Doom

The AMD Ryzen 7 7700X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 combo ranks 968th out of 1,681 tested combinations for Doom, placing it in the upper-middle tier of all systems evaluated. This position reflects a pairing where the GPU's 66th percentile standing among all graphics cards and the CPU's 89th percentile rank among all processors combine to produce a system that is clearly capable but not at the very top of the leaderboard for this 2016 FPS title. The data indicates that the RTX 4060's performance profile, which benchmarks show as nearly identical to the AMD Radeon RX 6600M (a 0.6% difference) and the Intel Arc B580 (a 0.7% difference), is the primary constraint preventing this combo from climbing higher in the rankings.

How This Combo Ranks

The 968th position out of 1,681 combos places this system in the 57th percentile of all tested configurations, meaning roughly 57% of tested systems perform worse in Doom. The Ryzen 7 7700X is the stronger component in this pairing, with an average benchmark score of 34,313 that sits 89th percentile among all CPUs. Its nearest rivals include the Intel Core i5-13500 (0.4% ahead) and the Intel Core i7-12800HX (0.5% ahead), while the Intel Core Ultra 7 165H trails by 0.8% and the AMD EPYC 4244P trails by 0.8%. This clustering shows the 7700X is competitive with mainstream desktop and mobile processors, though the differences are marginal. The GPU, by contrast, holds a 66th percentile rank with an average benchmark score of 23,181, placing it in the same performance neighborhood as the AMD Radeon RX 6600M (0.6% behind), NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti (0.7% behind), Intel Arc B580 (0.7% ahead), and AMD Radeon 760M (0.8% ahead). The combination of a top-tier CPU with a mid-range GPU means the system's overall rank in Doom is dictated almost entirely by graphics throughput rather than processing power.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060, built on the Ada Lovelace architecture with the AD107 chip, brings 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, delivering 272.0 GB/s of bandwidth. Its boost clock reaches 2460 MHz, with a base clock of 1830 MHz, and the memory operates at 2125 MHz (17 Gbps effective). The GPU's 3,072 shading units, 96 texture mapping units, and 48 raster output pipelines produce a texture rate of 236.2 GTexel/s and a pixel rate of 118.1 GPixel/s. Raw compute sits at 15.11 TFLOPS for both FP32 and FP16, supported by 24 RT cores and 96 tensor cores. These specifications translate to measured performance in Doom where the card delivers 135.1 FPS at 1080p Ultra settings, dropping to 90.1 FPS at 1440p Ultra and 46.8 FPS at 4K Ultra. The benchmark data shows the GPU's PassMark G3D score of 19,545 and 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 2,302, with a PassMark DirectX 12 score of 76, indicating strong DirectX 12 performance relative to other APIs. The RTX 4060's end-of-life production status and its position between the GeForce 30 and GeForce 50 series suggest it remains a viable option for 1080p and 1440p gaming, though 4K Ultra settings push it below the 60 FPS threshold.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 7700X is a desktop processor from the 7000 series, built on Zen 4 architecture with a 5 nm process by TSMC. It features 8 cores and 16 threads, with a base clock of 4.50 GHz and boost clock of 5.40 GHz, drawing 105 W TDP. The chip's 6,570 million transistors on a 71 mm² die include 64 KB L1 cache per core, 1 MB L2 per core, and a shared 32 MB L3 cache. Memory support includes DDR5 with dual-channel configuration delivering 83.2 GB/s bandwidth, and the CPU connects via PCIe Gen 5 with 24 lanes. Benchmark scores show exceptional single-thread performance with a Geekbench single-core score of 2,985, Cinebench R23 single-core of 4,281, and PassMark single-thread of 4,190. Multi-threaded results are equally strong, with Cinebench R23 multi-core scoring 30,325, Geekbench multi-core at 15,538, and PassMark multi-thread at 35,686. The 7700X's 3DMark scores scale well with thread count, rising from 1,090 in single-thread to 8,859 in 16-thread tests, showing near-linear scaling. The processor's nearest rival, the Intel Core i5-13500, scores nearly identically, with the 7700X trailing by just 0.4%, while the Core i7-12800HX trails by 0.5%. For Doom, this CPU provides ample headroom; at 1080p Low settings, the combo achieves 231 FPS, suggesting the processor is never the limiting factor in this title.

FAQ

Q: What frame rate can this system achieve in Doom at 1080p with High settings?

A: The measured average FPS at 1920x1080 with High settings is 166.5 FPS, which is well above the 144 Hz refresh rate common on gaming monitors.

Q: How does the RTX 4060 compare to its closest GPU rivals?

A: The RTX 4060's average benchmark score of 23,181 is 0.6% behind the AMD Radeon RX 6600M, 0.7% behind the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti, 0.7% ahead of the Intel Arc B580, and 0.8% ahead of the AMD Radeon 760M.

Q: Is the Ryzen 7 7700X a significant bottleneck for the RTX 4060 in Doom?

A: No. At 1080p Low settings, the combo delivers 231 FPS, and at 4K Low it still manages 79.6 FPS, indicating the CPU's 8-core, 16-thread configuration with a 5.40 GHz boost clock provides sufficient processing power to keep the GPU fed.

Q: What is the performance difference between 1080p and 4K at Ultra settings?

A: At 1080p Ultra, the average FPS is 135.1, while at 4K Ultra it drops to 46.8 FPS, representing a 65% reduction in frame rate as resolution scales up.

Q: How much VRAM does the RTX 4060 have and is it sufficient for Doom?

A: The GPU has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory with 272.0 GB/s bandwidth, and the measured results show playable frame rates at all tested resolutions and settings, indicating the VRAM capacity is adequate for this title.

Q: What is the system's overall rank among all tested combos?

A: This combo ranks 968th out of 1,681 tested combinations, placing it in the upper-middle portion of the database.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a clear pattern of performance degradation as resolution increases from 1080p to 4K, with the GPU becoming progressively more dominant as the limiting factor. At 1080p Low settings, the system produces 231 FPS, and this drops to 149.5 FPS at 1440p Low and 79.6 FPS at 4K Low, showing a 66% reduction from 1080p to 4K. The scaling is more pronounced at higher quality settings: at Ultra, the frame rate falls from 135.1 FPS at 1080p to 90.1 FPS at 1440p (a 33% drop) and then to 46.8 FPS at 4K (a further 48% drop from 1440p). Medium settings show 197.1 FPS at 1080p, 128.1 FPS at 1440p, and 70.5 FPS at 4K, while High settings produce 166.5 FPS, 107.6 FPS, and 58.9 FPS respectively. The consistent pattern across all settings indicates that the RTX 4060's 8 GB VRAM and 128-bit memory interface become the primary constraint at 4K, particularly with Ultra settings where the frame rate dips below the 60 FPS threshold. The CPU's influence diminishes as resolution increases; the 7700X's strong single-thread performance (Geekbench single-core score of 2,985) ensures that even at 1080p Low with 231 FPS, the processor is not the bottleneck. The data suggests that 1440p represents the sweet spot for this combination, with High settings delivering 107.6 FPS, which is above the 100 FPS mark for smooth gameplay. At 4K, users must drop to Low settings to achieve 79.6 FPS, or Medium for 70.5 FPS, to maintain playable frame rates. The RTX 4060's PassMark DirectX 12 score of 76 relative to its DirectX 11 score of 175 indicates the architecture handles older APIs efficiently, which benefits a 2016 title like Doom that relies on OpenGL and Vulkan rendering paths.