Doom

FAQ

Q: What is the combo rank of the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X with the AMD Radeon RX 7600 in Doom?

A: This combination ranks 1147 out of 1681 tested combos for this game, placing it in the lower-middle portion of the benchmark database.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its closest rival in average benchmark score?

A: The Ryzen 5 5600X has an average benchmark score of 20680, which is nearly identical to the AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT (20740, deltaPct -0.3%) and the Intel Core i7-10700 (20746, deltaPct -0.3%).

Q: What is the GPU's average benchmark score and percentile ranking?

A: The Radeon RX 7600 has an average benchmark score of 20258 and sits at the 63rd percentile among all GPUs.

Q: What are the measured FPS figures at 1080p with Ultra settings?

A: At 1920x1080 with Ultra settings, the measured average FPS is 116.6.

Q: How much faster is the combo at 1080p Low compared to 4K Ultra?

A: The measured average FPS at 1920x1080 Low is 195, while at 3840x2160 Ultra it is 42.8 — a difference of 152.2 FPS.

Q: What is the GPU's memory configuration?

A: The GPU features 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, with a memory clock of 2250 MHz (18 Gbps effective) and a bandwidth of 288.0 GB/s.

How This Combo Ranks

The data places this pairing at rank 1147 out of 1681 tested combos in Doom. That percentile positioning — roughly the 32nd percentile of all tested configurations — signals a mid-pack result rather than a top-tier one. The combo sits comfortably above the bottom quartile, but it is not close to the upper echelon of tested systems.

The rank reflects a balance of CPU and GPU capabilities. The Ryzen 5 5600X's average benchmark score of 20680 places it at the 78th percentile among all CPUs. The Radeon RX 7600's average score of 20258 places it at the 63rd percentile among all GPUs. Neither component is a standout outlier in its respective field, and the combined result in Doom reflects that — the system lands in the middle of the pack, with the GPU being the more limiting factor in this specific title.

The rank of 1147 is not a poor showing. It indicates that a significant number of tested combos outperform this pairing, but it also means the combo outperforms 534 tested configurations. The measured FPS data supports this interpretation: at 1080p, the combo delivers well above playable frame rates across all settings, while at 4K it dips to sub-60 FPS territory at higher settings. This is a system that excels at mainstream resolutions but struggles to maintain high-refresh performance at 4K.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600X is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Zen 3 architecture (codename Vermeer), built on TSMC's 7 nm process node. It has a base clock of 3.70 GHz and a boost clock of 4.60 GHz, with a 65 W TDP. The cache hierarchy includes 64 KB of L1 per core, 512 KB of L2 per core, and a 32 MB L3 cache.

In synthetic benchmarks, the CPU demonstrates strong single-threaded capability: a 3dmark single-thread score of 917, a Cinebench R23 single-core score of 2622, and a Geekbench single-core score of 2111. Multi-threaded results scale accordingly: Cinebench R23 multicore hits 18578, Geekbench multicore reaches 8673, and Passmark multithread scores 21858. The 3dmark scores show the scaling pattern — 1793 with 2 threads, 3363 with 4 threads, 4811 with 8 threads, and 5588 with max threads — indicating that the 12-thread configuration provides diminishing returns beyond 8 threads but still adds meaningful headroom.

For Doom, a game that launched in 2016, the CPU's single-thread performance is more than adequate. The game's engine does not heavily tax modern multi-core processors, and the Ryzen 5 5600X's strong single-core results (the 78th percentile among all CPUs) ensure that CPU-bound scenarios at lower resolutions and settings are unlikely to bottleneck the GPU. The 4.60 GHz boost clock provides the responsiveness needed for high-FPS gameplay, and the 32 MB L3 cache helps with data locality in fast-paced FPS scenarios.

The CPU's nearest rivals in benchmark scores — the Ryzen 5 5600GT (20740, deltaPct -0.3%) and Intel Core i7-10700 (20746, deltaPct -0.3%) — are virtually indistinguishable in performance. The Intel Core i5-12490F (20794, deltaPct -0.5%) is also within a rounding error. This means the CPU choice is not the differentiating factor in this combo's game performance; the GPU does most of the heavy lifting.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data spans three resolutions and four settings levels for each resolution, providing a clear picture of how the combo scales.

