Doom

# Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data for Doom with the AMD Ryzen 5 7600X and AMD Radeon RX 9060 shows a clear and predictable scaling pattern as resolution increases from 1920x1080 to 3840x2160. At 1920x1080 with High settings, the combo delivers an average of 155 FPS. Moving to 2560x1440 at the same settings, the average drops to 101 FPS, a reduction of 54 FPS or approximately 35%. At 3840x2160, High settings produce an average of 54 FPS, which is roughly 47% lower than the 1440p result and 65% lower than the 1080p result.

This scaling pattern indicates that the GPU becomes the dominant limiting component as resolution climbs. The drop from 1080p to 1440p is steep, and the further drop to 4K is even more pronounced. At 1080p, the CPU has enough headroom to push the frame rate well above 150 FPS, but at 4K the GPU cannot maintain even 60 FPS on High settings. The data shows that this combination is best suited for 1080p and 1440p gaming, where frame rates remain comfortably high.

Looking at the Low preset, the scaling follows a similar but slightly different curve. At 1920x1080 Low, the average FPS is 211. At 2560x1440 Low, it drops to 137, and at 3840x2160 Low, it reaches 74. The percentage drops are 35% from 1080p to 1440p and 46% from 1440p to 4K. This suggests that even at the lowest settings, the GPU is still the primary constraint at higher resolutions, though the absolute FPS numbers remain playable at 4K.

The Medium preset shows intermediate behavior. At 1080p Medium, the average is 184 FPS with a minimum of 156 and a maximum of 212. At 1440p Medium, the average is 119 FPS with a minimum of 101 and a maximum of 137. At 4K Medium, the average is 65 FPS with a minimum of 55 and a maximum of 74. The minimum FPS values at each resolution scale consistently with the averages, indicating stable performance without major frame-time spikes.

Ultra settings reveal the most demanding scenario. At 1080p Ultra, the average is 127 FPS. At 1440p Ultra, it drops to 82 FPS. At 4K Ultra, the average falls to 45 FPS. The gap between Ultra and High at 1080p is 28 FPS, while at 4K the gap narrows to 9 FPS. This narrowing suggests that at 4K, the GPU is saturated regardless of the preset, and the additional shading work from Ultra settings has diminishing impact on the frame rate relative to the resolution load.

The data indicates that the limiting component shifts with resolution. At 1080p, the combination of the CPU's strong single-thread performance and the GPU's capabilities allows frame rates to approach the 200 FPS range on lower presets, implying the CPU is still able to feed the GPU adequately. At 4K, however, the GPU's rendering throughput becomes the bottleneck, with even Low settings only reaching 74 FPS.

# CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 7600X is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Zen 4 architecture, codenamed Raphael, manufactured on a 5 nm process by TSMC. Its base clock is 4.70 GHz with a boost clock of 5.30 GHz. The CPU has 64 KB of L1 cache per core, 1 MB of L2 cache per core, and 32 MB of shared L3 cache. This configuration provides strong single-thread performance, which is important for Doom's engine, a fast-paced FPS that benefits from high-frequency cores.

In synthetic benchmarks, the Ryzen 5 7600X scores 1060 in 3DMark single-thread, 1965 in Cinebench R23 single-core, and 2603 in Geekbench single-core. These scores place the CPU in the 79th percentile among all CPUs tested, indicating strong overall performance. Its multi-threaded scores are equally respectable: 6879 in 3DMark with 16 threads, 15236 in Cinebench R23 multi-core, and 13858 in Geekbench multi-core. The average benchmark score is 27636.

When comparing to nearest rivals, the Ryzen 5 7600X sits very close to the AMD Ryzen 7 5700X and the Intel Core i5-12600K, both with an average score of 27578 and a deltaPct of 0.2%. The AMD Ryzen 5 8500GE scores 27712 with a deltaPct of -0.3%, and the AMD Ryzen 7 5800 scores 27535 with a deltaPct of 0.4%. These small deltas indicate that the 7600X is essentially performance-equivalent to these rivals in aggregate benchmarks, despite having fewer cores than the 5700X and 5800.

In Doom specifically, the CPU's role is most apparent at 1080p, where frame rates are highest. At 1080p Low, the combo achieves 211 FPS, and at 1080p Medium, 184 FPS. These numbers suggest the CPU is capable of driving very high frame rates, and the GPU is not yet the limiting factor at these settings. The 12 threads allow the game to distribute its workload, though Doom is not known for heavy multi-threading. The boost clock of 5.30 GHz provides the per-core speed needed for the game's physics and AI calculations.

