Doom

The AMD Ryzen 9 7900X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 combination delivers a highly capable Doom experience, but the ceiling varies sharply by resolution. At 1920x1080 and 2560x1440, the combo runs the maximum Ultra preset well above 60 FPS, while at 3840x2160, Ultra falls below the playable threshold and Medium becomes the highest viable setting. The data shows a system that is overwhelmingly CPU-strong relative to its GPU, which shapes the performance profile at every resolution.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 1920x1080, the best settings are Ultra, with an average FPS of 137.1. This is the most demanding preset the game offers, and it still clears the 60 FPS playable threshold by a wide margin. The measured data for Ultra at this resolution shows an average of 137.1 FPS, meaning there is substantial headroom for high-refresh-rate displays.

At 2560x1440, Ultra also remains the best settings choice, with an average FPS of 91.1. The performance drop from 1080p to 1440p is significant but not prohibitive, and the combo still delivers a smooth experience on the highest preset. All four settings options—High, Low, Medium, and Ultra—are listed as playable at this resolution, with Ultra providing the best visual quality while staying above 60 FPS.

At 3840x2160, the situation changes. Ultra is not playable, averaging only 47.1 FPS, which falls below the 60 FPS playable threshold. The verdict data lists Low and Medium as the only playable settings, and Medium is the best choice, delivering an average of 68.2 FPS. High at 4K averages 59.1 FPS, just barely missing the 60 FPS mark, making Medium the optimal balance of visual fidelity and performance.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 9 7900X + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 combination ranks 1991 out of 3712 tested combos for Doom. This places it in the bottom half of the database, which is somewhat surprising given the strong per-component benchmark scores. The GPU’s percentile position explains part of this: the RTX 4060 sits at the 61st percentile among all GPUs, while the CPU is at the 91st percentile among all CPUs. The pairing of a top-tier CPU with a mid-range GPU creates a bottleneck, and the combo rank reflects that imbalance.

The ranking data indicates that many other combinations of hardware outperform this pairing in Doom specifically. The combo rank of 1991 out of 3712 means roughly 46% of tested combos score better in this game. For a game released in 2016, Doom is not exceptionally demanding by modern standards, so the RTX 4060’s mid-pack GPU performance becomes the limiting factor rather than the CPU’s substantial headroom.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the measured FPS scales predictably with settings. Low averages 228.8 FPS, Medium averages 200.2 FPS, High averages 170.1 FPS, and Ultra averages 137.1 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra is 91.7 FPS, showing that the game’s settings have a large impact on performance at this resolution. Every setting is far above the 60 FPS threshold, with even the most demanding preset maintaining a 77.1 FPS margin over the playable cutoff.

At 2560x1440, the numbers are lower but still strong. Low averages 148.4 FPS, Medium averages 126.8 FPS, High averages 107.5 FPS, and Ultra averages 91.1 FPS. The difference between Low and Ultra is 57.3 FPS, a smaller absolute gap than at 1080p but still substantial. The scaling from Low to Ultra shows a consistent drop of roughly 21-22 FPS per step up in settings, indicating balanced performance degradation as visual quality increases.

At 3840x2160, the performance falls more dramatically. Low averages 78.2 FPS, Medium averages 68.2 FPS, High averages 59.1 FPS, and Ultra averages 47.1 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra is 31.1 FPS, and the step from Medium to High is particularly steep at 9.1 FPS. High just misses the 60 FPS playable threshold, and Ultra is nearly 13 FPS below it. This resolution exposes the GPU’s limits, as the CPU’s power cannot compensate for the pixel throughput demands.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The CPU’s nearest rivals, based on average benchmark scores, are the AMD EPYC 7313P, Intel Xeon Phi 7290, Intel Xeon 634, and Intel Core i7-14700F. The AMD EPYC 7313P scores 53206, which is 0.2% below the Ryzen 9 7900X’s 53288 average. The Intel Xeon Phi 7290 scores 53469, putting it 0.3% above. The Intel Xeon 634 scores 52974, 0.6% below, and the Intel Core i7-14700F scores 53620, 0.6% above. All four are within a 1% band of the 7900X’s performance, meaning any of these CPUs paired with the same RTX 4060 would produce nearly identical Doom frame rates. The practical difference between these CPUs is negligible for gaming, as even a 0.6% delta translates to less than 1 FPS in most scenarios.

