Complete gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 GPU with the Intel Core i9-9900KS processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with various graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. You can find out whether the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 is good or bad for gaming from results of all tests. As for the primary characteristic, 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. Considering 6Gb of memory, we can tell 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 graphics card, you can already draw certain conclusions. With this data, you can already safely buy the necessary power supply that will completely match the graphics card. We should also not forget about the Intel Core i9-9900KS . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the required power supply should output.A conventional power supply is suitable for the GeForce GTX 1060, because its TDP is 120W Here is a list of certain popular 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 i9-9900KS configuration:
Minecraft
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Atomic Heart
Far Cry 6
League of Legends
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Valorant
Roblox
Fortnite Battle Royale
Apex Legends
Dota 2
Hogwarts Legacy
Genshin Impact
Hitman 3
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060
After reviewing the data from the game tests below, you can simply compare the GeForce GTX 1060 with competitors in several famous games and choose 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 good 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 i9-9900KS. The numbers next to the names of the games mean the medium FPS obtained 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
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
18.5
24.0
31.4
38.8
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
27.0
35.1
45.8
56.6
Overwatch 2
2022
47.9
62.3
81.5
100.7
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
19.5
25.3
33.1
40.9
Saints Row
2022
35.5
46.1
60.3
74.5
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
32.0
41.6
54.3
67.1
Starfield
2022
17.5
22.7
29.7
36.7
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
26.0
33.8
44.2
54.5
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
21.0
27.3
35.7
44.1
Scorn
2022
19.5
25.3
33.1
40.9
Elden ring
2022
19.0
24.7
32.3
39.9
Atomic Heart
2023
12.0
15.6
20.4
25.2
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
33.5
43.5
56.9
70.3
Stray
2022
53.4
69.5
90.9
112.2
Homeworld 3
2022
24.5
31.8
41.6
51.4
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
31.0
40.3
52.6
65.0
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
29.0
37.7
49.2
60.8
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
21.5
27.9
36.5
45.1
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
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
39.3
51.1
66.8
82.5
Devil May Cry 5
2019
44.5
57.8
75.6
93.3
Dishonored 2
2016
37.8
49.1
64.2
79.3
GreedFall
2019
45.1
58.6
76.7
94.7
Genshin Impact
2020
43.5
56.5
73.9
91.3
F1 2021
2020
48.4
63.0
82.4
101.7
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
48.4
63.0
82.4
101.7
F1 22
2020
43.5
56.5
73.9
91.3
The Division
2016
44.2
57.4
75.1
92.7
World War Z
2019
49.4
64.2
84.0
103.7
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
31.5
40.9
53.5
66.1
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
48.9
63.6
83.2
102.8
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
14.9
19.4
25.4
31.4
Marvel's Avengers
2020
29.5
38.4
50.2
62.0
Project CARS 3
2020
23.0
29.9
39.1
48.2
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
40.3
52.3
68.4
84.5
Death Stranding
2020
45.4
59.0
77.2
95.3
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
36.5
47.4
62.0
76.6
Crysis 3
2013
49.0
63.8
83.4
103.0
Gears of War 5
2019
39.9
51.9
67.8
83.8
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
48.9
63.6
83.2
102.8
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
32.6
42.3
55.4
68.4
Metro Exodus
2019
27.4
35.6
46.6
57.6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
42.5
55.3
72.3
89.3
The Witcher 3
2015
44.3
57.5
75.2
92.9
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
22.6
29.3
38.4
47.4
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
31.5
40.9
53.5
66.1
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
36.1
46.9
61.4
75.8
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
49.2
64.0
83.7
103.4
Total War: Warhammer
2016
49.3
64.1
83.8
103.5
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
36.9
47.9
62.7
77.4
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
23.5
30.5
39.9
49.3
Anthem
2019
33.9
44.1
57.7
71.2
Far Cry 6
2021
37.5
48.7
63.7
78.7
Hitman 3
2021
34.0
44.2
57.7
71.3
Halo Infinite
2021
28.5
37.0
48.4
59.8
Final Fantasy XV
2018
42.0
54.5
71.3
88.1
Monster Hunter: World
2018
42.7
55.4
72.5
89.6
Just Cause 4
2018
39.6
51.5
67.3
83.2
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
25.0
32.5
42.5
52.4
Resident Evil Village
2021
34.0
44.2
57.7
71.3
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
22.8
29.7
38.8
47.9
Hitman 2
2018
48.9
63.6
83.2
102.8
Borderlands 3
2019
31.7
41.2
53.8
66.5
Godfall
2020
44.2
57.5
75.1
92.8
DOOM Eternal
2020
46.4
60.4
79.0
97.5
Forza Horizon 5
2021
36.0
46.7
61.1
75.5
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
39.3
51.1
66.8
82.5
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
49.6
64.5
84.4
104.3
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
39.2
51.0
66.7
82.3
GeForce GTX 1060 6Gb with Core i9-9900KS gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce GTX 1060 from the following table are just for reference, because it mainly presents old games and FPS is much more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
146.2
190.1
248.6
307.1
For Honor
2017
73.1
95.1
124.3
153.6
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
49.6
64.5
84.4
104.3
Doom
2016
78.5
102.1
133.5
164.9
Dawn of War III
2017
53.7
69.9
91.4
112.9
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
54.8
71.3
93.2
115.2
Resident Evil 2
2019
56.9
74.0
96.8
119.6
Battlefield 4
2013
69.5
90.3
118.1
145.9
Project CARS 2
2017
51.8
67.3
88.0
108.8
Roblox
2006
172.3
224.0
292.9
361.9
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
51.3
66.7
87.2
107.7
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
62.7
81.6
106.6
131.7
Need For Speed
2015
59.1
76.9
100.5
124.2
DiRT Rally
2015
78.8
102.4
133.9
165.4
Battlefield 1
2016
62.4
81.1
106.0
131.0
Valorant
2020
100.2
130.3
170.4
210.5
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
103.6
134.7
176.1
217.5
Rocket League
2015
213.3
277.2
362.6
447.9
Apex Legends
2019
52.6
68.4
89.4
110.4
F1 2019
2019
51.4
66.9
87.5
108.0
Minecraft
2011
116.9
151.9
198.7
245.4
Strange Brigade
2018
64.3
83.6
109.3
135.0
Destiny 2
2017
69.1
89.8
117.4
145.1
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
63.9
83.1
108.7
134.3
Titanfall 2
2016
53.9
70.1
91.7
113.3
League of Legends
2009
274.2
356.5
466.1
575.8
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
59.0
76.7
100.3
123.9
Dota 2
2013
71.4
92.8
121.4
150.0
Battlefield V
2018
52.6
68.4
89.4
110.4
Fallout 76
2018
64.1
83.4
109.0
134.7
Hitman
2016
49.9
64.9
84.9
104.9
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
61.0
79.3
103.7
128.1
Although you can't argue with the numbers 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 evaluated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the GeForce GTX 1060 and the Intel Core i9-9900KS separately.
