Doom

The AMD Ryzen 7 7700 and AMD Radeon RX 6600 combination delivers a highly capable Doom experience, with benchmark results showing a clear performance hierarchy across the tested settings and resolutions. The data suggests this pairing is well-balanced for high-refresh-rate 1080p gaming, remains playable at 1440p, and can handle 4K only with significant compromises in visual quality.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS rows reveal a consistent pattern across all three resolutions: the Low preset delivers the highest average frame rates, followed by Medium, then High, with Ultra bringing up the rear. At 1920x1080, the spread is substantial, with Low achieving 176.3 FPS, Medium at 156 FPS, High at 130.6 FPS, and Ultra at 108.7 FPS. This indicates that the jump from High to Ultra is particularly costly, costing roughly 22 FPS at 1080p, while the step from Medium to High is also significant at over 25 FPS.

For the best balance of visual fidelity and performance, the High preset at 1920x1080 stands out as the optimal choice. It delivers 130.6 FPS, which is well above the threshold for smooth gameplay on high-refresh-rate monitors, while avoiding the steep performance penalty of Ultra settings. The Medium preset at 1440p, achieving 98.2 FPS, is also a strong contender if you prefer higher resolution over maximum detail. At 4K, the data shows that even the Low preset only manages 60.5 FPS, so the High preset’s 44.9 FPS is likely too demanding for a consistent experience. The Ultra preset should be avoided at all resolutions unless you prioritize image quality over frame rate, as it drops to 36.5 FPS at 4K, which is below the playable threshold for most users.

GPU Role

The Radeon RX 6600’s specifications play a pivotal role in these results. Its 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus provides a bandwidth of 224.0 GB/s, which appears sufficient for Doom’s textures at 1080p and 1440p, but likely becomes a limiting factor at 4K. The GPU’s clock speeds, with a base of 1626 MHz and a boost of 2491 MHz, contribute to its overall throughput, but the data shows that the card struggles to maintain high frame rates at 4K Ultra, suggesting that the 36.5 FPS result is more about raw compute limits than memory constraints.

The GPU’s architecture, based on RDNA 2.0 with 1792 shading units and 64 ROPs, provides a pixel rate of 159.4 GPixel/s. This is reflected in the benchmark data: the card’s percentile rank of 69 versus all GPUs indicates it is a mid-range performer. The nearest rival, the AMD Radeon 890M, shows a deltaPct of 0, meaning the RX 6600 is essentially tied in average benchmark score, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti is only 0.5% behind. This tight grouping suggests that the RX 6600’s performance in Doom is consistent with its synthetic benchmark standing, though the game’s engine clearly favors the card at lower resolutions where the CPU can feed it more effectively.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest average FPS achievable with this combo at 1080p?

A: The Low preset at 1920x1080 delivers the highest measured average FPS of 176.3, according to the benchmark rows.

Q: How does the performance drop when moving from 1440p to 4K on the High preset?

A: The High preset at 2560x1440 achieves 85.6 FPS, while at 3840x2160 it drops to 44.9 FPS, representing a significant reduction of roughly 48%.

Q: Is the Ultra preset viable at 4K for this hardware?

A: No, the Ultra preset at 3840x2160 only reaches 36.5 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS target and likely too low for smooth gameplay.

Q: How does the CPU’s single-thread performance compare to its multi-thread performance?

A: The Ryzen 7 7700 scores 4136 in Cinebench R23 single-core and 29302 in multi-core, showing strong scaling across its 8 cores and 16 threads.

Q: What is the GPU’s memory configuration and how does it impact results?

A: The RX 6600 has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus with 224.0 GB/s bandwidth, which appears to handle 1080p and 1440p well but may be strained at 4K Ultra settings.

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

A: The combo ranks 1342 out of 1681 tested combinations, placing it in the lower-middle tier of all possible pairings.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo’s rank of 1342 out of 1681 tested combos places it in the 20th percentile, meaning roughly 80% of tested configurations perform better in Doom. This might seem low, but it is important to contextualize this rank against the CPU and GPU’s individual standings. The Ryzen 7 7700 sits in the 91st percentile among all CPUs, while the RX 6600 is in the 69th percentile among GPUs. The discrepancy between the CPU’s high rank and the combo’s lower overall rank strongly suggests that the GPU is the bottleneck in this pairing, particularly at higher resolutions and settings.

