Doom

The Intel Core i3-12100F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti delivers a compelling 1080p experience in Doom, but the data reveals a clear shift in bottleneck behavior as resolution climbs. At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the combo hits 214.8 FPS average, while the Ultra preset still manages 133 FPS. Moving to 2560x1440, the averages range from 83 FPS on Ultra to 141.4 FPS on Low. At 3840x2160, the frame rates compress significantly: 44.6 FPS on Ultra, 54.2 on High, 67.9 on Medium, and 75.9 on Low. The scaling pattern from 1080p to 4K is steep — dropping from 214.8 to 75.9 FPS at Low settings represents a 65% reduction, while the Ultra preset falls from 133 to 44.6 FPS, a 66% loss. This consistent proportional decline across presets indicates the GTX 1080 Ti is the limiting component at higher resolutions; the i3-12100F’s four cores and eight threads are sufficient to feed the GPU at 1080p, but the Pascal architecture’s raw throughput caps performance as pixel count rises. The 4K Ultra result of 44.6 FPS sits below the 60 FPS threshold, while 1440p Ultra at 83 FPS shows the combo still has headroom for high-refresh monitors at that resolution.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest average frame rate this combo achieves in Doom?

A: The maximum measured average is 214.8 FPS at 1920x1080 with Low settings. This is the only preset-reset combination that breaks the 200 FPS barrier, with Medium at 191.2 FPS and High at 161.5 FPS trailing behind.

Q: How does the i3-12100F compare to its closest rivals in CPU benchmarks?

A: The i3-12100F has an average benchmark score of 13516, placing it 1.8% ahead of the Intel Core i7-7700K (13280) and 0.6% ahead of the Intel Core i3-10105 (13430). It trails the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX by 0.1% and the Intel Core i7-1250U by 0.4%, indicating near-identical synthetic performance to these very different processors.

Q: Is the GTX 1080 Ti still competitive against its nearest GPU rivals?

A: The GTX 1080 Ti’s average benchmark score is 19402, essentially tied with the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 (19405, 0% delta) and the AMD Radeon Pro 560X (19426, -0.1% delta). It is 1.1% ahead of the NVIDIA TITAN Xp (19184) and 0.6% behind the NVIDIA Tesla K40m (19519), showing that the 10-series card remains within a narrow performance band of those older or specialized parts.

Q: What frame rate can I expect at 1440p with High settings?

A: The measured average is 104.9 FPS at 2560x1440 with High settings. This is comfortably above 100 FPS, making it a strong choice for 144Hz-class monitors, though not quite reaching the 141.4 FPS Low preset achieves at the same resolution.

Q: Does the GTX 1080 Ti’s VRAM capacity affect Doom performance?

A: The card features 11 GB of GDDR5X memory on a 352-bit bus with 484.4 GB/s bandwidth. The data shows no VRAM-related stutter or min FPS anomalies in the measured rows, as even the 4K Ultra preset (44.6 FPS) maintains a stable average without the null min FPS values that would indicate capacity exhaustion.

Q: How does this combo rank among all tested CPU-GPU pairs in Doom?

A: The combination ranks 994 out of 1681 tested combos, placing it in the lower-middle portion of the database. This rank reflects the i3-12100F’s 72nd percentile standing among all CPUs and the GTX 1080 Ti’s 61st percentile among all GPUs, with the pairing’s overall position tempered by the Pascal card’s age.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data points to Low settings as the only preset that consistently delivers high refresh rates across all three resolutions. At 1920x1080, Low produces 214.8 FPS, which is 23.6 FPS higher than Medium (191.2) and 53.3 FPS higher than High (161.5). The gap widens at 1440p: Low hits 141.4 FPS while Medium drops to 119.8 and High falls to 104.9. At 4K, Low still manages 75.9 FPS, which is 8 FPS above Medium and 21.7 FPS above High. For players prioritizing frame rate over visual fidelity, Low is the clear winner, particularly for 144Hz or 165Hz displays at 1080p where the 214.8 FPS average provides ample headroom.

