Complete gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 graphics card with the Intel Core i5-8500 processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with different graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. You can understand the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 is bad or good for gaming from testing results. As for the key characteristic, how good is the graphics card for games, let's look beyond. The average FPS in games is 30.4 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. Considering 6Gb of memory, we can tell that the GeForce GTX 1060 is good for today's 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 GPU, you can already make some conclusions. This will let you to choose the required power supply that can meet the needs of the graphics card. You also need to remember about the Intel Core i5-8500 . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.The TDP of the GPU is 120W, so a medium-power power supply is good for it. Here is a list of some common 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 i5-8500 configuration:
Far Cry 6
Dota 2
Hitman 3
Roblox
Hogwarts Legacy
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Apex Legends
Minecraft
League of Legends
Genshin Impact
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Atomic Heart
Valorant
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Fortnite Battle Royale
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060
After reviewing 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 choose for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce GTX 1060.
The closest competitors of the GeForce GTX 1060
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 true choice.
How good is GeForce GTX 1060 for games?
From the tables below, you can see how comfortable you can play famous games on a computer with a GeForce GTX 1060 and Intel Core i5-8500. 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
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
25.1
32.6
42.6
52.6
Elden ring
2022
17.6
22.9
30.0
37.0
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
26.9
35.0
45.8
56.5
Homeworld 3
2022
22.7
29.6
38.7
47.8
Scorn
2022
18.1
23.5
30.8
38.0
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
28.8
37.4
48.9
60.4
Starfield
2022
16.2
21.1
27.6
34.1
Stray
2022
49.7
64.6
84.4
104.3
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
19.5
25.3
33.1
40.9
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
17.2
22.3
29.2
36.1
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
31.1
40.4
52.9
65.3
Saints Row
2022
32.9
42.8
56.0
69.2
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
20.0
25.9
33.9
41.9
Atomic Heart
2023
11.1
14.5
18.9
23.4
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
29.7
38.6
50.5
62.4
Overwatch 2
2022
44.6
57.9
75.7
93.6
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
24.1
31.4
41.0
50.7
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
18.1
23.5
30.8
38.0
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce GTX 1060 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Devil May Cry 5
2019
41.3
53.7
70.2
86.7
World War Z
2019
45.9
59.7
78.0
96.4
Genshin Impact
2020
40.4
52.5
68.6
84.8
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
21.0
27.3
35.7
44.0
Far Cry 6
2021
34.8
45.2
59.2
73.1
Final Fantasy XV
2018
39.0
50.7
66.3
81.9
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
46.1
60.0
78.4
96.9
Monster Hunter: World
2018
39.6
51.5
67.4
83.2
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
23.2
30.2
39.4
48.7
Just Cause 4
2018
36.8
47.8
62.6
77.3
Hitman 2
2018
45.5
59.1
77.3
95.5
Halo Infinite
2021
26.5
34.4
45.0
55.5
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
36.5
47.5
62.1
76.7
The Witcher 3
2015
41.1
53.5
69.9
86.3
F1 22
2020
40.4
52.5
68.6
84.8
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
34.2
44.5
58.2
71.9
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
45.8
59.5
77.8
96.1
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
29.2
38.0
49.7
61.4
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
21.8
28.4
37.1
45.8
Project CARS 3
2020
21.3
27.8
36.3
44.8
Metro Exodus
2019
25.5
33.1
43.3
53.5
The Division
2016
41.0
53.3
69.7
86.1
Crysis 3
2013
45.6
59.2
77.5
95.7
Total War: Warhammer
2016
45.8
59.5
77.9
96.2
Forza Horizon 5
2021
33.4
43.4
56.8
70.2
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
13.9
18.0
23.6
29.1
Gears of War 5
2019
37.1
48.2
63.0
77.9
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
30.3
39.3
51.4
63.5
Borderlands 3
2019
29.4
38.2
50.0
61.8
Dishonored 2
2016
35.1
45.6
59.6
73.7
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
37.4
48.6
63.6
78.5
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
29.2
38.0
49.7
61.4
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
39.5
51.3
67.1
82.9
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
21.2
27.6
36.1
44.5
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
36.4
47.4
61.9
76.5
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
45.5
59.1
77.3
95.5
Anthem
2019
31.5
41.0
53.6
66.2
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
45.0
58.5
76.5
94.5
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
45.5
59.1
77.3
95.5
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
33.9
44.0
57.6
71.1
Hitman 3
2021
31.6
41.0
53.6
66.3
Godfall
2020
41.1
53.4
69.8
86.2
F1 2021
2020
45.0
58.5
76.5
94.5
GreedFall
2019
41.9
54.5
71.2
88.0
Resident Evil Village
2021
31.6
41.0
53.6
66.3
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
33.6
43.6
57.0
70.5
Death Stranding
2020
42.2
54.8
71.7
88.6
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
36.5
47.5
62.1
76.7
DOOM Eternal
2020
43.2
56.1
73.4
90.6
Marvel's Avengers
2020
27.4
35.7
46.6
57.6
GeForce GTX 1060 6Gb with Core i5-8500 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 significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
DiRT Rally
2015
73.2
95.1
124.4
153.7
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
56.7
73.7
96.3
119.0
League of Legends
2009
254.8
331.2
433.1
535.0
Doom
2016
73.0
94.8
124.0
153.2
Valorant
2020
93.1
121.1
158.3
195.6
Project CARS 2
2017
48.1
62.6
81.8
101.1
Battlefield 1
2016
58.0
75.4
98.5
121.7
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
59.4
77.2
101.0
124.7
For Honor
2017
67.9
88.3
115.5
142.7
Dota 2
2013
66.4
86.3
112.8
139.4
Strange Brigade
2018
59.7
77.6
101.5
125.4
Roblox
2006
160.1
208.1
272.2
336.2
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
46.1
60.0
78.4
96.9
F1 2019
2019
47.8
62.1
81.3
100.4
Hitman
2016
46.4
60.3
78.9
97.5
Battlefield V
2018
48.9
63.5
83.1
102.6
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
96.2
125.1
163.6
202.1
Rocket League
2015
198.2
257.6
336.9
416.1
Dawn of War III
2017
49.9
64.9
84.9
104.9
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
54.8
71.2
93.2
115.1
Destiny 2
2017
64.2
83.4
109.1
134.8
Minecraft
2011
108.6
141.2
184.6
228.0
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
51.0
66.2
86.6
107.0
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
135.9
176.6
231.0
285.3
Titanfall 2
2016
50.1
65.2
85.2
105.3
Resident Evil 2
2019
52.9
68.8
89.9
111.1
Fallout 76
2018
59.6
77.5
101.3
125.1
Need For Speed
2015
54.9
71.4
93.4
115.4
Battlefield 4
2013
64.6
83.9
109.7
135.6
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
58.3
75.8
99.1
122.4
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
47.7
62.0
81.0
100.1
Apex Legends
2019
48.9
63.5
83.1
102.6
Though you can't dispute with the numbers from this table, however, you need to understand that in reality some processors and video cards will not be capable to work with each other. For such cases, FPS is calculated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the GeForce GTX 1060 and the Intel Core i5-8500 separately.
