NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 with Intel Core i5-11400 benchmark
Benchmark 06-02-2023 Full gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 graphics card with the Intel Core i5-11400 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 benchmark data. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's look at the key characteristic. The average FPS in games is 30.4 FPS with Ultra settings and 4K resolution. Considering 6Gb of memory, we can say that the GeForce GTX 1060 is good for today's most exacting 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 some conclusions. This will let you to choose the required power supply that can meet the demands of the graphics card. We should also not forget about the Intel Core i5-11400 . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the required power supply should output.The TDP of the graphics card is 120W, so a regular power supply is suitable for it. Here is a list of some famous games in which the GPU has been tested. Next is the table with a large number of almost all modern games that were run on a computer with the GeForce GTX 1060 and Intel Core i5-11400 configuration:
Hitman 3
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Roblox
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Hogwarts Legacy
Minecraft
League of Legends
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Far Cry 6
Fortnite Battle Royale
Atomic Heart
Genshin Impact
Apex Legends
Valorant
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 rivals in several popular games and select 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 right 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 i5-11400. The numbers beside to the names of the games represent the ordinary FPS obtained 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
Homeworld 3
2022
24.7
32.0
41.9
51.8
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
29.2
37.9
49.6
61.3
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
21.6
28.1
36.8
45.4
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
31.2
40.6
53.0
65.5
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
33.7
43.8
57.3
70.8
Overwatch 2
2022
48.3
62.8
82.1
101.4
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
21.1
27.5
35.9
44.4
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
26.2
34.0
44.5
54.9
Elden ring
2022
19.1
24.9
32.5
40.1
Saints Row
2022
35.7
46.4
60.7
75.0
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
19.6
25.5
33.4
41.2
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
27.2
35.3
46.2
57.1
Atomic Heart
2023
12.1
15.7
20.5
25.4
Scorn
2022
19.6
25.5
33.4
41.2
Starfield
2022
17.6
22.9
29.9
37.0
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
18.6
24.2
31.6
39.1
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
32.2
41.9
54.7
67.6
Stray
2022
53.8
70.0
91.5
113.0
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce GTX 1060 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Just Cause 4
2018
39.9
51.9
67.8
83.8
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
48.8
63.4
83.0
102.5
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
49.6
64.5
84.3
104.2
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
31.7
41.2
53.9
66.6
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
36.7
47.7
62.4
77.1
Total War: Warhammer
2016
49.7
64.6
84.4
104.3
The Division
2016
44.5
57.8
75.6
93.4
Forza Horizon 5
2021
36.2
47.1
61.6
76.1
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
15.0
19.6
25.6
31.6
Far Cry 6
2021
37.7
49.1
64.1
79.2
GreedFall
2019
45.4
59.1
77.2
95.4
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
32.8
42.6
55.8
68.9
F1 22
2020
43.8
56.9
74.4
91.9
Dishonored 2
2016
38.0
49.4
64.7
79.9
Genshin Impact
2020
43.8
56.9
74.4
91.9
Anthem
2019
34.2
44.4
58.1
71.7
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
31.7
41.2
53.9
66.6
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
50.0
65.0
85.0
105.0
Death Stranding
2020
45.7
59.5
77.7
96.0
Crysis 3
2013
49.4
64.2
84.0
103.8
Borderlands 3
2019
31.9
41.5
54.2
67.0
World War Z
2019
49.8
64.7
84.6
104.5
Resident Evil Village
2021
34.2
44.5
58.2
71.8
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
23.6
30.7
40.2
49.7
Hitman 3
2021
34.2
44.5
58.2
71.8
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
49.3
64.1
83.8
103.5
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
49.3
64.1
83.8
103.5
Marvel's Avengers
2020
29.7
38.7
50.5
62.4
Halo Infinite
2021
28.7
37.3
48.8
60.2
Gears of War 5
2019
40.2
52.3
68.3
84.4
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
39.6
51.5
67.3
83.1
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
37.1
48.3
63.1
78.0
Devil May Cry 5
2019
44.8
58.2
76.1
94.0
Hitman 2
2018
49.3
64.1
83.8
103.5
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
40.6
52.7
68.9
85.2
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
39.6
51.5
67.3
83.1
F1 2021
2020
48.8
63.4
83.0
102.5
DOOM Eternal
2020
46.8
60.8
79.5
98.3
Metro Exodus
2019
27.6
35.9
47.0
58.0
The Witcher 3
2015
44.6
57.9
75.8
93.6
Final Fantasy XV
2018
42.3
54.9
71.8
88.7
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
22.7
29.6
38.7
47.8
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
39.5
51.3
67.1
82.9
Monster Hunter: World
2018
43.0
55.9
73.0
90.2
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
23.0
29.9
39.1
48.3
Project CARS 3
2020
23.1
30.1
39.3
48.6
Godfall
2020
44.5
57.9
75.7
93.5
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
36.4
47.3
61.8
76.4
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
42.8
55.7
72.8
89.9
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
25.2
32.7
42.8
52.8
GeForce GTX 1060 6Gb with Core i5-11400 gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce GTX 1060 from the following table are just for reference, because old games are more represented in it and FPS is significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Fallout 76
2018
64.6
84.0
109.8
135.7
Hitman
2016
50.3
65.4
85.5
105.7
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
59.4
77.2
101.0
124.8
Battlefield V
2018
53.0
68.9
90.1
111.3
Dawn of War III
2017
54.1
70.4
92.0
113.7
Dota 2
2013
71.9
93.5
122.3
151.1
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
55.2
71.8
93.9
116.0
Resident Evil 2
2019
57.4
74.6
97.5
120.4
Doom
2016
79.1
102.8
134.4
166.1
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
51.7
67.2
87.8
108.5
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
50.0
65.0
85.0
105.0
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
61.4
79.9
104.4
129.0
F1 2019
2019
51.8
67.4
88.1
108.8
Strange Brigade
2018
64.7
84.2
110.1
136.0
Roblox
2006
173.6
225.6
295.1
364.5
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
147.3
191.5
250.4
309.3
League of Legends
2009
276.2
359.1
469.5
580.0
Valorant
2020
101.0
131.3
171.7
212.0
Battlefield 4
2013
70.0
91.0
119.0
147.0
Need For Speed
2015
59.6
77.4
101.3
125.1
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
64.4
83.7
109.5
135.2
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
63.2
82.1
107.4
132.7
Destiny 2
2017
69.6
90.5
118.3
146.1
Rocket League
2015
214.8
279.3
365.2
451.1
Minecraft
2011
117.7
153.0
200.1
247.2
Apex Legends
2019
53.0
68.9
90.1
111.3
DiRT Rally
2015
79.3
103.1
134.9
166.6
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
104.3
135.6
177.4
219.1
For Honor
2017
73.7
95.8
125.2
154.7
Project CARS 2
2017
52.2
67.8
88.7
109.6
Titanfall 2
2016
54.3
70.6
92.4
114.1
Battlefield 1
2016
62.8
81.7
106.8
132.0
Though you can't dispute with the numbers from this table, but you need to understand that in reality some processors and video cards will not be capable to work together. For such cases, FPS is evaluated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the GPU and the CPU.
