Complete gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 graphics card with the AMD Ryzen 5 2600 processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with multiple graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. You can find out whether the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 is bad or good for gaming from results of all tests. As for the key characteristic, how good is the graphics card for games, let's look beyond. The ordinary FPS in games is 30.4 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. Considering 6Gb of memory, we can tell that the GeForce GTX 1060 is good 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 GPU, you can already make some conclusions. With this data, you can already safely buy the required power supply that will fully match the graphics card. You also need to remember about the AMD Ryzen 5 2600 . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.The TDP of the graphics card is 120W, so a conventional power supply is appropriate for it. Here is a list of some famous games in which the GPU 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 5 2600 configuration:
Genshin Impact
Hogwarts Legacy
Far Cry 6
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Roblox
League of Legends
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Apex Legends
Minecraft
Dota 2
Fortnite Battle Royale
Valorant
Hitman 3
Atomic Heart
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060
After looking at the data from the table below, you can simply compare the GeForce GTX 1060 with rivals in several famous games and select for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce GTX 1060.
The closest competitors of the GeForce GTX 1060
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 figures will further help you make the good choice.
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 5 2600. The numbers near to the names of the games represent the ordinary FPS achieved 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
34.3
44.6
58.4
72.1
Homeworld 3
2022
23.7
30.8
40.3
49.8
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
32.4
42.1
55.1
68.0
Stray
2022
51.7
67.3
87.9
108.6
Scorn
2022
18.9
24.5
32.1
39.6
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
25.1
32.7
42.7
52.8
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
30.9
40.2
52.6
65.0
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
30.0
39.0
51.0
63.0
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
20.3
26.4
34.5
42.6
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
17.9
23.3
30.4
37.6
Starfield
2022
16.9
22.0
28.8
35.5
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
28.0
36.5
47.7
58.9
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
20.8
27.0
35.3
43.7
Atomic Heart
2023
11.6
15.1
19.7
24.4
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
18.9
24.5
32.1
39.6
Elden ring
2022
18.4
23.9
31.2
38.6
Overwatch 2
2022
46.4
60.3
78.9
97.5
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
26.1
33.9
44.4
54.8
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce GTX 1060 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
The Witcher 3
2015
42.8
55.7
72.8
90.0
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
38.0
49.3
64.5
79.7
Dishonored 2
2016
36.6
47.5
62.1
76.8
Devil May Cry 5
2019
43.0
55.9
73.2
90.4
Halo Infinite
2021
27.6
35.8
46.8
57.9
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
31.5
41.0
53.6
66.2
Resident Evil Village
2021
32.9
42.7
55.9
69.0
GreedFall
2019
43.7
56.8
74.2
91.7
Genshin Impact
2020
42.1
54.7
71.5
88.3
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
35.3
45.9
60.0
74.1
F1 22
2020
42.1
54.7
71.5
88.3
Hitman 3
2021
32.9
42.7
55.9
69.0
Just Cause 4
2018
38.3
49.8
65.2
80.5
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
41.1
53.5
69.9
86.4
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
14.5
18.8
24.6
30.4
Monster Hunter: World
2018
41.3
53.7
70.2
86.7
Far Cry 6
2021
36.3
47.1
61.6
76.1
World War Z
2019
47.8
62.2
81.3
100.4
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
30.5
39.6
51.8
64.0
Total War: Warhammer
2016
47.7
62.0
81.1
100.2
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
22.1
28.7
37.6
46.4
Marvel's Avengers
2020
28.6
37.1
48.6
60.0
Gears of War 5
2019
38.6
50.2
65.7
81.1
Project CARS 3
2020
22.2
28.9
37.8
46.7
Final Fantasy XV
2018
40.6
52.8
69.0
85.3
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
38.1
49.5
64.7
79.9
Death Stranding
2020
43.9
57.1
74.7
92.3
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
35.7
46.4
60.7
74.9
The Division
2016
42.7
55.6
72.7
89.8
F1 2021
2020
46.9
61.0
79.7
98.5
Godfall
2020
42.8
55.6
72.7
89.9
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
46.9
61.0
79.7
98.5
Forza Horizon 5
2021
34.8
45.3
59.2
73.1
Crysis 3
2013
47.5
61.7
80.7
99.7
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
35.0
45.4
59.4
73.4
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
22.7
29.5
38.6
47.7
Anthem
2019
32.8
42.7
55.8
68.9
Metro Exodus
2019
26.5
34.5
45.1
55.7
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
47.4
61.6
80.5
99.5
DOOM Eternal
2020
45.0
58.5
76.4
94.4
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
30.5
39.6
51.8
64.0
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
21.9
28.4
37.2
45.9
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
38.1
49.5
64.7
79.9
Borderlands 3
2019
30.7
39.8
52.1
64.4
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
24.2
31.4
41.1
50.8
Hitman 2
2018
47.4
61.6
80.5
99.5
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
47.7
62.0
81.0
100.1
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
39.0
50.7
66.2
81.8
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
48.1
62.5
81.7
100.9
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
47.4
61.6
80.5
99.5
GeForce GTX 1060 6Gb with Ryzen 5 2600 gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce GTX 1060 from the following table are just for reference, because it mainly presents old games and FPS is much more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
48.1
62.5
81.7
100.9
Need For Speed
2015
57.2
74.4
97.3
120.2
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
53.1
69.0
90.2
111.5
DiRT Rally
2015
76.2
99.1
129.6
160.1
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
59.0
76.7
100.4
124.0
Fallout 76
2018
62.1
80.7
105.5
130.4
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
61.9
80.5
105.2
130.0
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
49.7
64.6
84.4
104.3
F1 2019
2019
49.8
64.7
84.7
104.6
Project CARS 2
2017
50.1
65.2
85.2
105.3
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
57.1
74.2
97.1
119.9
Valorant
2020
97.0
126.1
165.0
203.8
League of Legends
2009
265.4
345.1
451.2
557.4
For Honor
2017
70.8
92.0
120.3
148.6
Minecraft
2011
113.1
147.1
192.3
237.6
Battlefield V
2018
50.9
66.2
86.5
106.9
Battlefield 4
2013
67.3
87.4
114.3
141.2
Apex Legends
2019
50.9
66.2
86.5
106.9
Hitman
2016
48.3
62.9
82.2
101.5
Dota 2
2013
69.1
89.9
117.5
145.2
Destiny 2
2017
66.9
86.9
113.7
140.4
Doom
2016
76.0
98.8
129.2
159.6
Rocket League
2015
206.4
268.4
351.0
433.5
Battlefield 1
2016
60.4
78.5
102.7
126.8
Strange Brigade
2018
62.2
80.9
105.8
130.7
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
60.7
78.9
103.2
127.5
Resident Evil 2
2019
55.1
71.7
93.7
115.7
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
100.3
130.4
170.5
210.6
Roblox
2006
166.8
216.8
283.6
350.3
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
141.6
184.0
240.7
297.3
Titanfall 2
2016
52.2
67.9
88.8
109.7
Dawn of War III
2017
52.0
67.6
88.4
109.2
Though you can't argue with the numbers from this table, but you need to know that in fact some processors and video cards will not be able to work with each other. For such cases, FPS is evaluated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the AMD Ryzen 5 2600 and the GeForce GTX 1060 separately.
