GPU comparison with benchmarks

ASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Challenger 8GB OC vs AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT

ASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Challenger 8GB OC
ASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Challenger 8GB OC 8 GB GDDR6 · 3.29 GHz · 150 W Speed index 22/100

The ASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Challenger 8GB OC has 2048 shader units and these clock a maximum of 3.29 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 26.95 TFLOPS.

AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT
AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT 8 GB GDDR6 · 2.64 GHz · 180 W Speed index 9/100

The AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT has 2048 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 2.64 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 10.79 TFLOPS.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the ASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Challenger 8GB OC is 150 % faster than the AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT.

ASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Challenger 8GB OCAMD Radeon RX 6650 XT
Speed index
22/100
9/100
FP32
26.95 TFLOPS
10.79 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
3.29 GHz
2.64 GHz
Memory Size
8 GB GDDR6
8 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
322 GB/s
280 GB/s
TDP
150 W
180 W
Launch Price
299 $
399 $
488 pts
273 pts

GPU

GPUASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Challenger 8GB OCAMD Radeon RX 6650 XT
Based onAMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GBAMD Radeon RX 6650 XT
GPU ChipNavi 44 XTNavi 23 KXT
Streaming Multiprocessors3232
Shader20482048
Render Output Units6464
Texture Units128128
Raytracing Cores3232
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The ASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Challenger 8GB OC is equipped with a graphics chip of the RDNA 4 architecture, which has 32 streaming multiprocessors.

The graphics card AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT is based on the RDNA 2 architecture and is equipped with 32 execution units.

Memory

MemoryASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Challenger 8GB OCAMD Radeon RX 6650 XT
Memory Size8 GB8 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory Clock2.518 GHz2.190 GHz
Memory Speed20.1 Gbps17.5 Gbps
Memory bandwidth322 GB/s280 GB/s
Memory Interface128 bit128 bit
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The ASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Challenger 8GB OC is equipped with a 8 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory, which is equipped with 2.518 GHz clocks.

The AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT has a 8 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory and the memory clock is 2.190GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Challenger 8GB OCAMD Radeon RX 6650 XT
Base Clock1.700 GHz2.055 GHz
Boost Clock3.290 GHz2.635 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock2.70 GHz2.41 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The ASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Challenger 8GB OC has a turbo clock of 3.290 GHz. The turbo frequency of the AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT is 2.635 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Challenger 8GB OCAMD Radeon RX 6650 XT
TDP150 W180 W
Tjunction maxUnknown100 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 8-Pin1 x 8-Pin
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The ASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Challenger 8GB OC 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 Unknown.

The AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT 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 9060 XT Challenger 8GB OCAMD Radeon RX 6650 XT
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 12 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 9060 XT Challenger 8GB OC are cooled with a Air cooling.

The AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT is cooled by a Air cooling.

Connectivity

ConnectivityASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Challenger 8GB OCAMD Radeon RX 6650 XT
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.32.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.1b1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort2x DP 2.1a3x DP 1.4a
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The ASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Challenger 8GB OC supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.3.

The AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT supports HDCP in version 2.3 and all previous versions.

Featureset

FeaturesetASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Challenger 8GB OCAMD Radeon RX 6650 XT
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingYesYes
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDAddressable LEDNo LED lighting
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The ASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Challenger 8GB OC supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_2 (Ultimate).

The AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_2 (Ultimate).

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Challenger 8GB OCAMD Radeon RX 6650 XT
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP9Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
AV1Decode / EncodeDecode
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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 9060 XT Challenger 8GB OCAMD Radeon RX 6650 XT
Length249 mm--
Height132 mm--
Width41 mm--
Width (Slots)2 Slots--
Weight645 g--
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The ASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Challenger 8GB OC is 41 mm wide and therefore needs the space of -- in the case.

The width of the AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT is 41 mm and thus requires the space of -- in the PC case.

Additional data

Additional dataASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Challenger 8GB OCAMD Radeon RX 6650 XT
GPU InterfacePCIe 5 x 16PCIe 4.0 x 8
Release dateQ2/2025Q2/2022
Launch Price299 $399 $
Structure size4 nm7 nm
Part-noRX9060XT CL 8GO--
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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Manufactured using the 4 nanometer process, ASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Challenger 8GB OC was released in Q2/2025.

The AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT published in Q2/2022 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

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  2. 4,562

Port Royal (Raytracing)

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  2. 4,673

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

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  2. 1,637

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)

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  2. 30 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

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  2. 37 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

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  2. 59 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)

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  2. 54 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

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  2. 110 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

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  2. 156 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

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  2. 85,142

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan

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  2. 92,863

Geekbench 6 - Metal

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  2. 116,428

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