Doom

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti delivers a formidable performance profile in Doom, with measured frame rates indicating that the GPU is the primary scaling factor as resolution increases. The data shows a clear hierarchy where the RTX 4070 Ti’s raw throughput dominates at 1080p, but the CPU’s capabilities become more relevant at lower settings and higher resolutions. This analysis walks through the measured FPS data, component roles, and the combo’s standing among 1,681 tested configurations.

Resolution Scaling

The transition from 1080p to 4K reveals a significant drop in average frame rates across all settings, underscoring the GPU’s workload intensity. At High settings, the average FPS falls from 274.2 at 1920x1080 to 174.5 at 2560x1440, a reduction of 99.7 FPS, and further down to 96.3 at 3840x2160. This pattern indicates that the RTX 4070 Ti is the limiting component at higher resolutions, as the pixel count increase directly taxes the GPU’s shading units and memory bandwidth.

At Low settings, the scaling is even more pronounced: 354 FPS at 1080p drops to 240.9 at 1440p, then to 126.3 at 4K. The 4K Low result being roughly one-third of the 1080p Low figure suggests that the GPU is operating near its maximum output, with the CPU able to feed frames adequately at lower resolutions but unable to compensate for the GPU’s pixel throughput limits at 4K. Conversely, the gap between 1080p and 1440p at Low settings (113.1 FPS difference) is smaller than the 1440p to 4K gap (114.6 FPS difference), pointing to a non-linear scaling curve typical of memory-bandwidth-bound scenarios.

Ultra settings show the steepest absolute drop: 222 FPS at 1080p, 143.8 at 1440p, and 79.6 at 4K. The 4K Ultra result is the lowest measured figure in the entire dataset, indicating that the combination of high pixel count and demanding visual effects saturates the GPU’s 12 GB GDDR6X memory and 504.2 GB/s bandwidth. The data suggests that for 4K gaming, users should expect a playable but not high-refresh-rate experience, while 1440p offers a balanced sweet spot for high frame rates.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest average FPS recorded for this combo in Doom?

A: The highest measured average FPS is 354, achieved at 1920x1080 with Low settings.

Q: How does the 4K Ultra performance compare to 1080p Ultra?

A: The 4K Ultra average of 79.6 FPS is 142.4 FPS lower than the 1080p Ultra average of 222 FPS, representing a 64% reduction.

Q: Which resolution provides the best balance between visual quality and frame rate?

A: Based on the data, 2560x1440 at High settings yields 174.5 FPS, which is above 144 Hz refresh rates while maintaining higher fidelity than Low or Medium settings.

Q: Is the RTX 4070 Ti or the Ryzen 5 5600GT the bottleneck at 1080p?

A: At 1080p, the CPU’s 6 cores and 12 threads with a 4.60 GHz boost clock are likely sufficient to feed the GPU, as evidenced by the large FPS differences between settings (222 to 354), indicating the GPU is the primary constraint.

Q: What is the lowest measured FPS in the dataset?

A: The lowest average FPS is 79.6, recorded at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings.

Q: How does the combo rank among all tested configurations?

A: The combo ranks 219th out of 1,681 tested combos, placing it in the top 13% of all configurations.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti is the dominant component in this pairing, with its 7680 shading units and 240 texture mapping units driving the high frame rates observed. The GPU’s boost clock of 2610 MHz, combined with a base clock of 2310 MHz, provides the computational headroom needed to sustain 274.2 FPS at 1080p High settings. The 12 GB of GDDR6X memory operating at 21 Gbps effective delivers 504.2 GB/s of bandwidth, which is critical for Doom’s texture streaming and geometry processing at higher resolutions.

The RTX 4070 Ti’s 80 raster output units (ROPs) produce a pixel rate of 208.8 GPixel/s, enabling the 96.3 FPS average at 4K High without dipping below playable thresholds. The GPU’s 40.09 TFLOPS FP32 performance is well-suited to Doom’s Vulkan-based rendering engine, which can leverage the architecture’s parallel compute capabilities. The measured FPS data shows that the GPU scales predictably with settings: increasing from Low to Ultra at 4K reduces average FPS by 46.7, from 126.3 to 79.6, indicating that the GPU’s shading units and memory bandwidth are progressively saturated.

