Doom

The AMD Ryzen 7 7700 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 combination delivers overwhelming performance in Doom, ranking 69th out of 3,712 tested combos. This places the pairing in the top ~2% of all systems tested, and the benchmark data confirms that every single settings preset at every tested resolution clears the 60 FPS playability threshold by a wide margin.

How This Combo Ranks

With a combo rank of 69 out of 3,712 tested configurations, this system sits in the 98th percentile of all CPU-GPU pairings tested for Doom. The ranking reflects a pairing where the RTX 5090's massive compute resources are fully leveraged by the Ryzen 7 7700's 8-core, 16-thread Zen 4 architecture. The CPU's 32 MB of shared L3 cache and 83.2 GB/s of dual-channel DDR5 memory bandwidth ensure the GPU never starves for data.

The CPU alone holds an 87th percentile ranking among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 40,081. Its nearest rival, the AMD Ryzen AI 9 365, scores 40,048 — a mere 0.1% difference. The Intel Core 5 221E trails by 0.2% at 40,144, while the AMD Ryzen 9 270 posts 40,246 (-0.4%) and the Intel Core i9-13905H reaches 40,313 (-0.6%). These margins are negligible in gaming workloads, meaning the 7700's single-thread performance (1,930 in Cinebench R23 single-core, 2,525 in GeekBench single-core) is effectively on par with its closest competitors.

The GPU side is even more dominant. The RTX 5090 sits in the 92nd percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 79,842. Its nearest rival, the NVIDIA Tesla P100 PCIe 16 GB, scores 79,605 — just 0.3% behind. The Tesla P100 PCIe 12 GB is 0.6% lower at 79,396, while the AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT trails by 1.1% at 78,940. The AMD Radeon Pro Vega 64X actually scores slightly higher at 80,959, edging out the RTX 5090 by 1.4% in aggregate benchmarks, though that advantage does not translate to Doom performance.

The combination's rank of 69 reflects that while individual components are both near the top of their respective charts, the Doom engine is highly optimized and even mid-range hardware can achieve playable framerates. This pairing is therefore massively overqualified for the game, delivering performance that is largely CPU-bound at lower resolutions.

Similar Performance Alternatives

For the CPU, the nearest rivals — AMD Ryzen AI 9 365, Intel Core 5 221E, AMD Ryzen 9 270, and Intel Core i9-13905H — all fall within 0.6% of the Ryzen 7 7700's average benchmark score. In Doom, these processors would produce nearly identical framerates when paired with the same GPU. The 7700's 8 cores and 16 threads at 5.30 GHz boost clock provide ample headroom for Doom's single-threaded engine, and none of these rivals would create a measurable bottleneck difference.

On the GPU side, the RTX 5090's nearest rivals — NVIDIA Tesla P100 PCIe 16 GB, NVIDIA Tesla P100 PCIe 12 GB, AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT, and AMD Radeon Pro Vega 64X — are within 1.4% in aggregate benchmarks. However, these are largely workstation and mobile parts. The Tesla P100 cards are datacenter accelerators with 16 GB and 12 GB HBM2 memory respectively, while the RX 6850M XT is a laptop GPU. In Doom, the RTX 5090's 32 GB of GDDR7 memory and 1.79 TB/s bandwidth are far beyond what the game requires, so these rivals would likely deliver similar FPS at 1080p and 1440p, though the 5090's advantage grows at 4K where memory bandwidth matters more.

The practical takeaway: if you swapped the 7700 for any of its four nearest CPU rivals, Doom performance would be indistinguishable. If you swapped the 5090 for a Tesla P100 or RX 6850M XT, you would see slightly lower framerates but still remain well above 60 FPS at all settings.

FAQ

*Q: Can the Ryzen 7 7700 and RTX 5090 run Doom at 4K Ultra settings?*

A: Yes. At 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the combo averages 96 FPS, which is 60% above the 60 FPS playability threshold.

*Q: What is the highest average framerate this combo achieves in Doom?*

A: The highest average is 425 FPS at 1920x1080 with Low settings. At Medium settings, the average drops slightly to 396 FPS with a minimum of 336 FPS and maximum of 455 FPS.

Q: How much performance difference exists between Low and Ultra settings at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, Low settings average 294 FPS while Ultra averages 177 FPS — a 117 FPS difference. The gap narrows at 4K, where Low averages 159 FPS and Ultra averages 96 FPS.

Q: Is the RTX 5090 the bottleneck in this configuration?

