Full gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 GPU with the Intel Core i7-8086K processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with multiple 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 ordinary 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 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 make certain decision. This will allow you to choose the needed power supply that can meet the needs of the GPU. You also need to remember about the Intel Core i7-8086K . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the desired power supply should output.A conventional power supply is good for the GeForce GTX 1060, because its TDP is 120W Here is a list of some popular games in which the graphics card has been tested. Below is the table with a large number of almost all modern games that were run on a computer with the GeForce GTX 1060 and Intel Core i7-8086K configuration:
Fortnite Battle Royale
Dota 2
Hogwarts Legacy
League of Legends
Valorant
Apex Legends
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Far Cry 6
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Hitman 3
Atomic Heart
Minecraft
Roblox
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Genshin Impact
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 several famous 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 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 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 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 i7-8086K. The numbers near to the names of the games mean the medium FPS achieved 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
Overwatch 2
2022
47.3
61.4
80.4
99.3
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
31.5
41.0
53.6
66.2
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
25.6
33.3
43.5
53.8
Starfield
2022
17.2
22.4
29.3
36.2
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
33.0
42.9
56.1
69.3
Saints Row
2022
35.0
45.4
59.4
73.4
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
30.5
39.7
51.9
64.1
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
20.7
26.9
35.2
43.4
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
26.6
34.6
45.2
55.8
Homeworld 3
2022
24.1
31.4
41.0
50.7
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
28.6
37.1
48.5
60.0
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
21.2
27.5
36.0
44.5
Stray
2022
52.7
68.5
89.6
110.6
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
18.2
23.7
31.0
38.3
Atomic Heart
2023
11.8
15.4
20.1
24.8
Elden ring
2022
18.7
24.3
31.8
39.3
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
19.2
25.0
32.6
40.3
Scorn
2022
19.2
25.0
32.6
40.3
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce GTX 1060 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
48.5
63.1
82.5
102.0
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
31.0
40.3
52.7
65.1
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
24.6
32.0
41.9
51.7
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
14.7
19.1
25.0
30.9
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
35.6
46.3
60.5
74.8
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
36.3
47.2
61.8
76.3
Total War: Warhammer
2016
48.6
63.2
82.6
102.1
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
48.9
63.6
83.2
102.8
Godfall
2020
43.6
56.6
74.1
91.5
Marvel's Avengers
2020
29.1
37.8
49.5
61.1
Final Fantasy XV
2018
41.4
53.8
70.3
86.9
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
32.1
41.7
54.6
67.4
Borderlands 3
2019
31.2
40.6
53.1
65.6
The Division
2016
43.5
56.6
74.0
91.4
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
31.0
40.3
52.7
65.1
Crysis 3
2013
48.4
62.9
82.2
101.5
Just Cause 4
2018
39.0
50.8
66.4
82.0
The Witcher 3
2015
43.6
56.7
74.2
91.6
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
39.7
51.6
67.5
83.3
Gears of War 5
2019
39.3
51.1
66.9
82.6
Monster Hunter: World
2018
42.0
54.7
71.5
88.3
DOOM Eternal
2020
45.8
59.5
77.8
96.2
F1 2021
2020
47.8
62.1
81.2
100.3
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
41.9
54.5
71.2
88.0
GreedFall
2019
44.5
57.8
75.6
93.4
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
22.3
28.9
37.8
46.7
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
48.3
62.7
82.0
101.3
Resident Evil Village
2021
33.5
43.5
56.9
70.3
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
48.3
62.7
82.0
101.3
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
47.8
62.1
81.2
100.3
Forza Horizon 5
2021
35.5
46.1
60.3
74.4
F1 22
2020
42.8
55.7
72.8
90.0
Hitman 3
2021
33.5
43.5
56.9
70.3
Devil May Cry 5
2019
43.8
57.0
74.5
92.0
Death Stranding
2020
44.8
58.2
76.1
94.0
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
22.5
29.3
38.3
47.3
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
35.9
46.7
61.1
75.5
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
38.7
50.4
65.9
81.4
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
23.1
30.1
39.3
48.6
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
38.7
50.2
65.7
81.2
Dishonored 2
2016
37.2
48.4
63.3
78.2
Genshin Impact
2020
42.8
55.7
72.8
90.0
Project CARS 3
2020
22.6
29.4
38.5
47.6
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
38.7
50.4
65.9
81.4
Halo Infinite
2021
28.1
36.5
47.7
58.9
Far Cry 6
2021
36.9
48.0
62.8
77.5
Anthem
2019
33.4
43.5
56.8
70.2
Metro Exodus
2019
27.0
35.1
46.0
56.8
World War Z
2019
48.7
63.3
82.8
102.3
Hitman 2
2018
48.3
62.7
82.0
101.3
GeForce GTX 1060 6Gb with Core i7-8086K 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 significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
League of Legends
2009
270.3
351.4
459.5
567.7
Titanfall 2
2016
53.2
69.1
90.4
111.7
Battlefield 4
2013
68.5
89.0
116.4
143.8
DiRT Rally
2015
77.6
100.9
132.0
163.1
Dota 2
2013
70.4
91.5
119.7
147.9
Battlefield 1
2016
61.5
79.9
104.5
129.1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
144.2
187.4
245.1
302.8
Need For Speed
2015
58.3
75.8
99.1
122.4
Hitman
2016
49.2
64.0
83.7
103.4
Roblox
2006
169.9
220.8
288.8
356.7
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
50.6
65.7
86.0
106.2
Doom
2016
77.4
100.6
131.6
162.5
Minecraft
2011
115.2
149.8
195.9
242.0
Project CARS 2
2017
51.1
66.4
86.8
107.2
Resident Evil 2
2019
56.1
73.0
95.4
117.9
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
61.8
80.4
105.1
129.9
Strange Brigade
2018
63.4
82.4
107.7
133.1
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
58.1
75.6
98.9
122.1
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
48.9
63.6
83.2
102.8
Destiny 2
2017
68.1
88.5
115.8
143.0
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
63.0
81.9
107.1
132.4
Apex Legends
2019
51.8
67.4
88.1
108.9
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
54.1
70.3
91.9
113.5
For Honor
2017
72.1
93.7
122.5
151.4
Rocket League
2015
210.2
273.3
357.4
441.5
F1 2019
2019
50.7
65.9
86.2
106.5
Fallout 76
2018
63.2
82.2
107.5
132.8
Battlefield V
2018
51.8
67.4
88.1
108.9
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
102.1
132.8
173.6
214.4
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
60.1
78.2
102.2
126.2
Valorant
2020
98.8
128.5
168.0
207.5
Dawn of War III
2017
53.0
68.9
90.1
111.3
Although you can't dispute with the figures from this table, however, you need to understand that in reality some processors and video cards will not be able to work in pairs. For such cases, FPS is evaluated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the Intel Core i7-8086K and the GeForce GTX 1060 separately.
