Doom

# Doom (2016) — AMD Ryzen 7 5700X + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700X paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 delivers a high-refresh-rate experience across all tested configurations in Doom, with average frame rates ranging from 73.7 FPS at 4K Ultra to 339.4 FPS at 1080p Low. This combo ranks in the top 19% of all tested combinations, placing it at position 321 out of 1681, which indicates a well-balanced pairing for this title.

FAQ

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

A: The highest recorded average is 339.4 FPS at 1920x1080 with Low settings. Even at 4K Ultra, the combo maintains a playable 73.7 FPS average.

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

A: The Ryzen 7 5700X scores 26,214 on average. It sits within 0.2% of the Intel Core i9-11900KF (26,196), AMD Ryzen 5 7600X (26,272), and AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U (26,262). The delta is negligible across all four.

Q: What is the GPU's benchmark percentile ranking?

A: The RTX 5070 ranks in the 83rd percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 41,687. Its nearest rival, the RTX 3090, scores 41,441 — a 0.6% difference.

Q: Does the CPU bottleneck the GPU at any resolution?

A: At 1080p Low, the combo hits 339.4 FPS, which suggests the CPU is keeping pace. The frame rate scales consistently with resolution, indicating no severe CPU limitation even at lower settings.

Q: What is the memory configuration of this CPU-GPU pairing?

A: The CPU supports dual-channel DDR4 memory with 51.2 GB/s bandwidth. The GPU uses 12 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 192-bit bus, providing 672.0 GB/s of bandwidth.

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

A: It ranks 321st out of 1,681 total combos tested in Doom, placing it in the top 19% of all pairings.

GPU Role

The RTX 5070's 12 GB of GDDR7 memory and 672.0 GB/s bandwidth provide ample headroom for Doom's texture-heavy environments. With a base clock of 2325 MHz and a boost clock of 2512 MHz, the GPU processes frames efficiently across all settings. The 80 ROPs and 192 TMUs handle pixel and texture throughput at rates of 201.0 GPixel/s and 482.3 GTexel/s respectively, which aligns with the measured performance.

The 30.87 TFLOPS of FP32 compute power is the primary driver of the frame rates seen here. At 4K Ultra, the GPU is clearly the limiting factor — the 73.7 FPS average reflects the heavy shading and post-processing load. Dropping to 4K High increases performance by 19.8% to 88.3 FPS, showing how sensitive this title is to shader complexity. The GPU's 48 RT cores and 192 tensor cores are present but not directly relevant to Doom's rasterization-based workload.

The 192-bit memory bus with 28 Gbps effective memory speed delivers 672.0 GB/s, which prevents bandwidth bottlenecks even at 4K. The 12 GB VRAM capacity is sufficient for all tested settings, as evidenced by consistent frame pacing across the resolution range. The GPU's 83rd percentile ranking among all GPUs, with an average score of 41,687, places it slightly above the RTX 3090 (41,441) in aggregate benchmarks.

Resolution Scaling

The performance drop from 1080p to 4K reveals a GPU-bound scenario at higher resolutions. At Low settings, the combo delivers 339.4 FPS at 1080p, which falls to 220.5 FPS at 1440p (a 35.0% reduction) and then to 116.7 FPS at 4K (a further 47.1% reduction from 1440p). This steep decline indicates that the GPU is the primary constraint as pixel count increases.

At Ultra settings, the scaling is more moderate: 206.4 FPS at 1080p, 134.1 FPS at 1440p (a 35.0% drop), and 73.7 FPS at 4K (a 45.0% drop from 1440p). The percentage reductions are similar across settings, which suggests the GPU's compute resources scale consistently with resolution — a sign of a well-optimized engine with no unexpected bottlenecks.

The gap between Low and Ultra settings widens at higher resolutions. At 1080p, the difference is 133.0 FPS (from 339.4 to 206.4); at 4K, it narrows to 43.0 FPS (from 116.7 to 73.7). This pattern indicates that at 1080p, the CPU can feed the GPU enough frames to expose the full performance range of the graphics card, while at 4K, the GPU's raw throughput becomes the limiting factor regardless of settings.

How This Combo Ranks

Positioned at 321st out of 1,681 tested combinations, this pairing sits comfortably in the upper quintile of all configurations. The rank reflects the synergy between the Ryzen 7 5700X's 8-core, 16-thread Zen 3 architecture and the RTX 5070's Blackwell 2.0 GPU. With a CPU percentile of 83 and a GPU percentile of 83, both components are evenly matched in their respective performance tiers.

The CPU's average benchmark score of 26,214 places it in a dead heat with the Intel Core i9-11900KF (26,196, 0.1% delta) and the AMD Ryzen 5 7600X (26,272, -0.2% delta). This near-tie in synthetic scores translates to consistent frame delivery in Doom, where the CPU's 3.40 GHz base and 4.60 GHz boost clocks provide sufficient single-thread performance for the game's engine.

The GPU's average score of 41,687 puts it marginally ahead of the RTX 3090 (41,441, 0.6% delta) and behind the Radeon Pro 580X (41,991, -0.7% delta). This competitive positioning means the combo's 321st rank is driven more by the balance between components than by either one dominating the other.

CPU Role

The Ryzen 7 5700X's 8 cores and 16 threads, built on TSMC's 7 nm process, provide robust multi-threaded performance for Doom's background tasks. The 32 MB of shared L3 cache and 512 KB L2 per core ensure that frequently accessed game data stays close to the processing units. With a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 22,620 and single-core score of 3,193, the CPU demonstrates strong per-thread performance essential for Doom's main game loop.

The 65 W TDP and dual-channel DDR4 memory support (51.2 GB/s bandwidth) keep power and memory overhead low, allowing the GPU to operate without thermal or bandwidth contention. The CPU's PassMark multi-thread score of 26,612 and single-thread score of 3,385 indicate balanced performance that scales well across the resolution range tested.

At 1080p Low, the 339.4 FPS result shows the CPU can sustain extremely high frame rates without becoming a limiting factor. The 3DMark 16-thread score of 6,858 and 8-thread score of 5,768 confirm that the CPU's multi-core capabilities are well-utilized in this title. The 4.60 GHz boost clock ensures that single-threaded tasks — such as game logic and physics — execute with minimal latency.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers exceptional performance across all settings. Low settings produce 339.4 FPS average, Medium drops to 296.7 FPS, High maintains 250.1 FPS, and Ultra still achieves 206.4 FPS. These results show that even at the highest quality preset, the combo exceeds 200 FPS, making it suitable for high-refresh-rate 1080p monitors.

Moving to 2560x1440, performance remains strong but shows the expected GPU load increase. Low settings average 220.5 FPS, Medium hits 193.3 FPS, High reaches 163.3 FPS, and Ultra drops to 134.1 FPS. The 1440p Ultra result is still well above 120 FPS, providing a smooth experience on 144Hz displays.

At 3840x2160, the GPU becomes the clear bottleneck. Ultra settings average 73.7 FPS, High improves to 88.3 FPS, Medium reaches 100.5 FPS, and Low tops out at 116.7 FPS. These 4K results are playable across all settings, though competitive players may prefer the higher frame rates available at lower resolutions. The scaling from Low to Ultra at 4K shows a 36.8% performance drop, consistent with the GPU being the primary constraint at this resolution.