Detailed gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 graphics card with the Intel Core i9-12900KF processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with various graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. To understand the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 is bad or good for gaming from results of all benchmarks. As for the key characteristic, how good is the GPU for games, let's look further. The ordinary FPS in games is 30.4 FPS with Ultra settings and 4K resolution. Considering 6Gb of memory, we can tell 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 GPU, you can already draw certain conclusions. This will allow you to choose the necessary power supply that will fully match the GPU. We should also not forget about the Intel Core i9-12900KF . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.The TDP of the graphics card is 120W, so a medium-power power supply is appropriate for it. Here is a list of certain famous games in which the GPU has been tested. Next is the table with a large number of practically all modern games that were run on a computer with the GeForce GTX 1060 and Intel Core i9-12900KF configuration:
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Roblox
Far Cry 6
Genshin Impact
Minecraft
Fortnite Battle Royale
Hogwarts Legacy
League of Legends
Apex Legends
Dota 2
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Atomic Heart
Valorant
Hitman 3
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060
After looking at the data from the table below, you can easily understand how the GeForce GTX 1060 is better or worse than rivals in some popular games and choose for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce GTX 1060.
The closest rivals 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 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 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 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 i9-12900KF. 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. The following table shows the GeForce GTX 1060 testing in the newest and upcoming games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Elden ring
2022
20.2
26.2
34.3
42.4
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
28.7
37.3
48.8
60.3
Overwatch 2
2022
51.0
66.3
86.7
107.1
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
34.0
44.2
57.8
71.4
Scorn
2022
20.7
26.9
35.2
43.5
Saints Row
2022
37.7
49.0
64.1
79.2
Atomic Heart
2023
12.8
16.6
21.7
26.8
Stray
2022
56.9
73.9
96.7
119.4
Homeworld 3
2022
26.0
33.8
44.3
54.7
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
32.9
42.8
56.0
69.2
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
22.8
29.7
38.8
48.0
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
22.3
29.0
37.9
46.9
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
30.8
40.1
52.4
64.7
Starfield
2022
18.6
24.2
31.6
39.1
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
20.7
26.9
35.2
43.5
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
19.7
25.6
33.4
41.3
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
27.6
35.9
47.0
58.0
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
35.6
46.3
60.5
74.8
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce GTX 1060 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
51.5
67.0
87.6
108.2
Anthem
2019
36.1
46.9
61.3
75.8
The Witcher 3
2015
47.1
61.2
80.0
98.9
F1 22
2020
46.2
60.1
78.6
97.1
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
38.8
50.4
65.9
81.5
DOOM Eternal
2020
49.4
64.2
84.0
103.8
The Division
2016
47.0
61.1
79.8
98.6
Monster Hunter: World
2018
45.4
59.0
77.1
95.3
Forza Horizon 5
2021
38.3
49.7
65.0
80.3
F1 2021
2020
51.5
67.0
87.6
108.2
GreedFall
2019
48.0
62.4
81.6
100.8
Hitman 3
2021
36.1
47.0
61.4
75.9
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
52.8
68.7
89.8
110.9
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
52.1
67.7
88.5
109.3
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
33.5
43.5
56.9
70.3
Total War: Warhammer
2016
52.4
68.2
89.2
110.1
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
33.5
43.5
56.9
70.3
Just Cause 4
2018
42.1
54.8
71.6
88.5
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
52.4
68.1
89.1
110.0
Metro Exodus
2019
29.2
37.9
49.6
61.3
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
24.3
31.6
41.3
51.0
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
15.9
20.7
27.0
33.4
Crysis 3
2013
52.2
67.8
88.7
109.6
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
41.8
54.4
71.1
87.8
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
42.8
55.7
72.8
89.9
Genshin Impact
2020
46.2
60.1
78.6
97.1
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
25.0
32.5
42.5
52.4
Resident Evil Village
2021
36.1
47.0
61.4
75.9
Gears of War 5
2019
42.5
55.2
72.2
89.2
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
41.7
54.2
70.9
87.6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
45.2
58.8
76.9
95.0
Godfall
2020
47.0
61.1
79.9
98.7
Far Cry 6
2021
39.9
51.8
67.7
83.7
Death Stranding
2020
48.3
62.8
82.1
101.4
Devil May Cry 5
2019
47.3
61.5
80.4
99.3
Marvel's Avengers
2020
31.4
40.8
53.4
65.9
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
41.8
54.4
71.1
87.8
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
24.0
31.2
40.8
50.4
Project CARS 3
2020
24.4
31.8
41.6
51.3
Halo Infinite
2021
30.3
39.4
51.5
63.6
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
52.1
67.7
88.5
109.3
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
34.6
45.0
58.9
72.8
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
38.4
49.9
65.3
80.7
Final Fantasy XV
2018
44.6
58.0
75.9
93.7
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
26.6
34.5
45.2
55.8
Hitman 2
2018
52.1
67.7
88.5
109.3
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
39.2
51.0
66.7
82.3
Dishonored 2
2016
40.2
52.2
68.3
84.4
Borderlands 3
2019
33.7
43.8
57.3
70.7
World War Z
2019
52.5
68.3
89.3
110.4
GeForce GTX 1060 6Gb with Core i9-12900KF 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 much more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Minecraft
2011
124.3
161.6
211.4
261.1
Battlefield 4
2013
73.9
96.1
125.6
155.2
Titanfall 2
2016
57.4
74.6
97.6
120.5
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
66.7
86.8
113.5
140.1
Fallout 76
2018
68.2
88.7
116.0
143.3
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
58.3
75.8
99.2
122.5
Valorant
2020
106.6
138.6
181.3
223.9
Project CARS 2
2017
55.1
71.6
93.7
115.7
Hitman
2016
53.1
69.1
90.3
111.6
Battlefield 1
2016
66.4
86.3
112.8
139.4
Dota 2
2013
76.0
98.8
129.2
159.6
Resident Evil 2
2019
60.6
78.7
103.0
127.2
Rocket League
2015
226.9
294.9
385.7
476.5
DiRT Rally
2015
83.8
108.9
142.4
176.0
Strange Brigade
2018
68.4
88.9
116.3
143.6
Battlefield V
2018
56.0
72.7
95.1
117.5
Dawn of War III
2017
57.2
74.3
97.2
120.1
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
54.6
70.9
92.8
114.6
Apex Legends
2019
56.0
72.7
95.1
117.5
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
155.6
202.2
264.5
326.7
Destiny 2
2017
73.5
95.5
124.9
154.3
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
110.2
143.3
187.3
231.4
Doom
2016
83.5
108.6
142.0
175.4
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
52.8
68.7
89.8
110.9
Need For Speed
2015
62.9
81.8
106.9
132.1
F1 2019
2019
54.7
71.1
93.0
114.9
For Honor
2017
77.8
101.1
132.2
163.4
Roblox
2006
183.3
238.3
311.6
385.0
League of Legends
2009
291.7
379.2
495.9
612.6
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
64.9
84.3
110.3
136.2
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
62.8
81.6
106.7
131.8
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
68.0
88.4
115.6
142.8
Although you can't argue with the figures from this table, however, 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.