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers strong frame rates across all settings. Low settings produce an average of 195 FPS, Medium 171.3 FPS, High 145.8 FPS, and Ultra 116.6 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra is 78.4 FPS, indicating that the GPU is the primary scaling factor as settings increase. Even at Ultra, the frame rate is well above the 60 FPS threshold, making this resolution ideal for high-refresh-rate monitors.

At 2560x1440, the frame rates remain solid but show the expected drop. Low settings average 127 FPS, Medium 106.5 FPS, High 90.1 FPS, and Ultra 74.5 FPS. The difference between Low and Ultra is 52.5 FPS, a smaller absolute gap than at 1080p but a similar relative scaling. Ultra settings at 1440p still clear the 60 FPS mark, which is a respectable result for this GPU.

At 3840x2160, the combo begins to struggle. Low settings average 65.6 FPS, Medium 59.1 FPS, High 48.9 FPS, and Ultra 42.8 FPS. The drop from Low to Ultra is 22.8 FPS, and importantly, the medium-to-ultra settings all fall below the 60 FPS threshold. Only Low settings at 4K remain playable at a consistent frame rate. This pattern indicates that 4K gaming with this combo requires reducing settings to maintain smooth performance.

The scaling pattern across resolutions is consistent: 1080p to 1440p shows a roughly 30% reduction in FPS at each settings level, while 1440p to 4K shows a more dramatic reduction of roughly 45-50%. This is typical for a GPU with 8 GB of VRAM and a 128-bit memory bus — the bandwidth constraints become more pronounced at higher resolutions and settings.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 7600 is built on the RDNA 3.0 architecture (chip Navi 33, codename Hotpink Bonefish) using TSMC's 6 nm process node. It features 2048 shading units, 128 texture mapping units, and 64 raster operation units, along with 32 ray tracing cores. The GPU has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, with a memory clock of 2250 MHz (18 Gbps effective) and a bandwidth of 288.0 GB/s.

The clock speeds are notable: a base clock of 1720 MHz, a game clock of 2250 MHz, and a boost clock of 2655 MHz. The pixel rate is 169.9 GPixel/s, the texture rate is 339.8 GTexel/s, and the FP32 performance is 21.75 TFLOPS. These specifications place the GPU at the 63rd percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 20258.

In synthetic benchmarks, the GPU shows a clear split between compute and graphics performance. Passmark G3D scores 16634, while Passmark GPU compute scores 8790. The 3dmark Steel Nomad DX12 test scores 2310, and Geekbench OpenCL scores 82501 while Vulkan scores 90825. The DirectX-specific Passmark tests are lower (DirectX 11 at 172, DirectX 12 at 58), but these are relative scores within the Passmark suite.

The GPU's nearest rivals in average benchmark score are the AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT (20146, deltaPct 0.6%) and the AMD Radeon RX 460 (20088, deltaPct 0.8%) — both are within 1% of the RX 7600's score. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile (20534, deltaPct -1.3%) and Intel Arc B570 (20556, deltaPct -1.5%) are slightly ahead.

For Doom, the GPU's role is decisive. The measured FPS data shows that the GPU is the limiting factor at 4K resolutions, where even Low settings only manage 65.6 FPS. The 8 GB VRAM capacity is sufficient for this game, but the 128-bit memory bus constrains raw bandwidth. The 288.0 GB/s bandwidth is the likely bottleneck at higher resolutions, as the game's texture and geometry demands increase.

The GPU's boost clock of 2655 MHz helps maintain high frame rates at 1080p, where the combo delivers 145.8 FPS at High settings. The 32 ray tracing cores are not relevant for Doom, which does not use ray tracing, but the raw rasterization throughput (169.9 GPixel/s and 339.8 GTexel/s) is what drives the measured performance. The GPU's 63rd percentile ranking is consistent with its measured FPS results — capable at mainstream resolutions, but not a high-end performer for 4K gaming.