Complete gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 GPU with the Intel Core i7-9700 processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with different graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. You can find out whether the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 is bad or good for gaming from results of all tests. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's look at the key characteristic. 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 even 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 make 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 i7-9700 . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A regular power supply is good for the GeForce GTX 1060, because its TDP is 120W Here is a list of certain common games in which the GPU has been tested. Below 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 i7-9700 configuration:
Far Cry 6
Atomic Heart
Dota 2
Apex Legends
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
League of Legends
Genshin Impact
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Hitman 3
Valorant
Hogwarts Legacy
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Fortnite Battle Royale
Roblox
Minecraft
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060
After looking at the data from the table below, you can simply compare the GeForce GTX 1060 with 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 competitors
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 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 good decision.
How good is GeForce GTX 1060 for games?
From the tables below, you can understand how comfortable you can play famous games on a computer with a GeForce GTX 1060 and Intel Core i7-9700. The numbers near to the names of the games represent the medium 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
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
18.1
23.5
30.7
38.0
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
21.0
27.3
35.7
44.1
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
26.4
34.3
44.9
55.4
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
31.3
40.7
53.2
65.7
Scorn
2022
19.1
24.8
32.4
40.0
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
19.1
24.8
32.4
40.0
Stray
2022
52.3
68.0
88.9
109.8
Homeworld 3
2022
23.9
31.1
40.7
50.3
Starfield
2022
17.1
22.2
29.1
35.9
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
30.3
39.4
51.5
63.6
Saints Row
2022
34.7
45.1
59.0
72.9
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
32.7
42.6
55.7
68.8
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
28.3
36.8
48.2
59.5
Atomic Heart
2023
11.7
15.2
19.9
24.6
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
20.5
26.7
34.9
43.1
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
25.4
33.0
43.2
53.4
Elden ring
2022
18.6
24.1
31.6
39.0
Overwatch 2
2022
46.9
61.0
79.8
98.5
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
Resident Evil Village
2021
33.2
43.2
56.5
69.8
Devil May Cry 5
2019
43.5
56.5
73.9
91.3
Godfall
2020
43.2
56.2
73.5
90.8
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
22.3
29.0
38.0
46.9
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
30.8
40.0
52.3
64.7
GreedFall
2019
44.1
57.4
75.0
92.7
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
38.5
50.0
65.4
80.8
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
38.5
50.0
65.4
80.8
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
24.4
31.8
41.5
51.3
Death Stranding
2020
44.4
57.7
75.5
93.3
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
48.2
62.6
81.9
101.2
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
14.6
19.0
24.8
30.7
Borderlands 3
2019
31.0
40.3
52.7
65.1
Metro Exodus
2019
26.8
34.9
45.6
56.3
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
39.4
51.2
67.0
82.7
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
35.7
46.4
60.6
74.9
Dishonored 2
2016
36.9
48.0
62.8
77.6
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
30.8
40.0
52.3
64.7
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
41.6
54.1
70.7
87.3
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
35.3
45.9
60.1
74.2
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
23.0
29.9
39.0
48.2
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
47.4
61.6
80.6
99.5
Total War: Warhammer
2016
48.2
62.7
82.0
101.3
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
38.4
49.9
65.2
80.6
Genshin Impact
2020
42.5
55.3
72.3
89.3
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
47.9
62.3
81.4
100.6
Far Cry 6
2021
36.7
47.6
62.3
77.0
Gears of War 5
2019
39.0
50.8
66.4
82.0
World War Z
2019
48.3
62.8
82.2
101.5
F1 22
2020
42.5
55.3
72.3
89.3
The Witcher 3
2015
43.3
56.3
73.6
90.9
Project CARS 3
2020
22.5
29.2
38.2
47.2
Hitman 3
2021
33.2
43.2
56.5
69.8
Crysis 3
2013
48.0
62.4
81.6
100.8
Monster Hunter: World
2018
41.7
54.3
70.9
87.6
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
48.6
63.1
82.6
102.0
Forza Horizon 5
2021
35.2
45.7
59.8
73.9
Hitman 2
2018
47.9
62.3
81.4
100.6
Halo Infinite
2021
27.9
36.2
47.4
58.5
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
31.9
41.4
54.2
66.9
F1 2021
2020
47.4
61.6
80.6
99.5
The Division
2016
43.2
56.2
73.4
90.7
Anthem
2019
33.2
43.1
56.4
69.7
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
22.1
28.7
37.5
46.4
Marvel's Avengers
2020
28.9
37.5
49.1
60.6
Final Fantasy XV
2018
41.0
53.4
69.8
86.2
Just Cause 4
2018
38.8
50.4
65.9
81.4
DOOM Eternal
2020
45.4
59.1
77.3
95.4
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
36.1
46.9
61.3
75.7
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
47.9
62.3
81.4
100.6
GeForce GTX 1060 6Gb with Core i7-9700 gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce GTX 1060 from the following table are just for information, since old games are more represented in it and FPS is significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Strange Brigade
2018
62.9
81.8
106.9
132.1
Valorant
2020
98.1
127.5
166.7
206.0
Apex Legends
2019
51.5
66.9
87.5
108.1
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
48.6
63.1
82.6
102.0
F1 2019
2019
50.3
65.4
85.6
105.7
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
59.7
77.6
101.4
125.3
League of Legends
2009
268.3
348.8
456.1
563.4
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
53.7
69.8
91.2
112.7
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
50.2
65.2
85.3
105.4
Battlefield 1
2016
61.0
79.3
103.8
128.2
Dawn of War III
2017
52.6
68.4
89.4
110.4
Titanfall 2
2016
52.8
68.6
89.7
110.8
DiRT Rally
2015
77.1
100.2
131.0
161.8
Dota 2
2013
69.9
90.8
118.8
146.7
Project CARS 2
2017
50.7
65.9
86.1
106.4
Fallout 76
2018
62.7
81.6
106.7
131.8
Need For Speed
2015
57.9
75.2
98.4
121.5
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
143.1
186.0
243.2
300.5
Hitman
2016
48.9
63.5
83.1
102.6
Battlefield 4
2013
68.0
88.4
115.6
142.7
Destiny 2
2017
67.6
87.9
114.9
141.9
Roblox
2006
168.6
219.2
286.6
354.0
Battlefield V
2018
51.5
66.9
87.5
108.1
Minecraft
2011
114.3
148.7
194.4
240.1
Doom
2016
76.8
99.9
130.6
161.3
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
61.4
79.8
104.3
128.9
For Honor
2017
71.5
93.0
121.6
150.2
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
57.7
75.0
98.1
121.2
Rocket League
2015
208.7
271.3
354.7
438.2
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
101.3
131.8
172.3
212.8
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
62.5
81.3
106.3
131.4
Resident Evil 2
2019
55.7
72.4
94.7
117.0
Although you can't argue with the figures from this table, but you need to know that in fact some processors and video cards will not be able to work in pairs. In such cases, FPS is evaluated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the CPU and the graphics card.
