NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 with Intel Core i3-12100 benchmark
Benchmark 06-02-2023 Comprehensive gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 GPU with the Intel Core i3-12100 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 bad or good for gaming by looking at testing data. As for the primary parameter, how good is the graphics card for games, let's look beyond. The average FPS in games is 30.4 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. Considering 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 draw certain decision. This will allow you to choose the required power supply that can meet the needs of the GPU. We should also not forget about the Intel Core i3-12100 . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A conventional power supply is appropriate for the GeForce GTX 1060, because its TDP is 120W Here is a list of some popular games in which the GPU has been tested. Next is the table with a large number of practically all contemporary games that were run on a computer with the GeForce GTX 1060 and Intel Core i3-12100 configuration:
League of Legends
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Roblox
Hogwarts Legacy
Valorant
Hitman 3
Minecraft
Far Cry 6
Atomic Heart
Apex Legends
Fortnite Battle Royale
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Genshin Impact
Dota 2
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060
After reviewing the data from the table below, you can easily understand how the GeForce GTX 1060 is better or worse than competitors in some popular games and choose 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 rivals 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 further help you make the true choice.
How good is GeForce GTX 1060 for games?
From the tables below, you can see how comfortable you can play famous games on a computer with a GeForce GTX 1060 and Intel Core i3-12100. The numbers near to the names of the games represent the ordinary FPS achieved 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
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
19.1
24.8
32.5
40.1
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
31.4
40.8
53.3
65.8
Overwatch 2
2022
47.0
61.1
80.0
98.8
Homeworld 3
2022
24.0
31.2
40.8
50.4
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
30.4
39.5
51.6
63.8
Elden ring
2022
18.6
24.2
31.6
39.1
Atomic Heart
2023
11.8
15.3
20.0
24.7
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
32.8
42.7
55.8
68.9
Stray
2022
52.4
68.1
89.1
110.1
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
21.1
27.4
35.8
44.2
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
20.6
26.7
35.0
43.2
Starfield
2022
17.1
22.3
29.1
36.0
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
18.1
23.6
30.8
38.1
Saints Row
2022
34.8
45.2
59.1
73.0
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
25.5
33.1
43.3
53.5
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
26.5
34.4
45.0
55.6
Scorn
2022
19.1
24.8
32.5
40.1
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
28.4
36.9
48.3
59.7
To find out how good the graphics card is for demanding games, you need to look at the numbers from this table.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Marvel's Avengers
2020
29.0
37.6
49.2
60.8
Genshin Impact
2020
42.6
55.4
72.5
89.5
The Witcher 3
2015
43.4
56.4
73.8
91.2
The Division
2016
43.3
56.3
73.6
90.9
GreedFall
2019
44.2
57.5
75.2
92.9
World War Z
2019
48.5
63.0
82.4
101.7
Death Stranding
2020
44.5
57.9
75.7
93.5
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
22.1
28.8
37.6
46.5
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
31.9
41.5
54.3
67.1
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
14.6
19.0
24.9
30.8
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
30.9
40.1
52.5
64.8
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
35.8
46.5
60.8
75.1
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
48.3
62.8
82.1
101.4
Resident Evil Village
2021
33.3
43.3
56.6
70.0
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
41.7
54.2
70.9
87.6
F1 22
2020
42.6
55.4
72.5
89.5
Godfall
2020
43.4
56.4
73.7
91.0
Forza Horizon 5
2021
35.3
45.9
60.0
74.1
DOOM Eternal
2020
45.6
59.2
77.5
95.7
Far Cry 6
2021
36.7
47.8
62.5
77.2
Monster Hunter: World
2018
41.8
54.4
71.1
87.9
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
48.0
62.4
81.6
100.8
Halo Infinite
2021
27.9
36.3
47.5
58.6
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
38.5
50.0
65.4
80.8
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
39.5
51.3
67.1
82.9
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
30.9
40.1
52.5
64.8
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
48.7
63.3
82.8
102.3
F1 2021
2020
47.5
61.8
80.8
99.8
Borderlands 3
2019
31.1
40.4
52.8
65.2
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
35.4
46.0
60.2
74.4
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
23.0
29.9
39.1
48.4
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
36.2
47.0
61.5
75.9
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
48.0
62.4
81.6
100.8
Dishonored 2
2016
37.0
48.1
63.0
77.8
Total War: Warhammer
2016
48.4
62.9
82.2
101.5
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
47.5
61.8
80.8
99.8
Devil May Cry 5
2019
43.6
56.7
74.1
91.6
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
22.4
29.1
38.1
47.0
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
38.6
50.1
65.5
81.0
Metro Exodus
2019
26.9
35.0
45.7
56.5
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
38.6
50.1
65.5
81.0
Anthem
2019
33.3
43.2
56.6
69.9
Hitman 3
2021
33.3
43.3
56.6
70.0
Crysis 3
2013
48.1
62.5
81.8
101.0
Gears of War 5
2019
39.1
50.9
66.5
82.2
Project CARS 3
2020
22.5
29.3
38.3
47.3
Hitman 2
2018
48.0
62.4
81.6
100.8
Just Cause 4
2018
38.8
50.5
66.0
81.6
Final Fantasy XV
2018
41.2
53.5
70.0
86.4
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
24.5
31.8
41.6
51.4
GeForce GTX 1060 6Gb with Core i3-12100 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
Roblox
2006
169.0
219.7
287.3
354.9
Titanfall 2
2016
52.9
68.8
89.9
111.1
Battlefield V
2018
51.6
67.1
87.7
108.3
Strange Brigade
2018
63.1
82.0
107.2
132.4
Battlefield 4
2013
68.1
88.6
115.8
143.1
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
62.7
81.5
106.6
131.7
League of Legends
2009
269.0
349.6
457.2
564.8
Minecraft
2011
114.6
149.0
194.9
240.7
Apex Legends
2019
51.6
67.1
87.7
108.3
Project CARS 2
2017
50.8
66.0
86.4
106.7
Fallout 76
2018
62.9
81.8
106.9
132.1
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
101.6
132.1
172.7
213.4
Rocket League
2015
209.2
271.9
355.6
439.3
F1 2019
2019
50.5
65.6
85.8
106.0
For Honor
2017
71.7
93.2
121.9
150.6
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
48.7
63.3
82.8
102.3
Resident Evil 2
2019
55.8
72.6
94.9
117.3
Dawn of War III
2017
52.7
68.5
89.6
110.7
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
53.8
69.9
91.4
113.0
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
50.3
65.4
85.5
105.7
Need For Speed
2015
58.0
75.4
98.6
121.8
Battlefield 1
2016
61.2
79.5
104.0
128.5
Destiny 2
2017
67.8
88.1
115.2
142.3
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
143.4
186.5
243.9
301.2
Dota 2
2013
70.1
91.1
119.1
147.1
Hitman
2016
49.0
63.7
83.3
102.9
Valorant
2020
98.3
127.8
167.2
206.5
Doom
2016
77.0
100.1
130.9
161.7
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
57.9
75.2
98.4
121.5
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
61.5
80.0
104.6
129.2
DiRT Rally
2015
77.3
100.4
131.3
162.2
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
59.8
77.8
101.7
125.6
Though you can't argue with the numbers from this table, but you need to understand that in fact some processors and video cards will not be capable to work in pairs. In such cases, FPS is calculated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the graphics card and the CPU.
