Complete gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 graphics card with the Intel Core i7-11700KF 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 by looking at testing results. As for the key 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 state that the GeForce GTX 1060 is good even 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 graphics card, you can already make some conclusions. This will allow you to choose the required power supply that will completely match the graphics card. We should also not forget about the Intel Core i7-11700KF . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the required power supply should output.The TDP of the GPU is 120W, so a conventional power supply is suitable for it. Here is a list of some famous games in which the graphics card has been tested. Below is the table with a large number of almost all modern games that were run on a computer with the GeForce GTX 1060 and Intel Core i7-11700KF configuration:
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Hitman 3
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Apex Legends
Atomic Heart
Far Cry 6
Genshin Impact
Roblox
Minecraft
Fortnite Battle Royale
Valorant
League of Legends
Hogwarts Legacy
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Dota 2
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060
After reviewing the data from the game tests below, you can simply understand how the GeForce GTX 1060 is better or worse than rivals in some popular games and select for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce GTX 1060.
The closest GeForce GTX 1060 opponents
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 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 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 famous games on a computer with a GeForce GTX 1060 and Intel Core i7-11700KF. The numbers beside to the names of the games mean the average FPS gained 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
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
18.7
24.3
31.8
39.3
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
31.4
40.8
53.3
65.8
Scorn
2022
19.7
25.6
33.5
41.4
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
27.3
35.5
46.4
57.3
Homeworld 3
2022
24.8
32.2
42.1
52.0
Elden ring
2022
19.2
25.0
32.7
40.4
Atomic Heart
2023
12.1
15.8
20.6
25.5
Overwatch 2
2022
48.5
63.1
82.5
102.0
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
21.7
28.3
37.0
45.7
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
21.2
27.6
36.1
44.6
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
26.3
34.2
44.7
55.2
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
32.4
42.1
55.0
68.0
Stray
2022
54.1
70.3
92.0
113.6
Saints Row
2022
35.9
46.7
61.0
75.4
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
29.3
38.1
49.9
61.6
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
19.7
25.6
33.5
41.4
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
33.9
44.0
57.6
71.2
Starfield
2022
17.7
23.0
30.1
37.2
To understand how the GeForce GTX 1060 behaves in demanding games, you need to look at the numbers from this table.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
31.9
41.4
54.2
66.9
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
39.7
51.6
67.5
83.4
Genshin Impact
2020
44.0
57.2
74.8
92.4
Monster Hunter: World
2018
43.2
56.1
73.4
90.7
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
36.9
48.0
62.8
77.5
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
39.8
51.7
67.7
83.6
DOOM Eternal
2020
47.0
61.1
80.0
98.8
World War Z
2019
50.0
65.0
85.0
105.0
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
37.3
48.5
63.4
78.4
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
33.0
42.9
56.1
69.2
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
49.6
64.4
84.3
104.1
Anthem
2019
34.3
44.6
58.4
72.1
Hitman 3
2021
34.4
44.7
58.5
72.2
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
23.1
30.0
39.3
48.5
Just Cause 4
2018
40.1
52.1
68.2
84.2
Final Fantasy XV
2018
42.5
55.2
72.2
89.2
Metro Exodus
2019
27.8
36.1
47.2
58.3
Forza Horizon 5
2021
36.4
47.3
61.9
76.5
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
22.9
29.7
38.9
48.0
Devil May Cry 5
2019
45.0
58.5
76.5
94.5
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
39.8
51.7
67.7
83.6
GreedFall
2019
45.7
59.4
77.6
95.9
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
15.1
19.7
25.7
31.8
The Division
2016
44.7
58.1
76.0
93.9
Dishonored 2
2016
38.2
49.7
65.0
80.3
Crysis 3
2013
49.7
64.6
84.4
104.3
Project CARS 3
2020
23.3
30.2
39.5
48.9
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
49.9
64.8
84.8
104.7
Far Cry 6
2021
37.9
49.3
64.5
79.7
Marvel's Avengers
2020
29.9
38.9
50.8
62.8
Total War: Warhammer
2016
49.9
64.9
84.9
104.8
Gears of War 5
2019
40.4
52.5
68.7
84.9
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
49.6
64.4
84.3
104.1
Borderlands 3
2019
32.1
41.7
54.5
67.3
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
40.8
53.0
69.3
85.6
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
36.6
47.5
62.2
76.8
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
49.1
63.8
83.4
103.0
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
23.8
30.9
40.4
49.9
Godfall
2020
44.8
58.2
76.1
94.0
Resident Evil Village
2021
34.4
44.7
58.5
72.2
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
50.3
65.3
85.5
105.6
F1 2021
2020
49.1
63.8
83.4
103.0
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
25.3
32.9
43.0
53.1
F1 22
2020
44.0
57.2
74.8
92.4
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
31.9
41.4
54.2
66.9
Death Stranding
2020
46.0
59.8
78.1
96.5
The Witcher 3
2015
44.8
58.2
76.2
94.1
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
43.0
55.9
73.2
90.4
Halo Infinite
2021
28.8
37.5
49.0
60.5
Hitman 2
2018
49.6
64.4
84.3
104.1
GeForce GTX 1060 6Gb with Core i7-11700KF gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce GTX 1060 from the following table are just for reference, since old games are more represented in it and FPS is significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Doom
2016
79.5
103.3
135.1
166.9
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
64.7
84.2
110.0
135.9
Fallout 76
2018
64.9
84.4
110.4
136.4
Dawn of War III
2017
54.4
70.7
92.5
114.3
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
55.5
72.2
94.4
116.6
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
59.7
77.6
101.5
125.4
DiRT Rally
2015
79.8
103.7
135.6
167.5
Rocket League
2015
215.9
280.7
367.1
453.5
For Honor
2017
74.0
96.2
125.9
155.5
Hitman
2016
50.6
65.7
86.0
106.2
Roblox
2006
174.5
226.8
296.6
366.4
Battlefield 4
2013
70.3
91.4
119.6
147.7
Resident Evil 2
2019
57.7
74.9
98.0
121.1
Titanfall 2
2016
54.6
71.0
92.8
114.7
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
50.3
65.3
85.5
105.6
Battlefield 1
2016
63.2
82.1
107.4
132.6
Need For Speed
2015
59.9
77.8
101.8
125.7
Battlefield V
2018
53.3
69.2
90.5
111.8
Destiny 2
2017
69.9
90.9
118.9
146.9
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
148.1
192.5
251.7
311.0
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
63.5
82.6
108.0
133.4
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
51.9
67.5
88.3
109.1
Minecraft
2011
118.3
153.8
201.2
248.5
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
104.9
136.4
178.3
220.3
League of Legends
2009
277.6
360.9
472.0
583.0
F1 2019
2019
52.1
67.7
88.6
109.4
Project CARS 2
2017
52.4
68.2
89.2
110.1
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
61.7
80.3
105.0
129.7
Strange Brigade
2018
65.1
84.6
110.6
136.7
Apex Legends
2019
53.3
69.2
90.5
111.8
Dota 2
2013
72.3
94.0
122.9
151.9
Valorant
2020
101.5
131.9
172.5
213.1
Though you can't argue with the figures from this table, but you need to understand that in reality 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.
