Complete gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 GPU with the AMD Ryzen 5 5600 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 bad or good for gaming by looking at results of all tests. As for the key parameter, how good is the GPU for games, let's look beyond. The ordinary FPS in games is 30.4 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. So, taking into account 6Gb of memory, we can say 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 make certain conclusions. This will let you to choose the necessary power supply that will completely match the GPU. We should also not forget about the AMD Ryzen 5 5600 . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the desired power supply should output.A conventional power supply is suitable for the GeForce GTX 1060, because its TDP is 120W Here is a list of several famous games in which the GPU has been tested. Next is the table with a large number of almost all modern games that were run on a computer with the GeForce GTX 1060 and AMD Ryzen 5 5600 configuration:
Roblox
Apex Legends
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Dota 2
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Minecraft
Genshin Impact
Valorant
Far Cry 6
Atomic Heart
Hitman 3
Hogwarts Legacy
League of Legends
Fortnite Battle Royale
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060
After looking at the data from the game tests below, you can easily understand how the GeForce GTX 1060 is better or worse than competitors in several famous games and choose 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 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 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 further help you make the good 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 5600. The numbers near to the names of the games mean the ordinary FPS achieved 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
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
20.9
27.2
35.6
44.0
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
33.4
43.4
56.8
70.1
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
21.4
27.9
36.4
45.0
Overwatch 2
2022
47.8
62.2
81.3
100.5
Saints Row
2022
35.4
46.0
60.2
74.3
Starfield
2022
17.4
22.7
29.7
36.6
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
31.9
41.5
54.2
67.0
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
30.9
40.2
52.5
64.9
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
26.9
35.0
45.8
56.5
Homeworld 3
2022
24.4
31.7
41.5
51.3
Stray
2022
53.3
69.3
90.7
112.0
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
19.4
25.3
33.0
40.8
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
28.9
37.6
49.1
60.7
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
25.9
33.7
44.1
54.4
Atomic Heart
2023
12.0
15.6
20.3
25.1
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
18.4
24.0
31.4
38.7
Scorn
2022
19.4
25.3
33.0
40.8
Elden ring
2022
18.9
24.6
32.2
39.8
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce GTX 1060 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
36.4
47.3
61.9
76.4
DOOM Eternal
2020
46.4
60.3
78.8
97.3
World War Z
2019
49.3
64.1
83.8
103.5
Death Stranding
2020
45.3
58.9
77.0
95.1
F1 22
2020
43.4
56.4
73.7
91.1
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
32.5
42.2
55.2
68.2
Metro Exodus
2019
27.4
35.6
46.5
57.5
Marvel's Avengers
2020
29.5
38.3
50.1
61.9
Devil May Cry 5
2019
44.4
57.7
75.4
93.2
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
22.8
29.6
38.7
47.8
Project CARS 3
2020
22.9
29.8
39.0
48.1
F1 2021
2020
48.3
62.8
82.2
101.5
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
31.4
40.8
53.4
65.9
Hitman 2
2018
48.8
63.5
83.0
102.6
Far Cry 6
2021
37.4
48.6
63.5
78.5
Halo Infinite
2021
28.4
36.9
48.3
59.7
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
31.4
40.8
53.4
65.9
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
39.2
51.0
66.7
82.4
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
24.9
32.4
42.4
52.3
Forza Horizon 5
2021
35.9
46.7
61.0
75.4
The Witcher 3
2015
44.2
57.4
75.1
92.7
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
49.1
63.9
83.5
103.2
Resident Evil Village
2021
33.9
44.1
57.6
71.2
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
39.1
50.9
66.5
82.2
Hitman 3
2021
33.9
44.1
57.6
71.2
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
48.3
62.8
82.2
101.5
Godfall
2020
44.1
57.3
75.0
92.6
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
22.5
29.3
38.3
47.3
Just Cause 4
2018
39.5
51.4
67.2
83.0
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
42.4
55.1
72.1
89.1
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
39.2
51.0
66.7
82.4
Total War: Warhammer
2016
49.2
64.0
83.6
103.3
Anthem
2019
33.8
44.0
57.5
71.1
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
23.4
30.5
39.8
49.2
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
14.9
19.4
25.3
31.3
Final Fantasy XV
2018
41.9
54.4
71.2
87.9
Crysis 3
2013
48.9
63.6
83.2
102.8
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
36.8
47.8
62.5
77.2
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
48.8
63.5
83.0
102.6
The Division
2016
44.1
57.3
74.9
92.5
Genshin Impact
2020
43.4
56.4
73.7
91.1
Dishonored 2
2016
37.7
49.0
64.1
79.1
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
49.5
64.4
84.2
104.0
GreedFall
2019
45.0
58.5
76.5
94.5
Borderlands 3
2019
31.6
41.1
53.7
66.4
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
36.0
46.8
61.3
75.7
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
40.2
52.2
68.3
84.4
Monster Hunter: World
2018
42.6
55.3
72.4
89.4
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
48.8
63.5
83.0
102.6
Gears of War 5
2019
39.8
51.8
67.7
83.6
GeForce GTX 1060 6Gb with Ryzen 5 5600 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
Project CARS 2
2017
51.7
67.2
87.9
108.5
Need For Speed
2015
59.0
76.7
100.3
123.9
DiRT Rally
2015
78.6
102.2
133.6
165.1
Titanfall 2
2016
53.8
70.0
91.5
113.0
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
145.9
189.7
248.1
306.5
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
49.5
64.4
84.2
104.0
Dawn of War III
2017
53.6
69.7
91.2
112.6
Apex Legends
2019
52.5
68.2
89.2
110.2
Fallout 76
2018
64.0
83.2
108.8
134.4
Dota 2
2013
71.3
92.7
121.2
149.7
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
54.7
71.1
93.0
114.9
League of Legends
2009
273.6
355.7
465.2
574.6
Roblox
2006
172.0
223.5
292.3
361.1
Doom
2016
78.4
101.9
133.2
164.5
Strange Brigade
2018
64.1
83.4
109.0
134.7
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
58.9
76.5
100.1
123.6
Battlefield 4
2013
69.3
90.1
117.9
145.6
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
62.6
81.4
106.4
131.5
Resident Evil 2
2019
56.8
73.9
96.6
119.3
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
60.9
79.1
103.5
127.8
Valorant
2020
100.0
130.0
170.1
210.1
Minecraft
2011
116.6
151.6
198.3
244.9
F1 2019
2019
51.3
66.7
87.3
107.8
For Honor
2017
73.0
94.9
124.0
153.2
Hitman
2016
49.8
64.8
84.7
104.7
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
51.2
66.5
87.0
107.5
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
103.4
134.4
175.7
217.1
Rocket League
2015
212.8
276.7
361.8
446.9
Battlefield V
2018
52.5
68.2
89.2
110.2
Destiny 2
2017
68.9
89.6
117.2
144.8
Battlefield 1
2016
62.3
80.9
105.8
130.7
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
63.8
82.9
108.5
134.0
Though you can't dispute with the figures from this table, but you need to understand that in reality some processors and video cards will not be able to work in pairs. For such cases, FPS is calculated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the GPU and the CPU.
