Comprehensive gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 GPU with the Intel Core i5-7400 processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with various 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 tests. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's look at the key characteristic. The ordinary 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 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. With this data, you can already safely select the necessary power supply that will completely match the GPU. You also need to remember about the Intel Core i5-7400 . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the desired power supply should output.A conventional power supply is suitable for the GeForce GTX 1060, because its TDP is 120W Here is a list of certain popular games in which the graphics card has been tested. Next is the table with a large number of almost all modern games that were run on a computer with the GeForce GTX 1060 and Intel Core i5-7400 configuration:
Genshin Impact
Dota 2
Far Cry 6
Hogwarts Legacy
Fortnite Battle Royale
Valorant
Hitman 3
Atomic Heart
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Minecraft
Apex Legends
Roblox
League of Legends
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060
After looking at the data from the game tests below, you can simply compare the GeForce GTX 1060 with competitors in several famous 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 ordinary 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 also help you make the right decision.
How good is GeForce GTX 1060 for games?
From the tables below, you can understand how comfortable you can play popular games on a computer with a GeForce GTX 1060 and Intel Core i5-7400. The numbers beside to the names of the games mean the average 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
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
24.8
32.2
42.1
52.0
Saints Row
2022
28.4
36.9
48.2
59.6
Homeworld 3
2022
19.6
25.4
33.3
41.1
Scorn
2022
15.6
20.3
26.5
32.7
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
Atomic Heart
2023
9.6
12.5
16.3
20.1
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
23.2
30.1
39.4
48.7
Overwatch 2
2022
38.3
49.9
65.2
80.5
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
15.6
20.3
26.5
32.7
Starfield
2022
14.0
18.2
23.8
29.4
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
17.2
22.3
29.2
36.1
Stray
2022
42.7
55.6
72.7
89.8
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
16.8
21.8
28.5
35.2
Elden ring
2022
15.2
19.7
25.8
31.9
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
25.6
33.2
43.5
53.7
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
20.8
27.0
35.3
43.6
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
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
25.2
32.7
42.8
52.9
Forza Horizon 5
2021
28.8
37.4
48.9
60.4
Borderlands 3
2019
25.3
32.9
43.1
53.2
Final Fantasy XV
2018
33.6
43.6
57.0
70.5
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
32.2
41.9
54.7
67.6
Metro Exodus
2019
21.9
28.5
37.3
46.1
GreedFall
2019
36.1
46.9
61.3
75.8
Project CARS 3
2020
18.4
23.9
31.2
38.6
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
26.0
33.9
44.3
54.7
Monster Hunter: World
2018
34.1
44.3
58.0
71.6
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
39.7
51.6
67.5
83.4
Godfall
2020
35.4
46.0
60.1
74.2
The Division
2016
35.3
45.9
60.0
74.2
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
29.2
37.9
49.6
61.2
Anthem
2019
27.1
35.3
46.1
57.0
Genshin Impact
2020
34.8
45.2
59.1
73.0
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
18.1
23.5
30.7
37.9
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
20.0
26.0
34.0
41.9
Gears of War 5
2019
31.9
41.5
54.3
67.0
Total War: Warhammer
2016
39.4
51.3
67.0
82.8
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
31.4
40.8
53.3
65.9
Devil May Cry 5
2019
35.6
46.2
60.4
74.7
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
18.8
24.4
31.9
39.4
World War Z
2019
39.5
51.4
67.2
83.0
Crysis 3
2013
39.2
51.0
66.7
82.4
DOOM Eternal
2020
37.2
48.3
63.2
78.0
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
29.5
38.3
50.1
61.9
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
39.4
51.2
67.0
82.7
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
39.1
50.9
66.6
82.2
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
31.4
40.9
53.4
66.0
Far Cry 6
2021
30.0
38.9
50.9
62.9
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
38.7
50.4
65.9
81.4
F1 2021
2020
38.7
50.4
65.9
81.4
Resident Evil Village
2021
27.2
35.3
46.2
57.0
Dishonored 2
2016
30.2
39.3
51.3
63.4
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
31.4
40.9
53.4
66.0
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
28.9
37.5
49.1
60.7
Hitman 2
2018
39.1
50.9
66.6
82.2
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
18.3
23.7
31.0
38.3
The Witcher 3
2015
35.4
46.0
60.2
74.3
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
11.9
15.5
20.3
25.1
Halo Infinite
2021
22.8
29.6
38.7
47.8
Death Stranding
2020
36.3
47.2
61.7
76.3
Hitman 3
2021
27.2
35.3
46.2
57.0
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
39.1
50.9
66.6
82.2
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
34.0
44.2
57.8
71.4
Just Cause 4
2018
31.7
41.2
53.9
66.5
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
25.2
32.7
42.8
52.9
F1 22
2020
34.8
45.2
59.1
73.0
Marvel's Avengers
2020
23.6
30.7
40.1
49.6
GeForce GTX 1060 6Gb with Core i5-7400 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 higher than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Fallout 76
2018
51.3
66.7
87.2
107.7
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
41.0
53.3
69.7
86.2
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
43.9
57.0
74.6
92.1
F1 2019
2019
41.1
53.5
69.9
86.4
For Honor
2017
58.5
76.0
99.4
122.8
Battlefield V
2018
42.1
54.7
71.5
88.3
DiRT Rally
2015
63.0
81.9
107.1
132.3
Project CARS 2
2017
41.4
53.9
70.4
87.0
Apex Legends
2019
42.1
54.7
71.5
88.3
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
51.1
66.5
86.9
107.4
Battlefield 1
2016
49.9
64.9
84.8
104.8
Dota 2
2013
57.1
74.3
97.1
120.0
Rocket League
2015
170.6
221.7
290.0
358.2
League of Legends
2009
219.3
285.1
372.8
460.6
Need For Speed
2015
47.3
61.5
80.4
99.3
Dawn of War III
2017
43.0
55.9
73.1
90.3
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
47.2
61.3
80.2
99.1
Minecraft
2011
93.5
121.5
158.9
196.3
Titanfall 2
2016
43.1
56.1
73.3
90.6
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
82.9
107.7
140.8
174.0
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
50.2
65.2
85.3
105.4
Strange Brigade
2018
51.4
66.8
87.4
108.0
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
39.7
51.6
67.5
83.4
Roblox
2006
137.8
179.2
234.3
289.4
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
48.8
63.4
82.9
102.4
Destiny 2
2017
55.2
71.8
93.9
116.0
Valorant
2020
80.2
104.2
136.3
168.4
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
117.0
152.1
198.8
245.6
Doom
2016
62.8
81.6
106.8
131.9
Battlefield 4
2013
55.6
72.2
94.5
116.7
Resident Evil 2
2019
45.5
59.2
77.4
95.6
Hitman
2016
39.9
51.9
67.9
83.9
Although you can't argue with the figures from this table, but you need to know that in fact some processors and video cards will not be able 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.
