Comprehensive gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 graphics card with the AMD FX-6300 Six-Core processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with multiple graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. You can understand the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 is bad or good for gaming from results of all tests. As for the main parameter, how good is the GPU for games, let's look further. The ordinary FPS in games is 30.4 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. So, taking into account 6Gb of memory, we can tell that the GeForce GTX 1060 is good 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 needed power supply that will completely match the GPU. You also need to remember about the AMD FX-6300 Six-Core . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the desired power supply should output.The TDP of the GPU is 120W, so a regular power supply is appropriate for it. Here is a list of some common games in which the graphics card 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 AMD FX-6300 Six-Core configuration:
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Roblox
Atomic Heart
Hitman 3
Minecraft
League of Legends
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Fortnite Battle Royale
Far Cry 6
Hogwarts Legacy
Apex Legends
Dota 2
Genshin Impact
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Valorant
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060
After viewing the data from the table 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 GeForce GTX 1060 opponents
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 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 numbers will also help you make the true 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 AMD FX-6300 Six-Core. The numbers beside to the names of the games mean the average FPS received 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
Stray
2022
40.7
52.9
69.2
85.5
Overwatch 2
2022
36.5
47.5
62.1
76.7
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
24.4
31.7
41.4
51.2
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
22.1
28.7
37.5
46.4
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
20.6
26.7
34.9
43.2
Homeworld 3
2022
18.7
24.2
31.7
39.2
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
16.4
21.3
27.8
34.4
Starfield
2022
13.3
17.3
22.6
28.0
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
14.1
18.3
23.9
29.6
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
25.5
33.2
43.4
53.6
Atomic Heart
2023
9.1
11.9
15.5
19.2
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
14.8
19.3
25.2
31.2
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
19.8
25.7
33.6
41.6
Elden ring
2022
14.5
18.8
24.6
30.4
Saints Row
2022
27.0
35.1
45.9
56.8
Scorn
2022
14.8
19.3
25.2
31.2
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
23.6
30.7
40.1
49.6
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
16.0
20.8
27.2
33.6
To find out how good the graphics card is for demanding games, you need to look at the numbers from this table.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
17.9
23.3
30.4
37.6
Godfall
2020
33.7
43.8
57.3
70.7
The Witcher 3
2015
33.7
43.8
57.3
70.8
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
37.8
49.2
64.3
79.5
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
24.0
31.2
40.8
50.4
Hitman 3
2021
25.9
33.6
44.0
54.4
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
24.8
32.3
42.2
52.1
Total War: Warhammer
2016
37.6
48.8
63.9
78.9
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
36.9
48.0
62.8
77.5
Project CARS 3
2020
17.5
22.8
29.8
36.8
Just Cause 4
2018
30.2
39.2
51.3
63.4
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
27.8
36.1
47.2
58.3
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
37.3
48.5
63.4
78.3
Far Cry 6
2021
28.5
37.1
48.5
59.9
World War Z
2019
37.6
48.9
64.0
79.1
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
32.4
42.1
55.1
68.0
Anthem
2019
25.8
33.6
43.9
54.3
Crysis 3
2013
37.4
48.6
63.5
78.5
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
30.7
39.9
52.2
64.4
Genshin Impact
2020
33.1
43.0
56.3
69.5
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
37.3
48.5
63.4
78.3
Devil May Cry 5
2019
33.9
44.0
57.6
71.1
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
37.5
48.8
63.8
78.8
F1 22
2020
33.1
43.0
56.3
69.5
Halo Infinite
2021
21.7
28.2
36.9
45.6
Hitman 2
2018
37.3
48.5
63.4
78.3
Metro Exodus
2019
20.9
27.2
35.5
43.9
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
19.0
24.7
32.4
40.0
Final Fantasy XV
2018
32.0
41.6
54.4
67.1
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
29.9
38.8
50.8
62.7
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
30.0
38.9
50.9
62.9
Forza Horizon 5
2021
27.4
35.6
46.6
57.5
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
30.0
38.9
50.9
62.9
Monster Hunter: World
2018
32.5
42.3
55.3
68.3
DOOM Eternal
2020
35.4
46.0
60.2
74.3
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
24.0
31.2
40.8
50.4
Dishonored 2
2016
28.8
37.4
48.9
60.4
Death Stranding
2020
34.6
45.0
58.8
72.7
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
27.5
35.8
46.8
57.8
The Division
2016
33.6
43.7
57.2
70.7
Resident Evil Village
2021
25.9
33.6
44.0
54.4
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
28.1
36.5
47.8
59.0
GreedFall
2019
34.4
44.7
58.4
72.2
F1 2021
2020
36.9
48.0
62.8
77.5
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
11.4
14.8
19.3
23.9
Borderlands 3
2019
24.1
31.4
41.0
50.7
Gears of War 5
2019
30.4
39.5
51.7
63.9
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
17.4
22.6
29.6
36.5
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
17.2
22.4
29.2
36.1
Marvel's Avengers
2020
22.5
29.2
38.2
47.2
GeForce GTX 1060 6Gb with FX-6300 Six-Core 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
DiRT Rally
2015
60.0
78.0
102.0
126.1
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
37.8
49.2
64.3
79.5
Need For Speed
2015
45.1
58.6
76.6
94.6
Minecraft
2011
89.1
115.8
151.4
187.0
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
47.8
62.1
81.3
100.4
Project CARS 2
2017
39.5
51.3
67.1
82.9
Battlefield 4
2013
52.9
68.8
90.0
111.2
Doom
2016
59.8
77.8
101.7
125.7
Dawn of War III
2017
41.0
53.2
69.6
86.0
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
41.8
54.3
71.0
87.8
Titanfall 2
2016
41.1
53.4
69.9
86.3
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
39.1
50.8
66.5
82.1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
111.4
144.9
189.5
234.0
Fallout 76
2018
48.9
63.5
83.1
102.6
F1 2019
2019
39.2
51.0
66.6
82.3
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
46.5
60.4
79.0
97.6
Hitman
2016
38.1
49.5
64.7
79.9
Apex Legends
2019
40.1
52.1
68.1
84.2
Rocket League
2015
162.5
211.3
276.3
341.3
For Honor
2017
55.7
72.4
94.7
117.0
League of Legends
2009
209.0
271.6
355.2
438.8
Battlefield V
2018
40.1
52.1
68.1
84.2
Valorant
2020
76.4
99.3
129.9
160.4
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
48.7
63.3
82.8
102.3
Destiny 2
2017
52.6
68.4
89.5
110.5
Resident Evil 2
2019
43.4
56.4
73.8
91.1
Battlefield 1
2016
47.5
61.8
80.8
99.8
Strange Brigade
2018
49.0
63.7
83.3
102.9
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
78.9
102.6
134.2
165.8
Roblox
2006
131.3
170.7
223.2
275.8
Dota 2
2013
54.4
70.8
92.5
114.3
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
45.0
58.4
76.4
94.4
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 capable to work together. In such cases, FPS is calculated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the GeForce GTX 1060 and the AMD FX-6300 Six-Core separately.
