Detailed gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 graphics card with the Intel Core i9-12900 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 good or bad for gaming from results of all tests. As for the key parameter, 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 modern 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 draw certain conclusions. This will allow you to choose the required power supply that can meet the needs of the GPU. You also need to remember about the Intel Core i9-12900 . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the required power supply should output.The TDP of the GPU is 120W, so a medium-power power supply is suitable for it. Here is a list of several common games in which the graphics card 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 i9-12900 configuration:
Fortnite Battle Royale
Far Cry 6
Genshin Impact
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Valorant
Hogwarts Legacy
Dota 2
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Roblox
Apex Legends
Minecraft
Hitman 3
Atomic Heart
League of Legends
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060
After reviewing the data from the game tests below, you can easily compare the GeForce GTX 1060 with rivals in some popular games and choose 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 competitors 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 right decision.
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 i9-12900. 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. In the following table, testing the GeForce GTX 1060 in the newest and upcoming games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
22.0
28.6
37.3
46.1
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
30.3
39.4
51.6
63.7
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
33.5
43.5
56.9
70.3
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
19.4
25.2
32.9
40.6
Overwatch 2
2022
50.2
65.3
85.4
105.4
Stray
2022
56.0
72.7
95.1
117.5
Starfield
2022
18.3
23.8
31.1
38.4
Homeworld 3
2022
25.6
33.3
43.6
53.8
Saints Row
2022
37.1
48.3
63.1
78.0
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
28.2
36.7
48.0
59.3
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
32.4
42.2
55.1
68.1
Elden ring
2022
19.9
25.8
33.8
41.7
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
22.5
29.2
38.2
47.2
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
20.4
26.5
34.7
42.8
Atomic Heart
2023
12.6
16.3
21.3
26.4
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
27.2
35.4
46.2
57.1
Scorn
2022
20.4
26.5
34.7
42.8
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
35.0
45.6
59.6
73.6
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce GTX 1060 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
The Division
2016
46.2
60.1
78.6
97.1
Anthem
2019
35.5
46.2
60.4
74.6
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
51.3
66.6
87.1
107.6
F1 22
2020
45.5
59.2
77.4
95.6
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
34.1
44.3
58.0
71.6
Forza Horizon 5
2021
37.7
49.0
64.0
79.1
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
51.6
67.0
87.7
108.3
Final Fantasy XV
2018
43.9
57.1
74.7
92.3
Project CARS 3
2020
24.1
31.3
40.9
50.5
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
38.2
49.6
64.9
80.2
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
24.6
32.0
41.8
51.6
Borderlands 3
2019
33.2
43.1
56.4
69.6
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
50.7
66.0
86.2
106.5
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
52.0
67.6
88.4
109.2
Dishonored 2
2016
39.5
51.4
67.2
83.0
Godfall
2020
46.3
60.2
78.7
97.2
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
15.6
20.3
26.6
32.8
Just Cause 4
2018
41.5
53.9
70.5
87.1
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
38.6
50.2
65.6
81.1
GreedFall
2019
47.2
61.4
80.3
99.2
Total War: Warhammer
2016
51.6
67.1
87.8
108.4
Genshin Impact
2020
45.5
59.2
77.4
95.6
Hitman 2
2018
51.3
66.6
87.1
107.6
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
23.9
31.1
40.6
50.2
Crysis 3
2013
51.4
66.8
87.3
107.9
Halo Infinite
2021
29.8
38.8
50.7
62.6
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
32.9
42.8
56.0
69.2
Devil May Cry 5
2019
46.5
60.5
79.1
97.7
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
41.2
53.5
70.0
86.4
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
41.2
53.5
70.0
86.4
Gears of War 5
2019
41.8
54.3
71.0
87.8
F1 2021
2020
50.7
66.0
86.2
106.5
Death Stranding
2020
47.5
61.8
80.8
99.8
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
51.3
66.6
87.1
107.6
DOOM Eternal
2020
48.6
63.2
82.7
102.1
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
32.9
42.8
56.0
69.2
Hitman 3
2021
35.6
46.2
60.5
74.7
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
26.1
34.0
44.5
54.9
Marvel's Avengers
2020
30.9
40.2
52.5
64.9
Far Cry 6
2021
39.2
51.0
66.7
82.4
Resident Evil Village
2021
35.6
46.2
60.5
74.7
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
23.6
30.7
40.2
49.6
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
37.8
49.2
64.3
79.4
Metro Exodus
2019
28.7
37.3
48.8
60.3
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
41.1
53.4
69.8
86.2
The Witcher 3
2015
46.3
60.2
78.8
97.3
World War Z
2019
51.7
67.2
87.9
108.6
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
42.2
54.8
71.7
88.5
Monster Hunter: World
2018
44.7
58.1
75.9
93.8
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
44.5
57.9
75.7
93.5
GeForce GTX 1060 6Gb with Core i9-12900 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 much higher than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
66.9
87.0
113.8
140.6
League of Legends
2009
287.1
373.3
488.1
603.0
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
153.1
199.1
260.3
321.6
Battlefield V
2018
55.1
71.6
93.6
115.7
Strange Brigade
2018
67.3
87.5
114.4
141.4
Battlefield 4
2013
72.7
94.6
123.7
152.8
For Honor
2017
76.6
99.5
130.2
160.8
Need For Speed
2015
61.9
80.5
105.3
130.0
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
53.7
69.8
91.3
112.8
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
108.5
141.0
184.4
227.8
DiRT Rally
2015
82.5
107.2
140.2
173.2
Rocket League
2015
223.3
290.3
379.6
469.0
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
52.0
67.6
88.4
109.2
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
63.9
83.0
108.6
134.1
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
65.7
85.4
111.7
137.9
Minecraft
2011
122.4
159.1
208.0
257.0
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
57.4
74.7
97.6
120.6
Fallout 76
2018
67.2
87.3
114.2
141.0
Roblox
2006
180.4
234.6
306.7
378.9
Dawn of War III
2017
56.3
73.2
95.7
118.2
F1 2019
2019
53.9
70.0
91.6
113.1
Dota 2
2013
74.8
97.2
127.1
157.1
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
61.8
80.3
105.0
129.7
Apex Legends
2019
55.1
71.6
93.6
115.7
Titanfall 2
2016
56.5
73.4
96.0
118.6
Resident Evil 2
2019
59.6
77.5
101.4
125.2
Project CARS 2
2017
54.2
70.5
92.2
113.9
Destiny 2
2017
72.3
94.0
123.0
151.9
Doom
2016
82.2
106.9
139.8
172.7
Hitman
2016
52.3
68.0
88.9
109.8
Battlefield 1
2016
65.3
84.9
111.0
137.2
Valorant
2020
105.0
136.5
178.4
220.4
Though you can't argue with the numbers from this table, but you need to understand that in fact some processors and video cards will not be capable to work with each other. In such cases, FPS is calculated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the GeForce GTX 1060 and the Intel Core i9-12900 separately.
