Doom

The AMD Ryzen 9 5950X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER combination delivers a performance profile in Doom that is heavily dictated by resolution, with the GPU becoming the clear limiting factor as pixel count climbs. At 1920x1080, the system is exceptionally fast, but the scaling curve reveals a classic bottleneck shift. Moving from 1080p to 1440p at High settings, the average frame rate drops from 257 FPS to 166 FPS, a substantial 35% reduction. This steep decline indicates that while the CPU is capable of feeding the GPU at lower resolutions, the GPU’s rendering workload quickly becomes the dominant constraint at 1440p. The trend continues at 4K, where the High preset yields 90 FPS, another 45% drop from the 1440p figure. The scaling from 1080p to 4K at High settings is a reduction of 65%, from 257 FPS down to 90 FPS, which firmly places the RTX 4070 SUPER as the performance ceiling in this configuration.

The data across all settings reinforces this GPU-bound narrative. At 1080p Low, the combo produces 349 FPS, but at 4K Low, it falls to 123 FPS. This 65% reduction at the lowest settings is nearly identical to the drop observed at High settings, suggesting that even when graphical load is minimized, the GPU cannot keep pace with the CPU’s output at higher resolutions. The Medium preset shows a similar pattern, with frame rates of 304 FPS at 1080p, 197 FPS at 1440p, and 107 FPS at 4K. The most demanding Ultra preset sees the system drop to 210 FPS at 1080p, 136 FPS at 1440p, and 74 FPS at 4K. The consistent proportional losses across all settings at each resolution step indicate a stable and predictable scaling behavior, with no anomalous spikes or drops that would suggest driver overhead or CPU thread scheduling issues. The bottleneck is unequivocally the GPU, as the CPU’s headroom at 1080p is vast, but it becomes irrelevant once the GPU is saturated at higher resolutions.

How This Combo Ranks

In the grand scheme of tested hardware combinations for Doom, this pairing of the Ryzen 9 5950X and the RTX 4070 SUPER sits at rank 607 out of 3712 combos. This places it in the top 16% of all tested systems, a strong showing that reflects the high-end nature of both components. The rank is a composite measure, but the FPS data suggests that the GPU is the primary driver of this position. The CPU’s performance percentile is notably high, ranking in the 91st percentile against all CPUs in the database, with an average benchmark score of 51947. Its nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks include the Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX, which scores 52073 (a 0.2% difference), and the AMD EPYC 8124P, which scores 52121 (a 0.3% difference). The Intel Core i9-13900F trails slightly with a score of 51730, placing this AMD chip 0.4% ahead. The Intel Core i7-14700 scores 52301, putting it 0.7% ahead of the 5950X. These margins are minuscule, indicating that the CPU is operating at the very top tier of processing power.

Conversely, the GPU’s percentile is lower, at the 83rd percentile against all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 43223. Its nearest rivals in synthetic tests are the NVIDIA Quadro M6000 24 GB (43262, 0.1% ahead), the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile (43268, 0.1% ahead), and the NVIDIA Quadro M6000 (43301, 0.2% ahead). The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile scores 43667, which is 1% higher. The fact that the GPU’s peers are a mix of professional workstation cards and mobile parts, while the CPU’s peers are top-tier desktop processors, underscores the imbalance. The 5950X is a 16-core, 32-thread monster that can feed any GPU, but the RTX 4070 SUPER, while powerful, is not in the absolute highest echelon of GPUs. This explains why the combo ranks at 607 rather than higher; the GPU limits the overall score more than the CPU would.

FAQ

Q: What is the maximum average FPS this combo can achieve in Doom?

A: The highest recorded average frame rate is 349 FPS, which occurs at 1920x1080 with Low settings. The High preset at 1080p still delivers a very high 257 FPS.

Q: How does the system perform at 4K Ultra settings?

A: At 3840x2160 with the Ultra preset, the combo achieves an average of 74 FPS. This is the lowest average frame rate recorded across all tested settings and resolutions.

Q: Is there a significant performance difference between Low and Ultra settings at 1440p?

A: Yes, the difference is substantial. At 2560x1440, the Low preset yields 226 FPS, while the Ultra preset drops to 136 FPS. This represents a 40% reduction in performance when moving from the lowest to the highest quality settings.

Q: What is the frame time consistency at Medium settings?

A: The data includes minimum and maximum FPS readings for the Medium preset. At 1920x1080, the range is from 259 FPS to 350 FPS. At 2560x1440, the range is from 167 FPS to 227 FPS. At 3840x2160, the range is from 91 FPS to 123 FPS.

Q: How does the CPU’s synthetic benchmark score compare to its closest rival?

A: The AMD Ryzen 9 5950X has an average benchmark score of 51947. Its closest rival is the Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX with a score of 52073, a difference of only 0.2%. This indicates the two processors are virtually identical in overall synthetic performance.

Q: Does the GPU have a higher or lower percentile ranking than the CPU?

