Doom

The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X paired with the AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT delivers a broad range of performance in Doom, scaling from highly playable 1080p sessions to borderline 4K experiences. The measured data shows a system that is clearly capable of high refresh rates at lower resolutions, but one where the GPU becomes the primary bottleneck as resolution and quality settings increase. This analysis breaks down the measured FPS across resolutions and presets, contextualizes the hardware's role, and answers common questions about this specific configuration.

FAQ

*Q: What is the highest average frame rate achieved by this configuration in Doom?*

A: The highest measured average is 189.2 FPS, achieved at 1920x1080 resolution with Low settings.

Q: How does the average FPS at 1080p High compare to 4K High?

A: At 1920x1080 High, the system produces 140.4 FPS. At 3840x2160 High, the average drops to 47.4 FPS, representing a significant reduction of 93 FPS.

Q: Is this system capable of 60 FPS average at 4K?

A: Yes, but only at Low settings, where the average FPS is 66.1. At Medium settings, the average falls to 59.5 FPS, just below the 60 FPS threshold.

Q: What is the performance difference between Ultra and Low settings at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, the Low preset yields 120.4 FPS average, while the Ultra preset yields 73.3 FPS. This is a difference of 47.1 FPS, showing a substantial performance cost for maximum quality.

Q: How does the Ryzen 7 5800X's benchmark score compare to its nearest rival?

A: The Ryzen 7 5800X has an average benchmark score of 27606, which is 0.3% higher than the AMD Ryzen 7 5800's score of 27535, making the performance nearly identical.

Q: What is the GPU's percentile ranking among all GPUs?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT falls into the 68th percentile when compared to all GPUs, indicating it sits above the median but is not a top-tier performer.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS data suggests that the optimal experience depends heavily on the target display resolution. For 1080p displays, the High preset is the clear recommendation. It delivers 140.4 FPS, which is more than sufficient for smooth gameplay on high refresh rate monitors, while providing a significant visual upgrade over the Medium preset's 164.3 FPS. The jump from Medium to High costs 23.9 FPS but likely yields noticeable improvements in texture detail and effects. The Ultra preset is also viable at 1080p with 117.2 FPS, but the diminishing returns in visual quality may not justify the 23.2 FPS drop from High.

At 1440p, the High preset again appears to be the sweet spot. Its 89.7 FPS average provides a smooth experience on standard 60 Hz to 144 Hz monitors. The Medium preset offers 108.1 FPS for players who prefer higher frame rates, but the Low preset's 120.4 FPS seems excessive for most users, sacrificing too much visual fidelity for a marginal frame rate gain. Ultra is not recommended at 1440p, as the 73.3 FPS average is noticeably lower and may introduce more frequent frame pacing issues.

For 4K gaming, the situation is more constrained. The Low preset is the only one that guarantees an average above 60 FPS, hitting 66.1 FPS. The Medium preset is borderline, averaging 59.5 FPS, which may be acceptable for players who prioritize visual quality over a locked 60 FPS. The High and Ultra presets at 4K, with averages of 47.4 FPS and 39.5 FPS respectively, are not recommended for a consistently smooth experience. The data indicates that High at 1440p offers the best balance of visual fidelity and performance across the entire resolution range.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS scaling from 1080p to 4K clearly identifies the GPU as the limiting component in this configuration. At High settings, the average frame rate drops from 140.4 FPS at 1920x1080 to 89.7 FPS at 2560x1440, a 36.1% reduction. Moving from 1440p to 3840x2160 High results in a further drop to 47.4 FPS, a 47.2% reduction from the 1440p result. This cascading decline is a classic sign of pixel throughput saturation, where the RX 5700 XT's rendering capabilities are overwhelmed by the increasing number of pixels.

