Doom

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700G and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER combination ranks 2617th out of 3712 tested combos for Doom, placing it in the 29th percentile of all systems benchmarked for this title. This mid-pack positioning is not a verdict on the hardware’s absolute capability, but rather a reflection of how the pairing’s aggregate strengths and weaknesses interact with Doom’s specific rendering demands. The data suggests a system that is balanced enough to deliver playable frame rates across most configurations, yet it lacks the top-tier headroom that would push it into the upper echelons of the ranking table. The rank implies that while the combo will not top any charts, it is far from the bottom, offering a consistent experience that many other tested configurations fail to achieve.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo’s rank of 2617 out of 3712 places it in the lower third of all tested systems for Doom, a result that warrants closer examination of the individual component contributions. The CPU’s average benchmark score of 27051 places it in the 79th percentile of all CPUs, with nearest rivals including the Intel Core i9-9900K (deltaPct -0.2), AMD Ryzen AI 7 445 (deltaPct 0.4), Intel Core i5-14400T (deltaPct -0.4), and Intel Core i7-1370P (deltaPct 0.6). These deltas are remarkably tight—within 1% of each other—indicating that the 5700G is performing at a level nearly indistinguishable from several modern and previous-generation processors. Meanwhile, the GPU’s average benchmark score of 18093 places it in the 62nd percentile, with rivals like the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile (deltaPct -0.4), AMD Radeon Pro 5700 (deltaPct -0.5), AMD Radeon RX 460 (deltaPct -1.5), and Intel Arc A770M (deltaPct -1.6). The GPU shows a slightly wider spread against its rivals, but still remains close, suggesting that neither component is a dramatic outlier in its class. The combined rank, however, indicates that in Doom specifically, the pairing does not synergize as effectively as other combos higher up the list, likely because the game’s optimization favors either stronger single-threaded CPU performance or higher GPU memory bandwidth than this configuration offers.

GPU Role

The RTX 2060 SUPER is built on the Turing architecture with a TU106 chip, fabricated on a 12 nm process by TSMC, containing 10,800 million transistors on a 445 mm² die. Its base clock runs at 1470 MHz with a boost clock of 1650 MHz, and the memory operates at 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective) across a 256-bit bus, yielding a bandwidth of 448.0 GB/s. The 8 GB of GDDR6 memory is a critical factor in Doom’s performance, as the game’s texture-heavy environments can quickly consume available VRAM. At 4K with High settings, the measured average FPS is 50, while dropping to Low settings raises it to 67 FPS—a 34% improvement that suggests the GPU is not solely bandwidth-limited but also shader-bound. The memory bandwidth of 448.0 GB/s appears sufficient for Medium settings at 4K, where the average FPS is 59, but the jump to Ultra (40 FPS) indicates a significant computational load increase that the 7.181 TFLOPS FP32 performance struggles to sustain. The GPU’s 2176 shading units, 136 TMUs, and 64 ROPs provide a solid foundation for 1080p and 1440p gaming, but at 4K, the pixel rate of 105.6 GPixel/s and texture rate of 224.4 GTexel/s become limiting factors, as evidenced by the sharp FPS drops when moving from Medium to Ultra settings.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a clear pattern of performance degradation as resolution increases, which is typical for a GPU-bound scenario. At 1080p with High settings, the combo achieves 141 FPS, which drops to 91 FPS at 1440p (a 35% reduction) and further to 50 FPS at 4K (a 65% reduction from 1080p). This scaling is consistent with the GPU becoming the primary bottleneck at higher resolutions. At 1080p Low, the system hits 192 FPS, but at 4K Low it falls to 67 FPS—a 65% drop, mirroring the High settings percentage. The Medium settings show similar proportional declines: 167 FPS at 1080p, 108 FPS at 1440p (35% drop), and 59 FPS at 4K (65% drop). This consistent 35% drop from 1080p to 1440p and another 45% drop from 1440p to 4K (on average) indicates that the RTX 2060 SUPER’s fill rate and memory bandwidth are the dominant constraints. Conversely, the CPU’s role is less evident in these scaling patterns; if the CPU were the limiting factor, the FPS would remain relatively flat across resolutions. The data clearly shows that the GPU is the limiting component at 1440p and above, while at 1080p, the CPU’s 8-core, 16-thread configuration with a boost clock of 4.60 GHz is sufficient to keep frame rates high, though not maximally so, as seen by the 141 FPS High versus 192 FPS Low at that resolution.

FAQ

Q: What is the best settings preset for this combo at 1080p?

A: At 1920x1080, the Medium preset achieves an average FPS of 167, with a minimum of 142 and maximum of 192. This is 26 FPS higher than High (141 FPS) and only 25 FPS lower than Low (192 FPS), making Medium the optimal balance for smooth gameplay without sacrificing too much visual fidelity.

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

A: At 3840x2160, the highest playable preset is Low, which yields an average of 67 FPS. Medium averages 59 FPS with a minimum of 50, which is still playable but closer to the edge. High averages 50 FPS, and Ultra drops to 40 FPS, making 4K gaming feasible only at lower settings.

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

A: The Ryzen 7 5700G’s average benchmark score of 27051 is within 0.6% of the Intel Core i7-1370P (26900) and 0.4% of the AMD Ryzen AI 7 445 (26936), while being 0.2% behind the Intel Core i9-9900K (27097) and 0.4% behind the Intel Core i5-14400T (27166). This indicates near-identical CPU performance across these four processors.

