GPU comparison with benchmarks

GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 vs ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D

GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 8 GB GDDR5 · 1.27 GHz · 150 W Speed index 5/100
In 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.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D is 53 % faster than the GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480.

GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D
Speed index
5/100
7/100
FP32
5.83 TFLOPS
8.93 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.27 GHz
2.49 GHz
Memory Size
8 GB GDDR5
8 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
256 GB/s
224 GB/s
TDP
150 W
132 W
Launch Price
199 $
329 $

GPU

GPUGIGABYTE Radeon RX 480ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D
Based onAMD Radeon RX 480AMD Radeon RX 6600
GPU ChipPolaris 10 XTNavi 23 XL
Streaming Multiprocessors3628
Shader23041792
Render Output Units3264
Texture Units144112
Raytracing Cores--28
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The 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.

Memory

MemoryGIGABYTE Radeon RX 480ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D
Memory Size8 GB8 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR6
Memory Clock2.000 GHz1.750 GHz
Memory Speed8.0 Gbps14.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth256 GB/s224 GB/s
Memory Interface256 bit128 bit
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The 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.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsGIGABYTE Radeon RX 480ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D
Base Clock1.120 GHz1.626 GHz
Boost Clock1.266 GHz2.491 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock--2.04 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The 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.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignGIGABYTE Radeon RX 480ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D
TDP150 W132 W
Tjunction max100 °C100 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 6-Pin1 x 8-Pin
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The 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.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansGIGABYTE Radeon RX 480ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D
Fan-TypeRadialAxial
Fan 11 x 65 mm2 x 95 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)--0 dB
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The 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.

Connectivity

ConnectivityGIGABYTE Radeon RX 480ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.22.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.0b1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort3x DP 1.4a3x DP 1.4
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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 GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480.

The ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D supports a maximum of 4 screens.

Featureset

FeaturesetGIGABYTE Radeon RX 480ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_012_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingNoYes
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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The 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.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsGIGABYTE Radeon RX 480ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8NoDecode / Encode
VP9NoDecode / Encode
AV1NoDecode
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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

DimensionsGIGABYTE Radeon RX 480ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D
Length240 mm269 mm
Height112 mm132 mm
Width37 mm41 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots2 Slots
Weight--627 g
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The 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.

Additional data

Additional dataGIGABYTE Radeon RX 480ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D
GPU InterfacePCIe 3.0 x 16PCIe 4.0 x 8
Release dateQ2/2016Q4/2021
Launch Price199 $329 $
Structure size14 nm7 nm
Part-noGV-RX480D5-8GD-BRX6600 CLD 8G
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 was released in Q2/2016 at a price of 199 $.

The ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D was introduced in Q4/2021 at a price of 329 $.

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 Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D +105.3 %

  1. 1,847
  2. 3,792

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 3,907

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  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. no data
  2. 24 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. no data
  2. 31 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. no data
  2. 50 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. no data
  2. 44 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. no data
  2. 98 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. no data
  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 ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D +67.0 %

  1. 42,694
  2. 71,285

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D +76.3 %

  1. 45,619
  2. 80,425

Geekbench 6 - Metal ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D +134.4 %

  1. 41,864
  2. 98,120

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