Full gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 graphics card with the AMD Ryzen 3 3100 processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with various graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. You can understand the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 is bad or good for gaming from benchmark results. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's look at the primary parameter. The average FPS in games is 30.4 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. So, taking into account 6Gb of memory, we can tell that the GeForce GTX 1060 is good even for new 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 draw certain decision. With this data, you can already safely buy the necessary power supply that will fully match the GPU. We should also not forget about the AMD Ryzen 3 3100 . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A regular power supply is suitable for the GeForce GTX 1060, because its TDP is 120W Here is a list of several common games in which the graphics card has been tested. Next is the table with a large number of almost all modern games that were run on a computer with the GeForce GTX 1060 and AMD Ryzen 3 3100 configuration:
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Valorant
Far Cry 6
Hogwarts Legacy
Minecraft
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Dota 2
Fortnite Battle Royale
Atomic Heart
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Roblox
League of Legends
Hitman 3
Apex Legends
Genshin Impact
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060
After viewing the data from the table below, you can easily understand how the GeForce GTX 1060 is better or worse than competitors in some famous games and select for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce GTX 1060.
The closest GeForce GTX 1060 rivals
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 competitors 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 famous 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 figures will further help you make the good decision.
How good is GeForce GTX 1060 for games?
From the tables below, you can see how comfortable you can play popular games on a computer with a GeForce GTX 1060 and AMD Ryzen 3 3100. The numbers beside to the names of the games mean the medium 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
44.6
58.0
75.8
93.7
Saints Row
2022
33.0
42.9
56.1
69.3
Stray
2022
49.7
64.6
84.5
104.4
Starfield
2022
16.3
21.1
27.6
34.2
Elden ring
2022
17.7
23.0
30.0
37.1
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
18.1
23.6
30.8
38.1
Atomic Heart
2023
11.2
14.5
19.0
23.4
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
27.0
35.0
45.8
56.6
Homeworld 3
2022
22.8
29.6
38.7
47.8
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
31.1
40.5
52.9
65.4
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
19.5
25.4
33.2
41.0
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
25.1
32.6
42.7
52.7
Scorn
2022
18.1
23.6
30.8
38.1
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
28.8
37.5
49.0
60.5
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
24.2
31.4
41.1
50.7
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
17.2
22.4
29.2
36.1
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
20.0
26.0
34.0
42.0
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
29.7
38.7
50.6
62.5
To understand how the GeForce GTX 1060 behaves in demanding games, you can read the figures from this table.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Final Fantasy XV
2018
39.0
50.7
66.4
82.0
DOOM Eternal
2020
43.2
56.2
73.5
90.7
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
37.5
48.7
63.7
78.6
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
30.3
39.4
51.5
63.6
F1 22
2020
40.4
52.6
68.7
84.9
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
21.2
27.6
36.1
44.6
Forza Horizon 5
2021
33.5
43.5
56.9
70.3
Total War: Warhammer
2016
45.9
59.6
78.0
96.3
The Witcher 3
2015
41.2
53.5
70.0
86.5
Monster Hunter: World
2018
39.7
51.6
67.5
83.3
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
45.5
59.2
77.4
95.6
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
45.8
59.6
77.9
96.2
World War Z
2019
46.0
59.7
78.1
96.5
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
45.5
59.2
77.4
95.6
Borderlands 3
2019
29.5
38.3
50.1
61.9
GreedFall
2019
42.0
54.5
71.3
88.1
Godfall
2020
41.1
53.5
69.9
86.4
Halo Infinite
2021
26.5
34.4
45.0
55.6
Hitman 2
2018
45.5
59.2
77.4
95.6
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
36.5
47.4
62.0
76.6
Gears of War 5
2019
37.1
48.3
63.1
78.0
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
29.3
38.1
49.8
61.5
Metro Exodus
2019
25.5
33.2
43.4
53.6
F1 2021
2020
45.1
58.6
76.6
94.7
Crysis 3
2013
45.6
59.3
77.6
95.8
Devil May Cry 5
2019
41.4
53.8
70.3
86.8
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
13.9
18.1
23.6
29.2
Death Stranding
2020
42.2
54.9
71.8
88.7
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
21.0
27.3
35.7
44.1
Far Cry 6
2021
34.8
45.3
59.2
73.2
Resident Evil Village
2021
31.6
41.1
53.7
66.4
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
45.1
58.6
76.6
94.7
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
33.9
44.1
57.7
71.2
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
46.2
60.0
78.5
97.0
The Division
2016
41.1
53.4
69.8
86.3
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
36.6
47.5
62.2
76.8
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
36.6
47.5
62.2
76.8
Hitman 3
2021
31.6
41.1
53.7
66.4
Genshin Impact
2020
40.4
52.6
68.7
84.9
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
33.6
43.7
57.1
70.5
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
21.8
28.4
37.1
45.9
Just Cause 4
2018
36.8
47.9
62.6
77.4
Anthem
2019
31.6
41.0
53.6
66.3
Marvel's Avengers
2020
27.5
35.7
46.7
57.7
Dishonored 2
2016
35.1
45.7
59.7
73.8
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
23.2
30.2
39.5
48.8
Project CARS 3
2020
21.4
27.8
36.3
44.9
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
29.3
38.1
49.8
61.5
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
39.5
51.4
67.2
83.0
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
34.3
44.6
58.3
72.0
GeForce GTX 1060 6Gb with Ryzen 3 3100 gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce GTX 1060 from the following table are just for information, because old games are more represented in it and FPS is significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
136.1
176.9
231.3
285.7
Need For Speed
2015
55.0
71.5
93.5
115.5
League of Legends
2009
255.1
331.6
433.7
535.7
Hitman
2016
46.5
60.4
79.0
97.6
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
58.4
75.9
99.2
122.6
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
59.5
77.3
101.1
124.9
Titanfall 2
2016
50.2
65.2
85.3
105.4
Roblox
2006
160.3
208.4
272.5
336.6
For Honor
2017
68.0
88.4
115.6
142.9
Fallout 76
2018
59.7
77.6
101.4
125.3
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
56.7
73.8
96.5
119.1
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
47.7
62.0
81.1
100.2
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
46.2
60.0
78.5
97.0
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
96.4
125.3
163.8
202.4
Apex Legends
2019
48.9
63.6
83.2
102.8
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
54.9
71.3
93.3
115.2
Dota 2
2013
66.4
86.4
113.0
139.5
DiRT Rally
2015
73.3
95.3
124.6
153.9
Doom
2016
73.0
95.0
124.2
153.4
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
51.0
66.3
86.7
107.1
Destiny 2
2017
64.3
83.5
109.2
135.0
Battlefield 4
2013
64.6
84.0
109.9
135.7
Resident Evil 2
2019
53.0
68.9
90.1
111.2
Valorant
2020
93.3
121.2
158.5
195.8
F1 2019
2019
47.9
62.2
81.4
100.5
Battlefield V
2018
48.9
63.6
83.2
102.8
Strange Brigade
2018
59.8
77.7
101.7
125.6
Minecraft
2011
108.7
141.4
184.8
228.3
Rocket League
2015
198.4
257.9
337.3
416.7
Battlefield 1
2016
58.0
75.4
98.7
121.9
Project CARS 2
2017
48.2
62.6
81.9
101.2
Dawn of War III
2017
50.0
65.0
85.0
105.0
Though you can't argue with the numbers from this table, however, you need to know that in fact some processors and video cards will not be capable to work with each other. For such cases, FPS is evaluated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the AMD Ryzen 3 3100 and the GeForce GTX 1060 separately.
