Doom

The AMD Ryzen 7 7700 paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 delivers exceptional performance in Doom, with every tested resolution and preset combination clearing the 60 FPS threshold by a wide margin. The data shows a system that is not merely playable but overwhelmingly capable, with average frame rates ranging from 95.1 FPS at 4K Ultra to 424.4 FPS at 1080p Low. This analysis breaks down the measured performance, settings guidance, and the relative contribution of each component.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 3840x2160, the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS is Ultra, achieving an average of 95.1 FPS. This is the highest quality setting available, and the system still maintains a comfortable buffer above the playable threshold. For users prioritizing maximum visual fidelity, Ultra is entirely viable at 4K.

At 2560x1440, the best settings are again Ultra, with an average of 175.5 FPS. The frame rate nearly triples the 60 FPS target, indicating that the GPU has substantial headroom even at high resolution with maximum quality presets.

At 1920x1080, the recommended preset is Ultra, delivering an average of 270.5 FPS. This is well beyond the requirements of even high-refresh-rate displays, making the system suitable for competitive play at 1080p with all settings maximized. In every resolution, the Ultra preset is the optimal choice, as the system never falls below 95 FPS even in the most demanding scenario.

FAQ

Q: Can this system run Doom at 4K with maximum settings?

A: Yes. At 3840x2160 with the Ultra preset, the measured average frame rate is 95.1 FPS, which is above the 60 FPS playable threshold.

Q: What is the highest average frame rate recorded for this combination?

A: The highest average is 424.4 FPS, achieved at 1920x1080 with the Low preset.

Q: How does the performance scale when moving from 1080p to 1440p?

A: At Ultra settings, the average frame rate drops from 270.5 FPS at 1920x1080 to 175.5 FPS at 2560x1440, a reduction of approximately 35%. The system remains well above 60 FPS throughout.

Q: Is there any resolution where the system fails to reach 60 FPS?

A: No. All 12 measured configurations across three resolutions and four settings levels exceed 60 FPS. The lowest average is 95.1 FPS at 4K Ultra.

Q: Which preset shows the largest performance gap between 1440p and 4K?

A: The Low preset shows the largest absolute drop, from 287.5 FPS at 2560x1440 to 157.9 FPS at 3840x2160, a difference of 129.6 FPS.

Q: How does the Ultra preset compare to High at the same resolution?

A: At 2560x1440, Ultra averages 175.5 FPS versus 213.6 FPS for High, a difference of about 38 FPS. At 3840x2160, the gap is 22.4 FPS (95.1 vs 117.5).

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system delivers extraordinary performance across all settings. The Low preset averages 424.4 FPS, which is the highest recorded for this configuration. Medium follows closely with 386.5 FPS, High with 327.8 FPS, and Ultra with 270.5 FPS. The scaling from Low to Ultra represents a 36% reduction in frame rate, yet even the slowest setting remains far above any practical display refresh rate.

At 2560x1440, performance remains exceptionally high. Low averages 287.5 FPS, Medium 252 FPS, High 213.6 FPS, and Ultra 175.5 FPS. The progression between presets is consistent, with each step up in quality costing roughly 30-40 FPS. The Ultra preset at this resolution still outperforms the High preset at 4K, highlighting the GPU's strong scaling with resolution.

At 3840x2160, the system remains very fast, though the gap between presets narrows. Low averages 157.9 FPS, Medium 134.5 FPS, High 117.5 FPS, and Ultra 95.1 FPS. The difference between Low and Ultra is 62.8 FPS, a smaller absolute gap than at lower resolutions, suggesting the GPU becomes more of a limiting factor at 4K. All settings remain comfortably above 60 FPS, with Ultra still 35 FPS above the threshold.

Similar Performance Alternatives

According to the nearestRivals data, the AMD Ryzen 7 7700 has an average benchmark score of 40081. The closest competitor is the AMD Ryzen AI 9 365, with a score of 40048, a delta of just 0.1%. The Intel Core 5 221E scores 40144 (-0.2%), the AMD Ryzen 9 270 scores 40246 (-0.4%), and the Intel Core i9-13905H scores 40313 (-0.6%). These processors would deliver nearly identical CPU-bound performance in Doom, as the differences are all within 0.6% of each other.

