Comprehensive gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 GPU with the Intel Core i7-7700K 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 good or bad for gaming from testing results. As for the main parameter, how good is the GPU for games, let's look further. The average FPS in games is 30.4 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. So, taking into account 6Gb of memory, we can say 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 GPU, you can already make certain decision. This will let you to choose the needed power supply that can meet the needs of the graphics card. We should also not forget about the Intel Core i7-7700K . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the required power supply should output.The TDP of the GPU is 120W, so a conventional power supply is suitable for it. Here is a list of several famous games in which the graphics card has been tested. Below is the table with a large number of practically all current games that were run on a computer with the GeForce GTX 1060 and Intel Core i7-7700K configuration:
Dota 2
Atomic Heart
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Fortnite Battle Royale
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
League of Legends
Minecraft
Hitman 3
Apex Legends
Roblox
Far Cry 6
Valorant
Hogwarts Legacy
Genshin Impact
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060
After viewing the data from the game tests below, you can easily understand how the GeForce GTX 1060 is better or worse than rivals in some popular games and choose 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 rivals 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 good choice.
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 i7-7700K. The numbers next to the names of the games mean 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
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
27.0
35.1
45.9
56.7
Starfield
2022
16.3
21.2
27.7
34.2
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
18.1
23.6
30.8
38.1
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
19.5
25.4
33.2
41.0
Elden ring
2022
17.7
23.0
30.1
37.1
Overwatch 2
2022
44.7
58.1
75.9
93.8
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
24.2
31.5
41.1
50.8
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
29.8
38.7
50.6
62.5
Stray
2022
49.8
64.7
84.6
104.5
Atomic Heart
2023
11.2
14.5
19.0
23.4
Homeworld 3
2022
22.8
29.6
38.8
47.9
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
31.2
40.5
53.0
65.5
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
20.0
26.0
34.0
42.0
Saints Row
2022
33.0
42.9
56.2
69.4
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
17.2
22.4
29.3
36.1
Scorn
2022
18.1
23.6
30.8
38.1
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
28.8
37.5
49.0
60.6
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
25.1
32.7
42.7
52.8
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
31.6
41.1
53.8
66.4
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
45.6
59.3
77.5
95.7
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
29.3
38.1
49.8
61.6
Just Cause 4
2018
36.9
48.0
62.7
77.5
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
36.6
47.6
62.2
76.9
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
34.0
44.2
57.7
71.3
Devil May Cry 5
2019
41.4
53.8
70.4
87.0
Far Cry 6
2021
34.9
45.4
59.3
73.3
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
21.3
27.6
36.1
44.7
Dishonored 2
2016
35.2
45.7
59.8
73.9
Anthem
2019
31.6
41.1
53.7
66.3
Total War: Warhammer
2016
45.9
59.7
78.1
96.4
Borderlands 3
2019
29.5
38.3
50.1
61.9
World War Z
2019
46.0
59.8
78.2
96.6
DOOM Eternal
2020
43.3
56.2
73.6
90.9
Death Stranding
2020
42.3
55.0
71.9
88.8
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
46.2
60.1
78.6
97.1
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
45.9
59.6
78.0
96.3
Halo Infinite
2021
26.5
34.5
45.1
55.7
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
39.6
51.5
67.3
83.1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
36.6
47.6
62.2
76.9
Hitman 2
2018
45.6
59.3
77.5
95.7
Marvel's Avengers
2020
27.5
35.7
46.7
57.7
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
23.3
30.2
39.5
48.9
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
34.3
44.6
58.4
72.1
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
45.1
58.7
76.7
94.8
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
21.9
28.4
37.2
45.9
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
33.6
43.7
57.2
70.6
Monster Hunter: World
2018
39.7
51.7
67.5
83.4
Resident Evil Village
2021
31.6
41.1
53.8
66.4
GreedFall
2019
42.0
54.6
71.4
88.2
The Witcher 3
2015
41.2
53.6
70.1
86.6
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
21.0
27.3
35.7
44.2
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
13.9
18.1
23.6
29.2
Gears of War 5
2019
37.2
48.3
63.2
78.1
The Division
2016
41.1
53.5
69.9
86.4
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
45.6
59.3
77.5
95.7
F1 22
2020
40.5
52.6
68.8
85.0
Crysis 3
2013
45.7
59.4
77.7
95.9
Project CARS 3
2020
21.4
27.8
36.4
44.9
Genshin Impact
2020
40.5
52.6
68.8
85.0
Godfall
2020
41.2
53.5
70.0
86.5
Forza Horizon 5
2021
33.5
43.5
56.9
70.3
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
30.3
39.4
51.6
63.7
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
36.5
47.5
62.1
76.7
Metro Exodus
2019
25.5
33.2
43.4
53.6
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
29.3
38.1
49.8
61.6
F1 2021
2020
45.1
58.7
76.7
94.8
Final Fantasy XV
2018
39.1
50.8
66.4
82.1
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
37.5
48.7
63.7
78.7
GeForce GTX 1060 6Gb with Core i7-7700K 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
F1 2019
2019
47.9
62.3
81.5
100.6
Rocket League
2015
198.7
258.3
337.7
417.2
Apex Legends
2019
49.0
63.7
83.3
102.9
Battlefield V
2018
49.0
63.7
83.3
102.9
League of Legends
2009
255.4
332.0
434.2
536.4
DiRT Rally
2015
73.4
95.4
124.7
154.1
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
59.6
77.4
101.2
125.1
For Honor
2017
68.1
88.5
115.8
143.0
Battlefield 1
2016
58.1
75.5
98.8
122.0
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
56.8
73.8
96.6
119.3
Strange Brigade
2018
59.9
77.8
101.8
125.7
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
46.2
60.1
78.6
97.1
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
51.1
66.4
86.8
107.3
Dota 2
2013
66.5
86.5
113.1
139.7
Roblox
2006
160.5
208.7
272.9
337.1
Doom
2016
73.1
95.1
124.3
153.6
Valorant
2020
93.4
121.4
158.7
196.1
Titanfall 2
2016
50.2
65.3
85.4
105.5
Hitman
2016
46.5
60.5
79.1
97.7
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
54.9
71.4
93.4
115.4
Need For Speed
2015
55.1
71.6
93.6
115.7
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
58.4
76.0
99.3
122.7
Destiny 2
2017
64.3
83.6
109.4
135.1
Minecraft
2011
108.9
141.5
185.1
228.6
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
47.8
62.1
81.2
100.3
Battlefield 4
2013
64.7
84.1
110.0
135.9
Project CARS 2
2017
48.2
62.7
82.0
101.3
Fallout 76
2018
59.7
77.7
101.6
125.5
Resident Evil 2
2019
53.0
69.0
90.2
111.4
Dawn of War III
2017
50.1
65.1
85.1
105.1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
136.2
177.1
231.6
286.1
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
96.5
125.4
164.0
202.6
Though 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 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 i7-7700K separately.
