Doom

The Intel Core i5-12400 paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D delivers an exceptionally high-performance experience in Doom, with measured data showing every tested preset at every resolution far exceeds the 60 FPS playability threshold. Across all three resolutions, the combination produces average frame rates that range from a minimum of 102 FPS at 4K Ultra up to 363 FPS at 1080p Low, indicating that this system is overwhelmingly GPU-bound at lower resolutions and remains highly capable even at the most demanding settings.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 3840x2160, the most demanding preset that maintains an average of at least 60 FPS is Ultra, which achieves an average of 102 FPS. The data shows no preset at this resolution falls below the playability threshold, with High delivering 125 FPS, Medium providing 148 FPS, and Low reaching 170 FPS.

Moving to 2560x1440, the Ultra preset again represents the highest visual quality option while sustaining an average of 189 FPS. The scaling from 4K is substantial: High runs at 231 FPS, Medium at 273 FPS, and Low pushes to 314 FPS. All four settings remain well above the 60 FPS minimum.

At 1920x1080, the Ultra preset produces an average of 292 FPS, making it the best playable setting. High reaches 326 FPS, Medium hits 345 FPS, and Low tops out at 363 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra at this resolution is 71 FPS, indicating that even the heaviest settings leave substantial headroom for high-refresh-rate displays.

CPU and GPU Roles

The benchmark data reveals a clear pattern of GPU dominance at 4K, with the CPU becoming increasingly relevant as resolution drops. At 3840x2160, the difference between Low and Ultra settings is 68 FPS (170 down to 102), showing that the RTX 5090 D’s rendering workload scales significantly with visual complexity. The 4K Medium preset records a minimum of 126 FPS and a maximum of 170 FPS, demonstrating a 44 FPS variance that suggests GPU-bound performance.

At 2560x1440, the spread between Low and Ultra widens to 125 FPS (314 to 189). This larger delta indicates that the GPU has more headroom to express its capabilities as pixel count decreases. The Medium preset at this resolution shows a minimum of 232 FPS and a maximum of 314 FPS, a variance of 82 FPS that points to the GPU becoming less of a bottleneck relative to 4K.

The 1920x1080 results tell a different story. Here, the difference between Low (363 FPS) and Ultra (292 FPS) is just 71 FPS, the smallest relative gap across all resolutions. The Medium preset’s range from 294 to 397 FPS—a 103 FPS spread—suggests that the Intel Core i5-12400’s six cores and twelve threads begin to limit frame pacing at this resolution, even with the RTX 5090 D’s substantial compute resources. The CPU’s 3DMark single-thread score of 910 and multicore score of 5890, combined with its 72nd percentile ranking among all CPUs, indicate it provides sufficient throughput for 1080p gaming without becoming a severe constraint.

Measured FPS Breakdown

3840x2160: The Ultra preset delivers an average of 102 FPS with no reported minimum or maximum values. High averages 125 FPS, also without frame extremes. Medium provides a more complete dataset: 148 FPS average, 126 FPS minimum, and 170 FPS maximum. Low averages 170 FPS with no min/max data. The progression from Ultra to Low shows steady gains of 23 FPS (Ultra to High), 23 FPS (High to Medium), and 22 FPS (Medium to Low).

2560x1440: Ultra averages 189 FPS, High reaches 231 FPS, and Low hits 314 FPS. Medium records 273 FPS average with a minimum of 232 FPS and maximum of 314 FPS. The step from Ultra to High adds 42 FPS, High to Medium adds another 42 FPS, and Medium to Low adds 41 FPS, showing remarkably consistent scaling across settings.

1920x1080: Ultra produces 292 FPS average, High delivers 326 FPS, and Low achieves 363 FPS. Medium shows 345 FPS average with the widest recorded range in the dataset: 294 FPS minimum and 397 FPS maximum. The incremental gains are 34 FPS from Ultra to High, 19 FPS from High to Medium, and 18 FPS from Medium to Low, indicating diminishing returns as settings drop.

Across all resolutions, the Medium preset is the only one with complete min/max data. The largest minimum-to-maximum spread occurs at 1080p Medium (103 FPS), followed by 1440p Medium (82 FPS), then 4K Medium (44 FPS). This pattern reinforces that lower resolutions expose more frame-time variability, likely due to CPU scheduling.

The Verdict

This PC can absolutely run Doom, and the data shows it does so with exceptional margins across every scenario tested. At 3840x2160, all four presets—Ultra, High, Medium, and Low—are listed as playable in the verdict data, with Ultra achieving an average of 102 FPS. That is 42 FPS above the 60 FPS threshold, providing comfortable headroom for demanding scenes.

At 2560x1440, the system clears 60 FPS by a massive margin. The Ultra preset averages 189 FPS, which is more than three times the playability threshold. Even the most conservative interpretation of the Medium preset’s 232 FPS minimum keeps this resolution firmly in high-refresh-rate territory.

For 1920x1080, the verdict is equally decisive. Ultra averages 292 FPS, and the Medium preset’s minimum of 294 FPS means no tested configuration comes anywhere close to dropping below 60 FPS. The RTX 5090 D’s 32 GB of GDDR7 memory and 1.79 TB/s bandwidth, combined with the i5-12400’s 18 MB of shared L3 cache, create a system that handles Doom with overwhelming performance at every resolution and quality level.

FAQ

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

A: The Ultra preset at 3840x2160 averages 102 FPS, making it the most demanding setting that clears the 60 FPS threshold.

Q: Does the CPU limit performance at any resolution?

A: At 1920x1080, the Medium preset shows a 103 FPS spread between minimum (294) and maximum (397), suggesting some CPU-related frame pacing variance at lower resolutions.

Q: How much faster is 1080p compared to 4K at Ultra settings?

A: Ultra at 1920x1080 averages 292 FPS versus 102 FPS at 3840x2160, representing a 190 FPS advantage for the lower resolution.

Q: Which preset shows the most consistent frame times?

A: The 4K Medium preset records a minimum of 126 FPS and maximum of 170 FPS, a 44 FPS variance that is the tightest range in the measured data.

Q: Is the RTX 5090 D’s performance in this game exceptional relative to other GPUs?

A: The GPU ranks in the 92nd percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 77712, indicating top-tier capability for this title.

Q: What is the best setting for 1440p gaming?

A: Ultra at 2560x1440 averages 189 FPS, providing maximum visual quality while still delivering more than triple the 60 FPS requirement.

How This Combo Ranks

The Intel Core i5-12400 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D combination ranks 72nd out of 3712 tested combos for Doom, placing it in the top 2% of all configurations in the database. This ranking reflects the GPU’s overwhelming performance contribution, as the RTX 5090 D sits at the 92nd percentile among all GPUs with an average benchmark score of 77712. The CPU’s 72nd percentile ranking among all processors—with an average benchmark score of 18683—shows it is a capable partner, though clearly the GPU carries the load in this title.

The GPU’s nearest rivals in the benchmark database include the AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT at 78940 average score (1.6% higher) and the NVIDIA Tesla P100 PCIe 16 GB at 79605 (2.4% higher), while the AMD Radeon RX 6650M XT trails by 1.1% at 76904. For the CPU, the AMD EPYC 7643 scores 18697 (0.1% higher), the Intel Core i7-1355U reaches 18730 (0.3% higher), and the AMD Ryzen AI 5 330 posts 18811 (0.7% higher), while the Intel Core i3-14100F sits 0.9% lower at 18519. These narrow deltas indicate that the i5-12400 performs near the median of its immediate competitors, yet the combo’s overall rank of 72 demonstrates that the RTX 5090 D boosts the entire system to elite status for Doom.