NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 with Intel Core i7-6700K benchmark
Benchmark 06-02-2023 Detailed gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 GPU with the Intel Core i7-6700K processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with various graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. To understand the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 is bad or good for gaming by looking at results of all tests. As for the key parameter, how good is the GPU for games, let's look beyond. The medium 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 even for modern 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. With this data, you can already easily buy the necessary power supply that can meet the needs of the graphics card. We should also not forget about the Intel Core i7-6700K . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the desired power supply should output.A medium-power power supply is good for the GeForce GTX 1060, because its TDP is 120W Here is a list of certain famous 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 i7-6700K configuration:
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Hogwarts Legacy
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Genshin Impact
Fortnite Battle Royale
League of Legends
Atomic Heart
Minecraft
Far Cry 6
Valorant
Dota 2
Roblox
Apex Legends
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 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 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 competitors 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 ordinary 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 see how comfortable you can play famous games on a computer with a GeForce GTX 1060 and Intel Core i7-6700K. The numbers next 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
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
25.1
32.6
42.6
52.6
Elden ring
2022
17.6
22.9
30.0
37.0
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
17.2
22.3
29.2
36.1
Overwatch 2
2022
44.6
57.9
75.8
93.6
Homeworld 3
2022
22.7
29.6
38.7
47.8
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
26.9
35.0
45.8
56.5
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
29.7
38.6
50.5
62.4
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
19.5
25.3
33.1
40.9
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
20.0
26.0
33.9
41.9
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
28.8
37.4
48.9
60.4
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
24.1
31.4
41.0
50.7
Scorn
2022
18.1
23.5
30.8
38.0
Stray
2022
49.7
64.6
84.4
104.3
Saints Row
2022
33.0
42.8
56.0
69.2
Starfield
2022
16.2
21.1
27.6
34.1
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
18.1
23.5
30.8
38.0
Atomic Heart
2023
11.1
14.5
18.9
23.4
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
31.1
40.4
52.9
65.3
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
Godfall
2020
41.1
53.4
69.8
86.3
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
29.2
38.0
49.7
61.4
Gears of War 5
2019
37.1
48.2
63.1
77.9
Resident Evil Village
2021
31.6
41.0
53.7
66.3
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
45.5
59.1
77.3
95.5
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
29.2
38.0
49.7
61.4
World War Z
2019
45.9
59.7
78.1
96.4
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
30.3
39.3
51.5
63.6
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
45.5
59.1
77.3
95.5
Metro Exodus
2019
25.5
33.1
43.3
53.5
Dishonored 2
2016
35.1
45.6
59.7
73.7
Far Cry 6
2021
34.8
45.3
59.2
73.1
Anthem
2019
31.5
41.0
53.6
66.2
F1 22
2020
40.4
52.5
68.7
84.8
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
46.1
60.0
78.4
96.9
Crysis 3
2013
45.6
59.3
77.5
95.7
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
13.9
18.0
23.6
29.1
Forza Horizon 5
2021
33.4
43.5
56.8
70.2
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
36.5
47.5
62.1
76.7
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
33.6
43.6
57.1
70.5
Total War: Warhammer
2016
45.8
59.6
77.9
96.2
Final Fantasy XV
2018
39.0
50.7
66.3
81.9
Hitman 2
2018
45.5
59.1
77.3
95.5
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
45.8
59.5
77.8
96.1
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
36.5
47.5
62.1
76.7
Borderlands 3
2019
29.4
38.3
50.0
61.8
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
45.0
58.5
76.6
94.6
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
21.0
27.3
35.7
44.1
Halo Infinite
2021
26.5
34.4
45.0
55.6
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
34.3
44.5
58.2
71.9
Death Stranding
2020
42.2
54.9
71.7
88.6
Marvel's Avengers
2020
27.4
35.7
46.6
57.6
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
36.4
47.4
62.0
76.5
Genshin Impact
2020
40.4
52.5
68.7
84.8
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
37.4
48.6
63.6
78.6
Project CARS 3
2020
21.4
27.8
36.3
44.8
Devil May Cry 5
2019
41.3
53.7
70.2
86.8
F1 2021
2020
45.0
58.5
76.6
94.6
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
23.2
30.2
39.5
48.7
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
39.5
51.4
67.2
83.0
The Division
2016
41.0
53.3
69.8
86.2
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
21.2
27.6
36.1
44.6
Just Cause 4
2018
36.8
47.9
62.6
77.3
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
33.9
44.1
57.6
71.2
Hitman 3
2021
31.6
41.0
53.7
66.3
The Witcher 3
2015
41.1
53.5
69.9
86.4
DOOM Eternal
2020
43.2
56.1
73.4
90.7
GreedFall
2019
41.9
54.5
71.3
88.0
Monster Hunter: World
2018
39.6
51.5
67.4
83.3
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
21.8
28.4
37.1
45.8
GeForce GTX 1060 6Gb with Core i7-6700K 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
Titanfall 2
2016
50.1
65.2
85.2
105.3
Minecraft
2011
108.6
141.2
184.7
228.1
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
96.3
125.2
163.7
202.2
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
46.1
60.0
78.4
96.9
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
58.3
75.8
99.1
122.4
Destiny 2
2017
64.2
83.5
109.1
134.8
Hitman
2016
46.4
60.4
78.9
97.5
For Honor
2017
68.0
88.4
115.5
142.7
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
59.4
77.2
101.0
124.8
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
56.7
73.7
96.4
119.0
Resident Evil 2
2019
52.9
68.8
90.0
111.1
Fallout 76
2018
59.6
77.5
101.3
125.2
Project CARS 2
2017
48.1
62.6
81.8
101.1
Doom
2016
73.0
94.9
124.1
153.3
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
135.9
176.7
231.1
285.4
Rocket League
2015
198.2
257.7
337.0
416.3
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
54.8
71.3
93.2
115.1
Apex Legends
2019
48.9
63.5
83.1
102.7
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
51.0
66.3
86.7
107.0
Dota 2
2013
66.4
86.3
112.9
139.4
Strange Brigade
2018
59.7
77.7
101.6
125.5
Valorant
2020
93.2
121.1
158.4
195.7
Dawn of War III
2017
50.0
64.9
84.9
104.9
Roblox
2006
160.2
208.2
272.3
336.3
League of Legends
2009
254.9
331.3
433.3
535.2
Battlefield V
2018
48.9
63.5
83.1
102.7
F1 2019
2019
47.8
62.2
81.3
100.4
DiRT Rally
2015
73.2
95.2
124.5
153.7
Need For Speed
2015
55.0
71.5
93.4
115.4
Battlefield 1
2016
58.0
75.4
98.6
121.8
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
47.7
62.0
81.1
100.1
Battlefield 4
2013
64.6
83.9
109.8
135.6
Though you can't argue with the numbers from this table, but you need to understand that in fact some processors and video cards will not be able to work with each other. In such cases, FPS is calculated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the GPU and the CPU.
