Complete gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 graphics card with the Intel Core i9-13900 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 bad or good for gaming by looking at benchmark results. As for the primary parameter, how good is the graphics card for games, let's look beyond. The ordinary FPS in games is 30.4 FPS with Ultra settings and 4K resolution. Considering 6Gb of memory, we can say that the GeForce GTX 1060 is good even for new 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 make certain decision. With this data, you can already safely buy the needed power supply that can meet the demands of the GPU. We should also not forget about the Intel Core i9-13900 . 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 appropriate for it. Here is a list of certain famous games in which the GPU has been tested. Below is the table with a large number of almost all contemporary games that were run on a computer with the GeForce GTX 1060 and Intel Core i9-13900 configuration:
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Roblox
Valorant
Dota 2
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
League of Legends
Atomic Heart
Apex Legends
Hogwarts Legacy
Hitman 3
Minecraft
Fortnite Battle Royale
Genshin Impact
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Far Cry 6
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060
After looking at the data from the table below, you can easily compare the GeForce GTX 1060 with competitors in some famous 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 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 understand how comfortable you can play famous games on a computer with a GeForce GTX 1060 and Intel Core i9-13900. The numbers beside to the names of the games represent the medium 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
Atomic Heart
2023
12.9
16.7
21.9
27.0
Scorn
2022
20.9
27.2
35.5
43.9
Saints Row
2022
38.0
49.4
64.7
79.9
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
23.0
29.9
39.2
48.4
Homeworld 3
2022
26.3
34.1
44.6
55.1
Elden ring
2022
20.4
26.5
34.6
42.8
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
27.9
36.2
47.4
58.5
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
34.3
44.6
58.3
72.0
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
20.9
27.2
35.5
43.9
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
33.2
43.2
56.5
69.8
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
22.5
29.3
38.3
47.3
Stray
2022
57.3
74.5
97.5
120.4
Starfield
2022
18.8
24.4
31.9
39.4
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
19.8
25.8
33.7
41.6
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
35.9
46.7
61.0
75.4
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
28.9
37.6
49.2
60.8
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
31.1
40.4
52.8
65.3
Overwatch 2
2022
51.4
66.9
87.4
108.0
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce GTX 1060 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Far Cry 6
2021
40.2
52.2
68.3
84.4
World War Z
2019
53.0
68.9
90.1
111.3
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
43.2
56.1
73.4
90.7
Dishonored 2
2016
40.5
52.7
68.9
85.1
Hitman 3
2021
36.4
47.4
61.9
76.5
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
42.2
54.8
71.7
88.5
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
53.3
69.2
90.5
111.8
Crysis 3
2013
52.6
68.4
89.4
110.5
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
52.0
67.6
88.3
109.1
Halo Infinite
2021
30.5
39.7
51.9
64.1
Godfall
2020
47.4
61.6
80.6
99.6
Monster Hunter: World
2018
45.8
59.5
77.8
96.1
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
52.5
68.3
89.3
110.3
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
42.2
54.8
71.7
88.5
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
34.9
45.4
59.4
73.4
Just Cause 4
2018
42.5
55.2
72.2
89.2
Hitman 2
2018
52.5
68.3
89.3
110.3
Devil May Cry 5
2019
47.7
62.0
81.1
100.1
GreedFall
2019
48.4
62.9
82.2
101.6
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
16.0
20.8
27.2
33.6
F1 22
2020
46.6
60.6
79.2
97.9
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
24.5
31.8
41.6
51.4
Gears of War 5
2019
42.8
55.6
72.8
89.9
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
25.2
32.7
42.8
52.9
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
52.8
68.7
89.8
110.9
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
39.5
51.4
67.2
83.0
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
42.1
54.7
71.5
88.3
F1 2021
2020
52.0
67.6
88.3
109.1
Final Fantasy XV
2018
45.0
58.5
76.5
94.5
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
45.6
59.3
77.5
95.7
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
38.7
50.4
65.8
81.3
Forza Horizon 5
2021
38.6
50.1
65.6
81.0
Total War: Warhammer
2016
52.9
68.7
89.9
111.0
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
39.1
50.8
66.5
82.1
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
33.8
43.9
57.4
70.9
Marvel's Avengers
2020
31.7
41.2
53.8
66.5
Genshin Impact
2020
46.6
60.6
79.2
97.9
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
24.2
31.5
41.2
50.9
Metro Exodus
2019
29.4
38.2
50.0
61.8
Anthem
2019
36.4
47.3
61.8
76.4
The Witcher 3
2015
47.5
61.7
80.7
99.7
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
33.8
43.9
57.4
70.9
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
52.5
68.3
89.3
110.3
Resident Evil Village
2021
36.4
47.4
61.9
76.5
Death Stranding
2020
48.7
63.3
82.8
102.3
Project CARS 3
2020
24.6
32.0
41.9
51.8
Borderlands 3
2019
34.0
44.2
57.7
71.3
The Division
2016
47.4
61.6
80.5
99.5
DOOM Eternal
2020
49.8
64.8
84.7
104.6
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
26.8
34.8
45.5
56.3
GeForce GTX 1060 6Gb with Core i9-13900 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 higher than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Rocket League
2015
228.8
297.4
388.9
480.4
Valorant
2020
107.5
139.8
182.8
225.8
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
53.3
69.2
90.5
111.8
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
63.3
82.3
107.6
132.9
Need For Speed
2015
63.4
82.5
107.8
133.2
Battlefield V
2018
56.4
73.3
95.9
118.5
DiRT Rally
2015
84.5
109.8
143.6
177.4
Strange Brigade
2018
68.9
89.6
117.2
144.8
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
55.0
71.5
93.5
115.5
Apex Legends
2019
56.4
73.3
95.9
118.5
Resident Evil 2
2019
61.1
79.4
103.8
128.3
Titanfall 2
2016
57.9
75.2
98.4
121.5
Project CARS 2
2017
55.6
72.2
94.4
116.7
Battlefield 1
2016
66.9
87.0
113.8
140.5
Dota 2
2013
76.6
99.6
130.2
160.9
League of Legends
2009
294.1
382.4
500.0
617.7
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
67.3
87.5
114.4
141.3
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
156.9
203.9
266.7
329.4
For Honor
2017
78.4
102.0
133.3
164.7
Battlefield 4
2013
74.5
96.9
126.7
156.5
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
58.8
76.5
100.0
123.5
Fallout 76
2018
68.8
89.4
116.9
144.5
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
111.1
144.4
188.9
233.3
Doom
2016
84.2
109.5
143.2
176.9
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
65.4
85.0
111.2
137.4
Dawn of War III
2017
57.6
74.9
98.0
121.1
Minecraft
2011
125.4
163.0
213.1
263.3
F1 2019
2019
55.2
71.7
93.8
115.9
Hitman
2016
53.6
69.6
91.1
112.5
Destiny 2
2017
74.1
96.3
126.0
155.6
Roblox
2006
184.8
240.3
314.2
388.1
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
68.6
89.1
116.6
144.0
Though you can't dispute with the figures from this table, but you need to know that in reality some processors and video cards will not be able to work in pairs. For such cases, FPS is calculated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the CPU and the graphics card.
