Detailed gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 graphics card with the AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D 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 benchmarks. 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 4K resolution and Ultra settings. 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 GPU, you can already draw some decision. This will allow you to choose the necessary power supply that can meet the demands of the GPU. You also need to remember about the AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.The TDP of the GPU is 120W, so a regular power supply is good for it. Here is a list of several common 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 7900X3D configuration:
Apex Legends
Valorant
Hitman 3
Dota 2
Genshin Impact
Minecraft
League of Legends
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Hogwarts Legacy
Far Cry 6
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Roblox
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Atomic Heart
Fortnite Battle Royale
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060
After looking at the data from the table below, you can simply compare the GeForce GTX 1060 with rivals in several popular games and select 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 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 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 good choice.
How good is GeForce GTX 1060 for games?
From the tables below, you can understand how comfortable you can play famous games on a computer with a GeForce GTX 1060 and AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D. The numbers near to the names of the games mean the medium FPS obtained 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 Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
27.9
36.3
47.5
58.6
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
23.1
30.0
39.2
48.5
Atomic Heart
2023
12.9
16.7
21.9
27.1
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
20.9
27.2
35.6
44.0
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
19.9
25.8
33.8
41.7
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
34.4
44.7
58.4
72.1
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
29.0
37.7
49.3
60.9
Stray
2022
57.4
74.7
97.6
120.6
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
22.5
29.3
38.3
47.3
Overwatch 2
2022
51.5
67.0
87.6
108.2
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
33.3
43.3
56.6
69.9
Starfield
2022
18.8
24.4
31.9
39.5
Scorn
2022
20.9
27.2
35.6
44.0
Saints Row
2022
38.1
49.5
64.8
80.0
Elden ring
2022
20.4
26.5
34.7
42.8
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
31.1
40.5
52.9
65.4
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
36.0
46.8
61.1
75.5
Homeworld 3
2022
26.3
34.2
44.7
55.2
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
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
33.8
44.0
57.5
71.0
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
42.1
54.8
71.6
88.5
DOOM Eternal
2020
49.9
64.9
84.9
104.8
Borderlands 3
2019
34.0
44.2
57.9
71.5
Anthem
2019
36.4
47.4
62.0
76.5
Final Fantasy XV
2018
45.1
58.6
76.7
94.7
GreedFall
2019
48.5
63.0
82.4
101.8
The Witcher 3
2015
47.6
61.8
80.9
99.9
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
52.1
67.7
88.5
109.3
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
39.6
51.5
67.3
83.2
Hitman 3
2021
36.5
47.5
62.1
76.7
Godfall
2020
47.5
61.8
80.8
99.8
Forza Horizon 5
2021
38.6
50.2
65.7
81.2
F1 2021
2020
52.1
67.7
88.5
109.3
Genshin Impact
2020
46.7
60.7
79.4
98.1
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
16.0
20.9
27.3
33.7
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
42.2
54.9
71.8
88.7
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
26.8
34.9
45.6
56.4
Death Stranding
2020
48.8
63.4
82.9
102.5
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
24.5
31.9
41.7
51.5
Gears of War 5
2019
42.9
55.8
72.9
90.1
Crysis 3
2013
52.7
68.5
89.6
110.7
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
39.2
50.9
66.6
82.3
Hitman 2
2018
52.6
68.4
89.4
110.5
World War Z
2019
53.1
69.0
90.2
111.5
Resident Evil Village
2021
36.5
47.5
62.1
76.7
Metro Exodus
2019
29.5
38.3
50.1
61.9
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
35.0
45.5
59.5
73.5
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
53.4
69.4
90.7
112.0
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
25.2
32.8
42.9
53.0
Monster Hunter: World
2018
45.8
59.6
77.9
96.3
Dishonored 2
2016
40.6
52.8
69.0
85.2
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
42.2
54.9
71.8
88.7
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
52.9
68.8
90.0
111.1
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
43.3
56.2
73.5
90.9
Total War: Warhammer
2016
53.0
68.9
90.1
111.3
Project CARS 3
2020
24.7
32.1
42.0
51.9
The Division
2016
47.5
61.7
80.7
99.6
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
52.6
68.4
89.4
110.5
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
38.8
50.5
66.0
81.5
F1 22
2020
46.7
60.7
79.4
98.1
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
24.3
31.5
41.2
51.0
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
45.7
59.4
77.7
95.9
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
33.8
44.0
57.5
71.0
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
52.6
68.4
89.4
110.5
Marvel's Avengers
2020
31.7
41.2
53.9
66.6
Far Cry 6
2021
40.3
52.3
68.4
84.5
Devil May Cry 5
2019
47.8
62.1
81.2
100.3
Halo Infinite
2021
30.6
39.8
52.0
64.3
Just Cause 4
2018
42.6
55.3
72.4
89.4
GeForce GTX 1060 6Gb with Ryzen 9 7900X3D gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce GTX 1060 from the following table are just for information, since it mainly presents old games and FPS is much more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Strange Brigade
2018
69.1
89.8
117.4
145.1
Hitman
2016
53.7
69.8
91.3
112.7
Roblox
2006
185.2
240.7
314.8
388.9
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
68.7
89.3
116.8
144.3
Battlefield 1
2016
67.0
87.2
114.0
140.8
Apex Legends
2019
56.5
73.5
96.1
118.7
Minecraft
2011
125.6
163.3
213.5
263.8
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
111.3
144.7
189.3
233.8
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
157.2
204.3
267.2
330.1
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
58.9
76.6
100.2
123.8
League of Legends
2009
294.7
383.1
501.0
618.9
For Honor
2017
78.6
102.2
133.6
165.0
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
63.4
82.4
107.8
133.1
Destiny 2
2017
74.2
96.5
126.2
155.9
Battlefield V
2018
56.5
73.5
96.1
118.7
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
55.1
71.7
93.7
115.8
Valorant
2020
107.7
140.1
183.1
226.2
F1 2019
2019
55.3
71.9
94.0
116.1
Project CARS 2
2017
55.7
72.4
94.6
116.9
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
67.4
87.6
114.6
141.6
Titanfall 2
2016
58.0
75.4
98.6
121.7
Need For Speed
2015
63.6
82.6
108.0
133.5
Dawn of War III
2017
57.8
75.1
98.2
121.3
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
53.4
69.4
90.7
112.0
Fallout 76
2018
68.9
89.6
117.2
144.7
DiRT Rally
2015
84.7
110.0
143.9
177.8
Resident Evil 2
2019
61.2
79.6
104.0
128.5
Battlefield 4
2013
74.7
97.1
126.9
156.8
Rocket League
2015
229.2
298.0
389.7
481.3
Dota 2
2013
76.8
99.8
130.5
161.2
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
65.5
85.2
111.4
137.6
Doom
2016
84.4
109.7
143.4
177.2
Though you can't argue with the numbers from this table, however, 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 graphics card and the CPU.
