Doom

The AMD Ryzen 9 9900X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 combination delivers exceptional frame rates in Doom, with measured data showing this pairing clears the 60 FPS playable threshold at every resolution and preset tested. The 12-core Zen 5 processor and the Blackwell-based RTX 5090 produce results that range from solidly above 60 FPS at 4K Ultra to nearly 300 FPS at 1080p Ultra, making this a system that never struggles with the 2016 id Software shooter.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 3840x2160, the average frame rates scale cleanly with the graphics preset. Low settings produce an average of 159.8 FPS, Medium improves the visual load while still delivering 139.4 FPS, and High drops to 117.2 FPS. The most demanding preset, Ultra, still holds an average of 100.1 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra at 4K is 59.7 FPS, which indicates that the RTX 5090 has substantial headroom even when the GPU is pushed to its limits at this resolution.

Moving to 2560x1440, the averages climb significantly. Low settings hit exactly 300 FPS, a result that suggests the engine's frame limiter or the measurement methodology capped the output at that value. Medium reaches 257.3 FPS, High delivers 221.4 FPS, and Ultra maintains 179.8 FPS. The spread from Ultra to Low at 1440p is 120.2 FPS, more than double the absolute difference seen at 4K, which shows that the CPU begins to play a larger role as the resolution drops.

At 1920x1080, the numbers become extreme. Low settings average 460.4 FPS, Medium achieves 398.8 FPS, High produces 341.5 FPS, and Ultra still manages 277.2 FPS. The difference between Low and Ultra at 1080p is 183.2 FPS. These figures are far beyond what any 60 Hz or 144 Hz display can use, but they confirm that the combination of the Ryzen 9 9900X and RTX 5090 is not the limiting factor in any 1080p scenario.

The data does not include min or max FPS values, so the analysis relies on averages. Still, the consistency of the scaling across three resolutions and four presets suggests that frame pacing is stable. The RTX 5090's 32 GB of GDDR7 memory and 1.79 TB/s bandwidth are more than sufficient for Doom's textures at any settings, and the 104.8 TFLOPS FP32 compute ensures that even the heaviest particle effects and lighting scenarios remain fluid.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 3840x2160, the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS is Ultra, with an average of 100.1 FPS. This is a clear pass, as the frame rate sits 40 FPS above the playable threshold. There is no reason to drop below Ultra at this resolution unless the user prefers higher refresh rates; High runs at 117.2 FPS and Medium at 139.4 FPS, both of which are also viable.

For 2560x1440, Ultra is again the best choice, averaging 179.8 FPS. This is roughly 80 FPS above the 60 FPS threshold, meaning the system has enormous headroom. Even if the game's most intense combat scenes cause temporary dips, the average suggests that sustained 144 Hz gameplay is achievable with Ultra settings.

At 1920x1080, Ultra delivers 277.2 FPS, which is the highest average across all tested configurations. The recommendation is straightforward: use Ultra at 1080p, because the system is nowhere near the playable boundary. The only scenario where a lower preset makes sense is if the user is chasing maximum frame rates on a 360 Hz or higher refresh display, in which case High at 341.5 FPS or Medium at 398.8 FPS would be better suited.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The CPU's nearest rivals, based on average benchmark scores, include the AMD EPYC 9015, which scores 57,555 against the Ryzen 9 9900X's 57,498 — a delta of -0.1 percent, meaning they are effectively identical in overall throughput. The AMD EPYC 7313 scores 57,399, which is 0.2 percent lower. The Intel Core i9-14900 scores 58,115, putting it 1.1 percent ahead of the 9900X. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M scores 58,323, which is 1.4 percent ahead. For Doom specifically, these deltas are negligible; any of these CPUs would produce near-identical frame rates because the game's engine is not heavily multi-threaded beyond a few cores, and the Ryzen 9 9900X's 12 cores and 24 threads are already more than adequate.

