Doom

# Doom Performance Analysis: AMD Ryzen 5 7400F + AMD Radeon RX 9060

This combination of AMD's 6-core Ryzen 5 7400F and the Radeon RX 9060 delivers a thoroughly playable Doom experience across most settings and resolutions, though the data reveals an interesting tension between the CPU's strong multi-threaded headroom and the GPU's mid-range positioning. The measured frame rates show this pairing sits in the 57.5th percentile of all tested combos (rank 1686 out of 2930), suggesting a balanced but not exceptional configuration for this classic FPS title.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data for this Doom configuration presents a clear hierarchy across the four available presets, with each step up in quality costing a predictable amount of performance. At 1080p, the Low preset delivers 211 FPS average, which is exceptionally fluid for competitive play, while Medium drops to 184 FPS and High to 155 FPS. The Ultra preset still manages 127 FPS, meaning every setting at 1080p exceeds the 120 FPS threshold that many players target for high-refresh displays. The spread from Low to Ultra at 1080p is 84 FPS, indicating the GPU has enough headroom that even the most demanding preset remains highly playable.

Moving to 1440p, the picture changes subtly. Low settings produce 137 FPS, Medium drops to 119 FPS, and High delivers 101 FPS. Ultra falls to 82 FPS, which remains playable but begins to approach the territory where frame pacing becomes more noticeable. The 55 FPS gap between Low and Ultra at this resolution suggests the GPU is starting to feel the increased pixel count, though no preset dips below the 60 FPS comfort zone. At 4K, the situation inverts dramatically: only Low settings (74 FPS) and Medium (65 FPS) maintain playable frame rates, while High drops to 54 FPS and Ultra falls to 45 FPS.

The best experience per the measured rows depends heavily on the display's native resolution. For 1080p users, High settings at 155 FPS offer the ideal compromise between visual fidelity and speed, with Medium at 184 FPS available for those prioritizing frame rate above all else. At 1440p, High at 101 FPS is the sweet spot, delivering smooth gameplay while maintaining reasonable visual quality. For 4K, Medium at 65 FPS is the recommended ceiling, as the jump to High costs 11 FPS and drops below the 60 FPS threshold. Players with high-refresh 4K displays should strongly consider Low settings at 74 FPS or scaling back to 1440p.

GPU Role

The Radeon RX 9060, built on the RDNA 4.0 architecture with the Navi 44 chip, carries 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, providing 288.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The GPU's boost clock reaches 2990 MHz with a base of 1700 MHz and a game clock of 2400 MHz, while its 1792 shading units and 64 ROPs deliver a pixel rate of 191.4 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 334.9 GTexel/s. The FP32 throughput of 21.43 TFLOPS places this card in a specific performance tier, and the benchmark data confirms it sits at the 59th percentile among all GPUs with an average benchmark score of 16014.

The GPU's nearest rivals in the database provide context for its positioning. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti scores 16129, a 0.7% delta from the RX 9060's average, making them effectively equivalent in raw compute terms. Interestingly, the AMD Radeon R9 370X and RX 7700 both sit within 1% of the RX 9060's score, while the Radeon Pro W5500 trails by 2.1%. This clustering suggests the RX 9060 is competing in a crowded mid-range segment where architectural differences translate to minimal performance deltas in synthetic benchmarks.

For Doom specifically, the 8 GB VRAM allocation appears sufficient at all tested settings and resolutions, as no measurement indicates memory-related stuttering or frame drops. The min FPS values recorded at Medium settings—55 FPS at 4K, 101 FPS at 1440p, and 156 FPS at 1080p—show consistent frame delivery without the severe dips that would indicate VRAM exhaustion. The GPU's memory clock of 2250 MHz (18 Gbps effective) and 128-bit bus width suggest bandwidth limitations could emerge at higher resolutions, and indeed the 4K results show the steepest performance degradation from Ultra to Low (45 to 74 FPS).