The data supports this interpretation. At 1080p Low, the combo achieves 176.3 FPS, which is excellent, but this drops to 36.5 FPS at 4K Ultra, a reduction of nearly 79%. This steep curve is characteristic of a GPU-limited system. The CPU’s nearest rivals, such as the AMD Ryzen 9 7940H with a deltaPct of 0.1, show almost identical average scores, meaning the 7700 is not the limiting factor. The GPU’s rivals, including the RX 6700M with a deltaPct of 0.2, are similarly close, but the RX 6600’s lower-end positioning within its own class is what drags the combo’s rank down.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS progression from 1080p to 4K reveals a predictable and steep decline, but the rate of decline varies significantly by settings preset. At Low settings, the average FPS falls from 176.3 at 1080p to 113.3 at 1440p, then to 60.5 at 4K. This represents a 36% drop from 1080p to 1440p, and another 47% drop from 1440p to 4K. The Ultra preset shows a similar pattern: 108.7 FPS at 1080p, 67.7 FPS at 1440p, and 36.5 FPS at 4K.

The fact that the Low preset loses 115.8 FPS overall from 1080p to 4K, while the Ultra preset loses 72.2 FPS, indicates that the GPU is being pushed to its limits regardless of settings. However, the relative consistency of the percentage drops across all presets suggests that the limiting component is the GPU’s raw fill rate and compute power rather than a specific bottleneck like VRAM capacity. The 8 GB VRAM is likely sufficient for all presets at 1080p, but the data suggests that at 4K, the card’s 159.4 GPixel/s pixel rate becomes the primary constraint, capping performance even at Low settings.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data provides a clear picture of the combo’s capabilities at each resolution and settings combination.

At 1920x1080, the results are as follows: Low settings produce an average FPS of 176.3, Medium produces 156, High produces 130.6, and Ultra produces 108.7. This shows a smooth step-down of roughly 20 FPS between each preset, with the gap from High to Ultra being the smallest at 21.9 FPS.

At 2560x1440, the performance drops noticeably: Low averages 113.3 FPS, Medium averages 98.2 FPS, High averages 85.6 FPS, and Ultra averages 67.7 FPS. The relative spacing between presets remains similar, but the overall numbers are around 35% lower than at 1080p.

At 3840x2160, the results are much more constrained: Low averages 60.5 FPS, Medium averages 53 FPS, High averages 44.9 FPS, and Ultra averages 36.5 FPS. Only the Low preset manages to stay above 60 FPS, and Ultra falls below 40 FPS, which would be borderline playable for many users. The data shows that the 4K Ultra result of 36.5 FPS is less than half of the 1080p Ultra result of 108.7 FPS, highlighting the GPU’s limitations at extreme resolutions.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 7700’s specifications are well-suited for Doom, a game that can benefit from high single-thread performance. The CPU’s base clock of 3.80 GHz and boost clock of 5.30 GHz, combined with its Zen 4 architecture on a 5 nm process, provide a strong foundation. The Cinebench R23 single-core score of 4136 is particularly relevant, as it indicates excellent per-thread performance that Doom’s engine can leverage.

The CPU’s 8 cores and 16 threads are more than sufficient for this title, as evidenced by the high FPS at 1080p Low where the GPU is not the limiting factor. The 32 MB of shared L3 cache and dual-channel DDR5 memory support with 83.2 GB/s bandwidth contribute to smooth data flow. The CPU’s percentile rank of 91 versus all CPUs, and its close rivalry with the Intel Core i9-13905H (deltaPct of -0.6) and AMD Ryzen 9 7940H (deltaPct of 0.1), confirm that it is a top-tier processor.

However, the benchmark data indicates that the CPU is rarely the bottleneck in this combo. The FPS scaling from 1080p to 4K is almost entirely dictated by the GPU, and the CPU’s high scores suggest it can easily feed the RX 6600 at all settings. The only scenario where the CPU might become relevant is at 1080p Low, where the 176.3 FPS result approaches the upper limits of what the GPU can output, but the CPU’s 3dmark single-thread score of 1049 and Cinebench R15 single-core score of 416 indicate it has ample headroom.