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# Doom Performance Analysis: AMD Ryzen 5 4600G + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D

This combination of AMD's 6-core Ryzen 5 4600G and NVIDIA's flagship RTX 5090 D produces striking results in Doom, with the GPU clearly dominating the performance equation across all tested configurations. The data shows a system capable of maintaining well above playable frame rates at every resolution and preset, though the CPU begins to show its limitations at lower resolutions where the GPU's headroom is less constrained. The measured results place this combo at rank 359 out of 3,712 tested combinations, indicating strong overall performance in this title.

Settings Recommendations

The benchmark data reveals a clear hierarchy across the four tested presets at each resolution, with the Medium setting offering the most compelling balance between visual quality and performance headroom. At 3840x2160, Medium delivers an average of 148 FPS with minimums of 126 FPS and maximums of 170 FPS, providing a comfortable margin above typical 60 Hz display refresh rates while maintaining substantial detail. The High preset at 4K drops to 125 FPS average, still excellent, but the Medium setting's 18% advantage over High makes it the superior choice for users prioritizing smoothness. Ultra at 4K produces 102 FPS average, which remains playable but shows a significant 31% reduction compared to Medium, making it difficult to justify unless maximum quality is the sole priority.

At 2560x1440, the Medium preset again stands out with 229 FPS average and a minimum of 194 FPS, offering near-240 Hz performance with only modest visual compromises. The Low preset at 1440p reaches 240 FPS average, but the Medium setting's additional 11% frame rate reduction is negligible in real-world terms while providing substantially better image quality. High at 1440p delivers 215 FPS average, while Ultra trails at 189 FPS. For competitive play, the Low preset's 240 FPS average could theoretically benefit high-refresh displays, but the Medium setting's combination of 229 FPS average and tighter minimums makes it the recommended choice for most scenarios.

The 1920x1080 results follow a similar pattern, with Medium achieving 264 FPS average and 225 FPS minimums. Low reaches 277 FPS average, while High produces 249 FPS and Ultra 232 FPS. The Medium preset at 1080p provides the best overall experience, as the 13 FPS difference between Medium and Low is unlikely to be perceptible on standard 144 Hz or 240 Hz monitors, while the visual upgrade is immediately noticeable. The data consistently indicates that Medium offers the optimal balance across all three resolutions, with the only exception being users with 360 Hz displays who might prefer Low for its marginally higher averages.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D serves as the dominant performance driver in this configuration, with its massive 32 GB of GDDR7 memory and 512-bit memory bus providing 1.79 TB/s of bandwidth. The GPU's base clock of 2017 MHz and boost clock of 2407 MHz, combined with 21,760 shading units and 680 texture mapping units, deliver the raw throughput necessary for the high frame rates observed in the benchmark data. The memory operates at 1750 MHz with 28 Gbps effective speed, ensuring that the GPU never becomes bandwidth-limited even at 4K resolution with demanding settings.

The GPU's benchmark scores reinforce its flagship positioning, with a PassMark G3D score of 44,065 and an average benchmark score of 77,712 placing it in the 92nd percentile among all GPUs. Its nearest rivals in the database include the AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT with an average score of 78,940 (1.6% higher) and the NVIDIA Tesla P100 PCIe 16 GB at 79,605 (2.4% higher), though these comparisons reflect synthetic workloads rather than Doom-specific performance. The RTX 5090 D's 104.8 TFLOPS of FP32 compute and 1,636.8 GTexel/s texture rate provide exceptional headroom for the game's rendering requirements.

The GPU's 575 W TDP and dual-slot design with a single 16-pin power connector indicate substantial power delivery requirements, with the suggested power supply rated at 950 W. The PCIe 5.0 x16 interface ensures adequate bandwidth for data transfer, though Doom's engine likely doesn't stress this connection heavily. The RTX 5090 D's 92.2 billion transistors on a 5 nm TSMC process with a 750 mm² die size represent the largest consumer GPU in the database, explaining its dominant position in the frame rate results.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Ryzen 5 4600G and RTX 5090 D achieves rank 359 out of 3,712 tested combinations in Doom, placing it in the top 9.7% of all systems evaluated. This ranking reflects the GPU's substantial performance contribution, though the CPU's mid-range positioning prevents the combo from reaching the absolute top tier. The Ryzen 5 4600G's percentile ranking of 71 among all CPUs and its average benchmark score of 17,507 indicate a capable but not exceptional processor, while the GPU's 92nd percentile ranking demonstrates the significant performance asymmetry in this pairing.

The CPU's nearest rivals in the benchmark database include the AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5355GE with an average score of 17,482 (0.1% higher) and the Intel Core 7 150U at 17,395 (0.6% lower), showing that the 4600G sits in a tight competitive cluster. The Ryzen 3 8300GE scores 17,614 (0.6% higher) and the Intel Core i3-14100T reaches 17,648 (0.8% higher), indicating that the 4600G's performance is closely matched with several contemporary and newer processors. This mid-pack CPU positioning, combined with the top-tier GPU, explains why the combo ranks in the upper percentile without reaching the very top of the database.