The CPU's memory support for DDR5 with a dual-channel bus and 83.2 GB/s bandwidth also contributes to overall performance, though the impact in Doom is likely modest given the game's age and optimization. The L3 cache of 32 MB shared across all cores helps reduce memory latency, which can be beneficial in fast-paced scenes with many objects.

# GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 9060 is based on the RDNA 4.0 architecture with the Navi 44 chip, manufactured on a 4 nm process by TSMC. It features 1792 shading units, 112 texture mapping units, and 64 raster operation units, along with 28 ray tracing cores. The GPU has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, providing 288.0 GB/s of bandwidth. Its base clock is 1700 MHz, with a game clock of 2400 MHz and a boost clock of 2990 MHz. The memory runs at 2250 MHz with an effective data rate of 18 Gbps.

In synthetic benchmarks, the RX 9060 scores 3322 in 3DMark Steel Nomad (DX12), 88183 in Geekbench OpenCL, and 39476 in Geekbench Vulkan. Its PassMark G3D score is 17631, and its PassMark GPU compute score is 9919. The GPU sits in the 59th percentile among all GPUs tested, with an average benchmark score of 16014.

The nearest rivals to the RX 9060 include the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, which scores 16129 with a deltaPct of -0.7%, the AMD Radeon R9 370X at 15862 with a deltaPct of 1%, and the AMD Radeon RX 7700 at 15852 with a deltaPct of 1%. These small deltas indicate the RX 9060 performs at a similar level to the RTX 3060 Ti in aggregate benchmarks, while the R9 370X and RX 7700 are marginally slower.

In Doom, the GPU's 8 GB of VRAM is sufficient for the game's demands, even at 4K Ultra settings where the average FPS is 45. The memory bandwidth of 288.0 GB/s supports high-resolution textures without significant bandwidth throttling. The boost clock of 2990 MHz provides good fill rates: the pixel rate is 191.4 GPixel/s and the texture rate is 334.9 GTexel/s. These rates directly influence how quickly the GPU can render Doom's environments.

The GPU's FP32 performance of 21.43 TFLOPS is the same as its FP16 performance at a 1:1 ratio, which is notable for a card in this class. This compute capability helps with the game's lighting and particle effects, particularly at higher settings. The 28 ray tracing cores are not heavily utilized in Doom, given the game's original release predates widespread ray tracing adoption, but they do not hinder performance.

At 1080p, the GPU is capable of delivering over 200 FPS on Low settings, which indicates the GPU has substantial headroom when the resolution is low. At 4K, however, the GPU becomes the bottleneck, as evidenced by the 54 FPS result on High settings. The data suggests that the RX 9060 is well-matched to the Ryzen 5 7600X for 1440p gaming, where the pair delivers 101 FPS on High settings.

# FAQ

Q: What is the highest average FPS this combo achieves in Doom at 1080p?

A: The highest average FPS at 1920x1080 is 211, achieved on Low settings. On Medium settings, the average is 184 FPS, and on High, it is 155 FPS.

Q: Is the combo capable of 60 FPS at 4K in Doom?

A: At 3840x2160, the combo achieves 74 FPS on Low settings, 65 FPS on Medium, 54 FPS on High, and 45 FPS on Ultra. Only Low and Medium presets exceed 60 FPS at 4K.

Q: How does the Ryzen 5 7600X compare to its nearest CPU rivals?

A: The Ryzen 5 7600X has an average benchmark score of 27636, which is 0.2% higher than both the AMD Ryzen 7 5700X and the Intel Core i5-12600K (both 27578). It also edges out the AMD Ryzen 7 5800 (27535) by 0.4%, while the AMD Ryzen 5 8500GE (27712) is 0.3% higher.

Q: How does the Radeon RX 9060 compare to the RTX 3060 Ti?

A: The RX 9060 has an average benchmark score of 16014, which is 0.7% lower than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti's score of 16129. In synthetic benchmarks, the two cards perform nearly identically.

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

A: Minimum FPS values were only recorded for the Medium preset. At 1920x1080 Medium, the minimum is 156 FPS; at 2560x1440 Medium, the minimum is 101 FPS; and at 3840x2160 Medium, the minimum is 55 FPS.

Q: What percentile does the GPU rank in among all tested GPUs?

A: The Radeon RX 9060 ranks in the 59th percentile among all GPUs, while the Ryzen 5 7600X ranks in the 79th percentile among all CPUs.

# How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the AMD Ryzen 5 7600X and the AMD Radeon RX 9060 ranks 1686 out of 2930 tested combos in Doom. This places the combo in the upper-middle portion of the ranking distribution, with approximately 57.5% of tested combos ranking below it. The rank reflects the overall performance of the pair across all tested settings and resolutions.

