Doom

Settings Recommendations

The measured results for Doom with the AMD Ryzen 7 7700 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER show a clear hierarchy across the four available presets. At 1920x1080, the High preset delivers 140.5 FPS average, while the Medium preset reaches 165.8 FPS. That is a meaningful jump of roughly 18% over High for a visual quality step that many players will find acceptable given the game's fast-paced action. The Low preset pushes further to 191.7 FPS, but the difference between Medium and Low is smaller in percentage terms than the jump from High to Medium, suggesting diminishing returns at the lower end.

For 2560x1440, the Medium preset produces 106.1 FPS, which clears the 100 FPS threshold that competitive players often target. High drops to 92.6 FPS. The gap between Medium and High here is about 13 FPS, which is noticeable on high-refresh monitors. The Ultra preset falls to 74.6 FPS, still playable but with less headroom for demanding scenes. At 3840x2160, no preset reaches 60 FPS except Low at 64.5 FPS. Medium manages 61.1 FPS, which is borderline, while High drops to 50.8 FPS and Ultra to 37.8 FPS.

The optimal balance for most users is the Medium preset at 2560x1440. It delivers 106.1 FPS, which keeps the action smooth while preserving enough visual detail for a game that relies on fast readability of enemies and environments. At 1920x1080, Medium at 165.8 FPS is the sweet spot for high-refresh displays. The data does not support using Ultra at any resolution unless visual fidelity takes absolute priority over frame rate; the drop from High to Ultra is severe across all resolutions, with 37.8 FPS at 4K being particularly punishing.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER carries 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, with memory clocked at 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective) for 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The GPU's boost clock is 1650 MHz, with a base of 1470 MHz. These specifications place the card in the 63rd percentile of all GPUs in the database, and its average benchmark score of 19774 sits within 0.5% of the RTX 2070 and 0.3% of the GTX TITAN, according to nearest rival data.

In Doom, the RTX 2060 SUPER's memory configuration proves adequate for the game's demands. The 8 GB frame buffer does not appear to bottleneck at 1920x1080 or 2560x1440, where the card delivers playable frame rates across all presets. However, at 3840x2160, the GPU's compute throughput becomes the limiting factor rather than memory capacity. The measured 4K results show the card struggling to maintain 60 FPS even on Medium, which aligns with its 7.181 TFLOPS FP32 throughput and 224.4 GTexel/s texture rate.

The GPU's Turing architecture includes 2176 shading units, 136 TMUs, and 64 ROPs. The pixel rate of 105.6 GPixel/s and texture rate of 224.4 GTexel/s are the relevant figures for Doom's rendering workload. The data shows that moving from Low to Medium at 4K costs only 3.4 FPS (64.5 to 61.1), suggesting the card is not heavily texture-bound at that resolution. The larger drop from Medium to High (61.1 to 50.8) indicates that the High preset's additional shading and lighting effects strain the GPU's compute resources more than its memory subsystem.

FAQ

Q: Can this combo run Doom at 4K smoothly?

A: Only at Low settings, which averages 64.5 FPS. Medium averages 61.1 FPS, which is borderline. High drops to 50.8 FPS, and Ultra falls to 37.8 FPS. For a consistent 60+ FPS experience at 4K, Low is the only reliable choice.

Q: What is the best settings preset for 1920x1080?

A: Medium at 165.8 FPS offers the best balance. Low reaches 191.7 FPS but the visual downgrade is substantial. High at 140.5 FPS is acceptable, but Medium provides more headroom for demanding scenes while staying above 144 FPS.

Q: How does the RTX 2060 SUPER compare to its nearest GPU rivals?

A: The RTX 2060 SUPER's average benchmark score of 19774 is 0.3% above the GTX TITAN and 0.5% above the RTX 2070. It trails the Quadro K5200 by 0.8% and the Tesla K40m by 1.3%. These are effectively all within measurement noise.

Q: Is the Ryzen 7 7700 a bottleneck for the RTX 2060 SUPER in Doom?

A: The CPU's 8 cores and 16 threads with a 5.30 GHz boost clock place it in the 91st percentile of all CPUs. The data shows no evidence of CPU limitation; the GPU is the primary constraint, particularly at higher resolutions and settings.

Q: What frame rate can I expect at 2560x1440 with High settings?

A: The measured average is 92.6 FPS. This is above the 60 FPS standard but below 100 FPS. If you have a 144 Hz monitor, consider dropping to Medium for 106.1 FPS.

