ASRock Radeon RX 7600 Challenger 8GB GDDR6 Black
ASRock
55 Overall Score
vs
MSI GeForce GT 1030 OC 2GB DDR4 Black
MSI
13 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
ASRock Radeon RX 7600 Challenger 8GB GDDR6 Black
82 out of 100 medium confidence 18 reviews
The ASRock RX 7600 Challenger 8GB is well-received for its solid 1080p performance, good thermals, and easy RGB software. Users appreciate its value for budget builds, though some note the 8GB VRAM and ray tracing are limiting for higher resolutions. A few mention driver instability and lack of support from ASRock.
Pros
- Solid 1080p performance
- Good thermals under load
- Easy RGB software
- Good value for budget builds
- Energy efficient
Cons
- 8GB VRAM limiting at 1440p
- Mediocre ray tracing performance
- Driver instability after updates
- Lack of ASRock support
Performance 1080p 6
Value for money 5
Thermals 4
Build quality 3
Rgb software 3
Vram limitation 3
MSI GeForce GT 1030 OC 2GB DDR4 Black
No customer feedback yet
Scores
Budget
Gaming 1080p
Gaming 1440p
Ray Tracing
Content Creation
Workstation
Gaming 4k
Ai Llm
Specifications
| ASRock Radeon RX 7600 Challenger | MSI GeForce GT 1030 OC | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | Radeon RX 7600 | GeForce GT 1030 |
| Brand | AMD | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | RDNA 3 | Pascal |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 6★ | — |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 8 GB★ | 2 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6★ | DDR4 |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | No data | |
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Stream Processors | No data | |
| Tensor Cores | 64★ | — |
| RT Cores | 32★ | — |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | 43.5★ | — |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 21.75★ | — |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 165 | 30★ |
| Recommended PSU | 550 | 300★ |
| Power Connectors | 8-Pin | — |
| Cooler | Dual Fan★ | Passive |
| Fans | 2★ | 0 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 x8 | PCI Express 3.0 x16 (Uses x4) |
| DisplayPort | 3★ | 1 |
| HDMI | 1 | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4★ | 2 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | — |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 269 | 150★ |
| Slot Width | 2 | 2 |
| Form Factor | ATX | Low Profile |
| Weight | 0.64 kg | 0.50 kg★ |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓★ | ✗ |
| AV1 Encode | ✓★ | — |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate | 12 |
| RGB | ✓★ | — |
Pros & Cons
ASRock Radeon RX 7600 Challenger 8GB GDDR6 Black
- Strong social proof (89th percentile)89th %ile
- Strong affordability (76th percentile)
- Strong connectivity (70th percentile)
MSI GeForce GT 1030 OC 2GB DDR4 Black
- Strong affordability (90th percentile)90th %ile
- Below average compute (6th percentile)6th %ile
- Below average vram (6th percentile)6th %ile
- Below average ai (8th percentile)8th %ile
- Below average rt (11th percentile)11th %ile
Pricing
ASRock Radeon RX 7600 Challenger 8GB GDDR6 Black0.006score per dollar
vs
MSI GeForce GT 1030 OC 2GB DDR4 Black0.005score per dollar
ASRock Radeon RX 7600 Challenger 8GB GDDR6 Black offers 1.2x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: ASRock Radeon RX 7600 Challenger
Scores 55 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 21 of 37 specs.
