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ASUS Dual Radeon RX 6600 vs ASRock Radeon RX 6500 XT Challenger ITX 4GB

ASUS Dual Radeon RX 6600
ASUS Dual Radeon RX 6600 8 GB GDDR6 · 2.49 GHz · 132 W Speed index 7/100
In the gpu comparison between the ASUS Dual Radeon RX 6600 and the ASRock Radeon RX 6500 XT Challenger ITX 4GB, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the ASUS Dual Radeon RX 6600 is 55 % faster than the ASRock Radeon RX 6500 XT Challenger ITX 4GB.

ASUS Dual Radeon RX 6600ASRock Radeon RX 6500 XT Challenger ITX 4GB
Speed index
7/100
5/100
FP32
8.93 TFLOPS
5.77 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
2.49 GHz
2.82 GHz
Memory Size
8 GB GDDR6
4 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
224 GB/s
144 GB/s
TDP
132 W
107 W
Launch Price
329 $
199 $

GPU

GPUASUS Dual Radeon RX 6600ASRock Radeon RX 6500 XT Challenger ITX 4GB
Based onAMD Radeon RX 6600AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
GPU ChipNavi 23 XLNavi 24 XT
Streaming Multiprocessors2816
Shader17921024
Render Output Units6432
Texture Units11264
Raytracing Cores2816
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The ASUS Dual Radeon RX 6600 is based on the AMD Radeon RX 6600 and has 1792 texture shaders and 28 execution units.

ASRock Radeon RX 6500 XT Challenger ITX 4GB is based on AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT, which has 1024 shaders and 16 execution units.

Memory

MemoryASUS Dual Radeon RX 6600ASRock Radeon RX 6500 XT Challenger ITX 4GB
Memory Size8 GB4 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory Clock1.750 GHz2.250 GHz
Memory Speed14.0 Gbps18.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth224 GB/s144 GB/s
Memory Interface128 bit64 bit
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The ASUS Dual Radeon RX 6600 has 8 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR6 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 224 GB/s.

The ASRock Radeon RX 6500 XT Challenger ITX 4GB can access 4 GB GDDR6 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 144 GB/s.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsASUS Dual Radeon RX 6600ASRock Radeon RX 6500 XT Challenger ITX 4GB
Base Clock1.626 GHz2.200 GHz
Boost Clock2.491 GHz2.815 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock2.06 GHz2.61 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The ASUS Dual Radeon RX 6600 clocks in the base with up to 1.626 GHz. The base frequency of the ASRock Radeon RX 6500 XT Challenger ITX 4GB is 2.200 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignASUS Dual Radeon RX 6600ASRock Radeon RX 6500 XT Challenger ITX 4GB
TDP132 W107 W
Tjunction max100 °C97 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 8-Pin1 x 8-Pin
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The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the ASUS Dual Radeon RX 6600 is 132 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 8-Pin connector.

The ASRock Radeon RX 6500 XT Challenger ITX 4GB has a TDP of 107 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansASUS Dual Radeon RX 6600ASRock Radeon RX 6500 XT Challenger ITX 4GB
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 12 x 100 mm1 x 100 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
Noise (Load)37 dB--
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The ASUS Dual Radeon RX 6600 has a total of 2 Axial fans.

The ASRock Radeon RX 6500 XT Challenger ITX 4GB has 1 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityASUS Dual Radeon RX 6600ASRock Radeon RX 6500 XT Challenger ITX 4GB
Max. Displays42
HDCP2.32.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.11x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort3x DP 1.4a1x DP 1.4a
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In the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 4 screens can be connected to the ASUS Dual Radeon RX 6600.

The ASRock Radeon RX 6500 XT Challenger ITX 4GB supports a maximum of 2 screens.

Featureset

FeaturesetASUS Dual Radeon RX 6600ASRock Radeon RX 6500 XT Challenger ITX 4GB
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingYesYes
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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The ASUS Dual Radeon RX 6600 supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum resolution of the ASRock Radeon RX 6500 XT Challenger ITX 4GB is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsASUS Dual Radeon RX 6600ASRock Radeon RX 6500 XT Challenger ITX 4GB
h264Decode / EncodeDecode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode
VP8Decode / EncodeDecode
VP9Decode / EncodeDecode
AV1DecodeNo
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The support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos.

Dimensions

DimensionsASUS Dual Radeon RX 6600ASRock Radeon RX 6500 XT Challenger ITX 4GB
Length243 mm179 mm
Height134 mm124 mm
Width49 mm40 mm
Width (Slots)3 Slots2 Slots
Weight--385 g
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The ASUS Dual Radeon RX 6600 is 243 mm long, 134 mm high and 49 mm wide.

The ASRock Radeon RX 6500 XT Challenger ITX 4GB is 179 mm long, 124 mm high and 40 mm wide.

Additional data

Additional dataASUS Dual Radeon RX 6600ASRock Radeon RX 6500 XT Challenger ITX 4GB
GPU InterfacePCIe 4.0 x 8PCIe 4.0 x 4
Release dateQ4/2021Q1/2022
Launch Price329 $199 $
Structure size7 nm6 nm
Part-no--RX6500XT CLI 4G
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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The ASUS Dual Radeon RX 6600 was released in Q4/2021 at a price of 329 $.

The ASRock Radeon RX 6500 XT Challenger ITX 4GB was introduced in Q1/2022 at a price of 199 $.

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 ASUS Dual Radeon RX 6600 +66.8 %

  1. 3,792
  2. 2,274

Port Royal (Raytracing) ASUS Dual Radeon RX 6600 +736.6 %

  1. 3,907
  2. 467

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing) ASUS Dual Radeon RX 6600 +853.2 %

  1. 1,344
  2. 141

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) ASUS Dual Radeon RX 6600 +71.4 %

  1. 24 fps (avg)
  2. 14 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) ASUS Dual Radeon RX 6600 +63.2 %

  1. 31 fps (avg)
  2. 19 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) ASUS Dual Radeon RX 6600 +61.3 %

  1. 50 fps (avg)
  2. 31 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) ASUS Dual Radeon RX 6600 +113.3 %

  1. 64 fps (avg)
  2. 30 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) ASUS Dual Radeon RX 6600 +63.0 %

  1. 44 fps (avg)
  2. 27 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) ASUS Dual Radeon RX 6600 +88.5 %

  1. 98 fps (avg)
  2. 52 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) ASUS Dual Radeon RX 6600 +86.8 %

  1. 127 fps (avg)
  2. 68 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 ASUS Dual Radeon RX 6600 +42.9 %

  1. 71,285
  2. 49,896

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan ASUS Dual Radeon RX 6600 +46.1 %

  1. 80,425
  2. 55,054

Geekbench 6 - Metal ASUS Dual Radeon RX 6600 +95.3 %

  1. 98,120
  2. 50,239

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