Comprehensive gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 GPU with the Intel Core i9-10900 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 by looking at benchmark data. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's look at the primary characteristic. The medium FPS in games is 30.4 FPS with Ultra settings and 4K resolution. So, taking into account 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. With this data, you can already safely buy the required power supply that will fully match the GPU. We should also not forget about the Intel Core i9-10900 . 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 popular games in which the GPU has been tested. Next 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 i9-10900 configuration:
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Atomic Heart
Hitman 3
Minecraft
Hogwarts Legacy
Fortnite Battle Royale
Dota 2
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Far Cry 6
League of Legends
Apex Legends
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Roblox
Valorant
Genshin Impact
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060
After reviewing the data from the table below, you can simply 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 medium 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 figures will also help you make the right decision.
How good is GeForce GTX 1060 for games?
From the tables below, you can see how comfortable you can play popular games on a computer with a GeForce GTX 1060 and Intel Core i9-10900. The numbers beside 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
Saints Row
2022
35.9
46.6
61.0
75.3
Scorn
2022
19.7
25.6
33.5
41.4
Overwatch 2
2022
48.5
63.0
82.4
101.8
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
29.3
38.1
49.8
61.5
Atomic Heart
2023
12.1
15.8
20.6
25.5
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
21.7
28.2
36.9
45.6
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
26.3
34.1
44.7
55.2
Starfield
2022
17.7
23.0
30.1
37.1
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
19.7
25.6
33.5
41.4
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
27.3
35.5
46.4
57.3
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
31.3
40.7
53.2
65.8
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
21.2
27.6
36.1
44.5
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
18.7
24.3
31.8
39.2
Homeworld 3
2022
24.7
32.2
42.1
52.0
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
33.8
44.0
57.5
71.1
Elden ring
2022
19.2
25.0
32.6
40.3
Stray
2022
54.0
70.3
91.9
113.5
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
32.3
42.0
55.0
67.9
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce GTX 1060 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Final Fantasy XV
2018
42.4
55.2
72.1
89.1
F1 2021
2020
49.0
63.7
83.3
102.9
Anthem
2019
34.3
44.6
58.3
72.0
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
49.5
64.3
84.1
103.9
Crysis 3
2013
49.6
64.5
84.3
104.2
Dishonored 2
2016
38.2
49.6
64.9
80.2
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
15.1
19.6
25.7
31.7
GreedFall
2019
45.6
59.3
77.5
95.8
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
39.8
51.7
67.6
83.5
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
31.8
41.4
54.1
66.8
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
37.3
48.5
63.4
78.3
Forza Horizon 5
2021
36.4
47.3
61.8
76.4
Far Cry 6
2021
37.9
49.2
64.4
79.6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
43.0
55.9
73.1
90.3
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
23.7
30.9
40.4
49.9
Borderlands 3
2019
32.0
41.6
54.4
67.2
Death Stranding
2020
45.9
59.7
78.1
96.4
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
40.7
52.9
69.2
85.5
Godfall
2020
44.7
58.1
76.0
93.9
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
22.8
29.7
38.8
47.9
Halo Infinite
2021
28.8
37.4
48.9
60.5
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
32.9
42.8
56.0
69.2
The Witcher 3
2015
44.8
58.2
76.1
94.0
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
39.7
51.5
67.4
83.3
Resident Evil Village
2021
34.3
44.7
58.4
72.1
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
36.9
47.9
62.7
77.4
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
25.3
32.8
42.9
53.0
Marvel's Avengers
2020
29.9
38.8
50.7
62.7
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
49.0
63.7
83.3
102.9
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
49.8
64.7
84.7
104.6
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
50.2
65.3
85.4
105.4
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
23.1
30.0
39.2
48.5
Devil May Cry 5
2019
45.0
58.4
76.4
94.4
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
31.8
41.4
54.1
66.8
Metro Exodus
2019
27.7
36.0
47.1
58.2
Just Cause 4
2018
40.1
52.1
68.1
84.1
Hitman 3
2021
34.3
44.7
58.4
72.1
Gears of War 5
2019
40.4
52.5
68.6
84.8
DOOM Eternal
2020
47.0
61.1
79.9
98.6
The Division
2016
44.7
58.0
75.9
93.8
Project CARS 3
2020
23.2
30.2
39.5
48.8
World War Z
2019
50.0
64.9
84.9
104.9
Genshin Impact
2020
43.9
57.1
74.7
92.3
Hitman 2
2018
49.5
64.3
84.1
103.9
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
36.5
47.5
62.1
76.7
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
49.5
64.3
84.1
103.9
Monster Hunter: World
2018
43.1
56.1
73.3
90.6
F1 22
2020
43.9
57.1
74.7
92.3
Total War: Warhammer
2016
49.9
64.8
84.8
104.7
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
39.8
51.7
67.6
83.5
GeForce GTX 1060 6Gb with Core i9-10900 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
Rocket League
2015
215.7
280.4
366.6
452.9
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
50.2
65.3
85.4
105.4
Titanfall 2
2016
54.6
70.9
92.7
114.6
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
64.7
84.0
109.9
135.8
Roblox
2006
174.3
226.5
296.2
365.9
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
104.8
136.2
178.1
220.0
Dawn of War III
2017
54.3
70.7
92.4
114.1
Battlefield V
2018
53.2
69.1
90.4
111.7
For Honor
2017
73.9
96.1
125.7
155.3
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
51.9
67.4
88.2
108.9
F1 2019
2019
52.0
67.6
88.4
109.3
DiRT Rally
2015
79.7
103.5
135.4
167.3
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
61.7
80.2
104.8
129.5
Need For Speed
2015
59.8
77.7
101.7
125.6
Dota 2
2013
72.2
93.9
122.8
151.7
Fallout 76
2018
64.9
84.3
110.3
136.2
Resident Evil 2
2019
57.6
74.9
97.9
120.9
Destiny 2
2017
69.9
90.8
118.8
146.7
Valorant
2020
101.4
131.8
172.3
212.9
Minecraft
2011
118.2
153.7
200.9
248.2
League of Legends
2009
277.3
360.5
471.4
582.3
Strange Brigade
2018
65.0
84.5
110.5
136.5
Project CARS 2
2017
52.4
68.1
89.0
110.0
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
59.7
77.5
101.4
125.3
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
147.9
192.3
251.4
310.6
Doom
2016
79.4
103.2
135.0
166.7
Battlefield 1
2016
63.1
82.0
107.2
132.5
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
55.5
72.1
94.3
116.5
Hitman
2016
50.5
65.7
85.9
106.1
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
63.4
82.5
107.8
133.2
Apex Legends
2019
53.2
69.1
90.4
111.7
Battlefield 4
2013
70.3
91.3
119.4
147.5
Although you can't dispute with the numbers from this table, however, you need to understand that in fact some processors and video cards will not be capable to work together. For such cases, FPS is calculated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the CPU and the graphics card.
