ASRock Arc A580 Challenger 8GB GDDR6

ASRock Arc A580 Challenger 8GB GDDR6

ASRock
46 Overall Score
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Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 Silver

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 Silver

Sapphire
96 Overall Score

What Buyers Say

ASRock Arc A580 Challenger 8GB GDDR6

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Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 Silver

88 out of 100 high confidence 43 reviews

The Sapphire Nitro+ RX 7900 XTX earns strong praise for its blistering 4K performance, quiet operation, and reliable cooling. Most verified buyers highlight its compact size relative to competing high-end cards, the generous 24GB VRAM, and the absence of coil whine as major pluses. A few reviewers note that coil whine can occasionally occur, and the card demands a robust 850W+ PSU, but overall sentiment is overwhelmingly positive.

Pros
  • Excellent 4K gaming performance
  • Very quiet operation
  • Efficient cooling with low temperatures
  • Compact size for a high-end card
  • 24GB VRAM for longevity
Cons
  • High power consumption
  • Occasional coil whine
  • Requires 850W+ PSU minimum
  • Large 4-slot design
👍 Performance 4k 12
👍 Noise level 15
👍 Cooling efficiency 14
👍 Build quality 8
🤔 Coil whine 7
🤔 Power consumption 6

Scores

Ray Tracing
ASRock
42
Sapphire
93
Gaming 4k
ASRock
29
Sapphire
91
Gaming 1440p
ASRock
42
Sapphire
90
Content Creation
ASRock
42
Sapphire
89
Gaming 1080p
ASRock
45
Sapphire
89
Ai Llm
ASRock
25
Sapphire
85
Workstation
ASRock
38
Sapphire
82
Budget
ASRock
76
Sapphire
75

Specifications

ASRock Arc A580 ChallengerSapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+
Chipset
GPU ChipsetArc A580Radeon RX 7900 XTX
BrandIntelAMD
ArchitectureXe-HPG (Alchemist)RDNA 3
Classconsumerconsumer
Process—5★
Memory
VRAM8 GB24 GB★
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory Bus
256
384
BandwidthNo data
960
Compute
Stream ProcessorsNo data
6,144
Tensor CoresNo data
192
RT Cores—96★
Base Clock
2,000
2,510
Boost Clock
2,000
2,680
FP16 TFLOPSNo data
122.80000305175781
FP32 TFLOPS—61.38999938964844★
Performance
PassMark G3D
12,028
31,427
GPU Compute
4,886
17,736
Power & Cooling
TDP175★339
Recommended PSU650★800
Power Connectors2 x 8-Pin3 x 8-Pin
CoolerDual FanTriple Fan★
Fans23★
Connectivity
InterfacePCI Express 4.0 x16PCI Express 4.0 x16
DisplayPort3★2
HDMI12★
USB-C—1★
Max Displays44
Max Resolution7680 x 43207680 x 4320
Physical
Length271★320
Slot Width2.4000000953674316★4
Form FactorATXATX
Weight0.79 kg★1.00 kg
Features
Ray Tracing✓✓
UpscalingXeSSFSR 3.1
AV1 Encode✓✓
DirectX12 Ultimate12 Ultimate
RGB✗✓★

Pros & Cons

ASRock Arc A580 Challenger 8GB GDDR6

  • Strong connectivity (87th percentile)87th %ile
  • Strong affordability (84th percentile)84th %ile
  • Strong social proof (83rd percentile)83rd %ile
  • Strong feature (73rd percentile)
  • Below average ai (27th percentile)
  • Below average raster (28th percentile)
  • Below average efficiency (28th percentile)
  • Below average rt (33rd percentile)

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 Silver

  • Strong connectivity (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong rt (96th percentile)96th %ile
  • Strong compute (96th percentile)96th %ile
  • Strong ai (95th percentile)95th %ile
  • Below average affordability (16th percentile)16th %ile

Verdict

★ Winner: Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+

Scores 96 overall, wins 7 of 8 usage categories and 18 of 38 specs.

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ Better at:

Ai LlmGaming 4kRay TracingWorkstationGaming 1080pGaming 1440pContent Creation