NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 with Intel Core i7-7700 benchmark
Benchmark 06-02-2023 Comprehensive gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 GPU with the Intel Core i7-7700 processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with different graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. You can understand the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 is bad or good for gaming from testing results. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's take a look at the key characteristic. The medium FPS in games is 30.4 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. Considering 6Gb of memory, we can state 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 some conclusions. This will allow you to choose the required power supply that can meet the needs of the graphics card. You also need to remember about the Intel Core i7-7700 . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the required power supply should output.The TDP of the graphics card is 120W, so a regular power supply is good for it. Here is a list of certain famous games in which the graphics card 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 i7-7700 configuration:
Atomic Heart
Apex Legends
Hogwarts Legacy
Roblox
Dota 2
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
League of Legends
Fortnite Battle Royale
Far Cry 6
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Valorant
Minecraft
Genshin Impact
Hitman 3
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060
After reviewing the data from the table below, you can simply compare the GeForce GTX 1060 with competitors in some famous games and choose for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce GTX 1060.
The closest opponents 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 numbers will also help you make the right choice.
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 i7-7700. The numbers next to the names of the games mean 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
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
18.3
23.7
31.0
38.3
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
30.0
38.9
50.9
62.9
Elden ring
2022
17.8
23.1
30.2
37.3
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
31.4
40.8
53.3
65.8
Overwatch 2
2022
44.9
58.4
76.4
94.4
Saints Row
2022
33.2
43.2
56.5
69.8
Stray
2022
50.1
65.1
85.1
105.2
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
19.7
25.6
33.4
41.3
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
20.1
26.2
34.2
42.3
Starfield
2022
16.4
21.3
27.8
34.4
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
17.3
22.5
29.4
36.4
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
27.1
35.3
46.1
57.0
Homeworld 3
2022
22.9
29.8
39.0
48.2
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
24.3
31.6
41.4
51.1
Scorn
2022
18.3
23.7
31.0
38.3
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
29.0
37.7
49.3
60.9
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
25.3
32.9
43.0
53.1
Atomic Heart
2023
11.2
14.6
19.1
23.6
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce GTX 1060 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Hitman 3
2021
31.8
41.4
54.1
66.8
Genshin Impact
2020
40.7
52.9
69.2
85.5
GreedFall
2019
42.3
54.9
71.8
88.7
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
34.5
44.9
58.7
72.5
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
14.0
18.2
23.8
29.4
Anthem
2019
31.8
41.3
54.0
66.7
The Division
2016
41.4
53.8
70.3
86.9
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
36.8
47.9
62.6
77.3
Crysis 3
2013
46.0
59.7
78.1
96.5
Dishonored 2
2016
35.4
46.0
60.1
74.3
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
45.9
59.6
78.0
96.3
The Witcher 3
2015
41.5
53.9
70.5
87.1
Project CARS 3
2020
21.5
28.0
36.6
45.2
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
21.4
27.8
36.4
44.9
Hitman 2
2018
45.9
59.6
78.0
96.3
F1 22
2020
40.7
52.9
69.2
85.5
Metro Exodus
2019
25.7
33.4
43.7
54.0
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
37.7
49.0
64.1
79.2
Final Fantasy XV
2018
39.3
51.1
66.8
82.6
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
29.5
38.3
50.1
61.9
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
46.5
60.5
79.1
97.7
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
23.4
30.4
39.8
49.1
Godfall
2020
41.4
53.8
70.4
87.0
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
22.0
28.6
37.4
46.2
Devil May Cry 5
2019
41.7
54.1
70.8
87.5
DOOM Eternal
2020
43.5
56.6
74.0
91.4
Death Stranding
2020
42.5
55.3
72.3
89.3
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
36.7
47.8
62.5
77.2
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
29.5
38.3
50.1
61.9
Halo Infinite
2021
26.7
34.7
45.3
56.0
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
21.2
27.5
36.0
44.4
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
45.9
59.6
78.0
96.3
F1 2021
2020
45.4
59.0
77.2
95.3
World War Z
2019
46.3
60.2
78.7
97.2
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
30.5
39.7
51.9
64.1
Far Cry 6
2021
35.1
45.6
59.7
73.7
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
33.8
44.0
57.5
71.1
Total War: Warhammer
2016
46.2
60.0
78.5
97.0
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
34.2
44.4
58.1
71.7
Borderlands 3
2019
29.7
38.6
50.4
62.3
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
39.8
51.8
67.7
83.6
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
46.1
60.0
78.4
96.9
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
45.4
59.0
77.2
95.3
Marvel's Avengers
2020
27.7
36.0
47.0
58.1
Forza Horizon 5
2021
33.7
43.8
57.3
70.8
Monster Hunter: World
2018
40.0
52.0
67.9
83.9
Resident Evil Village
2021
31.8
41.4
54.1
66.8
Just Cause 4
2018
37.1
48.2
63.1
77.9
Gears of War 5
2019
37.4
48.6
63.6
78.5
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
36.8
47.9
62.6
77.3
GeForce GTX 1060 6Gb with Core i7-7700 gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce GTX 1060 from the following table are just for reference, since it mainly presents old games and FPS is much more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Need For Speed
2015
55.4
72.0
94.2
116.4
Dawn of War III
2017
50.4
65.5
85.6
105.8
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
57.1
74.3
97.1
120.0
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
59.9
77.9
101.8
125.8
For Honor
2017
68.5
89.1
116.5
143.9
League of Legends
2009
256.9
334.0
436.8
539.6
Rocket League
2015
199.8
259.8
339.7
419.7
F1 2019
2019
48.2
62.7
81.9
101.2
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
46.5
60.5
79.1
97.7
Minecraft
2011
109.5
142.4
186.2
230.0
Roblox
2006
161.5
209.9
274.5
339.1
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
97.1
126.2
165.0
203.8
DiRT Rally
2015
73.8
95.9
125.5
155.0
Dota 2
2013
66.9
87.0
113.8
140.5
Resident Evil 2
2019
53.4
69.4
90.7
112.0
Hitman
2016
46.8
60.8
79.6
98.3
Apex Legends
2019
49.3
64.1
83.8
103.5
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
55.3
71.9
94.0
116.1
Destiny 2
2017
64.7
84.1
110.0
135.9
Fallout 76
2018
60.1
78.1
102.2
126.2
Battlefield 1
2016
58.5
76.0
99.4
122.8
Valorant
2020
93.9
122.1
159.7
197.3
Strange Brigade
2018
60.2
78.3
102.4
126.5
Titanfall 2
2016
50.5
65.7
85.9
106.1
Battlefield V
2018
49.3
64.1
83.8
103.5
Doom
2016
73.6
95.6
125.1
154.5
Project CARS 2
2017
48.5
63.1
82.5
101.9
Battlefield 4
2013
65.1
84.6
110.7
136.7
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
137.0
178.1
233.0
287.8
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
58.8
76.4
99.9
123.4
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
48.1
62.5
81.7
100.9
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
51.4
66.8
87.4
107.9
Although you can't dispute with the numbers from this table, but you need to understand that in fact some processors and video cards will not be capable to work in pairs. In such cases, FPS is evaluated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the GPU and the CPU.
