NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 with Intel Core i7-2600 benchmark
Benchmark 06-02-2023 Detailed gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 GPU with the Intel Core i7-2600 processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with multiple 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. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's take a look at the primary characteristic. The average FPS in games is 30.4 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. So, taking into account 6Gb of memory, we can tell 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 graphics card, you can already make some conclusions. This will let you to choose the needed power supply that will fully match the GPU. We should also not forget about the Intel Core i7-2600 . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the desired power supply should output.The TDP of the GPU is 120W, so a conventional power supply is good for it. Here is a list of some popular games in which the GPU has been tested. Below is the table with a large number of almost all contemporary games that were run on a computer with the GeForce GTX 1060 and Intel Core i7-2600 configuration:
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
League of Legends
Fortnite Battle Royale
Far Cry 6
Genshin Impact
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Roblox
Valorant
Apex Legends
Hogwarts Legacy
Minecraft
Dota 2
Atomic Heart
Hitman 3
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060
After looking at the data from the table below, you can easily compare the GeForce GTX 1060 with competitors in some popular games and select for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce GTX 1060.
The closest rivals 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 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 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 figures will also help you make the right decision.
How good is GeForce GTX 1060 for games?
From the tables below, you can understand how comfortable you can play popular games on a computer with a GeForce GTX 1060 and Intel Core i7-2600. The numbers next to the names of the games represent the medium FPS received 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
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
24.7
32.0
41.9
51.8
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
25.4
33.1
43.3
53.4
Atomic Heart
2023
9.5
12.4
16.2
20.0
Elden ring
2022
15.1
19.6
25.7
31.7
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
26.6
34.6
45.3
55.9
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
14.7
19.1
25.0
30.9
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
20.7
26.9
35.1
43.4
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
21.5
27.9
36.5
45.1
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
23.1
30.0
39.2
48.4
Overwatch 2
2022
38.2
49.6
64.9
80.2
Homeworld 3
2022
19.5
25.3
33.1
40.9
Saints Row
2022
28.2
36.7
48.0
59.3
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
17.1
22.2
29.1
35.9
Stray
2022
42.5
55.3
72.3
89.3
Starfield
2022
13.9
18.1
23.7
29.2
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
15.5
20.2
26.4
32.6
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
16.7
21.7
28.4
35.1
Scorn
2022
15.5
20.2
26.4
32.6
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
F1 2021
2020
38.6
50.1
65.6
81.0
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
29.0
37.7
49.3
61.0
Hitman 2
2018
39.0
50.7
66.2
81.8
DOOM Eternal
2020
37.0
48.1
62.9
77.7
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
19.9
25.8
33.8
41.7
Hitman 3
2021
27.0
35.1
46.0
56.8
The Division
2016
35.1
45.7
59.8
73.8
The Witcher 3
2015
35.2
45.8
59.9
74.0
Marvel's Avengers
2020
23.5
30.5
39.9
49.3
Monster Hunter: World
2018
34.0
44.1
57.7
71.3
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
39.5
51.4
67.2
83.0
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
18.2
23.6
30.9
38.2
Godfall
2020
35.2
45.7
59.8
73.9
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
25.9
33.7
44.1
54.4
Total War: Warhammer
2016
39.2
51.0
66.7
82.4
World War Z
2019
39.3
51.1
66.8
82.6
Anthem
2019
27.0
35.1
45.9
56.7
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
39.2
51.0
66.6
82.3
Far Cry 6
2021
29.8
38.8
50.7
62.6
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
31.3
40.7
53.2
65.7
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
39.0
50.7
66.2
81.8
Resident Evil Village
2021
27.0
35.1
46.0
56.8
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
18.0
23.4
30.6
37.7
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
39.0
50.7
66.2
81.8
Gears of War 5
2019
31.8
41.3
54.0
66.7
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
32.0
41.7
54.5
67.3
Just Cause 4
2018
31.5
41.0
53.6
66.2
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
33.8
44.0
57.5
71.1
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
18.7
24.3
31.8
39.2
GreedFall
2019
35.9
46.7
61.0
75.4
F1 22
2020
34.6
45.0
58.8
72.6
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
25.0
32.6
42.6
52.6
Borderlands 3
2019
25.2
32.8
42.9
52.9
Metro Exodus
2019
21.8
28.4
37.1
45.8
Devil May Cry 5
2019
35.4
46.0
60.2
74.3
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
29.3
38.1
49.9
61.6
Genshin Impact
2020
34.6
45.0
58.8
72.6
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
31.3
40.7
53.2
65.7
Crysis 3
2013
39.0
50.8
66.4
82.0
Halo Infinite
2021
22.7
29.5
38.5
47.6
Forza Horizon 5
2021
28.6
37.2
48.7
60.1
Final Fantasy XV
2018
33.4
43.4
56.8
70.1
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
31.2
40.6
53.1
65.5
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
11.9
15.5
20.2
25.0
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
28.7
37.4
48.9
60.4
Dishonored 2
2016
30.1
39.1
51.1
63.1
Death Stranding
2020
36.1
47.0
61.4
75.9
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
25.0
32.6
42.6
52.6
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
38.6
50.1
65.6
81.0
Project CARS 3
2020
18.3
23.8
31.1
38.4
GeForce GTX 1060 6Gb with Core i7-2600 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
Rocket League
2015
169.8
220.7
288.6
356.5
F1 2019
2019
41.0
53.2
69.6
86.0
Minecraft
2011
93.0
120.9
158.2
195.4
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
48.5
63.1
82.5
101.9
DiRT Rally
2015
62.7
81.5
106.6
131.7
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
43.7
56.8
74.2
91.7
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
40.8
53.1
69.4
85.7
Fallout 76
2018
51.1
66.4
86.8
107.2
Dota 2
2013
56.9
73.9
96.7
119.4
Project CARS 2
2017
41.2
53.6
70.1
86.6
Titanfall 2
2016
42.9
55.8
73.0
90.2
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
116.4
151.3
197.9
244.5
Valorant
2020
79.8
103.7
135.7
167.6
Destiny 2
2017
55.0
71.5
93.5
115.5
Roblox
2006
137.2
178.3
233.2
288.1
Apex Legends
2019
41.9
54.4
71.2
87.9
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
47.0
61.0
79.8
98.6
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
82.5
107.2
140.2
173.2
Need For Speed
2015
47.1
61.2
80.0
98.9
Battlefield 1
2016
49.7
64.6
84.4
104.3
Battlefield 4
2013
55.3
71.9
94.0
116.1
Dawn of War III
2017
42.8
55.6
72.7
89.8
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
50.9
66.2
86.5
106.9
Hitman
2016
39.8
51.7
67.6
83.5
Doom
2016
62.5
81.3
106.3
131.3
League of Legends
2009
218.3
283.8
371.1
458.4
Battlefield V
2018
41.9
54.4
71.2
87.9
For Honor
2017
58.2
75.7
99.0
122.2
Strange Brigade
2018
51.2
66.5
87.0
107.5
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
39.5
51.4
67.2
83.0
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
49.9
64.9
84.9
104.9
Resident Evil 2
2019
45.3
58.9
77.1
95.2
Though you can't argue with the figures from this table, but you need to understand that in fact some processors and video cards will not be able 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 i7-2600 separately.
