Full gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 GPU with the Intel Core i9-12900K 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. As for the primary parameter, how good is the graphics card for games, let's look beyond. The medium FPS in games is 30.4 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. So, taking into account 6Gb of memory, we can state that the GeForce GTX 1060 is good 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 graphics card, you can already make certain conclusions. With this data, you can already easily buy the required power supply that can meet the demands of the graphics card. You also need to remember about the Intel Core i9-12900K . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A conventional power supply is appropriate for the GeForce GTX 1060, because its TDP is 120W Here is a list of several common games in which the GPU has been tested. Below is the table with a large number of practically all current games that were run on a computer with the GeForce GTX 1060 and Intel Core i9-12900K configuration:
Minecraft
Dota 2
Far Cry 6
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Genshin Impact
Fortnite Battle Royale
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Apex Legends
Valorant
League of Legends
Atomic Heart
Hitman 3
Roblox
Hogwarts Legacy
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060
After looking at the data from the game tests below, you can simply compare the GeForce GTX 1060 with competitors in several 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 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 medium 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 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 i9-12900K. The numbers next to the names of the games represent the ordinary FPS gained 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
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
31.6
41.1
53.7
66.3
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
23.4
30.4
39.8
49.2
Saints Row
2022
38.7
50.3
65.7
81.2
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
29.4
38.2
50.0
61.8
Stray
2022
58.3
75.8
99.1
122.4
Homeworld 3
2022
26.7
34.7
45.4
56.0
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
22.9
29.7
38.9
48.0
Starfield
2022
19.1
24.8
32.4
40.0
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
34.9
45.3
59.3
73.2
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
20.2
26.2
34.3
42.3
Elden ring
2022
20.7
26.9
35.2
43.5
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
36.5
47.4
62.0
76.6
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
33.8
43.9
57.4
70.9
Atomic Heart
2023
13.1
17.0
22.2
27.4
Scorn
2022
21.2
27.6
36.1
44.6
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
21.2
27.6
36.1
44.6
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
28.3
36.8
48.1
59.5
Overwatch 2
2022
52.3
68.0
88.9
109.8
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce GTX 1060 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
39.8
51.7
67.6
83.5
Metro Exodus
2019
29.9
38.9
50.8
62.8
Genshin Impact
2020
47.4
61.6
80.6
99.5
Gears of War 5
2019
43.5
56.6
74.0
91.4
Anthem
2019
37.0
48.1
62.9
77.7
The Witcher 3
2015
48.3
62.7
82.0
101.3
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
46.3
60.3
78.8
97.3
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
16.3
21.2
27.7
34.2
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
53.7
69.8
91.3
112.8
F1 22
2020
47.4
61.6
80.6
99.5
Total War: Warhammer
2016
53.8
69.9
91.4
112.9
Borderlands 3
2019
34.5
44.9
58.7
72.5
Halo Infinite
2021
31.0
40.4
52.8
65.2
Crysis 3
2013
53.5
69.5
90.9
112.3
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
52.8
68.7
89.8
110.9
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
34.3
44.6
58.3
72.1
Death Stranding
2020
49.5
64.4
84.2
104.0
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
39.4
51.2
66.9
82.7
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
24.9
32.4
42.3
52.3
Resident Evil Village
2021
37.0
48.1
63.0
77.8
Dishonored 2
2016
41.2
53.5
70.0
86.5
Hitman 2
2018
53.4
69.4
90.7
112.1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
42.9
55.7
72.9
90.0
GreedFall
2019
49.2
63.9
83.6
103.3
DOOM Eternal
2020
50.7
65.8
86.1
106.4
Godfall
2020
48.2
62.7
81.9
101.2
F1 2021
2020
52.8
68.7
89.8
110.9
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
43.9
57.1
74.6
92.2
Marvel's Avengers
2020
32.2
41.8
54.7
67.6
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
24.6
32.0
41.8
51.7
Hitman 3
2021
37.0
48.1
63.0
77.8
World War Z
2019
53.9
70.0
91.6
113.1
Forza Horizon 5
2021
39.2
51.0
66.7
82.3
Project CARS 3
2020
25.1
32.6
42.6
52.6
Final Fantasy XV
2018
45.7
59.5
77.8
96.1
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
27.2
35.4
46.3
57.2
Devil May Cry 5
2019
48.5
63.0
82.4
101.8
Just Cause 4
2018
43.2
56.1
73.4
90.7
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
35.5
46.2
60.4
74.6
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
42.9
55.7
72.9
90.0
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
53.4
69.4
90.7
112.1
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
54.1
70.4
92.0
113.7
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
53.4
69.4
90.7
112.1
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
40.2
52.3
68.3
84.4
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
42.8
55.6
72.7
89.8
The Division
2016
48.1
62.6
81.8
101.1
Far Cry 6
2021
40.8
53.1
69.4
85.8
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
25.6
33.3
43.5
53.8
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
34.3
44.6
58.3
72.1
Monster Hunter: World
2018
46.5
60.5
79.1
97.7
GeForce GTX 1060 6Gb with Core i9-12900K gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce GTX 1060 from the following table are just for information, because old games are more represented in it and FPS is much more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
159.5
207.3
271.1
334.9
Doom
2016
85.6
111.3
145.5
179.8
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
59.8
77.7
101.7
125.6
Battlefield V
2018
57.3
74.6
97.5
120.4
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
55.9
72.7
95.1
117.5
Battlefield 1
2016
68.0
88.4
115.6
142.9
For Honor
2017
79.7
103.7
135.5
167.4
Dawn of War III
2017
58.6
76.2
99.6
123.1
Titanfall 2
2016
58.8
76.5
100.0
123.5
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
54.1
70.4
92.0
113.7
Roblox
2006
187.9
244.3
319.4
394.6
Destiny 2
2017
75.3
97.9
128.0
158.2
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
66.5
86.4
113.0
139.6
Battlefield 4
2013
75.8
98.5
128.8
159.1
Hitman
2016
54.5
70.8
92.6
114.4
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
69.7
90.6
118.5
146.4
League of Legends
2009
299.0
388.7
508.3
627.9
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
113.0
146.8
192.0
237.2
Resident Evil 2
2019
62.1
80.7
105.5
130.4
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
64.3
83.6
109.3
135.1
F1 2019
2019
56.1
72.9
95.4
117.8
Project CARS 2
2017
56.5
73.4
96.0
118.6
Fallout 76
2018
69.9
90.9
118.9
146.9
Rocket League
2015
232.6
302.3
395.3
488.4
DiRT Rally
2015
85.9
111.7
146.0
180.4
Valorant
2020
109.3
142.1
185.8
229.5
Need For Speed
2015
64.5
83.8
109.6
135.4
Strange Brigade
2018
70.1
91.1
119.2
147.2
Apex Legends
2019
57.3
74.6
97.5
120.4
Dota 2
2013
77.9
101.2
132.4
163.6
Minecraft
2011
127.4
165.7
216.7
267.6
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
68.4
88.9
116.3
143.7
Though you can't dispute with the numbers from this table, however, you need to know that in fact some processors and video cards will not be able 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 i9-12900K separately.
