Comprehensive gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 GPU with the Intel Core i5-6400 processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with different graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. To understand the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 is bad or good for gaming by looking at results of all benchmarks. As for the key characteristic, how good is the GPU for games, let's look further. The medium FPS in games is 30.4 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. Considering 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 graphics card, you can already make certain decision. With this data, you can already easily select the required power supply that can meet the demands of the GPU. We should also not forget about the Intel Core i5-6400 . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A conventional power supply is good for the GeForce GTX 1060, because its TDP is 120W Here is a list of several popular games in which the graphics card 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 i5-6400 configuration:
Far Cry 6
Hogwarts Legacy
Valorant
Hitman 3
Minecraft
Dota 2
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Atomic Heart
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
League of Legends
Apex Legends
Roblox
Fortnite Battle Royale
Genshin Impact
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060
After reviewing the data from the game tests below, you can easily understand how the GeForce GTX 1060 is better or worse than competitors in several popular 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 figures will further help you make the right choice.
How good is GeForce GTX 1060 for games?
From the tables below, you can see how comfortable you can play famous games on a computer with a GeForce GTX 1060 and Intel Core i5-6400. The numbers next to the names of the games mean the medium FPS achieved 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
Saints Row
2022
28.2
36.7
48.0
59.3
Atomic Heart
2023
9.5
12.4
16.2
20.0
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
16.7
21.7
28.4
35.1
Stray
2022
42.5
55.3
72.3
89.3
Scorn
2022
15.5
20.2
26.4
32.6
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
14.7
19.1
25.0
30.9
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
15.5
20.2
26.4
32.6
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
20.7
26.9
35.1
43.4
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
24.6
32.0
41.9
51.8
Homeworld 3
2022
19.5
25.3
33.1
40.9
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
21.5
27.9
36.5
45.1
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
26.6
34.6
45.3
55.9
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
17.1
22.2
29.1
35.9
Elden ring
2022
15.1
19.6
25.7
31.7
Overwatch 2
2022
38.2
49.6
64.9
80.1
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
23.1
30.0
39.2
48.4
Starfield
2022
13.9
18.1
23.7
29.2
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
25.4
33.1
43.2
53.4
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce GTX 1060 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Gears of War 5
2019
31.8
41.3
54.0
66.7
Genshin Impact
2020
34.6
45.0
58.8
72.6
Project CARS 3
2020
18.3
23.8
31.1
38.4
Monster Hunter: World
2018
33.9
44.1
57.7
71.3
The Witcher 3
2015
35.2
45.8
59.9
74.0
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
18.0
23.4
30.5
37.7
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
19.9
25.8
33.8
41.7
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
28.7
37.4
48.9
60.4
Marvel's Avengers
2020
23.5
30.5
39.9
49.3
Godfall
2020
35.2
45.7
59.8
73.9
Forza Horizon 5
2021
28.6
37.2
48.7
60.1
DOOM Eternal
2020
37.0
48.1
62.8
77.6
Metro Exodus
2019
21.8
28.4
37.1
45.8
F1 22
2020
34.6
45.0
58.8
72.6
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
31.2
40.6
53.0
65.5
Anthem
2019
27.0
35.1
45.9
56.7
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
33.8
44.0
57.5
71.0
Just Cause 4
2018
31.5
41.0
53.6
66.2
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
38.6
50.1
65.5
81.0
Death Stranding
2020
36.1
47.0
61.4
75.9
Final Fantasy XV
2018
33.4
43.4
56.8
70.1
Total War: Warhammer
2016
39.2
51.0
66.7
82.4
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
39.0
50.6
66.2
81.8
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
29.0
37.7
49.3
60.9
Hitman 2
2018
39.0
50.6
66.2
81.8
The Division
2016
35.1
45.7
59.7
73.8
Far Cry 6
2021
29.8
38.8
50.7
62.6
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
39.2
51.0
66.6
82.3
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
18.7
24.3
31.8
39.2
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
39.5
51.4
67.2
83.0
F1 2021
2020
38.6
50.1
65.5
81.0
Devil May Cry 5
2019
35.4
46.0
60.1
74.3
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
18.2
23.6
30.9
38.1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
31.3
40.7
53.2
65.7
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
25.9
33.7
44.1
54.4
Crysis 3
2013
39.0
50.7
66.4
82.0
World War Z
2019
39.3
51.1
66.8
82.6
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
25.0
32.6
42.6
52.6
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
39.0
50.6
66.2
81.8
Halo Infinite
2021
22.7
29.5
38.5
47.6
Hitman 3
2021
27.0
35.1
46.0
56.8
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
31.3
40.7
53.2
65.7
Dishonored 2
2016
30.1
39.1
51.1
63.1
GreedFall
2019
35.9
46.7
61.0
75.4
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
25.0
32.6
42.6
52.6
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
32.0
41.7
54.5
67.3
Resident Evil Village
2021
27.0
35.1
46.0
56.8
Borderlands 3
2019
25.2
32.8
42.8
52.9
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
29.3
38.1
49.9
61.6
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
11.9
15.5
20.2
25.0
GeForce GTX 1060 6Gb with Core i5-6400 gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce GTX 1060 from the following table are just for reference, because old games are more represented in it and FPS is much higher than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Dawn of War III
2017
42.8
55.6
72.7
89.8
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
40.8
53.1
69.4
85.7
Roblox
2006
137.1
178.3
233.1
288.0
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
82.4
107.2
140.2
173.1
Apex Legends
2019
41.9
54.4
71.2
87.9
Battlefield 4
2013
55.3
71.9
94.0
116.1
Valorant
2020
79.8
103.7
135.6
167.5
Resident Evil 2
2019
45.3
58.9
77.0
95.2
Fallout 76
2018
51.0
66.4
86.8
107.2
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
43.6
56.7
74.2
91.7
Destiny 2
2017
55.0
71.5
93.5
115.4
Battlefield V
2018
41.9
54.4
71.2
87.9
Doom
2016
62.5
81.2
106.2
131.2
Rocket League
2015
169.7
220.7
288.5
356.4
Minecraft
2011
93.0
120.9
158.1
195.3
Need For Speed
2015
47.1
61.2
80.0
98.8
Titanfall 2
2016
42.9
55.8
73.0
90.2
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
50.9
66.1
86.5
106.8
Hitman
2016
39.8
51.7
67.6
83.5
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
39.5
51.4
67.2
83.0
Dota 2
2013
56.8
73.9
96.6
119.4
DiRT Rally
2015
62.7
81.5
106.6
131.6
Project CARS 2
2017
41.2
53.6
70.1
86.6
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
116.4
151.3
197.9
244.4
For Honor
2017
58.2
75.7
98.9
122.2
Battlefield 1
2016
49.6
64.5
84.4
104.3
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
49.9
64.9
84.9
104.8
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
46.9
61.0
79.8
98.6
F1 2019
2019
40.9
53.2
69.6
86.0
League of Legends
2009
218.2
283.7
371.0
458.3
Strange Brigade
2018
51.2
66.5
87.0
107.4
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
48.5
63.1
82.5
101.9
Although you can't argue with the figures from this table, however, you need to understand that in fact some processors and video cards will not be able to work together. For such cases, FPS is evaluated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the graphics card and the CPU.
