Doom

The AMD Ryzen 7 7700 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 combination delivers exceptional performance in Doom, with measured frame rates that consistently exceed the refresh rates of most displays. The data shows a clear hierarchy across the four tested settings presets—Low, Medium, High, and Ultra—at three resolutions. While Ultra settings provide the most visually complete experience, the performance costs are significant. At 4K, the Ultra preset averages 95.1 FPS, which is 22.4 FPS lower than High settings (117.5 FPS) and 39.4 FPS lower than Medium (134.5 FPS). The High preset represents the optimal balance for this hardware, offering a 4K average of 117.5 FPS while retaining the visual fidelity improvements over Medium. At 1440p, High reaches 213.6 FPS, which is comfortably above the threshold for high-refresh-rate monitors. At 1080p, High produces 327.8 FPS, leaving substantial headroom. The Low preset is only advisable for extreme refresh-rate chasing, delivering 424.4 FPS at 1080p, but the visual trade-offs are substantial. For this specific CPU-GPU pairing, High settings provide the most favorable combination of image quality and performance headroom across all resolutions.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS data for Doom with this AMD Ryzen 7 7700 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 combination indicates that the High preset is the recommended starting point for all resolutions. At 3840x2160, High averages 117.5 FPS, which is 22.4 FPS faster than Ultra (95.1 FPS) and only 17 FPS slower than Medium (134.5 FPS). The gap between High and Ultra is proportionally larger than the gap between Medium and High, suggesting diminishing returns from the highest preset. At 2560x1440, High produces 213.6 FPS, which is 38.1 FPS faster than Ultra (175.5 FPS) and 38.4 FPS slower than Medium (252 FPS). At 1920x1080, High reaches 327.8 FPS, which is 57.3 FPS faster than Ultra (270.5 FPS) and 58.7 FPS slower than Medium (386.5 FPS). The uniformity of these deltas suggests that High offers a consistent performance uplift over Ultra while maintaining most of the visual enhancements. For users with 120Hz or 144Hz displays at 4K, High is the only preset that comfortably exceeds the refresh threshold. For 1440p or 1080p high-refresh gaming, High provides sufficient headroom without sacrificing visual quality. The Ultra preset is only recommended for users who prioritize maximum image fidelity and are satisfied with frame rates in the 95-175 FPS range depending on resolution.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution for this combination to achieve 144 FPS?

A: The data shows that 2560x1440 with High settings averages 213.6 FPS, and 1920x1080 with Ultra settings averages 270.5 FPS. At 3840x2160, no preset reaches 144 FPS; the fastest is Low at 157.9 FPS. For a 144Hz display, 1440p with Medium settings (252 FPS) or High settings (213.6 FPS) provides ample margin.

Q: How much faster is Low settings compared to Ultra at 4K?

A: At 3840x2160, the Low preset averages 157.9 FPS, while Ultra averages 95.1 FPS. This represents a 62.8 FPS difference, with Low being approximately 66% faster than Ultra. The equivalent deltas at 1440p and 1080p are 112 FPS and 153.9 FPS, respectively.

Q: Does the RTX 4090 bottleneck the Ryzen 7 7700 in this game?

A: The data suggests that at 1080p, the CPU plays a larger role. The FPS difference between Low (424.4) and Ultra (270.5) is 153.9 FPS, indicating GPU scaling. However, the substantial frame rates at 1080p (all presets exceed 270 FPS) suggest the CPU can feed the GPU adequately, though the scaling pattern shows the GPU becomes less of a limiting factor at lower resolutions.

Q: Is the Ultra preset playable at 4K?

A: Yes, the Ultra preset at 3840x2160 averages 95.1 FPS, which is above the 60 FPS standard for smooth gameplay. However, it is 22.4 FPS slower than High settings (117.5 FPS) at the same resolution, so users may prefer High for a more comfortable margin above display refresh rates.

Q: How does the combo rank compared to other tested configurations?

A: This combination ranks 27th out of 1681 tested combos in Doom, placing it in the top 1.6% of all configurations. This high percentile is consistent with the measured frame rates that exceed 95 FPS at 4K on Ultra settings.

Q: What is the frame rate difference between 1440p and 1080p at High settings?

