Detailed gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 GPU with the Intel Core i5-6500 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 from testing results. As for the key parameter, how good is the GPU for games, let's look beyond. The ordinary FPS in games is 30.4 FPS with Ultra settings and 4K resolution. 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 conclusions. This will let you to choose the necessary power supply that can meet the needs of the GPU. We should also not forget about the Intel Core i5-6500 . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A regular power supply is appropriate for the GeForce GTX 1060, because its TDP is 120W Here is a list of several famous 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 i5-6500 configuration:
Atomic Heart
Fortnite Battle Royale
Roblox
Apex Legends
Genshin Impact
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Dota 2
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Minecraft
Valorant
Hitman 3
Far Cry 6
League of Legends
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Hogwarts Legacy
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 rivals in some famous games and choose 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 opponents 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 ordinary 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 further help you make the good choice.
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 i5-6500. The numbers near to the names of the games represent the medium FPS obtained 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
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
23.2
30.1
39.4
48.7
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
25.6
33.2
43.5
53.7
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
14.8
19.2
25.1
31.0
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
21.6
28.0
36.7
45.3
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
26.8
34.8
45.5
56.2
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
17.2
22.3
29.2
36.1
Homeworld 3
2022
19.6
25.4
33.3
41.1
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
16.8
21.8
28.5
35.2
Atomic Heart
2023
9.6
12.5
16.3
20.1
Saints Row
2022
28.4
36.9
48.2
59.6
Overwatch 2
2022
38.3
49.8
65.2
80.5
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
20.8
27.0
35.3
43.6
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
15.6
20.3
26.5
32.7
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
24.8
32.2
42.1
52.0
Elden ring
2022
15.2
19.7
25.8
31.9
Starfield
2022
14.0
18.2
23.8
29.4
Scorn
2022
15.6
20.3
26.5
32.7
Stray
2022
42.7
55.6
72.7
89.8
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce GTX 1060 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Forza Horizon 5
2021
28.8
37.4
48.9
60.4
GreedFall
2019
36.1
46.9
61.3
75.7
Metro Exodus
2019
21.9
28.5
37.3
46.1
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
39.1
50.9
66.5
82.2
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
39.4
51.2
67.0
82.7
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
25.2
32.7
42.8
52.8
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
28.9
37.5
49.1
60.6
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
32.2
41.9
54.7
67.6
Hitman 2
2018
39.1
50.9
66.5
82.2
Gears of War 5
2019
31.9
41.5
54.3
67.0
The Witcher 3
2015
35.4
46.0
60.2
74.3
Total War: Warhammer
2016
39.4
51.3
67.0
82.8
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
31.4
40.8
53.3
65.8
Far Cry 6
2021
30.0
38.9
50.9
62.9
Dishonored 2
2016
30.2
39.3
51.3
63.4
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
18.3
23.7
31.0
38.3
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
20.0
26.0
34.0
41.9
DOOM Eternal
2020
37.1
48.3
63.1
78.0
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
29.5
38.3
50.1
61.9
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
34.0
44.2
57.8
71.4
Anthem
2019
27.1
35.3
46.1
57.0
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
38.7
50.4
65.9
81.4
Borderlands 3
2019
25.3
32.9
43.1
53.2
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
26.0
33.9
44.3
54.7
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
31.4
40.9
53.4
66.0
Monster Hunter: World
2018
34.1
44.3
58.0
71.6
Resident Evil Village
2021
27.2
35.3
46.2
57.0
Halo Infinite
2021
22.8
29.6
38.7
47.8
Death Stranding
2020
36.3
47.2
61.7
76.2
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
39.1
50.9
66.5
82.2
F1 22
2020
34.8
45.2
59.1
73.0
World War Z
2019
39.5
51.4
67.2
83.0
F1 2021
2020
38.7
50.4
65.9
81.4
Just Cause 4
2018
31.7
41.2
53.8
66.5
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
18.8
24.4
31.9
39.4
Final Fantasy XV
2018
33.6
43.6
57.0
70.5
Godfall
2020
35.3
46.0
60.1
74.2
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
31.4
40.9
53.4
66.0
The Division
2016
35.3
45.9
60.0
74.1
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
18.1
23.5
30.7
37.9
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
25.2
32.7
42.8
52.8
Crysis 3
2013
39.2
51.0
66.7
82.4
Hitman 3
2021
27.2
35.3
46.2
57.0
Genshin Impact
2020
34.8
45.2
59.1
73.0
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
29.2
37.9
49.6
61.2
Marvel's Avengers
2020
23.6
30.7
40.1
49.6
Devil May Cry 5
2019
35.5
46.2
60.4
74.7
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
39.7
51.6
67.5
83.4
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
11.9
15.5
20.3
25.1
Project CARS 3
2020
18.4
23.9
31.2
38.6
GeForce GTX 1060 6Gb with Core i5-6500 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 higher than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Titanfall 2
2016
43.1
56.1
73.3
90.6
Strange Brigade
2018
51.4
66.8
87.4
108.0
Roblox
2006
137.8
179.1
234.3
289.4
Rocket League
2015
170.6
221.7
289.9
358.2
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
50.2
65.2
85.3
105.4
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
47.2
61.3
80.2
99.1
Hitman
2016
39.9
51.9
67.9
83.9
For Honor
2017
58.5
76.0
99.4
122.8
Resident Evil 2
2019
45.5
59.2
77.4
95.6
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
48.8
63.4
82.9
102.4
League of Legends
2009
219.3
285.1
372.8
460.5
Fallout 76
2018
51.3
66.7
87.2
107.7
Need For Speed
2015
47.3
61.5
80.4
99.3
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
82.8
107.7
140.8
174.0
Dawn of War III
2017
43.0
55.9
73.1
90.3
Doom
2016
62.8
81.6
106.7
131.9
F1 2019
2019
41.1
53.5
69.9
86.4
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
117.0
152.0
198.8
245.6
Battlefield V
2018
42.1
54.7
71.5
88.3
Apex Legends
2019
42.1
54.7
71.5
88.3
Destiny 2
2017
55.2
71.8
93.9
116.0
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
39.7
51.6
67.5
83.4
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
43.9
57.0
74.6
92.1
Battlefield 1
2016
49.9
64.9
84.8
104.8
Dota 2
2013
57.1
74.3
97.1
119.9
Valorant
2020
80.2
104.2
136.3
168.3
Project CARS 2
2017
41.4
53.8
70.4
87.0
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
41.0
53.3
69.7
86.1
Battlefield 4
2013
55.6
72.2
94.5
116.7
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
51.1
66.5
86.9
107.4
Minecraft
2011
93.5
121.5
158.9
196.3
DiRT Rally
2015
63.0
81.9
107.1
132.3
Though 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 with each other. For such cases, FPS is calculated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the CPU and the graphics card.
