Doom

The AMD Ryzen 7 7700X paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 delivers exceptional performance in Doom, with measured frame rates that far exceed the 60 FPS playability threshold across every resolution and preset combination tested. The data shows a system capable of maxing out the game's visual settings even at 4K, with substantial headroom for high-refresh-rate displays at lower resolutions. This analysis breaks down the measured FPS figures, identifies the optimal settings per resolution, and contextualizes the combo's standing against other tested hardware configurations.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 3840x2160, the RTX 4090 and Ryzen 7 7700X combination produces an average of 114.5 FPS on High settings, which drops to 92.3 FPS on Ultra. The Medium preset yields 138.2 FPS, while the Low preset reaches 155.7 FPS. The scaling from Ultra to Low represents a 68.7% performance increase, moving from 92.3 FPS to 155.7 FPS. The gap between High and Ultra is 22.2 FPS, indicating that the Ultra preset imposes a significant additional load compared to High.

Moving to 2560x1440, the frame rates climb substantially. The Ultra preset averages 172.4 FPS, while High delivers 210.8 FPS. Medium produces 249.5 FPS, and Low reaches 290.5 FPS. The delta between Low and Ultra at this resolution is 118.1 FPS, showing that even the most demanding settings remain far above the 60 FPS threshold. The difference between High and Medium is 38.7 FPS, while Medium to Low adds another 41.0 FPS.

At 1920x1080, the system demonstrates its peak performance. The Ultra preset averages 265.5 FPS, High reaches 328.1 FPS, Medium hits 388.6 FPS, and Low achieves 441.2 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is 175.7 FPS, with each step down in quality yielding roughly 60-70 FPS gains. The Low preset at 1080p is nearly 4.8 times the playability threshold of 60 FPS, making this resolution and preset combination ideal for extremely high refresh rate monitors.

Across all resolutions, the relative scaling between presets remains consistent. The Low preset outperforms Ultra by approximately 66-69% depending on resolution, while Medium sits roughly 30-40% above Ultra in all cases. The High preset consistently delivers about 24% more performance than Ultra, regardless of resolution.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 3840x2160, the most demanding preset that maintains at least 60 FPS is Ultra, with an average of 92.3 FPS. This is the highest quality setting available, and it still provides 32.3 FPS of headroom above the playability threshold. Since all four presets clear 60 FPS at this resolution, the recommendation is to use Ultra for maximum visual fidelity.

For 2560x1440, the Ultra preset again qualifies as the best setting, averaging 172.4 FPS. This is 112.4 FPS above the 60 FPS minimum, demonstrating that the GPU has ample resources to spare at this resolution. The High preset at 210.8 FPS and Medium at 249.5 FPS are also viable, but Ultra remains the optimal choice given the substantial performance buffer.

At 1920x1080, the Ultra preset delivers 265.5 FPS, which is 205.5 FPS above the playability threshold. This represents the best possible visual quality at the highest performance level, with no compromise needed. The combination of the Ryzen 7 7700X and RTX 4090 effectively removes any need to reduce settings at 1080p, as even the most demanding preset operates at more than four times the minimum playable frame rate.

The verdict by resolution confirms this analysis: all three resolutions list Ultra as the best settings, with average FPS values of 92.3, 172.4, and 265.5 for 4K, 1440p, and 1080p respectively.

CPU and GPU Roles

The performance scaling between resolutions reveals that the GPU is the dominant factor in this game, with the CPU providing sufficient headroom at all settings. Comparing the 1080p Ultra score of 265.5 FPS to the 4K Ultra score of 92.3 FPS shows a 187.4% performance drop when increasing resolution. This significant reduction indicates that the RTX 4090's rendering load scales dramatically with pixel count, while the Ryzen 7 7700X maintains consistent frame delivery.

The gap between Low and Ultra settings at each resolution further illustrates the GPU's role. At 1080p, Low produces 441.2 FPS versus 265.5 FPS on Ultra, a 175.7 FPS difference. At 1440p, the same comparison shows 290.5 FPS versus 172.4 FPS, a 118.1 FPS gap. At 4K, Low hits 155.7 FPS while Ultra manages 92.3 FPS, a 63.4 FPS difference. The shrinking absolute gap at higher resolutions suggests that the GPU becomes progressively more constrained by pixel throughput, while the CPU's workload remains relatively consistent.

The Ryzen 7 7700X's 8 cores and 16 threads, with a boost clock of 5.40 GHz, appear more than adequate for Doom's engine. The fact that 1080p Low reaches 441.2 FPS indicates that the CPU can feed the GPU with data at very high rates. The 3DMark single-thread score of 1090 and multi-thread score of 8859 support the notion that this processor handles both lightly threaded and heavily threaded game workloads effectively.

