Head to head

AMD Radeon RX 590 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660

The AMD Radeon RX 590 is ahead by 6% on our index and meets the recommended card of 3 more games. Below: where each one wins.

Card one Card two

Performance index 18 17

Video memory 8 GB 6 GB

Rated power 225 W 120 W

Launch price $279 $219

Index per $100 6.5 7.8

Games at recommended 233 230

Released20182019

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At 1440p in the heaviest games

Modelled FPS, high preset, AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D. Left: AMD Radeon RX 590; right: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660.

Is the AMD Radeon RX 590 faster than the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660?

Yes — the AMD Radeon RX 590 scores 18 on our index to the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660's 17, a 6% gap.

Which one runs more games at the recommended spec?

The AMD Radeon RX 590 meets the recommended graphics card of 233 of 274 games; the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660, 230.