NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 with Intel Core i7-10700K benchmark
Benchmark 06-02-2023 Detailed gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 graphics card with the Intel Core i7-10700K processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with various graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. You can find out whether the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 is bad or good for gaming by looking at results of all benchmarks. As for the primary characteristic, how good is the GPU 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 state that the GeForce GTX 1060 is good even 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 graphics card, you can already draw certain decision. This will let you to choose the necessary power supply that will completely match the graphics card. We should also not forget about the Intel Core i7-10700K . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the required power supply should output.The TDP of the graphics card is 120W, so a conventional power supply is appropriate for it. Here is a list of several popular games in which the GPU has been tested. Next 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 i7-10700K configuration:
Valorant
Genshin Impact
Far Cry 6
League of Legends
Roblox
Minecraft
Fortnite Battle Royale
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Hitman 3
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Hogwarts Legacy
Dota 2
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Apex Legends
Atomic Heart
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060
After viewing the data from the table below, you can easily compare the GeForce GTX 1060 with rivals in several famous games and select 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 rivals 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 understand how comfortable you can play famous games on a computer with a GeForce GTX 1060 and Intel Core i7-10700K. 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. The following table shows the GeForce GTX 1060 testing in the newest and upcoming games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
32.1
41.8
54.6
67.4
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
31.1
40.4
52.9
65.3
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
26.1
33.9
44.4
54.8
Scorn
2022
19.6
25.4
33.3
41.1
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
27.1
35.2
46.1
56.9
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
21.6
28.1
36.7
45.3
Elden ring
2022
19.1
24.8
32.4
40.0
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
33.6
43.7
57.2
70.6
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
29.1
37.8
49.5
61.1
Stray
2022
53.7
69.8
91.3
112.8
Atomic Heart
2023
12.0
15.7
20.5
25.3
Overwatch 2
2022
48.2
62.6
81.9
101.2
Homeworld 3
2022
24.6
32.0
41.8
51.6
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
19.6
25.4
33.3
41.1
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
21.1
27.4
35.8
44.3
Saints Row
2022
35.6
46.3
60.6
74.8
Starfield
2022
17.6
22.8
29.9
36.9
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
18.6
24.1
31.6
39.0
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce GTX 1060 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Far Cry 6
2021
37.6
48.9
64.0
79.0
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
36.3
47.2
61.7
76.2
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
48.7
63.3
82.8
102.2
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
23.6
30.7
40.1
49.5
Project CARS 3
2020
23.1
30.0
39.2
48.5
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
22.9
29.8
39.0
48.2
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
39.5
51.3
67.1
82.9
Marvel's Avengers
2020
29.7
38.6
50.4
62.3
Monster Hunter: World
2018
42.9
55.7
72.9
90.0
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
25.1
32.6
42.7
52.7
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
49.9
64.8
84.8
104.8
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
49.5
64.3
84.1
103.9
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
37.0
48.1
63.0
77.8
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
22.7
29.5
38.6
47.6
Resident Evil Village
2021
34.1
44.4
58.0
71.7
GreedFall
2019
45.3
58.9
77.0
95.2
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
49.2
63.9
83.6
103.3
Metro Exodus
2019
27.6
35.8
46.8
57.9
Dishonored 2
2016
37.9
49.3
64.5
79.7
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
39.5
51.3
67.1
82.9
F1 2021
2020
48.7
63.3
82.8
102.2
The Witcher 3
2015
44.5
57.8
75.6
93.4
Crysis 3
2013
49.3
64.1
83.8
103.5
World War Z
2019
49.6
64.5
84.4
104.2
Borderlands 3
2019
31.8
41.4
54.1
66.8
Halo Infinite
2021
28.6
37.2
48.6
60.1
Death Stranding
2020
45.6
59.3
77.5
95.8
Gears of War 5
2019
40.1
52.1
68.2
84.2
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
15.0
19.5
25.5
31.5
Forza Horizon 5
2021
36.1
47.0
61.4
75.9
Hitman 3
2021
34.1
44.4
58.0
71.7
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
31.6
41.1
53.7
66.4
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
42.7
55.5
72.6
89.7
Final Fantasy XV
2018
42.2
54.8
71.7
88.5
Hitman 2
2018
49.2
63.9
83.6
103.3
The Division
2016
44.4
57.7
75.4
93.2
Total War: Warhammer
2016
49.5
64.4
84.2
104.0
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
31.6
41.1
53.7
66.4
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
49.2
63.9
83.6
103.3
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
40.4
52.6
68.8
84.9
Genshin Impact
2020
43.7
56.8
74.2
91.7
DOOM Eternal
2020
46.7
60.7
79.3
98.0
Anthem
2019
34.1
44.3
57.9
71.6
Just Cause 4
2018
39.8
51.7
67.7
83.6
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
32.7
42.5
55.6
68.7
Godfall
2020
44.4
57.7
75.5
93.3
Devil May Cry 5
2019
44.7
58.1
75.9
93.8
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
36.6
47.6
62.3
76.9
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
39.4
51.2
67.0
82.7
F1 22
2020
43.7
56.8
74.2
91.7
GeForce GTX 1060 6Gb with Core i7-10700K gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce GTX 1060 from the following table are just for information, since old games are more represented in it and FPS is much higher than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
59.3
77.0
100.8
124.5
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
64.2
83.5
109.2
134.9
Rocket League
2015
214.3
278.6
364.3
450.0
Minecraft
2011
117.4
152.7
199.6
246.6
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
104.1
135.3
176.9
218.6
Apex Legends
2019
52.8
68.7
89.8
111.0
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
146.9
191.0
249.8
308.6
Battlefield 4
2013
69.8
90.7
118.7
146.6
Titanfall 2
2016
54.2
70.5
92.1
113.8
Battlefield 1
2016
62.7
81.5
106.6
131.6
Resident Evil 2
2019
57.2
74.4
97.3
120.1
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
51.5
67.0
87.6
108.2
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
55.1
71.6
93.7
115.7
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
63.0
81.9
107.2
132.4
League of Legends
2009
275.5
358.2
468.4
578.6
For Honor
2017
73.5
95.5
124.9
154.3
DiRT Rally
2015
79.1
102.9
134.5
166.2
Project CARS 2
2017
52.0
67.7
88.5
109.3
Need For Speed
2015
59.4
77.2
101.0
124.8
Dota 2
2013
71.8
93.3
122.0
150.7
Strange Brigade
2018
64.6
84.0
109.8
135.6
Roblox
2006
173.1
225.1
294.3
363.6
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
49.9
64.8
84.8
104.8
F1 2019
2019
51.7
67.2
87.9
108.5
Valorant
2020
100.7
130.9
171.2
211.5
Battlefield V
2018
52.8
68.7
89.8
111.0
Fallout 76
2018
64.4
83.8
109.5
135.3
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
61.3
79.7
104.2
128.7
Dawn of War III
2017
54.0
70.2
91.8
113.4
Doom
2016
78.9
102.6
134.1
165.7
Destiny 2
2017
69.4
90.2
118.0
145.7
Hitman
2016
50.2
65.2
85.3
105.4
Although you can't argue with the numbers from this table, however, you need to understand that in fact some processors and video cards will not be capable to work in pairs. For such cases, FPS is calculated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the GPU and the CPU.
