Doom

The AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 delivers exceptional performance in Doom, a title that scales impressively across resolutions and settings. The measured data reveals a system capable of high-refresh-rate gaming at 1080p and 1440p, while maintaining smooth, playable frame rates at 4K. This combination ranks in the 80.8th percentile among all tested combos, placing it well within the upper tier of systems for this specific title.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS progression from 1080p to 4K clearly illustrates where the performance bottleneck lies. At 1080p with Ultra settings, the combo produces 202 FPS. Moving to 1440p, the frame rate drops to 131 FPS, a reduction of 35.1%. At 4K, Ultra settings yield 71 FPS, which is another 45.8% decline from the 1440p figure. This pattern of significant percentage drops as resolution increases points directly to the GPU as the primary limiting component.

The scaling curve is steepest between 1440p and 4K, indicating that the RTX 5070’s rendering capabilities are being heavily taxed at the highest resolution. The 12 GB of GDDR7 memory and 672.0 GB/s bandwidth are sufficient for the game’s demands, but the raw compute power of the GPU becomes the deciding factor. The data shows that the CPU, with its 12 cores and 24 threads, is not the constraint here; the frame rate drops are almost entirely attributable to the increasing pixel count that the GPU must process.

Comparing the Low settings across resolutions further confirms this. At 1080p Low, the system hits 335 FPS. At 1440p Low, it drops to 217 FPS, a 35.2% decrease. At 4K Low, the average is 118 FPS, another 45.6% decline. The similar percentage drops across different settings presets indicate that the resolution scaling is consistent and independent of the graphical workload. The GPU’s fill rate and shader processing are the determining factors, not the CPU’s ability to feed the pipeline. This combination is clearly optimized for high-refresh-rate 1080p and 1440p play, with 4K performance being a more demanding scenario that still remains playable.

Settings Recommendations

The measured rows provide clear guidance on the optimal settings for different priorities. For players targeting the highest frame rates possible, the Low preset offers the best performance, with a 335 FPS average at 1080p. However, this comes at the cost of visual fidelity. The jump from Low to Medium at 1080p is substantial, dropping to 292 FPS, a 12.8% reduction, but the visual improvement is typically significant in a title like Doom.

For the best balance of visual quality and performance, the High preset is the recommended choice. At 1080p, it delivers 247 FPS, which is a 15.4% decrease from Medium but still far above the refresh rate of most high-end monitors. At 1440p, the High preset achieves 160 FPS, which is an excellent result for a 1440p high-refresh-rate display. The Ultra preset, while offering the maximum visual quality, is more demanding, reducing the 1080p average to 202 FPS and the 1440p average to 131 FPS.

At 4K, the recommendation shifts. The Ultra preset drops to 71 FPS, which may be acceptable for some, but the High preset at 87 FPS provides a smoother experience. The data suggests that for 4K gaming, using the High preset is the better choice, as it offers a 22.5% performance increase over Ultra. The Medium preset at 4K, with an average of 102 FPS, is another viable option, providing a significant boost over High while still maintaining a high level of visual quality. The Low preset at 4K, at 118 FPS, is the only way to approach 120 FPS at this resolution, but it is likely too visually compromised for most users. The optimal experience is clearly at 1440p with High or Ultra settings, where the system can leverage its full potential.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 is the central component driving the frame rates in this analysis. Its performance, characterized by a boost clock of 2512 MHz and a base clock of 2325 MHz, is directly reflected in the measured FPS. The GPU’s 30.87 TFLOPS of FP32 compute power is the engine behind the high frame rates seen across all settings. The data shows a clear correlation: as the resolution and settings increase, demanding more from the GPU, the frame rates decrease correspondingly.

The 12 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 192-bit bus provides a memory bandwidth of 672.0 GB/s. This is a substantial amount of bandwidth, and the measured results indicate that it is not a limiting factor in Doom. The game’s textures and geometry are handled without issue, as evidenced by the consistent frame rates even at 4K. The 80 ROPs and 192 TMUs are also well-utilized, ensuring efficient pixel and texture processing.

The GPU’s architectural strengths, including its 48 RT cores and 192 tensor cores, are not directly benchmarked in this game’s FPS data, but they contribute to its overall capability. The passmark G3D score of 29137 reflects the GPU’s strong general 3D rendering performance. When compared to its nearest rivals, the average benchmark score of 40377 is remarkably close to the AMD Radeon Pro 580’s 40318, a difference of only 0.1%. This indicates that in synthetic benchmarks, the RTX 5070 is performing as expected for its class. In Doom, the GPU is clearly the primary driver of performance, with its compute and memory subsystems working in concert to deliver the measured results.

How This Combo Ranks

In the database of tested combinations for Doom, this specific pairing of the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 holds a rank of 563 out of 2930 total combos. This places it in the top 19.2% of all systems tested for this game, a strong showing that underscores its high-performance nature. The combo’s percentile ranking of 80.8% against all CPUs further contextualizes the processor’s strength, though the overall game performance is a product of both components.

