Full gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 GPU with the Intel Core i7-12700 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 from benchmark data. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's look at the primary characteristic. The ordinary 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 even for today's 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 draw some conclusions. This will allow you to choose the necessary power supply that will fully match the graphics card. We should also not forget about the Intel Core i7-12700 . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.The TDP of the GPU is 120W, so a conventional power supply is good for it. Here is a list of some common games in which the GPU has been tested. Next 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 i7-12700 configuration:
Roblox
Hitman 3
Minecraft
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Genshin Impact
Valorant
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Atomic Heart
Apex Legends
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Hogwarts Legacy
Fortnite Battle Royale
League of Legends
Far Cry 6
Dota 2
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060
After looking at the data from the game tests below, you can simply understand how the GeForce GTX 1060 is better or worse than competitors in several famous games and choose for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce GTX 1060.
The closest GeForce GTX 1060 rivals
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 numbers will also help you make the true decision.
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 i7-12700. The numbers next to the names of the games mean the ordinary 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
Starfield
2022
17.8
23.2
30.3
37.4
Saints Row
2022
36.2
47.0
61.5
76.0
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
31.6
41.1
53.7
66.3
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
21.9
28.5
37.2
46.0
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
27.5
35.8
46.8
57.8
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
34.1
44.4
58.0
71.7
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
18.9
24.5
32.0
39.6
Atomic Heart
2023
12.2
15.9
20.8
25.7
Homeworld 3
2022
25.0
32.5
42.4
52.4
Scorn
2022
19.9
25.8
33.8
41.7
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
21.4
27.8
36.4
44.9
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
26.5
34.4
45.0
55.6
Stray
2022
54.5
70.9
92.7
114.5
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
19.9
25.8
33.8
41.7
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
29.6
38.4
50.2
62.1
Overwatch 2
2022
48.9
63.6
83.2
102.7
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
32.6
42.4
55.4
68.5
Elden ring
2022
19.4
25.2
32.9
40.7
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce GTX 1060 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
DOOM Eternal
2020
47.4
61.6
80.6
99.5
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
36.8
47.9
62.6
77.4
The Division
2016
45.0
58.6
76.6
94.6
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
49.9
64.9
84.9
104.9
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
40.1
52.1
68.2
84.2
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
37.6
48.9
63.9
79.0
Death Stranding
2020
46.3
60.2
78.7
97.3
Devil May Cry 5
2019
45.3
58.9
77.1
95.2
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
32.1
41.7
54.6
67.4
Genshin Impact
2020
44.3
57.6
75.4
93.1
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
33.2
43.2
56.5
69.8
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
23.9
31.1
40.7
50.3
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
49.9
64.9
84.9
104.9
Halo Infinite
2021
29.0
37.8
49.4
61.0
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
50.2
65.3
85.4
105.5
Anthem
2019
34.6
45.0
58.8
72.6
GreedFall
2019
46.0
59.8
78.2
96.6
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
32.1
41.7
54.6
67.4
Borderlands 3
2019
32.3
42.0
54.9
67.8
Hitman 2
2018
49.9
64.9
84.9
104.9
Monster Hunter: World
2018
43.5
56.6
74.0
91.4
Godfall
2020
45.1
58.6
76.7
94.7
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
23.0
29.9
39.2
48.4
Just Cause 4
2018
40.4
52.5
68.7
84.8
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
15.2
19.8
25.9
32.0
Crysis 3
2013
50.0
65.0
85.1
105.1
Resident Evil Village
2021
34.6
45.0
58.9
72.8
Forza Horizon 5
2021
36.7
47.7
62.4
77.0
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
43.4
56.4
73.7
91.1
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
40.0
52.0
68.0
84.0
F1 22
2020
44.3
57.6
75.4
93.1
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
40.1
52.1
68.2
84.2
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
23.3
30.3
39.6
48.9
Marvel's Avengers
2020
30.1
39.1
51.2
63.2
Final Fantasy XV
2018
42.8
55.6
72.8
89.9
Metro Exodus
2019
28.0
36.4
47.6
58.7
World War Z
2019
50.4
65.5
85.7
105.8
Gears of War 5
2019
40.7
52.9
69.2
85.5
Far Cry 6
2021
38.2
49.7
65.0
80.2
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
25.5
33.1
43.3
53.5
Total War: Warhammer
2016
50.3
65.4
85.5
105.6
Hitman 3
2021
34.6
45.0
58.9
72.8
F1 2021
2020
49.4
64.2
84.0
103.8
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
49.4
64.2
84.0
103.8
The Witcher 3
2015
45.1
58.7
76.7
94.8
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
50.6
65.8
86.1
106.4
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
41.1
53.4
69.8
86.2
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
37.2
48.4
63.2
78.1
Project CARS 3
2020
23.4
30.5
39.8
49.2
Dishonored 2
2016
38.5
50.1
65.5
80.9
GeForce GTX 1060 6Gb with Core i7-12700 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
Apex Legends
2019
53.7
69.7
91.2
112.7
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
55.9
72.7
95.1
117.5
Battlefield V
2018
53.7
69.7
91.2
112.7
Minecraft
2011
119.2
155.0
202.7
250.4
F1 2019
2019
52.5
68.2
89.2
110.2
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
65.2
84.8
110.9
137.0
Fallout 76
2018
65.4
85.0
111.2
137.4
Strange Brigade
2018
65.6
85.2
111.5
137.7
Titanfall 2
2016
55.0
71.5
93.5
115.6
Valorant
2020
102.3
132.9
173.8
214.7
Hitman
2016
51.0
66.2
86.6
107.0
Battlefield 4
2013
70.9
92.1
120.5
148.8
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
62.2
80.9
105.8
130.6
Doom
2016
80.1
104.1
136.2
168.2
DiRT Rally
2015
80.3
104.5
136.6
168.7
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
50.6
65.8
86.1
106.4
Destiny 2
2017
70.5
91.6
119.8
148.0
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
105.7
137.4
179.6
221.9
For Honor
2017
74.6
97.0
126.8
156.6
Dawn of War III
2017
54.8
71.3
93.2
115.1
Roblox
2006
175.8
228.5
298.8
369.1
Dota 2
2013
72.9
94.7
123.9
153.0
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
64.0
83.2
108.8
134.4
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
149.2
193.9
253.6
313.3
Resident Evil 2
2019
58.1
75.5
98.7
122.0
Battlefield 1
2016
63.6
82.7
108.2
133.6
League of Legends
2009
279.7
363.6
475.5
587.4
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
52.3
68.0
89.0
109.9
Rocket League
2015
217.6
282.8
369.8
456.9
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
60.2
78.2
102.3
126.4
Need For Speed
2015
60.3
78.4
102.6
126.7
Project CARS 2
2017
52.8
68.7
89.8
111.0
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 calculated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the Intel Core i7-12700 and the GeForce GTX 1060 separately.
