I will check it first hand today when my monitor arrives to see if its really a thing to consider, but...
I'd also say Freesync is a nice thing to have with AMD cards. The premium for monitors with GSync is *at least* USD$60 for the same monitor equipped with it. So, you might get more in terms of brute FPS'es going with a 1060, but if you intend to pair it with a GSync monitor, the price premium goes even higher. That being said, there is no "value" with any Freesync or GSync monitor and they are well above the cheapest monitors you can get anyway (I agree with that sentiment from Tom's reviews), but like I said, if you plan on getting a better monitor down the road it is something to consider.
And since I love being redundant, I'll check if Freesync is something to consider tonight (I hope) and post back my totally subjective impressions on it.
Cheers!