A: At High settings, the 1440p average is 213.6 FPS, while the 1080p average is 327.8 FPS. The 1080p result is 114.2 FPS higher, representing a 53.5% improvement. This scaling indicates that the GPU has substantial headroom at 1080p, with the CPU likely becoming more influential.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 7 7700 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 combination ranks 27th out of 1681 tested combos in Doom, placing it in the 98.4th percentile. This top-30 position is notable given the large pool of configurations, indicating that this pairing is exceptionally well-suited for this title. The GPU’s benchmark percentile is 91st versus all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 66473. Its nearest rivals include the NVIDIA Tesla T4 (avgScore 66733, deltaPct -0.4), the NVIDIA Tesla P40 (avgScore 66127, deltaPct 0.5), the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 56 (avgScore 67097, deltaPct -0.9), and the NVIDIA Quadro P6000 (avgScore 67320, deltaPct -1.3). Notably, the RTX 4090 is within 0.9% of these professional-grade cards, which are not gaming-focused. The CPU ranks in the 91st percentile versus all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 40468. Its nearest rivals are the AMD Ryzen 9 7940H (avgScore 40431, deltaPct 0.1), the AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 (avgScore 40262, deltaPct 0.5), the Intel Core i9-13905H (avgScore 40712, deltaPct -0.6), and the Intel Core Ultra 5 235T (avgScore 39995, deltaPct 1.2). The CPU is essentially tied with these mobile and desktop processors, with deltas ranging from -0.6% to 1.2%. The top-27 game ranking suggests that the combination of this specific CPU and GPU produces frame rates that are higher than the vast majority of other tested pairings, including those with more expensive or more specialized components.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data for Doom reveals distinct performance tiers across resolutions and settings. At 3840x2160, the Low preset averages 157.9 FPS, Medium averages 134.5 FPS, High averages 117.5 FPS, and Ultra averages 95.1 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is 62.8 FPS, with each successive preset reducing performance by approximately 23.4, 17, and 22.4 FPS respectively. At 2560x1440, the averages are 287.5 FPS (Low), 252 FPS (Medium), 213.6 FPS (High), and 175.5 FPS (Ultra). The spread here is 112 FPS, with per-preset drops of 35.5, 38.4, and 38.1 FPS. At 1920x1080, the averages are 424.4 FPS (Low), 386.5 FPS (Medium), 327.8 FPS (High), and 270.5 FPS (Ultra). The spread is 153.9 FPS, with per-preset drops of 37.9, 58.7, and 57.3 FPS. These numbers show that the absolute performance gap between Low and Ultra widens as resolution decreases, from 62.8 FPS at 4K to 153.9 FPS at 1080p. However, the relative gap remains consistent: Ultra is approximately 60-64% of the Low preset’s performance across all resolutions. The data also shows that the performance hit from High to Ultra is proportionally larger than from Medium to High at 1440p and 1080p, but at 4K, the Medium-to-High drop (17 FPS) is smaller than the High-to-Ultra drop (22.4 FPS). This suggests that the GPU is the primary bottleneck at 4K, while at lower resolutions, the CPU may begin to influence the scaling pattern.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS scaling from 1080p to 4K for this combination is steep, indicating that the GPU is heavily taxed at higher resolutions. At High settings, the average FPS drops from 327.8 at 1080p to 213.6 at 1440p, a reduction of 114.2 FPS (34.8%), and then to 117.5 at 4K, a further reduction of 96.1 FPS (45%). The cumulative drop from 1080p to 4K is 210.3 FPS, meaning 4K performance is only 35.8% of 1080p performance. At Ultra settings, the scaling is similar: 270.5 FPS at 1080p, 175.5 FPS at 1440p (35.1% drop), and 95.1 FPS at 4K (45.8% drop from 1440p). The 4K result represents 35.2% of the 1080p figure. At Low settings, the drop is more pronounced: 424.4 FPS at 1080p, 287.5 FPS at 1440p (32.3% drop), and 157.9 FPS at 4K (45.1% drop from 1440p). The 4K Low result is 37.2% of the 1080p Low result. This consistent scaling pattern—where 4K performance is roughly 35-37% of 1080p performance—indicates that the GPU’s rendering workload scales with pixel count, and the RTX 4090 is the limiting component. The CPU’s role becomes more apparent at 1080p, where the frame rates are exceptionally high (270-424 FPS), but the GPU still drives the scaling. The data suggests that for this game, the RTX 4090’s 24 GB of GDDR6X memory and 1.01 TB/s bandwidth are sufficient to handle 4K textures without memory-related bottlenecks, as the FPS drops are uniform across settings.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 7700 is an 8-core, 16-thread processor based on the Zen 4 architecture (Raphael codename), with a base clock of 3.80 GHz and a boost clock of 5.30 GHz. Its benchmark scores indicate strong multi-threaded performance: Cinebench R23 multicore scores 29302, and 3DMark 16-thread scores 8484. Single-thread performance is also solid, with Cinebench R23 singlecore at 4136 and 3DMark single-thread at 1049. In Doom, the CPU’s role is primarily to feed the GPU with draw calls and game logic. The measured FPS at 1080p—where CPU overhead is most likely to surface—shows that the Ryzen 7 7700 can sustain extremely high frame rates. At 1080p Low, the average is 424.4 FPS, and at 1080p Ultra, it drops to 270.5 FPS. The fact that the 1080p Ultra result is still above 270 FPS suggests that the CPU is not the primary limiter even at maximum settings. However, the scaling from 1080p to 1440p at Low settings (424.4 to 287.5 FPS) shows a 32.3% drop, which is consistent with GPU-bound behavior. The CPU’s 32 MB of shared L3 cache and DDR5 dual-channel memory with 83.2 GB/s bandwidth provide ample headroom for this title. The CPU’s 91st percentile ranking versus all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 40468, places it slightly above the AMD Ryzen 9 7940H (40431) and below the Intel Core i9-13905H (40712), with deltas of 0.1% and -0.6% respectively. In Doom, the data indicates that the CPU is sufficient to avoid bottlenecking the RTX 4090 even at 1080p, where frame rates approach 425 FPS on Low settings. The GPU’s 82.58 TFLOPS FP32 performance and 1,290.2 GTexel/s texture rate are the dominant factors in this game’s performance profile.