On the GPU side, the RTX 5090's nearest rivals are surprising. The NVIDIA Tesla P100 PCIe 16 GB scores 79,605, which is 0.3 percent higher than the RTX 5090's 79,842 average benchmark score. The Tesla P100 PCIe 12 GB scores 79,396, a 0.6 percent difference. The AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT scores 78,940, which is 1.1 percent lower, and the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 64X scores 80,959, which is 1.4 percent higher. These deltas are within noise for synthetic benchmarks, but in real gaming, the RTX 5090's driver support and features like DirectX 12 Ultimate and Vulkan 1.4 make it a much stronger choice for Doom. The Tesla P100 and Pro Vega cards are workstation parts without gaming-optimized drivers, so the measured FPS data here reflects the RTX 5090's actual gaming performance, not the synthetic average.

The Verdict

Yes, this PC can run Doom at every resolution and preset combination tested. The verdict data lists all four settings — High, Low, Medium, and Ultra — as playable at 3840x2160, 2560x1440, and 1920x1080. The best settings at each resolution are Ultra, with an average of 100.1 FPS at 4K, 179.8 FPS at 1440p, and 277.2 FPS at 1080p. Since the playable threshold is 60 FPS, the system clears it by at least 40 FPS in the worst case (4K Ultra) and by more than 200 FPS in the best case (1080p Low). There is no configuration in the measured data that falls below 60 FPS, so the answer is a definitive yes across the board.

The practical implication is that users with a 4K 120 Hz display can run Ultra settings and stay above 100 FPS, while 1440p 240 Hz owners can max out the game and still have headroom. At 1080p, the only limitation is the display's refresh rate, not the hardware.

CPU and GPU Roles

The scaling between resolutions and presets reveals how the workload shifts between the Ryzen 9 9900X and the RTX 5090. At 3840x2160, the average frame rate drops from 159.8 FPS on Low to 100.1 FPS on Ultra, a 37 percent reduction. This is a GPU-bound scenario, as the higher resolution and heavier settings increase the pixel and shading load. The RTX 5090's 176 ROPs and 680 TMUs are the primary drivers of performance here, and the CPU's role is secondary.

At 2560x1440, the drop from Low (300 FPS) to Ultra (179.8 FPS) is 40 percent, which is similar to the 4K scaling. However, the absolute frame rates are much higher, indicating that the GPU still has headroom and the CPU is starting to matter more. The Ryzen 9 9900X's single-thread score of 2,253 in Cinebench R23 and 3,010 in Geekbench single-core ensures that the game's main thread is never starved, but at 1440p the engine's render thread can still keep up with the GPU.

At 1920x1080, the picture changes. Low settings average 460.4 FPS, and Ultra drops to 277.2 FPS, a 40 percent reduction. The absolute numbers are so high that the GPU is no longer the bottleneck; instead, the CPU's frame generation and draw call processing become the limiting factor. The Ryzen 9 9900X's 3DMark single-thread score of 1,286 and its 12 cores at 4.40 GHz base / 5.60 GHz boost are sufficient to push past 277 FPS even at Ultra, but the data shows that the CPU's performance ceiling is what prevents even higher frame rates at 1080p Low. In short, the GPU dominates at 4K, while the CPU becomes increasingly relevant as resolution drops.

How This Combo Ranks

Among 3,712 tested CPU and GPU combinations in Doom, this pairing ranks 38th overall. That places it in the top 1 percent of all tested combos, which is consistent with the frame rate data. The Ryzen 9 9900X sits in the 92nd percentile versus all CPUs, and the RTX 5090 also sits in the 92nd percentile versus all GPUs, so the combination of two top-decile components yields a top-40 result in this game.

The rank of 38 out of 3,712 means there are 37 other combos that produce higher average FPS in Doom. Given that the RTX 5090 is the highest-tier consumer GPU in the data, those 37 combos likely pair it with even stronger CPUs, or they may use configurations that boost clock speeds higher. The Ryzen 9 9900X's 0.2 percent delta to the EPYC 7313 and 1.1 percent delta to the Core i9-14900 suggest that swapping to a slightly faster CPU could improve the rank, but the practical difference in Doom is small. The measured FPS at 1080p Ultra (277.2) is already far beyond what most displays can show, so the rank is more of a synthetic measure than a real-world limitation. For a 4K or 1440p gamer, this rank is effectively a non-issue; the system is overkill for Doom in the best possible way.