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SPARKLE Intel Arc B570 GUARDIAN OC vs ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D

SPARKLE Intel Arc B570 GUARDIAN OC
SPARKLE Intel Arc B570 GUARDIAN OC 10 GB GDDR6 · 2.66 GHz · 150 W Speed index 10/100

The SPARKLE Intel Arc B570 GUARDIAN OC has 2304 shader units and these clock a maximum of 2.66 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 12.26 TFLOPS.

ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D
ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D 8 GB GDDR6 · 2.49 GHz · 132 W Speed index 7/100

The ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D has 1792 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 2.49 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 8.93 TFLOPS.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the SPARKLE Intel Arc B570 GUARDIAN OC is 37 % faster than the ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D.

SPARKLE Intel Arc B570 GUARDIAN OCASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D
Speed index
10/100
7/100
FP32
12.26 TFLOPS
8.93 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
2.66 GHz
2.49 GHz
Memory Size
10 GB GDDR6
8 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
380 GB/s
224 GB/s
TDP
150 W
132 W
Launch Price
219 $
329 $
366 pts
214 pts

GPU

GPUSPARKLE Intel Arc B570 GUARDIAN OCASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D
Based onIntel Arc B570 GraphicsAMD Radeon RX 6600
GPU ChipBMG-G21Navi 23 XL
Streaming Multiprocessors1828
Shader23041792
Render Output Units8064
Texture Units144112
Raytracing Cores1828
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The SPARKLE Intel Arc B570 GUARDIAN OC is equipped with a graphics chip of the Battlemage architecture, which has 18 streaming multiprocessors.

The graphics card ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D is based on the RDNA 2 architecture and is equipped with 28 execution units.

Memory

MemorySPARKLE Intel Arc B570 GUARDIAN OCASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D
Memory Size10 GB8 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory Clock2.375 GHz1.750 GHz
Memory Speed19.0 Gbps14.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth380 GB/s224 GB/s
Memory Interface160 bit128 bit
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The SPARKLE Intel Arc B570 GUARDIAN OC is equipped with a 10 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory, which is equipped with 2.375 GHz clocks.

The ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D has a 8 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory and the memory clock is 1.750GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsSPARKLE Intel Arc B570 GUARDIAN OCASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D
Base Clock2.660 GHz1.626 GHz
Boost Clock2.660 GHz2.491 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock--2.04 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The SPARKLE Intel Arc B570 GUARDIAN OC has a turbo clock of 2.660 GHz. The turbo frequency of the ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D is 2.491 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignSPARKLE Intel Arc B570 GUARDIAN OCASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D
TDP150 W132 W
Tjunction maxUnknown100 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 8-Pin1 x 8-Pin
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The SPARKLE Intel Arc B570 GUARDIAN OC 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 6600 Challenger D is equipped with a 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 100 °C.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansSPARKLE Intel Arc B570 GUARDIAN OCASRock 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 graphics processor and graphics memory of the SPARKLE Intel Arc B570 GUARDIAN OC are cooled with a Air cooling.

The ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D is cooled by a Air cooling.

Connectivity

ConnectivitySPARKLE Intel Arc B570 GUARDIAN OCASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.32.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.1a1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort3x DP 2.13x DP 1.4
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The SPARKLE Intel Arc B570 GUARDIAN OC supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.3.

The ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D supports HDCP in version 2.3 and all previous versions.

Featureset

FeaturesetSPARKLE Intel Arc B570 GUARDIAN OCASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingYesYes
DLSS / FSRNoYes
LEDAddressable LEDNo LED lighting
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The SPARKLE Intel Arc B570 GUARDIAN OC supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_2 (Ultimate).

The ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_2 (Ultimate).

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsSPARKLE Intel Arc B570 GUARDIAN OCASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8NoDecode / 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

DimensionsSPARKLE Intel Arc B570 GUARDIAN OCASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D
Length242 mm269 mm
Height105 mm132 mm
Width44 mm41 mm
Width (Slots)3 Slots2 Slots
Weight796 g627 g
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The SPARKLE Intel Arc B570 GUARDIAN OC is 44 mm wide and therefore needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case.

The width of the ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D is 44 mm and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.

Additional data

Additional dataSPARKLE Intel Arc B570 GUARDIAN OCASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D
GPU InterfacePCIe 4.0 x 8PCIe 4.0 x 8
Release dateQ4/2024Q4/2021
Launch Price219 $329 $
Structure size5 nm7 nm
Part-noSB570G-10GOCRX6600 CLD 8G
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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Manufactured using the 5 nanometer process, SPARKLE Intel Arc B570 GUARDIAN OC was released in Q4/2024.

The ASRock Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D published in Q4/2021 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

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  2. 3,792

Port Royal (Raytracing)

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  2. 3,907

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

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  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)

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  2. 24 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

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  2. 31 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

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  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)

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  2. 28 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

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  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)

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  2. 44 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

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  2. 98 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

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  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

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  2. 71,285

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan

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  2. 80,425

Geekbench 6 - Metal

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  2. 98,120

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