Full gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 graphics card with the Intel Core i5-12600K processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with various graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. To understand the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 is good or bad for gaming by looking at results of all tests. As for the main characteristic, how good is the GPU for games, let's look beyond. The medium FPS in games is 30.4 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. So, taking into account 6Gb of memory, we can say 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 some decision. This will let you to choose the necessary power supply that can meet the demands of the graphics card. You also need to remember about the Intel Core i5-12600K . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A medium-power power supply is appropriate for the GeForce GTX 1060, because its TDP is 120W Here is a list of several common games in which the GPU has been tested. Below 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 i5-12600K configuration:
Atomic Heart
Apex Legends
League of Legends
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Genshin Impact
Minecraft
Fortnite Battle Royale
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Dota 2
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Valorant
Hitman 3
Far Cry 6
Roblox
Hogwarts Legacy
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060
After viewing the data from the game tests below, you can simply compare the GeForce GTX 1060 with rivals in some popular 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 medium 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 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 i5-12600K. The numbers next to the names of the games represent the average FPS received 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
34.6
45.0
58.9
72.7
Stray
2022
55.3
71.9
94.0
116.1
Scorn
2022
20.2
26.2
34.3
42.3
Overwatch 2
2022
49.6
64.5
84.3
104.2
Saints Row
2022
36.7
47.7
62.4
77.0
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
30.0
39.0
50.9
62.9
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
19.1
24.9
32.5
40.1
Elden ring
2022
19.6
25.5
33.4
41.2
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
26.9
34.9
45.7
56.4
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
22.2
28.9
37.8
46.7
Starfield
2022
18.1
23.5
30.7
38.0
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
27.9
36.3
47.4
58.6
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
32.0
41.6
54.5
67.3
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
20.2
26.2
34.3
42.3
Atomic Heart
2023
12.4
16.1
21.1
26.0
Homeworld 3
2022
25.3
32.9
43.0
53.2
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
33.1
43.0
56.2
69.4
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
21.7
28.2
36.9
45.6
To understand how the GeForce GTX 1060 behaves in demanding games, you need to look at the numbers from this table.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Forza Horizon 5
2021
37.2
48.4
63.2
78.1
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
32.6
42.3
55.3
68.4
World War Z
2019
51.1
66.4
86.9
107.3
Monster Hunter: World
2018
44.1
57.4
75.0
92.7
Project CARS 3
2020
23.8
30.9
40.4
49.9
F1 22
2020
45.0
58.4
76.4
94.4
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
15.4
20.1
26.3
32.4
Total War: Warhammer
2016
51.0
66.3
86.7
107.1
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
24.3
31.6
41.3
51.0
Borderlands 3
2019
32.8
42.6
55.7
68.8
GreedFall
2019
46.7
60.7
79.3
98.0
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
32.6
42.3
55.3
68.4
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
25.8
33.6
43.9
54.3
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
50.9
66.2
86.6
107.0
The Division
2016
45.7
59.4
77.7
95.9
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
37.7
49.0
64.1
79.2
Marvel's Avengers
2020
30.5
39.7
51.9
64.1
F1 2021
2020
50.1
65.2
85.2
105.3
Death Stranding
2020
47.0
61.1
79.8
98.6
Anthem
2019
35.1
45.6
59.6
73.7
Dishonored 2
2016
39.1
50.8
66.4
82.0
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
50.1
65.2
85.2
105.3
Metro Exodus
2019
28.4
36.9
48.2
59.6
Final Fantasy XV
2018
43.4
56.4
73.8
91.1
DOOM Eternal
2020
48.1
62.5
81.7
100.9
Devil May Cry 5
2019
46.0
59.8
78.2
96.6
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
23.6
30.7
40.1
49.6
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
40.6
52.7
69.0
85.2
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
41.6
54.1
70.8
87.5
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
51.4
66.8
87.3
107.9
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
38.1
49.6
64.8
80.1
Genshin Impact
2020
45.0
58.4
76.4
94.4
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
40.7
52.9
69.1
85.4
Far Cry 6
2021
38.8
50.4
65.9
81.4
Resident Evil Village
2021
35.1
45.7
59.7
73.8
Halo Infinite
2021
29.5
38.3
50.1
61.9
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
37.4
48.6
63.5
78.5
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
33.7
43.8
57.3
70.7
Godfall
2020
45.7
59.4
77.7
96.0
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
44.0
57.2
74.8
92.3
Just Cause 4
2018
41.0
53.3
69.7
86.0
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
40.7
52.9
69.1
85.4
Gears of War 5
2019
41.3
53.7
70.2
86.7
The Witcher 3
2015
45.8
59.5
77.8
96.1
Hitman 2
2018
50.6
65.8
86.1
106.3
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
50.6
65.8
86.1
106.3
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
23.4
30.4
39.7
49.0
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
50.6
65.8
86.1
106.3
Crysis 3
2013
50.7
66.0
86.3
106.6
Hitman 3
2021
35.1
45.7
59.7
73.8
GeForce GTX 1060 6Gb with Core i5-12600K gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce GTX 1060 from the following table are just for information, because it mainly presents old games and FPS is much more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Battlefield 4
2013
71.9
93.4
122.2
150.9
League of Legends
2009
283.7
368.8
482.3
595.7
For Honor
2017
75.6
98.3
128.6
158.9
Rocket League
2015
220.6
286.8
375.1
463.3
Roblox
2006
178.3
231.7
303.1
374.4
DiRT Rally
2015
81.5
105.9
138.5
171.1
Doom
2016
81.2
105.6
138.1
170.6
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
66.1
86.0
112.4
138.9
Valorant
2020
103.7
134.8
176.3
217.8
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
64.9
84.4
110.3
136.3
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
63.1
82.0
107.3
132.5
Need For Speed
2015
61.2
79.5
104.0
128.5
Dawn of War III
2017
55.6
72.3
94.5
116.8
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
56.7
73.8
96.5
119.1
Resident Evil 2
2019
58.9
76.6
100.1
123.7
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
61.0
79.3
103.7
128.2
F1 2019
2019
53.2
69.2
90.5
111.8
Titanfall 2
2016
55.8
72.5
94.9
117.2
Fallout 76
2018
66.3
86.3
112.8
139.3
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
51.4
66.8
87.3
107.9
Battlefield 1
2016
64.5
83.9
109.7
135.5
Hitman
2016
51.7
67.2
87.8
108.5
Battlefield V
2018
54.4
70.7
92.5
114.3
Strange Brigade
2018
66.5
86.5
113.1
139.7
Minecraft
2011
120.9
157.2
205.6
253.9
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
151.3
196.7
257.2
317.7
Apex Legends
2019
54.4
70.7
92.5
114.3
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
107.2
139.3
182.2
225.1
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
53.1
69.0
90.2
111.4
Project CARS 2
2017
53.6
69.7
91.1
112.5
Dota 2
2013
73.9
96.1
125.6
155.2
Destiny 2
2017
71.5
92.9
121.5
150.1
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 calculated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the CPU and the graphics card.