Q: What is the GPU’s memory configuration and why does it matter?

A: The RTX 2060 SUPER uses 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus with a bandwidth of 448.0 GB/s. This bandwidth is crucial for Doom’s high-resolution textures, as the 35% FPS drop from 1080p to 1440p at all settings suggests the memory subsystem is being pushed to its limits at higher resolutions.

Q: Is the GPU or CPU more responsible for the 4K performance?

A: The data indicates the GPU is the limiting factor. At 4K, the FPS varies significantly between presets (40 to 67 FPS), while the CPU’s performance is constant. The 27 FPS difference between Low and Ultra at 4K is purely a GPU workload change, confirming the GPU is the bottleneck.

Q: How does this combo’s ranking compare to its individual component rankings?

A: The CPU ranks in the 79th percentile of all CPUs, and the GPU ranks in the 62nd percentile of all GPUs, yet the combo ranks in the 29th percentile (2617th of 3712) for Doom. This discrepancy suggests that the pairing is less effective in this specific game than either component’s synthetic benchmarks would predict.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data provides a comprehensive view of the combo’s performance across three resolutions and four settings presets. At 1920x1080, the system achieves its highest frame rates: Low averages 192 FPS, Medium averages 167 FPS (with a minimum of 142 and maximum of 192), High averages 141 FPS, and Ultra averages 115 FPS. Moving to 2560x1440, the performance drops proportionally: Low averages 124 FPS, Medium averages 108 FPS (with a minimum of 92 and maximum of 125), High averages 91 FPS, and Ultra averages 75 FPS. At 3840x2160, the frame rates become more modest: Low averages 67 FPS, Medium averages 59 FPS (with a minimum of 50 and maximum of 67), High averages 50 FPS, and Ultra averages 40 FPS. The minimum and maximum FPS data, available only for Medium settings at each resolution, show a consistent spread: 1080p ranges from 142 to 192, 1440p ranges from 92 to 125, and 4K ranges from 50 to 67. These ranges indicate that the Medium preset provides a stable experience, with the 4K range being the tightest, suggesting that the GPU is working harder and thus more consistent at higher resolutions. The data also shows that the difference between Low and Ultra settings is consistent across resolutions: approximately 77 FPS at 1080p, 49 FPS at 1440p, and 27 FPS at 4K, demonstrating that the GPU’s ability to handle higher settings diminishes as resolution increases.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700G is a Zen 3 architecture processor, codenamed Cezanne, manufactured on a 7 nm process by TSMC with 10,700 million transistors on a 180 mm² die. It features 8 cores and 16 threads, with a base clock of 3.80 GHz and a boost clock of 4.60 GHz, and a 16 MB L3 cache. The CPU’s benchmark scores are substantial: Cinebench R23 multicore reaches 12830.5 and single-core 1494, while Geekbench multicore is 9950 and single-core 1894. The Passmark multithread score is 24419, with single-thread at 3283. In Doom, the CPU’s role is to feed the GPU with draw calls and physics calculations, and the 8-core, 16-thread configuration is more than adequate for this task. At 1080p Low, the system reaches 192 FPS, which is close to the game’s engine limits, suggesting the CPU can handle high frame rates without becoming a bottleneck. However, the CPU’s 3DMark scores—single-thread 899, 2-thread 1758, 4-thread 3389, 8-thread 5648, and max-threads 6627—indicate that while multi-threaded performance is strong, single-thread performance is not exceptional. This is evident in Doom’s 1080p High result of 141 FPS, which is 51 FPS lower than Low, indicating that the CPU is not the limiting factor at this resolution; rather, the GPU’s settings load is the primary variable. The CPU’s 79th percentile ranking and its close deltaPct values to rivals like the Core i9-9900K (-0.2%) and Core i5-14400T (-0.4%) suggest that swapping to any of these CPUs would yield nearly identical Doom performance, keeping the GPU as the definitive bottleneck.

Settings Recommendations

For the best experience in Doom with this combo, the data points to the Medium preset as the optimal choice across all resolutions. At 1080p, Medium delivers 167 FPS, which is 26 FPS higher than High and only 25 FPS lower than Low, providing a smooth gameplay experience with better visual quality than Low. The minimum FPS of 142 at this setting ensures that frame drops are unlikely to dip below the refresh rate of most 144Hz monitors. At 1440p, Medium averages 108 FPS with a minimum of 92, which is still highly playable and represents a 17 FPS improvement over High (91 FPS) while only sacrificing 16 FPS compared to Low (124 FPS). At 4K, Medium averages 59 FPS with a minimum of 50, which is the highest preset that maintains an average above 60 FPS; High drops to 50 FPS and Ultra to 40 FPS, making them less desirable for competitive play. Low settings at 4K do provide 67 FPS, but the visual compromise is significant. The Medium preset’s consistent performance across all resolutions—with minimum FPS values of 142, 92, and 50 for 1080p, 1440p, and 4K respectively—indicates that this setting is the best balance between visual fidelity and frame rate stability. The Ultra preset, while offering the best visuals, incurs a 33% performance penalty over Medium at 1080p (115 vs 167 FPS) and a 32% penalty at 4K (40 vs 59 FPS), which is too steep for the marginal visual improvement. Therefore, Medium is the recommended preset for users seeking a seamless experience, with Low as a fallback for 4K if higher frame rates are preferred over visual detail.