How This Combo Ranks

This specific CPU-GPU pairing achieves a combo rank of 1686 out of 2930 tested combinations, placing it in the 57.5th percentile. This ranking reflects a configuration that is neither exceptional nor underwhelming; it sits comfortably in the upper-middle range of all tested systems. The rank suggests that while individual components perform adequately on their own, the combination does not unlock any extraordinary synergy in Doom.

The CPU's benchmark positioning helps explain this mid-pack ranking. The Ryzen 5 7400F scores 32750 on average, placing it at the 83rd percentile among all CPUs. Its nearest rivals—the Intel Core i5-14600T (32707, 0.1% delta), Intel Core Ultra 7 155H (32697, 0.2% delta), AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H (32812, -0.2% delta), and AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 (32662, 0.3% delta)—all cluster within a fraction of a percent, indicating the CPU is well-matched to its peers but not a standout performer. The GPU's 59th percentile ranking is notably lower, which drags the overall combo ranking down.

The discrepancy between CPU and GPU percentiles (83rd vs 59th) suggests the Radeon RX 9060 is the limiting factor in this pairing. In Doom, which can be highly GPU-bound at higher settings and resolutions, this imbalance manifests as the combo ranking below what the CPU alone might suggest. Players considering this configuration should recognize that upgrading the GPU would likely yield larger performance gains than upgrading the CPU, given the current bottleneck distribution.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1080p, the full settings range delivers exceptional performance. Low settings produce an average of 211 FPS, Medium achieves 184 FPS with a min-max range of 156-212 FPS, High reaches 155 FPS, and Ultra still manages 127 FPS. The min FPS at Medium settings (156 FPS) demonstrates that even the lowest frame dips remain far above display refresh rates for standard monitors. The progression from Low to Ultra shows a 39.8% performance drop, indicating the GPU handles the additional visual workload with predictable scaling.

At 1440p, the measured averages are 137 FPS (Low), 119 FPS (Medium, with min-max of 101-137 FPS), 101 FPS (High), and 82 FPS (Ultra). The Medium preset's min FPS of 101 FPS represents the largest recorded frame deviation at this resolution, but it remains comfortably playable. The gap between Low and Ultra narrows to 55 FPS, a 40.1% reduction, closely mirroring the 1080p scaling pattern. This consistency suggests the GPU's rendering pipeline scales linearly with settings changes at this resolution.

At 4K, the performance envelope tightens considerably. Low settings deliver 74 FPS, Medium drops to 65 FPS (min-max of 55-74 FPS), High falls to 54 FPS, and Ultra bottoms out at 45 FPS. The 29 FPS spread from Low to Ultra represents a 39.2% reduction, but the absolute numbers tell a different story: only Low and Medium exceed 60 FPS. The Medium preset's min FPS of 55 FPS indicates occasional dips below the playability threshold, while High and Ultra consistently operate below it. This resolution reveals the GPU's limitations most clearly, as the 4K pixel count overwhelms the 128-bit memory interface and 8 GB VRAM capacity.

FAQ

Q: What is the best settings preset for 1440p gaming with this combo?

A: High settings at 1440p deliver 101 FPS average, which provides the best balance of visual quality and smoothness. Medium achieves 119 FPS for players prioritizing frame rate, while Ultra drops to 82 FPS and Low reaches 137 FPS.

Q: Can this configuration handle 4K gaming in Doom?

A: Yes, but with limitations. Low settings produce 74 FPS and Medium delivers 65 FPS, both above the 60 FPS threshold. High and Ultra fall to 54 FPS and 45 FPS respectively, which may be acceptable for slower-paced gameplay but not ideal for fast action.

Q: How does the RX 9060 compare to its nearest GPU rivals?

A: The RX 9060's average benchmark score of 16014 is 0.7% below the RTX 3060 Ti (16129), 1% above the R9 370X (15862), 1% above the RX 7700 (15852), and 2.1% above the Pro W5500 (15679). These deltas indicate near-parity with the RTX 3060 Ti and slight advantages over the AMD alternatives.

Q: Is the Ryzen 5 7400F a bottleneck for this GPU in Doom?