The rank of 563 indicates that while this is a high-performing system, there are 562 other combinations that achieve higher average frame rates in Doom. These are likely systems with more powerful GPUs, such as higher-tier RTX 50-series cards, which would provide even greater headroom at 4K resolutions. The data suggests that this combo is positioned in the upper echelon of performance, but it is not the absolute fastest. The gap between this combo and the top-tier systems is primarily due to the GPU’s limits at 4K, where more powerful cards would show a larger advantage.

This ranking is a holistic measure, considering performance across all tested resolutions and settings. The combo’s strength is most apparent at 1080p and 1440p, where it can deliver frame rates that rival more expensive configurations. At 4K, the performance is still very good, but it is here that the system is most likely to be overtaken by combos with superior GPUs. The rank of 563 out of 2930 confirms that this is a well-balanced, high-performance pairing for Doom, offering excellent results for the vast majority of gaming scenarios.

FAQ

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

A: The highest measured average FPS is 335, which is achieved at 1920x1080 resolution with the Low settings preset.

Q: Can this system handle 4K gaming in Doom?

A: Yes, it can. At 3840x2160 resolution, the average FPS ranges from 71 at Ultra settings to 118 at Low settings, all of which are playable.

Q: What is the best settings preset for a 1440p monitor?

A: The High preset at 2560x1440 provides an excellent balance, delivering an average of 160 FPS. The Ultra preset is also viable, with an average of 131 FPS.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the limiting factor in this game?

A: The data indicates the GPU is the limiting factor, as frame rates drop significantly with increasing resolution, which places more load on the graphics card.

Q: How does this combo rank compared to all other tested systems for Doom?

A: This combo ranks 563rd out of 2930 tested combinations, placing it in the top 19.2% of all systems tested for this game.

Q: What is the performance difference between the Medium and High settings at 1080p?

A: At 1920x1080, the Medium preset achieves an average of 292 FPS, while the High preset achieves 247 FPS, a difference of 45 FPS in favor of Medium.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The following table details the exact measured average FPS for each resolution and settings preset combination. The data is taken directly from the benchmark runs.

| Resolution | Settings | Avg FPS | Min FPS | Max FPS |

|---|---|---|---|---|

| 3840x2160 | High | 87 | - | - |

| 3840x2160 | Low | 118 | - | - |

| 3840x2160 | Medium | 102 | 87 | 118 |

| 3840x2160 | Ultra | 71 | - | - |

| 2560x1440 | High | 160 | - | - |

| 2560x1440 | Low | 217 | - | - |

| 2560x1440 | Medium | 189 | 161 | 217 |

| 2560x1440 | Ultra | 131 | - | - |

| 1920x1080 | High | 247 | - | - |

| 1920x1080 | Low | 335 | - | - |

| 1920x1080 | Medium | 292 | 248 | 336 |

| 1920x1080 | Ultra | 202 | - | - |

The data shows a consistent hierarchy. At each resolution, Low settings provide the highest frame rates, followed by Medium, then High, with Ultra providing the lowest. The performance deltas between presets are significant, with the jump from Ultra to High often providing a substantial FPS boost. For example, at 4K, moving from Ultra to High yields a 22.5% increase in average FPS. The Medium preset consistently offers a strong middle ground, with the 1080p result of 292 FPS being only 12.8% lower than Low, but with a considerable improvement in visual quality.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D, with its 12 cores and 24 threads, provides the computational foundation for this system. Its architecture, based on Zen 5, includes a large 128 MB L3 cache, which is crucial for gaming performance. The CPU’s benchmarks, such as a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 47737 and a single-core score of 6739, demonstrate its immense processing power. This power ensures that the CPU is never a bottleneck in Doom, a game that is primarily GPU-bound at the tested settings.

The processor’s high boost clock of 5.50 GHz and base clock of 4.40 GHz allow for rapid single-threaded processing, which is often important in game logic and physics. However, the FPS data shows that the CPU’s role is secondary to the GPU’s. The frame rates scale almost entirely with resolution and graphical settings, not with CPU-intensive tasks. This is typical for a well-optimized game like Doom, where the rendering workload is the dominant factor.

The CPU’s 24 threads are more than sufficient for the game’s multi-threaded aspects, and the data suggests that there is ample headroom. The 3DMark 16-thread score of 12490 and max-thread score of 13795 indicate strong multi-threaded capabilities, but these are not fully taxed by Doom. The CPU’s position in the 91st percentile against all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 54762, further confirms its high-end status. In this analysis, the CPU serves as a stable, powerful platform that allows the RTX 5070 to operate at its full potential, ensuring that the GPU is the sole determinant of the measured frame rates.