Full gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 GPU with the Intel Core i5-12600 processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with different graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. You can understand the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 is bad or good for gaming from testing data. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's take a look at the main parameter. The average FPS in games is 30.4 FPS with Ultra settings and 4K resolution. So, taking into account 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 graphics card, you can already make some decision. With this data, you can already easily select the required power supply that will completely match the graphics card. You also need to remember about the Intel Core i5-12600 . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the desired power supply should output.A regular power supply is suitable for the GeForce GTX 1060, because its TDP is 120W Here is a list of several popular games in which the GPU 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 i5-12600 configuration:
Hitman 3
Apex Legends
Far Cry 6
Valorant
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Minecraft
Atomic Heart
League of Legends
Hogwarts Legacy
Fortnite Battle Royale
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Roblox
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Genshin Impact
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 competitors in some famous games and select for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce GTX 1060.
The closest competitors 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 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 medium FPS in famous 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 true 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 i5-12600. The numbers beside 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. In the following table, testing the GeForce GTX 1060 in the newest and upcoming games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Homeworld 3
2022
24.5
31.8
41.6
51.4
Scorn
2022
19.5
25.3
33.1
40.9
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
18.5
24.0
31.4
38.8
Overwatch 2
2022
47.9
62.3
81.5
100.6
Atomic Heart
2023
12.0
15.6
20.4
25.2
Elden ring
2022
19.0
24.7
32.2
39.8
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
33.4
43.5
56.8
70.2
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
31.9
41.5
54.3
67.1
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
30.9
40.2
52.6
65.0
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
21.5
27.9
36.5
45.1
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
26.0
33.7
44.1
54.5
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
28.9
37.6
49.2
60.8
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
27.0
35.0
45.8
56.6
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
19.5
25.3
33.1
40.9
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
21.0
27.2
35.6
44.0
Saints Row
2022
35.4
46.1
60.2
74.4
Stray
2022
53.4
69.4
90.8
112.1
Starfield
2022
17.5
22.7
29.7
36.7
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
Death Stranding
2020
45.4
59.0
77.1
95.3
Borderlands 3
2019
31.6
41.1
53.8
66.4
Devil May Cry 5
2019
44.4
57.7
75.5
93.3
Gears of War 5
2019
39.9
51.8
67.8
83.7
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
39.2
50.9
66.6
82.3
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
48.4
62.9
82.3
101.7
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
48.9
63.6
83.1
102.7
Hitman 3
2021
33.9
44.1
57.7
71.3
Project CARS 3
2020
23.0
29.8
39.0
48.2
Resident Evil Village
2021
33.9
44.1
57.7
71.3
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
39.3
51.1
66.8
82.5
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
22.6
29.3
38.3
47.4
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
39.3
51.1
66.8
82.5
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
31.4
40.9
53.5
66.0
World War Z
2019
49.4
64.2
83.9
103.7
Genshin Impact
2020
43.4
56.4
73.8
91.2
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
22.8
29.7
38.8
47.9
Hitman 2
2018
48.9
63.6
83.1
102.7
Anthem
2019
33.9
44.1
57.6
71.2
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
49.6
64.5
84.3
104.2
Metro Exodus
2019
27.4
35.6
46.6
57.5
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
40.2
52.3
68.4
84.5
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
23.5
30.5
39.9
49.3
Marvel's Avengers
2020
29.5
38.3
50.1
61.9
The Division
2016
44.1
57.4
75.0
92.6
Forza Horizon 5
2021
35.9
46.7
61.1
75.5
F1 2021
2020
48.4
62.9
82.3
101.7
GreedFall
2019
45.1
58.6
76.6
94.6
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
36.4
47.4
61.9
76.5
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
25.0
32.4
42.4
52.4
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
31.4
40.9
53.5
66.0
Final Fantasy XV
2018
41.9
54.5
71.3
88.0
Crysis 3
2013
49.0
63.7
83.3
102.9
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
49.2
64.0
83.7
103.3
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
36.1
46.9
61.3
75.8
Monster Hunter: World
2018
42.6
55.4
72.5
89.5
Just Cause 4
2018
39.6
51.5
67.3
83.1
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
48.9
63.6
83.1
102.7
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
32.5
42.3
55.3
68.3
Total War: Warhammer
2016
49.3
64.0
83.7
103.4
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
42.5
55.2
72.2
89.2
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
36.8
47.9
62.6
77.3
Godfall
2020
44.2
57.4
75.1
92.8
Halo Infinite
2021
28.4
37.0
48.4
59.7
The Witcher 3
2015
44.2
57.5
75.2
92.9
Dishonored 2
2016
37.7
49.0
64.1
79.2
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
14.9
19.4
25.4
31.3
Far Cry 6
2021
37.4
48.7
63.6
78.6
DOOM Eternal
2020
46.4
60.3
78.9
97.5
F1 22
2020
43.4
56.4
73.8
91.2
GeForce GTX 1060 6Gb with Core i5-12600 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
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
146.1
190.0
248.4
306.9
Project CARS 2
2017
51.8
67.3
88.0
108.7
Fallout 76
2018
64.1
83.3
108.9
134.6
DiRT Rally
2015
78.7
102.3
133.8
165.3
Destiny 2
2017
69.0
89.7
117.3
144.9
Titanfall 2
2016
53.9
70.1
91.6
113.2
Dawn of War III
2017
53.7
69.8
91.3
112.8
Battlefield 1
2016
62.3
81.0
106.0
130.9
Resident Evil 2
2019
56.9
74.0
96.7
119.5
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
51.3
66.6
87.1
107.6
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
49.6
64.5
84.3
104.2
Hitman
2016
49.9
64.9
84.8
104.8
Rocket League
2015
213.1
277.0
362.3
447.5
Battlefield V
2018
52.6
68.3
89.3
110.4
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
62.7
81.5
106.6
131.6
Strange Brigade
2018
64.2
83.5
109.2
134.9
Dota 2
2013
71.4
92.8
121.3
149.9
League of Legends
2009
274.0
356.2
465.8
575.4
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
63.9
83.0
108.6
134.2
Apex Legends
2019
52.6
68.3
89.3
110.4
Valorant
2020
100.2
130.2
170.3
210.3
Doom
2016
78.5
102.0
133.4
164.8
For Honor
2017
73.1
95.0
124.2
153.4
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
103.5
134.6
176.0
217.4
Battlefield 4
2013
69.4
90.2
118.0
145.8
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
60.9
79.2
103.6
128.0
F1 2019
2019
51.4
66.8
87.4
108.0
Need For Speed
2015
59.1
76.8
100.5
124.1
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
54.8
71.2
93.2
115.1
Minecraft
2011
116.8
151.8
198.5
245.2
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
58.9
76.6
100.2
123.8
Roblox
2006
172.2
223.8
292.7
361.6
Although you can't dispute with the numbers from this table, however, you need to understand that in fact some processors and video cards will not be able to work in pairs. In such cases, FPS is evaluated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the GeForce GTX 1060 and the Intel Core i5-12600 separately.
