Comprehensive gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 graphics card with the Intel Core i5-8400 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 bad or good for gaming by looking at testing data. As for the key characteristic, how good is the GPU for games, let's look beyond. 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 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 draw some decision. This will let you to choose the necessary power supply that will completely match the GPU. You also need to remember about the Intel Core i5-8400 . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.The TDP of the GPU is 120W, so a conventional power supply is suitable for it. Here is a list of several famous games in which the GPU has been tested. Below 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 i5-8400 configuration:
League of Legends
Roblox
Fortnite Battle Royale
Minecraft
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Dota 2
Atomic Heart
Hogwarts Legacy
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Hitman 3
Far Cry 6
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Apex Legends
Valorant
Genshin Impact
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060
After reviewing the data from the table below, you can easily compare the GeForce GTX 1060 with 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 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 average 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 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 i5-8400. The numbers near to the names of the games represent the ordinary FPS received 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
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
26.9
34.9
45.7
56.4
Stray
2022
49.6
64.4
84.3
104.1
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
29.7
38.5
50.4
62.3
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
19.5
25.3
33.1
40.9
Scorn
2022
18.1
23.5
30.7
37.9
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
17.1
22.3
29.1
36.0
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
25.0
32.5
42.5
52.5
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
28.7
37.3
48.8
60.3
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
24.1
31.3
41.0
50.6
Starfield
2022
16.2
21.1
27.6
34.1
Homeworld 3
2022
22.7
29.5
38.6
47.7
Atomic Heart
2023
11.1
14.5
18.9
23.4
Saints Row
2022
32.9
42.8
55.9
69.1
Elden ring
2022
17.6
22.9
29.9
37.0
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
19.9
25.9
33.9
41.8
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
31.0
40.4
52.8
65.2
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
18.1
23.5
30.7
37.9
Overwatch 2
2022
44.5
57.8
75.6
93.4
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
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
29.2
37.9
49.6
61.3
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
33.5
43.5
56.9
70.3
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
29.2
37.9
49.6
61.3
F1 2021
2020
44.9
58.4
76.4
94.4
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
44.9
58.4
76.4
94.4
World War Z
2019
45.8
59.6
77.9
96.2
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
21.2
27.5
36.0
44.5
DOOM Eternal
2020
43.1
56.0
73.3
90.5
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
30.2
39.3
51.4
63.4
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
13.9
18.0
23.6
29.1
Just Cause 4
2018
36.7
47.8
62.5
77.2
Resident Evil Village
2021
31.5
41.0
53.6
66.2
Hitman 2
2018
45.4
59.0
77.2
95.4
The Witcher 3
2015
41.1
53.4
69.8
86.2
Final Fantasy XV
2018
38.9
50.6
66.2
81.7
Genshin Impact
2020
40.3
52.4
68.5
84.6
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
34.2
44.5
58.1
71.8
The Division
2016
41.0
53.2
69.6
86.0
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
45.4
59.0
77.2
95.4
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
36.5
47.4
62.0
76.6
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
45.4
59.0
77.2
95.4
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
45.7
59.4
77.7
95.9
Project CARS 3
2020
21.3
27.7
36.2
44.8
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
23.2
30.1
39.4
48.6
Dishonored 2
2016
35.0
45.5
59.5
73.6
GreedFall
2019
41.8
54.4
71.1
87.9
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
33.8
44.0
57.5
71.0
Devil May Cry 5
2019
41.2
53.6
70.1
86.6
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
46.1
59.9
78.3
96.7
Godfall
2020
41.0
53.3
69.7
86.1
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
36.4
47.3
61.8
76.4
F1 22
2020
40.3
52.4
68.5
84.6
Marvel's Avengers
2020
27.4
35.6
46.6
57.5
Monster Hunter: World
2018
39.6
51.4
67.3
83.1
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
21.8
28.3
37.0
45.7
Crysis 3
2013
45.5
59.1
77.3
95.5
Gears of War 5
2019
37.0
48.1
62.9
77.7
Anthem
2019
31.5
40.9
53.5
66.1
Metro Exodus
2019
25.4
33.1
43.2
53.4
Halo Infinite
2021
26.4
34.3
44.9
55.5
Far Cry 6
2021
34.7
45.2
59.1
73.0
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
39.4
51.3
67.0
82.8
Total War: Warhammer
2016
45.7
59.4
77.7
96.0
Death Stranding
2020
42.1
54.8
71.6
88.4
Forza Horizon 5
2021
33.4
43.4
56.7
70.1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
36.5
47.4
62.0
76.6
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
20.9
27.2
35.6
44.0
Hitman 3
2021
31.5
41.0
53.6
66.2
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
37.3
48.5
63.5
78.4
Borderlands 3
2019
29.4
38.2
49.9
61.7
GeForce GTX 1060 6Gb with Core i5-8400 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 significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Dota 2
2013
66.3
86.1
112.6
139.1
DiRT Rally
2015
73.1
95.0
124.2
153.4
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
46.1
59.9
78.3
96.7
Destiny 2
2017
64.1
83.3
108.9
134.6
Roblox
2006
159.8
207.8
271.7
335.7
F1 2019
2019
47.7
62.0
81.1
100.2
Titanfall 2
2016
50.0
65.1
85.1
105.1
Strange Brigade
2018
59.6
77.5
101.4
125.2
League of Legends
2009
254.4
330.7
432.4
534.2
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
50.9
66.1
86.5
106.8
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
59.3
77.1
100.8
124.5
Fallout 76
2018
59.5
77.3
101.1
124.9
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
96.1
124.9
163.4
201.8
Need For Speed
2015
54.9
71.3
93.3
115.2
Resident Evil 2
2019
52.8
68.7
89.8
110.9
Minecraft
2011
108.4
140.9
184.3
227.7
Battlefield 4
2013
64.4
83.8
109.6
135.3
Rocket League
2015
197.8
257.2
336.3
415.5
Dawn of War III
2017
49.9
64.8
84.8
104.7
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
54.7
71.1
93.0
114.9
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
58.2
75.7
98.9
122.2
Valorant
2020
93.0
120.9
158.1
195.3
Battlefield V
2018
48.8
63.4
82.9
102.5
Apex Legends
2019
48.8
63.4
82.9
102.5
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
135.7
176.4
230.6
284.9
Battlefield 1
2016
57.9
75.2
98.4
121.5
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
47.6
61.9
80.9
99.9
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
56.6
73.5
96.2
118.8
Project CARS 2
2017
48.0
62.5
81.7
100.9
Hitman
2016
46.3
60.2
78.8
97.3
Doom
2016
72.8
94.7
123.8
153.0
For Honor
2017
67.8
88.2
115.3
142.4
Though you can't argue with the numbers from this table, however, you need to know that in reality some processors and video cards will not be able to work with each other. In such cases, FPS is calculated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the CPU and the graphics card.