The pattern holds across other presets. At Low settings, the frame rate drops from 189.2 FPS at 1080p to 120.4 FPS at 1440p, and then to 66.1 FPS at 4K. The proportional drop from 1440p to 4K is roughly 45%, which is consistent across Low, Medium, and High presets. This consistency indicates that the bottleneck is the GPU's raw fillrate and shading power, rather than memory bandwidth or CPU limitations. If the CPU were the limiting factor, the frame rate at 1080p Low would not be as high as 189.2 FPS, and the scaling between resolutions would be less steep.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The complete set of measured FPS values shows a clear hierarchy across resolutions and settings. At 1920x1080, the system delivers 189.2 FPS on Low, 164.3 FPS on Medium, 140.4 FPS on High, and 117.2 FPS on Ultra. The spread between Low and Ultra is 72 FPS, highlighting the significant cost of the highest quality preset.

At 2560x1440, the values are 120.4 FPS (Low), 108.1 FPS (Medium), 89.7 FPS (High), and 73.3 FPS (Ultra). The gap between Low and Ultra narrows to 47.1 FPS, showing that resolution scaling compresses the performance differences between presets. At 3840x2160, the values are 66.1 FPS (Low), 59.5 FPS (Medium), 47.4 FPS (High), and 39.5 FPS (Ultra). The difference between Low and Ultra at 4K is 26.6 FPS, the smallest absolute spread in the dataset.

The data also reveals that the relative cost of Ultra settings increases with resolution. At 1080p, Ultra is 16.5% slower than High. At 1440p, the gap grows to 18.3%. At 4K, Ultra is 16.7% slower than High. This suggests that Ultra settings impose a consistent relative penalty, but the absolute frame rate impact is smaller at higher resolutions because the baseline performance is already much lower.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT is the central component determining Doom's playability in this configuration. Its 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus provides 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth. This memory subsystem is sufficient for the game's textures at 1080p and 1440p, as evidenced by the relatively small performance gap between Low and High settings at these resolutions. At 4K, the GPU's raw compute power becomes the primary constraint.

The GPU's clock speeds are notable: a base clock of 1605 MHz, a game clock of 1755 MHz, and a boost clock of 1905 MHz. These clocks, combined with 2560 shading units and 64 ROPs, produce a pixel rate of 121.9 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 304.8 GTexel/s. The FP32 performance of 9.754 TFLOPS is the theoretical ceiling for shader work. The measured FPS at 4K Ultra (39.5 FPS) suggests that the card is heavily saturated, as this is the most demanding scenario in the dataset.

The GPU's benchmark scores contextualize its position. It has an average benchmark score of 24731, placing it in the 68th percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rival, the NVIDIA RTX A5000 Mobile, has a nearly identical score of 24763, a delta of -0.1%. The Intel Arc A350M and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Mobile are also close, with deltas of 0.3% and 0.6% respectively, indicating that the RX 5700 XT sits in a tightly contested performance band. The GPU's PassMark G3D score of 16277 and DirectX 12 score of 64 further illustrate its mid-range positioning, consistent with the measured Doom performance.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X provides ample processing headroom for Doom, ensuring that the GPU is the performance limiter. This 8-core, 16-thread processor based on Zen 3 architecture has a base clock of 3.80 GHz and a boost clock of 4.70 GHz. Its 32 MB of L3 cache helps keep game data close to the cores, reducing latency. The CPU's benchmark results reinforce its capability: a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 23571 and a single-core score of 3327.

The CPU's average benchmark score of 27606 places it in the 84th percentile of all CPUs, a higher ranking than the GPU's 68th percentile. This disparity is significant. In Doom, the measured FPS at 1080p Low (189.2 FPS) is likely near the practical limit for the engine's game logic and draw call processing, but the CPU is not the bottleneck. The evidence for this is the FPS scaling: if the CPU were limiting, the frame rate would not increase so dramatically when moving from 4K to 1080p.

The CPU's nearest rivals show how close the competition is. The AMD Ryzen 7 5800 has an average score of 27535, a 0.3% delta, making them effectively identical in performance. The Intel Core i7-13700H and Intel Core i5-12600KF are also within 0.8% of the 5800X's score. This means that in a CPU-limited scenario, the 5800X would perform nearly identically to these rivals. However, in this specific Doom configuration, the 5800X's strong single-thread performance, evidenced by a 3DMark single-thread score of 943 and a PassMark single-thread score of 3445, ensures that the RX 5700 XT is fully fed, even at High settings where the GPU is working harder. The CPU is never the reason for a frame rate drop in these measurements.