ASRock Radeon RX 6600 XT Challenger D 8GB GDDR6 Black
ASRock
45 Overall Score
vs
XFX Radeon RX 9070 XT Mercury 16GB GDDR6 Black
XFX
89 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
ASRock Radeon RX 6600 XT Challenger D 8GB GDDR6 Black
No customer feedback yet
XFX Radeon RX 9070 XT Mercury 16GB GDDR6 Black
92 out of 100 low confidence 8 reviews
The XFX Mercury Radeon RX 9070 XT OC is highly praised for its excellent thermal performance, staying below 54°C under load, and its impressive out-of-the-box boost clock. Users highlight the great price-to-performance ratio, sleek design with customizable ARGB lighting, and the added benefit of a 3-year warranty. The only minor drawbacks mentioned are the large physical size ("chonky") and the short included support bracket extender.
Pros
- Excellent thermal performance
- Great price-to-performance ratio
- Sleek design with ARGB lighting
- 3-year warranty
- Out-of-box boost clock
Cons
- Large physical size
- Short support bracket extender
Thermal performance 3
Price to performance 2
Design and aesthetics 3
Warranty 2
Build quality 2
Physical size 2
Scores
Ray Tracing
Budget
Gaming 1440p
Gaming 4k
Gaming 1080p
Content Creation
Workstation
Ai Llm
Specifications
| ASRock Radeon RX 6600 XT Challenger D | XFX Radeon RX 9070 XT Mercury | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | Radeon RX 6600 XT | Radeon RX 9070 XT |
| Brand | AMD | AMD |
| Architecture | RDNA 2 | RDNA 4 |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 7★ | — |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 8 GB | 16 GB★ |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| Compute | ||
| Stream Processors | ||
| RT Cores | 32 | 64★ |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | 21.209999084472656★ | — |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 10.600000381469727★ | — |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 160★ | 304 |
| Recommended PSU | 500★ | 800 |
| Power Connectors | 1 x 8-pin | 3 x 8-Pin |
| Cooler | Dual Fan | Triple Fan★ |
| Fans | 2 | 3★ |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 | PCI Express 5.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 3 | 3 |
| HDMI | 1 | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4 | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 269★ | 360 |
| Slot Width | 2★ | 3.5 |
| Form Factor | Full Height | ATX |
| Weight | 0.64 kg★ | 1.81 kg |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | FSR | AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution 4 |
| AV1 Encode | — | ✓★ |
| VR Ready | — | ✓★ |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | ✗ | ✓★ |
Pros & Cons
ASRock Radeon RX 6600 XT Challenger D 8GB GDDR6 Black
- Strong efficiency (66th percentile)
- Below average vram (31st percentile)
- Below average compute (33rd percentile)
XFX Radeon RX 9070 XT Mercury 16GB GDDR6 Black
- Strong user sentiment (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong feature (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong social proof (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong connectivity (94th percentile)94th %ile
Pricing
ASRock Radeon RX 6600 XT Challenger D 8GB GDDR6 Black0.180score per dollar
vs
XFX Radeon RX 9070 XT Mercury 16GB GDDR6 Black0.120score per dollar
ASRock Radeon RX 6600 XT Challenger D 8GB GDDR6 Black offers 1.5x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: XFX Radeon RX 9070 XT Mercury
Scores 89 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 13 of 37 specs.
