NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 with Intel Core i5-7500 benchmark
Benchmark 06-02-2023 Complete gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 graphics card with the Intel Core i5-7500 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 results of all tests. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's take a look at the primary characteristic. The medium 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 for new 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 graphics card, you can already make certain decision. With this data, you can already easily buy the needed power supply that can meet the needs of the graphics card. You also need to remember about the Intel Core i5-7500 . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the required power supply should output.A conventional power supply is good for the GeForce GTX 1060, because its TDP is 120W Here is a list of certain common games in which the graphics card has been tested. Next is the table with a large number of practically all modern games that were run on a computer with the GeForce GTX 1060 and Intel Core i5-7500 configuration:
League of Legends
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Minecraft
Hitman 3
Fortnite Battle Royale
Far Cry 6
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Genshin Impact
Hogwarts Legacy
Valorant
Roblox
Dota 2
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Atomic Heart
Apex Legends
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060
After looking at the data from the table below, you can easily compare the GeForce GTX 1060 with competitors in several popular games and choose 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 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 numbers 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 popular games on a computer with a GeForce GTX 1060 and Intel Core i5-7500. The numbers next to the names of the games represent 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
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
27.0
35.1
46.0
56.8
Scorn
2022
15.7
20.5
26.7
33.0
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
25.0
32.5
42.5
52.5
Stray
2022
43.2
56.1
73.4
90.7
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
21.8
28.3
37.0
45.7
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
15.7
20.5
26.7
33.0
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
21.0
27.3
35.7
44.1
Homeworld 3
2022
19.8
25.7
33.6
41.5
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
14.9
19.4
25.4
31.3
Elden ring
2022
15.3
19.9
26.1
32.2
Overwatch 2
2022
38.7
50.3
65.8
81.3
Starfield
2022
14.1
18.4
24.0
29.7
Saints Row
2022
28.6
37.2
48.7
60.2
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
25.8
33.6
43.9
54.2
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
23.4
30.4
39.8
49.1
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
16.9
22.0
28.8
35.6
Atomic Heart
2023
9.7
12.6
16.5
20.3
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
17.3
22.6
29.5
36.4
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
Final Fantasy XV
2018
33.9
44.1
57.6
71.2
Hitman 3
2021
27.4
35.7
46.6
57.6
Devil May Cry 5
2019
35.9
46.7
61.0
75.4
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
31.7
41.2
53.8
66.5
Dishonored 2
2016
30.5
39.6
51.8
64.0
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
40.1
52.1
68.2
84.2
Resident Evil Village
2021
27.4
35.7
46.6
57.6
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
29.5
38.3
50.1
61.8
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
12.1
15.7
20.5
25.3
Project CARS 3
2020
18.6
24.1
31.5
39.0
The Division
2016
35.7
46.4
60.6
74.9
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
39.5
51.4
67.2
83.0
Gears of War 5
2019
32.2
41.9
54.8
67.7
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
18.4
24.0
31.3
38.7
Total War: Warhammer
2016
39.8
51.8
67.7
83.6
World War Z
2019
39.9
51.9
67.8
83.8
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
20.2
26.2
34.3
42.4
Far Cry 6
2021
30.3
39.3
51.4
63.5
Crysis 3
2013
39.6
51.5
67.3
83.2
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
25.4
33.0
43.2
53.4
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
25.4
33.0
43.2
53.4
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
18.2
23.7
31.0
38.3
Halo Infinite
2021
23.0
29.9
39.1
48.3
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
39.8
51.7
67.6
83.5
Forza Horizon 5
2021
29.0
37.8
49.4
61.0
Just Cause 4
2018
32.0
41.6
54.4
67.2
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
19.0
24.6
32.2
39.8
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
39.1
50.9
66.5
82.2
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
34.3
44.6
58.4
72.1
Metro Exodus
2019
22.1
28.8
37.7
46.5
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
31.8
41.3
54.0
66.7
F1 2021
2020
39.1
50.9
66.5
82.2
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
29.2
37.9
49.6
61.3
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
26.3
34.2
44.7
55.2
Death Stranding
2020
36.7
47.7
62.3
77.0
DOOM Eternal
2020
37.5
48.8
63.8
78.8
Anthem
2019
27.4
35.6
46.6
57.5
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
31.8
41.3
54.0
66.7
Hitman 2
2018
39.5
51.4
67.2
83.0
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
39.5
51.4
67.2
83.0
Monster Hunter: World
2018
34.5
44.8
58.6
72.4
GreedFall
2019
36.4
47.4
61.9
76.5
Marvel's Avengers
2020
23.8
31.0
40.5
50.1
The Witcher 3
2015
35.7
46.5
60.8
75.1
Borderlands 3
2019
25.6
33.3
43.5
53.7
Godfall
2020
35.7
46.4
60.7
75.0
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
32.5
42.3
55.3
68.3
F1 22
2020
35.1
45.6
59.7
73.7
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
29.8
38.7
50.6
62.5
Genshin Impact
2020
35.1
45.6
59.7
73.7
GeForce GTX 1060 6Gb with Core i5-7500 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
Resident Evil 2
2019
46.0
59.8
78.2
96.6
Doom
2016
63.4
82.4
107.8
133.2
Hitman
2016
40.3
52.4
68.6
84.7
DiRT Rally
2015
63.6
82.7
108.2
133.6
Battlefield V
2018
42.5
55.2
72.2
89.2
Titanfall 2
2016
43.6
56.6
74.1
91.5
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
83.7
108.8
142.2
175.7
F1 2019
2019
41.6
54.0
70.6
87.3
For Honor
2017
59.1
76.8
100.4
124.0
Dota 2
2013
57.7
75.0
98.1
121.2
Battlefield 1
2016
50.4
65.5
85.7
105.8
League of Legends
2009
221.5
287.9
376.5
465.1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
118.1
153.6
200.8
248.1
Apex Legends
2019
42.5
55.2
72.2
89.2
Fallout 76
2018
51.8
67.3
88.1
108.8
Rocket League
2015
172.3
223.9
292.9
361.8
Valorant
2020
81.0
105.3
137.6
170.0
Battlefield 4
2013
56.1
73.0
95.4
117.8
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
47.6
61.9
81.0
100.1
Strange Brigade
2018
51.9
67.5
88.3
109.0
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
50.7
65.9
86.1
106.4
Project CARS 2
2017
41.8
54.4
71.1
87.9
Destiny 2
2017
55.8
72.5
94.9
117.2
Roblox
2006
139.2
180.9
236.6
292.3
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
41.4
53.9
70.4
87.0
Minecraft
2011
94.4
122.7
160.5
198.2
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
44.3
57.6
75.3
93.0
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
40.1
52.1
68.2
84.2
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
51.6
67.1
87.8
108.4
Need For Speed
2015
47.8
62.1
81.2
100.3
Dawn of War III
2017
43.4
56.4
73.8
91.2
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
49.3
64.0
83.7
103.4
Though you can't argue with the numbers from this table, but you need to understand that in reality some processors and video cards will not be able to work in pairs. In such cases, FPS is calculated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the CPU and the graphics card.
