Complete gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 GPU with the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 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. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's take a look at the main parameter. The average FPS in games is 30.4 FPS with Ultra settings and 4K resolution. Considering 6Gb of memory, we can tell that the GeForce GTX 1060 is good even for new 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 draw certain decision. This will let you to choose the required power supply that can meet the demands of the GPU. You also need to remember about the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A regular power supply is suitable for the GeForce GTX 1060, because its TDP is 120W Here is a list of certain famous games in which the graphics card 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 PRO 2600 configuration:
Hogwarts Legacy
Atomic Heart
Genshin Impact
Dota 2
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Roblox
Far Cry 6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Fortnite Battle Royale
League of Legends
Hitman 3
Minecraft
Apex Legends
Valorant
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060
After viewing the data from the game tests below, you can easily compare the GeForce GTX 1060 with rivals in several popular games and choose for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce GTX 1060.
The closest GeForce GTX 1060 rivals
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 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 also help you make the true choice.
How good is GeForce GTX 1060 for games?
From the tables below, you can understand how comfortable you can play popular games on a computer with a GeForce GTX 1060 and AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600. The numbers near to the names of the games mean the average FPS received 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
Elden ring
2022
17.8
23.1
30.2
37.3
Atomic Heart
2023
11.2
14.6
19.1
23.5
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
17.3
22.5
29.4
36.3
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
25.2
32.8
42.9
53.0
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
20.1
26.1
34.1
42.2
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
27.1
35.2
46.1
56.9
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
24.3
31.6
41.3
51.0
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
29.9
38.9
50.8
62.8
Starfield
2022
16.4
21.3
27.8
34.3
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
19.6
25.5
33.4
41.2
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
18.2
23.7
31.0
38.3
Scorn
2022
18.2
23.7
31.0
38.3
Homeworld 3
2022
22.9
29.8
38.9
48.1
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
31.3
40.7
53.2
65.7
Overwatch 2
2022
44.8
58.3
76.2
94.2
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
29.0
37.7
49.2
60.8
Saints Row
2022
33.2
43.1
56.4
69.7
Stray
2022
50.0
65.0
85.0
105.0
To find out how good the graphics card is for demanding games, you need to look at the numbers from this table.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
34.1
44.3
58.0
71.6
Devil May Cry 5
2019
41.6
54.0
70.7
87.3
Just Cause 4
2018
37.0
48.2
63.0
77.8
Genshin Impact
2020
40.6
52.8
69.1
85.3
Total War: Warhammer
2016
46.1
59.9
78.4
96.8
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
46.1
59.9
78.3
96.7
Project CARS 3
2020
21.5
27.9
36.5
45.1
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
39.8
51.7
67.6
83.5
Metro Exodus
2019
25.6
33.3
43.6
53.9
F1 22
2020
40.6
52.8
69.1
85.3
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
46.4
60.4
78.9
97.5
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
29.4
38.3
50.0
61.8
Resident Evil Village
2021
31.8
41.3
54.0
66.7
GreedFall
2019
42.2
54.8
71.7
88.6
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
34.5
44.8
58.6
72.4
Final Fantasy XV
2018
39.2
51.0
66.7
82.4
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
37.7
48.9
64.0
79.1
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
23.4
30.4
39.7
49.1
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
45.8
59.5
77.8
96.1
Hitman 2
2018
45.8
59.5
77.8
96.1
DOOM Eternal
2020
43.4
56.5
73.9
91.2
Far Cry 6
2021
35.0
45.5
59.6
73.6
Crysis 3
2013
45.9
59.6
78.0
96.3
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
30.5
39.6
51.8
64.0
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
36.7
47.7
62.3
77.0
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
29.4
38.3
50.0
61.8
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
21.1
27.4
35.9
44.3
Anthem
2019
31.7
41.2
53.9
66.6
World War Z
2019
46.2
60.1
78.5
97.0
Marvel's Avengers
2020
27.6
35.9
46.9
58.0
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
33.8
43.9
57.4
70.9
The Witcher 3
2015
41.4
53.8
70.4
86.9
Hitman 3
2021
31.8
41.3
54.0
66.7
The Division
2016
41.3
53.7
70.2
86.7
Borderlands 3
2019
29.6
38.5
50.3
62.2
Godfall
2020
41.3
53.7
70.3
86.8
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
22.0
28.5
37.3
46.1
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
14.0
18.2
23.7
29.3
Gears of War 5
2019
37.3
48.5
63.5
78.4
Monster Hunter: World
2018
39.9
51.9
67.8
83.8
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
21.3
27.8
36.3
44.8
Dishonored 2
2016
35.3
45.9
60.0
74.2
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
36.8
47.8
62.5
77.2
F1 2021
2020
45.3
58.9
77.0
95.2
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
36.8
47.8
62.5
77.2
Halo Infinite
2021
26.6
34.6
45.3
55.9
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
45.8
59.5
77.8
96.1
Death Stranding
2020
42.5
55.2
72.2
89.2
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
45.3
58.9
77.0
95.2
Forza Horizon 5
2021
33.6
43.7
57.2
70.6
GeForce GTX 1060 6Gb with Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 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 significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Battlefield 4
2013
65.0
84.5
110.5
136.5
Destiny 2
2017
64.6
84.0
109.8
135.7
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
96.9
126.0
164.7
203.5
Doom
2016
73.4
95.5
124.8
154.2
Valorant
2020
93.8
121.9
159.4
196.9
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
55.2
71.7
93.8
115.9
Roblox
2006
161.2
209.5
274.0
338.4
Resident Evil 2
2019
53.3
69.2
90.5
111.8
For Honor
2017
68.4
88.9
116.3
143.6
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
59.8
77.7
101.7
125.6
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
58.7
76.3
99.7
123.2
Titanfall 2
2016
50.5
65.6
85.8
105.9
Dota 2
2013
66.8
86.8
113.6
140.3
Need For Speed
2015
55.3
71.9
94.0
116.2
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
136.8
177.8
232.5
287.2
F1 2019
2019
48.1
62.6
81.8
101.0
League of Legends
2009
256.5
333.4
436.0
538.6
Apex Legends
2019
49.2
63.9
83.6
103.3
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
51.3
66.7
87.2
107.7
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
48.0
62.4
81.6
100.8
Project CARS 2
2017
48.4
63.0
82.4
101.7
Dawn of War III
2017
50.3
65.3
85.5
105.6
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
46.4
60.4
78.9
97.5
Strange Brigade
2018
60.1
78.2
102.2
126.3
Minecraft
2011
109.3
142.1
185.8
229.6
Battlefield 1
2016
58.3
75.9
99.2
122.5
Fallout 76
2018
60.0
78.0
102.0
126.0
Rocket League
2015
199.5
259.3
339.1
418.9
DiRT Rally
2015
73.7
95.8
125.2
154.7
Hitman
2016
46.7
60.7
79.4
98.1
Battlefield V
2018
49.2
63.9
83.6
103.3
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
57.0
74.2
97.0
119.8
Though you can't dispute with the figures from this table, however, you need to understand that in reality some processors and video cards will not be able to work together. In such cases, FPS is evaluated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the CPU and the GPU.
