Shopping for a graphics card these days is tricky. Are the newer cards worth the money? Are the older cards still good? Today, I'm taking a look at the RX 580, GTX 1660, and RX 5500 XT to see which one, if any, is worth it for your budget-friendly PC.

But first... What am I drinking???

Level Beer (Portland, OR) Five Pound Hammer Hazy IPA (7.0%). This took the opposite route of hazys for me... usually I like the first couple drinks, and hate them by the end. This one started out harsh, and seemed to get just a bit fruitier as the glass went on.  Still hazy though...

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Disclosure:
Asus provided the ROG STRIX RX 5500 XT for this review. The other two cards were purchased by Craft Computing.

Music:
Opportunity Walks by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4173-opportunity-walks
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/