Full gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 graphics card with the Intel Core i5-4690K 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 bad or good for gaming from results of all tests. As for the primary parameter, how good is the graphics card for games, let's look beyond. The average 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 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 graphics card, you can already make certain decision. With this data, you can already safely buy the necessary power supply that will fully match the GPU. We should also not forget about the Intel Core i5-4690K . 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 regular power supply is good for it. Here is a list of certain famous games in which the GPU has been tested. Below 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 i5-4690K configuration:
Fortnite Battle Royale
Roblox
Minecraft
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Valorant
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Atomic Heart
Hogwarts Legacy
Hitman 3
Genshin Impact
League of Legends
Apex Legends
Dota 2
Far Cry 6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
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 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 average 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 right 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 i5-4690K. The numbers next to the names of the games mean 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
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
18.1
23.6
30.8
38.1
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
26.8
34.8
45.5
56.2
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
28.9
37.6
49.1
60.7
Stray
2022
46.2
60.0
78.5
97.0
Scorn
2022
16.8
21.9
28.6
35.3
Atomic Heart
2023
10.4
13.5
17.6
21.7
Elden ring
2022
16.4
21.3
27.9
34.4
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
16.0
20.8
27.1
33.5
Starfield
2022
15.1
19.6
25.7
31.7
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
18.6
24.1
31.5
39.0
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
25.0
32.5
42.5
52.6
Homeworld 3
2022
21.1
27.5
35.9
44.4
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
27.6
35.9
46.9
58.0
Saints Row
2022
30.6
39.8
52.1
64.3
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
16.8
21.9
28.6
35.3
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
22.4
29.2
38.1
47.1
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
23.3
30.3
39.6
48.9
Overwatch 2
2022
41.4
53.8
70.4
87.0
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
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
42.3
55.0
71.9
88.8
Crysis 3
2013
42.4
55.1
72.0
89.0
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
41.9
54.4
71.2
87.9
F1 2021
2020
41.9
54.4
71.2
87.9
Dishonored 2
2016
32.6
42.4
55.5
68.5
The Division
2016
38.1
49.6
64.8
80.1
Monster Hunter: World
2018
36.8
47.9
62.6
77.4
Total War: Warhammer
2016
42.6
55.4
72.4
89.4
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
28.1
36.6
47.8
59.1
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
20.3
26.4
34.5
42.6
Just Cause 4
2018
34.2
44.5
58.2
71.9
Marvel's Avengers
2020
25.5
33.2
43.4
53.6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
36.7
47.7
62.4
77.1
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
34.0
44.1
57.7
71.3
Final Fantasy XV
2018
36.2
47.1
61.6
76.1
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
42.3
55.0
71.9
88.8
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
19.7
25.6
33.5
41.4
Hitman 2
2018
42.3
55.0
71.9
88.8
Devil May Cry 5
2019
38.4
49.9
65.3
80.6
Resident Evil Village
2021
29.3
38.1
49.9
61.6
Genshin Impact
2020
37.5
48.8
63.8
78.8
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
31.5
40.9
53.5
66.1
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
42.9
55.8
72.9
90.1
Gears of War 5
2019
34.5
44.8
58.6
72.4
The Witcher 3
2015
38.2
49.7
65.0
80.3
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
34.8
45.2
59.1
73.0
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
31.8
41.4
54.1
66.9
Project CARS 3
2020
19.8
25.8
33.7
41.7
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
42.5
55.3
72.3
89.3
Borderlands 3
2019
27.4
35.6
46.5
57.4
Anthem
2019
29.3
38.1
49.8
61.5
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
19.5
25.4
33.2
41.0
Death Stranding
2020
39.2
51.0
66.7
82.4
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
21.6
28.0
36.7
45.3
Halo Infinite
2021
24.6
32.0
41.8
51.6
DOOM Eternal
2020
40.1
52.2
68.2
84.3
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
12.9
16.8
21.9
27.1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
34.0
44.1
57.7
71.3
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
27.2
35.3
46.2
57.1
Far Cry 6
2021
32.4
42.1
55.0
68.0
Godfall
2020
38.2
49.6
64.9
80.2
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
31.2
40.6
53.0
65.5
GreedFall
2019
39.0
50.7
66.2
81.8
World War Z
2019
42.7
55.5
72.5
89.6
F1 22
2020
37.5
48.8
63.8
78.8
Hitman 3
2021
29.3
38.1
49.9
61.6
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
27.2
35.3
46.2
57.1
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
33.9
44.0
57.6
71.1
Metro Exodus
2019
23.7
30.8
40.3
49.7
Forza Horizon 5
2021
31.1
40.4
52.8
65.2
GeForce GTX 1060 6Gb with Core i5-4690K 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
League of Legends
2009
236.9
307.9
402.7
497.4
Roblox
2006
148.9
193.5
253.1
312.6
Apex Legends
2019
45.4
59.1
77.2
95.4
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
89.5
116.3
152.1
187.9
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
126.3
164.2
214.8
265.3
DiRT Rally
2015
68.0
88.5
115.7
142.9
Dota 2
2013
61.7
80.2
104.9
129.6
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
47.4
61.6
80.5
99.5
Strange Brigade
2018
55.5
72.2
94.4
116.6
Rocket League
2015
184.2
239.5
313.2
386.9
Destiny 2
2017
59.7
77.6
101.4
125.3
F1 2019
2019
44.4
57.8
75.6
93.3
Battlefield 4
2013
60.0
78.0
102.0
126.0
Hitman
2016
43.1
56.1
73.4
90.6
Valorant
2020
86.6
112.6
147.2
181.9
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
54.2
70.5
92.1
113.8
Minecraft
2011
101.0
131.3
171.6
212.0
Titanfall 2
2016
46.6
60.6
79.2
97.9
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
52.7
68.5
89.6
110.6
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
55.2
71.8
93.9
116.0
Fallout 76
2018
55.4
72.0
94.2
116.3
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
44.3
57.6
75.3
93.1
Project CARS 2
2017
44.7
58.2
76.1
94.0
Resident Evil 2
2019
49.2
63.9
83.6
103.3
Dawn of War III
2017
46.4
60.4
78.9
97.5
Battlefield V
2018
45.4
59.1
77.2
95.4
Need For Speed
2015
51.1
66.4
86.8
107.3
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
51.0
66.2
86.6
107.0
Battlefield 1
2016
53.9
70.1
91.6
113.2
For Honor
2017
63.2
82.1
107.4
132.7
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
42.9
55.8
72.9
90.1
Doom
2016
67.8
88.2
115.3
142.4
Although you can't dispute with the figures from this table, but you need to know that in fact some processors and video cards will not be capable to work together. In such cases, FPS is evaluated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the GPU and the CPU.