However, the Ultra preset offers a different trade-off. At 1080p, Ultra delivers 133 FPS — still above 120 FPS and perfectly playable on high-refresh monitors, though 58.2 FPS below Low. At 1440p, Ultra’s 83 FPS is the only preset that dips below 100 FPS, but it remains smooth for 60Hz or 75Hz panels. The 4K Ultra result of 44.6 FPS is the only measured configuration that falls below the 60 FPS playability standard, making it unsuitable for fast-paced Doom gameplay. Medium represents a balanced middle ground: 191.2 FPS at 1080p and 119.8 FPS at 1440p both exceed typical monitor refresh rates, while 67.9 FPS at 4K is marginally above the 60 FPS floor. The recommendation depends on the display: for 1080p high-refresh, Low or Medium are optimal; for 1440p, Medium or High (104.9 FPS) provide a good balance; for 4K, only Low (75.9) or Medium (67.9) are viable.

How This Combo Ranks

With a combo rank of 994 out of 1681 tested pairs, this i3-12100F and GTX 1080 Ti configuration sits at the 59th percentile of all tested combos in Doom. This positioning is somewhat surprising given the individual component scores: the CPU ranks in the 72nd percentile of all CPUs, while the GPU sits in the 61st percentile of all GPUs. The gap between the CPU's relative strength and the combo's overall rank suggests that Doom's performance is heavily weighted toward GPU throughput, which drags the pairing down relative to combos featuring newer graphics cards. The i3-12100F’s nearest CPU rivals — the Threadripper PRO 3975WX (13534, -0.1%), Core i7-1250U (13462, +0.4%), Core i3-10105 (13430, +0.6%), and Core i7-7700K (13280, +1.8%) — all have similar synthetic scores, meaning the CPU is not the differentiator in this ranking. Instead, the GTX 1080 Ti’s position relative to its nearest GPU rivals — the GTX 780 (19405, 0%), Radeon Pro 560X (19426, -0.1%), Tesla K40m (19519, -0.6%), and TITAN Xp (19184, +1.1%) — shows a tightly clustered group of older or mid-range GPUs that collectively limit the combo’s standing. The rank of 994 indicates that roughly 59% of tested combos outperform this pairing in Doom, consistent with a mid-range CPU from 2022 paired with a high-end GPU from 2017.

GPU Role

The GTX 1080 Ti’s specifications define its role in this pairing. The GP102 chip, built on TSMC’s 16 nm process, contains 11,800 million transistors across a 471 mm² die. The card operates with a base clock of 1481 MHz and a boost clock of 1582 MHz, with memory running at 1376 MHz (11 Gbps effective). These clocks translate to a pixel rate of 139.2 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 354.4 GTexel/s, backed by 3584 shading units, 224 texture mapping units, and 88 raster output units. The 11 GB GDDR5X memory on a 352-bit bus provides 484.4 GB/s of bandwidth, which is crucial for Doom’s texture streaming at high resolutions. The FP32 throughput of 11.34 TFLOPS is the theoretical ceiling for the card’s compute work, and the measured frame rates align with this capability: the 4K Ultra result of 44.6 FPS suggests the GPU is fully saturated, while the 1080p Low result of 214.8 FPS indicates the card is still the bottleneck but with headroom to spare. The 250 W TDP and dual-slot design with 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin power connectors are typical for this class. The card’s end-of-life production status and 2017 release date explain why its 61st percentile GPU ranking is lower than the CPU’s 72nd percentile — the i3-12100F is a modern part, while the GTX 1080 Ti represents an older generation. In Doom, the GPU’s raw fillrate and memory bandwidth are the primary drivers of the measured FPS, and the data shows no evidence of CPU limitation at any resolution, as the frame rate scaling from 1080p to 4K is consistent with a GPU-bound workload.