The combination's rank of 359 suggests that systems with higher-end CPUs paired with similar GPUs achieve better results in Doom, as the game appears sensitive to CPU performance at lower resolutions. The measured frame rates show the CPU's impact most clearly at 1080p, where the GPU's capabilities outpace what the 4600G can feed it. Despite this, the overall ranking remains impressive, outperforming the vast majority of tested configurations and demonstrating that the RTX 5090 D can compensate significantly for CPU limitations in this title.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 3840x2160 resolution, the benchmark data shows a clear progression across settings. Low settings produce an average of 170 FPS, Medium achieves 148 FPS with minimums of 126 FPS and maximums of 170 FPS, High reaches 125 FPS, and Ultra drops to 102 FPS. The 4K results demonstrate that even at maximum resolution, the system maintains excellent playability across all presets. The gap between Low and Ultra represents a 40% reduction in average frame rate, highlighting the significant performance cost of the Ultra preset's additional visual features.

The 2560x1440 results show the system's capability to drive high-refresh-rate displays comfortably. Low settings deliver 240 FPS average, Medium produces 229 FPS with a minimum of 194 FPS and maximum of 263 FPS, High reaches 215 FPS, and Ultra achieves 189 FPS. The 1440p data reveals diminishing returns from lowering settings, as the difference between Low and Medium is only 11 FPS, while the jump from Medium to Ultra costs 40 FPS. This suggests that Medium represents the sweet spot at this resolution, offering 96% of the Low preset's performance while providing substantially better image quality.

At 1920x1080, the CPU becomes the limiting factor, as evidenced by the compressed frame rate range. Low settings reach 277 FPS average, Medium achieves 264 FPS with minimums of 225 FPS and maximums of 304 FPS, High produces 249 FPS, and Ultra delivers 232 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is only 45 FPS, compared to 68 FPS at 4K, indicating that the Ryzen 5 4600G's 6 cores and 12 threads cap the system's performance at this resolution. The minimum frame rates at 1080p Medium (225 FPS) still exceed the 4K Ultra average, demonstrating the resolution scaling of GPU-bound workloads.

FAQ

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

A: The Medium preset provides the optimal balance across all resolutions, delivering 148 FPS at 4K, 229 FPS at 1440p, and 264 FPS at 1080p. It offers substantially better visual quality than Low while maintaining frame rates within 8-13% of the Low preset's performance.

Q: Does the RTX 5090 D bottleneck the Ryzen 5 4600G in this game?

A: At 1080p, the CPU appears to limit performance, as frame rate differences between presets compress to a 45 FPS range compared to 68 FPS at 4K. The 4600G's 6 cores and 12 threads with 8 MB of L3 cache likely constrain the GPU at lower resolutions.

Q: How does this combo's ranking compare to other tested systems?

A: This combination ranks 359 out of 3,712 tested configurations, placing it in the top 9.7% of all systems. The ranking reflects the GPU's 92nd percentile position among all GPUs, which compensates for the CPU's 71st percentile standing.

Q: What frame rates can be expected at 4K Ultra settings?

A: At 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the system averages 102 FPS. This remains comfortably above 60 FPS for smooth gameplay, though it represents a 31% reduction compared to Medium settings at the same resolution.

Q: Is the 32 GB VRAM on the RTX 5090 D necessary for Doom?

A: The 32 GB GDDR7 memory with 1.79 TB/s bandwidth provides massive headroom for this game, which was released in 2016. The GPU's memory capacity far exceeds Doom's requirements, ensuring no VRAM-related performance issues at any tested setting.

Q: How does the Ryzen 5 4600G's single-thread performance affect results?

A: The CPU's single-thread scores include 726 in 3DMark, 1,919 in Cinebench R23, and 2,653 in PassMark, placing it in the 71st percentile. These single-thread capabilities are adequate for Doom, though the game's engine appears to benefit from additional CPU headroom at lower resolutions.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 4600G provides the computational foundation for this system, featuring 6 cores and 12 threads based on the Zen 2 architecture. Its base clock of 3.70 GHz and boost clock of 4.20 GHz, combined with 8 MB of shared L3 cache, deliver single-thread performance that scores 1,919 in Cinebench R23 and 2,653 in PassMark. The CPU's 65 W TDP and 7 nm process node from TSMC contribute to efficient operation, while its AMD Socket AM4 compatibility and DDR4 memory support with dual-channel 51.2 GB/s bandwidth provide adequate data throughput for gaming workloads.

The 4600G's multi-threaded capabilities are demonstrated by its Cinebench R23 multicore score of 13,593 and PassMark multithread score of 15,992, placing it in the 71st percentile among all CPUs. Its average benchmark score of 17,507 positions it within 1% of several rivals, including the AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5355GE (0.1% higher) and the Intel Core i3-14100T (0.8% higher). The CPU's performance in Doom appears sufficient for maintaining frame rates at 4K and 1440p, but the 1080p results suggest that the 4600G's 6-core configuration becomes a limiting factor when the GPU's massive performance headroom exceeds the CPU's frame generation capacity.

The CPU's 3DMark scores reveal its threading characteristics, with a single-thread score of 726, 2-thread score of 1,430, and 4-thread score of 2,732. The scaling from 4 to 8 threads (4,138) and maximum threads (4,889) shows diminishing returns beyond 8 threads, indicating that Doom's engine likely utilizes fewer than 8 threads effectively. The 4600G's integrated Radeon Vega 7 graphics are irrelevant in this configuration given the discrete RTX 5090 D, but they contribute to the CPU's overall package capabilities. The CPU's 9,800 million transistors on a 156 mm² die represent a compact, efficient design that pairs well with the massive RTX 5090 D, though the performance asymmetry between the two components is evident in the benchmark results.