Comprehensive gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 GPU with the Intel Core i3-13100F 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 good or bad for gaming from testing data. As for the primary characteristic, how good is the GPU for games, let's look beyond. The ordinary 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 decision. With this data, you can already safely buy the necessary power supply that will completely match the graphics card. We should also not forget about the Intel Core i3-13100F . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the desired power supply should output.The TDP of the GPU is 120W, so a regular power supply is appropriate for it. Here is a list of some popular games in which the GPU has been tested. Below is the table with a large number of almost all contemporary games that were run on a computer with the GeForce GTX 1060 and Intel Core i3-13100F configuration:
Roblox
Valorant
Hogwarts Legacy
Atomic Heart
Hitman 3
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
League of Legends
Genshin Impact
Apex Legends
Fortnite Battle Royale
Far Cry 6
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Minecraft
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Dota 2
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060
After looking at the data from the table below, you can simply compare the GeForce GTX 1060 with competitors in some famous games and select 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 average 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 numbers will also help you make the right choice.
How good is GeForce GTX 1060 for games?
From the tables below, you can understand how comfortable you can play famous games on a computer with a GeForce GTX 1060 and Intel Core i3-13100F. The numbers beside 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
Stray
2022
52.0
67.6
88.5
109.3
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
30.2
39.2
51.3
63.3
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
19.0
24.7
32.2
39.8
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
32.6
42.4
55.4
68.4
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
20.4
26.6
34.7
42.9
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
25.3
32.9
43.0
53.1
Saints Row
2022
34.5
44.9
58.7
72.5
Starfield
2022
17.0
22.1
28.9
35.7
Atomic Heart
2023
11.7
15.2
19.8
24.5
Overwatch 2
2022
46.7
60.7
79.4
98.0
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
18.0
23.4
30.6
37.8
Homeworld 3
2022
23.8
31.0
40.5
50.0
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
26.3
34.1
44.6
55.1
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
28.2
36.7
48.0
59.2
Scorn
2022
19.0
24.7
32.2
39.8
Elden ring
2022
18.5
24.0
31.4
38.8
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
20.9
27.2
35.5
43.9
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
31.1
40.5
52.9
65.4
To find out how good the graphics card is for demanding games, you can read the figures from this table.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
47.7
62.0
81.0
100.1
Just Cause 4
2018
38.6
50.1
65.6
81.0
Forza Horizon 5
2021
35.0
45.5
59.5
73.5
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
38.3
49.8
65.1
80.4
Crysis 3
2013
47.8
62.1
81.2
100.3
Genshin Impact
2020
42.3
55.0
71.9
88.8
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
35.9
46.7
61.0
75.4
GreedFall
2019
43.9
57.1
74.7
92.2
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
47.2
61.3
80.2
99.1
Hitman 2
2018
47.7
62.0
81.0
100.1
The Witcher 3
2015
43.1
56.0
73.2
90.5
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
31.7
41.2
53.9
66.6
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
48.3
62.8
82.2
101.5
Devil May Cry 5
2019
43.3
56.3
73.6
90.9
Total War: Warhammer
2016
48.0
62.4
81.6
100.8
Death Stranding
2020
44.2
57.5
75.1
92.8
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
22.2
28.9
37.8
46.7
F1 22
2020
42.3
55.0
71.9
88.8
The Division
2016
43.0
55.9
73.1
90.3
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
14.5
18.9
24.7
30.5
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
47.7
62.0
81.0
100.1
Dishonored 2
2016
36.8
47.8
62.5
77.2
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
22.0
28.6
37.4
46.2
Borderlands 3
2019
30.8
40.1
52.4
64.7
Halo Infinite
2021
27.7
36.0
47.1
58.2
Gears of War 5
2019
38.9
50.5
66.1
81.6
Far Cry 6
2021
36.5
47.4
62.0
76.6
World War Z
2019
48.1
62.5
81.8
101.0
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
22.9
29.7
38.9
48.0
Godfall
2020
43.0
55.9
73.2
90.4
Hitman 3
2021
33.1
43.0
56.2
69.4
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
41.4
53.8
70.4
86.9
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
48.0
62.3
81.5
100.7
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
24.3
31.6
41.3
51.1
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
39.2
51.0
66.6
82.3
Anthem
2019
33.0
42.9
56.1
69.3
Project CARS 3
2020
22.4
29.1
38.0
47.0
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
35.2
45.7
59.8
73.8
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
38.2
49.6
64.9
80.2
DOOM Eternal
2020
45.2
58.8
76.9
95.0
F1 2021
2020
47.2
61.3
80.2
99.1
Final Fantasy XV
2018
40.9
53.1
69.4
85.8
Metro Exodus
2019
26.7
34.7
45.4
56.1
Monster Hunter: World
2018
41.5
54.0
70.6
87.2
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
38.3
49.8
65.1
80.4
Resident Evil Village
2021
33.1
43.0
56.2
69.4
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
30.6
39.8
52.1
64.3
Marvel's Avengers
2020
28.7
37.4
48.9
60.4
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
35.5
46.2
60.4
74.6
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
30.6
39.8
52.1
64.3
GeForce GTX 1060 6Gb with Core i3-13100F gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce GTX 1060 from the following table are just for reference, since it mainly presents old games and FPS is much higher than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
F1 2019
2019
50.1
65.1
85.2
105.2
Apex Legends
2019
51.2
66.6
87.1
107.5
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
59.4
77.2
100.9
124.7
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
57.4
74.7
97.6
120.6
Valorant
2020
97.6
126.9
165.9
205.0
Dota 2
2013
69.5
90.4
118.2
146.0
Resident Evil 2
2019
55.4
72.1
94.2
116.4
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
62.2
80.9
105.8
130.7
Battlefield 4
2013
67.6
87.9
115.0
142.1
Roblox
2006
167.8
218.1
285.2
352.3
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
61.1
79.4
103.8
128.3
Rocket League
2015
207.7
270.0
353.0
436.1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
142.4
185.1
242.1
299.0
Fallout 76
2018
62.4
81.2
106.2
131.1
Doom
2016
76.4
99.4
130.0
160.5
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
48.3
62.8
82.2
101.5
Hitman
2016
48.6
63.2
82.7
102.1
Dawn of War III
2017
52.3
68.0
89.0
109.9
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
49.9
64.9
84.9
104.9
Strange Brigade
2018
62.6
81.4
106.4
131.4
League of Legends
2009
267.0
347.1
453.9
560.7
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
100.9
131.1
171.5
211.8
Project CARS 2
2017
50.4
65.6
85.7
105.9
For Honor
2017
71.2
92.6
121.0
149.5
Titanfall 2
2016
52.5
68.3
89.3
110.3
Battlefield 1
2016
60.7
79.0
103.3
127.6
Need For Speed
2015
57.6
74.9
97.9
120.9
Destiny 2
2017
67.3
87.4
114.3
141.2
Minecraft
2011
113.8
147.9
193.5
239.0
DiRT Rally
2015
76.7
99.7
130.4
161.1
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
53.4
69.4
90.8
112.1
Battlefield V
2018
51.2
66.6
87.1
107.5
Although you can't argue with the figures from this table, but you need to know that in reality some processors and video cards will not be able to work with each other. In such cases, FPS is evaluated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the CPU and the GPU.
