ASRock RX 6600 8GB CLD Challenger D gddr6

One of the best GPUs on the market
Very happy I got this graphics card and I got it at a great price. The performance is unmatched at this price point.

Great budget card (for now)
GPU’s fluctuate in price almost like the temperature during a typical Texas spring. This is no exception. As of late May 2024, it is a nice card that can play 4k video quite well, and is not terrible at 1440p gaming. It does best at 1080p, and it runs quite cool with most games. I don’t generally benchmark, nor am I obsessed with squeezing out every single frame from games. But I like this card very much. Coupling it with my 5600G (and disabling the iGPU of course), and I get competent, and often excellent framerates in the games I usually play.I don’t play anything more powerful than Galactic Civilizations IV, (I do still love III as well), so I can’t say if it is a “great” gaming card. It is for a strategy/RPG gamer like myself. FPSes are fine (I play Doom Eternal at quite a good clip, but not that often.) Still, if you’re reading this in the future, there will probably be another card that is better at the same price point. I don’t buy cutting edge, and I don’t mind missing out on the most powerful components. (I just built an AM4 PC, so I am not THAT worried about the future.)I even like the color, since 90% of my case is white. 🙂

8GB RX 6600 XT as advertised…
It came in a box, wrapped in a heavy protective plastic, and arrived this morning (a day early). I have installed it and updated the drivers from the RX 580 it replaced. I also ran the 3DMark Demo, screenshots attached, but I kept all autoload programs loading at startup. These screenshots were taken just after the test finished to provide score and temp readings.The RX 580 was stupid loud when it ramped up, and is mainly why I upgraded. This ASROCK card is quiet. It is a tad noticeable on extreme, heavy load but that is if you are listening for it. The RX 580 also has this ridiculous ramp-up on startup that was even louder than its max airflow; if I reset my system at night, it would wake the wife every time. This ASROCK does not do this. It ramps up to the same decibels as the sound when it’s pushing extreme frames, which I don’t even notice, I legit have to stop and listen to hear this. I am ecstatic I don’t have to hear that fan anymore.This card hit about 130 draw earlier, but I was pushing it and the processor hard. At idle it’ll hit 9-15 depending what is running (I mainly run VLC, VSCode, Firefox DE, Ubuntu WSL in Windows Terminal, OneNote, AMD Adrenalin to monitor temps, Discord, f.lux, File Explorer, Lively Wallpaper, and Python IDLE.Quiet. Much faster than the 4GB RX 580 it replaced. Cool. And so far, reliable. I will update in a couple of weeks or months, or sooner if anything happens, but I’m glad I paid for this versus the 12GB RX 7650 I had my eye on to purchase. I’ll likely build a new system in 2-3 years, and this card will hold me until PCI-E 5.0 and DDR5+. I’ll dish out more for GPU power then.Paired with a Ryzen 7 5700G, 64GB 3200 MHz DDR4 RAM, a 700W PSU, and two Acer 27” 75Hz monitors. It runs Forza Horizon 4 Ultimate, Forza Horizon 5, Gears 4 & 5, and Hogwarts Legacy above 60FPS. Aside from Hogwarts, they hit triple digits, but Hogwarts still breaks 80 and never struggles. My coding and compiling run well too.I have zero complaints thus far. I will update in time to see if I find any by then. Cheers!

Exactly what I needed
This card is perfect for what I wanted to accomplish. To use Steam cloud and play games on my Steam Deck and a TV, I purchased a used pc on eBay for about $60 however it has a very weak power supply. At 180w and no 6 or 8 pin graphics connector, my options were limited. So far I’m able to run games like One Piece Odyssey and Crisis Core Reunion at 1080p no problem. The rest of the system consists of a Ryzen 5 2600 and 16gb of 2666 ddr4. Posted in the images are my 3D Mark Time Spy scores with the 2200g and integrated graphics vs R5 2600 and RX6400. Hope this helps in your decision!

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Reseña de la Tarjeta Gráfica ASRock RX6600 CLD 8G:La ASRock RX6600 CLD 8G es una tarjeta gráfica de gama media basada en la arquitectura AMD RDNA 2. A continuación, una reseña considerando sus pros y contras para ayudarte a decidir si es adecuada para ti:Pros:Buen rendimiento para juegos 1080p:Puede ejecutar la mayoría de los juegos modernos en ajustes altos o ultra a resolución 1080p con una buena tasa de cuadros por segundo (FPS).Trazado de rayos básico:Es compatible con la tecnología de trazado de rayos de AMD, que permite gráficos más realistas con efectos de iluminación y sombras.6GB de memoria GDDR6:La memoria GDDR6 ofrece un buen ancho de banda para un rendimiento fluido en juegos.Diseño compacto de dos ventiladores:Ocupa poco espacio en tu gabinete y su sistema de enfriamiento mantiene la tarjeta fresca. 相對安静 (xiāng duì ānjìng) [relativamente silenciosa]:*Su sistema de enfriamiento genera un ruido moderado, adecuada para usuarios que valoran un balance entre rendimiento y tranquilidad