Detailed gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 graphics card with the AMD Ryzen 3 1200 processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with multiple graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. You can understand the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 is bad or good for gaming from testing results. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's take a look at the main characteristic. The medium FPS in games is 30.4 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. So, taking into account 6Gb of memory, we can say that the GeForce GTX 1060 is good even for modern most exacting games with high-end graphics.
Main specifications
Name
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060
Release date
July 20, 2016
Price
578 USD
Frequency
1708 MHz
Shaders
1280
TMUs
80
ROPs
48
Graphics Card Power (TDP)
120 W
Memory Size
6 Gb
Memory Bus
192 Bit
GeForce GTX 1060 power supply requirements
If you take a closer look at the power consumption of the graphics card, you can already make certain decision. This will let you to choose the needed power supply that will fully match the GPU. You also need to remember about the AMD Ryzen 3 1200 . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.The TDP of the graphics card is 120W, so a regular power supply is suitable for it. Here is a list of some common games in which the graphics card has been tested. Below is the table with a large number of almost all contemporary games that were run on a computer with the GeForce GTX 1060 and AMD Ryzen 3 1200 configuration:
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Atomic Heart
Roblox
Valorant
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Fortnite Battle Royale
Apex Legends
Dota 2
Far Cry 6
Genshin Impact
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Minecraft
Hitman 3
Hogwarts Legacy
League of Legends
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060
After viewing the data from the table below, you can easily compare the GeForce GTX 1060 with rivals in some famous games and choose for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce GTX 1060.
The closest GeForce GTX 1060 opponents
Video Card
FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
97.7
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
93
GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile
93
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
92.4
GeForce RTX 3050
92
GeForce GTX 1660
87.2
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
83
GeForce GTX 980
80
Radeon RX 5500 XT
74.6
Radeon RX 580
74.6
GeForce GTX 1060
71.7
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile
68
Radeon RX 5500
67.3
GeForce GTX 780 Ti
67.2
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
62
GeForce GTX 1650
57.9
GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile
52
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
39.3
The closest opponents of the GeForce GTX 1060 are Radeon RX 580 and GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile. We compared GeForce GTX 1060 (71.7 FPS) and their ordinary FPS in popular games at Full HD resolution and with High Quality graphics. As a result, is Radeon RX 580 74.6 FPS, which 4.0% faster and GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile 68 FPS, which is 5.2% slower. These numbers will also help you make the good decision.
How good is GeForce GTX 1060 for games?
From the tables below, you can understand how comfortable you can play famous games on a computer with a GeForce GTX 1060 and AMD Ryzen 3 1200. The numbers beside to the names of the games represent the average FPS obtained with Ultra graphics quality settings and different screen resolutions: Full HD, 2K WQHD and 4K UHD. The following table shows the GeForce GTX 1060 testing in the newest and upcoming games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Overwatch 2
2022
39.1
50.8
66.4
82.1
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
27.3
35.5
46.4
57.3
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
25.2
32.8
42.9
53.0
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
22.0
28.6
37.4
46.2
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
23.6
30.7
40.1
49.6
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
15.9
20.6
27.0
33.3
Atomic Heart
2023
9.8
12.7
16.6
20.5
Saints Row
2022
28.9
37.6
49.1
60.7
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
17.5
22.8
29.8
36.8
Starfield
2022
14.2
18.5
24.2
29.9
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
21.2
27.5
36.0
44.4
Scorn
2022
15.9
20.6
27.0
33.3
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
26.0
33.9
44.3
54.7
Elden ring
2022
15.5
20.1
26.3
32.5
Stray
2022
43.6
56.6
74.0
91.5
Homeworld 3
2022
19.9
25.9
33.9
41.9
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
17.1
22.2
29.1
35.9
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
