Doom

The AMD Ryzen 9 7900X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti combination delivers exceptionally high frame rates in Doom, with the data showing a clear trend: performance scales dramatically with resolution, but the GPU becomes the primary constraint at higher settings. The measured FPS figures indicate that this pairing is capable of driving even 4K Ultra settings past the 60 FPS threshold, though the margin shrinks significantly compared to lower presets. This analysis examines the benchmark results across all twelve measured configurations, focusing on how the CPU's 12-core/24-thread design and the GPU's 12 GB VRAM allocation interact with Doom's engine to produce these outcomes.

FAQ

Q: What is the best average FPS recorded for this combo at 1080p?

A: The highest measured average FPS is 370, achieved at 1920x1080 with Low settings. This is followed by 324 FPS at Medium and 268.9 FPS at High, showing a steep drop as visual fidelity increases.

Q: How does the Ryzen 9 7900X compare to its nearest rival in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The 7900X has an average benchmark score of 50556, which is only 0.1% lower than the Intel Core Ultra 5 235's score of 50598. The data shows it is also 0.4% behind the AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT (50738) and 0.5% behind the Intel Core i7-13850HX (50827).

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

A: The RTX 4070 Ti features 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 192-bit bus, providing 504.2 GB/s of bandwidth. The 12 GB capacity proves sufficient for Doom across all tested settings, as the frame rates remain consistently high even at 4K Ultra.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU more likely to be the bottleneck at 1080p?

A: The data suggests the CPU becomes a limiting factor at lower resolutions. At 1080p Low, the combo hits 370 FPS, but this is likely near the engine's or CPU's throughput ceiling, as the frame rate scales only modestly when moving to 1440p Low (238.5 FPS) despite the reduced pixel count.

Q: What is the combo's ranking among all tested configurations for Doom?

A: The combo ranks 197th out of 1681 tested combinations, placing it in the top 12% of all systems evaluated. This position indicates strong overall performance relative to the full database of results.

Q: Does the game favor the CPU's single-core or multi-core performance?

