Full gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 graphics card with the Intel Core i5-10400F processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with various graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. You can understand the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 is bad or good for gaming from results of all benchmarks. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's look at the main parameter. The average FPS in games is 30.4 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. Considering 6Gb of memory, we can tell that the GeForce GTX 1060 is good for modern 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 make certain decision. This will let you to choose the required power supply that will completely match the graphics card. You also need to remember about the Intel Core i5-10400F . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the required power supply should output.The TDP of the GPU is 120W, so a medium-power power supply is good for it. Here is a list of several famous 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 i5-10400F configuration:
Atomic Heart
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Dota 2
Hitman 3
Far Cry 6
Valorant
Roblox
Minecraft
Genshin Impact
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Hogwarts Legacy
League of Legends
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Fortnite Battle Royale
Apex Legends
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 several famous games and choose for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce GTX 1060.
The closest GeForce GTX 1060 rivals
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 also help you make the good 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 i5-10400F. The numbers near to the names of the games represent the ordinary FPS gained 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
Overwatch 2
2022
46.3
60.1
78.6
97.2
Scorn
2022
18.8
24.4
31.9
39.5
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
20.2
26.3
34.4
42.5
Homeworld 3
2022
23.6
30.7
40.1
49.6
Elden ring
2022
18.3
23.8
31.1
38.5
Stray
2022
51.6
67.0
87.7
108.3
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
18.8
24.4
31.9
39.5
Saints Row
2022
34.2
44.5
58.2
71.9
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
28.0
36.3
47.5
58.7
Starfield
2022
16.9
21.9
28.7
35.4
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
29.9
38.8
50.8
62.7
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
30.8
40.1
52.4
64.8
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
32.3
42.0
54.9
67.8
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
26.0
33.8
44.2
54.6
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
17.8
23.2
30.3
37.4
Atomic Heart
2023
11.6
15.0
19.7
24.3
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
20.7
26.9
35.2
43.5
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
25.1
32.6
42.6
52.6
To understand how the GeForce GTX 1060 behaves in demanding games, you can read the figures from this table.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
F1 22
2020
41.9
54.5
71.3
88.0
Monster Hunter: World
2018
41.2
53.5
70.0
86.4
Resident Evil Village
2021
32.8
42.6
55.7
68.8
Marvel's Avengers
2020
28.5
37.0
48.4
59.8
Death Stranding
2020
43.8
56.9
74.5
92.0
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
37.9
49.3
64.5
79.6
F1 2021
2020
46.7
60.8
79.5
98.2
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
14.4
18.7
24.5
30.3
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
47.2
61.4
80.3
99.2
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
38.8
50.5
66.0
81.6
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
24.1
31.3
41.0
50.6
Project CARS 3
2020
22.2
28.8
37.7
46.6
The Division
2016
42.6
55.4
72.4
89.5
Godfall
2020
42.6
55.4
72.5
89.6
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
21.8
28.3
37.0
45.7
World War Z
2019
47.7
62.0
81.0
100.1
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
47.5
61.8
80.8
99.8
Forza Horizon 5
2021
34.7
45.1
59.0
72.9
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
34.8
45.3
59.2
73.2
Dishonored 2
2016
36.4
47.4
61.9
76.5
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
47.2
61.4
80.3
99.2
Halo Infinite
2021
27.5
35.7
46.7
57.7
Devil May Cry 5
2019
42.9
55.8
72.9
90.1
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
35.2
45.7
59.8
73.9
Hitman 2
2018
47.2
61.4
80.3
99.2
Far Cry 6
2021
36.1
47.0
61.4
75.9
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
30.4
39.5
51.6
63.8
Total War: Warhammer
2016
47.6
61.8
80.9
99.9
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
46.7
60.8
79.5
98.2
Genshin Impact
2020
41.9
54.5
71.3
88.0
GreedFall
2019
43.5
56.6
74.0
91.4
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
41.0
53.3
69.7
86.1
DOOM Eternal
2020
44.8
58.3
76.2
94.1
Borderlands 3
2019
30.6
39.7
51.9
64.2
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
22.6
29.4
38.5
47.6
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
35.6
46.2
60.5
74.7
Crysis 3
2013
47.3
61.5
80.4
99.4
Anthem
2019
32.7
42.5
55.6
68.7
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
30.4
39.5
51.6
63.8
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
31.4
40.8
53.4
66.0
Hitman 3
2021
32.8
42.6
55.7
68.8
Just Cause 4
2018
38.2
49.7
65.0
80.3
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
47.9
62.3
81.4
100.6
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
37.8
49.2
64.3
79.4
Final Fantasy XV
2018
40.5
52.6
68.8
85.0
The Witcher 3
2015
42.7
55.5
72.6
89.7
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
22.0
28.6
37.4
46.2
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
37.9
49.3
64.5
79.6
Gears of War 5
2019
38.5
50.1
65.5
80.9
Metro Exodus
2019
26.5
34.4
45.0
55.6
GeForce GTX 1060 6Gb with Core i5-10400F 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 significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Strange Brigade
2018
62.0
80.6
105.4
130.2
Apex Legends
2019
50.7
66.0
86.3
106.6
For Honor
2017
70.5
91.7
119.9
148.2
Battlefield V
2018
50.7
66.0
86.3
106.6
Need For Speed
2015
57.1
74.2
97.0
119.8
Battlefield 1
2016
60.2
78.2
102.3
126.4
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
49.5
64.3
84.1
103.9
Fallout 76
2018
61.9
80.4
105.2
129.9
Battlefield 4
2013
67.0
87.1
114.0
140.8
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
99.9
129.9
169.9
209.9
League of Legends
2009
264.6
343.9
449.8
555.6
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
61.7
80.2
104.9
129.5
Roblox
2006
166.3
216.1
282.6
349.1
Dota 2
2013
68.9
89.6
117.1
144.7
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
47.9
62.3
81.4
100.6
Doom
2016
75.8
98.5
128.8
159.1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
141.1
183.4
239.9
296.3
Hitman
2016
48.2
62.6
81.9
101.2
Resident Evil 2
2019
54.9
71.4
93.4
115.4
Destiny 2
2017
66.6
86.6
113.3
140.0
Minecraft
2011
112.8
146.6
191.7
236.8
Valorant
2020
96.7
125.7
164.4
203.1
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
58.8
76.5
100.0
123.6
Project CARS 2
2017
50.0
65.0
85.0
104.9
Dawn of War III
2017
51.9
67.4
88.1
108.9
DiRT Rally
2015
76.0
98.8
129.2
159.6
Titanfall 2
2016
52.0
67.7
88.5
109.3
Rocket League
2015
205.8
267.5
349.8
432.1
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
52.9
68.8
90.0
111.1
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
60.5
78.7
102.9
127.1
F1 2019
2019
49.6
64.5
84.4
104.2
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
56.9
74.0
96.8
119.5
Although you can't dispute with the numbers from this table, but you need to know that in reality some processors and video cards will not be capable to work together. For such cases, FPS is calculated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the Intel Core i5-10400F and the GeForce GTX 1060 separately.
