SAPPHIRE Nitro+ Radeon RX 6650 XT
vs
ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D


GPU comparison with benchmarks

The SAPPHIRE Nitro+ Radeon RX 6650 XT is based on the AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT (RDNA 2) and has 8 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 280 GB/s.

The ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D is based on the AMD Radeon RX 6600 (RDNA 2) and has 8 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 224 GB/s.

GPU

The SAPPHIRE Nitro+ Radeon RX 6650 XT has the Navi 23 KXT graphics chip installed, which is based on the RDNA 2 architecture.

The ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D is based on the graphics chip Navi 23 XL, which comes from the RDNA 2 architecture.
SAPPHIRE Nitro+ Radeon RX 6650 XT GPU ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D
AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT Based on AMD Radeon RX 6600
Navi 23 KXT GPU Chip Navi 23 XL
RDNA 2 Architecture RDNA 2
32 Streaming Multiprocessors 28
2048 Shader 1792
64 Render Output Units 64
128 Texture Units 112
32 Raytracing Cores 28

Memory

The graphics memory of the SAPPHIRE Nitro+ Radeon RX 6650 XT clocks at 2.190 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 17.5 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D is 14.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.750 GHz.

8 GB Memory Size 8 GB
GDDR6 Memory Type GDDR6
2.190 GHz Memory Clock 1.750 GHz
17.5 Gbps Memory Speed 14.0 Gbps
280 GB/s Memory bandwidth 224 GB/s
128 bit Memory Interface 128 bit

Clock Speeds

The clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.

2.055 GHz Base Clock 1.626 GHz
2.694 GHz Boost Clock 2.491 GHz
2.52 GHz Avg (Game) Clock 2.04 GHz
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

The SAPPHIRE Nitro+ Radeon RX 6650 XT is powered by 1 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 203 W.

The ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D has 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 132 W.

203 W TDP 132 W
-- TDP (up) --
100 °C Tjunction max 100 °C
1 x 8-Pin PCIe-Power 1 x 8-Pin

Cooler & Fans

The SAPPHIRE Nitro+ Radeon RX 6650 XT is equipped with a total of 2 Axial main fans.

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

Axial Fan-Type Axial
2 x 90 mm Fan 1 2 x 95 mm
-- Fan 2 --
Air cooling Cooler-Type Air cooling
0 dB Noise (Idle) 0 dB
-- Noise (Load) --

Connectivity

Up to 4 screens can be operated with the SAPPHIRE Nitro+ Radeon RX 6650 XT.

The ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

4 Max. Displays 4
2.3 HDCP-Version 2.3
1x HDMI v2.1 HDMI Ports 1x HDMI v2.1
3x DP v1.4a DP Ports 3x DP v1.4
-- DVI Ports --
-- VGA Ports --
-- USB-C Ports --

Featureset

With the SAPPHIRE Nitro+ Radeon RX 6650 XT it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D is 7680x4320 pixels.

7680x4320 Max. resolution 7680x4320
12_2 (Ultimate) DirectX 12_2 (Ultimate)
Yes Raytracing Yes
Yes DLSS / FSR Yes
Addressable LED LED No LED lighting

Supported Video Codecs

The support and acceleration of certain video codecs can have a positive impact on the lower energy consumption and less waste heat from the graphics card.

Decode / Encode h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode h265 / HEVC Decode / Encode
Decode AV1 Decode
Decode / Encode VP8 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode VP9 Decode / Encode

Dimensions

The SAPPHIRE Nitro+ Radeon RX 6650 XT is connected to the system via PCIe 4.0 x 8 lanes and requires 3 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 4.0 x 8 Lanes interface.

260 mm Length 269 mm
130 mm Height 132 mm
58 mm Width 41 mm
3 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 2 PCIe-Slots
-- Weight 627 g
PCIe 4.0 x 8 GPU Interface PCIe 4.0 x 8

Additional data

The SAPPHIRE Nitro+ Radeon RX 6650 XT has been manufactured with a structure width of 7 nanometers since Q2/2022.

The ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D came on the market in Q4/2021 and will have a structure width of 7 nanometers manufactured.

11319-01-20G Part-no RX6600 CLD 8G
Q2/2022 Release date Q4/2021
399 $ (Reference) Launch Price 329 $ (Reference)
7 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

Port Royal (Raytracing)

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

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)

2560x1440 (1440p)

1920x1080 (1080p)

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)

1920x1080 (1080p)

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)

2560x1440 (1440p)

SAPPHIRE Nitro+ Radeon RX 6650 XT SAPPHIRE Nitro+ Radeon RX 6650 XT
8 GB GDDR6
112 fps (avg)
ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D
8 GB GDDR6
98 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

SAPPHIRE Nitro+ Radeon RX 6650 XT SAPPHIRE Nitro+ Radeon RX 6650 XT
8 GB GDDR6
159 fps (avg)
ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D
8 GB GDDR6
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

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan

Geekbench 6 - Metal

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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