Detailed gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 graphics card with the Intel Core i5-6600 processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with multiple graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. To understand the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 is good or bad for gaming by looking at results of all benchmarks. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's look at the main characteristic. The ordinary FPS in games is 30.4 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. So, taking into account 6Gb of memory, we can tell that the GeForce GTX 1060 is good for modern most exacting 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 certain decision. With this data, you can already safely buy the needed power supply that will fully match the GPU. You also need to remember about the Intel Core i5-6600 . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.The TDP of the GPU is 120W, so a medium-power power supply is appropriate for it. Here is a list of certain popular games in which the GPU has been tested. Next is the table with a large number of practically all contemporary games that were run on a computer with the GeForce GTX 1060 and Intel Core i5-6600 configuration:
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Roblox
Hitman 3
Fortnite Battle Royale
Apex Legends
Atomic Heart
Dota 2
League of Legends
Far Cry 6
Minecraft
Genshin Impact
Valorant
Hogwarts Legacy
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060
After looking at the data from the table below, you can easily understand how the GeForce GTX 1060 is better or worse than rivals 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 rivals
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 competitors 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 true 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 i5-6600. The numbers beside to the names of the games mean the medium FPS obtained 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
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
17.4
22.6
29.6
36.5
Overwatch 2
2022
38.8
50.5
66.0
81.5
Saints Row
2022
28.7
37.3
48.8
60.3
Atomic Heart
2023
9.7
12.6
16.5
20.4
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
23.5
30.5
39.9
49.3
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
27.1
35.2
46.1
56.9
Stray
2022
43.3
56.2
73.6
90.9
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
25.1
32.6
42.6
52.6
Homeworld 3
2022
19.8
25.8
33.7
41.6
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
17.0
22.1
28.9
35.7
Scorn
2022
15.8
20.5
26.8
33.1
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
21.8
28.4
37.1
45.9
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
21.0
27.3
35.7
44.2
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
15.0
19.5
25.4
31.4
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
15.8
20.5
26.8
33.1
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
25.9
33.6
44.0
54.3
Starfield
2022
14.2
18.4
24.1
29.7
Elden ring
2022
15.4
20.0
26.1
32.3
To find out how good the graphics card is for demanding games, you need to look at the numbers from this table.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Halo Infinite
2021
23.0
30.0
39.2
48.4
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
25.5
33.1
43.3
53.5
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
39.6
51.5
67.4
83.2
Metro Exodus
2019
22.2
28.9
37.7
46.6
Final Fantasy XV
2018
34.0
44.2
57.7
71.3
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
31.8
41.4
54.1
66.8
GreedFall
2019
36.5
47.5
62.1
76.7
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
12.1
15.7
20.6
25.4
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
20.2
26.3
34.4
42.5
Project CARS 3
2020
18.6
24.2
31.6
39.1
Far Cry 6
2021
30.3
39.4
51.6
63.7
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
31.8
41.4
54.1
66.8
Hitman 2
2018
39.6
51.5
67.4
83.2
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
18.3
23.8
31.1
38.4
Genshin Impact
2020
35.2
45.7
59.8
73.9
Hitman 3
2021
27.5
35.7
46.7
57.7
Borderlands 3
2019
25.6
33.3
43.6
53.8
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
39.2
51.0
66.7
82.4
Dishonored 2
2016
30.6
39.7
52.0
64.2
Devil May Cry 5
2019
36.0
46.8
61.2
75.6
World War Z
2019
40.0
52.0
68.0
84.0
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
25.5
33.1
43.3
53.5
Total War: Warhammer
2016
39.9
51.9
67.8
83.8
Marvel's Avengers
2020
23.9
31.1
40.6
50.2
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
31.7
41.3
54.0
66.7
Crysis 3
2013
39.7
51.6
67.5
83.4
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
39.9
51.8
67.8
83.7
Death Stranding
2020
36.8
47.8
62.5
77.2
The Division
2016
35.7
46.5
60.8
75.1
Anthem
2019
27.5
35.7
46.7
57.7
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
29.2
38.0
49.7
61.4
Just Cause 4
2018
32.1
41.7
54.5
67.3
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
34.4
44.7
58.5
72.3
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
18.5
24.0
31.4
38.8
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
32.6
42.4
55.4
68.4
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
26.4
34.3
44.8
55.4
Monster Hunter: World
2018
34.5
44.9
58.7
72.5
Gears of War 5
2019
32.3
42.0
54.9
67.8
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
29.5
38.4
50.2
62.0
F1 2021
2020
39.2
51.0
66.7
82.4
F1 22
2020
35.2
45.7
59.8
73.9
Godfall
2020
35.8
46.5
60.8
75.2
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
19.0
24.7
32.3
39.9
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
29.8
38.8
50.7
62.7
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
40.2
52.3
68.3
84.4
DOOM Eternal
2020
37.6
48.9
63.9
79.0
The Witcher 3
2015
35.8
46.6
60.9
75.2
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
39.6
51.5
67.4
83.2
Resident Evil Village
2021
27.5
35.7
46.7
57.7
Forza Horizon 5
2021
29.1
37.8
49.5
61.1
GeForce GTX 1060 6Gb with Core i5-6600 gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce GTX 1060 from the following table are just for reference, since old games are more represented in it and FPS is much more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Project CARS 2
2017
41.9
54.5
71.3
88.1
Minecraft
2011
94.6
123.0
160.9
198.7
For Honor
2017
59.2
77.0
100.6
124.3
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
83.9
109.0
142.6
176.1
DiRT Rally
2015
63.8
82.9
108.4
133.9
Need For Speed
2015
47.9
62.2
81.4
100.5
Resident Evil 2
2019
46.1
59.9
78.4
96.8
Valorant
2020
81.2
105.5
138.0
170.4
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
41.5
54.0
70.6
87.2
Apex Legends
2019
42.6
55.4
72.4
89.4
League of Legends
2009
222.0
288.6
377.4
466.2
Titanfall 2
2016
43.7
56.8
74.2
91.7
Dota 2
2013
57.8
75.2
98.3
121.4
Destiny 2
2017
55.9
72.7
95.1
117.4
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
51.8
67.3
88.0
108.7
Roblox
2006
139.5
181.4
237.2
293.0
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
118.4
153.9
201.3
248.6
Fallout 76
2018
51.9
67.5
88.3
109.0
Battlefield V
2018
42.6
55.4
72.4
89.4
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
47.8
62.1
81.2
100.3
Battlefield 4
2013
56.2
73.1
95.6
118.1
Strange Brigade
2018
52.0
67.7
88.5
109.3
Dawn of War III
2017
43.5
56.6
74.0
91.4
Battlefield 1
2016
50.5
65.7
85.9
106.1
Hitman
2016
40.4
52.6
68.7
84.9
Rocket League
2015
172.7
224.5
293.5
362.6
Doom
2016
63.6
82.6
108.1
133.5
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
40.2
52.3
68.3
84.4
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
49.4
64.2
83.9
103.7
F1 2019
2019
41.7
54.1
70.8
87.5
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
44.4
57.7
75.5
93.2
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
50.8
66.0
86.3
106.7
Although you can't argue 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 Intel Core i5-6600 and the GeForce GTX 1060 separately.
