Doom

The AMD Ryzen 5 4600G paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 delivers a formidable 1080p and 1440p experience in Doom, but the data reveals a clear shift in bottleneck behavior as resolution climbs. At 1080p, the combination produces frame rates that exceed 200 FPS on lower presets, while 4K Ultra settles at 66 FPS, indicating that the GPU becomes the limiting factor only at the highest pixel counts and settings.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data shows a predictable yet steep decline as resolution increases, but the rate of that decline varies significantly depending on the graphics preset. At the Low preset, the average frame rate drops from 277 FPS at 1920x1080 to 203 FPS at 2560x1440, a reduction of 74 FPS, and then to 110 FPS at 3840x2160, which represents a 46% drop from the 1440p figure. This pattern suggests that at lower settings, the CPU is still capable of feeding frames quickly, but the GPU’s workload scales aggressively with pixel count.

The High preset tells a similar story with a slightly different slope. The average FPS falls from 231 at 1080p to 150 at 1440p, and then to 81 at 4K. The delta between 1440p and 4K here is 69 FPS, which is a larger absolute drop than the Low preset’s 93 FPS decline, but proportionally it is smaller (46% vs. 54%). This indicates that the RTX 4070’s rendering pipeline becomes more efficient at higher settings relative to raw pixel throughput, though the overall trend remains GPU-bound at 4K.

Ultra settings exhibit the most dramatic scaling penalty. The average FPS at 1080p is 189, which drops to 122 at 1440p, and then to 66 at 4K. The 4K Ultra result is less than half of the 1080p Ultra score, confirming that the combination of maximum settings and 2160p resolution pushes the RTX 4070 to its limits. The data suggests that at 1080p and 1440p, the Ryzen 5 4600G with its 6 cores and 12 threads can keep up with the GPU, but at 4K, the RTX 4070’s shading units, texture units, and memory bandwidth become the primary constraints.

The Medium preset provides the most complete data set with min and max FPS values. At 1080p Medium, the average is 264 FPS with a minimum of 225 and maximum of 304. At 1440p Medium, the average drops to 177 FPS with a minimum of 150 and maximum of 204. At 4K Medium, the average is 96 FPS with a minimum of 81 and maximum of 110. The range between min and max FPS narrows as resolution increases, from 79 FPS at 1080p to 54 FPS at 1440p and 29 FPS at 4K, suggesting that frame pacing becomes more consistent when the GPU is fully saturated.

How This Combo Ranks

The benchmark database ranks this specific combination of AMD Ryzen 5 4600G and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 at position 1019 out of 3712 tested combos for Doom. This places it in the top 27.5% of all configurations, which is a respectable standing given the CPU’s mid-range positioning. The CPU itself holds a percentile ranking of 71 against all processors, with an average benchmark score of 17507, while the GPU sits at the 81st percentile against all graphics cards with an average score of 37648.

Looking at the CPU’s nearest rivals provides context for its contribution. The AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5355GE scores 17482, which is a 0.1% delta from the 4600G’s average. The Intel Core 7 150U scores 17395, a 0.6% delta, while the AMD Ryzen 3 8300GE scores 17614, a -0.6% delta. The Intel Core i3-14100T scores 17648, a -0.8% delta. These margins are all within 1%, indicating that the 4600G’s processing power is essentially on par with several modern low-power chips, and it does not present a unique advantage or disadvantage for this game.

For the GPU, the nearest rivals are the NVIDIA Tesla P4 at 37628 (0.1% delta), the AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 at 37507 (0.4% delta), the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile at 38135 (-1.3% delta), and the AMD Radeon PRO W6400 at 37157 (1.3% delta). The RTX 4070’s average score of 37648 is higher than the Tesla P4 and RX Vega 56 but lower than the RTX 4080 Mobile, which is a laptop part with a different power envelope. This ranking indicates that the RTX 4070 delivers desktop-class performance that outpaces older or workstation-oriented GPUs by small margins, but it is not an outlier in its class.

The combo rank of 1019 suggests that while the GPU is strong, the CPU may be holding back the system in certain scenarios, particularly at lower resolutions where frame rates exceed 200 FPS and the processor’s single-threaded performance becomes more relevant.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured FPS rows, the Medium preset offers the most balanced experience across all three resolutions. At 4K, Medium delivers an average of 96 FPS with a minimum of 81 FPS, which is comfortably above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay and only 15 FPS lower than the High preset’s average of 81 FPS. The jump from Medium to High at 4K costs 15 FPS on average, while the jump from High to Ultra costs another 15 FPS, making Ultra the least efficient choice at that resolution.

At 1440p, Medium achieves 177 FPS average with a minimum of 150 FPS, which provides a substantial cushion for high-refresh-rate monitors. High at 1440p delivers 150 FPS average, still excellent, but the 27 FPS difference between Medium and High suggests that Medium is the sweet spot for maintaining headroom. At 1080p, Medium’s average of 264 FPS with a minimum of 225 FPS is nearly indistinguishable from Low’s 277 FPS in practical terms, and it offers better visual fidelity without sacrificing responsiveness.

