Gaming PC build GeForce GTX 1060 EVGA SSC GAMING ACX 3.0 6GB, Core i5-6402P 2.8GHz, 16GB performance review

According to the top 1000 recommended requirements for PC games a PC with a Core i5-6402P 2.8GHz processor, a GeForce GTX 1060 EVGA SSC GAMING ACX 3.0 6GB graphics card and 16GB RAM is better performing than 169 games from that list. The main hardware in this PC puts the Core i5-6402P 2.8GHz as a bottleneck component. If this was upgraded then the system could increase the number of games it could run to 847 at recommended requirement.

Lets compare todays most popular game, Red Dead Redemption 2 with this PC. In summary, 1440p resolution shows itself to be the optimum performance vs visuals for the GeForce GTX 1060 EVGA SSC GAMING ACX 3.0 6GB. While it can certainly get a strong 1080p Ultra of 52 FPS, if you want to move up to 1440p on Red Dead Redemption 2 then we can see 1440p Low setting getting 105 FPS or the Medium returning 82 FPS. Change graphics settings up to High for 56 FPS and then Ultra gets 40 FPS.

2nd most popular game: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare - In summary, 1440p resolution shows itself to be the optimum performance vs visuals for the GeForce GTX 1060 EVGA SSC GAMING ACX 3.0 6GB. While it can certainly get a strong 1080p Ultra of 49 FPS, if you want to move up to 1440p on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare then we can see 1440p Low setting getting 98 FPS or the Medium returning 77 FPS. Change graphics settings up to High for 52 FPS and then Ultra gets 37 FPS.

3rd most popular game: Halo: Reach - In summary, if you are looking to play Halo: Reach in Ultra then you have come with the right graphics card. The GeForce GTX 1060 EVGA SSC GAMING ACX 3.0 6GB can chew through the graphical performance needs of the game with relative ease. 1080p Ultra will return 151 frames, then the larger screen resolution of 1440p can deliver 115 FPS, with the 4K resolution seeing 69 FPS in Ultra as well.