NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 with Intel Core i5-9600K benchmark
Benchmark 06-02-2023 Detailed gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 GPU with the Intel Core i5-9600K 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 good or bad for gaming from testing results. As for the main parameter, 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. So, taking into account 6Gb of memory, we can say that the GeForce GTX 1060 is good even for modern 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. This will allow you to choose the needed power supply that can meet the needs of the graphics card. You also need to remember about the Intel Core i5-9600K . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A regular power supply is good for the GeForce GTX 1060, because its TDP is 120W Here is a list of certain popular games in which the GPU has been tested. Below is the table with a large number of almost all current games that were run on a computer with the GeForce GTX 1060 and Intel Core i5-9600K configuration:
Atomic Heart
Dota 2
Far Cry 6
Roblox
League of Legends
Fortnite Battle Royale
Hogwarts Legacy
Apex Legends
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Hitman 3
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Valorant
Genshin Impact
Minecraft
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060
After reviewing the data from the table below, you can simply compare the GeForce GTX 1060 with competitors in some popular 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 numbers will further 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 famous games on a computer with a GeForce GTX 1060 and Intel Core i5-9600K. The numbers beside to the names of the games mean the medium 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
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
25.0
32.6
42.6
52.6
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
30.8
40.1
52.4
64.7
Homeworld 3
2022
23.6
30.7
40.1
49.6
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
29.9
38.8
50.8
62.7
Overwatch 2
2022
46.2
60.1
78.6
97.1
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
26.0
33.8
44.2
54.6
Stray
2022
51.5
67.0
87.6
108.2
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
32.3
42.0
54.9
67.8
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
20.2
26.3
34.4
42.5
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
27.9
36.3
47.5
58.7
Scorn
2022
18.8
24.4
31.9
39.4
Starfield
2022
16.9
21.9
28.7
35.4
Elden ring
2022
18.3
23.8
31.1
38.4
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
17.8
23.2
30.3
37.4
Atomic Heart
2023
11.6
15.0
19.7
24.3
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
18.8
24.4
31.9
39.4
Saints Row
2022
34.2
44.5
58.1
71.8
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
20.7
26.9
35.2
43.5
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce GTX 1060 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Dishonored 2
2016
36.4
47.3
61.9
76.5
Final Fantasy XV
2018
40.5
52.6
68.8
85.0
Halo Infinite
2021
27.5
35.7
46.7
57.7
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
30.3
39.4
51.6
63.7
Godfall
2020
42.6
55.4
72.5
89.5
Borderlands 3
2019
30.5
39.7
51.9
64.1
DOOM Eternal
2020
44.8
58.2
76.2
94.1
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
22.6
29.4
38.5
47.5
Gears of War 5
2019
38.5
50.0
65.4
80.8
GreedFall
2019
43.5
56.5
73.9
91.3
Project CARS 3
2020
22.2
28.8
37.7
46.5
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
22.0
28.6
37.4
46.2
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
35.5
46.2
60.4
74.6
Total War: Warhammer
2016
47.5
61.8
80.8
99.8
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
47.5
61.7
80.7
99.7
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
37.9
49.3
64.4
79.6
Resident Evil Village
2021
32.8
42.6
55.7
68.8
Genshin Impact
2020
41.9
54.5
71.2
88.0
Marvel's Avengers
2020
28.5
37.0
48.4
59.8
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
14.4
18.7
24.5
30.2
The Witcher 3
2015
42.7
55.5
72.5
89.6
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
34.8
45.3
59.2
73.1
Forza Horizon 5
2021
34.7
45.1
59.0
72.8
Far Cry 6
2021
36.1
47.0
61.4
75.9
Hitman 3
2021
32.8
42.6
55.7
68.8
Metro Exodus
2019
26.4
34.4
45.0
55.5
F1 2021
2020
46.7
60.7
79.4
98.1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
37.9
49.3
64.4
79.6
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
37.8
49.2
64.3
79.4
World War Z
2019
47.6
61.9
81.0
100.0
The Division
2016
42.6
55.4
72.4
89.4
Monster Hunter: World
2018
41.1
53.5
69.9
86.4
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
47.9
62.2
81.4
100.5
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
35.2
45.7
59.8
73.8
Devil May Cry 5
2019
42.9
55.7
72.9
90.0
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
38.8
50.5
66.0
81.5
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
30.3
39.4
51.6
63.7
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
46.7
60.7
79.4
98.1
Crysis 3
2013
47.3
61.5
80.4
99.3
Death Stranding
2020
43.8
56.9
74.4
91.9
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
31.4
40.8
53.4
65.9
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
47.2
61.4
80.2
99.1
Hitman 2
2018
47.2
61.4
80.2
99.1
F1 22
2020
41.9
54.5
71.2
88.0
Just Cause 4
2018
38.2
49.7
64.9
80.2
Anthem
2019
32.7
42.5
55.6
68.7
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
41.0
53.3
69.7
86.1
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
24.1
31.3
40.9
50.6
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
21.8
28.3
37.0
45.7
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
47.2
61.4
80.2
99.1
GeForce GTX 1060 6Gb with Core i5-9600K gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce GTX 1060 from the following table are just for information, because old games are more represented in it and FPS is much higher than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Valorant
2020
96.7
125.7
164.3
203.0
Battlefield 1
2016
60.2
78.2
102.3
126.3
Dawn of War III
2017
51.8
67.4
88.1
108.8
Hitman
2016
48.2
62.6
81.9
101.1
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
56.9
73.9
96.7
119.5
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
52.9
68.8
89.9
111.1
Battlefield V
2018
50.7
65.9
86.2
106.5
Resident Evil 2
2019
54.9
71.4
93.3
115.3
F1 2019
2019
49.6
64.5
84.3
104.2
Roblox
2006
166.2
216.0
282.5
349.0
Dota 2
2013
68.9
89.5
117.1
144.6
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
49.5
64.3
84.1
103.9
Need For Speed
2015
57.0
74.1
96.9
119.8
Destiny 2
2017
66.6
86.6
113.2
139.9
For Honor
2017
70.5
91.7
119.9
148.1
Rocket League
2015
205.7
267.4
349.6
431.9
Battlefield 4
2013
67.0
87.1
113.9
140.7
League of Legends
2009
264.4
343.8
449.5
555.3
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
60.5
78.6
102.8
127.0
Project CARS 2
2017
49.9
64.9
84.9
104.9
Apex Legends
2019
50.7
65.9
86.2
106.5
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
47.9
62.2
81.4
100.5
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
141.0
183.3
239.8
296.2
Fallout 76
2018
61.8
80.4
105.1
129.9
Doom
2016
75.7
98.4
128.7
159.0
Titanfall 2
2016
52.0
67.6
88.4
109.2
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
58.8
76.5
100.0
123.5
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
61.7
80.1
104.8
129.5
DiRT Rally
2015
76.0
98.7
129.1
159.5
Strange Brigade
2018
62.0
80.6
105.4
130.2
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
99.9
129.9
169.8
209.8
Minecraft
2011
112.7
146.5
191.6
236.7
Though 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 capable to work together. For such cases, FPS is evaluated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the GeForce GTX 1060 and the Intel Core i5-9600K separately.
