo
VP9Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
AV1DecodeDecode / Encode
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The support and acceleration of certain video codecs can have a positive impact on the lower energy consumption and less waste heat from the graphics card.

Dimensions

DimensionsASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger DASRock Intel Arc A580 Challenger 8GB OC
Length269 mm271 mm
Height132 mm132 mm
Width41 mm48 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots3 Slots
Weight627 g785 g
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D is connected to the system via PCIe 4.0 x 8 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The ASRock Intel Arc A580 Challenger 8GB OC needs the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 4.0 x 16 Lanes interface.

Additional data

Additional dataASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger DASRock Intel Arc A580 Challenger 8GB OC
GPU InterfacePCIe 4.0 x 8PCIe 4.0 x 16
Release dateQ4/2021Q4/2023
Launch Price329 $199 $
Structure size7 nm6 nm
Part-noRX6600 CLD 8GA580 CL 8GO
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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The ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D has been manufactured with a structure width of 7 nanometers since Q4/2021.

The ASRock Intel Arc A580 Challenger 8GB OC came on the market in Q4/2023 and will have a structure width of 6 nanometers manufactured.

Benchmark results

3DMark Benchmark (DirectX, Raytracing)

3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value.

Time Spy Extreme Graphics score ASRock Intel Arc A580 Challenger 8GB OC +49.4 %

  1. 3,792
  2. 5,666

Port Royal (Raytracing) ASRock Intel Arc A580 Challenger 8GB OC +59.4 %

  1. 3,907
  2. 6,227

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing) ASRock Intel Arc A580 Challenger 8GB OC +68.5 %

  1. 1,344
  2. 2,265

Cyberpunk 2077

Cyberpunk 2077 was developed by CD Projekt Red and is based on the development studio's own REDengine 4. Ray tracing is switched off in our benchmarks.

3840x2160 (2160p)

  1. 24 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 31 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p) ASRock Intel Arc A580 Challenger 8GB OC +32.0 %

  1. 50 fps (avg)
  2. 66 fps (avg)

The Last of Us Part 1

The Last of Us Part One is a game released by Sony in June 2013 exclusively for the Playstation and released for the PC in early 2023. The benchmark values here were determined at high details.

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 28 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 64 fps (avg)
  2. no data

Battlefield 5

Battlefield 5 is a visually stunning game that is ideal as a graphics card benchmark. We test the game with maximum details on Windows 10.

3840x2160 (2160p)

  1. 44 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 98 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 127 fps (avg)
  2. no data

Geekbench 6 (OpenCL, Vulkan, Metal)

Geekbench 6 is a cross-platform benchmark for main processors, which also carries out 3 different graphics benchmarks and outputs them in the form of a numerical value.

Geekbench 6 - OpenCL ASRock Intel Arc A580 Challenger 8GB OC +23.2 %

  1. 71,285
  2. 87,822

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan ASRock Intel Arc A580 Challenger 8GB OC +2.6 %

  1. 80,425
  2. 82,543

Geekbench 6 - Metal

  1. 98,120
  2. no data

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