The GPU’s nearest rivals are the AMD Radeon HD 7790, AMD Radeon 780M, AMD Radeon Pro 560, and AMD Radeon Pro 460. The AMD Radeon HD 7790 scores 17666, which is 0.2% above the RTX 4060’s 17639 average. The AMD Radeon 780M scores 17588, 0.3% below. The AMD Radeon Pro 560 scores 17551, 0.5% below, and the AMD Radeon Pro 460 scores 17509, 0.7% below. These GPUs are all within a fraction of a percent of the RTX 4060 in average benchmark terms, so swapping any of them into this system would yield virtually the same Doom performance. The Radeon 780M is particularly notable as an integrated graphics solution that matches a discrete GPU in this workload, though the RTX 4060’s dedicated memory and drivers may still offer advantages in other games.

CPU and GPU Roles

The Ryzen 9 7900X is a 12-core, 24-thread processor based on Zen 4 architecture with a boost clock of 5.60 GHz. Its benchmark scores are exceptional, including a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 29300 and a single-core score of 2016.5. The RTX 4060, by contrast, has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus with 272.0 GB/s bandwidth, and its PassMark G3D score is 19545. The CPU’s percentile rank of 91 versus the GPU’s 61 clearly indicates which component is the stronger half of this pairing.

In Doom, the CPU’s role is most evident at lower resolutions. At 1920x1080, the difference between Low and Ultra settings is 91.7 FPS, but even at Ultra the frame rate is 137.1. The CPU can feed the GPU with frames faster than the GPU can render them at this resolution, so the bottleneck shifts to the GPU. At 2560x1440, the same pattern holds, with Ultra still hitting 91.1 FPS. The performance scaling from 1080p to 1440p at Ultra settings is a 46.0 FPS drop, illustrating that the GPU is becoming more stressed as pixel count increases.

At 3840x2160, the GPU’s limitations become the dominant factor. The drop from 1440p Ultra to 4K Ultra is 44.0 FPS, bringing the frame rate to 47.1. The CPU’s high single-thread performance, evidenced by a Geekbench single-core score of 2617, cannot help when the GPU is overwhelmed by 8.3 million pixels per frame. The data shows that at 4K, even the High preset at 59.1 FPS is GPU-bound, while the CPU sits largely idle relative to its capacity. For this game, the RTX 4060 is the limiting component at all resolutions above 1080p, and the Ryzen 9 7900X provides more compute headroom than the game can utilize.

FAQ

Q: Can this combo run Doom at 60 FPS on Ultra settings at 2560x1440?

A: Yes. The measured average FPS at 2560x1440 with Ultra settings is 91.1, which is 31.1 FPS above the 60 FPS playable threshold.

Q: What is the best settings preset for 3840x2160?

A: Medium is the best playable setting at 4K, with an average FPS of 68.2. High averages 59.1 FPS, just below the 60 FPS threshold, and Ultra averages 47.1 FPS.

Q: How does the RTX 4060 compare to its nearest GPU rivals in average benchmark scores?

A: The RTX 4060 has an average benchmark score of 17639. The AMD Radeon HD 7790 scores 17666 (0.2% higher), the AMD Radeon 780M scores 17588 (0.3% lower), the AMD Radeon Pro 560 scores 17551 (0.5% lower), and the AMD Radeon Pro 460 scores 17509 (0.7% lower).

Q: Is the CPU or GPU more responsible for the 4K performance drop?

A: The GPU is the limiting factor at 3840x2160. The RTX 4060’s 8 GB memory and 272.0 GB/s bandwidth are insufficient to maintain 60 FPS on Ultra, whereas the CPU’s 91st percentile ranking provides ample headroom.

Q: What frame rate does the combo achieve at 1920x1080 on Low settings?

A: The measured average FPS at 1920x1080 with Low settings is 228.8. This is the highest frame rate recorded for this combo across all tested resolutions and settings.

Q: How does this combo rank among all tested combinations for Doom?

A: It ranks 1991 out of 3712 combos. This places it in the lower half of the database, reflecting the GPU’s mid-range position relative to the CPU’s top-tier performance.