Complete gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 GPU with the Intel Core i5-12490F 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 bad or good for gaming from results of all tests. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's take a look at the primary parameter. The medium FPS in games is 30.4 FPS with Ultra settings and 4K resolution. So, taking into account 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 make some decision. This will allow you to choose the necessary power supply that can meet the needs of the graphics card. You also need to remember about the Intel Core i5-12490F . 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 medium-power power supply is appropriate for it. Here is a list of some famous games in which the graphics card has been tested. Next is the table with a large number of practically all current games that were run on a computer with the GeForce GTX 1060 and Intel Core i5-12490F configuration:
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Valorant
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Fortnite Battle Royale
Hogwarts Legacy
Atomic Heart
Genshin Impact
Dota 2
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Minecraft
Apex Legends
League of Legends
Roblox
Far Cry 6
Hitman 3
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 rivals in several famous games and select for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce GTX 1060.
The closest GeForce GTX 1060 opponents
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 numbers will further 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 popular games on a computer with a GeForce GTX 1060 and Intel Core i5-12490F. 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
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
19.4
25.3
33.0
40.8
Overwatch 2
2022
47.8
62.2
81.3
100.5
Stray
2022
53.3
69.3
90.6
112.0
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
20.9
27.2
35.6
43.9
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
25.9
33.7
44.0
54.4
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
18.4
24.0
31.3
38.7
Elden ring
2022
18.9
24.6
32.2
39.8
Scorn
2022
19.4
25.3
33.0
40.8
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
21.4
27.9
36.4
45.0
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
30.9
40.2
52.5
64.9
Starfield
2022
17.4
22.7
29.6
36.6
Homeworld 3
2022
24.4
31.7
41.5
51.3
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
28.9
37.6
49.1
60.7
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
31.9
41.5
54.2
67.0
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
26.9
35.0
45.7
56.5
Atomic Heart
2023
12.0
15.5
20.3
25.1
Saints Row
2022
35.4
46.0
60.1
74.3
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
33.4
43.4
56.8
70.1
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
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
36.8
47.8
62.5
77.2
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
36.0
46.8
61.2
75.7
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
49.5
64.4
84.2
104.0
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
22.8
29.6
38.7
47.8
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
48.8
63.5
83.0
102.5
Dishonored 2
2016
37.7
49.0
64.0
79.1
Far Cry 6
2021
37.4
48.6
63.5
78.5
Godfall
2020
44.1
57.3
75.0
92.6
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
24.9
32.4
42.4
52.3
Borderlands 3
2019
31.6
41.1
53.7
66.3
DOOM Eternal
2020
46.3
60.2
78.8
97.3
The Division
2016
44.0
57.3
74.9
92.5
Halo Infinite
2021
28.4
36.9
48.3
59.6
Project CARS 3
2020
22.9
29.8
39.0
48.1
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
42.4
55.1
72.1
89.0
Marvel's Avengers
2020
29.4
38.3
50.1
61.8
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
14.9
19.4
25.3
31.3
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
23.4
30.4
39.8
49.2
Metro Exodus
2019
27.4
35.6
46.5
57.4
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
22.5
29.3
38.3
47.3
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
31.4
40.8
53.4
65.9
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
39.2
51.0
66.7
82.4
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
32.5
42.2
55.2
68.2
Resident Evil Village
2021
33.9
44.0
57.6
71.2
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
39.2
51.0
66.7
82.4
Final Fantasy XV
2018
41.9
54.4
71.2
87.9
Hitman 2
2018
48.8
63.5
83.0
102.5
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
39.1
50.8
66.5
82.1
Crysis 3
2013
48.9
63.6
83.2
102.8
GreedFall
2019
45.0
58.5
76.5
94.5
Genshin Impact
2020
43.4
56.4
73.7
91.0
Total War: Warhammer
2016
49.2
63.9
83.6
103.3
The Witcher 3
2015
44.1
57.4
75.1
92.7
Death Stranding
2020
45.3
58.9
77.0
95.1
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
48.3
62.8
82.2
101.5
Gears of War 5
2019
39.8
51.8
67.7
83.6
F1 22
2020
43.4
56.4
73.7
91.0
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
48.8
63.5
83.0
102.5
Forza Horizon 5
2021
35.9
46.6
61.0
75.3
Devil May Cry 5
2019
44.3
57.7
75.4
93.1
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
49.1
63.9
83.5
103.2
World War Z
2019
49.3
64.1
83.8
103.5
Just Cause 4
2018
39.5
51.4
67.2
83.0
F1 2021
2020
48.3
62.8
82.2
101.5
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
40.2
52.2
68.3
84.3
Monster Hunter: World
2018
42.6
55.3
72.3
89.4
Hitman 3
2021
33.9
44.0
57.6
71.2
Anthem
2019
33.8
44.0
57.5
71.0
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
31.4
40.8
53.4
65.9
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
36.4
47.3
61.8
76.4
GeForce GTX 1060 6Gb with Core i5-12490F gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce GTX 1060 from the following table are just for reference, since old games are more represented in it and FPS is much more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
F1 2019
2019
51.3
66.7
87.2
107.8
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
145.9
189.7
248.0
306.4
For Honor
2017
72.9
94.8
124.0
153.2
Battlefield V
2018
52.5
68.2
89.2
110.2
Dawn of War III
2017
53.6
69.7
91.1
112.6
Dota 2
2013
71.3
92.6
121.1
149.6
Roblox
2006
171.9
223.5
292.2
361.0
Battlefield 1
2016
62.2
80.9
105.8
130.7
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
103.3
134.3
175.7
217.0
Apex Legends
2019
52.5
68.2
89.2
110.2
Project CARS 2
2017
51.7
67.2
87.8
108.5
League of Legends
2009
273.6
355.6
465.0
574.5
Fallout 76
2018
64.0
83.2
108.8
134.4
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
51.2
66.5
87.0
107.5
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
63.8
82.9
108.4
133.9
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
60.8
79.1
103.4
127.8
Rocket League
2015
212.8
276.6
361.7
446.8
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
58.8
76.5
100.0
123.6
Resident Evil 2
2019
56.8
73.8
96.6
119.3
Doom
2016
78.3
101.8
133.2
164.5
Need For Speed
2015
59.0
76.7
100.3
123.9
Minecraft
2011
116.6
151.6
198.2
244.9
DiRT Rally
2015
78.6
102.2
133.6
165.0
Destiny 2
2017
68.9
89.6
117.2
144.7
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
49.5
64.4
84.2
104.0
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
62.6
81.4
106.4
131.4
Titanfall 2
2016
53.8
70.0
91.5
113.0
Battlefield 4
2013
69.3
90.1
117.8
145.6
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
54.7
71.1
93.0
114.9
Valorant
2020
100.0
130.0
170.0
210.0
Hitman
2016
49.8
64.8
84.7
104.6
Strange Brigade
2018
64.1
83.4
109.0
134.7
Although you can't dispute with the numbers from this table, but you need to understand that in fact some processors and video cards will not be able to work together. For such cases, FPS is evaluated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the GeForce GTX 1060 and the Intel Core i5-12490F separately.
