Full gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 GPU with the Intel Core i7-6700 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 from results of all tests. As for the key characteristic, how good is the graphics card for games, let's look further. The ordinary FPS in games is 30.4 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. So, taking into account 6Gb of memory, we can state that the GeForce GTX 1060 is good 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 GPU, you can already draw certain decision. With this data, you can already easily buy the required power supply that can meet the demands of the GPU. We should also not forget about the Intel Core i7-6700 . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.The TDP of the graphics card is 120W, so a regular 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 practically all contemporary games that were run on a computer with the GeForce GTX 1060 and Intel Core i7-6700 configuration:
Genshin Impact
Fortnite Battle Royale
Hitman 3
Valorant
Minecraft
Hogwarts Legacy
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Dota 2
Atomic Heart
Far Cry 6
League of Legends
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Apex Legends
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Roblox
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060
After looking at the data from the game tests below, you can simply compare the GeForce GTX 1060 with competitors in several 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 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 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 also help you make the right choice.
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 i7-6700. The numbers next to the names of the games represent the average 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
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
23.5
30.5
39.9
49.3
Stray
2022
46.5
60.5
79.1
97.7
Overwatch 2
2022
41.7
54.3
70.9
87.6
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
22.6
29.4
38.4
47.5
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
29.1
37.9
49.5
61.2
Homeworld 3
2022
21.3
27.7
36.2
44.7
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
18.7
24.3
31.8
39.3
Elden ring
2022
16.5
21.5
28.1
34.7
Atomic Heart
2023
10.4
13.6
17.7
21.9
Scorn
2022
17.0
22.0
28.8
35.6
Saints Row
2022
30.9
40.1
52.5
64.8
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
18.3
23.7
31.0
38.3
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
17.0
22.0
28.8
35.6
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
25.2
32.8
42.9
52.9
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
27.8
36.2
47.3
58.4
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
16.1
20.9
27.3
33.8
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
27.0
35.0
45.8
56.6
Starfield
2022
15.2
19.8
25.9
32.0
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce GTX 1060 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Anthem
2019
29.5
38.4
50.2
62.0
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
19.9
25.8
33.8
41.7
Gears of War 5
2019
34.7
45.2
59.0
72.9
Project CARS 3
2020
20.0
26.0
34.0
42.0
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
21.7
28.3
36.9
45.6
World War Z
2019
43.0
55.9
73.1
90.3
Hitman 3
2021
29.6
38.4
50.3
62.1
Dishonored 2
2016
32.9
42.7
55.9
69.0
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
34.2
44.5
58.2
71.8
GreedFall
2019
39.3
51.0
66.7
82.4
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
28.3
36.8
48.2
59.5
Forza Horizon 5
2021
31.3
40.7
53.2
65.7
The Division
2016
38.4
50.0
65.3
80.7
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
37.0
48.1
62.9
77.7
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
32.1
41.7
54.5
67.4
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
13.0
16.9
22.1
27.3
F1 2021
2020
42.2
54.8
71.7
88.5
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
42.6
55.4
72.4
89.5
Borderlands 3
2019
27.6
35.8
46.9
57.9
Hitman 2
2018
42.6
55.4
72.4
89.5
Crysis 3
2013
42.7
55.5
72.6
89.6
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
27.4
35.6
46.6
57.5
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
42.2
54.8
71.7
88.5
Metro Exodus
2019
23.9
31.0
40.6
50.1
Just Cause 4
2018
34.5
44.8
58.6
72.4
The Witcher 3
2015
38.5
50.1
65.5
80.9
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
43.2
56.2
73.5
90.7
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
31.7
41.3
53.9
66.6
Godfall
2020
38.5
50.0
65.4
80.8
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
31.4
40.9
53.4
66.0
Devil May Cry 5
2019
38.7
50.3
65.8
81.2
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
27.4
35.6
46.6
57.5
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
34.2
44.5
58.2
71.8
Halo Infinite
2021
24.8
32.2
42.1
52.0
DOOM Eternal
2020
40.4
52.6
68.7
84.9
Death Stranding
2020
39.5
51.4
67.2
83.0
Genshin Impact
2020
37.8
49.2
64.3
79.4
F1 22
2020
37.8
49.2
64.3
79.4
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
19.6
25.5
33.4
41.3
Total War: Warhammer
2016
42.9
55.8
72.9
90.1
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
35.0
45.5
59.6
73.6
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
42.6
55.4
72.4
89.5
Far Cry 6
2021
32.6
42.4
55.4
68.5
Final Fantasy XV
2018
36.5
47.5
62.1
76.7
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
42.9
55.7
72.9
90.0
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
34.1
44.4
58.0
71.7
Monster Hunter: World
2018
37.1
48.3
63.1
78.0
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
20.4
26.6
34.7
42.9
Marvel's Avengers
2020
25.7
33.4
43.7
54.0
Resident Evil Village
2021
29.6
38.4
50.3
62.1
GeForce GTX 1060 6Gb with Core i7-6700 gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce GTX 1060 from the following table are just for information, since it mainly presents old games and FPS is much more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Project CARS 2
2017
45.1
58.6
76.6
94.7
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
43.2
56.2
73.5
90.7
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
44.6
58.0
75.9
93.8
Titanfall 2
2016
46.9
61.0
79.8
98.6
Roblox
2006
150.0
195.0
255.0
314.9
Dota 2
2013
62.2
80.8
105.7
130.5
Dawn of War III
2017
46.8
60.8
79.5
98.2
Doom
2016
68.3
88.8
116.2
143.5
Valorant
2020
87.2
113.4
148.3
183.2
League of Legends
2009
238.7
310.2
405.7
501.2
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
51.3
66.7
87.3
107.8
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
47.7
62.0
81.1
100.2
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
54.6
71.0
92.8
114.7
DiRT Rally
2015
68.6
89.1
116.5
144.0
Strange Brigade
2018
55.9
72.7
95.1
117.5
Fallout 76
2018
55.8
72.6
94.9
117.2
Resident Evil 2
2019
49.6
64.4
84.2
104.1
Minecraft
2011
101.7
132.2
172.9
213.6
Apex Legends
2019
45.8
59.5
77.8
96.1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
127.3
165.5
216.4
267.3
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
90.2
117.2
153.3
189.3
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
53.1
69.0
90.2
111.5
Hitman
2016
43.5
56.5
73.9
91.3
Need For Speed
2015
51.5
66.9
87.5
108.1
Battlefield 1
2016
54.3
70.6
92.3
114.0
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
55.6
72.3
94.6
116.8
For Honor
2017
63.6
82.7
108.2
133.6
Destiny 2
2017
60.1
78.2
102.2
126.3
Battlefield 4
2013
60.5
78.6
102.8
127.0
Rocket League
2015
185.6
241.3
315.5
389.8
F1 2019
2019
44.8
58.2
76.1
94.0
Battlefield V
2018
45.8
59.5
77.8
96.1
Although you can't argue with the numbers from this table, however, you need to understand that in reality some processors and video cards will not be capable to work with each other. For such cases, FPS is calculated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the CPU and the GPU.
