Doom

The AMD Ryzen 9 5900X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER pairing delivers a mid-pack performance tier in Doom, with benchmark results indicating a system where the GPU’s rendering limits become increasingly apparent as resolution climbs, while the CPU’s substantial thread count ensures headroom remains in most scenarios. The measured data places this combination at rank 1041 out of 1681 tested configurations, a position that reflects the RTX 2070 SUPER’s age relative to the processor’s capabilities.

CPU Role — cores, clocks, and how they relate to this game's results

The AMD Ryzen 9 5900X is a 12-core, 24-thread processor based on the Zen 3 architecture, running on the AMD Socket AM4 platform. Its base clock of 3.70 GHz boosts up to 4.80 GHz, with a 105 W TDP. The CPU’s 64 MB of L3 cache and dual-channel DDR4 memory support with 51.2 GB/s bandwidth provide a strong foundation for feeding the GPU. In synthetic benchmarks, the processor achieves a 3DMark max-threads score of 10075 and a single-thread score of 941, while Cinebench R23 results show a multicore score of 33150 and a single-core score of 4680. These figures indicate a processor that excels in both lightly-threaded and fully-parallel workloads.

For Doom, a title from 2016, the CPU’s role is primarily to maintain a high minimum frame rate and ensure consistent frame pacing. The 5900X’s single-core performance, evidenced by a PassMark single-thread score of 3469, is more than sufficient for the game’s engine, which does not heavily rely on multi-threading. The processor’s 12 cores and 24 threads mean that even with background tasks or streaming overhead, the CPU is unlikely to be the bottleneck at lower resolutions. The data supports this: at 1080p Low settings, the system reaches an average of 213.6 FPS, a figure that suggests the CPU can push far beyond the GPU’s limits in this scenario. The 5900X sits at the 90th percentile among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 39453, placing it slightly ahead of the Intel Core i7-13700F by 0.9% and behind the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8845HS by 0.7% in average score, per the nearestRivals data.

GPU Role — VRAM, clocks, and how they relate to this game's results

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER is built on the Turing architecture with a TU104 chip, featuring 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, delivering a bandwidth of 448.0 GB/s. Its base clock is 1605 MHz with a boost clock of 1770 MHz, and it houses 2560 shading units, 160 TMUs, and 64 ROPs. The GPU’s 40 RT cores and 320 tensor cores are present but largely irrelevant for Doom, which does not utilize ray tracing or DLSS. The card’s raw compute performance is rated at 9.062 TFLOPS FP32, with a pixel rate of 113.3 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 283.2 GTexel/s.

In the context of Doom, the RTX 2070 SUPER’s 8 GB VRAM is adequate for the game’s textures, even at Ultra settings, though the card’s overall throughput becomes the limiting factor as resolution and settings increase. The GPU’s PassMark G3D score of 18169 places it at the 65th percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 22206. Compared to its nearest rivals, it trails the RTX 4060 Mobile by 2.3% and leads the GTX TITAN Z by 0.9%, indicating a performance class that is competitive with mid-range offerings from later generations. The 2.5% lead over the AMD Radeon RX 5700 in average score suggests the RTX 2070 SUPER holds a slight edge in general compute, which translates to measurable, but not overwhelming, advantages in frame rates.

How This Combo Ranks — use comboRankInGame vs other tested combos

The combination of the Ryzen 9 5900X and RTX 2070 SUPER achieves a rank of 1041 out of 1681 tested combos in Doom. This places it in the lower-middle portion of the ranking distribution, which is notable given the CPU’s high percentile standing. The CPU alone ranks in the 90th percentile, but the GPU sits in the 65th percentile, meaning the overall combo rank is dragged down by the graphics card’s more modest absolute performance. The data shows that this pairing is not balanced for maximum frame rate; instead, it represents a system where the CPU is significantly more capable than the GPU in synthetic tests.

Benchmark results indicate that the combo’s rank is primarily determined by the GPU’s ability to render frames at high settings. At 1080p Ultra, the system produces 125.5 FPS, while at 4K Ultra, it drops to 44.9 FPS. This wide spread across resolutions suggests that the combo rank would improve substantially if paired with a stronger GPU, but as configured, it falls behind many systems that pair the 5900X with newer graphics cards. The nearest rival GPUs in average score, such as the RTX 4060 Mobile, are mobile parts that may not directly compete in desktop benchmarks, but the deltaPct values show the RTX 2070 SUPER is within a few percentage points of these alternatives, confirming its mid-tier status.