As resolution increases, the GPU's pixel rate of 443.5 GPixel/s and texture rate of 1,290.2 GTexel/s become the limiting factors. The 24 GB of GDDR6X memory with 1.01 TB/s bandwidth ensures that texture streaming at 4K Ultra does not introduce bottlenecks, but the raw compute throughput of 82.58 TFLOPS FP32 ultimately dictates the frame rates observed.

The Verdict

This PC can absolutely run Doom, and it does so with exceptional headroom at every resolution and preset combination tested. The verdict by resolution confirms that all settings at all three resolutions exceed the 60 FPS playability threshold. At 3840x2160, the Ultra preset averages 92.3 FPS, providing 32.3 FPS of buffer above the minimum. This means users can enable the highest quality settings at 4K without concern for frame rate drops.

At 2560x1440, the Ultra preset averages 172.4 FPS, which is 112.4 FPS above the threshold. This level of performance supports high refresh rate monitors in the 144Hz to 165Hz range while maintaining maximum visual quality. The 1920x1080 Ultra preset at 265.5 FPS offers even more headroom, comfortably driving 240Hz displays.

The data shows no scenario where this combination fails to meet the playability threshold. Even the most demanding configuration, 4K Ultra, operates at 92.3 FPS, which is well above the 60 FPS benchmark. The system's average benchmark scores reinforce this conclusion: the RTX 4090's PassMark G3D score of 38194 places it in the 88th percentile of all GPUs, while the Ryzen 7 7700X's average benchmark score of 35909 puts it in the 85th percentile of all CPUs.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest quality setting at 4K that maintains at least 60 FPS?

A: The Ultra preset at 3840x2160 averages 92.3 FPS, which is the most demanding setting available and still clears the 60 FPS threshold by 32.3 FPS.

Q: How much faster is the Low preset compared to Ultra at 1080p?

A: At 1920x1080, the Low preset achieves 441.2 FPS while Ultra produces 265.5 FPS, making Low 175.7 FPS faster, or approximately 66% higher performance.

Q: Does this system support high refresh rate gaming at 1440p?

A: Yes, at 2560x1440 the Ultra preset averages 172.4 FPS, which exceeds 144Hz and 165Hz refresh rates with a comfortable margin.

Q: Which component limits performance more as resolution increases?

A: The GPU becomes the primary constraint at higher resolutions, as evidenced by the 187.4% performance drop from 1080p Ultra at 265.5 FPS to 4K Ultra at 92.3 FPS, while the CPU maintains consistent frame delivery.

Q: Is the Ultra preset playable at 4K?

A: Yes, the 4K Ultra preset averages 92.3 FPS, which is 32.3 FPS above the 60 FPS playability threshold.

Q: What frame rate does the Low preset achieve at 4K?

A: The Low preset at 3840x2160 averages 155.7 FPS, which is the highest frame rate recorded at that resolution.

How This Combo Ranks

This specific combination of AMD Ryzen 7 7700X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 ranks 87th out of 3712 tested combos for Doom. This places the system in the top 2.3% of all configurations tested, reflecting the high performance level of both components. The rank of 87 indicates that only 86 other hardware combinations delivered higher average frame rates in this game, despite the fact that this pairing already produces over 265 FPS at 1080p Ultra.

The CPU's percentile of 85 among all processors and the GPU's percentile of 88 among all graphics cards both contribute to this strong ranking. The combination's measured performance of 92.3 FPS at 4K Ultra demonstrates that the balanced pairing of a high-end CPU and flagship GPU yields results that outperform the vast majority of tested systems. The fact that the combo ranks in the top 100 suggests that even more extreme configurations, likely involving newer or specialized hardware, are necessary to surpass its performance.

Similar Performance Alternatives

Based on the nearest rivals for each component, several alternative configurations would produce similar behavior in Doom. The AMD Ryzen 7 7700X has an average benchmark score of 35909, with the closest matching CPU being the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5845 at 35802, a difference of only 0.3%. The Intel Core 7 250H scores 35728 (0.5% lower), the AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 scores 35719 (0.5% lower), and the Intel Core Ultra 9 185H scores 35670 (0.7% lower). All four alternatives would yield nearly identical CPU-bound performance in this game.

On the GPU side, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 has an average benchmark score of 60347. The Intel Arc Pro A60 matches at 60326 (0% difference), while the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 48 scores 60140 (0.3% lower). The AMD Radeon Pro W6600M scores 61896, which is 2.5% higher, and the AMD Radeon PRO V710 scores 58657, which is 2.9% lower. These GPUs would deliver frame rates within a few percentage points of the RTX 4090 in Doom.

Substituting any of these CPUs for the Ryzen 7 7700X would result in negligible performance changes, given the sub-1% benchmark differences. Similarly, swapping the RTX 4090 for the Intel Arc Pro A60 or AMD Radeon Pro Vega 48 would maintain nearly identical frame rates, while the Radeon Pro W6600M might offer a slight edge and the Radeon PRO V710 a minor deficit. The data indicates that Doom's performance is robust across these similar hardware configurations, with the measured FPS values remaining well above the playability threshold in all cases.