Detailed gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 graphics card with the AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 5945 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 further. The ordinary FPS in games is 30.4 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. So, taking into account 6Gb of memory, we can say that the GeForce GTX 1060 is good for new 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 make certain conclusions. With this data, you can already safely buy the needed power supply that will fully match the graphics card. You also need to remember about the AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 5945 . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the required power supply should output.A medium-power power supply is good for the GeForce GTX 1060, because its TDP is 120W Here is a list of several popular games in which the GPU has been tested. Next 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 PRO 5945 configuration:
Atomic Heart
League of Legends
Roblox
Hogwarts Legacy
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Valorant
Minecraft
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Genshin Impact
Dota 2
Fortnite Battle Royale
Apex Legends
Hitman 3
Far Cry 6
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
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 opponents 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 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 numbers will also 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 PRO 5945. The numbers next 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
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
32.7
42.5
55.6
68.7
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
26.6
34.6
45.2
55.8
Scorn
2022
19.9
25.9
33.9
41.9
Overwatch 2
2022
49.1
63.8
83.4
103.1
Saints Row
2022
36.3
47.2
61.7
76.2
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
19.9
25.9
33.9
41.9
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
21.5
27.9
36.5
45.1
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
29.7
38.6
50.4
62.3
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
18.9
24.6
32.2
39.7
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
31.7
41.2
53.9
66.6
Homeworld 3
2022
25.1
32.6
42.6
52.6
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
34.3
44.5
58.2
71.9
Stray
2022
54.7
71.1
93.0
114.9
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
22.0
28.6
37.4
46.2
Starfield
2022
17.9
23.3
30.4
37.6
Atomic Heart
2023
12.3
16.0
20.9
25.8
Elden ring
2022
19.4
25.3
33.0
40.8
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
27.6
35.9
46.9
58.0
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce GTX 1060 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
DOOM Eternal
2020
47.5
61.8
80.8
99.9
Metro Exodus
2019
28.1
36.5
47.7
58.9
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
43.5
56.6
74.0
91.4
Anthem
2019
34.7
45.1
59.0
72.9
Hitman 3
2021
34.8
45.2
59.1
73.0
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
37.7
49.1
64.1
79.2
Gears of War 5
2019
40.9
53.1
69.4
85.8
Devil May Cry 5
2019
45.5
59.2
77.4
95.6
GreedFall
2019
46.2
60.0
78.5
97.0
World War Z
2019
50.6
65.7
86.0
106.2
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
37.0
48.1
62.8
77.6
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
32.2
41.9
54.8
67.6
Hitman 2
2018
50.1
65.1
85.2
105.2
Resident Evil Village
2021
34.8
45.2
59.1
73.0
Project CARS 3
2020
23.5
30.6
40.0
49.4
Final Fantasy XV
2018
42.9
55.8
73.0
90.2
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
40.1
52.2
68.2
84.3
Dishonored 2
2016
38.7
50.2
65.7
81.2
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
32.2
41.9
54.8
67.6
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
23.1
30.0
39.3
48.5
Borderlands 3
2019
32.4
42.1
55.1
68.1
Far Cry 6
2021
38.3
49.8
65.2
80.5
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
41.2
53.6
70.1
86.5
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
24.0
31.2
40.9
50.5
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
15.3
19.9
26.0
32.1
The Division
2016
45.2
58.8
76.8
94.9
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
40.2
52.3
68.4
84.5
Marvel's Avengers
2020
30.2
39.3
51.4
63.5
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
40.2
52.3
68.4
84.5
Crysis 3
2013
50.2
65.3
85.4
105.4
Godfall
2020
45.2
58.8
76.9
95.0
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
23.4
30.4
39.7
49.1
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
50.1
65.1
85.2
105.2
F1 2021
2020
49.6
64.5
84.3
104.1
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
50.8
66.1
86.4
106.7
Total War: Warhammer
2016
50.5
65.6
85.8
106.0
Death Stranding
2020
46.5
60.4
79.0
97.6
Monster Hunter: World
2018
43.7
56.8
74.2
91.7
Forza Horizon 5
2021
36.8
47.9
62.6
77.3
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
37.3
48.5
63.4
78.4
Just Cause 4
2018
40.5
52.7
68.9
85.1
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
33.3
43.3
56.7
70.0
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
49.6
64.5
84.3
104.1
Halo Infinite
2021
29.1
37.9
49.5
61.2
F1 22
2020
44.5
57.8
75.6
93.4
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
25.6
33.2
43.5
53.7
Genshin Impact
2020
44.5
57.8
75.6
93.4
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
50.1
65.1
85.2
105.2
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
50.4
65.5
85.7
105.9
The Witcher 3
2015
45.3
58.9
77.0
95.1
GeForce GTX 1060 6Gb with Ryzen 9 PRO 5945 gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce GTX 1060 from the following table are just for reference, because it mainly presents old games and FPS is significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Battlefield 4
2013
71.1
92.5
120.9
149.3
Strange Brigade
2018
65.8
85.5
111.9
138.2
Dawn of War III
2017
55.0
71.5
93.5
115.5
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
56.1
73.0
95.4
117.9
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
50.8
66.1
86.4
106.7
Need For Speed
2015
60.5
78.7
102.9
127.1
Titanfall 2
2016
55.2
71.8
93.9
116.0
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
60.4
78.5
102.6
126.8
Doom
2016
80.4
104.5
136.6
168.8
Valorant
2020
102.6
133.4
174.4
215.5
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
64.2
83.5
109.2
134.9
Hitman
2016
51.1
66.5
86.9
107.4
Dota 2
2013
73.1
95.0
124.3
153.5
Roblox
2006
176.4
229.3
299.9
370.4
Project CARS 2
2017
53.0
68.9
90.1
111.3
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
149.7
194.6
254.5
314.4
Apex Legends
2019
53.8
70.0
91.5
113.1
League of Legends
2009
280.7
364.9
477.2
589.5
Rocket League
2015
218.3
283.8
371.1
458.5
Battlefield 1
2016
63.9
83.0
108.6
134.1
F1 2019
2019
52.7
68.5
89.5
110.6
Resident Evil 2
2019
58.3
75.8
99.1
122.4
DiRT Rally
2015
80.6
104.8
137.1
169.3
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
62.4
81.2
106.1
131.1
For Honor
2017
74.9
97.3
127.2
157.2
Battlefield V
2018
53.8
70.0
91.5
113.1
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
106.0
137.9
180.3
222.7
Minecraft
2011
119.6
155.5
203.4
251.2
Fallout 76
2018
65.6
85.3
111.6
137.9
Destiny 2
2017
70.7
91.9
120.2
148.5
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
65.4
85.1
111.3
137.4
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
52.5
68.3
89.3
110.3
Though you can't argue with the numbers 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 evaluated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the GPU and the CPU.
