Doom

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data for Doom with the AMD Ryzen 9 5900X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER reveals a clear progression as resolution increases. At 1920x1080 with Ultra settings, the combo delivers an average of 208.6 FPS. Moving to 2560x1440 at the same settings, the average drops to 139.1 FPS, a reduction of 69.5 FPS. At 3840x2160 Ultra, the average falls further to 73.9 FPS. This pattern indicates that the GPU becomes the primary limiting component as pixel count rises, with the scaling between 1440p and 4K being particularly steep.

The relationship between Low and Ultra settings across resolutions further illustrates this point. At 1080p, the difference between Low (347.2 FPS) and Ultra (208.6 FPS) is 138.6 FPS, showing that CPU headroom is substantial at lower resolutions. At 1440p, the gap narrows to 85.1 FPS (224.2 vs 139.1), and at 4K it compresses to 46.1 FPS (120 vs 73.9). This shrinking delta suggests that as resolution climbs, the GPU workload dominates, and the CPU's ability to push higher frame rates becomes less relevant.

The data shows that at 4K Ultra, the 73.9 FPS average is still comfortably playable, but the scaling from 1440p to 4K (a 65.2 FPS drop) indicates the RTX 4070 SUPER is nearing its limits with this game's most demanding settings. Conversely, at 1080p, even Ultra settings exceed 200 FPS, implying that the Ryzen 9 5900X's 12 cores and 24 threads are more than sufficient to feed the GPU at lower resolutions. The 4K Low result of 120 FPS versus the 1440p Low result of 224.2 FPS highlights that the GPU is the bottleneck at higher resolutions, as the CPU could theoretically sustain higher frame rates if the GPU were faster.

FAQ

Q: How does the combo perform at 4K Ultra settings in Doom?

A: At 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the average FPS is 73.9. This is the lowest measured result across all resolutions and settings, indicating that the RTX 4070 SUPER is the limiting factor at this extreme configuration.

Q: What is the largest FPS delta between settings at the same resolution?

A: At 1920x1080, the difference between Low (347.2 FPS) and Ultra (208.6 FPS) is 138.6 FPS. This is the largest settings-based gap in the dataset, demonstrating significant GPU scaling with graphical fidelity at lower resolutions.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the bottleneck at 1440p High settings?

A: At 2560x1440 with High settings, the combo achieves 166.8 FPS. Given that the 4K High result is 89.8 FPS and the 1080p High result is 257.7 FPS, the system is likely GPU-limited at 1440p, as the CPU can clearly handle higher frame rates at 1080p.

Q: How does the 4K Medium result compare to the 4K Ultra result?

A: At 4K Medium, the average FPS is 107.5, while at 4K Ultra it is 73.9. The 33.6 FPS difference shows that reducing settings from Ultra to Medium yields a 45.5% improvement in frame rate at this resolution.

Q: What is the lowest measured FPS in the entire dataset?

A: The lowest average FPS is 73.9, recorded at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings. No other configuration in the measured data falls below this figure, making it the most demanding scenario for this hardware combo.

Q: Can the combo exceed 300 FPS at any settings?

A: Yes, at 1920x1080 with Medium settings, the average FPS is 305.3, and at Low settings it reaches 347.2. These are the only two configurations where the frame rate surpasses 300 FPS.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER plays a decisive role in Doom's performance, particularly at higher resolutions. The GPU features 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 192-bit bus, providing a bandwidth of 504.2 GB/s. The memory clock is listed at 1313 MHz with 21 Gbps effective speed. These specifications support the observed frame rates, as the 4K Ultra result of 73.9 FPS indicates the memory subsystem and compute units are being heavily utilized.

The GPU's boost clock of 2475 MHz and base clock of 1980 MHz are relevant when analyzing the scaling from Medium to Ultra settings. At 4K, the jump from Medium (107.5 FPS) to Ultra (73.9 FPS) represents a 33.6 FPS loss, which is proportionally larger than the corresponding drop at 1080p (305.3 to 208.6, a 96.7 FPS loss). This suggests that the GPU's pixel rate of 198.0 GPixel/s and texture rate of 554.4 GTexel/s become saturated as resolution and settings increase.

