Comprehensive gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 GPU with the AMD Ryzen 5 5600G 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 good or bad for gaming by looking at testing data. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's look at the key parameter. The average FPS in games is 30.4 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. Considering 6Gb of memory, we can say 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 graphics card, you can already make certain decision. This will let you to choose the needed power supply that will fully match the GPU. We should also not forget about the AMD Ryzen 5 5600G . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the desired power supply should output.A regular power supply is good for the GeForce GTX 1060, because its TDP is 120W Here is a list of several famous games in which the graphics card has been tested. Next 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 5600G configuration:
Genshin Impact
Minecraft
Fortnite Battle Royale
Valorant
Atomic Heart
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Apex Legends
Hitman 3
League of Legends
Far Cry 6
Dota 2
Roblox
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Hogwarts Legacy
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 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 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 further help you make the right choice.
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 5600G. The numbers next to the names of the games represent the ordinary FPS gained 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
Atomic Heart
2023
11.8
15.4
20.1
24.9
Stray
2022
52.8
68.6
89.8
110.9
Overwatch 2
2022
47.4
61.6
80.5
99.5
Saints Row
2022
35.0
45.5
59.6
73.6
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
21.2
27.6
36.1
44.6
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
18.3
23.7
31.0
38.3
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
33.1
43.0
56.2
69.4
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
30.6
39.8
52.0
64.3
Elden ring
2022
18.8
24.4
31.9
39.4
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
25.7
33.4
43.6
53.9
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
28.6
37.2
48.7
60.1
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
26.6
34.6
45.3
56.0
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
20.7
26.9
35.2
43.5
Starfield
2022
17.3
22.5
29.4
36.3
Homeworld 3
2022
24.2
31.4
41.1
50.8
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
19.2
25.0
32.7
40.4
Scorn
2022
19.2
25.0
32.7
40.4
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
31.6
41.1
53.7
66.3
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
Project CARS 3
2020
22.7
29.5
38.6
47.7
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
35.7
46.4
60.7
74.9
Far Cry 6
2021
37.0
48.1
62.9
77.7
The Division
2016
43.6
56.7
74.2
91.6
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
14.8
19.2
25.1
31.0
Monster Hunter: World
2018
42.1
54.8
71.6
88.5
GreedFall
2019
44.6
57.9
75.8
93.6
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
48.4
62.9
82.2
101.6
Just Cause 4
2018
39.1
50.9
66.5
82.2
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
31.1
40.4
52.9
65.3
Metro Exodus
2019
27.1
35.2
46.1
56.9
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
23.2
30.2
39.4
48.7
Godfall
2020
43.7
56.8
74.2
91.7
F1 2021
2020
47.9
62.2
81.4
100.5
Halo Infinite
2021
28.1
36.6
47.8
59.1
Devil May Cry 5
2019
43.9
57.1
74.7
92.2
World War Z
2019
48.8
63.4
83.0
102.5
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
49.1
63.8
83.4
103.0
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
38.8
50.5
66.0
81.6
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
47.9
62.2
81.4
100.5
DOOM Eternal
2020
45.9
59.7
78.0
96.4
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
48.7
63.3
82.7
102.2
Resident Evil Village
2021
33.6
43.6
57.0
70.5
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
22.3
29.0
37.9
46.8
Death Stranding
2020
44.9
58.3
76.3
94.2
Dishonored 2
2016
37.3
48.5
63.4
78.3
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
32.2
41.8
54.7
67.6
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
22.6
29.3
38.3
47.4
The Witcher 3
2015
43.7
56.8
74.3
91.8
Marvel's Avengers
2020
29.2
37.9
49.6
61.2
Hitman 3
2021
33.6
43.6
57.0
70.5
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
48.4
62.9
82.2
101.6
Hitman 2
2018
48.4
62.9
82.2
101.6
Crysis 3
2013
48.5
63.0
82.4
101.8
Forza Horizon 5
2021
35.5
46.2
60.4
74.6
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
36.4
47.3
61.9
76.5
Final Fantasy XV
2018
41.5
53.9
70.5
87.1
F1 22
2020
42.9
55.8
73.0
90.2
Genshin Impact
2020
42.9
55.8
73.0
90.2
Total War: Warhammer
2016
48.7
63.3
82.8
102.3
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
38.7
50.4
65.9
81.4
Borderlands 3
2019
31.3
40.7
53.2
65.7
Gears of War 5
2019
39.4
51.3
67.0
82.8
Anthem
2019
33.5
43.6
57.0
70.4
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
31.1
40.4
52.9
65.3
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
36.0
46.8
61.2
75.7
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
42.0
54.6
71.4
88.2
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
24.7
32.1
41.9
51.8
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
38.8
50.5
66.0
81.6
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
39.8
51.7
67.6
83.5
GeForce GTX 1060 6Gb with Ryzen 5 5600G 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
Doom
2016
77.6
100.9
131.9
162.9
DiRT Rally
2015
77.8
101.2
132.3
163.4
Apex Legends
2019
52.0
67.6
88.3
109.1
Minecraft
2011
115.5
150.1
196.3
242.5
Resident Evil 2
2019
56.3
73.1
95.6
118.1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
144.5
187.8
245.6
303.4
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
54.2
70.4
92.1
113.8
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
62.0
80.6
105.4
130.2
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
60.3
78.3
102.4
126.5
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
63.2
82.1
107.4
132.7
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
102.4
133.1
174.0
214.9
Roblox
2006
170.3
221.3
289.4
357.5
Rocket League
2015
210.7
273.9
358.2
442.5
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
58.3
75.8
99.1
122.4
Valorant
2020
99.0
128.8
168.4
208.0
Battlefield V
2018
52.0
67.6
88.3
109.1
League of Legends
2009
270.9
352.2
460.6
569.0
F1 2019
2019
50.8
66.1
86.4
106.7
Project CARS 2
2017
51.2
66.5
87.0
107.5
Strange Brigade
2018
63.5
82.6
108.0
133.4
Fallout 76
2018
63.4
82.4
107.7
133.1
Destiny 2
2017
68.3
88.7
116.0
143.3
Hitman
2016
49.3
64.2
83.9
103.6
Battlefield 4
2013
68.6
89.2
116.7
144.2
Titanfall 2
2016
53.3
69.3
90.6
111.9
Dota 2
2013
70.6
91.7
120.0
148.2
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
50.7
65.9
86.2
106.4
Battlefield 1
2016
61.6
80.1
104.8
129.4
For Honor
2017
72.2
93.9
122.8
151.7
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
49.1
63.8
83.4
103.0
Dawn of War III
2017
53.1
69.0
90.3
111.5
Need For Speed
2015
58.4
76.0
99.3
122.7
Though you can't argue with the numbers from this table, but you need to understand that in fact some processors and video cards will not be able to work with each other. In such cases, FPS is calculated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the AMD Ryzen 5 5600G and the GeForce GTX 1060 separately.
