Doom

The AMD Ryzen 5 7600X paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER delivers a highly playable experience in Doom, with the data showing a clear progression from demanding 4K settings to fast 1080p performance. This combination ranks in the 1263rd position out of 1681 tested combos, placing it in the lower-middle tier of the database, yet the measured frame rates reveal that the pairing is well-balanced for this 2016 title, with the CPU’s strong single-thread performance compensating for the GPU’s age.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest average frame rate this combo achieves in Doom?

A: The best result comes at 1920x1080 with Low settings, where the combo hits 192.2 FPS. Even at 4K with Low settings, the system manages 66.4 FPS, showing the game’s scalability.

Q: How does this combo rank compared to other tested systems in Doom?

A: It ranks 1263rd out of 1681 combos. This places it in the 75th percentile of tested systems, meaning roughly a quarter of all tested configurations deliver better performance in this specific title.

Q: What is the performance delta to the nearest rival GPU?

A: The RTX 2060 SUPER’s nearest rival is the NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN, with the RTX 2060 SUPER scoring 0.3% higher in average benchmark score. This is a negligible difference, indicating the 2060 SUPER sits at a performance plateau.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU more likely to limit performance at 1080p?

A: The data suggests the GPU becomes the limiting factor at higher settings, as dropping from Low to Ultra at 1080p reduces FPS from 192.2 to 113.7. The CPU’s single-thread score of 3406 in Cinebench R23 suggests it has ample headroom.

Q: Does the combo achieve a smooth 60 FPS experience at 4K?

A: Only at Low settings, where it averages 66.4 FPS. At Medium settings it drops to 57.3 FPS, and at Ultra it falls to 38.8 FPS, indicating that 4K gaming requires significant settings compromises.

Q: What is the frame rate difference between the lowest and highest settings at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, the spread is 48.4 FPS, from 122.1 FPS at Low to 73.7 FPS at Ultra. This shows a substantial performance cost for the Ultra preset’s visual enhancements.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data indicates that the High preset offers the most balanced experience across all resolutions. At 1920x1080, High settings deliver 139.4 FPS, which is well above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay and only 52.8 FPS behind the Low preset’s 192.2 FPS. The visual quality improvement from Low to High is substantial, while the frame rate cost is manageable.

For 2560x1440, High settings produce 92.3 FPS, which remains highly responsive. The Ultra preset at this resolution drops to 73.7 FPS, still playable but with diminishing returns for the extra GPU load. At 3840x2160, High settings yield 48.4 FPS, which is below the ideal smoothness threshold, so users at 4K should consider Medium settings at 57.3 FPS for a better balance.

The Low preset is only recommended for competitive play at 1080p, where 192.2 FPS provides maximum responsiveness. For most users, Medium at 4K or High at 1440p and 1080p represents the sweet spot. The Ultra preset demonstrates the steepest performance penalty, with a 36% drop from High at 4K (from 48.4 to 38.8 FPS), making it difficult to justify except at 1080p where 113.7 FPS remains fluid.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo’s rank of 1263 out of 1681 systems places it in the lower 25% of tested configurations for Doom. This is somewhat surprising given the game’s age and the CPU’s modern architecture, but the GPU’s age and 63rd percentile ranking among all GPUs explains the position. The Ryzen 5 7600X, by contrast, sits in the 83rd percentile among all CPUs, highlighting a notable imbalance in component generations.

The GPU’s nearest rivals—the GTX TITAN, RTX 2070, and Quadro K5200—all score within 1.3% of the RTX 2060 SUPER in average benchmark score. This clustering suggests the 2060 SUPER is performing at the edge of its architectural capabilities, with no meaningful headroom to move up the rankings. The CPU’s rivals, including the Ryzen 7 5700X and Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U, show even tighter deltas, all within 0.2% of the 7600X.

Despite the modest overall rank, the measured FPS data shows the combo outperforms expectations for its position. The 1080p results, in particular, demonstrate that the system can deliver high refresh rates, which is likely due to Doom’s optimization for the Vulkan API and the CPU’s strong single-thread performance of 4135 in Passmark.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the data shows a clear ladder of performance. Low settings achieve 192.2 FPS, Medium drops to 164.9 FPS, High reaches 139.4 FPS, and Ultra falls to 113.7 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra is 78.5 FPS, representing a 41% reduction. This scaling is consistent with a GPU-bound scenario, where each settings tier adds measurable load.

