NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 with AMD Ryzen 5 3500X benchmark
Benchmark 14-02-2023 Complete gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 graphics card with the AMD Ryzen 5 3500X processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with various 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. As for the key characteristic, how good is the GPU for games, let's look beyond. The medium 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 today's 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 completely match the graphics card. We should also not forget about the AMD Ryzen 5 3500X . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.The TDP of the GPU is 120W, so a medium-power power supply is suitable for it. Here is a list of certain popular games in which the GPU has been tested. Next is the table with a large number of almost all current games that were run on a computer with the GeForce GTX 1060 and AMD Ryzen 5 3500X configuration:
Fortnite Battle Royale
Minecraft
Far Cry 6
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
League of Legends
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Genshin Impact
Hogwarts Legacy
Valorant
Dota 2
Roblox
Apex Legends
Hitman 3
Atomic Heart
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060
After reviewing 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 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 rivals 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 numbers will further 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 famous games on a computer with a GeForce GTX 1060 and AMD Ryzen 5 3500X. The numbers near to the names of the games represent the average 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
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
29.0
37.7
49.3
60.9
Saints Row
2022
33.2
43.2
56.5
69.8
Atomic Heart
2023
11.2
14.6
19.1
23.6
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
19.7
25.6
33.4
41.3
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
27.1
35.3
46.1
57.0
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
18.3
23.7
31.0
38.3
Homeworld 3
2022
22.9
29.8
39.0
48.2
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
31.4
40.8
53.3
65.8
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
25.3
32.9
43.0
53.1
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
17.3
22.5
29.4
36.4
Elden ring
2022
17.8
23.1
30.2
37.3
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
24.3
31.6
41.4
51.1
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
30.0
38.9
50.9
62.9
Scorn
2022
18.3
23.7
31.0
38.3
Starfield
2022
16.4
21.3
27.8
34.4
Overwatch 2
2022
44.9
58.4
76.4
94.3
Stray
2022
50.1
65.1
85.1
105.2
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
20.1
26.2
34.2
42.3
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce GTX 1060 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Final Fantasy XV
2018
39.3
51.1
66.8
82.6
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
46.5
60.5
79.1
97.7
Genshin Impact
2020
40.7
52.9
69.2
85.5
Marvel's Avengers
2020
27.7
36.0
47.0
58.1
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
37.7
49.0
64.1
79.2
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
36.8
47.9
62.6
77.3
The Division
2016
41.4
53.8
70.3
86.9
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
45.4
59.0
77.2
95.3
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
33.8
44.0
57.5
71.1
DOOM Eternal
2020
43.5
56.6
74.0
91.4
Far Cry 6
2021
35.1
45.6
59.7
73.7
Monster Hunter: World
2018
40.0
52.0
67.9
83.9
Death Stranding
2020
42.5
55.3
72.3
89.3
F1 2021
2020
45.4
59.0
77.2
95.3
Total War: Warhammer
2016
46.2
60.0
78.5
97.0
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
36.8
47.9
62.6
77.3
Dishonored 2
2016
35.4
46.0
60.1
74.3
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
34.2
44.4
58.1
71.7
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
23.4
30.4
39.8
49.1
Godfall
2020
41.4
53.8
70.4
87.0
GreedFall
2019
42.3
54.9
71.8
88.7
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
14.0
18.2
23.8
29.4
The Witcher 3
2015
41.5
53.9
70.5
87.1
Resident Evil Village
2021
31.8
41.4
54.1
66.8
Just Cause 4
2018
37.1
48.2
63.1
77.9
Halo Infinite
2021
26.7
34.7
45.3
56.0
Gears of War 5
2019
37.4
48.6
63.6
78.5
Project CARS 3
2020
21.5
28.0
36.6
45.2
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
46.1
60.0
78.4
96.9
Devil May Cry 5
2019
41.7
54.1
70.8
87.5
Forza Horizon 5
2021
33.7
43.8
57.3
70.8
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
29.5
38.3
50.1
61.9
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
45.9
59.6
78.0
96.3
Hitman 3
2021
31.8
41.4
54.1
66.8
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
22.0
28.6
37.4
46.2
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
39.8
51.8
67.7
83.6
F1 22
2020
40.7
52.9
69.2
85.5
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
30.5
39.7
51.9
64.1
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
45.9
59.6
78.0
96.3
Hitman 2
2018
45.9
59.6
78.0
96.3
Borderlands 3
2019
29.7
38.6
50.4
62.3
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
36.7
47.8
62.5
77.1
Metro Exodus
2019
25.7
33.4
43.7
54.0
Anthem
2019
31.8
41.3
54.0
66.7
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
21.4
27.8
36.4
44.9
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
34.5
44.9
58.7
72.5
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
29.5
38.3
50.1
61.9
Crysis 3
2013
46.0
59.7
78.1
96.5
World War Z
2019
46.3
60.2
78.7
97.2
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
21.2
27.5
36.0
44.4
GeForce GTX 1060 6Gb with Ryzen 5 3500X 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 much more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Battlefield 4
2013
65.1
84.6
110.7
136.7
Minecraft
2011
109.5
142.4
186.2
230.0
For Honor
2017
68.5
89.1
116.5
143.9
Project CARS 2
2017
48.5
63.1
82.5
101.9
Strange Brigade
2018
60.2
78.3
102.4
126.5
Need For Speed
2015
55.4
72.0
94.2
116.4
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
58.8
76.4
99.9
123.4
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
97.1
126.2
165.0
203.8
Rocket League
2015
199.8
259.8
339.7
419.6
Dota 2
2013
66.9
87.0
113.8
140.5
Battlefield V
2018
49.3
64.1
83.8
103.5
Resident Evil 2
2019
53.4
69.4
90.7
112.0
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
51.4
66.8
87.4
107.9
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
46.5
60.5
79.1
97.7
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
137.0
178.1
232.9
287.8
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
57.1
74.3
97.1
120.0
League of Legends
2009
256.9
334.0
436.8
539.5
Dawn of War III
2017
50.4
65.5
85.6
105.7
Roblox
2006
161.5
209.9
274.5
339.1
Titanfall 2
2016
50.5
65.7
85.9
106.1
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
55.3
71.9
94.0
116.1
Battlefield 1
2016
58.5
76.0
99.4
122.7
Fallout 76
2018
60.1
78.1
102.2
126.2
DiRT Rally
2015
73.8
95.9
125.5
155.0
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
59.9
77.9
101.8
125.8
Destiny 2
2017
64.7
84.1
110.0
135.9
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
48.1
62.5
81.7
100.9
F1 2019
2019
48.2
62.7
81.9
101.2
Doom
2016
73.6
95.6
125.1
154.5
Valorant
2020
93.9
122.1
159.7
197.2
Hitman
2016
46.8
60.8
79.6
98.3
Apex Legends
2019
49.3
64.1
83.8
103.5
Though you can't dispute 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 calculated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the AMD Ryzen 5 3500X and the GeForce GTX 1060 separately.
