Detailed gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 graphics card with the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X 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 from benchmark results. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's take a look at the key parameter. The average FPS in games is 30.4 FPS with Ultra settings and 4K resolution. Considering 6Gb of memory, we can state that the GeForce GTX 1060 is good for today's 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 some decision. With this data, you can already safely buy the needed power supply that will completely match the GPU. You also need to remember about the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X . 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 several famous games in which the graphics card has been tested. Below 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 7 PRO 2700X configuration:
Hogwarts Legacy
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Genshin Impact
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Roblox
Atomic Heart
Valorant
Hitman 3
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Apex Legends
League of Legends
Dota 2
Far Cry 6
Fortnite Battle Royale
Minecraft
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060
After reviewing the data from the table below, you can simply understand how the GeForce GTX 1060 is better or worse than competitors in some famous games and choose for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce GTX 1060.
The closest rivals 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 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 figures will further help you make the right 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 PRO 2700X. The numbers next to the names of the games represent the average 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
Elden ring
2022
18.8
24.4
31.9
39.4
Starfield
2022
17.3
22.5
29.4
36.3
Saints Row
2022
35.1
45.6
59.6
73.6
Atomic Heart
2023
11.8
15.4
20.1
24.9
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
20.7
27.0
35.2
43.5
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
26.7
34.7
45.3
56.0
Overwatch 2
2022
47.4
61.6
80.6
99.5
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
30.6
39.8
52.0
64.3
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
19.3
25.0
32.7
40.4
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
25.7
33.4
43.6
53.9
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
33.1
43.0
56.2
69.5
Homeworld 3
2022
24.2
31.4
41.1
50.8
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
18.3
23.7
31.1
38.4
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
21.2
27.6
36.1
44.6
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
28.6
37.2
48.7
60.1
Stray
2022
52.8
68.7
89.8
110.9
Scorn
2022
19.3
25.0
32.7
40.4
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
31.6
41.1
53.7
66.4
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce GTX 1060 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Marvel's Avengers
2020
29.2
37.9
49.6
61.3
Forza Horizon 5
2021
35.5
46.2
60.4
74.6
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
38.9
50.5
66.1
81.6
Metro Exodus
2019
27.1
35.2
46.1
56.9
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
42.0
54.6
71.4
88.2
The Witcher 3
2015
43.7
56.9
74.4
91.9
Just Cause 4
2018
39.1
50.9
66.6
82.2
Genshin Impact
2020
43.0
55.8
73.0
90.2
Resident Evil Village
2021
33.6
43.6
57.1
70.5
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
35.7
46.4
60.7
75.0
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
48.4
62.9
82.2
101.6
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
48.7
63.3
82.8
102.2
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
49.1
63.8
83.4
103.1
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
14.8
19.2
25.1
31.0
Dishonored 2
2016
37.3
48.5
63.4
78.4
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
36.0
46.9
61.3
75.7
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
32.2
41.8
54.7
67.6
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
38.9
50.5
66.1
81.6
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
36.4
47.4
61.9
76.5
F1 22
2020
43.0
55.8
73.0
90.2
The Division
2016
43.6
56.7
74.2
91.6
Hitman 3
2021
33.6
43.6
57.1
70.5
Borderlands 3
2019
31.3
40.7
53.2
65.7
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
48.4
62.9
82.2
101.6
Crysis 3
2013
48.5
63.0
82.4
101.8
Halo Infinite
2021
28.1
36.6
47.8
59.1
Total War: Warhammer
2016
48.7
63.3
82.8
102.3
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
24.7
32.1
42.0
51.8
Death Stranding
2020
44.9
58.3
76.3
94.2
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
22.3
29.0
37.9
46.9
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
22.6
29.3
38.4
47.4
Devil May Cry 5
2019
43.9
57.1
74.7
92.3
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
23.2
30.2
39.4
48.7
Final Fantasy XV
2018
41.5
53.9
70.5
87.1
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
39.8
51.7
67.6
83.6
Hitman 2
2018
48.4
62.9
82.2
101.6
Anthem
2019
33.5
43.6
57.0
70.4
DOOM Eternal
2020
45.9
59.7
78.1
96.4
Far Cry 6
2021
37.0
48.1
62.9
77.8
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
31.1
40.4
52.9
65.3
Project CARS 3
2020
22.7
29.5
38.6
47.7
Gears of War 5
2019
39.4
51.3
67.1
82.8
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
38.8
50.4
65.9
81.4
GreedFall
2019
44.6
58.0
75.8
93.6
World War Z
2019
48.8
63.5
83.0
102.5
F1 2021
2020
47.9
62.3
81.4
100.6
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
47.9
62.3
81.4
100.6
Godfall
2020
43.7
56.8
74.3
91.8
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
31.1
40.4
52.9
65.3
Monster Hunter: World
2018
42.2
54.8
71.7
88.5
GeForce GTX 1060 6Gb with Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X 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 significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Roblox
2006
170.3
221.4
289.5
357.7
Dawn of War III
2017
53.1
69.1
90.3
111.6
Doom
2016
77.6
100.9
131.9
163.0
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
60.3
78.4
102.5
126.6
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
50.7
65.9
86.2
106.5
Resident Evil 2
2019
56.3
73.2
95.7
118.2
Need For Speed
2015
58.5
76.0
99.4
122.8
Titanfall 2
2016
53.3
69.3
90.6
112.0
Apex Legends
2019
52.0
67.6
88.4
109.2
Battlefield V
2018
52.0
67.6
88.4
109.2
Battlefield 4
2013
68.7
89.3
116.7
144.2
Fallout 76
2018
63.4
82.4
107.8
133.1
DiRT Rally
2015
77.9
101.2
132.4
163.5
Battlefield 1
2016
61.7
80.2
104.8
129.5
Strange Brigade
2018
63.5
82.6
108.0
133.4
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
62.0
80.6
105.4
130.2
Project CARS 2
2017
51.2
66.6
87.0
107.5
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
63.2
82.1
107.4
132.7
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
58.3
75.8
99.1
122.4
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
144.6
187.9
245.7
303.6
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
54.2
70.5
92.2
113.8
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
102.4
133.1
174.1
215.0
F1 2019
2019
50.8
66.1
86.4
106.8
League of Legends
2009
271.0
352.3
460.8
569.2
For Honor
2017
72.3
94.0
122.9
151.8
Dota 2
2013
70.6
91.8
120.0
148.3
Destiny 2
2017
68.3
88.8
116.1
143.4
Minecraft
2011
115.5
150.2
196.4
242.6
Hitman
2016
49.4
64.2
83.9
103.7
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
49.1
63.8
83.4
103.1
Rocket League
2015
210.8
274.0
358.4
442.7
Valorant
2020
99.1
128.8
168.4
208.1
Though you can't dispute with the numbers from this table, but you need to know that in reality some processors and video cards will not be able to work in pairs. In such cases, FPS is evaluated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the GPU and the CPU.
