ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT Challenger 12GB GDDR6

ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT Challenger 12GB GDDR6

ASRock
50 Overall Score
vs
Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6

Sapphire
93 Overall Score

What Buyers Say

ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT Challenger 12GB GDDR6

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Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6

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
48
Sapphire
91
Content Creation
ASRock
41
Sapphire
91
Gaming 4k
ASRock
44
Sapphire
89
Ai Llm
ASRock
38
Sapphire
86
Gaming 1440p
ASRock
48
Sapphire
85
Workstation
ASRock
42
Sapphire
82
Gaming 1080p
ASRock
47
Sapphire
81
Budget
ASRock
48
Sapphire
80

Specifications

ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT ChallengerSapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+
Chipset
GPU ChipsetRadeon RX 6700 XTRadeon RX 7900 XTX
BrandAMDAMD
ArchitectureRDNA 2RDNA 3
Classconsumerconsumer
Process75★
Memory
VRAM12 GB24 GB★
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory Bus
192
384
Bandwidth
384
960
ECC✗—
Compute
Stream ProcessorsNo data
6,144
Tensor CoresNo data
192
RT Cores4096★
Base Clock
2,433
2,510
Boost Clock
2,615
2,680
FP16 TFLOPS
26.43000030517578
122.80000305175781
FP32 TFLOPS13.21000003814697361.38999938964844★
Performance
PassMark G3D
19,742
28,965
GPU Compute
9,277
17,736
Power & Cooling
TDP230★339
Recommended PSU550★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 Displays—4★
Max Resolution—7680 x 4320
Physical
Length—320★
Slot Width—4★
Form Factor—ATX
Weight1.00 kg1.00 kg★
Features
Ray Tracing✓✓
Upscaling—FSR 3.1
AV1 Encode—✓★
DirectX12 Ultimate12 Ultimate
RGB—✓★

Pros & Cons

ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT Challenger 12GB GDDR6

  • Strong social proof (76th percentile)

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6

  • Strong compute (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong connectivity (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong ai (95th percentile)95th %ile
  • Strong rt (92nd percentile)92nd %ile

Pricing

ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT Challenger 12GB GDDR6 is $479 cheaper (1.6x less).

ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT Challenger 12GB GDDR6

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6

Verdict

★ Winner: Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+

Scores 93 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 23 of 39 specs.

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ Better at:

Ai LlmBudgetGaming 4kRay TracingWorkstationGaming 1080pGaming 1440pContent Creation

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