Comprehensive gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 GPU with the Intel Core i5-11600K processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with different graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. To understand the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 is good or bad for gaming by looking at testing data. As for the main characteristic, how good is the graphics card for games, let's look further. The average FPS in games is 30.4 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. So, taking into account 6Gb of memory, we can tell that the GeForce GTX 1060 is good even 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 graphics card, you can already draw certain decision. This will let you to choose the required power supply that will fully match the graphics card. We should also not forget about the Intel Core i5-11600K . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A regular power supply is good for the GeForce GTX 1060, because its TDP is 120W Here is a list of certain famous games in which the graphics card has been tested. Next is the table with a large number of almost all current games that were run on a computer with the GeForce GTX 1060 and Intel Core i5-11600K configuration:
Hitman 3
Dota 2
Atomic Heart
Far Cry 6
Roblox
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Genshin Impact
Minecraft
Apex Legends
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Valorant
Fortnite Battle Royale
League of Legends
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Hogwarts Legacy
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060
After looking at the data from the table below, you can easily compare the GeForce GTX 1060 with competitors 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 competitors 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 also 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 famous games on a computer with a GeForce GTX 1060 and Intel Core i5-11600K. The numbers next to the names of the games represent the average 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
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
32.5
42.3
55.3
68.3
Atomic Heart
2023
11.6
15.1
19.8
24.5
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
20.9
27.1
35.5
43.8
Elden ring
2022
18.4
24.0
31.3
38.7
Saints Row
2022
34.4
44.8
58.6
72.3
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
20.4
26.5
34.6
42.8
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
25.2
32.8
42.9
53.0
Stray
2022
51.9
67.5
88.3
109.0
Homeworld 3
2022
23.8
30.9
40.4
49.9
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
18.9
24.6
32.2
39.7
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
28.1
36.6
47.8
59.1
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
31.1
40.4
52.8
65.2
Overwatch 2
2022
46.6
60.5
79.2
97.8
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
18.0
23.3
30.5
37.7
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
26.2
34.1
44.5
55.0
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
30.1
39.1
51.1
63.2
Scorn
2022
18.9
24.6
32.2
39.7
Starfield
2022
17.0
22.1
28.9
35.7
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce GTX 1060 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
35.1
45.6
59.6
73.7
F1 2021
2020
47.1
61.2
80.0
98.8
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
47.8
62.2
81.3
100.5
Hitman 3
2021
33.0
42.9
56.1
69.3
Gears of War 5
2019
38.8
50.4
65.9
81.4
Forza Horizon 5
2021
34.9
45.4
59.4
73.4
The Division
2016
42.9
55.8
72.9
90.1
Marvel's Avengers
2020
28.7
37.3
48.7
60.2
F1 22
2020
42.2
54.9
71.8
88.6
Borderlands 3
2019
30.8
40.0
52.3
64.6
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
38.2
49.6
64.9
80.2
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
47.5
61.8
80.8
99.8
Dishonored 2
2016
36.7
47.7
62.4
77.0
GreedFall
2019
43.8
57.0
74.5
92.0
Genshin Impact
2020
42.2
54.9
71.8
88.6
Halo Infinite
2021
27.7
36.0
47.0
58.1
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
41.3
53.7
70.2
86.7
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
35.8
46.5
60.9
75.2
Far Cry 6
2021
36.4
47.3
61.9
76.4
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
31.6
41.1
53.8
66.4
Metro Exodus
2019
26.6
34.6
45.3
55.9
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
47.1
61.2
80.0
98.8
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
21.9
28.5
37.3
46.1
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
14.5
18.9
24.7
30.5
Just Cause 4
2018
38.5
50.0
65.4
80.8
Total War: Warhammer
2016
47.9
62.3
81.4
100.6
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
22.8
29.6
38.8
47.9
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
30.6
39.7
52.0
64.2
Monster Hunter: World
2018
41.4
53.9
70.4
87.0
Resident Evil Village
2021
33.0
42.9
56.1
69.3
Death Stranding
2020
44.1
57.3
75.0
92.6
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
47.5
61.8
80.8
99.8
Godfall
2020
42.9
55.8
73.0
90.2
Crysis 3
2013
47.6
61.9
81.0
100.1
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
39.1
50.8
66.5
82.1
Hitman 2
2018
47.5
61.8
80.8
99.8
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
38.1
49.5
64.7
80.0
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
30.6
39.7
52.0
64.2
The Witcher 3
2015
43.0
55.9
73.1
90.3
Final Fantasy XV
2018
40.8
53.0
69.3
85.6
DOOM Eternal
2020
45.1
58.7
76.7
94.8
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
38.2
49.6
64.9
80.2
World War Z
2019
48.0
62.4
81.6
100.8
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
35.4
46.0
60.2
74.4
Devil May Cry 5
2019
43.2
56.1
73.4
90.7
Anthem
2019
32.9
42.8
56.0
69.2
Project CARS 3
2020
22.3
29.0
37.9
46.9
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
22.2
28.8
37.7
46.6
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
48.2
62.7
82.0
101.3
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
24.3
31.5
41.2
50.9
GeForce GTX 1060 6Gb with Core i5-11600K 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
Valorant
2020
97.4
126.6
165.5
204.5
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
60.9
79.2
103.6
128.0
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
62.1
80.7
105.6
130.4
Roblox
2006
167.4
217.6
284.6
351.5
Doom
2016
76.3
99.1
129.7
160.2
For Honor
2017
71.0
92.3
120.7
149.2
DiRT Rally
2015
76.5
99.5
130.1
160.7
Destiny 2
2017
67.1
87.2
114.1
140.9
Minecraft
2011
113.5
147.6
193.0
238.4
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
53.3
69.3
90.6
111.9
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
49.8
64.8
84.7
104.6
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
100.6
130.8
171.1
211.3
Titanfall 2
2016
52.4
68.1
89.1
110.0
Strange Brigade
2018
62.4
81.2
106.1
131.1
Rocket League
2015
207.2
269.3
352.2
435.0
Battlefield 1
2016
60.6
78.8
103.0
127.3
Fallout 76
2018
62.3
81.0
105.9
130.8
Dota 2
2013
69.4
90.2
117.9
145.7
Need For Speed
2015
57.4
74.7
97.7
120.6
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
48.2
62.7
82.0
101.3
Apex Legends
2019
51.1
66.4
86.8
107.3
League of Legends
2009
266.4
346.3
452.8
559.3
Dawn of War III
2017
52.2
67.9
88.7
109.6
Battlefield V
2018
51.1
66.4
86.8
107.3
Project CARS 2
2017
50.3
65.4
85.5
105.7
Hitman
2016
48.5
63.1
82.5
101.9
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
142.1
184.7
241.5
298.3
Resident Evil 2
2019
55.3
71.9
94.0
116.1
F1 2019
2019
50.0
65.0
85.0
104.9
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
59.2
77.0
100.7
124.4
Battlefield 4
2013
67.5
87.7
114.7
141.7
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
57.3
74.5
97.4
120.3
Although you can't dispute with the numbers from this table, however, you need to understand 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 GeForce GTX 1060 and the Intel Core i5-11600K separately.