Q: Does the Ultra preset ever make sense for this combo?

A: Only at 1920x1080, where it averages 114.3 FPS. At 2560x1440 it drops to 74.6 FPS, and at 4K it falls to 37.8 FPS. The visual improvement over High is marginal while the FPS cost is steep.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the Low preset delivers 191.7 FPS average, the highest figure measured for this combo. Medium follows at 165.8 FPS, then High at 140.5 FPS, and Ultra at 114.3 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is 77.4 FPS, showing that the RTX 2060 SUPER has substantial headroom at this resolution. Even Ultra maintains a comfortable frame rate above 110 FPS, making 1080p the most forgiving environment for this pairing.

Moving to 2560x1440, the results compress noticeably. Low averages 124.3 FPS, Medium 106.1 FPS, High 92.6 FPS, and Ultra 74.6 FPS. The delta between Low and Ultra is 49.7 FPS, smaller than at 1080p. The card loses roughly 35% of its performance going from 1080p to 1440p on the same preset, which is consistent with the increased pixel count.

At 3840x2160, the card's limits become apparent. Low averages 64.5 FPS, Medium 61.1 FPS, High 50.8 FPS, and Ultra 37.8 FPS. The gap between Low and Medium is only 3.4 FPS, suggesting that the Low preset's reduced rendering load does not translate into proportionally higher frame rates at this resolution. The drop from Medium to High is 10.3 FPS, and from High to Ultra is 13.0 FPS, indicating that each settings tier adds progressively more strain.

The resolution scaling follows a predictable pattern. Across all presets, 1440p performance is roughly 65-72% of 1080p performance, and 4K performance is roughly 33-42% of 1080p performance. The card is best suited for 1080p and 1440p gaming, with 4K reserved for lower presets or less demanding scenes.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 7 7700 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER combination ranks 1245th out of 1681 tested combos for Doom. This places it in the lower-middle tier of the database, meaning roughly 74% of tested systems outperform it in this specific game. The ranking reflects the GPU's mid-range position (63rd percentile) combined with the CPU's high-end position (91st percentile).

The CPU's strong benchmark scores — including a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 29302 and a single-core score of 4136 — suggest the processor is not holding the system back. The Ryzen 7 7700's nearest rivals in overall CPU benchmarks include the Ryzen 9 7940H (0.1% ahead), Ryzen AI 9 365 (0.5% ahead), and Core i9-13905H (0.6% behind). These deltas are negligible in real-world gaming.

The ranking is primarily constrained by the GPU. The RTX 2060 SUPER's nearest rivals in GPU benchmarks are the GTX TITAN (0.3% ahead), RTX 2070 (0.5% ahead), Quadro K5200 (0.8% ahead), and Tesla K40m (1.3% ahead). The card's 63rd percentile standing among all GPUs means it sits below the mid-range of the database's GPU population. For a game like Doom that scales well with GPU compute, this ranking is expected.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 7700 provides 8 cores and 16 threads based on the Zen 4 architecture, with a base clock of 3.80 GHz and a boost clock of 5.30 GHz. Its 32 MB of shared L3 cache and 1 MB per-core L2 cache contribute to strong single-threaded performance, as evidenced by a 3DMark single-thread score of 1049 and a Cinebench R23 single-core score of 4136. The CPU's 91st percentile ranking among all CPUs indicates it is a high-tier processor for gaming workloads.

In Doom, the CPU's role is secondary to the GPU across most measured configurations. The game's engine benefits from the Ryzen 7 7700's high boost clock, which handles the game's physics and AI calculations without introducing frame pacing issues. The CPU's 16 threads are more than sufficient for Doom's multi-threaded rendering pipeline, and the benchmark data shows no sign of CPU bottlenecking — the FPS scales consistently with resolution and preset changes, which is the expected pattern when the GPU is the limiting factor.

The Ryzen 7 7700's memory bandwidth of 83.2 GB/s over dual-channel DDR5 and its PCIe Gen 5 support provide ample headroom for the RTX 2060 SUPER's PCIe 3.0 interface. The CPU's 65 W TDP suggests efficient operation, and its production status is active, meaning it remains a current-generation option. For this pairing, the CPU is not the constraint; the data indicates that upgrading the GPU would yield more substantial FPS gains in Doom than upgrading the CPU.