Full gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 graphics card with the AMD Ryzen 7 3800X 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 results of all tests. As for the key parameter, how good is the GPU for games, let's look beyond. 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 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 graphics card, you can already make some conclusions. This will allow you to choose the necessary power supply that will completely match the graphics card. You also need to remember about the AMD Ryzen 7 3800X . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the required power supply should output.A regular power supply is appropriate for the GeForce GTX 1060, because its TDP is 120W 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 contemporary games that were run on a computer with the GeForce GTX 1060 and AMD Ryzen 7 3800X configuration:
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Roblox
Dota 2
Valorant
League of Legends
Apex Legends
Far Cry 6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Genshin Impact
Hogwarts Legacy
Atomic Heart
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Minecraft
Fortnite Battle Royale
Hitman 3
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060
After reviewing 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 select 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 ordinary 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 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 7 3800X. The numbers next to the names of the games mean the medium 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
Homeworld 3
2022
24.7
32.2
42.0
51.9
Stray
2022
54.0
70.2
91.8
113.4
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
29.3
38.1
49.8
61.5
Saints Row
2022
35.8
46.6
60.9
75.3
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
18.7
24.3
31.7
39.2
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
32.3
42.0
54.9
67.8
Scorn
2022
19.7
25.6
33.5
41.3
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
21.2
27.6
36.0
44.5
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
26.2
34.1
44.6
55.1
Atomic Heart
2023
12.1
15.7
20.6
25.4
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
31.3
40.7
53.2
65.7
Elden ring
2022
19.2
24.9
32.6
40.3
Overwatch 2
2022
48.5
63.0
82.4
101.8
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
21.7
28.2
36.9
45.6
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
27.3
35.4
46.3
57.2
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
33.8
44.0
57.5
71.0
Starfield
2022
17.7
23.0
30.0
37.1
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
19.7
25.6
33.5
41.3
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
42.4
55.1
72.1
89.0
Marvel's Avengers
2020
29.8
38.8
50.7
62.6
Anthem
2019
34.3
44.6
58.3
72.0
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
36.5
47.4
62.0
76.6
Crysis 3
2013
49.6
64.4
84.3
104.1
GreedFall
2019
45.6
59.3
77.5
95.7
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
32.9
42.8
55.9
69.1
Gears of War 5
2019
40.3
52.4
68.6
84.7
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
36.8
47.9
62.6
77.4
Borderlands 3
2019
32.0
41.6
54.4
67.2
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
43.0
55.8
73.0
90.2
Far Cry 6
2021
37.9
49.2
64.4
79.5
F1 2021
2020
49.0
63.6
83.2
102.8
Project CARS 3
2020
23.2
30.2
39.5
48.8
Halo Infinite
2021
28.8
37.4
48.9
60.4
Devil May Cry 5
2019
44.9
58.4
76.4
94.3
Dishonored 2
2016
38.2
49.6
64.9
80.1
Just Cause 4
2018
40.0
52.0
68.0
84.1
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
25.2
32.8
42.9
53.0
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
39.7
51.6
67.5
83.4
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
22.8
29.7
38.8
47.9
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
15.1
19.6
25.7
31.7
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
49.0
63.6
83.2
102.8
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
39.6
51.5
67.4
83.2
Godfall
2020
44.7
58.1
75.9
93.8
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
23.7
30.8
40.3
49.8
World War Z
2019
49.9
64.9
84.9
104.8
F1 22
2020
43.9
57.1
74.7
92.2
Death Stranding
2020
45.9
59.6
78.0
96.4
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
40.7
52.9
69.2
85.4
DOOM Eternal
2020
46.9
61.0
79.8
98.6
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
50.2
65.2
85.3
105.4
Genshin Impact
2020
43.9
57.1
74.7
92.2
Hitman 3
2021
34.3
44.6
58.3
72.1
Monster Hunter: World
2018
43.1
56.0
73.3
90.5
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
37.3
48.4
63.3
78.2
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
31.8
41.3
54.1
66.8
Hitman 2
2018
49.5
64.3
84.1
103.9
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
23.1
30.0
39.2
48.4
Total War: Warhammer
2016
49.8
64.8
84.7
104.6
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
39.7
51.6
67.5
83.4
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
49.5
64.3
84.1
103.9
The Witcher 3
2015
44.7
58.1
76.0
93.9
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
49.8
64.7
84.6
104.5
Metro Exodus
2019
27.7
36.0
47.1
58.2
Forza Horizon 5
2021
36.3
47.2
61.8
76.3
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
31.8
41.3
54.1
66.8
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
49.5
64.3
84.1
103.9
Resident Evil Village
2021
34.3
44.6
58.3
72.1
The Division
2016
44.6
58.0
75.9
93.7
GeForce GTX 1060 6Gb with Ryzen 7 3800X 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
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
61.6
80.1
104.8
129.4
Dawn of War III
2017
54.3
70.6
92.3
114.1
Doom
2016
79.3
103.2
134.9
166.6
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
50.2
65.2
85.3
105.4
Hitman
2016
50.5
65.6
85.8
106.0
Resident Evil 2
2019
57.5
74.8
97.8
120.8
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
51.8
67.4
88.1
108.9
For Honor
2017
73.9
96.1
125.6
155.2
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
63.4
82.4
107.8
133.1
Project CARS 2
2017
52.3
68.0
89.0
109.9
Fallout 76
2018
64.8
84.3
110.2
136.1
DiRT Rally
2015
79.6
103.5
135.3
167.2
Battlefield 4
2013
70.2
91.3
119.4
147.4
Titanfall 2
2016
54.5
70.9
92.7
114.5
League of Legends
2009
277.1
360.2
471.1
581.9
Minecraft
2011
118.1
153.5
200.8
248.0
Strange Brigade
2018
65.0
84.5
110.4
136.4
Rocket League
2015
215.5
280.2
366.4
452.6
Apex Legends
2019
53.2
69.1
90.4
111.6
Valorant
2020
101.3
131.7
172.2
212.7
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
104.7
136.1
178.0
219.8
F1 2019
2019
52.0
67.6
88.4
109.2
Roblox
2006
174.1
226.4
296.0
365.7
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
59.6
77.5
101.3
125.2
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
64.6
84.0
109.8
135.7
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
55.4
72.0
94.2
116.4
Battlefield V
2018
53.2
69.1
90.4
111.6
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
147.8
192.1
251.2
310.4
Dota 2
2013
72.2
93.8
122.7
151.6
Need For Speed
2015
59.8
77.7
101.6
125.5
Battlefield 1
2016
63.0
82.0
107.2
132.4
Destiny 2
2017
69.8
90.7
118.7
146.6
Although 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 in pairs. For such cases, FPS is calculated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the graphics card and the CPU.