Measured FPS Breakdown — resolution by resolution, settings by settings, exact numbers

The measured FPS data provides a detailed look at how this combo performs across three resolutions and four quality settings. At 1920x1080, the system delivers an average of 213.6 FPS at Low settings, 182.7 FPS at Medium, 158.8 FPS at High, and 125.5 FPS at Ultra. These numbers show a smooth degradation as settings increase, with the gap between Low and Ultra being 88.1 FPS, or roughly 41%. The system remains highly playable at 1080p across all settings, with even the Ultra preset exceeding the 120 FPS threshold commonly desired for fast-paced shooters.

Moving to 2560x1440, the averages fall to 139.4 FPS at Low, 117.1 FPS at Medium, 99 FPS at High, and 80.7 FPS at Ultra. The percentage drop from 1080p to 1440p is consistent across settings: Low sees a 34.7% reduction, Medium 35.9%, High 37.7%, and Ultra 35.7%. This uniformity suggests that the GPU is scaling predictably with resolution, and the CPU is not introducing any significant bottlenecks at this resolution. The 1440p Ultra result of 80.7 FPS is still smooth, but it marks the first setting where the frame rate dips below the 100 FPS mark.

At 3840x2160, the system produces 74.1 FPS at Low, 64.3 FPS at Medium, 53.7 FPS at High, and 44.9 FPS at Ultra. The drop from 1440p to 4K is more pronounced: Low falls by 46.8%, Medium by 45.1%, High by 45.8%, and Ultra by 44.4%. The 4K Ultra result of 44.9 FPS is below the 60 FPS target, indicating that this combo is not suitable for 4K gaming at maximum settings. Even at Low settings, the 74.1 FPS average is playable but does not fully leverage the CPU’s potential, confirming that the GPU is the limiting component at this resolution.

Resolution Scaling — how FPS drops from 1080p to 4K and what it says about the limiting component

The resolution scaling behavior of this combo reveals a clear pattern of GPU limitation. From 1080p Low to 4K Low, the frame rate drops from 213.6 FPS to 74.1 FPS, a reduction of 65.3%. From 1080p Ultra to 4K Ultra, the drop is from 125.5 FPS to 44.9 FPS, a 64.2% reduction. These percentage drops are remarkably consistent across all settings, which indicates that the GPU’s fill rate and memory bandwidth are the primary constraints. The RTX 2070 SUPER’s 448.0 GB/s bandwidth and 113.3 GPixel/s pixel rate are being taxed heavily as pixel count quadruples from 1080p to 4K.

The fact that the frame rate scales almost linearly with resolution, rather than being limited by the CPU, is further evidence that the Ryzen 9 5900X has ample headroom. The CPU’s 3DMark single-thread score of 941 and Cinebench R23 single-core score of 4680 are high enough to handle the game’s draw calls and physics without becoming a bottleneck. If the CPU were the limiting factor, the frame rate would plateau or show a smaller drop when moving from 1080p to 1440p, but the data shows a near-perfect geometric progression: 1080p Low (213.6 FPS) is 1.53 times faster than 1440p Low (139.4 FPS), which is 1.88 times faster than 4K Low (74.1 FPS). These ratios closely match the pixel density increases, confirming that the GPU is doing the heavy lifting.

In practical terms, this means that users who want to maximize frame rates in Doom should prioritize the GPU in their upgrade path. The CPU’s 90th percentile ranking will remain relevant for years, but the RTX 2070 SUPER’s 65th percentile standing is the ceiling for this combo’s performance. The data shows that at 1080p, the system is well-suited for high-refresh-rate displays, with even Ultra settings exceeding 120 FPS. At 1440p, the system is still capable of smooth gameplay at High settings, but Ultra requires a tolerance for sub-100 FPS. At 4K, the system struggles to maintain 60 FPS even at Medium settings, making it a poor choice for 4K gaming without lowering the resolution or settings further.