Doom

FAQ

Q: How does the AMD Ryzen 7 7700X compare to its closest rival, the Intel Core i5-13500?

A: The Ryzen 7 7700X has an average benchmark score of 34313, which is 0.4% higher than the Intel Core i5-13500's score of 34175. This places the two processors in a statistical tie, with the AMD chip holding a marginal edge in synthetic workloads.

Q: What is the GPU's percentile ranking among all tested graphics cards?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT sits in the 77th percentile of all GPUs, meaning it outperforms 77% of the graphics cards in the database. Its average benchmark score of 33721 places it just 0.7% behind the AMD Radeon RX 6800 and 1.3% ahead of the NVIDIA RTX A5000.

Q: How does this CPU-GPU combo rank in Doom specifically?

A: This combination of the Ryzen 7 7700X and Radeon RX 6700 XT ranks 935th out of 1681 tested combos in Doom. That places it in the middle of the pack, suggesting the pairing is competent but not exceptional for this particular title.

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

A: At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the combo reaches an average of 231.3 FPS. This is the highest measured frame rate across all tested resolutions and settings configurations.

Q: Does the CPU or GPU become the limiting factor at 4K resolution?

A: The data indicates the GPU is the primary bottleneck at 3840x2160. At 4K High settings, the combo produces 59.4 FPS, while at 4K Low it reaches 82 FPS. The large gap between Low and Ultra settings (82 FPS vs 47.6 FPS) points to GPU-bound performance, as the CPU's workload does not scale significantly with resolution.

Q: What is the CPU's single-thread performance relative to its multi-thread score?

A: In Cinebench R23, the Ryzen 7 7700X scores 4281 in single-core and 30325 in multi-core. The multi-core score is 7.1 times higher, reflecting the benefit of its 8 cores and 16 threads when workloads scale across all cores.

GPU Role

The Radeon RX 6700 XT's 12 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus delivers 384.0 GB/s of bandwidth, which proves sufficient for Doom's texture-heavy environments. The GPU's base clock of 2321 MHz and boost clock of 2581 MHz provide the raw compute throughput needed for this fast-paced FPS. With 2560 shading units and 160 texture mapping units, the card processes geometry and textures efficiently, while 64 ROPs handle pixel output.

The GPU's 40 ray accelerators are present but Doom, being a 2016 title built around traditional rasterization, does not heavily leverage ray tracing. Instead, the card's 13.21 TFLOPS of FP32 performance drives the frame rates seen in the measured data. At 1080p, the GPU is clearly the dominant factor, as evidenced by the 136.9 FPS at Ultra settings versus 231.3 FPS at Low—a performance delta of 69% that reflects how pixel and shader workload scales with quality settings.

The 7 nm process from TSMC, packing 17,200 million transistors on a 335 mm² die, gives the RX 6700 XT a transistor density of 51.3M per mm². This architecture efficiency shows in Doom's frame delivery, where even at 4K Ultra the card manages 47.6 FPS, staying just above playable thresholds. The GPU's DirectX 12 Ultimate support (12_2) ensures compatibility with modern API paths, though Doom's Vulkan 1.4 support may also be utilized depending on the game version.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data reveals a clear sweet spot: Medium settings at 1440p. At 2560x1440 with Medium quality, the combo achieves 128.4 FPS, which is 73% higher than the 4K High result and still 19% faster than 1440p Ultra's 93.2 FPS. This configuration balances visual fidelity with responsiveness, making it ideal for competitive play where frame rate matters.

For 4K displays, High settings at 59.4 FPS is technically playable, but the 72.7 FPS at Medium offers a smoother experience with only a modest visual downgrade. The jump from High to Ultra at 4K costs nearly 12 FPS (59.4 to 47.6), a 20% penalty that may not justify the marginal image quality improvement.

At 1080p, even Ultra settings deliver 136.9 FPS, so players with 144Hz monitors can safely max out quality. Low settings at 1080p produce 231.3 FPS, useful for extreme refresh rate displays, but the visual compromise is substantial. The data suggests Medium at 1440p is the best overall experience, offering a 128.4 FPS average that exceeds the refresh rate of most standard monitors while maintaining solid visual detail.

