Doom

The AMD Ryzen 7 9700F and AMD Radeon RX 9060 combination delivers a solid 1080p and 1440p experience in Doom, with the data showing a clear transition where the GPU becomes the primary constraint at higher resolutions. This pairing sits in the 57th percentile of tested combos for this title, indicating a balanced mid-range setup that excels at high refresh rate 1080p gaming.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data shows a classic performance curve that reveals how this combo handles increasing pixel counts. At 1080p with High settings, the system produces an average of 155 FPS. Moving to 1440p drops that to 101 FPS, a 35% reduction. The jump to 4K at High settings yields just 54 FPS, which is a 65% drop from the 1080p figure. This scaling pattern indicates that the AMD Radeon RX 9060 is the limiting factor once you push past 1440p.

Looking at the Low preset for contrast, the numbers tell a similar story. At 1080p Low, the combo hits 211 FPS average, which drops to 137 FPS at 1440p (a 35% decrease) and 74 FPS at 4K (a 65% decrease). The consistency of these percentage drops across presets is telling — it suggests that resolution scaling is primarily a GPU-bound phenomenon here, and the Ryzen 7 9700F has enough headroom to keep feeding the graphics card even at lower settings where CPU load would typically be higher.

The Medium preset data includes min and max FPS values, which provide additional insight. At 1080p Medium, the average is 184 FPS with a minimum of 156 and maximum of 212. At 1440p Medium, the average falls to 119 FPS with a min of 101 and max of 137. The 4K Medium result shows 65 FPS average with a 55-74 FPS range. The tight min-to-max spread at each resolution suggests stable frame pacing, with no catastrophic drops that would indicate CPU bottlenecks or stutter issues.

What the data makes clear is that 4K is not this combo's home turf. Every preset at 4K lands below the 75 FPS mark, with Ultra dipping to 45 FPS. The 1440p results, by contrast, stay comfortably above 80 FPS even on Ultra. For a game like Doom, which rewards fast reaction times, the 1440p High result of 101 FPS is a much more playable target than the 4K High result of 54 FPS. The scaling curve suggests that if you own a 4K display, you would need to drop to Low settings (74 FPS) to approach playable territory, and even then you are sacrificing visual quality significantly.

Settings Recommendations

The measured rows provide a clear hierarchy of presets at each resolution, and the data supports a straightforward recommendation. At 1080p, the Ultra preset delivers 127 FPS average, which is already well above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay. The step from High to Ultra costs 28 FPS (155 to 127), but the visual uplift in Doom's fast-paced environments is typically worth it for those with high refresh rate monitors. The 1080p Medium result of 184 FPS and Low result of 211 FPS are there for competitive players who prioritize maximum frame rates, but the Ultra preset still offers a triple-digit experience.

At 1440p, the choice becomes more nuanced. The High preset yields 101 FPS, which is excellent for a 1440p panel running at 100Hz or 120Hz. The Ultra preset drops to 82 FPS, which is still playable but begins to sacrifice the fluidity that Doom's combat benefits from. The data shows a 19 FPS penalty for that final preset step, and for most players, the High preset represents the sweet spot at this resolution — it maintains triple-digit performance while keeping most of the visual fidelity. The Medium preset at 119 FPS is a reasonable alternative if you want extra headroom for demanding scenes.

The 4K situation is different. Here, no preset achieves a truly comfortable frame rate. The best option is Low at 74 FPS, followed by Medium at 65 FPS. The High preset at 54 FPS and Ultra at 45 FPS are both below the 60 FPS target that most players consider minimum for a smooth experience. If you must play at 4K, the Low preset is the only one that approaches playability, but the visual compromise is substantial. The recommendation from the data is clear: run this combo at 1080p Ultra or 1440p High, and reserve 4K for slower-paced titles or accept the Low preset compromise.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo rank for this pairing in Doom is 1686 out of 2930 tested combinations. That places it in the 57th percentile, which means it outperforms a majority of systems tested but sits below the top tier. This ranking reflects the mid-range positioning of both components — the Ryzen 7 9700F is a strong mainstream CPU, and the Radeon RX 9060 is a capable 1080p/1440p card, but neither is a flagship part.

Interpreting this rank in context, the combo lands in the upper-middle of the field. The 2930 total combos include everything from budget builds to extreme high-end configurations, so being in the top 43% is a respectable result. The data suggests that this pairing would struggle to maintain competitive frame rates against systems with higher-end GPUs, particularly at 4K where the RX 9060's 8 GB memory and 128-bit bus become limiting factors. However, for the resolution range where this combo is strongest — 1080p and 1440p — the ranking position aligns with the measured FPS numbers, which show solid performance but not class-leading results.

FAQ

Q: Can this combo handle 4K gaming in Doom?

A: The data shows 4K performance is marginal. At High settings, the average FPS is 54, which falls below the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay. The Low preset achieves 74 FPS average, making it the only 4K option that approaches playable frame rates, though visual quality is significantly reduced.