The GPU’s 85th percentile ranking among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 44,900, corroborates its strong gaming performance. However, the nearest rivals—such as the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Mobile with a deltaPct of -0.6 and the Intel Arc A730M at -1.5—show that the RTX 4070 Ti is not an outlier, but rather a high-midrange part that can be matched by other configurations. The GPU’s end-of-life production status suggests that it remains competitive despite newer releases.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo’s rank of 219 out of 1,681 tested combinations places it in the 87th percentile of all configurations, indicating strong overall performance for Doom. This rank reflects the synergy between the Ryzen 5 5600GT and the RTX 4070 Ti, where the CPU’s 6 cores and 12 threads are sufficient to avoid bottlenecking the GPU at most settings. The data shows that the combo outperforms the majority of tested systems, likely due to the GPU’s high compute density and the CPU’s efficient Zen 3 architecture.

In comparison to other combos, the RTX 4070 Ti’s average benchmark score of 44,900, combined with the CPU’s average score of 20,740, suggests a balanced pairing where neither component severely limits the other. The CPU’s nearest rival, the Intel Core i7-10700, has a deltaPct of 0, indicating identical average performance, while the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X is 0.3% faster. This close grouping means that the CPU choice has minimal impact on the combo’s rank, with the GPU being the primary differentiator.

The rank of 219 implies that 1,462 combos perform worse, many of which likely feature older or lower-tier GPUs. The data confirms that for Doom, a high-end GPU like the RTX 4070 Ti is the key to achieving high frame rates, and the Ryzen 5 5600GT provides adequate support without dragging down the overall score.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT, with 6 cores and 12 threads, operates at a base clock of 3.60 GHz and a boost clock of 4.60 GHz, which is sufficient to keep up with the RTX 4070 Ti’s frame output. The CPU’s 16 MB of L3 cache and 51.2 GB/s memory bandwidth support rapid data access for game logic and draw calls, though the dual-channel DDR4 memory interface is a potential limitation at very high frame rates. The 78th percentile ranking among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 20,740, places it slightly above average, but its multi-threaded performance is modest compared to higher-core-count parts.

In Doom, the CPU’s role is evident in the 1080p Low setting, where the average FPS reaches 354. This high frame rate indicates that the CPU can process game logic and issue draw calls faster than the GPU can render frames at lower resolutions. However, the CPU’s single-thread performance, as measured by a Cinebench R23 single-core score of 2,438, may become a bottleneck if frame rates exceed 400 FPS, though the data does not show such a scenario. The 3DMark single-thread score of 913 further confirms adequate, but not exceptional, single-threaded capability.

The CPU’s nearest rivals, including the Intel Core i5-12490F with a deltaPct of -0.3 and the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X at 0.3, show that the 5600GT performs nearly identically to these parts in synthetic benchmarks. This suggests that the CPU is not a weak link in the combo, as the performance differences among rivals are negligible. The 65 W TDP and 7 nm process node indicate efficient power delivery, which may indirectly benefit sustained gaming performance by avoiding thermal throttling.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the measured average FPS ranges from 222 at Ultra settings to 354 at Low settings, with Medium at 318.8 and High at 274.2. The spread of 132 FPS between Low and Ultra shows that the GPU has ample headroom at this resolution, and the CPU is not limiting the frame rate. The 1080p Ultra result of 222 FPS is still well above 144 Hz, making this resolution ideal for high-refresh-rate monitors.

Moving to 2560x1440, the average FPS drops to 143.8 at Ultra, 174.5 at High, 210.8 at Medium, and 240.9 at Low. The gap between Low and Ultra narrows to 97.1 FPS, indicating that the GPU is becoming more constrained as pixel count increases. The 1440p High result of 174.5 FPS remains excellent for competitive play, while the Ultra setting still exceeds 140 FPS.

At 3840x2160, the average FPS falls to 79.6 at Ultra, 96.3 at High, 110.1 at Medium, and 126.3 at Low. The difference between Low and Ultra is 46.7 FPS, the smallest spread across all resolutions, confirming that the GPU is heavily loaded at 4K. The 4K High result of 96.3 FPS is playable on a 60 Hz display, but the Ultra setting drops below 80 FPS, which may require settings adjustments for smoother gameplay. The data shows a consistent pattern: the RTX 4070 Ti delivers high frame rates up to 1440p, but 4K Ultra pushes the GPU to its limits.