Doom

Doom’s 2016 engine is famously scalable, and the data for the AMD Ryzen 5 5600 + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 combo reflects that flexibility. At 1080p, the pairing is clearly CPU-bound at lower settings, while at 4K, the GPU takes over as the primary limiter. The transition between these two extremes is smooth, but the performance curve reveals a system that is better suited for high-refresh 1440p gaming than for maxed-out 4K.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate drop from 1080p to 4K is steep but consistent with the game’s rendering demands. At High settings, the average FPS falls from 177.5 at 1920x1080 to 114.8 at 2560x1440, a reduction of 35.3%. Moving to 3840x2160, the average drops further to 61.7, which is a 46.3% decline from the 1440p figure. This pattern indicates that the RTX 5060’s 8 GB of GDDR7 memory and 128-bit bus are substantial contributors to the 4K bottleneck.

The scaling is more dramatic at lower settings. At Low, the system produces 239.4 FPS at 1080p, but only 159 at 1440p (a 33.6% drop) and 81.8 at 4K (a 48.6% drop from 1440p). This suggests that even when the graphical load is reduced, the GPU’s memory bandwidth becomes a hard ceiling at higher resolutions. The gap between 1440p and 4K remains roughly consistent across all settings, reinforcing that the resolution jump is the dominant factor.

Interestingly, the delta between 1080p and 1440p is smaller than the delta between 1440p and 4K. At Medium settings, 1080p yields 209.5 FPS, 1440p yields 134.4, and 4K yields 72.9. The relative performance loss from 1080p to 1440p is 35.8%, while the loss from 1440p to 4K is 45.7%. This indicates that the system handles the pixel count increase to 1440p efficiently, but the 4K workload—which quadruples the pixel count from 1080p—overwhelms the GPU’s capabilities.

GPU Role

The RTX 5060 operates with a base clock of 2280 MHz and a boost clock of 2497 MHz. In Doom, these clocks translate to strong 1080p performance, but the 8 GB VRAM capacity is the limiting factor at higher resolutions. The GPU’s 448.0 GB/s memory bandwidth is substantial for a 128-bit bus, yet it is insufficient to maintain high frame rates at 4K Ultra, where the average drops to 53.5 FPS.

The GPU’s architecture, Blackwell 2.0 on a 5 nm process, includes 3840 shading units and 48 ROPs. These specs enable a pixel rate of 119.9 GPixel/s, which is adequate for 1440p but struggles with 4K’s 8.3 million pixels. The data shows that at 4K, the frame rate is heavily dependent on settings: Low yields 81.8 FPS, Medium yields 72.9, High yields 61.7, and Ultra yields 53.5. The spread of 28.3 FPS between Low and Ultra indicates that the GPU is the primary bottleneck, as reducing quality directly improves performance.

The RTX 5060’s 145 W TDP and dual-slot design suggest it is a mainstream card, and its performance in Doom aligns with that positioning. It delivers playable 4K at Medium settings (72.9 FPS), but the 8 GB VRAM is a concern for future titles. In this game, however, the GPU’s raw compute power—19.18 TFLOPS FP32—is sufficient to push high frame rates at 1080p and 1440p, with the CPU limiting performance at lower resolutions.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Ryzen 5 5600 and RTX 5060 ranks 856th out of 1681 tested combos in Doom. This places it in the 49th percentile, meaning roughly half of all tested configurations perform better. Given that the CPU is a 2022 release and the GPU is a 2025 release, this mid-pack ranking is expected; the system is not a top-tier 4K rig, but it is far from a low-end setup.

The CPU’s average benchmark score is 21765, which puts it in the 79th percentile of all CPUs. Its nearest rivals include the Intel Xeon D-1746TER (avg score 21635, 0.6% slower) and the AMD EPYC 9554P (avg score 21899, 0.6% faster). The GPU’s average score is 30109, placing it in the 73rd percentile of all GPUs, with the AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT (avg score 30097) being a direct match. These percentile positions suggest that both components are above average, but the combo’s overall ranking is dragged down by the GPU’s 8 GB VRAM limitation at 4K.

In the context of Doom specifically, the combo’s rank of 856 out of 1681 indicates that while the CPU is strong, the GPU holds the system back in this title. The data shows that the system is capable of high frame rates at 1080p, but the ranking reflects that many combos with more powerful GPUs achieve better 4K results.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system excels. Low settings produce 239.4 FPS, Medium 209.5, High 177.5, and Ultra 144.5. The delta between Low and Ultra is 94.9 FPS, demonstrating that the CPU can feed the GPU effectively at this resolution. The 1080p results are all above 144 FPS, making this an excellent configuration for high-refresh monitors.

At 2560x1440, performance remains strong. Low yields 159 FPS, Medium 134.4, High 114.8, and Ultra 93.9. The gap between Low and Ultra narrows to 65.1 FPS, indicating that the GPU is becoming more of a factor. All 1440p results are above 90 FPS, making this the sweet spot for the combo.

At 3840x2160, the GPU struggles. Low produces 81.8 FPS, Medium 72.9, High 61.7, and Ultra 53.5. The spread between Low and Ultra is 28.3 FPS, showing that the GPU is the primary limiter. Only Low settings achieve 60+ FPS, and Ultra dips below 60, which is borderline for smooth gameplay.

The data reveals a clear pattern: the system is a 1080p beast, a 1440p champion, and a 4K compromise. The 4K High result of 61.7 FPS is playable, but the Ultra result of 53.5 FPS falls short of the 60 FPS target.

CPU Role

The Ryzen 5 5600 features 6 cores and 12 threads, with a base clock of 3.50 GHz and a boost clock of 4.40 GHz. Its Zen 3 architecture, built on a 7 nm process, provides a strong single-threaded performance, as evidenced by its Cinebench R23 single-core score of 2584. In Doom, a game that scales well with single-thread performance, this CPU is more than adequate.

At 1080p Low settings, the system hits 239.4 FPS, which is near the engine’s practical limit. The CPU’s 32 MB of shared L3 cache helps reduce memory latency, and its 51.2 GB/s memory bandwidth is sufficient for the game’s demands. The benchmark data shows that the CPU’s multi-threaded scores (Cinebench R23 multi-core: 18309) are strong, but Doom does not heavily utilize all 12 threads.

The CPU’s percentile rank of 79th indicates it outperforms most processors, and its nearest rival, the Intel Core i7-11700F (avg score 21957), is only 0.9% faster. This means the CPU is not the bottleneck in most scenarios. The evidence is clear: at 1080p, the frame rate is capped by the GPU’s ability to render frames, not the CPU’s ability to feed them. At 1440p and 4K, the CPU’s role diminishes further, as the GPU becomes the limiting factor. This combo is well-balanced for 1440p gaming, where the CPU provides enough headroom to keep the GPU fully utilized.