Chris Angelini

We review the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti for gamers who wondered how the Turing architecture would perform if Nvidia stripped out its Tensor and RT cores.

AMD’s board partners are coming online with custom PCBs, oversized coolers, and overclocked frequencies. Sapphire’s Pulse Radeon RX 5700 XT is first out of the gate, addressing the reference card’s thermal challenges.

Improved yields give Nvidia an ample supply of defect-free TU104 processors with which to build its new GeForce RTX 2080 Super. The company adds Samsung’s 16 Gb/s GDDR6 memory to improve performance roughly 6% compared to the older GeForce RTX 2080.

AMD’s Radeon RX 5700 XT and RX 5700 won’t best Nvidia’s top-end RTX cards. But they may give the RTX 2070 and 2060 serious competition, if they’re priced right.

Sapphire’s Nitro+ RX Vega 56 8G is distinctly high-end. Unfortunately, it’s also difficult to find as the company focuses on its Pulse-series cards. Don’t let that scare you away from other, cheaper Radeon RX Vega 56es, though.

Gigabyte’s GeForce GTX 1660 Gaming OC 6G combines premium cooling with a mainstream GPU, resulting in slow-spinning fans, low temperatures, and high clock rates. A modest mark-up keeps us interested long enough to recognize this card’s value.

Gigabyte’s GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Gaming OC 6G takes an Nvidia TU116 processor, gives it a 200W power limit, and tops the chip with an over-built cooler for quiet operation at low temperatures. Is the marginally marked-up board worth an upgrade?

Nvidia’s GeForce GTX 1650 serves up respectable performance at 1920x1080. However, AMD’s Radeon RX 570 is faster and less expensive.

Nvidia’s Game Ready driver enabling Microsoft DXR support on Pascal-based graphics cards is available for download. We took it for a spin across the company’s previous-generation portfolio.

Gigabyte’s GeForce RTX 2060 Gaming OC Pro 6G benefits from a higher power limit than Nvidia’s reference specification, which in turn yields higher clock rates. But it still runs cool and quiet thanks to a beefy Windforce 3X thermal solution.

ASRock’s Phantom Gaming X Radeon RX590 8G OC is the least expensive Radeon RX 590 available. But the even cheaper Radeon RX 580 and faster GeForce GTX 1660 Ti are compelling alternatives.

Nvidia’s Titan RTX is intended for data scientists and professionals able to utilize its 24GB of GDDR6 memory. It’s also a mean gaming card, if you have $2,500 for top shelf frame rates.

GeForce RTX 2060 pushes Nvidia’s Turing architecture to the upper-mid-range using a familiar TU106 processor.

Gigabyte took the best and made it better with its Aorus GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Xtreme 11G. The card offers higher performance than Nvidia’s Founders Edition model, RGB LED lighting, a four-year warranty, and seven display outputs.

Asus’ ROG Strix GeForce RTX 2070 O8G Gaming dares enthusiasts to spend a little more money on a graphics card offering lower temperatures, quieter fans, and extra features.

Gigabyte’s GeForce RTX 2070 Gaming OC 8G outperforms Nvidia’s Founders Edition card, and at a lower price. But it uses a higher power target to achieve superior frame rates, increasing power consumption, heat, and noise in the process.

We put Nvidia’s 20-series cards to the test with ray tracing in Battlefield V.

AMD’s Radeon RX 590 is based on a 12nm Polaris GPU designed to fill the void between Radeon RX 580 and Vega 56. While it certainly is faster, higher power consumption hampers the company’s performance per watt ratio.

GeForce RTX 2070 offers slightly better performance than GeForce GTX 1080 and Radeon RX Vega 64, and costs slightly more, too. Is that enough to get anyone excited about an upgrade? We’re not so sure.

Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 2080 Founders Edition is in a difficult position. It has to compete against GeForce GTX 1080 Ti at a higher price point, and with a number of features not yet available to enjoy. Can it shine as bright as the flagship RTX 2080 Ti?