For the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090, the average benchmark score is 60347. The nearest rival is the Intel Arc Pro A60 with 60326 (0% delta), followed by the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 48 at 60140 (0.3%), the AMD Radeon Pro W6600M at 61896 (-2.5%), and the AMD Radeon PRO V710 at 58657 (2.9%). In practical terms, the RTX 4090 and the Arc Pro A60 would produce near-identical frame rates in Doom, while the Radeon PRO V710 would be roughly 3% slower, resulting in approximately 92 FPS at 4K Ultra instead of 95.1 FPS.

The Verdict

This system can run Doom at the highest settings in every resolution tested. The verdictByResolution data confirms that all four presets (Low, Medium, High, Ultra) are playable at 3840x2160, 2560x1440, and 1920x1080. The best settings at each resolution are Ultra, with average frame rates of 95.1 FPS at 4K, 175.5 FPS at 1440p, and 270.5 FPS at 1080p. The minimum recorded average across all configurations is 95.1 FPS, which exceeds the 60 FPS playable threshold by over 58%. For users with 120Hz or 144Hz displays, the system can comfortably drive those refresh rates at 1440p Ultra and even at 4K with High settings (117.5 FPS). At 1080p, the system is capable of exceeding 240 FPS with Medium or higher settings, making it suitable for the fastest gaming monitors.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the AMD Ryzen 7 7700 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 ranks 104th out of 3712 tested combinations for Doom. This places the system in the top 2.8% of all configurations in the database. The high ranking is primarily driven by the GPU's exceptional performance, as the RTX 4090 sits in the 88th percentile among all GPUs, while the CPU is in the 87th percentile among all processors. Given that Doom is an older title with relatively modest system requirements, the bottleneck is almost entirely on the CPU side at lower resolutions, but the GPU's massive headroom ensures that even the most demanding 4K Ultra scenario remains far above playable. The rank of 104 indicates that only 103 other combinations deliver higher average frame rates in this game, likely featuring newer or more specialized hardware.

CPU and GPU Roles

The data reveals a clear pattern in how the CPU and GPU contribute to performance across resolutions. At 1920x1080, the frame rates are extraordinarily high (270.5-424.4 FPS), indicating that the CPU is the primary limiting factor. The Ryzen 7 7700, with its 8 cores and 16 threads, delivers strong single-thread performance (a 3DMark single-thread score of 1049 and a Cinebench R23 single-core score of 1930), but at these frame rates, CPU overhead becomes significant. The GPU, while extremely powerful, is not fully utilized at 1080p, as evidenced by the relatively small frame rate differences between presets (e.g., 327.8 FPS at High versus 270.5 FPS at Ultra, a 21% drop).

At 2560x1440, the balance shifts. The frame rates remain high (175.5-287.5 FPS), but the GPU begins to exert more influence. The scaling from Low to Ultra shows a 39% reduction in frame rate, slightly larger than at 1080p. This suggests the RTX 4090's raw compute capabilities (82.58 TFLOPS FP32) are starting to matter more, though the CPU still provides enough headroom to avoid becoming the dominant constraint.

At 3840x2160, the GPU becomes the clear bottleneck. The frame rates drop to 95.1-157.9 FPS, and the performance difference between presets narrows in absolute terms. The RTX 4090's memory bandwidth of 1.01 TB/s and 24 GB of GDDR6X memory are heavily utilized at this resolution. The CPU's role diminishes, as the frame rate is now primarily determined by the GPU's pixel throughput (443.5 GPixel/s) and texture rate (1,290.2 GTexel/s). The data shows that while the CPU is sufficient for 4K gaming, the GPU is the decisive factor in whether the system can maintain 60 FPS at maximum settings, which it does with a 35 FPS margin. For users targeting 1080p or 1440p at ultra-high refresh rates, the CPU becomes more relevant, but for 4K gaming, the RTX 4090 is the component that defines the experience.