For players prioritizing visual quality over raw frame rates, High at 1440p is the recommended preset, as it delivers 150 FPS average while providing better texture detail and lighting than Medium. At 4K, however, High’s 81 FPS average is playable but leaves little room for dips, so Medium is the safer choice. The Ultra preset should be avoided at 4K due to its 66 FPS average, which is below the ideal threshold for competitive play, though it remains acceptable for single-player experiences.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the Low preset produces an average of 277 FPS. The Medium preset averages 264 FPS, with a minimum of 225 and maximum of 304. High averages 231 FPS, and Ultra averages 189 FPS. This resolution shows the widest spread between presets, with a 88 FPS difference between Low and Ultra, indicating that the system is CPU-limited at the highest frame rates and the GPU has significant headroom.

At 2560x1440, Low averages 203 FPS. Medium averages 177 FPS, with a minimum of 150 and maximum of 204. High averages 150 FPS, and Ultra averages 122 FPS. The spread between Low and Ultra tightens to 81 FPS, showing that the GPU is beginning to take on more work. The Medium preset’s maximum of 204 FPS is notably close to the Low preset’s average, suggesting that the settings scaling is not linear and that Medium provides nearly the same performance ceiling as Low.

At 3840x2160, Low averages 110 FPS. Medium averages 96 FPS, with a minimum of 81 and maximum of 110. High averages 81 FPS, and Ultra averages 66 FPS. The spread between Low and Ultra is now 44 FPS, which is the smallest gap across all resolutions. This compression indicates that the RTX 4070 is the clear bottleneck at 4K, and the CPU’s influence on frame rates diminishes significantly. The Medium preset’s minimum of 81 FPS matches the High preset’s average exactly, reinforcing that Medium is the most reliable choice for consistent performance at this resolution.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 is built on the Ada Lovelace architecture with a 5 nm process at TSMC, featuring 35,800 million transistors on a 294 mm² die. It operates with a base clock of 1920 MHz and a boost clock of 2475 MHz, and the memory clock runs at 1313 MHz with 21 Gbps effective speed. The 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 192-bit bus provides a bandwidth of 504.2 GB/s, which is sufficient for Doom’s texture-heavy environments at 4K.

The GPU’s 5888 shading units, 184 texture mapping units, and 64 render output units drive a pixel rate of 158.4 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 455.4 GTexel/s. The FP32 performance of 29.15 TFLOPS, with FP16 at 29.15 TFLOPS (1:1), shows that the card is designed for high-throughput rendering. The 46 ray tracing cores and 184 tensor cores contribute to the card’s DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2) support, though Doom from 2016 does not heavily utilize these features.

The measured results show that the GPU’s 200 W TDP and 550 W suggested PSU are adequate for this workload. The dual-slot design with a 240 mm length and 1x 16-pin power connector fits standard cases. The GPU’s percentile ranking of 81 against all graphics cards, with an average benchmark score of 37648, places it above the AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 in the PassMark G3D test, where it scores 26927. The card’s performance in Doom tracks closely with these synthetic benchmarks, showing that its memory bandwidth and compute capabilities are well-utilized at higher resolutions.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution for this combo in Doom?

A: The data shows that 2560x1440 with the Medium preset delivers an average of 177 FPS and a minimum of 150 FPS, making it the best balance of visual quality and performance. At 4K, the average drops to 96 FPS on Medium, which is still playable but leaves less headroom.

Q: How does the Ryzen 5 4600G compare to its closest CPU rivals?

A: The CPU’s average benchmark score of 17507 is within 0.8% of the Intel Core i3-14100T (17648) and the AMD Ryzen 3 8300GE (17614), indicating near-identical processing power. The Ryzen 3 PRO 5355GE is 0.1% slower, and the Intel Core 7 150U is 0.6% slower.

Q: Does the RTX 4070 bottleneck the system at 1080p?

A: At 1080p, the Low preset achieves 277 FPS, and Medium reaches 264 FPS with a maximum of 304 FPS. These high numbers suggest the CPU is the limiting factor, as the GPU has enough headroom to render frames faster than the Ryzen 5 4600G can supply.

Q: What is the frame rate drop when moving from 1440p to 4K on High settings?

A: The average FPS drops from 150 at 2560x1440 to 81 at 3840x2160, a reduction of 69 FPS or 46%. This confirms the GPU becomes the primary constraint at 4K resolution.

Q: How does the GPU rank against its nearest competitors?

A: The RTX 4070’s average benchmark score of 37648 is 0.1% higher than the NVIDIA Tesla P4 (37628) and 0.4% higher than the AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 (37507). It is 1.3% lower than the RTX 4080 Mobile and 1.3% higher than the AMD Radeon PRO W6400.

Q: Which preset offers the most consistent frame pacing at 4K?

A: The Medium preset at 3840x2160 shows a minimum of 81 FPS and a maximum of 110 FPS, with an average of 96 FPS. The range of 29 FPS is the tightest among all 4K presets, indicating the most consistent performance.