Doom

The AMD Ryzen 5 7600X paired with the AMD Radeon RX 9070 delivers an exceptionally smooth experience in Doom, with the data showing this combination capable of high refresh rates even at demanding settings. The measured results indicate that the GPU becomes the primary driver of performance at higher resolutions, while the CPU's strong single-thread performance keeps frame rates high at 1080p. This analysis breaks down the optimal settings, the GPU's role, the combo's standing among tested configurations, and how performance scales across resolutions.

Settings Recommendations

The benchmark data reveals a clear hierarchy across the four tested presets, with the choice of settings depending heavily on the target resolution and refresh rate. At 1920x1080, even the most demanding Ultra preset delivers an average of 176.5 FPS, which is well above the threshold for high-refresh monitors. The Low preset reaches 296.9 FPS, Medium hits 260.1 FPS, and High lands at 219.1 FPS. For competitive play or maximum smoothness on a 240Hz display, the Low or Medium presets are the best fit, sacrificing some visual fidelity for a substantial frame rate cushion.

At 2560x1440, the Ultra preset drops to 115.9 FPS, which remains playable but starts to challenge the 120Hz mark. The High preset at 139.2 FPS provides a better balance, offering most of the visual enhancements while keeping the frame rate comfortably above 120 FPS. Medium delivers 166 FPS, and Low reaches 189.8 FPS, both excellent for high-refresh 1440p panels. The data suggests that High is the sweet spot at this resolution, providing a strong visual experience without sacrificing responsiveness.

For 4K at 3840x2160, the picture changes significantly. Ultra averages 60.6 FPS, which is right at the edge of 60Hz displays but leaves little headroom for demanding scenes. High improves to 75 FPS, while Medium reaches 91.8 FPS and Low hits 104.9 FPS. The recommendation here is to use High or Medium, as the jump from Ultra to High yields a 23.8% improvement in average frame rate while retaining most of the visual quality. Given the game’s fast-paced nature, prioritizing frame rate over maximum eye candy is the sensible choice, and the data supports Medium as the best overall experience at 4K, balancing visual fidelity with a smooth 90+ FPS average.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 9070 is the dominant component in this pairing, and its specifications directly explain the measured performance. The GPU features 16 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, providing 644.6 GB/s of bandwidth. This is ample for Doom’s textures and assets, even at 4K resolution, where the data shows no signs of memory-related bottlenecks. The 16 GB capacity ensures that the game’s highest quality textures load without issue, and the high bandwidth supports the frame rates observed across all settings.

Clock speeds play a crucial role in the frame rate scaling seen in the results. The GPU has a base clock of 1330 MHz, a game clock of 2070 MHz, and a boost clock of 2520 MHz. The boost behavior is evident in the performance deltas between settings; for instance, at 1080p, dropping from Ultra to Low increases the average FPS from 176.5 to 296.9, a 68.2% uplift that reflects the GPU running at higher sustained clocks under lighter loads. The RDNA 4.0 architecture, built on a 4 nm process, delivers 36.13 TFLOPS of FP32 compute, which is the raw horsepower driving these numbers.

The GPU’s 56 ray tracing cores and 128 ROPs contribute to the visual effects, but in Doom, the traditional rasterization performance is what dominates. The pixel rate of 322.6 GPixel/s and texture rate of 564.5 GTexel/s are high enough to handle the game’s fast-moving scenes without issue. The data shows that the GPU is fully utilized at 4K, where the frame rates scale predictably with settings, whereas at 1080p, the CPU’s capabilities come into play, as discussed in the resolution scaling section.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Ryzen 5 7600X and the Radeon RX 9070 ranks 570th out of 1681 tested combos in Doom, placing it in the upper third of all configurations. This percentile position reflects a strong overall performance, but it is not at the very top, as there are 1111 combos with higher measured frame rates. The ranking is a holistic measure that accounts for the balance between CPU and GPU, and this pairing sits comfortably in the top 34% of all tested systems.

To contextualize this rank, the CPU’s average benchmark score of 26272 places it at the 83rd percentile among all CPUs. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U with an average score of 26262 (a 0% delta), the AMD Ryzen 7 7735U at 26305 (-0.1% delta), and the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5655GE at 26320 (-0.2% delta). These are all very close in synthetic CPU performance, but in Doom, the 7600X’s Zen 4 architecture and higher boost clock of 5.30 GHz give it a real-world edge in frame pacing.

