ASRock Radeon RX 6600 XT Challenger D 8GB GDDR6
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 WINDFORCE 16GB GDDR7
What Buyers Say
ASRock Radeon RX 6600 XT Challenger D 8GB GDDR6
The ASRock Challenger D Radeon RX 6600 XT is overwhelmingly praised as a beast for 1080p gaming, delivering high frame rates at ultra settings with ease. While most users report smooth installation and great performance, a notable minority experienced driver conflicts and black screen issues when switching from Nvidia to AMD, though some resolved these with workarounds. The card is also valued for its quiet operation, efficient cooling, and good value for money compared to competitors like the RTX 3060.
Pros
- Excellent 1080p gaming performance
- Good price-to-performance ratio
- Quiet operation
- Efficient cooling
- Plug-and-play on Linux
Cons
- Driver issues with Nvidia-to-AMD switch
- Black screen problems during driver install
- No RGB lighting on side logo
- 128-bit memory bus
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 WINDFORCE 16GB GDDR7
The Gigabyte RTX 5080 WINDFORCE is widely praised for its excellent cooling, quiet operation, and strong 4K gaming performance. Many users highlight its compact size ideal for small form factor builds and the value at MSRP. A few note minor coil whine and some quality control concerns, but overall sentiment is very positive.
Pros
- Excellent cooling performance
- Quiet operation
- Strong 4K gaming performance
- Compact size for SFF builds
- Good value at MSRP
Cons
- Minor coil whine on some units
- Quality control issues reported
- High price above MSRP
- Modest generational performance uplift
- Large size for some cases
Scores
Specifications
| ASRock Radeon RX 6600 XT Challenger D | Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 WINDFORCE | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | Radeon RX 6600 XT | GeForce RTX 5080 |
| Brand | AMD | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | RDNA 2 | Blackwell |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 7 | 5★ |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 8 GB | 16 GB★ |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR7★ |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Stream Processors | No data | |
| Tensor Cores | No data | |
| RT Cores | 32 | 84★ |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | 21.209999084472656 | 56.279998779296875★ |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 10.600000381469727 | 56.279998779296875★ |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 160★ | 360 |
| Recommended PSU | 500★ | 850 |
| Power Connectors | 1 x 8-pin | 1 x 16-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★ | 304 |
| Slot Width | 2★ | 2.5 |
| Form Factor | Full Height | ATX |
| Weight | 0.64 kg | 0.56 kg★ |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | FSR | DLSS 4 |
| AV1 Encode | — | ✓★ |
| VR Ready | — | ✓★ |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate | 12 |
| RGB | ✗ | ✗ |
Pros & Cons
ASRock Radeon RX 6600 XT Challenger D 8GB GDDR6
- Below average vram (32nd percentile)
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 WINDFORCE 16GB GDDR7
- Strong compute (97th percentile)97th %ile
- Strong rt (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong raster (95th percentile)95th %ile
Pricing
ASRock Radeon RX 6600 XT Challenger D 8GB GDDR6 offers 2.8x better value for money
Verdict
Scores 96 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 19 of 39 specs.