Moving to 2560x1440, the pattern repeats with lower absolute numbers. Low delivers 122.1 FPS, Medium 108.3 FPS, High 92.3 FPS, and Ultra 73.7 FPS. The relative drop from Low to Ultra is 39.6%, similar to 1080p, indicating the GPU is handling the increased resolution without a disproportionate penalty. At 3840x2160, the results compress further: Low hits 66.4 FPS, Medium 57.3 FPS, High 48.4 FPS, and Ultra 38.8 FPS.

The 4K results reveal a critical threshold crossing. Between Medium and High at 4K, the frame rate falls below 50 FPS, which is noticeable in a fast-paced FPS. The Ultra preset at 38.8 FPS is borderline unplayable for competitive play. The data suggests that 4K is only viable at Low settings, while 1440p and 1080p offer full flexibility across all presets.

GPU Role

The RTX 2060 SUPER’s 8 GB of GDDR6 memory and 448.0 GB/s bandwidth provide adequate resources for Doom’s texture-heavy environments. The 256-bit bus width ensures sufficient data throughput, which is evident in the 4K results where memory bandwidth becomes more critical. The GPU’s 2176 shading units and 64 ROPs handle the rendering workload, with a boost clock of 1650 MHz.

The GPU’s 63rd percentile ranking among all GPUs is reflected in its performance ceiling. At 4K Ultra, the 38.8 FPS result indicates the TU106 chip is saturated, with the 7.181 TFLOPS FP32 throughput proving insufficient for the highest settings at this resolution. The GPU’s nearest rival, the GTX TITAN, scores nearly identically in benchmarks, confirming that the 2060 SUPER is operating at a hard architectural limit.

The memory subsystem, with 14 Gbps effective speed, helps maintain consistent frame times, but the data shows diminishing returns as resolution increases. At 1080p, the GPU has spare capacity, as evidenced by the 192.2 FPS at Low settings. However, the 4K results demonstrate that the GPU becomes the primary bottleneck, with the CPU unable to compensate for the rendering load.

CPU Role

The Ryzen 5 7600X’s 6 cores and 12 threads, running at a base clock of 4.70 GHz and boost of 5.30 GHz, provide strong single-thread performance that is crucial for Doom’s engine. The CPU’s Cinebench R23 single-core score of 3406 and Passmark single-thread score of 4135 indicate it is not a limiting factor at any tested resolution. The 32 MB of shared L3 cache helps with game data locality.

The CPU’s 83rd percentile ranking among all CPUs contrasts sharply with the GPU’s 63rd percentile. This imbalance suggests the 7600X has significant headroom for future GPU upgrades, but in this pairing, it ensures the GPU is always the bottleneck at higher resolutions. At 1080p Low, the CPU is likely delivering frames as fast as the engine allows, with the 192.2 FPS result approaching the limits of Doom’s frame-rate scaling.

The 5 nm Zen 4 architecture, with a 105 W TDP, provides efficient processing power. The data shows that even at 1080p Ultra, where the GPU is stressed, the CPU maintains 113.7 FPS without dipping below playable thresholds. This demonstrates that the 7600X can feed the RTX 2060 SUPER adequately, even in a game that responds well to high clock speeds.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS drop from 1080p to 4K is substantial and reveals the GPU-bound nature of this combo. At High settings, performance falls from 139.4 FPS at 1080p to 92.3 FPS at 1440p, a 34% reduction, then to 48.4 FPS at 4K, a further 48% drop. This scaling is steeper than the pixel count increase would suggest, indicating that the GPU’s memory bandwidth and compute resources are being saturated.

At Low settings, the scaling is more linear: 192.2 FPS at 1080p, 122.1 FPS at 1440p, and 66.4 FPS at 4K. The 1080p to 1440p drop of 36% is consistent with pixel count scaling, but the 1440p to 4K drop of 46% is larger, suggesting the GPU’s memory subsystem becomes a constraint at 4K. The 8 GB framebuffer is sufficient, but the 448.0 GB/s bandwidth may struggle with higher resolution textures.

The Ultra preset shows the most severe scaling, with a 66% total reduction from 1080p to 4K (from 113.7 to 38.8 FPS). This indicates that the Ultra settings add significant per-pixel work that disproportionately impacts higher resolutions. The data suggests that users targeting 4K should stick to Low settings, while 1440p offers the best balance of visual quality and performance, with High settings delivering 92.3 FPS. The limiting component at all resolutions is clearly the GPU, as the CPU’s performance metrics remain consistently strong across the entire resolution range.