A: The GPU ranks lower. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER is in the 83rd percentile against all GPUs, while the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X is in the 91st percentile against all CPUs. This highlights that the CPU is a more elite component relative to its peers than the GPU.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data provides a comprehensive view of the system’s capabilities across three resolutions and four quality presets. At 1920x1080, the performance is staggering. The Low preset produces an average of 349 FPS, which is the highest score in the entire dataset. The Medium preset follows with 304 FPS, and the High preset delivers 257 FPS. The Ultra preset, while still incredibly fast, drops to 210 FPS. The minimum and maximum readings for the Medium preset at this resolution are 259 FPS and 350 FPS, respectively, showing a tight frame pacing window for a game running at over 300 FPS. This suggests that the CPU is providing a stable frame delivery platform, with the GPU having ample headroom to render frames quickly.

Moving to 2560x1440, the frame rates scale down predictably. The Low preset still achieves an excellent 226 FPS, which is more than enough for any high-refresh-rate monitor. The Medium preset drops to 197 FPS, with a minimum of 167 FPS and a maximum of 227 FPS. The High preset delivers 166 FPS, which remains exceptionally smooth. The Ultra preset falls to 136 FPS, which is still well above the 60 FPS threshold and provides a highly playable experience. The gap between Low and Ultra at this resolution is 90 FPS, indicating that the game’s visual settings have a significant impact on the GPU load.

At 3840x2160, the system begins to show its limits, though it remains capable of high refresh rate gaming. The Low preset produces 123 FPS, which is still very good for 4K. The Medium preset achieves 107 FPS, with a minimum of 91 FPS and a maximum of 123 FPS. The High preset drops to 90 FPS, which is right at the edge of high-refresh-rate territory. The Ultra preset brings the average down to 74 FPS. While this is playable, it is the only preset/resolution combination that dips below the 90 FPS mark. The scaling from Low to Ultra at 4K is a 40% drop, from 123 FPS to 74 FPS, which is consistent with the scaling seen at other resolutions.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER is the definitive performance limiter in this combination for Doom. The GPU’s specifications paint a picture of a capable but not top-tier card. It features 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 192-bit bus, providing a memory bandwidth of 504.2 GB/s. The GPU is based on the AD104 chip and uses the Ada Lovelace architecture, manufactured on a 5 nm process by TSMC. It has a base clock of 1980 MHz and a boost clock of 2475 MHz. The memory clock runs at 1313 MHz, which translates to 21 Gbps effective. These clocks are moderate for the 40-series lineup, and the 12 GB VRAM capacity, while sufficient for Doom, is not excessive.

The benchmark data supports the notion that the GPU is the bottleneck. Its average benchmark score of 43223 places it in the 83rd percentile against all GPUs. Its nearest rivals include the NVIDIA Quadro M6000 24 GB, which scores 43262, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile, which scores 43268. The fact that its closest competitors are either professional workstation cards or mobile laptop parts is telling. It suggests that the RTX 4070 SUPER is a strong desktop performer but is not in the same league as the absolute fastest desktop GPUs like the RTX 4090. In the context of Doom, the GPU’s rendering power is what determines the frame rate at 4K. The FPS scaling from 1080p to 4K shows a consistent 65% drop, which is directly attributable to the GPU’s pixel and texture processing capabilities. The GPU’s 80 ROPs and 224 TMUs are responsible for the final output, and at 4K, these units are saturated, leading to the observed frame rates. The GPU’s 35.48 TFLOPS of FP32 performance is significant, but it is not enough to maintain 100+ FPS at 4K Ultra in this title.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 9 5950X plays the role of an enabler, providing more than enough processing power to avoid becoming a bottleneck in Doom. The CPU is a 16-core, 32-thread behemoth based on the Zen 3 architecture, codenamed Vermeer. It has a base clock of 3.40 GHz and a boost clock of 4.90 GHz. It features 64 MB of L3 cache, and each core has 64 KB of L1 and 512 KB of L2 cache. The CPU is manufactured on a 7 nm process by TSMC and supports DDR4 memory in a dual-channel configuration, offering a memory bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s. With a TDP of 105 W, it is a high-power part, but its performance is exceptional.

The synthetic benchmarks for the CPU are outstanding. It scores 26017 in Cinebench R23 multi-core and 1614 in single-core, which are top-tier results. Its Geekbench scores are 15233 multi-core and 2083 single-core. The PassMark multi-thread score is 45424, and the single-thread score is 3470. These scores place the CPU in the 91st percentile against all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 51947. Its nearest rivals, such as the Intel Core i9-13900F, score 51730, which is 0.4% lower. This indicates that the 5950X is at the very peak of CPU performance for its generation.

In Doom, the CPU’s role is to feed the GPU with draw calls and game logic. At 1080p, the CPU is clearly not the limiting factor, as the system produces 349 FPS at Low settings. This high frame rate is a direct result of the CPU’s ability to process game data quickly. The fact that the frame rate drops so significantly at 4K, even at Low settings, confirms that the CPU has headroom left on the table. The CPU’s 32 threads are more than sufficient for Doom’s engine, which is known for being well-optimized. The data shows no evidence of CPU bottlenecking; the FPS scales linearly with resolution, which is the hallmark of a GPU-bound scenario. The 5950X is a perfect match for the RTX 4070 SUPER in the sense that it never holds the GPU back, even at the lowest resolution and highest frame rates.