Doom

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600G paired with the AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT secures the 746th position out of 1,681 tested combinations in Doom. This placement puts the pairing just inside the top half of all tested systems, a respectable result for a mid-range configuration. The percentile ranking of the CPU (78th) and GPU (73rd) against all other components suggests both parts are performing near their expected levels, though the combo’s overall rank indicates that the game’s engine is well-optimized enough to prevent either component from becoming a dramatic bottleneck. The data shows a balanced setup where neither the processor nor the graphics card falls drastically behind its peers, resulting in a competitive if not class-leading position.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo’s 746th place out of 1,681 configurations places it in the 44th percentile of all tested pairings. That is a solidly mid-pack result, but the context of the individual components matters more than the raw rank. The Ryzen 5 5600G sits at the 78th percentile among all CPUs, while the RX 7700 XT sits at the 73rd percentile among all GPUs. In Doom, this translates to a system that can handle the game’s demands without major compromises, but it is not at the top of the charts. The data indicates that the CPU’s relative strength is slightly higher than the GPU’s, suggesting that in most scenarios the graphics card is the primary limiter. This is typical for a 1080p-focused pairing, where the processor’s six cores are often sufficient to keep up with the frame rates the GPU can produce.

CPU Role

The Ryzen 5 5600G is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Zen 3 architecture, built on a 7 nm process. Its base clock is 3.90 GHz, with a boost clock of 4.40 GHz. The CPU’s 16 MB of L3 cache and dual-channel DDR4 memory support provide a solid foundation for gaming workloads. In Doom, a fast-paced FPS that benefits from high single-thread performance, the 5600G’s single-core scores are relevant. Its 3DMark single-thread score of 872 and Cinebench R23 single-core score of 2,365 indicate strong per-core capability. However, the game is not heavily multi-threaded, so the 12 threads are rarely fully utilized. The CPU’s 3DMark max-thread score of 5,455 shows it can handle multi-threaded tasks, but in this title, the single-thread performance is the more critical factor. Compared to its nearest rivals, the 5600G is essentially tied with the Intel Core i7-11600H, which scores 19,949 in the average benchmark suite, a mere 0.2% difference. It also sits within 0.2% of the Intel Core i7-11800H and AMD EPYC 7713P, and is 0.3% ahead of the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX. This clustering shows that the CPU’s performance is well within the expected range for its class.

GPU Role

The Radeon RX 7700 XT is built on the RDNA 3.0 architecture with a 5 nm process. It features 12 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus, delivering a bandwidth of 432.0 GB/s. The GPU’s base clock is 1,435 MHz, with a boost clock of 2,544 MHz and a game clock of 2,171 MHz. The card’s 3,456 shading units and 96 ROPs are well-suited for high-resolution rendering. In Doom, the GPU’s raw rasterization power is the dominant factor. The card’s Passmark G3D score of 22,547 places it in the 73rd percentile of all GPUs, and its nearest rival, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060, scores 30,109, a 0% delta. The RX 7700 XT is also within 0.2% of the AMD Radeon RX 570 and 0.4% of the NVIDIA Tesla M60. This suggests the GPU is performing exactly as expected. The 12 GB VRAM is ample for Doom’s textures, even at Ultra settings, and the 432.0 GB/s bandwidth ensures the memory subsystem does not become a bottleneck at lower resolutions.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured frame rates show a clear scaling pattern across resolutions and settings. At 1080p, the system is heavily GPU-bound at lower settings but begins to show CPU limitations at the highest presets. At Low settings, the combo averages 261.5 FPS, which drops to 231.5 FPS at Medium, 192.7 FPS at High, and 158.7 FPS at Ultra. The 1080p Low result is particularly impressive, indicating that the CPU can feed the GPU enough data to push past the 260 FPS mark. The gap between Low and Ultra at 1080p is 102.8 FPS, a 39% reduction, which is a larger drop than at higher resolutions. This suggests that at 1080p, the CPU’s single-thread performance is the limiting factor when settings are lowered, as the GPU is not fully utilized.

Moving to 1440p, the frame rates remain high but scale down as expected. Low settings deliver 169.3 FPS, Medium 149 FPS, High 126.4 FPS, and Ultra 102.3 FPS. The drop from Low to Ultra is 67 FPS, or 40%, which is a similar percentage reduction to 1080p. However, the absolute numbers are lower, indicating that the GPU is becoming a more significant factor. At 1440p Ultra, the system still maintains over 100 FPS, which is smooth for a fast-paced shooter. The 1440p results show a balanced workload, with both CPU and GPU contributing to the final frame rate.

At 4K, the GPU is clearly the dominant bottleneck. High settings average 68.8 FPS, Medium 79.8 FPS, Low 90.3 FPS, and Ultra 53.7 FPS. The difference between Low and Ultra at 4K is 36.6 FPS, a 41% reduction, which is consistent with the other resolutions. However, the absolute frame rates at 4K are much lower, with only the Low preset managing to stay above 90 FPS. The 4K Ultra result of 53.7 FPS is playable but not ideal for competitive play, where higher frame rates are preferred. The data shows that this combo is best suited for 1080p and 1440p gaming, with 4K being a stretch for the highest settings.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate drop from 1080p to 4K reveals the limiting component at each stage. At Low settings, the transition from 1080p to 1440p results in a 92.2 FPS drop (from 261.5 to 169.3), or 35%. The further transition to 4K results in another 79 FPS drop (from 169.3 to 90.3), or 47%. This pattern shows that the GPU’s workload is scaling exponentially with pixel count, which is expected. At High settings, the drops are more moderate: from 192.7 FPS at 1080p to 126.4 FPS at 1440p is a 34% drop, and then to 68.8 FPS at 4K is another 46% drop. The percentage drops are remarkably consistent across settings, hovering around 35% for the 1080p to 1440p transition and 46-47% for the 1440p to 4K transition.

This consistency indicates that the system is not hitting a hard CPU wall at any resolution. If the CPU were the primary limiter at 1080p, the frame rate would plateau, but the data shows a steady decline as resolution increases. Instead, the GPU is the limiting factor at all resolutions, with its performance scaling directly with pixel count. The fact that 1080p Low achieves 261.5 FPS while 4K Low achieves 90.3 FPS highlights the GPU’s dominance in this pairing. The CPU, while not the bottleneck, is still capable enough to avoid holding back the GPU at lower resolutions, as evidenced by the high frame rates at 1080p. The system’s balanced nature means that users can adjust settings to prioritize frame rate or visual quality without hitting a dramatic performance cliff. For those targeting 1440p High at 126.4 FPS or 1080p Ultra at 158.7 FPS, this combo delivers a smooth experience without overclocking or additional tuning.