Doom

The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER delivers exceptional performance in Doom, a 2016 FPS title. The measured data shows this combination is capable of crushing even the most demanding settings at 4K, while at 1080p it pushes frame rates well beyond the refresh rates of most monitors. The benchmark results indicate a system that is heavily GPU-bound at higher resolutions but still provides a fluid experience across the board.

Settings Recommendations

For the best experience, the data clearly points to the High preset as the optimal balance between visual fidelity and performance. At 4K, High settings deliver an average of 87.9 FPS, which is more than sufficient for a smooth, responsive experience on a standard 60Hz display and even allows for some headroom on higher refresh rate panels. The jump from High to Ultra at 4K costs 13.1 FPS (from 87.9 down to 74.8), a 15% performance penalty that is unlikely to be justified by the marginal visual improvements in a fast-paced shooter like Doom.

The Medium preset is a strong alternative for those prioritizing frame rate above all else. At 4K, Medium achieves 107.4 FPS, which is 19.5 FPS higher than High. However, the visual downgrade from High to Medium is often more noticeable than the upgrade from High to Ultra, making High the sweet spot for most users. At 1440p, High settings produce an excellent 164.9 FPS, which will easily saturate high-refresh-rate monitors. The data suggests that High is the recommended preset for this combination, providing a significant performance buffer at all resolutions without sacrificing the visual quality that makes Doom’s world so immersive.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER plays the dominant role in these benchmark results. Its 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 192-bit bus provides 504.2 GB/s of bandwidth, which is more than ample for Doom’s textures and geometry at any of the tested resolutions. The GPU’s boost clock of 2475 MHz, built on the 5 nm Ada Lovelace architecture, allows it to maintain high utilization across all settings. The data shows that the frame rate scales predictably with the graphics preset, a hallmark of a GPU-bound scenario.

At 4K Ultra, the average FPS of 74.8 indicates the GPU is working near its limits, but the fact that it stays well above 60 FPS shows the 4070 SUPER has enough headroom to handle the game’s most demanding settings. The performance gap between Low and Ultra at 4K is 48.7 FPS (from 123.5 down to 74.8), which clearly demonstrates the GPU’s compute and memory subsystems are the primary bottleneck when the visual load is increased. This reflects the RTX 4070 SUPER’s capabilities, as it manages to keep frame rates high even when the engine is pushing maximum effects.

How This Combo Ranks

In the grand scheme of the benchmark database, this combination of the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER ranks 295th out of 1681 tested combos in Doom. This places it in the top 17.5% of all configurations, a very strong showing. The CPU itself sits at the 84th percentile when compared to all processors, and the GPU also sits at the 84th percentile among all graphics cards. This alignment of high-performing components ensures that neither part is severely holding back the other.

The Ryzen 7 5800X’s nearest rivals in the CPU benchmark database are the AMD Ryzen 7 5800 and the Intel Core i5-12600KF, with the 5800X scoring a mere 0.3% higher than the former and 0.8% higher than the latter. This indicates that the processor’s performance is very competitive with its peers, providing a solid foundation for the GPU. The RTX 4070 SUPER’s nearest rival is the NVIDIA RTX A6000, which scores only 0.2% higher, showing that the 4070 SUPER is an exceptionally strong performer in its class. The high combo rank is a direct result of this balanced pairing, ensuring that the game’s frame rates are limited by the GPU’s raw power rather than a CPU bottleneck.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data provides a comprehensive view of the system’s capabilities across three resolutions and four settings presets. At 1080p, the system is overwhelmingly powerful. With Low settings, it achieves a staggering 347.8 FPS average. Moving up to Medium yields 306.2 FPS, and High settings still produce an incredible 256 FPS. Even at the Ultra preset, the system maintains an average of 211 FPS. These numbers are far beyond the refresh rate of any standard monitor, making the CPU the primary limiting factor at this resolution, as the GPU is not being pushed hard enough to become the bottleneck.

At 1440p, the performance remains exceptional. Low settings deliver 224.5 FPS, Medium drops to 197.9 FPS, and High settings provide a very strong 164.9 FPS. The Ultra preset at 1440p produces 137 FPS, which is still well above the 120Hz threshold for high-refresh-rate gaming. The scaling from 1080p to 1440p is more pronounced here, showing the GPU is starting to take on a heavier workload. For 4K, the story changes. Low settings hit 123.5 FPS, Medium drops to 107.4 FPS, and High settings provide a playable 87.9 FPS. The Ultra preset at 4K is the most demanding scenario, yielding 74.8 FPS.

Resolution Scaling

The performance drop from 1080p to 4K is significant and reveals the system’s bottleneck characteristics. At 1080p High, the system produces 256 FPS, but at 1440p High, that number falls to 164.9 FPS, a 35.6% decrease. Moving from 1440p High to 4K High further reduces the frame rate to 87.9 FPS, another 46.7% drop. This steep decline as resolution increases is a clear indicator that the system is becoming progressively more GPU-bound. The CPU, with its 8 cores and 16 threads based on the Zen 3 architecture, is powerful enough to feed the GPU at 1080p, but the GPU’s rendering load becomes the limiting factor as the pixel count rises.

The data shows that the RTX 4070 SUPER is the performance ceiling for this setup. At 4K Ultra, the system only manages 74.8 FPS, which is a 64.6% drop from the 211 FPS at 1080p Ultra. This scaling behavior is typical for a high-end GPU paired with a capable CPU; the frame rate is dictated by the GPU’s fill rate and memory bandwidth at higher resolutions. The 12 GB VRAM buffer and 504.2 GB/s of bandwidth are sufficient to prevent any memory-related stutters, but the raw compute power of the AD104 chip is what ultimately sets the limit. The results indicate that for maximum frame rates, dropping to 1440p is the best strategy, while 4K is best reserved for High settings to maintain a smooth 90 FPS experience.