NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 with AMD Ryzen 5 1500X benchmark
Benchmark 06-02-2023 Complete gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 graphics card with the AMD Ryzen 5 1500X processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with different graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. To understand the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 is good or bad for gaming by looking at benchmark data. As for the key parameter, how good is the GPU for games, let's look beyond. 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 modern 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 graphics card, you can already draw certain decision. With this data, you can already safely buy the required power supply that can meet the needs of the graphics card. We should also not forget about the AMD Ryzen 5 1500X . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the desired power supply should output.The TDP of the graphics card is 120W, so a conventional power supply is appropriate for it. Here is a list of certain common games in which the graphics card has been tested. Next 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 5 1500X configuration:
League of Legends
Apex Legends
Far Cry 6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Hogwarts Legacy
Genshin Impact
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Dota 2
Minecraft
Fortnite Battle Royale
Hitman 3
Atomic Heart
Valorant
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Roblox
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060
After viewing the data from the table below, you can simply compare the GeForce GTX 1060 with competitors in some popular games and select 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 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 average 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 further help you make the true choice.
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 5 1500X. The numbers near to the names of the games mean 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
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
27.6
35.9
46.9
58.0
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
18.1
23.6
30.8
38.0
Homeworld 3
2022
21.1
27.5
35.9
44.4
Starfield
2022
15.1
19.6
25.7
31.7
Scorn
2022
16.8
21.9
28.6
35.3
Overwatch 2
2022
41.4
53.8
70.4
87.0
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
26.7
34.8
45.5
56.2
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
28.9
37.6
49.1
60.7
Elden ring
2022
16.4
21.3
27.9
34.4
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
18.5
24.1
31.5
38.9
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
25.0
32.5
42.5
52.5
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
16.8
21.9
28.6
35.3
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
16.0
20.7
27.1
33.5
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
23.3
30.3
39.6
48.9
Saints Row
2022
30.6
39.8
52.1
64.3
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
22.4
29.2
38.1
47.1
Stray
2022
46.2
60.0
78.5
96.9
Atomic Heart
2023
10.4
13.5
17.6
21.7
To find out how good the graphics card is for demanding games, you need to look at the numbers from this table.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
19.7
25.6
33.5
41.4
Borderlands 3
2019
27.3
35.5
46.5
57.4
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
31.8
41.4
54.1
66.8
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
34.8
45.2
59.1
73.0
The Witcher 3
2015
38.2
49.7
65.0
80.3
Final Fantasy XV
2018
36.2
47.1
61.6
76.1
Project CARS 3
2020
19.8
25.8
33.7
41.7
World War Z
2019
42.7
55.5
72.5
89.6
Gears of War 5
2019
34.5
44.8
58.6
72.4
The Division
2016
38.1
49.6
64.8
80.1
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
33.9
44.0
57.6
71.1
Halo Infinite
2021
24.6
32.0
41.8
51.6
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
19.5
25.3
33.1
40.9
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
12.9
16.8
21.9
27.1
Far Cry 6
2021
32.3
42.1
55.0
67.9
Genshin Impact
2020
37.5
48.8
63.8
78.8
Hitman 3
2021
29.3
38.1
49.9
61.6
Total War: Warhammer
2016
42.6
55.3
72.4
89.4
DOOM Eternal
2020
40.1
52.1
68.2
84.2
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
41.8
54.4
71.1
87.9
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
28.1
36.6
47.8
59.1
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
31.2
40.5
53.0
65.5
Godfall
2020
38.2
49.6
64.9
80.2
GreedFall
2019
38.9
50.6
66.2
81.8
Resident Evil Village
2021
29.3
38.1
49.9
61.6
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
42.3
55.0
71.9
88.8
Monster Hunter: World
2018
36.8
47.9
62.6
77.4
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
33.9
44.1
57.7
71.3
Crysis 3
2013
42.4
55.1
72.0
88.9
Forza Horizon 5
2021
31.1
40.4
52.8
65.2
Just Cause 4
2018
34.2
44.5
58.1
71.8
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
27.2
35.3
46.2
57.1
F1 2021
2020
41.8
54.4
71.1
87.9
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
42.9
55.7
72.9
90.0
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
33.9
44.1
57.7
71.3
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
27.2
35.3
46.2
57.1
Hitman 2
2018
42.3
55.0
71.9
88.8
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
36.7
47.7
62.4
77.1
F1 22
2020
37.5
48.8
63.8
78.8
Dishonored 2
2016
32.6
42.4
55.4
68.5
Marvel's Avengers
2020
25.5
33.1
43.3
53.5
Death Stranding
2020
39.2
51.0
66.7
82.3
Anthem
2019
29.3
38.1
49.8
61.5
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
42.5
55.3
72.3
89.3
Metro Exodus
2019
23.7
30.8
40.3
49.7
Devil May Cry 5
2019
38.4
49.9
65.3
80.6
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
31.5
40.9
53.5
66.1
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
20.3
26.4
34.5
42.6
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
21.6
28.0
36.7
45.3
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
42.3
55.0
71.9
88.8
GeForce GTX 1060 6Gb with Ryzen 5 1500X gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce GTX 1060 from the following table are just for reference, because 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
47.4
61.6
80.5
99.5
Dota 2
2013
61.7
80.2
104.9
129.5
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
42.9
55.7
72.9
90.0
Destiny 2
2017
59.7
77.5
101.4
125.3
Doom
2016
67.8
88.1
115.3
142.4
Titanfall 2
2016
46.6
60.6
79.2
97.8
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
50.9
66.2
86.6
107.0
Battlefield V
2018
45.4
59.0
77.2
95.4
Roblox
2006
148.8
193.4
253.0
312.5
DiRT Rally
2015
68.0
88.4
115.6
142.8
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
54.2
70.4
92.1
113.8
Rocket League
2015
184.2
239.4
313.1
386.8
For Honor
2017
63.1
82.1
107.3
132.6
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
89.5
116.3
152.1
187.9
Hitman
2016
43.1
56.1
73.3
90.6
Minecraft
2011
100.9
131.2
171.6
212.0
Dawn of War III
2017
46.4
60.3
78.9
97.5
Battlefield 4
2013
60.0
78.0
102.0
126.0
Apex Legends
2019
45.4
59.0
77.2
95.4
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
52.7
68.5
89.5
110.6
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
44.3
57.6
75.3
93.0
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
126.3
164.2
214.7
265.2
Battlefield 1
2016
53.9
70.0
91.6
113.1
F1 2019
2019
44.4
57.8
75.5
93.3
Strange Brigade
2018
55.5
72.2
94.4
116.6
Valorant
2020
86.6
112.5
147.2
181.8
Project CARS 2
2017
44.7
58.1
76.0
93.9
League of Legends
2009
236.8
307.8
402.6
497.3
Resident Evil 2
2019
49.2
63.9
83.6
103.3
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
55.2
71.8
93.9
115.9
Fallout 76
2018
55.4
72.0
94.1
116.3
Need For Speed
2015
51.1
66.4
86.8
107.2
Though you can't argue with the figures from this table, but you need to know that in reality some processors and video cards will not be capable to work together. For such cases, FPS is evaluated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the GeForce GTX 1060 and the AMD Ryzen 5 1500X separately.
