Complete gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 GPU with the Intel Core i5-4460 processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with different graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. You can find out whether the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 is good or bad for gaming from testing data. As for the main parameter, how good is the GPU for games, let's look further. The average 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 conclusions. 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 i5-4460 . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the desired power supply should output.The TDP of the graphics card is 120W, so a conventional power supply is suitable for it. Here is a list of some popular games in which the GPU has been tested. Next is the table with a large number of almost all contemporary games that were run on a computer with the GeForce GTX 1060 and Intel Core i5-4460 configuration:
Hitman 3
Atomic Heart
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Fortnite Battle Royale
Genshin Impact
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Hogwarts Legacy
Roblox
Far Cry 6
League of Legends
Apex Legends
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Dota 2
Minecraft
Valorant
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060
After reviewing the data from the game tests below, you can simply compare the GeForce GTX 1060 with competitors 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 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 further help you make the good decision.
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 i5-4460. The numbers near to the names of the games represent 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
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
25.7
33.4
43.7
54.0
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
19.9
25.9
33.9
41.9
Homeworld 3
2022
18.8
24.4
31.9
39.5
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
16.5
21.4
28.0
34.6
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
15.0
19.4
25.4
31.4
Stray
2022
41.0
53.4
69.8
86.2
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
20.7
26.9
35.2
43.5
Overwatch 2
2022
36.8
47.9
62.6
77.3
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
23.8
30.9
40.4
49.9
Saints Row
2022
27.2
35.4
46.3
57.2
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
16.1
20.9
27.4
33.8
Atomic Heart
2023
9.2
12.0
15.6
19.3
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
22.2
28.9
37.8
46.7
Scorn
2022
15.0
19.4
25.4
31.4
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
14.2
18.4
24.1
29.8
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
24.5
31.9
41.7
51.5
Starfield
2022
13.4
17.5
22.8
28.2
Elden ring
2022
14.6
18.9
24.8
30.6
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce GTX 1060 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
DOOM Eternal
2020
35.7
46.4
60.6
74.9
F1 2021
2020
37.2
48.4
63.2
78.1
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
28.0
36.4
47.6
58.8
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
24.2
31.4
41.1
50.7
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
24.2
31.4
41.1
50.7
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
37.8
49.2
64.3
79.4
Resident Evil Village
2021
26.1
33.9
44.3
54.8
GreedFall
2019
34.6
45.0
58.9
72.7
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
38.1
49.6
64.8
80.1
Genshin Impact
2020
33.4
43.4
56.7
70.1
Forza Horizon 5
2021
27.6
35.9
46.9
58.0
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
19.2
24.9
32.6
40.3
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
32.6
42.4
55.5
68.5
Total War: Warhammer
2016
37.9
49.2
64.4
79.5
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
28.3
36.8
48.1
59.4
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
27.7
36.0
47.1
58.2
Borderlands 3
2019
24.3
31.6
41.3
51.1
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
25.0
32.5
42.5
52.5
Metro Exodus
2019
21.1
27.4
35.8
44.2
Hitman 2
2018
37.6
48.9
63.9
78.9
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
17.3
22.5
29.5
36.4
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
37.2
48.4
63.2
78.1
Final Fantasy XV
2018
32.2
41.9
54.8
67.7
Crysis 3
2013
37.7
49.0
64.0
79.1
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
30.9
40.2
52.6
64.9
Gears of War 5
2019
30.6
39.8
52.1
64.4
Far Cry 6
2021
28.8
37.4
48.9
60.4
The Division
2016
33.9
44.1
57.6
71.2
Devil May Cry 5
2019
34.1
44.4
58.0
71.7
World War Z
2019
37.9
49.3
64.5
79.7
Dishonored 2
2016
29.0
37.7
49.3
60.9
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
30.1
39.1
51.2
63.2
Godfall
2020
33.9
44.1
57.7
71.3
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
18.0
23.4
30.6
37.9
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
37.6
48.9
63.9
78.9
F1 22
2020
33.4
43.4
56.7
70.1
Just Cause 4
2018
30.4
39.5
51.7
63.9
Marvel's Avengers
2020
22.7
29.5
38.5
47.6
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
17.5
22.8
29.8
36.8
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
11.5
14.9
19.5
24.1
Death Stranding
2020
34.9
45.3
59.3
73.2
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
30.2
39.2
51.3
63.4
Anthem
2019
26.0
33.9
44.3
54.7
Halo Infinite
2021
21.9
28.4
37.2
45.9
Monster Hunter: World
2018
32.8
42.6
55.7
68.8
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
37.6
48.9
63.9
78.9
Hitman 3
2021
26.1
33.9
44.3
54.8
The Witcher 3
2015
34.0
44.2
57.8
71.4
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
30.2
39.2
51.3
63.4
Project CARS 3
2020
17.6
22.9
30.0
37.1
GeForce GTX 1060 6Gb with Core i5-4460 gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce GTX 1060 from the following table are just for information, because old games are more represented in it and FPS is significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Apex Legends
2019
40.4
52.5
68.7
84.8
Dawn of War III
2017
41.3
53.7
70.2
86.7
Battlefield 1
2016
47.9
62.3
81.4
100.6
Strange Brigade
2018
49.4
64.2
83.9
103.7
Rocket League
2015
163.8
212.9
278.4
343.9
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
38.1
49.6
64.8
80.1
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
46.8
60.9
79.6
98.3
Valorant
2020
77.0
100.1
130.9
161.7
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
49.1
63.8
83.5
103.1
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
45.3
58.9
77.0
95.1
Doom
2016
60.3
78.4
102.5
126.6
Battlefield V
2018
40.4
52.5
68.7
84.8
Hitman
2016
38.4
49.9
65.2
80.5
League of Legends
2009
210.6
273.7
358.0
442.2
Minecraft
2011
89.7
116.7
152.6
188.5
Need For Speed
2015
45.4
59.0
77.2
95.4
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
112.3
146.0
190.9
235.8
Dota 2
2013
54.8
71.3
93.2
115.2
DiRT Rally
2015
60.5
78.6
102.8
127.0
Project CARS 2
2017
39.8
51.7
67.6
83.5
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
39.4
51.2
67.0
82.7
For Honor
2017
56.2
73.0
95.5
117.9
Fallout 76
2018
49.2
64.0
83.7
103.4
Battlefield 4
2013
53.4
69.4
90.7
112.0
F1 2019
2019
39.5
51.4
67.2
83.0
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
79.5
103.4
135.2
167.0
Destiny 2
2017
53.0
69.0
90.2
111.4
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
42.1
54.7
71.6
88.4
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
48.2
62.6
81.9
101.2
Resident Evil 2
2019
43.7
56.8
74.3
91.8
Titanfall 2
2016
41.4
53.8
70.4
87.0
Roblox
2006
132.3
172.0
224.9
277.9
Though 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. In such cases, FPS is evaluated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the GeForce GTX 1060 and the Intel Core i5-4460 separately.
