Complete gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 graphics card with the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600 processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with multiple graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. To understand the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 is good or bad for gaming from benchmark data. As for the key parameter, how good is the graphics card for games, let's look further. The ordinary FPS in games is 30.4 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. So, taking into account 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 graphics card, you can already make certain decision. With this data, you can already safely select the needed power supply that will fully match the graphics card. You also need to remember about the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600 . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A regular power supply is good for the GeForce GTX 1060, because its TDP is 120W Here is a list of some famous games in which the graphics card has been tested. Below 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 PRO 3600 configuration:
Roblox
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Valorant
Minecraft
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Apex Legends
Dota 2
Hogwarts Legacy
Fortnite Battle Royale
Genshin Impact
League of Legends
Far Cry 6
Hitman 3
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Atomic Heart
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060
After reviewing the data from the table below, you can easily understand how the GeForce GTX 1060 is better or worse than rivals in several famous 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 opponents 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 3600. The numbers next to the names of the games represent the medium FPS obtained 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
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
31.3
40.7
53.2
65.8
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
25.4
33.1
43.3
53.4
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
20.5
26.7
34.9
43.2
Atomic Heart
2023
11.7
15.3
20.0
24.7
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
26.4
34.3
44.9
55.5
Homeworld 3
2022
24.0
31.2
40.8
50.3
Stray
2022
52.4
68.1
89.0
109.9
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
21.0
27.3
35.8
44.2
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
32.8
42.6
55.7
68.8
Starfield
2022
17.1
22.3
29.1
36.0
Scorn
2022
19.1
24.8
32.4
40.1
Overwatch 2
2022
47.0
61.1
79.8
98.6
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
19.1
24.8
32.4
40.1
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
30.3
39.4
51.6
63.7
Elden ring
2022
18.6
24.2
31.6
39.0
Saints Row
2022
34.7
45.2
59.1
72.9
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
18.1
23.5
30.8
38.0
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
28.4
36.9
48.2
59.6
To find out how good the graphics card is for demanding games, you can read the figures from this table.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Marvel's Avengers
2020
28.9
37.6
49.2
60.7
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
23.0
29.9
39.1
48.3
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
35.4
46.0
60.1
74.3
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
30.8
40.1
52.4
64.7
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
41.6
54.1
70.8
87.4
Far Cry 6
2021
36.7
47.7
62.4
77.1
F1 2021
2020
47.5
61.7
80.7
99.7
Gears of War 5
2019
39.1
50.8
66.5
82.1
GreedFall
2019
44.2
57.4
75.1
92.8
Crysis 3
2013
48.0
62.5
81.7
100.9
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
38.5
50.1
65.5
80.9
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
38.5
50.1
65.5
80.9
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
47.9
62.3
81.5
100.7
Final Fantasy XV
2018
41.1
53.4
69.9
86.3
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
47.9
62.3
81.5
100.7
Resident Evil Village
2021
33.3
43.3
56.6
69.9
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
48.6
63.2
82.7
102.1
Forza Horizon 5
2021
35.2
45.8
59.9
74.0
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
14.6
19.0
24.9
30.7
Devil May Cry 5
2019
43.5
56.6
74.0
91.4
Godfall
2020
43.3
56.3
73.6
90.9
Hitman 3
2021
33.3
43.3
56.6
69.9
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
38.4
49.9
65.3
80.7
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
47.5
61.7
80.7
99.7
Metro Exodus
2019
26.9
34.9
45.7
56.4
Anthem
2019
33.2
43.2
56.5
69.8
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
36.1
46.9
61.4
75.8
Project CARS 3
2020
22.5
29.3
38.3
47.3
Genshin Impact
2020
42.6
55.3
72.4
89.4
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
31.9
41.5
54.2
67.0
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
48.2
62.7
82.0
101.3
World War Z
2019
48.4
62.9
82.3
101.6
Total War: Warhammer
2016
48.3
62.8
82.1
101.4
Just Cause 4
2018
38.8
50.4
66.0
81.5
The Witcher 3
2015
43.3
56.4
73.7
91.0
DOOM Eternal
2020
45.5
59.2
77.4
95.6
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
30.8
40.1
52.4
64.7
Monster Hunter: World
2018
41.8
54.3
71.0
87.7
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
24.5
31.8
41.6
51.4
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
22.1
28.7
37.6
46.4
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
22.4
29.1
38.0
47.0
F1 22
2020
42.6
55.3
72.4
89.4
Hitman 2
2018
47.9
62.3
81.5
100.7
Borderlands 3
2019
31.0
40.3
52.7
65.1
Death Stranding
2020
44.5
57.8
75.6
93.4
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
35.7
46.4
60.7
75.0
The Division
2016
43.3
56.2
73.5
90.8
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
39.4
51.3
67.0
82.8
Dishonored 2
2016
37.0
48.1
62.9
77.7
Halo Infinite
2021
27.9
36.3
47.4
58.6
GeForce GTX 1060 6Gb with Ryzen 5 PRO 3600 gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce GTX 1060 from the following table are just for reference, because old games are more represented in it and FPS is significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Project CARS 2
2017
50.7
66.0
86.3
106.5
Apex Legends
2019
51.5
67.0
87.6
108.2
Resident Evil 2
2019
55.8
72.5
94.8
117.1
Strange Brigade
2018
63.0
81.9
107.0
132.2
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
50.2
65.3
85.4
105.5
Dota 2
2013
70.0
91.0
118.9
146.9
Dawn of War III
2017
52.6
68.4
89.5
110.6
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
59.7
77.7
101.6
125.5
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
57.8
75.1
98.2
121.3
Doom
2016
76.9
100.0
130.8
161.5
Rocket League
2015
208.9
271.6
355.2
438.7
For Honor
2017
71.6
93.1
121.8
150.4
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
143.3
186.2
243.5
300.8
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
62.6
81.4
106.5
131.5
Valorant
2020
98.2
127.7
166.9
206.2
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
101.5
131.9
172.5
213.1
Titanfall 2
2016
52.8
68.7
89.8
111.0
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
53.7
69.8
91.3
112.8
Roblox
2006
168.8
219.4
287.0
354.5
Hitman
2016
48.9
63.6
83.2
102.7
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
48.6
63.2
82.7
102.1
F1 2019
2019
50.4
65.5
85.7
105.8
Minecraft
2011
114.5
148.8
194.6
240.4
League of Legends
2009
268.6
349.2
456.6
564.1
Battlefield 1
2016
61.1
79.4
103.9
128.3
Fallout 76
2018
62.8
81.7
106.8
131.9
Battlefield 4
2013
68.1
88.5
115.7
142.9
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
61.5
79.9
104.5
129.0
Destiny 2
2017
67.7
88.0
115.0
142.1
DiRT Rally
2015
77.2
100.3
131.2
162.0
Need For Speed
2015
57.9
75.3
98.5
121.7
Battlefield V
2018
51.5
67.0
87.6
108.2
Although you can't dispute with the figures from this table, but you need to know that in fact some processors and video cards will not be able to work together. In such cases, FPS is evaluated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the GeForce GTX 1060 and the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600 separately.
