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Doom
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Average FPS: resolution vs quality settings
| Ultra | High | Medium | Low | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4K Ultra HD | 38 | 45 | 54 | 60 |
| 1440p QHD | 68 | 82 | 97 | 111 |
| 1080p Full HD | 107 | 127 | 150 | 173 |
Cell color: green is 120+ FPS, teal is 60+, amber is 30+, red is below 30. Cards marked Estimated above have no measured row and are scaled from your GPU benchmark percentile.
Performance Analysis: Doom on Your System
The pairing of an Intel Core i7-13700K with an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 is a distinctly lopsided combination for Doom: a flagship-tier CPU from the 13th generation attached to an end-of-life Turing graphics card. The recorded data confirms exactly the behavior that imbalance suggests. At 1080p and 1440p, the RTX 2060 delivers frame rates comfortably above the 60 FPS playability threshold at every preset, while 4K falls short across the board. The combo ranks 2973rd out of 3712 tested configurations in this game, a reflection of the GPU sitting at the 58th percentile of all graphics cards in the database while the processor sits at the 89th percentile of all CPUs.
How This Combo Ranks
A rank of 2973 out of 3712 places this setup in the bottom fifth of tested combinations for Doom. That positioning is almost entirely a GPU story. The i7-13700K posts a database average benchmark score of 46881 and ranks in the 89th percentile of all CPUs, with a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 30745 and a single-core score of 2116, plus a Geekbench single-core result of 2529. Doom, released in 2016, is an older title that does not need anything close to that level of CPU horsepower.
The RTX 2060, by contrast, averages 15290 across its recorded benchmarks and sits in the 58th percentile of all GPUs. Its 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 1242 and PassMark G3D score of 14111 describe a card that was mid-range at launch and is now end-of-life, superseded by the GeForce 30 series. In a game where the GPU is the limiting component at higher resolutions, that gap between a top-tier CPU and a mid-pack GPU drags the overall combo ranking down despite the processor's strength.
CPU and GPU Roles
The scaling data makes the division of labor clear. Moving from 1080p Ultra to 1440p Ultra, average frame rate drops from 106.6 to 67.9, a decline of roughly 36 percent. Dropping further from 1440p Ultra to 4K Ultra takes the average from 67.9 to 38. Each step up in resolution costs a large share of performance, which is the signature of GPU limitation: the i7-13700K is not the constraint at any point in the recorded results.
At 1080p, where CPU involvement is typically highest, the frame rates are strong but not extraordinary: 173.4 FPS on Low, 150.4 on Medium, 127.4 on High, and 106.6 on Ultra. The spread between Low and Ultra at 1080p is about 63 percent, showing that even at this resolution the settings burden lands on the graphics card rather than the processor. A faster GPU paired with this CPU would push 1080p numbers substantially higher, since the 16-core, 24-thread Raptor Lake chip with its 5.40 GHz boost clock and 1136 3DMark single-thread score has clear headroom. In short: at 1080p the GPU is near its limit while the CPU idles; at 1440p and 4K, the GPU is decisively the bottleneck.
Similar Performance Alternatives
On the CPU side, the database shows the i7-13700K rubbing shoulders with several rivals within a fraction of a percent of its average score. The AMD Ryzen 9 5900 averages 46971, just 0.2 percent higher. The AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 375 averages 47022, 0.3 percent higher. The AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX and Intel Xeon w3-2535 sit at 46654 and 46653 respectively, both 0.5 percent below. Any of these processors would produce effectively identical Doom results in this pairing, because the game never stresses the CPU enough to separate them.
On the GPU side, the nearest rivals cluster just as tightly. The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 matches the RTX 2060's average database score with a delta of 0 percent. The AMD Radeon 680M integrated graphics averages 15270, only 0.1 percent behind. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 OEM averages 15199, 0.6 percent behind, and the AMD Radeon RX 7600 averages 15171, 0.8 percent behind. Swapping the RTX 2060 for any of these cards, per the recorded data, would leave Doom performance essentially unchanged. Notably, even the integrated Radeon 680M falls within a rounding error of the discrete card in aggregate database scoring, underscoring how modest the RTX 2060's standing is in the current GPU field.
The Verdict
Yes, this PC can run Doom, with one clear caveat: 4K is off the table. At 1920x1080, every preset from Low through Ultra clears the 60 FPS threshold, with Ultra delivering an average of 106.6 FPS. At 2560x1440, every preset again clears 60 FPS, with Ultra averaging 67.9 FPS, a comfortable if not generous margin. At 3840x2160, no preset reaches the threshold: even Low manages only 59.5 FPS, falling just short, and Ultra drops to 38 FPS. The practical recommendation from the verdict data is to play at 1440p on Ultra, or at 1080p if a high-refresh experience matters, since 1080p Low reaches 173.4 FPS.
Measured FPS Breakdown
All figures below are measured averages from the database; minimum and maximum frame rates were not recorded for these runs.
1920x1080:
- Low: 173.4 avg FPS
- Medium: 150.4 avg FPS
- High: 127.4 avg FPS
- Ultra: 106.6 avg FPS
2560x1440:
- Low: 110.7 avg FPS
- Medium: 96.9 avg FPS
- High: 82 avg FPS
- Ultra: 67.9 avg FPS
3840x2160:
- Low: 59.5 avg FPS
- Medium: 53.5 avg FPS
- High: 44.6 avg FPS
- Ultra: 38 avg FPS
The pattern is consistent and steep. Each resolution step roughly follows the increase in pixel count, confirming GPU-bound behavior. The performance gap between Low and Ultra is large at every resolution: 66.8 FPS at 1080p, 42.8 FPS at 1440p, and 21.5 FPS at 4K. Settings reduction buys meaningful gains, but at 4K even the most aggressive reduction cannot cross the 60 FPS line.
FAQ
Q: Can the i7-13700K + RTX 2060 run Doom at 60 FPS?
A: Yes at 1920x1080 and 2560x1440, where all presets from Low to Ultra clear 60 FPS. No at 3840x2160, where even Low settings average only 59.5 FPS.
Q: Which component is the bottleneck in this pairing?
A: The GPU. The RTX 2060 sits in the 58th percentile of all GPUs, while the i7-13700K sits in the 89th percentile of all CPUs, and frame rates fall sharply with each resolution increase, a classic GPU-limited pattern.
Q: What is the best settings combination to use?
A: Per the verdict data, 2560x1440 at Ultra is the top playable configuration, averaging 67.9 FPS. For higher frame rates, 1080p Low averages 173.4 FPS.
Q: Would a different CPU change the results?
A: Unlikely. The nearest CPU rivals, including the AMD Ryzen 9 5900 (within 0.2 percent of the i7-13700K's average score) and the Intel Xeon w3-2535 (0.5 percent below), score within a fraction of a percent, and the game does not stress the processor.
Q: Would upgrading the RTX 2060 to a Radeon RX 7600 help?
A: Not according to the database. The RX 7600 averages 15171 across benchmarks, 0.8 percent below the RTX 2060's 15290, so Doom performance would be effectively identical.
Q: How does this combo rank against other tested configurations?
A: It ranks 2973rd out of 3712 tested combinations in Doom, placing it in the lower fifth, driven by the mid-pack GPU rather than the high-percentile CPU.