Comprehensive gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 graphics card with the Intel Core i3-10105F processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with multiple graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. To understand the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 is bad or good for gaming from results of all benchmarks. As for the primary characteristic, how good is the GPU for games, let's look further. 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 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 draw certain conclusions. This will allow you to choose the needed power supply that will fully match the graphics card. We should also not forget about the Intel Core i3-10105F . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the required power supply should output.A regular power supply is suitable for the GeForce GTX 1060, because its TDP is 120W Here is a list of some famous games in which the GPU has been tested. Below is the table with a large number of almost all current games that were run on a computer with the GeForce GTX 1060 and Intel Core i3-10105F configuration:
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Atomic Heart
Minecraft
Dota 2
Valorant
Far Cry 6
Hogwarts Legacy
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Roblox
Apex Legends
Hitman 3
League of Legends
Fortnite Battle Royale
Genshin Impact
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060
After looking at the data from the table below, you can easily compare the GeForce GTX 1060 with rivals in some popular games and select for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce GTX 1060.
The closest rivals 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 medium 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 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 Intel Core i3-10105F. The numbers beside 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
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
29.4
38.3
50.0
61.8
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
17.1
22.3
29.1
36.0
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
25.5
33.1
43.3
53.5
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
18.4
24.0
31.4
38.7
Starfield
2022
15.4
20.0
26.1
32.3
Saints Row
2022
31.2
40.5
53.0
65.5
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
16.3
21.1
27.6
34.1
Homeworld 3
2022
21.5
28.0
36.6
45.2
Overwatch 2
2022
42.2
54.8
71.7
88.5
Scorn
2022
17.1
22.3
29.1
36.0
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
27.2
35.4
46.3
57.2
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
22.8
29.7
38.8
48.0
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
23.7
30.8
40.3
49.8
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
28.1
36.5
47.8
59.0
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
18.9
24.6
32.1
39.7
Atomic Heart
2023
10.5
13.7
17.9
22.1
Elden ring
2022
16.7
21.7
28.4
35.0
Stray
2022
47.0
61.1
79.9
98.7
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce GTX 1060 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
28.6
37.2
48.7
60.1
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
20.6
26.8
35.1
43.4
World War Z
2019
43.4
56.5
73.8
91.2
Devil May Cry 5
2019
39.1
50.8
66.5
82.1
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
34.5
44.8
58.6
72.4
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
43.0
56.0
73.2
90.4
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
27.7
36.0
47.0
58.1
Death Stranding
2020
39.9
51.9
67.9
83.8
The Witcher 3
2015
38.9
50.6
66.2
81.7
F1 22
2020
38.2
49.7
65.0
80.2
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
34.6
44.9
58.8
72.6
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
43.7
56.8
74.2
91.7
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
34.6
44.9
58.8
72.6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
37.4
48.6
63.5
78.5
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
42.6
55.4
72.4
89.5
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
22.0
28.5
37.3
46.1
The Division
2016
38.8
50.5
66.0
81.5
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
43.3
56.3
73.6
90.9
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
35.4
46.0
60.2
74.3
Hitman 3
2021
29.9
38.8
50.8
62.7
Borderlands 3
2019
27.8
36.2
47.3
58.5
Dishonored 2
2016
33.2
43.2
56.4
69.7
Final Fantasy XV
2018
36.9
48.0
62.7
77.5
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
31.8
41.3
54.0
66.7
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
27.7
36.0
47.0
58.1
Just Cause 4
2018
34.8
45.3
59.2
73.1
DOOM Eternal
2020
40.8
53.1
69.4
85.8
Crysis 3
2013
43.1
56.1
73.3
90.6
Far Cry 6
2021
32.9
42.8
56.0
69.2
Gears of War 5
2019
35.1
45.6
59.7
73.7
Godfall
2020
38.9
50.5
66.1
81.6
Forza Horizon 5
2021
31.6
41.1
53.8
66.4
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
19.9
25.8
33.7
41.7
Monster Hunter: World
2018
37.5
48.8
63.8
78.8
Resident Evil Village
2021
29.9
38.8
50.8
62.7
Halo Infinite
2021
25.0
32.5
42.6
52.6
Marvel's Avengers
2020
26.0
33.7
44.1
54.5
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
13.1
17.1
22.3
27.6
Hitman 2
2018
43.0
56.0
73.2
90.4
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
43.0
56.0
73.2
90.4
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
32.4
42.1
55.1
68.1
Anthem
2019
29.8
38.8
50.7
62.6
GreedFall
2019
39.7
51.6
67.4
83.3
Metro Exodus
2019
24.1
31.3
41.0
50.6
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
20.1
26.1
34.1
42.2
Project CARS 3
2020
20.2
26.3
34.3
42.4
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
32.1
41.7
54.5
67.3
Genshin Impact
2020
38.2
49.7
65.0
80.2
Total War: Warhammer
2016
43.4
56.4
73.7
91.0
F1 2021
2020
42.6
55.4
72.4
89.5
GeForce GTX 1060 6Gb with Core i3-10105F 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 much more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
League of Legends
2009
241.1
313.5
409.9
506.4
Dawn of War III
2017
47.3
61.4
80.3
99.2
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
51.9
67.4
88.2
108.9
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
55.2
71.7
93.8
115.8
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
48.2
62.7
82.0
101.3
Titanfall 2
2016
47.4
61.7
80.6
99.6
Battlefield 4
2013
61.1
79.4
103.9
128.3
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
91.1
118.4
154.9
191.3
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
43.7
56.8
74.2
91.7
F1 2019
2019
45.2
58.8
76.9
95.0
Rocket League
2015
187.5
243.8
318.8
393.8
Doom
2016
69.0
89.8
117.4
145.0
Apex Legends
2019
46.2
60.1
78.6
97.1
Resident Evil 2
2019
50.1
65.1
85.1
105.1
Destiny 2
2017
60.7
79.0
103.3
127.6
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
53.6
69.7
91.2
112.6
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
56.2
73.1
95.6
118.1
Dota 2
2013
62.8
81.6
106.8
131.9
Battlefield 1
2016
54.9
71.3
93.3
115.2
Hitman
2016
43.9
57.1
74.7
92.2
Fallout 76
2018
56.4
73.3
95.9
118.4
For Honor
2017
64.3
83.6
109.3
135.0
Roblox
2006
151.5
197.0
257.6
318.2
Valorant
2020
88.1
114.6
149.9
185.1
Strange Brigade
2018
56.5
73.5
96.1
118.7
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
128.6
167.2
218.6
270.1
Project CARS 2
2017
45.5
59.2
77.4
95.6
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
45.1
58.6
76.7
94.7
Battlefield V
2018
46.2
60.1
78.6
97.1
Minecraft
2011
102.8
133.6
174.7
215.8
Need For Speed
2015
52.0
67.6
88.4
109.2
DiRT Rally
2015
69.3
90.0
117.7
145.5
Although you can't argue with the numbers from this table, but you need to understand that in reality some processors and video cards will not be able to work together. In such cases, FPS is calculated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the CPU and the GPU.
