Detailed gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 GPU with the Intel Core i5-10400 processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with different graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. You can find out whether the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 is good or bad for gaming from results of all tests. As for the primary characteristic, how good is the GPU 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 state that the GeForce GTX 1060 is good even for today's 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 graphics card, you can already draw some decision. With this data, you can already safely select the necessary power supply that will fully match the graphics card. You also need to remember about the Intel Core i5-10400 . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.The TDP of the GPU is 120W, so a regular power supply is suitable for it. Here is a list of some common games in which the graphics card has been tested. Next is the table with a large number of practically all modern games that were run on a computer with the GeForce GTX 1060 and Intel Core i5-10400 configuration:
Dota 2
Roblox
Minecraft
Valorant
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
League of Legends
Hogwarts Legacy
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Atomic Heart
Fortnite Battle Royale
Genshin Impact
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Hitman 3
Apex Legends
Far Cry 6
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060
After viewing the data from the game tests below, you can simply 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 figures will further help you make the good decision.
How good is GeForce GTX 1060 for games?
From the tables below, you can see how comfortable you can play popular games on a computer with a GeForce GTX 1060 and Intel Core i5-10400. The numbers next to the names of the games mean the medium FPS achieved with Ultra graphics quality settings and different screen resolutions: Full HD, 2K WQHD and 4K UHD. In the following table, testing the GeForce GTX 1060 in the newest and upcoming games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
26.1
33.9
44.4
54.8
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
18.8
24.5
32.0
39.6
Stray
2022
51.7
67.2
87.9
108.6
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
20.3
26.4
34.5
42.6
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
28.0
36.4
47.6
58.8
Starfield
2022
16.9
22.0
28.7
35.5
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
17.9
23.2
30.4
37.5
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
25.1
32.7
42.7
52.8
Atomic Heart
2023
11.6
15.1
19.7
24.4
Saints Row
2022
34.3
44.6
58.3
72.0
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
32.4
42.1
55.0
68.0
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
30.0
38.9
50.9
62.9
Overwatch 2
2022
46.4
60.3
78.9
97.4
Scorn
2022
18.8
24.5
32.0
39.6
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
30.9
40.2
52.6
64.9
Elden ring
2022
18.4
23.9
31.2
38.6
Homeworld 3
2022
23.7
30.8
40.2
49.7
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
20.8
27.0
35.3
43.6
To understand how the GeForce GTX 1060 behaves in demanding games, you need to look at the numbers from this table.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Total War: Warhammer
2016
47.7
62.0
81.1
100.1
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
21.8
28.4
37.1
45.9
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
22.7
29.5
38.6
47.7
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
34.9
45.4
59.4
73.4
Hitman 3
2021
32.9
42.7
55.9
69.0
Final Fantasy XV
2018
40.6
52.8
69.0
85.2
Devil May Cry 5
2019
43.0
55.9
73.1
90.3
GreedFall
2019
43.6
56.7
74.2
91.6
Metro Exodus
2019
26.5
34.5
45.1
55.7
The Division
2016
42.7
55.5
72.6
89.7
Just Cause 4
2018
38.3
49.8
65.1
80.5
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
30.4
39.6
51.7
63.9
The Witcher 3
2015
42.8
55.7
72.8
89.9
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
46.9
60.9
79.7
98.4
Forza Horizon 5
2021
34.8
45.2
59.1
73.1
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
35.7
46.4
60.6
74.9
F1 2021
2020
46.9
60.9
79.7
98.4
Hitman 2
2018
47.3
61.6
80.5
99.4
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
41.1
53.5
69.9
86.3
Resident Evil Village
2021
32.9
42.7
55.9
69.0
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
38.0
49.4
64.6
79.9
Crysis 3
2013
47.4
61.7
80.7
99.6
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
37.9
49.3
64.5
79.6
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
48.0
62.4
81.6
100.9
Death Stranding
2020
43.9
57.1
74.7
92.2
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
30.4
39.6
51.7
63.9
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
38.0
49.4
64.6
79.9
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
47.3
61.6
80.5
99.4
Project CARS 3
2020
22.2
28.9
37.8
46.7
Genshin Impact
2020
42.0
54.6
71.5
88.3
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
31.5
41.0
53.6
66.2
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
24.2
31.4
41.1
50.7
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
22.1
28.7
37.5
46.4
World War Z
2019
47.8
62.1
81.2
100.3
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
14.4
18.8
24.6
30.3
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
38.9
50.6
66.2
81.8
Borderlands 3
2019
30.6
39.8
52.1
64.3
Gears of War 5
2019
38.6
50.2
65.6
81.1
Anthem
2019
32.8
42.6
55.8
68.9
Far Cry 6
2021
36.2
47.1
61.6
76.1
Marvel's Avengers
2020
28.6
37.1
48.5
60.0
Godfall
2020
42.8
55.6
72.7
89.8
Dishonored 2
2016
36.5
47.5
62.1
76.7
F1 22
2020
42.0
54.6
71.5
88.3
Monster Hunter: World
2018
41.3
53.6
70.1
86.7
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
35.3
45.9
60.0
74.1
Halo Infinite
2021
27.5
35.8
46.8
57.8
DOOM Eternal
2020
44.9
58.4
76.4
94.4
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
47.6
61.9
81.0
100.0
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
47.3
61.6
80.5
99.4
GeForce GTX 1060 6Gb with Core i5-10400 gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce GTX 1060 from the following table are just for information, since old games are more represented in it and FPS is much more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Resident Evil 2
2019
55.1
71.6
93.6
115.7
Fallout 76
2018
62.0
80.6
105.5
130.3
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
100.2
130.3
170.4
210.4
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
57.1
74.2
97.0
119.8
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
60.7
78.9
103.2
127.4
For Honor
2017
70.7
92.0
120.2
148.5
Battlefield 4
2013
67.2
87.4
114.3
141.1
Destiny 2
2017
66.8
86.9
113.6
140.3
Dawn of War III
2017
52.0
67.6
88.4
109.2
Battlefield V
2018
50.9
66.1
86.5
106.8
Apex Legends
2019
50.9
66.1
86.5
106.8
Rocket League
2015
206.3
268.2
350.7
433.3
DiRT Rally
2015
76.2
99.1
129.5
160.0
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
48.0
62.4
81.6
100.9
Dota 2
2013
69.1
89.8
117.5
145.1
Doom
2016
76.0
98.7
129.1
159.5
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
49.6
64.5
84.4
104.2
Minecraft
2011
113.1
147.0
192.2
237.4
Hitman
2016
48.3
62.8
82.1
101.5
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
141.5
183.9
240.5
297.1
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
59.0
76.7
100.3
123.9
Project CARS 2
2017
50.1
65.1
85.2
105.2
F1 2019
2019
49.8
64.7
84.6
104.5
Titanfall 2
2016
52.2
67.8
88.7
109.6
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
61.8
80.4
105.1
129.9
Roblox
2006
166.7
216.7
283.4
350.1
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
53.1
69.0
90.2
111.4
Strange Brigade
2018
62.2
80.8
105.7
130.6
League of Legends
2009
265.3
344.8
450.9
557.0
Battlefield 1
2016
60.3
78.5
102.6
126.7
Need For Speed
2015
57.2
74.4
97.3
120.1
Valorant
2020
97.0
126.1
164.9
203.6
Though 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 in pairs. For such cases, FPS is evaluated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the GeForce GTX 1060 and the Intel Core i5-10400 separately.