The GPU’s average benchmark score is 34780, placing it at the 79th percentile among all GPUs. Its nearest rivals are the NVIDIA A2 (34866, -0.2% delta), NVIDIA Quadro GV100 (34677, 0.3% delta), AMD Radeon HD 7970 (34541, 0.7% delta), and AMD Radeon PRO W6400 (34511, 0.8% delta). These rivals are all within 1% in synthetic scores, but the RX 9070’s modern RDNA 4.0 architecture and superior memory bandwidth make it far more effective in gaming workloads like Doom.

The combo’s rank of 570 out of 1681 suggests that while the individual components are strong, the pairing is not optimized for absolute peak FPS in this title. Higher-ranked combos likely feature more powerful GPUs or CPUs with higher core counts, but the data shows this configuration still delivers excellent playable performance across all tested settings, as detailed in the measured FPS breakdown.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured frame rates provide a comprehensive picture of performance across three resolutions and four settings each. At 1920x1080, the results are as follows: Low averages 296.9 FPS, Medium averages 260.1 FPS, High averages 219.1 FPS, and Ultra averages 176.5 FPS. The progression from Low to Ultra shows a consistent drop in performance, with each step up in settings costing roughly 20-30 FPS. The gap between Low and Medium is 36.8 FPS, between Medium and High is 41 FPS, and between High and Ultra is 42.6 FPS. This linear scaling indicates that the GPU is not the limiting factor at 1080p; instead, the CPU’s single-thread performance (a 3dmark_single_thread score of 1060) plays a significant role in keeping these numbers high.

At 2560x1440, the averages are 189.8 FPS for Low, 166 FPS for Medium, 139.2 FPS for High, and 115.9 FPS for Ultra. The drop from 1080p to 1440p is substantial, with Low losing 107.1 FPS (a 36.1% reduction), Medium losing 94.1 FPS (36.2% reduction), High losing 79.9 FPS (36.5% reduction), and Ultra losing 60.6 FPS (34.3% reduction). The near-uniform percentage drops across settings indicate that the GPU is now becoming the primary bottleneck, as the increased pixel count demands more from the graphics card.

At 3840x2160, the frame rates are 104.9 FPS for Low, 91.8 FPS for Medium, 75 FPS for High, and 60.6 FPS for Ultra. The scaling from 1440p to 4K shows further reductions: Low loses 84.9 FPS (44.7%), Medium loses 74.2 FPS (44.7%), High loses 64.2 FPS (46.1%), and Ultra loses 55.3 FPS (47.7%). These percentage drops are larger than the 1080p to 1440p transition, confirming that the GPU is increasingly stressed at 4K. The Ultra preset at 60.6 FPS is the only configuration that dips below the 60 FPS threshold, while all other 4K settings maintain playable frame rates.

Resolution Scaling

The resolution scaling analysis reveals how the balance of power shifts between the CPU and GPU as pixel count increases. From 1080p to 1440p, the average FPS drops by approximately 36% across all settings. This is a significant reduction, but the fact that it is nearly uniform across Low, Medium, High, and Ultra suggests that the GPU is starting to hit its limits. At 1080p, the CPU is able to feed frames quickly enough to reach nearly 300 FPS on Low, but the GPU cannot maintain that pace when the pixel count increases by 78% (from 1920x1080 to 2560x1440).

The transition from 1440p to 4K shows a steeper decline, with average FPS dropping by roughly 45-48% depending on the setting. This is a larger percentage loss than the previous transition, indicating that the GPU is now the clear limiting component. The RX 9070’s 16 GB of VRAM and 644.6 GB/s bandwidth are sufficient for the data load, but the raw compute power (36.13 TFLOPS) is what caps performance at 4K. The Ultra preset at 4K averages 60.6 FPS, which is just above the 60 FPS target, but the High preset at 75 FPS offers a better safety margin.

In contrast, the CPU’s role diminishes as resolution increases. At 1080p, the Ryzen 5 7600X’s 6-core, 12-thread design with a boost clock of 5.30 GHz allows it to keep up with the GPU’s high frame output. However, its 32 MB of L3 cache and dual-channel DDR5 memory (83.2 GB/s bandwidth) are not factors at higher resolutions, where the GPU’s workload dominates. The data clearly shows that this combo is GPU-limited at 1440p and 4K, while at 1080p, the CPU and GPU work in closer concert, with the CPU’s strong single-thread performance (a passmark_single_thread score of 4135) preventing any bottleneck. For users seeking maximum FPS, 1080p with Low or Medium settings is the path, while 4K players should stick to Medium or High to stay well above 60 FPS.