Doom

The AMD Ryzen 9 9900X paired with the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 presents a stark contrast in component classes within the game Doom. The data shows a combination where a top-tier, modern CPU is paired with an older, entry-level GPU, and the benchmark results consistently reflect that the graphics card is the primary determinant of frame rates across all tested configurations.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a pronounced sensitivity to resolution changes, which is a classic indicator of a GPU-limited scenario. At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the combo achieves an average of 90.7 FPS. Moving to 2560x1440 at the same Low settings, the average drops to 59.2 FPS, a reduction of 31.5 FPS. The scaling continues to 3840x2160, where the average falls to 35 FPS, a further drop of 24.2 FPS from the 1440p result.

This pattern intensifies with higher graphical presets. At High settings, the frame rate goes from 68.1 FPS at 1080p, to 43 FPS at 1440p, and finally to 23.7 FPS at 4K. The most demanding preset, Ultra, shows the steepest curve, starting at 54.2 FPS at 1080p, falling to 36.5 FPS at 1440p, and plummeting to 17.4 FPS at 4K. The data indicates that the GTX 1650 is the limiting component; as the pixel count increases, the rendering workload overwhelms the GPU's 128.1 GB/s memory bandwidth and 2.984 TFLOPS of FP32 performance, leading to significant frame rate penalties. The CPU, with its 12 cores and 24 threads, is not the bottleneck in these scenarios, as the performance degradation scales directly with the GPU's workload.

How This Combo Ranks

The database places this specific combination at rank 1630 out of 1681 tested combos for Doom. This percentile placement, at the bottom 3% of all tested systems, confirms that while the CPU is a high performer, the overall gaming experience is severely constrained by the GPU. The Ryzen 9 9900X sits in the 94th percentile among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 54450. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D (with a delta of -0.4%), the Intel Core i7-14700F (with a delta of 0.7%), and the Intel Core Ultra 5 245K (with a delta of -1.5%). This indicates the CPU is among the top processors available, yet it is paired with a GPU that sits in the 43rd percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 8713.

The GPU's nearest rivals include the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 A Mobile (delta -0.4%), AMD Radeon 550X (delta -0.4%), and NVIDIA Quadro P2200 (delta 0.5%). The massive disparity in the percentile rankings of the two components explains the combo's low overall rank. The system is effectively a high-performance CPU with a graphics subsystem that cannot keep pace, resulting in a gaming experience that is far below what the processor alone is capable of supporting.

Settings Recommendations

Analyzing the measured rows, the most balanced experience is achieved at 1920x1080 with Medium settings, which yields an average of 79.2 FPS. This is a substantial improvement over the High preset's 68.1 FPS and the Ultra preset's 54.2 FPS at the same resolution, while still providing a visual upgrade over the Low preset's 90.7 FPS. At 2560x1440, the Low preset provides the only playable average at 59.2 FPS, with Medium dropping to 55.2 FPS and High to 43 FPS. At 4K, no preset achieves a consistently smooth frame rate, with even Low settings only reaching 35 FPS, making the resolution unsuitable for this GPU. The data suggests that for a playable experience, users should prioritize 1080p with Medium settings, as it offers a significant frame rate advantage over higher presets while maintaining a reasonable level of graphical fidelity. At higher resolutions, only the lowest settings provide an average near 60 FPS, and even then, only at 1440p.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The complete data set provides a detailed view of the combo's performance. At 1920x1080, the average FPS ranges from 54.2 at Ultra to 90.7 at Low. The specific measurements are 68.1 for High, 79.2 for Medium, 90.7 for Low, and 54.2 for Ultra. Moving to 2560x1440, the averages are 36.5 for Ultra, 43.0 for High, 55.2 for Medium, and 59.2 for Low. At the demanding 3840x2160 resolution, the averages fall to 17.4 for Ultra, 23.7 for High, 27.5 for Medium, and 35.0 for Low. The progression demonstrates a consistent and expected relationship: lower resolutions and lower settings produce higher frame rates, while the gap between Low and Ultra presets widens as resolution increases. The difference between Low and Ultra at 1080p is 36.5 FPS, but at 4K, that difference narrows to 17.6 FPS, indicating the GPU is so heavily taxed at 4K that even reducing settings has a diminished effect on performance.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650, based on the TU117 chip and Turing architecture, is the clear performance limiter in this configuration. Its 4 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 128-bit bus provides a bandwidth of 128.1 GB/s, which is insufficient for the high-resolution textures and geometry in Doom at 4K. The GPU's core clocks are listed with a base of 1485 MHz and a boost of 1665 MHz, but its compute capabilities, measured at 2.984 TFLOPS FP32, are simply too low for modern gaming at higher resolutions. The benchmark results show that the GPU's performance is the primary reason for the low frame rates. The 43rd percentile ranking for the GPU, compared to the 94th percentile for the CPU, quantifies this mismatch. The GPU's end-of-life production status and its position relative to rivals like the GeForce RTX 3050 A Mobile (which scores a -0.4% delta) and the Quadro P2200 (0.5% delta) further contextualize its entry-level standing in the current landscape.

CPU Role

In stark contrast, the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X is a high-end desktop processor with 12 cores and 24 threads based on the Zen 5 architecture. Its base clock of 4.40 GHz and boost clock of 5.60 GHz, combined with a large 64 MB shared L3 cache, provide exceptional processing power. The CPU's benchmark scores are impressive, with a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 46438 and a single-core score of 6555, placing it in the 94th percentile of all CPUs. However, in this specific game test, the CPU's role is diminished due to the GPU bottleneck. The data shows that the CPU is not the limiting factor; the frame rates are consistently low across all resolutions and settings, which would not be the case if the CPU were struggling to feed the GPU. The 12-core processor is vastly overqualified for the demands of this pairing, as even its nearest rivals, such as the Intel Core i7-14700F (delta 0.7%) and the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D (delta -0.4%), have benchmark scores that are statistically similar, yet none of that processing headroom can be utilized because the GTX 1650 cannot translate it into higher frame rates.