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HEAD TO HEAD

There’s plenty to choose from right now in the world of gaming GPUs. With Nvidia recently releasing the GeForce GTX 1660 series, choosing a card for 1080p gaming is a challenge. So, we kind souls at Maximum PC have nailed down the three best 1080p cards currently available—the new GTX 1660 6GB, the older GTX 1060 6GB, and AMD’s Radeon RX 590 8GB—and we’re going to throw them into a cage and see which is the last one standing. What? That’s GPU cruelty? OK, we’ll just break down their pros and cons instead….

ROUND 1

Value

At a first cursory glance, the GeForce GTX 1060 is the victor here. It’s the cheapest card

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