Sapphire Nitro+ AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT 8GB GDDR6 or ASRock Phantom Gaming D Radeon RX 6600 XT 8GB for $100 less?

[srodd14]

Building out a new Hack.. It looks like these cards are virtually identical but would it be smart to just return the Sapphire Nitro+ I already have in shipment and get the ASRock Phantom Gaming D Radeon RX 6600 XT 8GB off NewEgg for $100 less? It seems like the ASRock a bit bigger too or am I missing something? I know it'll depend on case too. Thanks!

 

[srodd14]

Was that a stupid question? Lol

 

[Jamesbond007]

Building out a new Hack.. It looks like these cards are virtually identical but would it be smart to just return the Sapphire Nitro+ I already have in shipment and get the ASRock Phantom Gaming D Radeon RX 6600 XT 8GB off NewEgg for $100 less? It seems like the ASRock a bit bigger too or am I missing something? I know it'll depend on case too. Thanks!

If you already have the Sapphire card and it is working fine for you, I would say keep using it rather than sending it back for a refund and then wait for another card.

 

[srodd14]

If you already have the Sapphire card and it is working fine for you, I would say keep using it rather than sending it back for a refund and then wait for another card.

Well it's not even open yet so that's why I was asking if I should just return it and get the other one for 100 less

 

[Jamesbond007]

Well it's not even open yet so that's why I was asking if I should just return it and get the other one for 100 less

I see. If the cards are "virtually identical" as you said, then it may be worthwhile to get a cheaper card. But do you have to pay to send the Sapphire card back?

Personally I would choose to stick with the Sapphire card as I have good experiences with them. And Apple recommends using Sapphire cards as eGPU with Intel Macs :

Use an eGPU with your Mac - Apple Support

Learn how to access additional graphics performance by connecting to an external graphics processor.

support.apple.com

 

[srodd14]

I see. If the cards are "virtually identical" as you said, then it may be worthwhile to get a cheaper card. But do you have to pay to send the Sapphire card back?

Personally I would choose to stick with the Sapphire card as I have good experiences with them. And Apple recommends using Sapphire cards as eGPU with Intel Macs :

Use an eGPU with your Mac - Apple Support

Learn how to access additional graphics performance by connecting to an external graphics processor.

support.apple.com

True.. but yeah it'd be free back to Amazon. Good point on Sapphire, thank you.