Full gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 graphics card with the Intel Core i5-13400 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 good or bad for gaming by looking at results of all benchmarks. As for the key characteristic, how good is the graphics card for games, let's look further. The medium FPS in games is 30.4 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. So, taking into account 6Gb of memory, we can state that the GeForce GTX 1060 is good even for modern 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 draw certain decision. This will let you to choose the required power supply that can meet the demands of the GPU. You also need to remember about the Intel Core i5-13400 . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A regular power supply is suitable for the GeForce GTX 1060, because its TDP is 120W Here is a list of some popular games in which the GPU has been tested. Below 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 i5-13400 configuration:
Hogwarts Legacy
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Atomic Heart
Hitman 3
Valorant
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Genshin Impact
Roblox
Fortnite Battle Royale
Apex Legends
Far Cry 6
Dota 2
Minecraft
League of Legends
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060
After looking at the data from the game tests 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 GeForce GTX 1060 competitors
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 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 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 famous games on a computer with a GeForce GTX 1060 and Intel Core i5-13400. The numbers near 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
Homeworld 3
2022
25.0
32.5
42.5
52.5
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
31.7
41.1
53.8
66.5
Elden ring
2022
19.4
25.2
33.0
40.7
Stray
2022
54.6
71.0
92.9
114.7
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
18.9
24.6
32.1
39.7
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
29.6
38.5
50.3
62.2
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
26.5
34.5
45.1
55.7
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
27.6
35.8
46.9
57.9
Overwatch 2
2022
49.0
63.7
83.3
102.9
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
21.4
27.9
36.4
45.0
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
22.0
28.5
37.3
46.1
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
19.9
25.9
33.8
41.8
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
34.2
44.5
58.1
71.8
Starfield
2022
17.9
23.2
30.4
37.5
Scorn
2022
19.9
25.9
33.8
41.8
Atomic Heart
2023
12.3
15.9
20.8
25.7
Saints Row
2022
36.2
47.1
61.6
76.1
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
32.7
42.5
55.5
68.6
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
Final Fantasy XV
2018
42.9
55.7
72.9
90.1
Resident Evil Village
2021
34.7
45.1
59.0
72.9
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
32.2
41.8
54.7
67.5
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
41.1
53.5
69.9
86.4
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
33.3
43.3
56.6
69.9
GreedFall
2019
46.1
59.9
78.4
96.8
The Division
2016
45.1
58.7
76.7
94.8
Crysis 3
2013
50.1
65.2
85.2
105.3
Hitman 2
2018
50.0
65.0
85.0
105.1
Total War: Warhammer
2016
50.4
65.5
85.7
105.8
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
50.7
66.0
86.3
106.6
World War Z
2019
50.5
65.6
85.8
106.0
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
23.1
30.0
39.2
48.5
F1 2021
2020
49.5
64.4
84.2
104.0
Project CARS 3
2020
23.5
30.5
39.9
49.3
Marvel's Avengers
2020
30.2
39.2
51.3
63.4
Monster Hunter: World
2018
43.6
56.7
74.1
91.6
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
40.2
52.2
68.3
84.4
Devil May Cry 5
2019
45.4
59.1
77.2
95.4
Genshin Impact
2020
44.4
57.7
75.5
93.3
Halo Infinite
2021
29.1
37.8
49.5
61.1
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
50.3
65.4
85.6
105.7
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
25.5
33.2
43.4
53.6
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
40.2
52.2
68.3
84.4
Death Stranding
2020
46.4
60.3
78.9
97.4
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
43.4
56.5
73.9
91.2
Far Cry 6
2021
38.3
49.8
65.1
80.4
The Witcher 3
2015
45.2
58.8
76.9
95.0
Metro Exodus
2019
28.0
36.4
47.6
58.9
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
36.9
48.0
62.7
77.5
F1 22
2020
44.4
57.7
75.5
93.3
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
40.1
52.1
68.1
84.2
DOOM Eternal
2020
47.5
61.7
80.7
99.7
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
50.0
65.0
85.0
105.1
Gears of War 5
2019
40.8
53.0
69.3
85.7
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
37.3
48.4
63.4
78.3
Borderlands 3
2019
32.4
42.1
55.0
68.0
Hitman 3
2021
34.7
45.1
59.0
72.9
Forza Horizon 5
2021
36.8
47.8
62.5
77.2
Godfall
2020
45.2
58.7
76.8
94.9
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
37.7
49.0
64.0
79.1
Just Cause 4
2018
40.5
52.6
68.8
85.0
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
32.2
41.8
54.7
67.5
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
24.0
31.2
40.8
50.4
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
15.3
19.8
25.9
32.1
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
50.0
65.0
85.0
105.1
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
49.5
64.4
84.2
104.0
Anthem
2019
34.7
45.1
58.9
72.8
Dishonored 2
2016
38.6
50.2
65.6
81.0
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
23.3
30.3
39.7
49.0
GeForce GTX 1060 6Gb with Core i5-13400 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
Roblox
2006
176.1
229.0
299.4
369.8
Need For Speed
2015
60.4
78.6
102.8
126.9
Battlefield 1
2016
63.8
82.9
108.4
133.9
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
52.4
68.2
89.1
110.1
Fallout 76
2018
65.5
85.2
111.4
137.6
Battlefield 4
2013
71.0
92.3
120.7
149.1
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
105.9
137.6
180.0
222.3
Battlefield V
2018
53.8
69.9
91.4
112.9
Valorant
2020
102.5
133.2
174.2
215.2
DiRT Rally
2015
80.5
104.7
136.9
169.1
Doom
2016
80.2
104.3
136.4
168.5
Dawn of War III
2017
54.9
71.4
93.4
115.4
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
56.1
72.9
95.3
117.7
Minecraft
2011
119.5
155.3
203.1
250.9
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
62.3
81.0
106.0
130.9
Project CARS 2
2017
52.9
68.8
90.0
111.2
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
60.3
78.4
102.5
126.6
Destiny 2
2017
70.6
91.8
120.0
148.3
Rocket League
2015
218.0
283.4
370.6
457.8
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
149.5
194.3
254.1
313.9
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
50.7
66.0
86.3
106.6
Resident Evil 2
2019
58.2
75.7
98.9
122.2
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
65.3
84.9
111.1
137.2
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
64.1
83.4
109.0
134.6
For Honor
2017
74.7
97.2
127.1
156.9
Titanfall 2
2016
55.1
71.7
93.7
115.8
Apex Legends
2019
53.8
69.9
91.4
112.9
Hitman
2016
51.0
66.4
86.8
107.2
F1 2019
2019
52.6
68.4
89.4
110.4
League of Legends
2009
280.3
364.3
476.4
588.5
Dota 2
2013
73.0
94.9
124.1
153.3
Strange Brigade
2018
65.7
85.4
111.7
138.0
Although you can't dispute with the figures from this table, but you need to know that in reality some processors and video cards will not be able to work in pairs. For such cases, FPS is evaluated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the GPU and the CPU.
