Doom

The pairing of an Intel Core i7-12700K with an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER is a decisively capable combination for Doom, the 2016 first-person shooter. The recorded data shows the game running above the 60 FPS playable threshold at every tested resolution except 4K Ultra, and at 1080p and 1440p the frame rates are high enough that the Ultra preset is the clear recommendation. The CPU sits in the 84th percentile of all processors in the database, while the GPU occupies the 65th percentile, so the processor is comfortably the stronger half of this pairing, and that headroom translates directly into smooth high-refresh play at lower resolutions. The combo ranks 2265 out of 3712 tested configurations in this game, placing it in the upper half of recorded results.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the data shows frame rates that fully exploit high-refresh displays. The Low preset averages 211 FPS, Medium averages 183.6 FPS, High averages 158.5 FPS, and even the Ultra preset holds a 127.6 FPS average. The spread from Ultra to Low at 1080p is a factor of roughly 1.65, which indicates the RTX 2070 SUPER still has room to push detail settings down if a user wants to chase refresh rates beyond what the averages already deliver.

At 2560x1440, the averages settle into a very comfortable band. Low returns 135.3 FPS, Medium 119.2 FPS, High 101.8 FPS, and Ultra 81.4 FPS. Every preset clears the 60 FPS threshold with a wide margin, which makes 1440p Ultra the natural operating point for this hardware. The drop from 1080p Ultra (127.6 FPS) to 1440p Ultra (81.4 FPS) reflects the increased pixel load shifting more work onto the GPU.

At 3840x2160, the picture tightens. Low averages 72 FPS, Medium 63.2 FPS, High 56.6 FPS, and Ultra 42.5 FPS. Only Low and Medium stay at or above the playable threshold, with High falling short by a small margin and Ultra falling well short. Minimum and maximum frame rate figures were not captured in these runs, so the averages are the basis of the verdicts throughout this analysis.

Similar Performance Alternatives

For the CPU side, the database lists several processors with nearly identical aggregate performance. The Intel Core i5-13600T posts an average score of 35305, just 0.1 percent above the i7-12700K's 35287. The Core i7-12700KF sits 0.2 percent ahead at 35365, the Core i7-13700T is 0.3 percent ahead at 35403, and the Core 5 213PE is 0.4 percent ahead at 35428. Any of these chips would deliver effectively indistinguishable results in Doom, since the game is far more constrained by the graphics card at every resolution tested.

On the GPU side, the nearest rivals are similarly close. The NVIDIA Quadro M4000M averages 20480, one percent above the RTX 2070 SUPER's 20282. The GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile is 1.2 percent ahead at 20534, the Intel Arc B570 is 1.3 percent ahead at 20556, and the Arc A750 is 1.5 percent ahead at 20582. Swapping the RTX 2070 SUPER for any of these cards would produce frame rates within roughly a percent or two of the numbers above, meaning the same 4K High limitation and the same comfortable 1440p Ultra experience.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 1920x1080, the most demanding preset that holds at or above 60 FPS is Ultra, averaging 127.6 FPS.

At 2560x1440, the answer is again Ultra, averaging 81.4 FPS. Both mainstream resolutions have their full preset range available.

At 3840x2160, Ultra (42.5 FPS) and High (56.6 FPS) both fall below the threshold, so the best playable preset is Medium at 63.2 FPS. Players who want more headroom at 4K can drop to Low for a 72 FPS average, but Medium is the highest setting that stays playable.

FAQ

Q: Can the i7-12700K + RTX 2070 SUPER run Doom at 4K?

A: Yes, but with settings limits. Medium averages 63.2 FPS and Low averages 72 FPS at 3840x2160, while High (56.6 FPS) and Ultra (42.5 FPS) fall below the 60 FPS playable threshold.

Q: What is the best overall resolution and settings combo for this hardware?

A: 2560x1440 at Ultra is the sweet spot, averaging 81.4 FPS with maximum image quality and no need to compromise on presets.

Q: How many FPS does Doom get at 1080p Ultra?

A: The measured average is 127.6 FPS at 1920x1080 Ultra, well suited to high-refresh gaming.

Q: Is the CPU or the GPU the bottleneck in this game?

A: The GPU. The i7-12700K sits in the 84th percentile of all CPUs while the RTX 2070 SUPER sits in the 65th percentile of all GPUs, and frame rates drop sharply as resolution rises, which is the signature of graphics-bound scaling.

Q: What CPU score does the i7-12700K achieve in multi-threaded tests?

A: The recorded results include 19784 in Cinebench R23 multi-core, 34404 in PassMark multithread, and 15790 in Geekbench multi-core, alongside a single-thread Geekbench score of 2308.

Q: How does this pairing rank against other tested combos in Doom?

A: It ranks 2265 out of 3712 tested combinations, placing it in the upper half of the database for this game.

CPU and GPU Roles

Doom behaves as a GPU-limited title on this configuration at every resolution tested. The evidence is in the scaling pattern: at a fixed Ultra preset, the average frame rate falls from 127.6 FPS at 1080p, to 81.4 FPS at 1440p, and finally to 42.5 FPS at 4K. A CPU-limited configuration would show nearly flat frame rates across resolutions, because the processor's workload per frame barely changes with pixel count. Instead, the steep decline tracks the growing pixel load on the RTX 2070 SUPER and its 448.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth.

The i7-12700K, with 12 cores, 20 threads, and a 5.00 GHz boost clock, is never the limiting factor here. Its multi-threaded credentials (a PassMark multithread score of 34404 and a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 19784) far exceed what a 2016 FPS requires, and its strong single-thread results (a PassMark single-thread score of 4013) ensure the engine's main render thread is well fed. Even at 1080p Low, where CPU demand peaks, the 211 FPS average indicates the processor is not capping the experience.

The practical implication is simple: upgrading the graphics card would raise frame rates at every resolution, while upgrading the CPU alone would change nothing measurable in this game. The GPU's Vulkan score of 90637 in Geekbench is relevant here, since Doom's Vulkan renderer benefits directly from strong graphics compute performance.

How This Combo Ranks

Against the 3712 hardware combinations tested in Doom, the i7-12700K plus RTX 2070 SUPER ranks 2265, which places it above the midpoint of the recorded field. The ranking reflects the GPU's mid-tier standing more than the CPU's: the i7-12700K outclasses most processors in the database (84th percentile), while the RTX 2070 SUPER is a solidly mid-range card (65th percentile) that is now marked end-of-life.

Within that ranking context, the combo's strength is consistency rather than peak performance. It cannot reach the 4K Ultra frame rates of top-tier pairings, capping out at 42.5 FPS there, but it delivers 1440p Ultra above 80 FPS and 1080p Ultra above 120 FPS, numbers that many lower-ranked combinations cannot match at any resolution. For a game released in 2016, this configuration lands in a comfortable position: fully playable at two of the three tested resolutions with settings maxed, and playable at the third with a one-step settings reduction to Medium.