A: The CPU's single-thread score in Cinebench R23 is 6168, while the multi-core score is 43695. Doom's high frame rates at 1080p suggest it benefits from both, but the strong single-core performance helps maintain high minimum frame rates in CPU-bound scenarios.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the AMD Ryzen 9 7900X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti secures the 197th position out of 1681 tested combos in Doom, placing it comfortably within the top 12% of all configurations. This ranking is notable because the CPU itself sits at the 93rd percentile among all processors, while the GPU sits at the 85th percentile among all graphics cards. The gap between the component percentiles and the final combo rank suggests that other systems with slightly less powerful CPUs but more powerful GPUs may edge ahead in this specific title. The 7900X's nearest rivals—the Intel Core Ultra 5 235, AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT, and Intel Core i7-13850HX—all post average benchmark scores within 0.8% of the 7900X, indicating that the CPU choice is not the primary differentiator here. Instead, the data implies that the RTX 4070 Ti's performance class, which is closely matched by the RTX 5090 Mobile (0.6% higher average score) and Intel Arc A730M (1.5% higher), is what ultimately determines the combo's placement. The 197th rank reflects a balanced system that excels in most scenarios but yields to combinations with higher-end GPUs when the resolution and settings demand maximum graphics throughput.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti brings 12 GB of GDDR6X memory and a 504.2 GB/s memory bandwidth to Doom, a title that clearly benefits from this capacity. The data shows that even at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the average FPS stays at 79, indicating that the game does not exceed the 12 GB VRAM allocation. The GPU's boost clock of 2610 MHz and base clock of 2310 MHz provide the raw compute necessary for high frame rates, with the FP32 performance of 40.09 TFLOPS driving the pixel and texture rates of 208.8 GPixel/s and 626.4 GTexel/s respectively. The 80 ROPs and 240 TMUs work efficiently in Doom's engine, as evidenced by the smooth scaling from Low to High settings. At 1080p, the GPU is not fully utilized—the difference between Low (370 FPS) and High (268.9 FPS) is 101.1 FPS, which is a 27.3% reduction. This suggests that the GPU has ample headroom at lower resolutions, and the CPU begins to assert its influence. The GPU's role becomes more critical at 4K, where the Ultra preset drops to 79 FPS, a 37.9% reduction from High's 97.1 FPS, showing that the graphics card is working near its limits when all visual features are enabled at maximum resolution.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers outstanding performance across all settings. Low settings produce 370 FPS, Medium drops to 324 FPS, High comes in at 268.9 FPS, and Ultra still manages 221.8 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra is 148.2 FPS, which is a 40.1% reduction, indicating that the settings scale predictably. Moving to 2560x1440, the frame rates remain high but show a clear step down: Low yields 238.5 FPS, Medium 208.7 FPS, High 175.1 FPS, and Ultra 144.4 FPS. The drop from 1080p to 1440p at Ultra is 77.4 FPS (34.9%), which is consistent with the increased pixel count. At 3840x2160, the performance is still playable but noticeably lower: Low produces 127.8 FPS, Medium 110.2 FPS, High 97.1 FPS, and Ultra 79 FPS. The spread between Low and Ultra at 4K is 48.8 FPS, a 38.2% reduction. These numbers show a consistent pattern where each resolution step up reduces frame rates by roughly 35-40%, with the Ultra preset at 4K being the only configuration below the 100 FPS mark. The data indicates that this combo is best suited for high-refresh-rate 1440p gaming, as it exceeds 144 FPS on Ultra, which aligns with common 144Hz monitor specifications.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS drops from 1080p to 4K reveal critical information about the system's bottleneck characteristics. At Low settings, the drop from 370 FPS (1080p) to 127.8 FPS (4K) represents a 65.5% reduction, which is significant but expected given the fourfold increase in pixel count. At Ultra settings, the drop is from 221.8 FPS to 79 FPS, a 64.4% reduction. This similar percentage drop across settings suggests that the GPU is the primary scaling factor, as the CPU's workload remains relatively constant while the GPU's pixel-pushing duties quadruple. However, the absolute frame rates at 1080p Low (370 FPS) are so high that they likely exceed the CPU's ability to feed the GPU, meaning the CPU may be the limiting component at lower resolutions. The data supports this: at 1080p, the difference between Low (370 FPS) and Medium (324 FPS) is 46 FPS, while at 4K, the difference between Low (127.8 FPS) and Medium (110.2 FPS) is 17.6 FPS. The smaller absolute gap at 4K indicates that the GPU is being pushed harder, and the CPU has more time to prepare frames. This pattern confirms that Doom scales well with GPU resources, and the RTX 4070 Ti's 12 GB VRAM is sufficient to avoid any memory-related stuttering at 4K.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 9 7900X features 12 cores and 24 threads based on the Zen 4 architecture, with a base clock of 4.70 GHz and a boost clock of 5.60 GHz. In Doom, the CPU's role is primarily to maintain high frame rates at lower resolutions where the GPU is not the bottleneck. The data shows that at 1080p Low, the combo achieves 370 FPS, which is likely near the engine's or the CPU's frame delivery limit. The CPU's strong single-thread performance, evidenced by its Cinebench R23 single-core score of 6168, helps ensure that the game's main thread does not become a limiting factor. The multi-core score of 43695 indicates that the 24 threads are well-utilized for background tasks, but Doom's engine is not heavily multithreaded, so the 12-core design provides headroom rather than a direct performance boost. Compared to its nearest rivals, the 7900X's average benchmark score of 50556 is within 0.8% of the Intel Core i9-13980HX (50944), showing that the CPU is competitive but not dominant. At 4K Ultra, the CPU's influence wanes, as the GPU's rendering time dominates the frame time budget. The data suggests that the 7900X is more than adequate for Doom, and upgrading to a higher-core-count CPU would not yield significant FPS improvements in this title.

Settings Recommendations

For the best balance of visual quality and performance, the data points to High settings as the optimal choice. At 2560x1440 High, the combo delivers 175.1 FPS, which is well above the 144 FPS threshold for high-refresh-rate monitors, while still providing the enhanced visual effects that come with High over Medium (208.7 FPS). The jump from High to Ultra at 1440p costs 30.7 FPS (17.5%), bringing the frame rate down to 144.4 FPS—still playable but with less headroom. At 1920x1080, High settings produce 268.9 FPS, which is ample for even the fastest 240Hz displays, and the visual improvement over Medium (324 FPS) is significant. For 4K gaming, High settings (97.1 FPS) are preferable to Ultra (79 FPS) because the 18.1 FPS difference (18.6%) represents a meaningful frame rate increase that brings the experience closer to 100 FPS, while the visual distinction between High and Ultra may be less noticeable at that resolution. Low settings are only recommended for competitive play where maximum frame rates are required, as the 370 FPS at 1080p Low shows the combo's ceiling, but the visual compromise is substantial. The data suggests that High settings across all resolutions provide the most consistent experience, with frame rates that comfortably exceed 90 FPS even at 4K.