Q: What is the best resolution for this pairing?

A: The 1440p High preset delivers 101 FPS average, which is the best combination of visual fidelity and performance. At 1080p, the Ultra preset runs at 127 FPS, offering a better experience if you prioritize maximum quality over resolution. The 4K results are consistently below 75 FPS across all presets.

Q: How does the Ryzen 7 9700F compare to its closest rivals?

A: The CPU benchmarks show the Ryzen 7 9700F with an average score of 69996, placing it 0.2% above the AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX (69875), 0.2% below the Intel Core i7-14700KF (70163), 0.7% above the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X (69515), and 0.9% above the Intel Core i7-14700K (69355). These are negligible differences in real-world performance.

Q: What is the GPU's performance relative to its nearest rivals?

A: The Radeon RX 9060 has an average benchmark score of 16014, which is 0.7% below the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti (16129), 1% above the AMD Radeon R9 370X (15862), 1% above the AMD Radeon RX 7700 (15852), and 2.1% above the AMD Radeon Pro W5500 (15679). This places it in a tight competitive band around the RTX 3060 Ti.

Q: Does the CPU bottleneck the GPU at any resolution?

A: The resolution scaling data shows consistent FPS drops moving from 1080p to 4K, which indicates GPU-bound performance. At 1080p Low, the combo hits 211 FPS, which is high enough that the CPU's 16 threads and 5.50 GHz boost clock are likely sufficient. The pattern suggests the GPU is the limiting factor at all tested resolutions.

Q: What is the GPU's memory configuration and how does it affect Doom?

A: The Radeon RX 9060 comes with 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, providing 288.0 GB/s of bandwidth. For a 2016 release like Doom, this configuration is adequate at 1080p and 1440p, but the 4K results suggest memory bandwidth constraints may contribute to the significant FPS drops at that resolution.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 9060 is built on the Navi 44 chip using RDNA 4.0 architecture, manufactured on a 4 nm process at TSMC. It features 1792 shading units, 112 texture mapping units, and 64 raster operation units, with 28 ray tracing cores. The boost clock reaches 2990 MHz, while the game clock is rated at 2400 MHz. This hardware configuration produces a pixel rate of 191.4 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 334.9 GTexel/s, with FP32 performance of 21.43 TFLOPS.

In Doom, the GPU's role is clearly demonstrated by the resolution scaling data. The 8 GB GDDR6 memory with 288.0 GB/s bandwidth is sufficient for the game's textures at 1080p and 1440p, but the 4K results at 54 FPS on High suggest that memory bandwidth becomes a limiting factor when pixel count quadruples. The GPU's 128-bit memory bus is a modest configuration, and while it handles 1440p well, the 4K performance drop from 101 FPS at 1440p High to 54 FPS at 4K High aligns with what you would expect from a mid-range card with this memory setup.

The GPU's benchmark scores place it at the 59th percentile among all GPUs, with an average score of 16014. Its nearest rival, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, scores 16129, a difference of just 0.7%. This indicates that the RX 9060 is a well-balanced mid-range card that trades blows with NVIDIA's popular previous-generation offering. In Doom specifically, the 1440p High result of 101 FPS demonstrates that this GPU has ample compute headroom for the game's Vulkan-optimized engine, and the 1080p Ultra result of 127 FPS shows it can drive high refresh rate monitors without breaking a sweat.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 9700F is an 8-core, 16-thread processor based on Zen 5 architecture, codenamed Granite Ridge. It operates on the AMD Socket AM5 platform with a base clock of 3.80 GHz and a boost clock of 5.50 GHz. The CPU includes 32 MB of shared L3 cache and 1 MB of L2 cache per core, with 80 KB of L1 cache per core. This configuration is manufactured on TSMC's 4 nm process with 8,315 million transistors on a 70.6 mm² die.

In Doom, the CPU's role is less prominent than the GPU, as evidenced by the consistent resolution scaling patterns. The game's engine is well-optimized and can scale across multiple threads, and the 9700F's 16 threads provide ample parallelism. The PassMark multithread score of 36470 and single-thread score of 4691 indicate strong performance in both lightly-threaded and heavily-threaded workloads. The single-thread performance is particularly relevant for Doom's game logic and physics calculations, which often rely on a few fast cores.

The CPU's benchmark data shows it at the 94th percentile among all CPUs, with an average score of 69996. Its nearest rivals are all within 0.9% of its score: the AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX (69875, 0.2% lower), Intel Core i7-14700KF (70163, 0.2% higher), AMD Ryzen 9 7950X (69515, 0.7% lower), and Intel Core i7-14700K (69355, 0.9% lower). This tight grouping suggests that the 9700F is a top-tier mainstream CPU that will not bottleneck any mid-range GPU. The 1080p Low result of 211 FPS confirms this — at such high frame rates, even minor CPU limitations would show up, and the data indicates the 9700F keeps pace without issue.