Complete gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 GPU with the Intel Core i7-13700K processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with different graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. To understand the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 is bad or good for gaming from results of all tests. As for the main parameter, how good is the GPU for games, let's look further. The average FPS in games is 30.4 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. Considering 6Gb of memory, we can tell that the GeForce GTX 1060 is good for new 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 conclusions. With this data, you can already safely select the required power supply that will completely match the graphics card. You also need to remember about the Intel Core i7-13700K . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A medium-power power supply is suitable for the GeForce GTX 1060, because its TDP is 120W Here is a list of certain common games in which the GPU has been tested. Next is the table with a large number of practically all contemporary games that were run on a computer with the GeForce GTX 1060 and Intel Core i7-13700K configuration:
Genshin Impact
Atomic Heart
Minecraft
Roblox
Fortnite Battle Royale
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Dota 2
Apex Legends
Hitman 3
Hogwarts Legacy
Valorant
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Far Cry 6
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
League of Legends
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060
After reviewing the data from the table below, you can easily compare the GeForce GTX 1060 with rivals in several famous games and choose 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 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 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 further help you make the true decision.
How good is GeForce GTX 1060 for games?
From the tables below, you can see how comfortable you can play popular games on a computer with a GeForce GTX 1060 and Intel Core i7-13700K. The numbers beside to the names of the games represent the medium 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
19.8
25.7
33.6
41.5
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
33.1
43.0
56.3
69.5
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
31.0
40.3
52.6
65.0
Elden ring
2022
20.3
26.4
34.5
42.6
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
34.2
44.4
58.1
71.8
Homeworld 3
2022
26.2
34.0
44.5
54.9
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
22.4
29.2
38.1
47.1
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
27.8
36.1
47.2
58.3
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
35.8
46.5
60.8
75.1
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
23.0
29.8
39.0
48.2
Atomic Heart
2023
12.8
16.7
21.8
26.9
Starfield
2022
18.7
24.3
31.8
39.2
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
20.8
27.1
35.4
43.7
Overwatch 2
2022
51.3
66.6
87.1
107.6
Saints Row
2022
37.9
49.3
64.4
79.6
Scorn
2022
20.8
27.1
35.4
43.7
Stray
2022
57.1
74.3
97.1
120.0
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
28.8
37.5
49.0
60.5
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
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
24.4
31.7
41.5
51.2
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
25.1
32.6
42.7
52.7
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
39.0
50.7
66.3
81.9
Death Stranding
2020
48.5
63.1
82.5
101.9
Borderlands 3
2019
33.9
44.0
57.5
71.1
GreedFall
2019
48.2
62.7
82.0
101.2
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
24.1
31.4
41.0
50.7
Godfall
2020
47.3
61.4
80.3
99.2
Anthem
2019
36.3
47.1
61.6
76.1
The Division
2016
47.2
61.4
80.2
99.1
Halo Infinite
2021
30.4
39.6
51.7
63.9
F1 22
2020
46.5
60.4
79.0
97.5
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
26.7
34.7
45.4
56.1
Crysis 3
2013
52.4
68.2
89.1
110.1
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
39.4
51.2
67.0
82.7
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
41.9
54.5
71.3
88.0
Hitman 3
2021
36.3
47.2
61.7
76.2
Final Fantasy XV
2018
44.9
58.3
76.2
94.2
Devil May Cry 5
2019
47.5
61.8
80.8
99.8
Monster Hunter: World
2018
45.6
59.3
77.5
95.8
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
45.4
59.1
77.2
95.4
Just Cause 4
2018
42.3
55.0
72.0
88.9
F1 2021
2020
51.8
67.3
88.0
108.8
The Witcher 3
2015
47.3
61.5
80.4
99.3
Metro Exodus
2019
29.3
38.1
49.8
61.6
Far Cry 6
2021
40.0
52.1
68.1
84.1
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
38.6
50.2
65.6
81.1
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
51.8
67.3
88.0
108.8
Hitman 2
2018
52.3
68.0
89.0
109.9
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
52.3
68.0
89.0
109.9
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
53.1
69.0
90.2
111.5
Resident Evil Village
2021
36.3
47.2
61.7
76.2
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
43.0
55.9
73.2
90.4
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
33.6
43.7
57.2
70.6
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
16.0
20.8
27.1
33.5
Forza Horizon 5
2021
38.4
50.0
65.4
80.7
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
52.3
68.0
89.0
109.9
Project CARS 3
2020
24.6
31.9
41.8
51.6
Marvel's Avengers
2020
31.6
41.0
53.6
66.3
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
34.8
45.3
59.2
73.1
Total War: Warhammer
2016
52.7
68.5
89.6
110.7
Gears of War 5
2019
42.7
55.5
72.5
89.6
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
52.6
68.4
89.5
110.6
Genshin Impact
2020
46.5
60.4
79.0
97.5
Dishonored 2
2016
40.4
52.5
68.6
84.8
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
42.0
54.6
71.4
88.2
World War Z
2019
52.8
68.6
89.8
110.9
DOOM Eternal
2020
49.7
64.6
84.4
104.3
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
42.0
54.6
71.4
88.2
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
33.6
43.7
57.2
70.6
GeForce GTX 1060 6Gb with Core i7-13700K gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce GTX 1060 from the following table are just for information, because it mainly presents old games and FPS is much higher than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Fallout 76
2018
68.6
89.1
116.5
144.0
Minecraft
2011
124.9
162.4
212.4
262.4
Roblox
2006
184.2
239.5
313.2
386.8
Project CARS 2
2017
55.4
72.0
94.1
116.3
Valorant
2020
107.2
139.3
182.2
225.0
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
68.3
88.8
116.2
143.5
Doom
2016
83.9
109.1
142.7
176.3
Battlefield V
2018
56.2
73.1
95.6
118.1
Battlefield 4
2013
74.3
96.6
126.3
156.0
DiRT Rally
2015
84.2
109.5
143.1
176.8
Apex Legends
2019
56.2
73.1
95.6
118.1
Destiny 2
2017
73.8
96.0
125.5
155.1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
156.3
203.2
265.8
328.3
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
54.8
71.3
93.2
115.2
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
110.7
144.0
188.3
232.5
Battlefield 1
2016
66.7
86.7
113.4
140.0
Titanfall 2
2016
57.7
75.0
98.0
121.1
F1 2019
2019
55.0
71.5
93.5
115.5
Hitman
2016
53.4
69.4
90.8
112.1
Rocket League
2015
228.0
296.4
387.6
478.8
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
65.2
84.8
110.8
136.9
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
63.1
82.0
107.2
132.4
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
67.1
87.2
114.0
140.8
Need For Speed
2015
63.2
82.2
107.5
132.8
Dota 2
2013
76.4
99.3
129.8
160.3
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
58.6
76.2
99.7
123.1
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
53.1
69.0
90.2
111.5
For Honor
2017
78.2
101.6
132.9
164.2
Dawn of War III
2017
57.5
74.7
97.7
120.6
Strange Brigade
2018
68.7
89.3
116.8
144.3
Resident Evil 2
2019
60.9
79.1
103.5
127.8
League of Legends
2009
293.1
381.1
498.3
615.6
Though you can't argue with the figures from this table, however, you need to know that in reality some processors and video cards will not be capable to work together. In such cases, FPS is evaluated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the graphics card and the CPU.