Given that the CPU ranks in the 79th percentile and the GPU ranks in the 59th percentile, the combo's overall rank is consistent with the GPU being the limiting component. The CPU's strong synthetic scores are not fully leveraged at higher resolutions, where the GPU's throughput caps the frame rate. At 1080p, however, the combo performs impressively, with frame rates exceeding 150 FPS on High settings and reaching 211 FPS on Low.

The combo's rank of 1686 suggests that there are many other combinations that outperform it, likely those with more powerful GPUs. However, the data also shows that this pair is capable of delivering smooth gameplay at 1080p and 1440p across all presets, with 4K being the only resolution where compromises are needed.

The nearest CPU rivals (Ryzen 7 5700X, Core i5-12600K, Ryzen 5 8500GE, Ryzen 7 5800) all have similar aggregate scores, so swapping the CPU would likely yield minimal changes in Doom's frame rates. Similarly, the nearest GPU rivals (RTX 3060 Ti, R9 370X, RX 7700, Pro W5500) are within 2.1% of the RX 9060's average score, meaning the combo's rank would remain largely unchanged with those GPUs.

# Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured FPS data, the optimal settings depend on the target resolution and desired frame rate. For 1920x1080, the combo delivers 155 FPS on High settings, which is well above the 144 Hz refresh rate common on modern monitors. Ultra settings at 1080p yield 127 FPS, still excellent for high-refresh displays. For players prioritizing maximum visual quality, Ultra at 1080p is viable, while those seeking the highest frame rates can use Low to reach 211 FPS.

At 2560x1440, High settings produce 101 FPS, which is suitable for 100 Hz or 120 Hz displays. Medium settings increase this to 119 FPS, though the visual difference between Medium and High in Doom is modest. Ultra at 1440p drops to 82 FPS, which is still playable but requires a 75 Hz or 85 Hz display to fully utilize. For a balanced experience, High at 1440p is recommended.

At 3840x2160, the choices are more constrained. Low settings achieve 74 FPS, Medium achieves 65 FPS, and High drops to 54 FPS. Ultra at 4K falls to 45 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS threshold most players consider smooth. For 4K gaming, Medium settings offer the best combination of visual fidelity and frame rate, with 65 FPS average and a minimum of 55 FPS. Low settings provide a more comfortable margin above 60 FPS but sacrifice visual quality.

The data shows that the Medium preset at 4K is the only 4K option that maintains an average above 60 FPS while also having recorded minimum FPS values, suggesting stable frame times. For players with 60 Hz 4K displays, Medium is the recommended preset. For 1440p displays, High offers the best balance, and for 1080p, Ultra is recommended for those who prioritize image quality without sacrificing frame rate.

# Measured FPS Breakdown

1920x1080 (1080p):

• Low: Average 211 FPS
• Medium: Average 184 FPS, Minimum 156 FPS, Maximum 212 FPS
• High: Average 155 FPS
• Ultra: Average 127 FPS

2560x1440 (1440p):

• Low: Average 137 FPS
• Medium: Average 119 FPS, Minimum 101 FPS, Maximum 137 FPS
• High: Average 101 FPS
• Ultra: Average 82 FPS

3840x2160 (4K):

• Low: Average 74 FPS
• Medium: Average 65 FPS, Minimum 55 FPS, Maximum 74 FPS
• High: Average 54 FPS
• Ultra: Average 45 FPS

These results demonstrate a consistent scaling pattern across all presets. The Medium preset is the only one with recorded minimum and maximum FPS values, providing additional insight into frame time consistency. At 1080p Medium, the range from minimum to maximum is 56 FPS, indicating some variance but generally smooth performance. At 1440p Medium, the range is 36 FPS, and at 4K Medium, the range narrows to 19 FPS, suggesting that frame pacing becomes more consistent as the GPU becomes the bottleneck.

The gap between Low and Ultra settings widens with resolution in absolute terms: at 1080p, the difference is 84 FPS; at 1440p, it is 55 FPS; and at 4K, it is 29 FPS. This narrowing gap reinforces the conclusion that the GPU is saturated at higher resolutions, and preset changes have diminishing returns on frame rate.

For players targeting 60 FPS, the combo achieves this at every resolution on Low settings, at 1440p and below on Medium, at 1440p on High, and at 1080p on Ultra. The only configuration that fails to reach 60 FPS is 4K High (54 FPS) and 4K Ultra (45 FPS). The data indicates that the Ryzen 5 7600X and Radeon RX 9060 are a capable pairing for Doom, with the GPU being the primary constraint at 4K and the CPU providing sufficient performance at lower resolutions.