GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480
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ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D
GPU comparison with benchmarksIn the gpu comparison between the GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 and the ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.
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GPUThe GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 is based on the AMD Radeon RX 480 and has 2304 texture shaders and 36 execution units. ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D is based on AMD Radeon RX 6600, which has 1792 shaders and 28 execution units. |
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| GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 | GPU | ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D |
| AMD Radeon RX 480 | Based on | AMD Radeon RX 6600 |
| Polaris 10 XT | GPU Chip | Navi 23 XL |
| Ellesmere | Architecture | RDNA 2 |
| 36 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 28 |
| 2304 | Shader | 1792 |
| 32 | Render Output Units | 64 |
| 144 | Texture Units | 112 |
| 0 | Raytracing Cores | 28 |
MemoryThe GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 has 8 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR5 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 256 GB/s. The ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D can access 8 GB GDDR6 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 224 GB/s. |
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| 8 GB | Memory Size | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR6 |
| 2.000 GHz | Memory Clock | 1.750 GHz |
| 8.0 Gbps | Memory Speed | 14.0 Gbps |
| 256 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 224 GB/s |
| 256 bit | Memory Interface | 128 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 clocks in the base with up to 1.120 GHz. The base frequency of the ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D is 1.626 GHz. |
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| 1.120 GHz | Base Clock | 1.626 GHz |
| 1.266 GHz | Boost Clock | 2.491 GHz |
| Avg (Game) Clock | 2.04 GHz | |
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 is 150 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 6-Pin connector. The ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D has a TDP of 132 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors. |
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| 150 W | TDP | 132 W |
| -- | TDP (up) | -- |
| 100 °C | Tjunction max | 100 °C |
| 1 x 6-Pin | PCIe-Power | 1 x 8-Pin |
Cooler & FansThe GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 has a total of 1 Radial fans. The ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D has 2 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory. |
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| Radial | Fan-Type | Axial |
| 1 x 65 mm | Fan 1 | 2 x 95 mm |
| -- | Fan 2 | -- |
| Air cooling | Cooler-Type | Air cooling |
| dB | Noise (Idle) | 0 dB |
| -- | Noise (Load) | -- |
ConnectivityIn the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 4 screens can be connected to the GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480. The ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D supports a maximum of 4 screens. |
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| 4 | Max. Displays | 4 |
| 2.2 | HDCP-Version | 2.3 |
| 1x HDMI v2.0b | HDMI Ports | 1x HDMI v2.1 |
| 3x DP v1.4a | DP Ports | 3x DP v1.4 |
| -- | DVI Ports | -- |
| -- | VGA Ports | -- |
| -- | USB-C Ports | -- |
FeaturesetThe GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels. The maximum resolution of the ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D is 7680x4320 pixels. |
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| 7680x4320 | Max. resolution | 7680x4320 |
| 12_0 | DirectX | 12_2 (Ultimate) |
| No | Raytracing | Yes |
| Yes | DLSS / FSR | Yes |
| No LED lighting | LED | No LED lighting |
Supported Video CodecsThe support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos. |
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| Decode / Encode | h264 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | h265 / HEVC | Decode / Encode |
| No | AV1 | Decode |
| No | VP8 | Decode / Encode |
| No | VP9 | Decode / Encode |
DimensionsThe GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 is 240 mm long, 112 mm high and 37 mm wide. The ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D is 269 mm long, 132 mm high and 41 mm wide. |
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| 240 mm | Length | 269 mm |
| 112 mm | Height | 132 mm |
| 37 mm | Width | 41 mm |
| 2 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 2 PCIe-Slots |
| -- | Weight | 627 g |
| PCIe 3.0 x 16 | GPU Interface | PCIe 4.0 x 8 |
Additional dataThe GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 was released in Q2/2016 at a price of 199 $ (Reference). The ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D was introduced in Q4/2021 at a price of 329 $ (Reference). |
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| GV-RX480D5-8GD-B | Part-no | RX6600 CLD 8G |
| Q2/2016 | Release date | Q4/2021 |
| 199 $ (Reference) | Launch Price | 329 $ (Reference) |
| 14 nm | Structure size | 7 nm |
| data sheet | Documents | data sheet |
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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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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480
8 GB GDDR5 |
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ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D
8 GB GDDR6 |
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Port Royal (Raytracing)
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ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D
8 GB GDDR6 |
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Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)
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ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D
8 GB GDDR6 |
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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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ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D
8 GB GDDR6 |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D
8 GB GDDR6 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D
8 GB GDDR6 |
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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)
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ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D
8 GB GDDR6 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D
8 GB GDDR6 |
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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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ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D
8 GB GDDR6 |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D
8 GB GDDR6 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D
8 GB GDDR6 |
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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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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480
8 GB GDDR5 |
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ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D
8 GB GDDR6 |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480
8 GB GDDR5 |
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ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D
8 GB GDDR6 |
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Geekbench 6 - Metal
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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480
8 GB GDDR5 |
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ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D
8 GB GDDR6 |
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FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
The theoretical computing power of the graphics card with single precision (32 bit) in TFLOPS indicates how many trillion FP32 floating point operations the graphics card (GPU) can perform per second.
FP32 (TFLOPS)
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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480
8 GB GDDR5 |
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ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D
8 GB GDDR6 |
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