Comprehensive gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 GPU with the Intel Core i9-10900K 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 results of all benchmarks. As for the key characteristic, how good is the GPU for games, let's look beyond. The average 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 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 graphics card, you can already draw some decision. With this data, you can already easily select the necessary power supply that can meet the demands of the GPU. You also need to remember about the Intel Core i9-10900K . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the required power supply should output.A regular power supply is appropriate for the GeForce GTX 1060, because its TDP is 120W Here is a list of some famous games in which the GPU has been tested. Next is the table with a large number of practically all contemporary games that were run on a computer with the GeForce GTX 1060 and Intel Core i9-10900K configuration:
Hitman 3
Apex Legends
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Minecraft
Fortnite Battle Royale
Hogwarts Legacy
Valorant
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Far Cry 6
Roblox
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Atomic Heart
League of Legends
Dota 2
Genshin Impact
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060
After looking at the data from the table below, you can simply understand how the GeForce GTX 1060 is better or worse than rivals in several popular games and choose for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce GTX 1060.
The closest opponents 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 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 choice.
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 i9-10900K. The numbers beside to the names of the games mean the ordinary 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
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
20.3
26.4
34.5
42.6
Homeworld 3
2022
25.5
33.1
43.3
53.5
Atomic Heart
2023
12.5
16.2
21.2
26.2
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
19.3
25.0
32.7
40.4
Elden ring
2022
19.8
25.7
33.6
41.5
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
22.4
29.1
38.0
47.0
Overwatch 2
2022
49.9
64.9
84.9
104.9
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
34.9
45.3
59.3
73.2
Scorn
2022
20.3
26.4
34.5
42.6
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
21.9
28.4
37.1
45.9
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
32.3
41.9
54.8
67.7
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
30.2
39.2
51.3
63.4
Saints Row
2022
36.9
48.0
62.8
77.6
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
28.1
36.5
47.8
59.0
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
27.1
35.2
46.0
56.8
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
33.3
43.3
56.6
69.9
Starfield
2022
18.2
23.7
31.0
38.2
Stray
2022
55.7
72.4
94.6
116.9
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
Just Cause 4
2018
41.3
53.6
70.1
86.6
Metro Exodus
2019
28.6
37.1
48.6
60.0
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
40.8
53.1
69.4
85.8
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
24.5
31.8
41.6
51.4
GreedFall
2019
47.0
61.1
79.9
98.7
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
40.9
53.2
69.6
86.0
Death Stranding
2020
47.3
61.5
80.4
99.3
Forza Horizon 5
2021
37.5
48.7
63.7
78.7
Crysis 3
2013
51.1
66.4
86.9
107.3
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
32.8
42.6
55.7
68.8
F1 2021
2020
50.5
65.6
85.8
106.0
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
23.8
30.9
40.4
49.9
Devil May Cry 5
2019
46.3
60.2
78.7
97.2
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
41.9
54.5
71.3
88.1
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
51.3
66.7
87.2
107.7
Genshin Impact
2020
45.3
58.8
76.9
95.1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
40.9
53.2
69.6
86.0
Hitman 3
2021
35.4
46.0
60.1
74.3
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
15.6
20.2
26.4
32.7
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
51.0
66.3
86.7
107.1
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
32.8
42.6
55.7
68.8
Resident Evil Village
2021
35.4
46.0
60.1
74.3
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
23.5
30.6
40.0
49.4
The Division
2016
46.0
59.8
78.2
96.6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
44.3
57.6
75.3
93.0
World War Z
2019
51.5
66.9
87.5
108.1
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
51.7
67.2
87.9
108.6
Borderlands 3
2019
33.0
42.9
56.1
69.3
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
33.9
44.1
57.7
71.2
Monster Hunter: World
2018
44.4
57.8
75.5
93.3
The Witcher 3
2015
46.1
59.9
78.4
96.8
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
38.0
49.4
64.6
79.8
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
51.0
66.3
86.7
107.1
Final Fantasy XV
2018
43.7
56.8
74.3
91.8
F1 22
2020
45.3
58.8
76.9
95.1
Total War: Warhammer
2016
51.4
66.8
87.3
107.8
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
38.4
49.9
65.3
80.6
Far Cry 6
2021
39.0
50.7
66.3
81.9
Dishonored 2
2016
39.3
51.1
66.9
82.6
Gears of War 5
2019
41.6
54.0
70.7
87.3
Halo Infinite
2021
29.7
38.6
50.4
62.3
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
50.5
65.6
85.8
106.0
Godfall
2020
46.0
59.9
78.3
96.7
Marvel's Avengers
2020
30.7
40.0
52.3
64.6
Project CARS 3
2020
23.9
31.1
40.7
50.3
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
37.6
48.9
63.9
79.0
Hitman 2
2018
51.0
66.3
86.7
107.1
Anthem
2019
35.3
45.9
60.1
74.2
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
26.0
33.8
44.2
54.6
DOOM Eternal
2020
48.4
62.9
82.3
101.6
GeForce GTX 1060 6Gb with Core i9-10900K 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
Resident Evil 2
2019
59.3
77.1
100.8
124.6
Roblox
2006
179.5
233.3
305.1
376.9
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
107.9
140.3
183.4
226.6
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
65.3
84.9
111.1
137.2
Destiny 2
2017
72.0
93.5
122.3
151.1
Battlefield 1
2016
65.0
84.5
110.5
136.5
Titanfall 2
2016
56.2
73.0
95.5
118.0
Minecraft
2011
121.7
158.3
207.0
255.7
Apex Legends
2019
54.8
71.2
93.1
115.0
Hitman
2016
52.0
67.6
88.4
109.3
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
152.3
198.0
259.0
319.9
F1 2019
2019
53.6
69.7
91.1
112.5
Fallout 76
2018
66.8
86.8
113.6
140.3
Battlefield 4
2013
72.4
94.1
123.0
152.0
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
61.4
79.9
104.5
129.0
DiRT Rally
2015
82.0
106.7
139.5
172.3
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
66.6
86.6
113.2
139.8
Project CARS 2
2017
54.0
70.1
91.7
113.3
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
63.5
82.6
108.0
133.4
Dota 2
2013
74.4
96.7
126.5
156.2
Need For Speed
2015
61.6
80.1
104.7
129.4
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
51.7
67.2
87.9
108.6
Battlefield V
2018
54.8
71.2
93.1
115.0
Rocket League
2015
222.2
288.8
377.7
466.5
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
57.1
74.3
97.1
120.0
Valorant
2020
104.4
135.7
177.5
219.3
League of Legends
2009
285.6
371.3
485.6
599.8
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
53.4
69.5
90.8
112.2
For Honor
2017
76.2
99.0
129.5
160.0
Dawn of War III
2017
56.0
72.8
95.2
117.6
Doom
2016
81.8
106.3
139.0
171.8
Strange Brigade
2018
67.0
87.0
113.8
140.6
Though you can't argue 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. In such cases, FPS is calculated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the Intel Core i9-10900K and the GeForce GTX 1060 separately.
