ASRock Radeon RX 7600 Challenger vs MSI GeForce GT 730
ASRock Radeon RX 7600 Challenger 8GB GDDR6 Black
MSI GeForce GT 730 2GB DDR3
What Buyers Say
ASRock Radeon RX 7600 Challenger 8GB GDDR6 Black
The ASRock RX 7600 Challenger 8GB is well-received for its solid 1080p performance, good thermals, and easy RGB software. Users appreciate its value for budget builds, though some note the 8GB VRAM and ray tracing are limiting for higher resolutions. A few mention driver instability and lack of support from ASRock.
Pros
- Solid 1080p performance
- Good thermals under load
- Easy RGB software
- Good value for budget builds
- Energy efficient
Cons
- 8GB VRAM limiting at 1440p
- Mediocre ray tracing performance
- Driver instability after updates
- Lack of ASRock support
MSI GeForce GT 730 2GB DDR3
The MSI GT 730 receives mixed feedback. Some users report it works fine for basic tasks and is a good value for its class, while others encountered severe issues like glitched video output even after driver updates. Q&A responses confirm it is low-power and compatible with older systems, but clearly not designed for modern gaming beyond very basic titles.
Pros
- Good value in its class
- Works well for basic tasks
- Low power consumption
- Compatible with older systems
- Fits small cases well
Cons
- Glitched video output on some units
- Stuck at low resolution for some users
- Not for modern gaming
- Driver issues unresolved for some
- Only supports 2 displays simultaneously
Scores
Specifications
| ASRock Radeon RX 7600 Challenger | MSI GeForce GT 730 | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | Radeon RX 7600 | GeForce GT 730 |
| Brand | AMD | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | RDNA 3 | Kepler |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 6★ | — |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 8 GB★ | 2 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6★ | DDR3 |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | No data | |
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | — | 96★ |
| Stream Processors | No data | |
| Tensor Cores | 64★ | — |
| RT Cores | 32★ | — |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | No data | |
| FP16 TFLOPS | 43.5★ | — |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 21.75★ | — |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 165 | 50★ |
| Recommended PSU | 550 | 300★ |
| Power Connectors | 8-Pin | None |
| Cooler | Dual Fan★ | Single Fan |
| Fans | 2★ | 1 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 x8 | PCI Express 2.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 3★ | 0 |
| HDMI | 1 | 1 |
| USB-C | — | 0★ |
| Max Displays | 4★ | 2 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 4096 x 2160 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 269 | 145★ |
| Slot Width | 2 | 2 |
| Form Factor | ATX | ATX |
| Weight | 0.64 kg★ | — |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓★ | ✗ |
| AV1 Encode | ✓★ | ✗ |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate | 12 |
| RGB | ✓★ | — |
Pros & Cons
ASRock Radeon RX 7600 Challenger 8GB GDDR6 Black
- Strong social proof (89th percentile)89th %ile
- Strong affordability (77th percentile)
- Strong connectivity (70th percentile)
MSI GeForce GT 730 2GB DDR3
- Strong affordability (89th percentile)89th %ile
- Strong social proof (71st percentile)
- Below average compute (2nd percentile)2nd %ile
- Below average vram (5th percentile)5th %ile
- Below average ai (6th percentile)6th %ile
- Below average rt (8th percentile)8th %ile
Pricing
ASRock Radeon RX 7600 Challenger 8GB GDDR6 Black offers 1.2x better value for money
Verdict
Scores 54 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 21 of 38 specs.
