Comprehensive gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 GPU with the AMD Ryzen 3 3300X processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with multiple graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. To understand the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 is bad or good for gaming from results of all benchmarks. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's look at the main characteristic. 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 for today's most demanding 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 GPU, you can already make some conclusions. This will allow you to choose the necessary power supply that can meet the needs of the GPU. We should also not forget about the AMD Ryzen 3 3300X . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A medium-power power supply is good for the GeForce GTX 1060, because its TDP is 120W Here is a list of several popular games in which the GPU has been tested. Next is the table with a large number of practically all contemporary games that were run on a computer with the GeForce GTX 1060 and AMD Ryzen 3 3300X configuration:
Minecraft
Atomic Heart
Apex Legends
League of Legends
Dota 2
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Genshin Impact
Valorant
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Hitman 3
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Fortnite Battle Royale
Roblox
Far Cry 6
Hogwarts Legacy
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060
After looking at the data from the game tests below, you can simply compare the GeForce GTX 1060 with rivals in several popular 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 average 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 numbers will also help you make the right 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 3300X. The numbers beside to the names of the games mean the medium FPS received with Ultra graphics quality settings and different screen resolutions: Full HD, 2K WQHD and 4K UHD. In the following table, testing the GeForce GTX 1060 in the newest and upcoming games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Saints Row
2022
33.0
43.0
56.2
69.4
Homeworld 3
2022
22.8
29.7
38.8
47.9
Stray
2022
49.8
64.7
84.7
104.6
Atomic Heart
2023
11.2
14.5
19.0
23.5
Starfield
2022
16.3
21.2
27.7
34.2
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
18.2
23.6
30.9
38.1
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
25.1
32.7
42.7
52.8
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
29.8
38.7
50.6
62.6
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
19.5
25.4
33.2
41.1
Overwatch 2
2022
44.7
58.1
76.0
93.8
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
24.2
31.5
41.1
50.8
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
20.0
26.0
34.0
42.0
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
27.0
35.1
45.9
56.7
Scorn
2022
18.2
23.6
30.9
38.1
Elden ring
2022
17.7
23.0
30.1
37.1
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
31.2
40.5
53.0
65.5
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
28.9
37.5
49.1
60.6
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
17.2
22.4
29.3
36.2
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
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
39.6
51.5
67.3
83.2
Final Fantasy XV
2018
39.1
50.8
66.5
82.1
Project CARS 3
2020
21.4
27.8
36.4
45.0
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
36.6
47.6
62.3
76.9
Just Cause 4
2018
36.9
48.0
62.7
77.5
Genshin Impact
2020
40.5
52.6
68.8
85.0
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
36.6
47.6
62.3
76.9
Total War: Warhammer
2016
45.9
59.7
78.1
96.5
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
23.3
30.3
39.6
48.9
Godfall
2020
41.2
53.6
70.0
86.5
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
36.5
47.5
62.1
76.7
The Division
2016
41.1
53.5
70.0
86.4
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
34.4
44.7
58.4
72.1
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
29.3
38.1
49.9
61.6
Crysis 3
2013
45.7
59.4
77.7
96.0
Death Stranding
2020
42.3
55.0
71.9
88.9
Monster Hunter: World
2018
39.8
51.7
67.6
83.5
The Witcher 3
2015
41.2
53.6
70.1
86.6
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
21.9
28.4
37.2
45.9
F1 2021
2020
45.2
58.7
76.8
94.8
Resident Evil Village
2021
31.7
41.1
53.8
66.5
GreedFall
2019
42.0
54.6
71.5
88.3
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
45.9
59.7
78.0
96.4
Anthem
2019
31.6
41.1
53.7
66.4
Marvel's Avengers
2020
27.5
35.8
46.8
57.8
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
45.6
59.3
77.5
95.8
Metro Exodus
2019
25.6
33.2
43.4
53.7
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
13.9
18.1
23.7
29.2
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
45.2
58.7
76.8
94.8
Borderlands 3
2019
29.5
38.4
50.2
62.0
DOOM Eternal
2020
43.3
56.3
73.6
90.9
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
21.3
27.7
36.2
44.7
World War Z
2019
46.0
59.8
78.3
96.7
F1 22
2020
40.5
52.6
68.8
85.0
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
29.3
38.1
49.9
61.6
Hitman 3
2021
31.7
41.1
53.8
66.5
Halo Infinite
2021
26.5
34.5
45.1
55.7
Forza Horizon 5
2021
33.5
43.6
57.0
70.4
Hitman 2
2018
45.6
59.3
77.5
95.8
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
46.3
60.1
78.7
97.2
Far Cry 6
2021
34.9
45.4
59.3
73.3
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
34.0
44.2
57.8
71.4
Dishonored 2
2016
35.2
45.7
59.8
73.9
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
33.7
43.7
57.2
70.7
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
45.6
59.3
77.5
95.8
Gears of War 5
2019
37.2
48.3
63.2
78.1
Devil May Cry 5
2019
41.4
53.9
70.4
87.0
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
21.0
27.4
35.8
44.2
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
30.3
39.5
51.6
63.7
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
37.5
48.8
63.8
78.8
GeForce GTX 1060 6Gb with Ryzen 3 3300X gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce GTX 1060 from the following table are just for information, because it mainly presents old games and FPS is significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Apex Legends
2019
49.0
63.7
83.3
102.9
Battlefield 4
2013
64.7
84.2
110.1
136.0
Project CARS 2
2017
48.3
62.7
82.1
101.4
F1 2019
2019
47.9
62.3
81.5
100.7
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
96.5
125.5
164.1
202.7
Minecraft
2011
108.9
141.6
185.2
228.7
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
51.1
66.4
86.9
107.3
Fallout 76
2018
59.8
77.7
101.6
125.5
Dawn of War III
2017
50.1
65.1
85.1
105.2
Valorant
2020
93.4
121.4
158.8
196.2
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
47.8
62.1
81.3
100.4
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
58.5
76.0
99.4
122.8
Battlefield 1
2016
58.1
75.6
98.8
122.1
Titanfall 2
2016
50.3
65.4
85.5
105.6
For Honor
2017
68.1
88.6
115.8
143.1
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
56.8
73.9
96.6
119.4
Resident Evil 2
2019
53.1
69.0
90.2
111.4
Rocket League
2015
198.8
258.4
337.9
417.4
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
59.6
77.5
101.3
125.1
Doom
2016
73.2
95.1
124.4
153.7
Hitman
2016
46.5
60.5
79.1
97.7
Battlefield V
2018
49.0
63.7
83.3
102.9
Destiny 2
2017
64.4
83.7
109.4
135.2
Roblox
2006
160.6
208.8
273.0
337.2
League of Legends
2009
255.5
332.2
434.4
536.6
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
136.3
177.2
231.7
286.2
DiRT Rally
2015
73.4
95.4
124.8
154.1
Dota 2
2013
66.6
86.5
113.2
139.8
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
46.3
60.1
78.7
97.2
Need For Speed
2015
55.1
71.6
93.7
115.7
Strange Brigade
2018
59.9
77.9
101.8
125.8
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
55.0
71.5
93.5
115.4
Though you can't dispute with the figures from this table, but 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 calculated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the GPU and the CPU.
