Comprehensive gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 graphics card with the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 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 bad or good for gaming by looking at testing results. 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 Ultra settings and 4K resolution. Considering 6Gb of memory, we can say that the GeForce GTX 1060 is good even 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 some decision. This will let you to choose the required power supply that will completely match the graphics card. You also need to remember about the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.The TDP of the graphics card is 120W, so a regular power supply is appropriate for it. Here is a list of several popular games in which the GPU has been tested. Next 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 9 5950X configuration:
Fortnite Battle Royale
Hitman 3
Hogwarts Legacy
Dota 2
Atomic Heart
Valorant
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Genshin Impact
Minecraft
Roblox
League of Legends
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Apex Legends
Far Cry 6
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060
After looking at 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 select 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 ordinary 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 popular games on a computer with a GeForce GTX 1060 and AMD Ryzen 9 5950X. The numbers beside to the names of the games mean the medium FPS received 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
Overwatch 2
2022
51.2
66.5
87.0
107.4
Elden ring
2022
20.3
26.3
34.4
42.5
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
30.9
40.2
52.5
64.9
Atomic Heart
2023
12.8
16.6
21.7
26.9
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
20.8
27.0
35.3
43.6
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
33.0
43.0
56.2
69.4
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
35.7
46.4
60.7
75.0
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
34.1
44.3
58.0
71.6
Saints Row
2022
37.8
49.2
64.3
79.5
Homeworld 3
2022
26.1
33.9
44.4
54.8
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
28.8
37.4
48.9
60.4
Stray
2022
57.0
74.1
96.9
119.7
Starfield
2022
18.7
24.2
31.7
39.2
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
22.4
29.1
38.1
47.0
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
22.9
29.8
39.0
48.1
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
27.7
36.0
47.1
58.2
Scorn
2022
20.8
27.0
35.3
43.6
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
19.7
25.6
33.5
41.4
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
Hitman 3
2021
36.2
47.1
61.6
76.1
Halo Infinite
2021
30.4
39.5
51.6
63.8
Genshin Impact
2020
46.4
60.3
78.8
97.4
F1 2021
2020
51.7
67.2
87.9
108.6
World War Z
2019
52.7
68.5
89.6
110.7
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
26.6
34.6
45.3
56.0
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
52.2
67.9
88.8
109.7
Forza Horizon 5
2021
38.4
49.9
65.2
80.6
Final Fantasy XV
2018
44.8
58.2
76.1
94.0
Gears of War 5
2019
42.6
55.4
72.4
89.4
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
41.9
54.5
71.3
88.1
The Witcher 3
2015
47.2
61.4
80.3
99.2
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
53.0
68.9
90.1
111.2
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
38.9
50.6
66.1
81.7
Resident Evil Village
2021
36.2
47.1
61.6
76.1
Marvel's Avengers
2020
31.5
40.9
53.5
66.1
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
43.0
55.8
73.0
90.2
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
45.4
59.0
77.1
95.2
Metro Exodus
2019
29.3
38.0
49.7
61.4
Borderlands 3
2019
33.8
43.9
57.4
71.0
Hitman 2
2018
52.2
67.9
88.8
109.7
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
52.5
68.3
89.3
110.3
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
52.2
67.9
88.8
109.7
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
41.9
54.5
71.3
88.1
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
33.6
43.6
57.1
70.5
Death Stranding
2020
48.4
63.0
82.4
101.7
Dishonored 2
2016
40.3
52.4
68.5
84.6
Far Cry 6
2021
40.0
52.0
67.9
83.9
Total War: Warhammer
2016
52.6
68.4
89.4
110.5
Just Cause 4
2018
42.3
54.9
71.8
88.7
Anthem
2019
36.2
47.0
61.5
76.0
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
24.1
31.3
40.9
50.6
GreedFall
2019
48.1
62.6
81.8
101.1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
24.4
31.7
41.4
51.1
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
34.7
45.2
59.1
73.0
Monster Hunter: World
2018
45.5
59.2
77.4
95.6
Devil May Cry 5
2019
47.4
61.7
80.6
99.6
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
51.7
67.2
87.9
108.6
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
15.9
20.7
27.1
33.5
F1 22
2020
46.4
60.3
78.8
97.4
Godfall
2020
47.2
61.3
80.2
99.0
Project CARS 3
2020
24.5
31.9
41.7
51.5
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
25.0
32.6
42.6
52.6
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
38.5
50.1
65.5
80.9
Crysis 3
2013
52.3
68.0
89.0
109.9
DOOM Eternal
2020
49.6
64.4
84.3
104.1
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
41.8
54.4
71.1
87.9
The Division
2016
47.1
61.2
80.1
98.9
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
39.3
51.1
66.9
82.6
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
33.6
43.6
57.1
70.5
GeForce GTX 1060 6Gb with Ryzen 9 5950X 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 much more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Strange Brigade
2018
68.6
89.2
116.6
144.0
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
156.0
202.9
265.3
327.7
Roblox
2006
183.9
239.0
312.6
386.1
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
110.5
143.7
187.9
232.1
F1 2019
2019
54.9
71.4
93.3
115.3
DiRT Rally
2015
84.0
109.3
142.9
176.5
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
62.9
81.8
107.0
132.2
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
54.7
71.2
93.0
114.9
Need For Speed
2015
63.1
82.0
107.3
132.5
Resident Evil 2
2019
60.8
79.0
103.3
127.6
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
65.1
84.6
110.6
136.6
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
66.9
87.0
113.8
140.6
Dota 2
2013
76.2
99.1
129.6
160.0
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
58.5
76.1
99.5
122.9
Valorant
2020
107.0
139.0
181.8
224.6
Titanfall 2
2016
57.6
74.8
97.8
120.9
Destiny 2
2017
73.7
95.8
125.3
154.8
Fallout 76
2018
68.4
89.0
116.3
143.7
Apex Legends
2019
56.1
73.0
95.4
117.8
For Honor
2017
78.0
101.4
132.6
163.8
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
53.0
68.9
90.1
111.2
Rocket League
2015
227.6
295.8
386.8
477.9
Minecraft
2011
124.7
162.1
212.0
261.9
Project CARS 2
2017
55.3
71.8
93.9
116.1
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
68.2
88.7
116.0
143.2
Battlefield V
2018
56.1
73.0
95.4
117.8
Dawn of War III
2017
57.3
74.5
97.5
120.4
Battlefield 4
2013
74.1
96.4
126.0
155.7
Battlefield 1
2016
66.6
86.5
113.2
139.8
League of Legends
2009
292.6
380.3
497.4
614.4
Hitman
2016
53.3
69.3
90.6
111.9
Doom
2016
83.8
108.9
142.4
175.9
Though you can't dispute 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 together. For such cases, FPS is evaluated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X and the GeForce GTX 1060 separately.
