Nvidia’s GTX 1660 Ti cracks AMD’s stranglehold on value

For the first time in a while, my go-to GPU recommendation for most people is not an AMD RX 580. That Radeon video card has dominated the value discussion when it comes to building and upgrading PCs for years. But Nvidia finally has a product that is disrupting that conversation with its GTX 1660 Ti.

The 1660 Ti is the company’s latest GPU release. It starts at $280 and provides GTX 1070-level performance. At that price-to-performance ratio, it’s not a slam dunk in terms of value. You can get an RX 580 for $190 right now. That’s a $90 difference, which is still a huge gap when every dollar counts. And if you’re goal is to get to 1080p gaming at a solid 60 frames per second at the lowest possible price, the RX 580 is still the best option for you.