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MSI GeForce RTX 2060 VENTUS 12G vs ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D

MSI GeForce RTX 2060 VENTUS 12G
MSI GeForce RTX 2060 VENTUS 12G 12 GB GDDR6 · 1.65 GHz · 184 W Speed index 6/100
In the gpu comparison between the MSI GeForce RTX 2060 VENTUS 12G 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 24 % faster than the MSI GeForce RTX 2060 VENTUS 12G.

MSI GeForce RTX 2060 VENTUS 12GASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D
Speed index
6/100
7/100
FP32
7.18 TFLOPS
8.93 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.65 GHz
2.49 GHz
Memory Size
12 GB GDDR6
8 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
336 GB/s
224 GB/s
TDP
184 W
132 W
Launch Price
289 $
329 $

GPU

GPUMSI GeForce RTX 2060 VENTUS 12GASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D
Based onNVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GBAMD Radeon RX 6600
GPU ChipTU106Navi 23 XL
Streaming Multiprocessors3428
Shader21761792
Render Output Units4864
Texture Units136112
Raytracing Cores3428
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The MSI GeForce RTX 2060 VENTUS 12G is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB and has 2176 texture shaders and 34 execution units.

ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D is based on AMD Radeon RX 6600, which has 1792 shaders and 28 execution units.

Memory

MemoryMSI GeForce RTX 2060 VENTUS 12GASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D
Memory Size12 GB8 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory Clock1.750 GHz1.750 GHz
Memory Speed14.0 Gbps14.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth336 GB/s224 GB/s
Memory Interface192 bit128 bit
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The MSI GeForce RTX 2060 VENTUS 12G has 12 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR6 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 336 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 SpeedsMSI GeForce RTX 2060 VENTUS 12GASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D
Base Clock1.470 GHz1.626 GHz
Boost Clock1.650 GHz2.491 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock--2.04 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The MSI GeForce RTX 2060 VENTUS 12G clocks in the base with up to 1.470 GHz. The base frequency of the ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D is 1.626 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignMSI GeForce RTX 2060 VENTUS 12GASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D
TDP184 W132 W
Tjunction max88 °C100 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 8-Pin1 x 8-Pin
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The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the MSI GeForce RTX 2060 VENTUS 12G is 184 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 8-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 & FansMSI GeForce RTX 2060 VENTUS 12GASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 12 x 90 mm2 x 95 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
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The MSI GeForce RTX 2060 VENTUS 12G has a total of 2 Axial fans.

The ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D has 2 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityMSI GeForce RTX 2060 VENTUS 12GASRock 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 MSI GeForce RTX 2060 VENTUS 12G.

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

Featureset

FeaturesetMSI GeForce RTX 2060 VENTUS 12GASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingYesYes
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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The MSI GeForce RTX 2060 VENTUS 12G 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 CodecsMSI GeForce RTX 2060 VENTUS 12GASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeDecode / Encode
VP9DecodeDecode / 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

DimensionsMSI GeForce RTX 2060 VENTUS 12GASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D
Length231 mm269 mm
Height128 mm132 mm
Width42 mm41 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots2 Slots
Weight706 g627 g
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The MSI GeForce RTX 2060 VENTUS 12G is 231 mm long, 128 mm high and 42 mm wide.

The ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D is 269 mm long, 132 mm high and 41 mm wide.

Additional data

Additional dataMSI GeForce RTX 2060 VENTUS 12GASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D
GPU InterfacePCIe 3.0 x 16PCIe 4.0 x 8
Release dateQ4/2021Q4/2021
Launch Price289 $329 $
Structure size12 nm7 nm
Part-noGPU-MonkeyRX6600 CLD 8G
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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The MSI GeForce RTX 2060 VENTUS 12G was released in Q4/2021 at a price of 289 $.

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 +7.7 %

  1. 3,522
  2. 3,792

Port Royal (Raytracing) MSI GeForce RTX 2060 VENTUS 12G +14.3 %

  1. 4,467
  2. 3,907

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing) MSI GeForce RTX 2060 VENTUS 12G +20.8 %

  1. 1,623
  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) MSI GeForce RTX 2060 VENTUS 12G +12.5 %

  1. 27 fps (avg)
  2. 24 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) MSI GeForce RTX 2060 VENTUS 12G +9.7 %

  1. 34 fps (avg)
  2. 31 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D +4.2 %

  1. 48 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. no data
  2. 28 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. no data
  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) MSI GeForce RTX 2060 VENTUS 12G +2.3 %

  1. 45 fps (avg)
  2. 44 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D +15.3 %

  1. 85 fps (avg)
  2. 98 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D +2.4 %

  1. 124 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 MSI GeForce RTX 2060 VENTUS 12G +6.4 %

  1. 75,846
  2. 71,285

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D +11.5 %

  1. 72,147
  2. 80,425

Geekbench 6 - Metal

  1. no data
  2. 98,120

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