How This Combo Ranks

In Doom specifically, this pairing of Ryzen 7 7700X and Radeon RX 6700 XT holds the 935th position out of 1681 tested combinations. This middle-tier ranking reflects a balanced but not exceptional pairing—the GPU's 77th percentile performance is moderated by the CPU's 89th percentile standing, yet the game's demands keep the combo from climbing higher.

The combination's rank suggests that while each component is individually strong, Doom's optimization favors certain hardware configurations. The CPU's 8 cores and 16 threads at boost clocks up to 5.40 GHz provide ample processing power, but the GPU's mid-range positioning in the 6000 series limits the overall frame output compared to top-tier combos. Interestingly, the GPU's nearest rivals—the RX 6800 (0.7% faster) and RTX A5000 (1.3% slower)—indicate the card sits in a tightly contested performance band, which explains the combo's clustering near the middle of the rankings.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate degradation from 1080p to 4K reveals a GPU-limited scenario. At High settings, the drop from 167.3 FPS (1080p) to 109.2 FPS (1440p) to 59.4 FPS (4K) represents a 35% and 64% reduction respectively. This steep decline at higher resolutions strongly indicates the RX 6700 XT is the bottleneck, as CPU performance does not scale with pixel count.

At Low settings, the pattern intensifies: 231.3 FPS at 1080p, 152 FPS at 1440p, and 82 FPS at 4K. The 4K Low figure is 65% lower than 1080p Low, confirming that even with minimal graphical load, the GPU cannot sustain high frame rates at larger resolutions. Conversely, the CPU's role becomes more apparent at 1080p where frame rates exceed 200 FPS—at these levels, the Ryzen 7 7700X's single-thread score of 4281 in Cinebench R23 ensures it doesn't hold back the GPU.

The scaling pattern across all settings shows a consistent ~50-65% performance drop from 1080p to 4K, which aligns perfectly with the pixel count increase from 2.07 million to 8.29 million (a 4x jump). This linear relationship confirms that Doom's rendering workload scales predictably with resolution, and the GPU's 384.0 GB/s memory bandwidth becomes the limiting factor at higher pixel densities.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers its strongest results. Low settings produce 231.3 FPS, Medium reaches 201.2 FPS, High hits 167.3 FPS, and Ultra bottoms out at 136.9 FPS. The spread between Low and Ultra is 94.4 FPS, indicating significant headroom for players to adjust quality without sacrificing playability.

Moving to 2560x1440, the frame rates remain robust. Low settings achieve 152 FPS, Medium delivers 128.4 FPS, High holds 109.2 FPS, and Ultra maintains 93.2 FPS. This resolution offers the best balance, as even Ultra settings stay above 90 FPS—suitable for high-refresh-rate gaming.

At 3840x2160, the GPU's limits become evident. Low settings reach 82 FPS, Medium produces 72.7 FPS, High manages 59.4 FPS, and Ultra drops to 47.6 FPS. While 4K gaming is possible, the Ultra preset falls below 50 FPS, which may cause noticeable stuttering in fast-paced combat scenarios. The 34.4 FPS gap between Low and Ultra at 4K (82 vs 47.6) highlights the GPU's finite resources when rendering over 8 million pixels.

CPU Role

The Ryzen 7 7700X's 8 cores and 16 threads, built on the Zen 4 architecture (Raphael) using a 5 nm process, provide substantial computational headroom for Doom. The CPU's base clock of 4.50 GHz and boost clock of 5.40 GHz ensure high single-thread throughput, critical for the game's main game loop and physics calculations. Its 32 MB of shared L3 cache helps keep frequently accessed data close to the cores, reducing memory latency.

The CPU's benchmark results—Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 30325 and single-core score of 4281—demonstrate strong performance across both lightly threaded and fully threaded workloads. In Doom, which typically uses fewer threads than modern multi-core titles, the single-thread performance becomes paramount. The 3DMark single-thread score of 1090 reflects this capability.

However, the data shows the CPU is rarely the bottleneck in this combo. At 1080p Low settings, the 231.3 FPS result indicates the CPU can feed the GPU with frames far faster than the graphics card can render them at higher settings. The CPU's 89th percentile ranking among all processors, with an average benchmark score of 34313, places it just 0.4% ahead of the Intel Core i5-13500 and 0.5% ahead of the Intel Core i7-12800HX. This competitive positioning means the CPU is unlikely to limit gaming performance in any resolution tested, leaving the GPU as the determining factor in Doom's frame rates.