Comprehensive gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 GPU with the AMD Ryzen 5 3400G 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 by looking at results of all benchmarks. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's take a look at the primary parameter. The medium FPS in games is 30.4 FPS with Ultra settings and 4K resolution. Considering 6Gb of memory, we can state that the GeForce GTX 1060 is good 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 GPU, you can already draw some conclusions. With this data, you can already easily select the necessary power supply that will completely match the GPU. We should also not forget about the AMD Ryzen 5 3400G . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the desired power supply should output.A regular power supply is appropriate for the GeForce GTX 1060, because its TDP is 120W Here is a list of some common games in which the GPU has been tested. Below is the table with a large number of practically all modern games that were run on a computer with the GeForce GTX 1060 and AMD Ryzen 5 3400G configuration:
Fortnite Battle Royale
Roblox
Dota 2
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Valorant
Hogwarts Legacy
League of Legends
Apex Legends
Far Cry 6
Genshin Impact
Hitman 3
Minecraft
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
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 some popular games and choose for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce GTX 1060.
The closest GeForce GTX 1060 competitors
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 medium 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 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 5 3400G. 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
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
27.0
35.1
45.9
56.7
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
29.2
37.9
49.6
61.3
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
18.3
23.8
31.1
38.4
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
16.1
21.0
27.4
33.8
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
23.5
30.6
40.0
49.4
Scorn
2022
17.0
22.1
28.9
35.7
Starfield
2022
15.2
19.8
25.9
32.0
Elden ring
2022
16.6
21.5
28.1
34.8
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
17.0
22.1
28.9
35.7
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
18.7
24.3
31.8
39.3
Homeworld 3
2022
21.3
27.7
36.3
44.8
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
22.6
29.4
38.5
47.6
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
27.9
36.2
47.4
58.5
Atomic Heart
2023
10.5
13.6
17.8
22.0
Overwatch 2
2022
41.8
54.4
71.1
87.8
Stray
2022
46.6
60.6
79.2
97.9
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
25.3
32.8
42.9
53.1
Saints Row
2022
30.9
40.2
52.6
64.9
To understand how the GeForce GTX 1060 behaves in demanding games, you need to look at the numbers from this table.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Devil May Cry 5
2019
38.8
50.4
65.9
81.4
Borderlands 3
2019
27.6
35.9
46.9
58.0
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
21.8
28.3
37.0
45.7
Monster Hunter: World
2018
37.2
48.4
63.2
78.1
Hitman 3
2021
29.6
38.5
50.4
62.2
Far Cry 6
2021
32.7
42.5
55.5
68.6
Genshin Impact
2020
37.9
49.3
64.4
79.6
Forza Horizon 5
2021
31.4
40.8
53.3
65.9
Halo Infinite
2021
24.8
32.3
42.2
52.1
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
27.4
35.7
46.6
57.6
GreedFall
2019
39.3
51.1
66.9
82.6
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
34.3
44.6
58.3
72.0
The Division
2016
38.5
50.1
65.5
80.9
F1 22
2020
37.9
49.3
64.4
79.6
Crysis 3
2013
42.8
55.6
72.7
89.8
The Witcher 3
2015
38.6
50.2
65.6
81.0
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
42.7
55.5
72.6
89.6
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
42.7
55.5
72.6
89.6
Gears of War 5
2019
34.8
45.2
59.2
73.1
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
13.0
16.9
22.1
27.3
Dishonored 2
2016
32.9
42.8
56.0
69.2
Hitman 2
2018
42.7
55.5
72.6
89.6
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
31.8
41.3
54.1
66.8
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
20.5
26.6
34.8
43.0
Death Stranding
2020
39.6
51.5
67.3
83.1
Metro Exodus
2019
23.9
31.1
40.7
50.2
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
43.3
56.3
73.6
90.9
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
34.2
44.4
58.1
71.8
Marvel's Avengers
2020
25.7
33.5
43.8
54.1
Resident Evil Village
2021
29.6
38.5
50.4
62.2
Godfall
2020
38.5
50.1
65.5
81.0
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
27.4
35.7
46.6
57.6
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
19.9
25.9
33.8
41.8
Anthem
2019
29.6
38.4
50.3
62.1
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
37.1
48.2
63.0
77.8
DOOM Eternal
2020
40.5
52.7
68.9
85.1
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
34.3
44.6
58.3
72.0
F1 2021
2020
42.3
54.9
71.8
88.7
Final Fantasy XV
2018
36.6
47.6
62.2
76.8
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
35.1
45.6
59.7
73.7
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
31.5
40.9
53.5
66.1
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
28.4
36.9
48.3
59.6
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
42.9
55.8
73.0
90.2
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
19.7
25.6
33.5
41.3
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
42.3
54.9
71.8
88.7
Project CARS 3
2020
20.0
26.0
34.1
42.1
Total War: Warhammer
2016
43.0
55.9
73.1
90.3
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
32.1
41.8
54.6
67.5
World War Z
2019
43.1
56.0
73.2
90.5
Just Cause 4
2018
34.5
44.9
58.7
72.5
GeForce GTX 1060 6Gb with Ryzen 5 3400G gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce GTX 1060 from the following table are just for information, since old games are more represented in it and FPS is much higher than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
47.8
62.2
81.3
100.4
Need For Speed
2015
51.6
67.0
87.7
108.3
Battlefield 4
2013
60.6
78.8
103.0
127.2
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
54.7
71.1
93.0
114.9
Hitman
2016
43.6
56.6
74.0
91.5
Dota 2
2013
62.3
81.0
105.9
130.8
Apex Legends
2019
45.9
59.6
78.0
96.3
Fallout 76
2018
55.9
72.7
95.1
117.4
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
43.3
56.3
73.6
90.9
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
53.2
69.1
90.4
111.7
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
55.8
72.5
94.8
117.1
For Honor
2017
63.8
82.9
108.4
133.9
Doom
2016
68.5
89.0
116.4
143.8
F1 2019
2019
44.9
58.3
76.3
94.2
Destiny 2
2017
60.2
78.3
102.4
126.5
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
51.4
66.9
87.4
108.0
Roblox
2006
150.3
195.4
255.5
315.6
Titanfall 2
2016
47.0
61.2
80.0
98.8
Strange Brigade
2018
56.1
72.9
95.3
117.7
Project CARS 2
2017
45.2
58.7
76.8
94.9
Resident Evil 2
2019
49.7
64.6
84.4
104.3
Rocket League
2015
186.0
241.8
316.2
390.6
Dawn of War III
2017
46.9
60.9
79.7
98.4
Minecraft
2011
101.9
132.5
173.3
214.0
DiRT Rally
2015
68.7
89.3
116.8
144.2
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
90.3
117.4
153.6
189.7
Battlefield 1
2016
54.4
70.7
92.5
114.2
League of Legends
2009
239.1
310.9
406.5
502.2
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
44.7
58.2
76.0
93.9
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
127.5
165.8
216.8
267.8
Valorant
2020
87.4
113.6
148.6
183.6
Battlefield V
2018
45.9
59.6
78.0
96.3
Although you can't dispute with the numbers from this table, but you need to know that in reality some processors and video cards will not be able to work together. For such cases, FPS is calculated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the CPU and the graphics card.
