Detailed gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 graphics card with the Intel Core i5-9400 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 results of all tests. As for the main characteristic, how good is the graphics card for games, let's look beyond. The medium FPS in games is 30.4 FPS with Ultra settings and 4K resolution. Considering 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 GPU, you can already make some conclusions. This will let you to choose the needed power supply that can meet the demands of the GPU. You also need to remember about the Intel Core i5-9400 . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the desired power supply should output.A regular power supply is appropriate for the GeForce GTX 1060, because its TDP is 120W Here is a list of several popular 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 i5-9400 configuration:
Minecraft
Valorant
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Atomic Heart
League of Legends
Fortnite Battle Royale
Genshin Impact
Roblox
Hogwarts Legacy
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Far Cry 6
Hitman 3
Dota 2
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Apex Legends
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060
After viewing the data from the game tests below, you can simply compare the GeForce GTX 1060 with rivals in some famous games and select 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 opponents 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 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 true choice.
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 i5-9400. The numbers next to the names of the games mean the medium 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
Homeworld 3
2022
22.7
29.5
38.6
47.7
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
28.7
37.4
48.8
60.3
Overwatch 2
2022
44.5
57.8
75.6
93.4
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
19.5
25.3
33.1
40.9
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
25.0
32.5
42.5
52.6
Elden ring
2022
17.6
22.9
29.9
37.0
Stray
2022
49.6
64.5
84.3
104.1
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
31.0
40.4
52.8
65.2
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
17.1
22.3
29.1
36.0
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
19.9
25.9
33.9
41.8
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
18.1
23.5
30.7
38.0
Scorn
2022
18.1
23.5
30.7
38.0
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
26.9
34.9
45.7
56.4
Starfield
2022
16.2
21.1
27.6
34.1
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
24.1
31.3
41.0
50.6
Saints Row
2022
32.9
42.8
55.9
69.1
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
29.7
38.6
50.4
62.3
Atomic Heart
2023
11.1
14.5
18.9
23.4
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
Total War: Warhammer
2016
45.7
59.5
77.8
96.1
Marvel's Avengers
2020
27.4
35.6
46.6
57.5
Borderlands 3
2019
29.4
38.2
49.9
61.7
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
45.4
59.0
77.2
95.4
The Witcher 3
2015
41.1
53.4
69.8
86.2
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
30.2
39.3
51.4
63.5
Anthem
2019
31.5
40.9
53.5
66.1
F1 2021
2020
45.0
58.4
76.4
94.4
Metro Exodus
2019
25.4
33.1
43.3
53.4
Crysis 3
2013
45.5
59.2
77.4
95.6
Dishonored 2
2016
35.0
45.5
59.6
73.6
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
45.7
59.4
77.7
96.0
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
29.2
38.0
49.6
61.3
Monster Hunter: World
2018
39.6
51.4
67.3
83.1
Devil May Cry 5
2019
41.2
53.6
70.1
86.6
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
36.5
47.4
62.0
76.6
Hitman 3
2021
31.5
41.0
53.6
66.2
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
34.2
44.5
58.1
71.8
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
45.4
59.0
77.2
95.4
Halo Infinite
2021
26.4
34.3
44.9
55.5
Project CARS 3
2020
21.3
27.7
36.2
44.8
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
39.4
51.3
67.0
82.8
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
33.8
44.0
57.5
71.0
Death Stranding
2020
42.1
54.8
71.6
88.5
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
46.1
59.9
78.3
96.7
DOOM Eternal
2020
43.1
56.0
73.3
90.5
Godfall
2020
41.0
53.3
69.7
86.1
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
21.8
28.3
37.0
45.7
Far Cry 6
2021
34.8
45.2
59.1
73.0
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
37.4
48.6
63.5
78.4
Final Fantasy XV
2018
38.9
50.6
66.2
81.7
Genshin Impact
2020
40.3
52.4
68.5
84.7
Just Cause 4
2018
36.7
47.8
62.5
77.2
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
23.2
30.1
39.4
48.7
World War Z
2019
45.8
59.6
77.9
96.2
The Division
2016
41.0
53.3
69.6
86.0
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
36.4
47.3
61.8
76.4
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
36.5
47.4
62.0
76.6
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
13.9
18.0
23.6
29.1
Gears of War 5
2019
37.0
48.1
62.9
77.8
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
33.5
43.6
57.0
70.4
GreedFall
2019
41.8
54.4
71.1
87.9
Hitman 2
2018
45.4
59.0
77.2
95.4
Resident Evil Village
2021
31.5
41.0
53.6
66.2
Forza Horizon 5
2021
33.4
43.4
56.7
70.1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
21.2
27.5
36.0
44.5
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
45.0
58.4
76.4
94.4
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
29.2
38.0
49.6
61.3
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
20.9
27.2
35.6
44.0
F1 22
2020
40.3
52.4
68.5
84.7
GeForce GTX 1060 6Gb with Core i5-9400 gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce GTX 1060 from the following table are just for information, since it mainly presents old games and FPS is much higher than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Dota 2
2013
66.3
86.2
112.7
139.2
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
59.3
77.1
100.8
124.6
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
46.1
59.9
78.3
96.7
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
50.9
66.1
86.5
106.9
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
96.1
124.9
163.4
201.8
Dawn of War III
2017
49.9
64.8
84.8
104.7
Minecraft
2011
108.4
141.0
184.4
227.7
League of Legends
2009
254.4
330.7
432.5
534.3
Rocket League
2015
197.9
257.2
336.4
415.6
Need For Speed
2015
54.9
71.3
93.3
115.2
DiRT Rally
2015
73.1
95.0
124.2
153.5
Strange Brigade
2018
59.6
77.5
101.4
125.3
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
47.6
61.9
80.9
99.9
Destiny 2
2017
64.1
83.3
109.0
134.6
F1 2019
2019
47.7
62.1
81.1
100.2
Battlefield 4
2013
64.5
83.8
109.6
135.4
Fallout 76
2018
59.5
77.4
101.2
125.0
Resident Evil 2
2019
52.8
68.7
89.8
110.9
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
54.7
71.2
93.0
114.9
Doom
2016
72.9
94.7
123.8
153.0
Battlefield V
2018
48.8
63.4
83.0
102.5
Titanfall 2
2016
50.1
65.1
85.1
105.1
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
58.2
75.7
99.0
122.2
Apex Legends
2019
48.8
63.4
83.0
102.5
Valorant
2020
93.0
120.9
158.1
195.3
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
56.6
73.6
96.2
118.8
Project CARS 2
2017
48.1
62.5
81.7
100.9
For Honor
2017
67.8
88.2
115.3
142.5
Hitman
2016
46.3
60.2
78.8
97.3
Battlefield 1
2016
57.9
75.2
98.4
121.6
Roblox
2006
159.9
207.8
271.8
335.8
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
135.7
176.4
230.7
285.0
Although you can't dispute with the numbers from this table, but you need to understand that in reality some processors and video cards will not be capable 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 GPU.
