GPU comparison with benchmarks

ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger ITX vs MSI Radeon RX 6600 MECH 2X 8G

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

The ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger ITX has 1792 shader units and these clock a maximum of 2.49 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 8.93 TFLOPS.

MSI Radeon RX 6600 MECH 2X 8G
MSI Radeon RX 6600 MECH 2X 8G 8 GB GDDR6 · 2.49 GHz · 132 W Speed index 7/100

The MSI Radeon RX 6600 MECH 2X 8G has 1792 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 2.49 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 8.93 TFLOPS.

Quick comparison

ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger ITXMSI Radeon RX 6600 MECH 2X 8G
Speed index
7/100
7/100
FP32
8.93 TFLOPS
8.93 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
2.49 GHz
2.49 GHz
Memory Size
8 GB GDDR6
8 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
224 GB/s
224 GB/s
TDP
132 W
132 W
Launch Price
329 $
329 $
214 pts
214 pts

GPU

GPUASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger ITXMSI Radeon RX 6600 MECH 2X 8G
Based onAMD Radeon RX 6600AMD Radeon RX 6600
GPU ChipNavi 23 XLNavi 23 XL
Streaming Multiprocessors2828
Shader17921792
Render Output Units6464
Texture Units112112
Raytracing Cores2828
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The ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger ITX is equipped with a graphics chip of the RDNA 2 architecture, which has 28 streaming multiprocessors.

The graphics card MSI Radeon RX 6600 MECH 2X 8G is based on the RDNA 2 architecture and is equipped with 28 execution units.

Memory

MemoryASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger ITXMSI Radeon RX 6600 MECH 2X 8G
Memory Size8 GB8 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory Clock1.750 GHz1.750 GHz
Memory Speed14.0 Gbps14.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth224 GB/s224 GB/s
Memory Interface128 bit128 bit
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The ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger ITX is equipped with a 8 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory, which is equipped with 1.750 GHz clocks.

The MSI Radeon RX 6600 MECH 2X 8G has a 8 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory and the memory clock is 1.750GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger ITXMSI Radeon RX 6600 MECH 2X 8G
Base Clock1.626 GHz1.626 GHz
Boost Clock2.491 GHz2.491 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock2.04 GHz2.04 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger ITX has a turbo clock of 2.491 GHz. The turbo frequency of the MSI Radeon RX 6600 MECH 2X 8G is 2.491 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger ITXMSI Radeon RX 6600 MECH 2X 8G
TDP132 W132 W
Tjunction max100 °C100 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 8-Pin1 x 8-Pin
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The ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger ITX has 1 x 8-Pin connectors through which it is supplied with power. The manufacturer specifies the maximum operating temperature of the graphics card as 100 °C.

The MSI Radeon RX 6600 MECH 2X 8G is equipped with a 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 100 °C.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger ITXMSI Radeon RX 6600 MECH 2X 8G
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 11 x 100 mm2 x 100 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
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The graphics processor and graphics memory of the ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger ITX are cooled with a Air cooling.

The MSI Radeon RX 6600 MECH 2X 8G is cooled by a Air cooling.

Connectivity

ConnectivityASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger ITXMSI Radeon RX 6600 MECH 2X 8G
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.32.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.11x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort2x DP 1.43x DP 1.4a
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The ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger ITX supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.3.

The MSI Radeon RX 6600 MECH 2X 8G supports HDCP in version 2.3 and all previous versions.

Featureset

FeaturesetASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger ITXMSI Radeon RX 6600 MECH 2X 8G
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingYesYes
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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The ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger ITX supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_2 (Ultimate).

The MSI Radeon RX 6600 MECH 2X 8G supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_2 (Ultimate).

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger ITXMSI Radeon RX 6600 MECH 2X 8G
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP9Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
AV1DecodeDecode
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This area lists which video codecs can be decoded or encoded by the graphics cards in hardware. As a result, the power consumption can be reduced due to a lower processor load.

Dimensions

DimensionsASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger ITXMSI Radeon RX 6600 MECH 2X 8G
Length179 mm235 mm
Height124 mm125 mm
Width40 mm46 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots3 Slots
Weight--710 g
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger ITX is 40 mm wide and therefore needs the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the case.

The width of the MSI Radeon RX 6600 MECH 2X 8G is 40 mm and thus requires the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.

Additional data

Additional dataASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger ITXMSI Radeon RX 6600 MECH 2X 8G
GPU InterfacePCIe 4.0 x 8PCIe 4.0 x 8
Release dateQ4/2021Q4/2021
Launch Price329 $329 $
Structure size7 nm7 nm
Part-noRX6600 CLI 8G--
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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Manufactured using the 7 nanometer process, ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger ITX was released in Q4/2021.

The MSI Radeon RX 6600 MECH 2X 8G published in Q4/2021 is manufactured with a structure width of 7 nanometers.

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

  1. 3,792
  2. 3,792

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. 3,907
  2. 3,907

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

  1. 1,344
  2. 1,344

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. 24 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 31 fps (avg)
  2. 31 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 50 fps (avg)
  2. 50 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. 28 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 64 fps (avg)
  2. 64 fps (avg)

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. 44 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 98 fps (avg)
  2. 98 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 127 fps (avg)
  2. 127 fps (avg)

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

  1. 71,285
  2. 71,285

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan

  1. 80,425
  2. 80,425

Geekbench 6 - Metal

  1. 98,120
  2. 98,120

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