15.1
19.6
25.6
31.6
To find out how good the graphics card is for demanding games, you can read the figures from this table.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Monster Hunter: World
2018
34.8
45.2
59.1
73.0
Hitman 3
2021
27.7
36.0
47.1
58.1
Devil May Cry 5
2019
36.2
47.1
61.6
76.1
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
18.4
23.9
31.3
38.6
F1 22
2020
35.4
46.0
60.2
74.4
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
40.1
52.2
68.2
84.3
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
34.6
45.0
58.9
72.7
Anthem
2019
27.6
35.9
47.0
58.0
Just Cause 4
2018
32.3
42.0
54.9
67.8
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
26.5
34.5
45.1
55.7
DOOM Eternal
2020
37.9
49.2
64.3
79.5
Total War: Warhammer
2016
40.2
52.2
68.3
84.4
Godfall
2020
36.0
46.8
61.2
75.6
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
30.0
39.0
51.1
63.1
F1 2021
2020
39.5
51.3
67.1
82.9
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
20.4
26.5
34.6
42.7
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
29.4
38.3
50.0
61.8
Resident Evil Village
2021
27.7
36.0
47.1
58.1
Dishonored 2
2016
30.8
40.0
52.3
64.6
The Division
2016
36.0
46.8
61.2
75.6
GreedFall
2019
36.8
47.8
62.5
77.2
Crysis 3
2013
40.0
52.0
67.9
83.9
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
32.0
41.6
54.5
67.3
Far Cry 6
2021
30.5
39.7
51.9
64.1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
18.6
24.2
31.6
39.1
World War Z
2019
40.3
52.3
68.4
84.5
Borderlands 3
2019
25.8
33.5
43.9
54.2
Death Stranding
2020
37.0
48.1
62.9
77.7
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
32.0
41.6
54.5
67.3
Forza Horizon 5
2021
29.3
38.1
49.8
61.5
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
40.5
52.6
68.8
85.0
Metro Exodus
2019
22.3
29.0
38.0
46.9
The Witcher 3
2015
36.1
46.9
61.3
75.7
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
39.9
51.9
67.8
83.8
Final Fantasy XV
2018
34.2
44.4
58.1
71.8
Marvel's Avengers
2020
24.1
31.3
40.9
50.5
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
32.8
42.6
55.8
68.9
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
39.5
51.3
67.1
82.9
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
12.2
15.8
20.7
25.6
Gears of War 5
2019
32.5
42.3
55.3
68.3
Hitman 2
2018
39.9
51.9
67.8
83.8
Halo Infinite
2021
23.2
30.2
39.4
48.7
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
39.9
51.9
67.8
83.8
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
19.1
24.9
32.5
40.2
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
29.7
38.6
50.5
62.4
Genshin Impact
2020
35.4
46.0
60.2
74.4
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
25.6
33.3
43.6
53.8
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
25.6
33.3
43.6
53.8
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
32.0
41.5
54.3
67.1
Project CARS 3
2020
18.7
24.3
31.8
39.3
GeForce GTX 1060 6Gb with Ryzen 3 1200 gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce GTX 1060 from the following table are just for reference, since old games are more represented in it and FPS is significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
44.7
58.1
76.0
93.9
Roblox
2006
140.4
182.5
238.7
294.9
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
84.4
109.7
143.5
177.3
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
49.7
64.6
84.5
104.4
Valorant
2020
81.7
106.2
138.9
171.5
Hitman
2016
40.7
52.9
69.2
85.5
Apex Legends
2019
42.9
55.7
72.9
90.0
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
48.1
62.5
81.7
100.9
Battlefield 4
2013
56.6
73.6
96.2
118.9
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
51.1
66.5
86.9
107.4
Project CARS 2
2017
42.2
54.9
71.8
88.6
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
40.5
52.6
68.8
85.0
Minecraft
2011
95.2
123.8
161.9
200.0
Fallout 76
2018
52.3
67.9
88.8
109.7
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
119.2
154.9
202.6
250.3
Dawn of War III
2017
43.8
56.9
74.5
92.0
Strange Brigade
2018
52.4
68.1
89.1
110.0
League of Legends
2009
223.5
290.5
379.9
469.3
Doom
2016
64.0
83.2
108.8
134.4
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
52.1
67.7
88.6
109.4
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
41.8
54.3
71.1
87.8
Titanfall 2
2016
44.0
57.1
74.7
92.3
Need For Speed
2015
48.2
62.6
81.9
101.2
Resident Evil 2
2019
46.4
60.3
78.9
97.4
Dota 2
2013
58.2
75.7
98.9
122.2
For Honor
2017
59.6
77.5
101.3
125.1
Destiny 2
2017
56.3
73.2
95.7
118.2
DiRT Rally
2015
64.2
83.4
109.1
134.8
Battlefield V
2018
42.9
55.7
72.9
90.0
Rocket League
2015
173.8
225.9
295.5
365.0
F1 2019
2019
41.9
54.5
71.3
88.0
Battlefield 1
2016
50.8
66.1
86.4
106.8
Although you can't argue with the figures from this table, however, you need to understand that in fact some processors and video cards will not be able to work in pairs. In such cases, FPS is evaluated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the GPU and the CPU.
