Doom

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 combination delivers exceptional performance in Doom, ranking in the top 20% of all tested configurations. The data shows a system capable of obliterating 1080p and 1440p challenges while remaining highly playable at 4K, with the GPU clearly acting as the primary performance driver across all settings.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data indicates that the High preset offers the most balanced experience across all resolutions, providing a substantial visual upgrade over Medium while maintaining excellent frame rates. At 1920x1080, High produces 250 FPS, which is 45 FPS higher than Ultra (205.1 FPS) and only 43.7 FPS lower than Low (337.3 FPS). The performance gap between High and Ultra is significant, suggesting that Ultra’s additional graphical fidelity costs roughly 18% of the frame rate without a proportional visual benefit in this title.

For 2560x1440 gaming, High remains the optimal choice with 164.1 FPS, comfortably above the 144Hz refresh rate common on modern monitors. The Medium preset at 1440p delivers 190.9 FPS, but the jump to High is worth the 26.8 FPS reduction for the improved image quality. Ultra at 1440p drops to 131.4 FPS, which may fall below the threshold for high-refresh-rate displays.

At 3840x2160, the choice becomes more nuanced. High delivers 88.2 FPS, which is ideal for 60Hz displays and provides headroom for demanding scenes. Medium produces 103.5 FPS, offering a 15.3 FPS advantage over High, while Low reaches 121.8 FPS. Ultra at 4K drops to 72.3 FPS, which remains playable but sacrifices the smoothness available at other settings. For 4K, High is the recommended preset, as it maintains the 60 FPS standard with room to spare, while Medium serves as a viable alternative for those prioritizing frame rate over visual fidelity.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 is the dominant component in this pairing, as evidenced by the frame rate scaling across resolutions. The GPU features 12 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 192-bit bus, delivering 672.0 GB/s of bandwidth. Its boost clock reaches 2512 MHz, and the 6144 shading units produce an FP32 throughput of 30.87 TFLOPS. These specifications translate directly into the measured performance, with the card achieving 337.3 FPS at 1080p Low and maintaining 121.8 FPS even at 4K Low.

The GPU’s memory configuration proves sufficient for Doom at all tested settings. The 12 GB capacity handles the texture requirements of Ultra settings without bottlenecking, as evidenced by the consistent frame rates across presets. The 672.0 GB/s bandwidth ensures that the memory subsystem does not become a limiting factor, even at 4K resolutions where data throughput demands are highest.

The RTX 5070’s architecture, Blackwell 2.0 on a 5 nm process, includes 48 RT cores and 192 tensor cores. While Doom (2016) does not heavily utilize ray tracing, the presence of these cores ensures future compatibility. The GPU’s 80 ROPs and 192 TMUs provide a pixel rate of 201.0 GPixel/s and texture rate of 482.3 GTexel/s, which directly support the high fill rates required for smooth gameplay at elevated resolutions.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution for this CPU/GPU combo in Doom?

A: The data shows 2560x1440 as the sweet spot. At High settings, it delivers 164.1 FPS, which is 74% higher than 4K High (88.2 FPS) while still exceeding 144Hz refresh rates. For maximum smoothness, 1080p High achieves 250 FPS.

Q: How does the RTX 5070 compare to its nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The RTX 5070’s average benchmark score is 41687, placing it 0.2% above the AMD Radeon Pro 5300 (41610) and 0.6% above the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 (41441). It trails the NVIDIA Tesla M40 by 0.5% and the AMD Radeon Pro 580X by 0.7%.

Q: Is the Ryzen 7 5700 CPU a bottleneck at 1080p?

A: The data suggests the CPU keeps pace adequately. At 1080p Low, the system produces 337.3 FPS, while 1080p Ultra drops to 205.1 FPS. The consistent scaling from Low to Ultra indicates the GPU is the primary limiter, with the CPU’s 8-core, 16-thread design providing sufficient throughput.

Q: What is the performance difference between Low and Ultra settings at 4K?

A: At 3840x2160, Low produces 121.8 FPS while Ultra produces 72.3 FPS, a difference of 49.5 FPS. This represents a 40.6% reduction in frame rate when moving from Low to Ultra, highlighting the significant GPU workload increase at maximum settings.

Q: How does this combo rank among all tested configurations?

A: The combination ranks 332nd out of 1681 tested combos, placing it in the 80th percentile. This indicates it outperforms approximately 80% of all tested CPU/GPU pairings in Doom.

Q: Does the 12 GB VRAM limit performance at 4K Ultra?

