Full gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 graphics card with the Intel Core i7-4770 processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with multiple graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. You can understand the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 is bad or good for gaming by looking at results of all benchmarks. As for the primary parameter, how good is the GPU for games, let's look further. The average FPS in games is 30.4 FPS with Ultra settings and 4K resolution. So, taking into account 6Gb of memory, we can tell that the GeForce GTX 1060 is good for modern 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 GPU, you can already draw certain decision. With this data, you can already safely select the required power supply that will fully match the GPU. You also need to remember about the Intel Core i7-4770 . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the required power supply should output.A regular power supply is suitable for the GeForce GTX 1060, because its TDP is 120W Here is a list of certain popular games in which the graphics card has been tested. Below is the table with a large number of practically all modern games that were run on a computer with the GeForce GTX 1060 and Intel Core i7-4770 configuration:
Dota 2
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Apex Legends
League of Legends
Roblox
Atomic Heart
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Valorant
Far Cry 6
Minecraft
Hitman 3
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Genshin Impact
Hogwarts Legacy
Fortnite Battle Royale
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060
After reviewing the data from the game tests below, you can easily understand how the GeForce GTX 1060 is better or worse than competitors in several popular games and choose 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 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 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 good 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 i7-4770. The numbers near to the names of the games mean the ordinary FPS obtained 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
Starfield
2022
15.1
19.6
25.6
31.7
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
22.4
29.1
38.1
47.1
Stray
2022
46.1
59.9
78.4
96.8
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
18.5
24.1
31.5
38.9
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
26.7
34.7
45.4
56.1
Saints Row
2022
30.6
39.8
52.0
64.2
Overwatch 2
2022
41.4
53.8
70.3
86.9
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
25.0
32.5
42.5
52.5
Homeworld 3
2022
21.1
27.4
35.9
44.3
Scorn
2022
16.8
21.8
28.6
35.3
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
16.8
21.8
28.6
35.3
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
15.9
20.7
27.1
33.5
Atomic Heart
2023
10.3
13.4
17.6
21.7
Elden ring
2022
16.4
21.3
27.8
34.4
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
27.6
35.9
46.9
57.9
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
23.3
30.2
39.6
48.9
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
28.9
37.5
49.1
60.6
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
18.1
23.5
30.8
38.0
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce GTX 1060 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
36.7
47.7
62.3
77.0
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
41.8
54.3
71.1
87.8
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
33.9
44.1
57.6
71.2
Marvel's Avengers
2020
25.5
33.1
43.3
53.5
Godfall
2020
38.1
49.6
64.8
80.1
F1 2021
2020
41.8
54.3
71.1
87.8
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
28.1
36.5
47.8
59.0
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
31.8
41.3
54.1
66.8
Project CARS 3
2020
19.8
25.8
33.7
41.6
Devil May Cry 5
2019
38.3
49.9
65.2
80.5
The Division
2016
38.1
49.5
64.8
80.0
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
27.1
35.3
46.1
57.0
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
42.2
54.9
71.8
88.7
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
20.3
26.3
34.4
42.5
Final Fantasy XV
2018
36.2
47.1
61.5
76.0
Borderlands 3
2019
27.3
35.5
46.4
57.4
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
34.7
45.1
59.0
72.9
Resident Evil Village
2021
29.3
38.1
49.8
61.5
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
31.5
40.9
53.5
66.1
Total War: Warhammer
2016
42.5
55.3
72.3
89.3
Anthem
2019
29.3
38.0
49.7
61.4
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
33.9
44.1
57.6
71.2
Gears of War 5
2019
34.4
44.8
58.5
72.3
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
42.8
55.7
72.8
89.9
DOOM Eternal
2020
40.1
52.1
68.1
84.2
Genshin Impact
2020
37.5
48.7
63.7
78.7
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
33.8
44.0
57.5
71.0
The Witcher 3
2015
38.2
49.6
64.9
80.2
GreedFall
2019
38.9
50.6
66.1
81.7
Forza Horizon 5
2021
31.0
40.3
52.7
65.2
World War Z
2019
42.6
55.4
72.4
89.5
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
12.9
16.7
21.9
27.1
Death Stranding
2020
39.2
50.9
66.6
82.3
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
27.1
35.3
46.1
57.0
Hitman 2
2018
42.2
54.9
71.8
88.7
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
21.5
28.0
36.6
45.2
Metro Exodus
2019
23.7
30.8
40.2
49.7
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
42.2
54.9
71.8
88.7
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
42.5
55.2
72.2
89.2
Crysis 3
2013
42.3
55.0
71.9
88.9
F1 22
2020
37.5
48.7
63.7
78.7
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
19.7
25.6
33.5
41.4
Halo Infinite
2021
24.6
31.9
41.8
51.6
Dishonored 2
2016
32.6
42.3
55.4
68.4
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
19.5
25.3
33.1
40.9
Just Cause 4
2018
34.2
44.4
58.1
71.8
Far Cry 6
2021
32.3
42.0
54.9
67.9
Monster Hunter: World
2018
36.8
47.8
62.6
77.3
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
31.2
40.5
53.0
65.4
Hitman 3
2021
29.3
38.1
49.8
61.5
GeForce GTX 1060 6Gb with Core i7-4770 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 much more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
52.6
68.4
89.4
110.5
Roblox
2006
148.7
193.3
252.7
312.2
Valorant
2020
86.5
112.4
147.0
181.6
Need For Speed
2015
51.0
66.3
86.7
107.1
League of Legends
2009
236.6
307.5
402.2
496.8
Dawn of War III
2017
46.4
60.3
78.8
97.4
For Honor
2017
63.1
82.0
107.2
132.5
Fallout 76
2018
55.3
71.9
94.1
116.2
Dota 2
2013
61.6
80.1
104.8
129.4
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
50.9
66.2
86.5
106.9
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
89.4
116.2
151.9
187.7
Strange Brigade
2018
55.5
72.1
94.3
116.5
Battlefield 1
2016
53.8
70.0
91.5
113.0
DiRT Rally
2015
68.0
88.3
115.5
142.7
Resident Evil 2
2019
49.1
63.9
83.5
103.2
Battlefield 4
2013
59.9
77.9
101.9
125.9
Battlefield V
2018
45.4
59.0
77.1
95.3
Titanfall 2
2016
46.5
60.5
79.1
97.7
Minecraft
2011
100.8
131.1
171.4
211.7
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
54.1
70.4
92.0
113.7
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
47.3
61.5
80.4
99.4
Project CARS 2
2017
44.7
58.1
76.0
93.8
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
42.8
55.7
72.8
89.9
Hitman
2016
43.1
56.0
73.3
90.5
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
55.2
71.7
93.8
115.8
Destiny 2
2017
59.6
77.5
101.3
125.1
F1 2019
2019
44.4
57.7
75.4
93.2
Doom
2016
67.7
88.1
115.2
142.2
Apex Legends
2019
45.4
59.0
77.1
95.3
Rocket League
2015
184.0
239.2
312.8
386.4
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
126.2
164.0
214.5
264.9
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
44.3
57.5
75.2
92.9
Although 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. In such cases, FPS is calculated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the CPU and the GPU.