The RTX 4070 SUPER's 7168 shading units and 80 ROPs are the primary execution resources. The data shows that at 1080p Low, the combo reaches 347.2 FPS, which is near the practical ceiling for the CPU-GPU pipeline. At 4K Ultra, the 73.9 FPS figure is more than four times lower, indicating that the GPU's compute throughput is the limiting factor. The 35.48 TFLOPS FP32 performance and 224 tensor cores do not appear to provide any special advantage in Doom, as the game does not leverage ray tracing or DLSS in the measured data.

The GPU's 220 W TDP and dual-slot design are consistent with the performance levels observed. The 16-pin power connector and 550 W suggested PSU indicate that this is a power-hungry component, but the benchmark results show that it delivers high frame rates across all tested configurations. The VRAM capacity of 12 GB appears sufficient for Doom, as even at 4K Ultra, the game does not seem to exceed available memory, given the consistent frame times implied by the average FPS figures.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the AMD Ryzen 9 5900X and RTX 4070 SUPER produce the following average FPS: Low settings yield 347.2 FPS, Medium settings produce 305.3 FPS, High settings achieve 257.7 FPS, and Ultra settings deliver 208.6 FPS. The progression from Low to Ultra represents a 138.6 FPS reduction, with the largest single-step drop occurring between Medium and High at 47.6 FPS. The 1080p results demonstrate that the CPU has ample headroom, as even the most demanding settings remain well above 200 FPS.

At 2560x1440, the measured averages are: Low at 224.2 FPS, Medium at 197.9 FPS, High at 166.8 FPS, and Ultra at 139.1 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra is 85.1 FPS, which is narrower than at 1080p but still substantial. The step from High to Ultra at 1440p is 27.7 FPS, while the step from Medium to High is 31.1 FPS. These figures indicate a smoother scaling curve than at 1080p, where the Medium-to-High drop was more pronounced.

At 3840x2160, the results are: Low at 120 FPS, Medium at 107.5 FPS, High at 89.8 FPS, and Ultra at 73.9 FPS. The total spread from Low to Ultra is 46.1 FPS, the smallest of any resolution. The step from Medium to High at 4K is 17.7 FPS, and the step from High to Ultra is 15.9 FPS. These smaller deltas suggest that at 4K, the GPU is operating near its limits, and each settings change has a more muted impact on frame rate compared to lower resolutions.

Comparing across resolutions, the 1080p Ultra result of 208.6 FPS is nearly identical to the 1440p Low result of 224.2 FPS, showing that resolution has a larger impact than settings in this performance range. The 4K Low result of 120 FPS is lower than the 1440p Ultra result of 139.1 FPS, indicating that resolution scaling is more demanding than settings scaling. The data shows a consistent pattern: at each resolution, Low settings provide the highest frame rates, and Ultra settings provide the lowest, with Medium and High falling in between.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 9 5900X + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER combination ranks 298th out of 1681 tested combos in Doom. This places the combo in the top 17.7% of all configurations tested for this game. The rank reflects the combined performance of both components, and given the game's 2016 release date, the modern hardware is well-suited to the title's engine requirements.

The CPU alone ranks in the 90th percentile against all processors, with an average benchmark score of 39453. Its nearest rivals include the AMD EPYC 4245P with an average score of 39383 (a delta of 0.2%), the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8845HS at 39747 (delta of -0.7%), the Intel Core i7-13700F at 39095 (delta of 0.9%), and the Intel Core i7-13700 at 39857 (delta of -1%). These small deltas indicate that the Ryzen 9 5900X is tightly clustered with its direct competitors in general benchmarks.

The GPU ranks in the 84th percentile against all graphics cards, with an average benchmark score of 42576. Its nearest rivals are the NVIDIA RTX A6000 at 42653 (delta of -0.2%), the AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE at 42723 (delta of -0.3%), the AMD Radeon Pro 580X at 41991 (delta of 1.4%), and the NVIDIA Tesla M40 at 41897 (delta of 1.6%). The close deltas suggest that the RTX 4070 SUPER is well-positioned among high-end GPUs, though its rank in Doom specifically is influenced by the game's optimization and the CPU-GPU balance.

The combo's rank of 298 out of 1681 indicates that while this hardware is capable, there are 297 other combinations that achieve higher frame rates in Doom. Given that the measured FPS data shows the combo exceeding 300 FPS at 1080p Medium and reaching 347.2 FPS at 1080p Low, the rank is likely driven by systems with even more powerful GPUs or CPUs that push frame rates higher at 4K or with more demanding settings. The 84th percentile GPU ranking and 90th percentile CPU ranking suggest that this combo is above average, but not at the absolute top tier for Doom's performance envelope.