A: The CPU's 83rd percentile ranking (avg score 32750) versus the GPU's 59th percentile (avg score 16014) suggests the GPU is the limiting factor. The consistent FPS scaling across settings at each resolution supports this interpretation, as frame rates scale with GPU load rather than CPU constraints.

Q: What frame rate can I expect at 1080p with Ultra settings?

A: The measured average is 127 FPS, which remains well above standard 60 Hz displays and competitive with many 120 Hz monitors. While lower than the 211 FPS at Low settings, Ultra still provides a smooth experience.

Q: How does the combo's overall ranking reflect its gaming performance?

A: The combo ranks 1686 out of 2930 tested combinations, placing it in the 57.5th percentile. This indicates a mid-to-upper tier configuration that handles Doom well but does not achieve the elite performance of top-ranked combos.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 7400F brings substantial processing power to this pairing, featuring 6 cores and 12 threads based on the Zen 4 architecture (Raphael codename) manufactured on TSMC's 5 nm process. The CPU's base clock of 3.70 GHz and boost clock of 4.70 GHz, combined with 32 MB of shared L3 cache and 64 KB of L1 cache per core, provide strong single-threaded and multi-threaded performance. The 65 W TDP and dual-channel DDR5 memory support with 83.2 GB/s bandwidth round out a capable platform.

Benchmark results for the 7400F demonstrate its capabilities: Cinebench R23 scores of 21765 multi-core and 3072 single-core, Cinebench R20 scores of 9141 multi-core and 1290 single-core, and Cinebench R15 scores of 2193 multi-core and 309 single-core. Passmark tests show a multithread score of 25645, single-thread score of 3689, and specialized workloads like physics at 1660, floating-point math at 45799, and integer math at 74745. These figures place the CPU at the 83rd percentile overall, indicating it outperforms the vast majority of processors in the database.

In Doom, the CPU's role becomes evident when examining frame rates across resolutions. At 1080p Low settings, the 211 FPS result approaches the CPU's practical frame delivery ceiling, as the GPU is not heavily taxed at this resolution and settings level. The fact that 1080p Ultra still achieves 127 FPS suggests the CPU maintains adequate frame pacing even when pushing higher FPS targets. However, the CPU's 12 threads and 6 cores are more than sufficient for Doom's engine, which typically scales well with multiple cores but does not require extreme thread counts.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS progression from 1080p to 4K reveals important insights about this configuration's bottleneck characteristics. At Medium settings, the measured averages are 184 FPS at 1080p, 119 FPS at 1440p, and 65 FPS at 4K. This represents a 35.3% drop from 1080p to 1440p, followed by a 45.4% drop from 1440p to 4K—a cumulative 64.7% reduction from 1080p to 4K. The accelerating degradation at higher resolutions points to the GPU becoming progressively more constrained.

For High settings, the scaling shows 155 FPS at 1080p, 101 FPS at 1440p, and 54 FPS at 4K. The 1080p-to-1440p drop is 34.8%, while 1440p-to-4K drops 46.5%. This pattern mirrors the Medium settings data, confirming that the GPU's pixel throughput limitations dominate at higher resolutions. The consistent ~35% drop from 1080p to 1440p across settings suggests a resolution-driven bottleneck that is independent of quality preset, while the larger 1440p-to-4K drops (45-46%) indicate the GPU's memory bandwidth and ROP throughput becoming critical constraints.

The data implies that at 1080p, the configuration is balanced with sufficient GPU headroom to maintain high frame rates across all settings. At 1440p, the GPU begins to assert its role as the primary limiter, though performance remains strong. At 4K, the GPU is unequivocally the bottleneck, with even Low settings (74 FPS) struggling to maintain high refresh rates. The CPU's 83rd percentile ranking versus the GPU's 59th percentile is consistent with this analysis, as the weaker component dictates performance at higher resolutions. Players seeking better 4K performance would need to upgrade the GPU, while 1080p and 1440p performance may benefit more from software optimizations than hardware changes.