Complete gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 GPU with the AMD Ryzen 9 7900X processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with different 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 results of all benchmarks. As for the key characteristic, how good is the graphics card for games, let's look further. The medium FPS in games is 30.4 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. So, taking into account 6Gb of memory, we can tell that the GeForce GTX 1060 is good for today's 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. With this data, you can already safely select the required power supply that will completely match the GPU. We should also not forget about the AMD Ryzen 9 7900X . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.The TDP of the GPU is 120W, so a medium-power power supply is good for it. Here is a list of some famous games in which the GPU 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 9 7900X configuration:
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Minecraft
League of Legends
Hogwarts Legacy
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Valorant
Roblox
Far Cry 6
Genshin Impact
Hitman 3
Fortnite Battle Royale
Apex Legends
Atomic Heart
Dota 2
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060
After reviewing the data from the table below, you can simply compare the GeForce GTX 1060 with rivals in several famous games and choose for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce GTX 1060.
The closest competitors 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 medium 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 figures will further help you make the true decision.
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 7900X. The numbers beside to the names of the games mean the average FPS received 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
Overwatch 2
2022
51.3
66.7
87.2
107.7
Starfield
2022
18.7
24.3
31.8
39.3
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
27.8
36.1
47.2
58.4
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
28.9
37.5
49.1
60.6
Homeworld 3
2022
26.2
34.0
44.5
55.0
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
20.8
27.1
35.4
43.8
Atomic Heart
2023
12.8
16.7
21.8
26.9
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
19.8
25.7
33.6
41.5
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
22.4
29.2
38.2
47.1
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
33.1
43.1
56.3
69.6
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
31.0
40.3
52.7
65.1
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
35.8
46.5
60.9
75.2
Elden ring
2022
20.3
26.4
34.5
42.6
Saints Row
2022
37.9
49.3
64.5
79.7
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
23.0
29.9
39.1
48.3
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
34.2
44.5
58.1
71.8
Scorn
2022
20.8
27.1
35.4
43.8
Stray
2022
57.2
74.3
97.2
120.1
To understand how the GeForce GTX 1060 behaves in demanding games, you need to look at the numbers from this table.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Godfall
2020
47.3
61.5
80.4
99.3
The Witcher 3
2015
47.3
61.6
80.5
99.4
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
52.4
68.1
89.0
110.0
Crysis 3
2013
52.5
68.2
89.2
110.2
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
42.0
54.5
71.3
88.1
Anthem
2019
36.3
47.2
61.7
76.2
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
42.1
54.7
71.5
88.3
Halo Infinite
2021
30.5
39.6
51.8
64.0
Project CARS 3
2020
24.6
32.0
41.8
51.6
Death Stranding
2020
48.6
63.2
82.6
102.0
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
53.1
69.1
90.3
111.6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
45.5
59.1
77.3
95.5
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
43.1
56.0
73.2
90.5
DOOM Eternal
2020
49.7
64.6
84.5
104.4
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
16.0
20.8
27.2
33.6
Just Cause 4
2018
42.4
55.1
72.0
89.0
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
24.2
31.4
41.1
50.7
Marvel's Avengers
2020
31.6
41.1
53.7
66.3
Far Cry 6
2021
40.1
52.1
68.1
84.2
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
39.4
51.3
67.0
82.8
Genshin Impact
2020
46.5
60.4
79.0
97.6
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
25.1
32.7
42.7
52.7
Forza Horizon 5
2021
38.5
50.0
65.4
80.8
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
42.1
54.7
71.5
88.3
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
51.8
67.4
88.1
108.9
Devil May Cry 5
2019
47.6
61.8
80.9
99.9
F1 2021
2020
51.8
67.4
88.1
108.9
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
52.7
68.5
89.6
110.7
Hitman 2
2018
52.4
68.1
89.0
110.0
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
38.6
50.2
65.7
81.1
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
34.8
45.3
59.2
73.2
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
33.7
43.8
57.2
70.7
Resident Evil Village
2021
36.3
47.2
61.8
76.3
Total War: Warhammer
2016
52.7
68.6
89.7
110.8
Gears of War 5
2019
42.7
55.5
72.6
89.7
GreedFall
2019
48.3
62.7
82.0
101.3
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
52.4
68.1
89.0
110.0
World War Z
2019
52.9
68.7
89.9
111.0
Dishonored 2
2016
40.4
52.5
68.7
84.8
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
24.4
31.7
41.5
51.3
Hitman 3
2021
36.3
47.2
61.8
76.3
The Division
2016
47.2
61.4
80.3
99.2
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
33.7
43.8
57.2
70.7
Borderlands 3
2019
33.9
44.0
57.6
71.2
Final Fantasy XV
2018
44.9
58.4
76.3
94.3
Monster Hunter: World
2018
45.6
59.3
77.6
95.8
Metro Exodus
2019
29.3
38.1
49.9
61.6
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
26.7
34.7
45.4
56.1
F1 22
2020
46.5
60.4
79.0
97.6
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
39.0
50.7
66.3
81.9
GeForce GTX 1060 6Gb with Ryzen 9 7900X 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 significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
65.3
84.8
110.9
137.0
Hitman
2016
53.4
69.5
90.9
112.2
Fallout 76
2018
68.6
89.2
116.7
144.1
Destiny 2
2017
73.9
96.1
125.6
155.2
Roblox
2006
184.4
239.7
313.4
387.2
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
54.9
71.3
93.3
115.3
Battlefield 4
2013
74.3
96.6
126.4
156.1
F1 2019
2019
55.0
71.6
93.6
115.6
Strange Brigade
2018
68.8
89.4
116.9
144.4
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
58.7
76.3
99.8
123.2
Valorant
2020
107.3
139.4
182.3
225.2
Rocket League
2015
228.2
296.7
387.9
479.2
Need For Speed
2015
63.3
82.3
107.6
132.9
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
67.1
87.3
114.1
141.0
Battlefield V
2018
56.3
73.2
95.7
118.2
Apex Legends
2019
56.3
73.2
95.7
118.2
Titanfall 2
2016
57.7
75.0
98.1
121.2
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
68.4
88.9
116.3
143.7
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
63.1
82.0
107.3
132.5
Dota 2
2013
76.4
99.3
129.9
160.5
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
110.8
144.1
188.4
232.8
Resident Evil 2
2019
60.9
79.2
103.6
127.9
Doom
2016
84.0
109.2
142.8
176.4
Minecraft
2011
125.1
162.6
212.6
262.6
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
156.5
203.4
266.0
328.6
DiRT Rally
2015
84.3
109.6
143.3
177.0
League of Legends
2009
293.4
381.4
498.8
616.1
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
53.1
69.1
90.3
111.6
For Honor
2017
78.2
101.7
133.0
164.3
Project CARS 2
2017
55.4
72.0
94.2
116.4
Dawn of War III
2017
57.5
74.8
97.8
120.8
Battlefield 1
2016
66.7
86.8
113.5
140.2
Though 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 according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the CPU and the graphics card.