A: The data indicates no VRAM-related bottleneck. At 4K Ultra, the system achieves 72.3 FPS, which is consistent with the expected scaling from 4K High (88.2 FPS). The 12 GB GDDR7 memory with 672.0 GB/s bandwidth appears sufficient for Doom’s requirements at all settings.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 combination ranks 332nd out of 1681 tested combos in Doom, placing it in the top 19.7% of all configurations. This ranking reflects the strong synergy between the 8-core, 16-thread CPU and the high-end Blackwell GPU. The CPU’s average benchmark score of 27220 places it in the 84th percentile of all processors, while the GPU’s average score of 41687 places it in the 83rd percentile of all GPUs.

Relative to its nearest CPU rivals, the Ryzen 7 5700 outperforms the Intel Core i9-9900K by 0.7% (27220 vs 27043) and the Intel Core i7-12700H by 0.8% (27220 vs 27006). The CPU also edges out the Intel Core i7-1370P by 0.8% and the AMD Ryzen AI 5 340 by 1.2%. These margins are narrow, indicating that the CPU is competitive with several strong alternatives, but the ranking position is primarily driven by the GPU’s high absolute performance.

The 332nd position out of 1681 combos means that 1349 other configurations rank below this pairing, while 331 rank above. This places the combo in the upper quartile of tested systems, making it a high-performance option for Doom enthusiasts.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals clear insights about the limiting component. At High settings, the system produces 250 FPS at 1080p, 164.1 FPS at 1440p, and 88.2 FPS at 4K. The drop from 1080p to 1440p is 85.9 FPS (34.4%), while the drop from 1440p to 4K is 75.9 FPS (46.3%). This pattern indicates that the GPU is the primary bottleneck, as the CPU maintains sufficient headroom at lower resolutions.

At Low settings, the scaling is more dramatic: 337.3 FPS at 1080p, 218.2 FPS at 1440p, and 121.8 FPS at 4K. The 1080p to 1440p drop is 119.1 FPS (35.3%), and the 1440p to 4K drop is 96.4 FPS (44.2%). The consistency of these percentage drops across settings confirms that resolution scaling follows GPU-bound behavior, with the CPU not introducing additional constraints.

The scaling from 1080p to 4K at High settings results in a 64.7% reduction in frame rate (250 to 88.2 FPS). This reduction is proportional to the pixel count increase from 2.07 million to 8.29 million pixels, which is a 4x increase. The frame rate drops by roughly 65%, indicating that while the GPU is the limiter, it scales efficiently with resolution without hitting memory bandwidth or capacity walls.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system delivers its highest frame rates. Low settings produce 337.3 FPS, Medium achieves 293.7 FPS, High reaches 250 FPS, and Ultra yields 205.1 FPS. The difference between Low and Ultra is 132.2 FPS, representing a 39.2% reduction. The step from Medium to High costs 43.7 FPS, while the step from High to Ultra costs 44.9 FPS, showing a consistent performance penalty for each quality tier.

At 2560x1440, the frame rates remain exceptionally high. Low produces 218.2 FPS, Medium achieves 190.9 FPS, High delivers 164.1 FPS, and Ultra reaches 131.4 FPS. The scaling from 1080p to 1440p reduces performance by approximately 35% across all settings, consistent with the increased pixel workload. The Ultra preset at 1440p still exceeds 130 FPS, making it viable for high-refresh-rate monitors.

At 3840x2160, the system maintains playability across all presets. Low produces 121.8 FPS, Medium achieves 103.5 FPS, High delivers 88.2 FPS, and Ultra reaches 72.3 FPS. The 4K Ultra result of 72.3 FPS is above the 60 FPS threshold, though it lacks the headroom of lower settings. The gap between Low and Ultra at 4K is 49.5 FPS, a 40.6% reduction that mirrors the 1080p pattern.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700, based on the Zen 3 architecture (Cezanne codename), provides 8 cores and 16 threads with a base clock of 3.70 GHz and boost clock of 4.60 GHz. The 16 MB L3 cache and 512 KB L2 per core support the CPU’s single-thread performance, which is critical for Doom’s game logic and physics. The CPU’s single-thread benchmark score of 901 in 3dMark and 2916 in Cinebench R23 indicate strong per-core performance.

The CPU’s multi-threaded capabilities are demonstrated by its Cinebench R20 multicore score of 8675 and R23 score of 20655. In Passmark multithread testing, the CPU achieves 24303, placing it in the 84th percentile of all CPUs. These results show that the 8-core configuration provides ample processing power for Doom, which typically utilizes fewer threads, meaning the CPU is not the limiting factor in most scenarios.

The CPU’s 65W TDP and 7 nm process node from TSMC contribute to efficient operation, but the key metric for Doom performance is the single-thread throughput. The boost clock of 4.60 GHz, combined with Zen 3’s architecture, delivers the high IPC necessary for maintaining frame rates above 200 FPS at 1080p. The benchmark data confirms that the CPU keeps pace with the GPU, as evidenced by the consistent frame rate scaling across resolutions without unexpected drops that would indicate CPU bottlenecks.