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SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7600 vs ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT Challenger Pro 12GB

SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7600
SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7600 8 GB GDDR6 · 2.76 GHz · 185 W Speed index 19/100

The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7600 has 2048 shader units and these clock a maximum of 2.76 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 22.57 TFLOPS.

ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT Challenger Pro 12GB
ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT Challenger Pro 12GB 12 GB GDDR6 · 2.58 GHz · 230 W Speed index 11/100

The ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT Challenger Pro 12GB has 2560 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 2.58 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 13.21 TFLOPS.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7600 is 71 % faster than the ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT Challenger Pro 12GB.

SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7600ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT Challenger Pro 12GB
Speed index
19/100
11/100
FP32
22.57 TFLOPS
13.21 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
2.76 GHz
2.58 GHz
Memory Size
8 GB GDDR6
12 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
288 GB/s
384 GB/s
TDP
185 W
230 W
Launch Price
269 $
479 $
323 pts
316 pts

GPU

GPUSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7600ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT Challenger Pro 12GB
Based onAMD Radeon RX 7600AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT
GPU ChipNavi 33 XLNavi 22 XT
Streaming Multiprocessors3240
Shader20482560
Render Output Units6464
Texture Units128160
Raytracing Cores3240
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The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7600 is equipped with a graphics chip of the RDNA 3 architecture, which has 32 streaming multiprocessors.

The graphics card ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT Challenger Pro 12GB is based on the RDNA 2 architecture and is equipped with 40 execution units.

Memory

MemorySAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7600ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT Challenger Pro 12GB
Memory Size8 GB12 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory Clock2.250 GHz2.000 GHz
Memory Speed18.0 Gbps16.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth288 GB/s384 GB/s
Memory Interface128 bit192 bit
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The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7600 is equipped with a 8 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory, which is equipped with 2.250 GHz clocks.

The ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT Challenger Pro 12GB has a 12 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory and the memory clock is 2.000GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7600ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT Challenger Pro 12GB
Base Clock1.770 GHz2.321 GHz
Boost Clock2.755 GHz2.581 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock2.36 GHz2.42 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7600 has a turbo clock of 2.755 GHz. The turbo frequency of the ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT Challenger Pro 12GB is 2.581 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7600ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT Challenger Pro 12GB
TDP185 W230 W
Tjunction maxUnknown100 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 8-Pin2 x 8-Pin
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The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7600 has 1 x 8-Pin connectors through which it is supplied with power. The manufacturer specifies the maximum operating temperature of the graphics card as Unknown.

The ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT Challenger Pro 12GB is equipped with a 2 x 8-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 100 °C.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7600ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT Challenger Pro 12GB
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 12 x 90 mm3 x 90 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
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The graphics processor and graphics memory of the SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7600 are cooled with a Air cooling.

The ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT Challenger Pro 12GB is cooled by a Air cooling.

Connectivity

ConnectivitySAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7600ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT Challenger Pro 12GB
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.32.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.1a1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort3x DP 1.43x DP 1.4a
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The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7600 supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.3.

The ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT Challenger Pro 12GB supports HDCP in version 2.3 and all previous versions.

Featureset

FeaturesetSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7600ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT Challenger Pro 12GB
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingYesYes
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingAddressable LED
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The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7600 supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_2 (Ultimate).

The ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT Challenger Pro 12GB supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_2 (Ultimate).

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7600ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT Challenger Pro 12GB
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP9Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
AV1Decode / EncodeDecode
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This area lists which video codecs can be decoded or encoded by the graphics cards in hardware. As a result, the power consumption can be reduced due to a lower processor load.

Dimensions

DimensionsSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7600ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT Challenger Pro 12GB
Length240 mm303 mm
Height107 mm131 mm
Width44 mm45 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots3 Slots
Weight--890 g
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7600 is 44 mm wide and therefore needs the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the case.

The width of the ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT Challenger Pro 12GB is 44 mm and thus requires the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.

Additional data

Additional dataSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7600ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT Challenger Pro 12GB
GPU InterfacePCIe 4 x 8PCIe 4.0 x 16
Release dateQ2/2023Q4/2023
Launch Price269 $479 $
Structure size6 nm7 nm
Part-no11324-01-20GRX6700XT CLP 12G
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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Manufactured using the 6 nanometer process, SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7600 was released in Q2/2023.

The ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT Challenger Pro 12GB published in Q4/2023 is manufactured with a structure width of 7 nanometers.

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 6700 XT Challenger Pro 12GB +13.8 %

  1. 5,233
  2. 5,955

Port Royal (Raytracing) ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT Challenger Pro 12GB +7.0 %

  1. 5,617
  2. 6,008

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing) ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT Challenger Pro 12GB +9.9 %

  1. 1,990
  2. 2,188

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) ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT Challenger Pro 12GB +90.5 %

  1. 21 fps (avg)
  2. 40 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7600 +2.0 %

  1. 50 fps (avg)
  2. 49 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7600 +1.4 %

  1. 75 fps (avg)
  2. 74 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) ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT Challenger Pro 12GB +24.3 %

  1. 37 fps (avg)
  2. 46 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT Challenger Pro 12GB +6.3 %

  1. 79 fps (avg)
  2. 84 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. 76 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. no data
  2. 144 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. no data
  2. 194 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 6700 XT Challenger Pro 12GB +14.2 %

  1. 84,932
  2. 96,956

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT Challenger Pro 12GB +11.4 %

  1. 97,558
  2. 108,643

Geekbench 6 - Metal

  1. no data
  2. 151,246

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