NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 with AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT benchmark
Benchmark 06-02-2023 Comprehensive gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 graphics card with the AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with various graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. To understand the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 is good or bad for gaming from results of all tests. As for the primary characteristic, how good is the GPU for games, let's look beyond. The ordinary 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 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 draw certain conclusions. With this data, you can already safely select the needed power supply that can meet the demands of the graphics card. We should also not forget about the AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the desired power supply should output.The TDP of the GPU is 120W, so a medium-power power supply is good for it. Here is a list of several famous games in which the GPU has been tested. Below is the table with a large number of practically all contemporary games that were run on a computer with the GeForce GTX 1060 and AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT configuration:
Far Cry 6
Genshin Impact
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Hitman 3
Minecraft
Valorant
Apex Legends
Dota 2
Hogwarts Legacy
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Fortnite Battle Royale
Roblox
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
League of Legends
Atomic Heart
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060
After viewing the data from the table 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 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 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 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 9 3900XT. The numbers near to the names of the games mean the medium 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
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
34.5
44.9
58.7
72.5
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
27.8
36.2
47.3
58.5
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
32.0
41.5
54.3
67.1
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
33.0
42.9
56.1
69.3
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
22.2
28.8
37.7
46.5
Homeworld 3
2022
25.3
32.8
42.9
53.0
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
26.8
34.8
45.6
56.3
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
21.7
28.1
36.8
45.5
Atomic Heart
2023
12.4
16.1
21.0
26.0
Stray
2022
55.2
71.7
93.8
115.8
Saints Row
2022
36.6
47.6
62.2
76.9
Elden ring
2022
19.6
25.5
33.3
41.1
Overwatch 2
2022
49.5
64.3
84.1
103.9
Scorn
2022
20.1
26.1
34.2
42.2
Starfield
2022
18.0
23.5
30.7
37.9
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
19.1
24.8
32.4
40.1
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
29.9
38.9
50.8
62.8
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
20.1
26.1
34.2
42.2
To understand how the GeForce GTX 1060 behaves in demanding games, you can read the figures from this table.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
38.0
49.5
64.7
79.9
Just Cause 4
2018
40.9
53.1
69.5
85.8
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
50.0
65.0
85.0
105.0
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
24.2
31.5
41.2
50.9
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
40.6
52.7
69.0
85.2
Total War: Warhammer
2016
50.9
66.1
86.5
106.8
Marvel's Avengers
2020
30.5
39.6
51.8
64.0
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
32.5
42.2
55.2
68.2
Hitman 2
2018
50.5
65.7
85.9
106.1
Genshin Impact
2020
44.8
58.3
76.2
94.2
DOOM Eternal
2020
47.9
62.3
81.5
100.7
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
23.6
30.6
40.0
49.5
Godfall
2020
45.6
59.3
77.6
95.8
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
50.5
65.7
85.9
106.1
Project CARS 3
2020
23.7
30.8
40.3
49.8
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
33.6
43.7
57.1
70.6
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
23.3
30.3
39.6
48.9
GreedFall
2019
46.5
60.5
79.1
97.8
Halo Infinite
2021
29.4
38.2
50.0
61.7
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
15.4
20.0
26.2
32.4
World War Z
2019
51.0
66.3
86.7
107.1
The Witcher 3
2015
45.7
59.4
77.6
95.9
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
40.5
52.6
68.8
85.0
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
32.5
42.2
55.2
68.2
Dishonored 2
2016
39.0
50.7
66.3
81.8
Gears of War 5
2019
41.2
53.5
70.0
86.5
Resident Evil Village
2021
35.1
45.6
59.6
73.6
Far Cry 6
2021
38.7
50.3
65.7
81.2
Metro Exodus
2019
28.3
36.8
48.1
59.4
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
40.6
52.7
69.0
85.2
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
41.5
54.0
70.6
87.3
Crysis 3
2013
50.6
65.8
86.1
106.3
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
37.3
48.5
63.4
78.3
Borderlands 3
2019
32.7
42.5
55.6
68.6
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
37.6
48.9
64.0
79.0
The Division
2016
45.6
59.2
77.5
95.7
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
50.5
65.7
85.9
106.1
Hitman 3
2021
35.1
45.6
59.6
73.6
Death Stranding
2020
46.9
60.9
79.7
98.4
F1 2021
2020
50.0
65.0
85.0
105.0
Anthem
2019
35.0
45.5
59.5
73.5
Final Fantasy XV
2018
43.3
56.3
73.6
90.9
Devil May Cry 5
2019
45.9
59.6
78.0
96.3
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
51.2
66.6
87.1
107.6
F1 22
2020
44.8
58.3
76.2
94.2
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
25.8
33.5
43.8
54.1
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
50.8
66.1
86.4
106.7
Forza Horizon 5
2021
37.1
48.3
63.1
77.9
Monster Hunter: World
2018
44.0
57.2
74.8
92.4
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
43.9
57.0
74.6
92.1
GeForce GTX 1060 6Gb with Ryzen 9 3900XT 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 much more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
League of Legends
2009
283.0
367.9
481.1
594.3
Minecraft
2011
120.6
156.8
205.1
253.3
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
51.2
66.6
87.1
107.6
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
52.9
68.8
90.0
111.2
Dawn of War III
2017
55.5
72.1
94.3
116.5
Titanfall 2
2016
55.7
72.4
94.6
116.9
F1 2019
2019
53.1
69.0
90.3
111.5
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
66.0
85.8
112.2
138.6
Fallout 76
2018
66.2
86.0
112.5
139.0
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
150.9
196.2
256.6
317.0
Valorant
2020
103.5
134.5
175.9
217.3
Strange Brigade
2018
66.3
86.2
112.8
139.3
Destiny 2
2017
71.3
92.7
121.2
149.7
Project CARS 2
2017
53.5
69.5
90.9
112.3
Apex Legends
2019
54.3
70.6
92.3
114.0
Roblox
2006
177.8
231.2
302.3
373.5
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
62.9
81.8
107.0
132.2
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
106.9
139.0
181.8
224.5
For Honor
2017
75.5
98.1
128.3
158.5
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
56.6
73.6
96.2
118.9
Resident Evil 2
2019
58.8
76.4
99.9
123.4
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
60.9
79.1
103.5
127.8
Battlefield V
2018
54.3
70.6
92.3
114.0
Battlefield 4
2013
71.7
93.2
121.9
150.6
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
64.7
84.2
110.1
136.0
Need For Speed
2015
61.0
79.3
103.8
128.2
Hitman
2016
51.5
67.0
87.6
108.3
DiRT Rally
2015
81.3
105.7
138.2
170.7
Rocket League
2015
220.1
286.2
374.2
462.2
Dota 2
2013
73.7
95.8
125.3
154.8
Doom
2016
81.0
105.3
137.8
170.2
Battlefield 1
2016
64.4
83.7
109.5
135.2
Although 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. For such cases, FPS is calculated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the GeForce GTX 1060 and the AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT separately.
