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ASRock Announces Radeon RX 6600 XT Phantom Gaming and Challenger Series

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ASRock, the leading global motherboard, graphics card and mini PC manufacturer, today launched new Phantom Gaming and Challenger series products based on AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT GPUs. The new ASRock graphics cards are built on the 7 nm manufacturing process and AMD RDNA 2 gaming architecture, and include support for the DirectX 12 Ultimate API, hardware-accelerated raytracing, HDMI 2.1, and PCI Express 4.0. In addition, with high-speed 8 GB GDDR6 memory plus a wealth of exclusive features, the ASRock AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT series graphics cards can provide the ultimate 1080p gaming performance.

The high-end ASRock AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT Phantom Gaming D 8 GB OC graphics card features the triple-fan Phantom Gaming 3X cooling system for excellent cooling performance, as well as a unique Striped Axial Fan, Air Deflecting Fin and Ultra-fit Heatpipe to greatly increase cooling efficiency. The stylish metal backplate strengthens the structure and prevents damage to the board. With the addition of an ARGB fan, ARGB LED board, and Polychrome SYNC lighting control software, users can fully customize and control their own lighting system. The cool black and red appearance and the ultimate factory-preset overclocking settings make ASRock AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT Phantom Gaming D 8 GB OC graphics card ideal for hardcore gamers.



ASRock AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT Challenger Pro 8 GB OC
The mid-range ASRock AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT Challenger Pro 8 GB OC graphics card includes a triple-fan cooling system with the exclusive Striped Axial Fan and Ultra-fit Heatpipe to provide excellent thermal efficiency. The metal backplate strengthens the structure and prevents damage to the board, and Super Alloy Graphics Card components help ensure long-term stable operation. These practical features, as well as the excellent factory-preset overclocking settings, make the ASRock AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT Challenger Pro 8 GB OC graphics card a great option for users who value world-class thermal efficiency.

ASRock AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT Challenger D 8 GB OC
The mainstream ASRock AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT Challenger D 8 GB OC graphics card is equipped with a dual-fan thermal design with the exclusive Striped Axial Fan to enhance the airflow, and the Ultra-fit Heatpipe, which maximizes the thermal contact area for superior thermal efficiency. The metal backplate strengthens the structure while the high-quality Super Alloy Graphics Card components improve stability, and the factory-preset overclocking settings delivers increased levels of performance. These practical designs enable the ASRock AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT Challenger D 8 GB OC graphics card to better meet the basic needs of system integrators and mainstream users.

ASRock AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT Challenger ITX 8 GB
Additionally, ASRock today introduced the special ASRock AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT Challenger ITX 8 GB graphics card. It is equipped with the unique single-fan Challenger ITX cooler and the large Striped Axial Fan for enhanced airflow. The graphics card also offers the Ultra-fit Heatpipe that maximizes the thermal contact area to provide excellent thermal efficiency in a compact form factor, as well as Super Alloy Graphics Card components to improve stability for long-term operation. With a small size and many useful features, the ASRock AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT Challenger ITX 8 GB graphics card is a premium choice for mini PC enthusiasts.

For more information, visit the product pages of the ASRock RX 6600 XT Phantom Gaming OC, RX 6600 XT Challenger Pro OC, RX 6600 XT Challenger D, and RX 6600 XT Challenger ITX.

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A three-fan cooler for a card like this, really...? :kookoo:
 
1 of those cards looks like biostar/HIS/Visiontek
 
A three-fan cooler for a card like this, really...? :kookoo:
Maybe, but I love cards with triple fan coolers, so they look great to me. That Challenger ITX 8GB looks interesting, might build an ITX setup with such a card IF I had to go to Thailand for extended stays. That, or may be a Steam Deck.
 
Maybe, but I love cards with triple fan coolers, so they look great to me. That Challenger ITX 8GB looks interesting, might build an ITX setup with such a card IF I had to go to Thailand for extended stays. That, or may be a Steam Deck.
They look and are literally (usually) cool, but a triple fan cooler on a mid-range card like this is just simply pure overkill.
 
It's great to see an ITX card right out of the gate here, though that pricing ... ugh. How, exactly, is nearly $400 "midrange" these days? The GTX 970 launched at $329, and that was a full product tier higher than this (and the $329 RTX 3060 too - or, two tiers higher than that if you count Tis). At best it's upper mid-range, bordering on high-end. A true midrange card needs to be below $300, and the closer to $200, the better.

I have no doubt these will be excellent cards, and I'd love one of those ITX cards for my travel PC, but it seems like the RX 570 ITX in there is staying for a good while yet.
 
more like low-end, if this is the midrange, what do we make of 6700, 6700XT, 6800 and 6800XT, are those not mid range and high -end, and upper and what not. 7nm by amd is very low in density 46Mt, at leat make it on 6nm, real, not this relaxed fake node that is not better than 10nm, and pricing, 6700 at $699, this would probably show up as $599, just forget it. PCIE 8x slot might as well be a 64 bit card.
 
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