A: At 1080p, the CPU becomes the limiting factor. The GPU's average benchmark score of 79,842 places it in the 92nd percentile, but Doom's engine is not heavily multi-threaded. The 7700's single-thread score of 1,930 in Cinebench R23 suggests the CPU caps framerates below what the GPU could theoretically deliver.

*Q: Does this combo ever drop below 60 FPS in Doom?*

A: No. Across all 12 measured configurations (3 resolutions × 4 settings), the lowest average is 96 FPS at 4K Ultra. The only recorded minimum framerates are 118 FPS at 4K Medium, 218 FPS at 1440p Medium, and 336 FPS at 1080p Medium — all far above 60 FPS.

Q: How does the RTX 5090 compare to its nearest rival in aggregate benchmarks?

A: The RTX 5090's average benchmark score of 79,842 is 0.3% higher than the NVIDIA Tesla P100 PCIe 16 GB (79,605) and 0.6% higher than the Tesla P100 PCIe 12 GB (79,396). The AMD Radeon Pro Vega 64X scores slightly higher at 80,959, a 1.4% margin.

The Verdict

The data is unambiguous: this system runs Doom flawlessly at every tested configuration. The verdict by resolution confirms that all four settings (Low, Medium, High, Ultra) are playable at all three resolutions — 1920x1080, 2560x1440, and 3840x2160 — with every average framerate clearing the 60 FPS threshold by at least 36 FPS.

At 4K, the weakest configuration (Ultra) still averages 96 FPS, which is 60% above the playability threshold. At 1440p, Ultra averages 177 FPS, and at 1080p, Ultra averages 273 FPS. This means the system is not merely playable but delivers high-refresh-rate experiences even at maximum settings on 4K displays. For 1440p 144Hz monitors, the Ultra preset provides 177 FPS, comfortably exceeding the refresh rate. For 1080p 360Hz esports displays, the Low preset at 425 FPS and Medium at 396 FPS both push beyond what most monitors can display.

The RTX 5090's 32 GB of GDDR7 memory and 104.8 TFLOPS of FP32 compute are vastly overprovisioned for Doom, a game from 2016. The 7700's 65W TDP and 5.30 GHz boost clock provide more than enough single-thread performance to feed the GPU at all resolutions.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 3840x2160, the Ultra preset averages 96 FPS with no recorded minimum or maximum. High settings improve to 117 FPS average, Medium reaches 139 FPS with a minimum of 118 FPS and maximum of 160 FPS, and Low delivers 159 FPS average. The spread from Low to Ultra is 63 FPS, indicating that the GPU has significant headroom even at 4K.

At 2560x1440, performance scales dramatically. Low settings average 294 FPS, Medium averages 256 FPS (minimum 218, maximum 295), High averages 216 FPS, and Ultra averages 177 FPS. Notably, the Medium preset at 1440p (256 FPS) exceeds the High preset at 1080p (334 FPS) by only 78 FPS, showing diminishing returns as resolution drops.

At 1920x1080, the CPU begins to limit performance. Low settings peak at 425 FPS average, Medium averages 396 FPS (minimum 336, maximum 455), High averages 334 FPS, and Ultra averages 273 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra is 152 FPS, the largest of any resolution, which suggests the GPU is powerful enough that settings changes have outsized impacts when the CPU is the primary constraint.

The data reveals a consistent pattern: doubling resolution from 1080p to 1440p reduces framerates by roughly 35-40%, and going from 1440p to 4K reduces them by another 45-50%. This scaling is more gradual than typical GPU-bound scenarios, again pointing to CPU limitations at lower resolutions.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 1920x1080, the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS is Ultra, which averages 273 FPS. This is the highest visual quality available and still delivers over 4.5× the playability threshold. Given the massive headroom, players could enable Ultra without any concern for performance drops.

At 2560x1440, Ultra again is the best choice, averaging 177 FPS. This is comfortably above 60 FPS and also exceeds the 144Hz refresh rate common on 1440p monitors. The 218 FPS minimum at Medium settings indicates that even frame-time spikes would not cause perceptible stutter.

At 3840x2160, Ultra remains the optimal preset, averaging 96 FPS. This is 36 FPS above the 60 FPS threshold and 60% above the minimum playability standard. For players targeting 120Hz 4K displays, dropping to High (117 FPS) or Medium (139 FPS) would be necessary, but for standard 60Hz 4K screens, Ultra is the definitive recommendation.

Across all resolutions, the verdict is consistent: the Ryzen 7 7700 and RTX 5090 combination never requires compromising below Ultra settings to maintain 60 FPS. The only decision is whether to prioritize maximum visual fidelity or chase higher refresh rates — and even at Ultra, the system delivers framerates that would be considered excellent for most gaming scenarios.