Gaming PC build GeForce GTX 1060 3GB, Ryzen R5 1400, 16GB performance review

According to the top 1000 recommended requirements for PC games a PC with a Ryzen R5 1400 processor, a GeForce GTX 1060 3GB graphics card and 16GB RAM is better performing than 49 games from that list. The main hardware in this PC puts the Ryzen R5 1400 as a bottleneck component. If this was upgraded then the system could increase the number of games it could run to 488 at recommended requirement.

Lets see how this PC performs with a popular game like Doom Eternal. In summary, 1440p resolution shows itself to be the optimum performance vs visuals for the GeForce GTX 1060 3GB. While it can certainly get a strong 1080p Ultra of 45 FPS, if you want to move up to 1440p on Doom Eternal then we can see 1440p Low setting getting 91 FPS or the Medium returning 71 FPS. Change graphics settings up to High for 48 FPS and then Ultra gets 34 FPS.

2nd most popular game: Half-Life: Alyx - In summary, while some might be tempted to play Half-Life: Alyx in 1440p resolution with the GeForce GTX 1060 3GB, we feel it is best placed at running at 1080p, where you could get the following frame rates - Low setting: 58 FPS, Medium setting: 46 FPS, High setting: 31 FPS, Ultra setting: 22 FPS.

3rd most popular game: Mount and Blade 2: Bannerlord - In summary, 1440p resolution shows itself to be the optimum performance vs visuals for the GeForce GTX 1060 3GB. While it can certainly get a strong 1080p Ultra of 50 FPS, if you want to move up to 1440p on Mount and Blade 2: Bannerlord then we can see 1440p Low setting getting 101 FPS or the Medium returning 79 FPS. Change graphics settings up to High for 53 FPS and then Ultra gets 38 FPS.