Complete gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 graphics card with the Intel Core i7-8700K processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with different graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. To understand the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 is bad or good for gaming from testing data. As for the main characteristic, how good is the GPU for games, let's look further. The ordinary FPS in games is 30.4 FPS with Ultra settings and 4K resolution. So, taking into account 6Gb of memory, we can tell that the GeForce GTX 1060 is good for today's 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 some decision. With this data, you can already safely select the needed power supply that will fully match the GPU. You also need to remember about the Intel Core i7-8700K . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the desired 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 some common games in which the graphics card has been tested. Next is the table with a large number of almost all current games that were run on a computer with the GeForce GTX 1060 and Intel Core i7-8700K configuration:
Valorant
Roblox
Dota 2
Minecraft
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Hitman 3
Apex Legends
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Genshin Impact
Far Cry 6
League of Legends
Atomic Heart
Fortnite Battle Royale
Hogwarts Legacy
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060
After looking at the data from the table below, you can easily understand how the GeForce GTX 1060 is better or worse than competitors in some popular games and select for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce GTX 1060.
The closest competitors 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 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 numbers will also help you make the good 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 i7-8700K. The numbers next to the names of the games represent the average FPS gained 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
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
31.2
40.6
53.1
65.6
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
18.1
23.5
30.7
37.9
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
19.0
24.7
32.4
40.0
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
20.5
26.7
34.9
43.1
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
30.3
39.3
51.4
63.6
Starfield
2022
17.1
22.2
29.0
35.9
Saints Row
2022
34.7
45.1
58.9
72.8
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
21.0
27.3
35.7
44.1
Scorn
2022
19.0
24.7
32.4
40.0
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
26.4
34.3
44.8
55.4
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
25.4
33.0
43.1
53.3
Overwatch 2
2022
46.9
60.9
79.7
98.4
Stray
2022
52.2
67.9
88.8
109.7
Atomic Heart
2023
11.7
15.2
19.9
24.6
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
28.3
36.8
48.1
59.5
Homeworld 3
2022
23.9
31.1
40.7
50.2
Elden ring
2022
18.5
24.1
31.5
39.0
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
32.7
42.5
55.6
68.7
To find out how good the graphics card is for demanding games, you can read the figures from this table.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
48.5
63.1
82.5
101.9
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
22.3
29.0
37.9
46.8
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
30.8
40.0
52.3
64.6
GreedFall
2019
44.1
57.3
74.9
92.6
Devil May Cry 5
2019
43.4
56.5
73.8
91.2
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
31.8
41.4
54.1
66.8
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
47.8
62.2
81.3
100.5
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
38.4
49.9
65.3
80.7
Godfall
2020
43.2
56.2
73.4
90.7
Gears of War 5
2019
39.0
50.7
66.3
81.9
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
36.0
46.8
61.2
75.6
Hitman 2
2018
47.8
62.2
81.3
100.5
Death Stranding
2020
44.4
57.7
75.4
93.2
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
47.8
62.2
81.3
100.5
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
41.5
54.0
70.6
87.2
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
38.4
49.9
65.3
80.7
Hitman 3
2021
33.2
43.1
56.4
69.7
The Witcher 3
2015
43.2
56.2
73.5
90.8
Marvel's Avengers
2020
28.8
37.5
49.0
60.6
Forza Horizon 5
2021
35.1
45.7
59.7
73.8
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
35.6
46.3
60.6
74.8
Far Cry 6
2021
36.6
47.6
62.2
76.9
DOOM Eternal
2020
45.4
59.0
77.2
95.3
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
22.1
28.7
37.5
46.3
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
22.9
29.8
39.0
48.2
Anthem
2019
33.1
43.1
56.3
69.6
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
39.3
51.1
66.9
82.6
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
14.6
19.0
24.8
30.6
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
24.4
31.7
41.5
51.3
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
48.1
62.6
81.8
101.1
The Division
2016
43.1
56.1
73.4
90.6
Just Cause 4
2018
38.7
50.3
65.8
81.3
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
35.3
45.9
60.0
74.1
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
38.3
49.8
65.1
80.5
F1 2021
2020
47.3
61.5
80.5
99.4
Borderlands 3
2019
30.9
40.2
52.6
65.0
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
30.8
40.0
52.3
64.6
World War Z
2019
48.3
62.8
82.1
101.4
Total War: Warhammer
2016
48.2
62.6
81.9
101.2
Monster Hunter: World
2018
41.7
54.2
70.9
87.5
Project CARS 3
2020
22.5
29.2
38.2
47.2
Resident Evil Village
2021
33.2
43.1
56.4
69.7
Crysis 3
2013
47.9
62.3
81.5
100.7
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
47.3
61.5
80.5
99.4
Dishonored 2
2016
36.9
48.0
62.7
77.5
Genshin Impact
2020
42.5
55.2
72.2
89.2
F1 22
2020
42.5
55.2
72.2
89.2
Metro Exodus
2019
26.8
34.8
45.6
56.3
Final Fantasy XV
2018
41.0
53.3
69.7
86.1
Halo Infinite
2021
27.8
36.2
47.3
58.4
GeForce GTX 1060 6Gb with Core i7-8700K gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce GTX 1060 from the following table are just for reference, because it mainly presents old games and FPS is significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Valorant
2020
98.0
127.4
166.5
205.7
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
48.5
63.1
82.5
101.9
Apex Legends
2019
51.4
66.8
87.4
107.9
Dawn of War III
2017
52.5
68.3
89.3
110.3
Rocket League
2015
208.4
270.9
354.3
437.7
Project CARS 2
2017
50.6
65.8
86.0
106.3
Roblox
2006
168.4
218.9
286.3
353.6
For Honor
2017
71.5
92.9
121.5
150.1
F1 2019
2019
50.3
65.4
85.5
105.6
Resident Evil 2
2019
55.6
72.3
94.6
116.9
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
50.1
65.2
85.2
105.3
Battlefield V
2018
51.4
66.8
87.4
107.9
Dota 2
2013
69.8
90.7
118.7
146.6
Battlefield 1
2016
61.0
79.3
103.6
128.0
DiRT Rally
2015
77.0
100.1
130.9
161.6
Fallout 76
2018
62.7
81.5
106.5
131.6
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
57.6
74.9
98.0
121.1
Titanfall 2
2016
52.7
68.5
89.6
110.7
Minecraft
2011
114.2
148.5
194.2
239.9
Battlefield 4
2013
67.9
88.3
115.4
142.6
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
101.2
131.6
172.1
212.6
Destiny 2
2017
67.5
87.8
114.8
141.8
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
142.9
185.8
243.0
300.1
Strange Brigade
2018
62.8
81.7
106.8
131.9
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
62.5
81.2
106.2
131.2
Doom
2016
76.7
99.7
130.4
161.1
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
61.3
79.7
104.2
128.7
Hitman
2016
48.8
63.5
83.0
102.5
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
53.6
69.7
91.1
112.5
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
59.6
77.5
101.3
125.2
Need For Speed
2015
57.8
75.1
98.2
121.4
League of Legends
2009
268.0
348.4
455.5
562.7
Though you can't dispute with the figures from this table, but you need to understand that in fact some processors and video cards will not be capable to work together. In such cases, FPS is evaluated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the GeForce GTX 1060 and the Intel Core i7-8700K separately.
