Doom

The Intel Core i7-12700K paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER produces a measured performance profile in Doom that is heavily shaped by resolution and settings. Across 12 tested configurations, the combo ranges from 193.9 FPS at 1080p Low to 39.5 FPS at 4K Ultra, with a combo rank of 1197 out of 1681 tested combinations. This analysis breaks down the scaling behavior, the CPU and GPU contributions, and the exact frame rates observed, using only the measured data.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data shows a clear and consistent drop as resolution increases. At 1080p Low, the combo delivers 193.9 FPS; at 1440p Low, it falls to 127.2 FPS, a 34.4% reduction; at 4K Low, it drops further to 69.1 FPS, a 45.7% reduction from 1440p. The same pattern holds across all settings. For Medium, 1080p yields 166.8 FPS, 1440p 107.3 FPS (35.7% lower), and 4K 56.5 FPS (47.3% lower than 1440p). High settings show 143.8 FPS at 1080p, 90.1 at 1440p (37.3% lower), and 51.1 at 4K (43.3% lower than 1440p). Ultra settings produce 113.5 FPS at 1080p, 74 at 1440p (34.8% lower), and 39.5 at 4K (46.6% lower than 1440p). The percentage drop from 1080p to 1440p is consistently around 34–37%, while the drop from 1440p to 4K is larger, around 43–47%. This indicates that the GPU becomes the primary limiting factor as resolution increases, with the scaling penalty accelerating at 4K. The steeper decline from 1440p to 4K suggests that the RTX 2060 SUPER’s memory bandwidth and compute resources are saturated at higher pixel counts. At 1080p, the CPU’s strong single-thread performance likely allows the GPU to reach high frame rates, but at 4K the GPU’s limits are exposed.

The difference between Low and Ultra settings also narrows as resolution rises. At 1080p, the gap is 80.4 FPS (193.9 – 113.5); at 1440p, it is 53.2 FPS (127.2 – 74); at 4K, it is 29.6 FPS (69.1 – 39.5). This is typical of GPU-bound scenarios, where settings have less relative impact at higher resolutions because the GPU is already near its throughput ceiling. The data shows that the combo is capable of smooth gameplay at 1080p and 1440p for most settings, but at 4K only Low settings exceed 60 FPS, and Ultra falls to 39.5 FPS.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i7-12700K is a 12-core, 20-thread processor with a base clock of 3.60 GHz and a boost clock of 5.00 GHz. Its benchmark results place it in the 89th percentile of all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 35684. In single-thread workloads, it scores 4128 in Cinebench R23 and 2561 in Geekbench single-core, while its 3DMark single-thread score is 1043. These numbers indicate strong per-core performance, which is relevant for a game like Doom that typically relies on a few threads. The CPU’s multi-thread scores are also high: Cinebench R23 multi-core 29241, Passmark multithread 34404, and 3DMark max threads 9979. However, the measured FPS in Doom suggests that the CPU is not the bottleneck at higher resolutions, as the frame rate drops significantly with resolution. At 1080p Low, the combo reaches 193.9 FPS, which is likely near the CPU’s limit for this game, but at 4K Ultra the FPS falls to 39.5, indicating the GPU is the limiting factor.

The CPU’s nearest rivals in average benchmark score are the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5845 (35802, –0.3% delta), Intel Core i7-13700T (35468, +0.6%), Intel Core i5-14500HX (35940, –0.7%), and Intel Core i7-13800H (35416, +0.8%). These deltas are all within 0.8%, showing that the i7-12700K is competitive with its peers. The CPU’s 12 cores and 20 threads, combined with a 5.00 GHz boost, provide ample headroom for gaming, but the data shows that the GPU’s capabilities dictate the final frame rates in Doom. The CPU’s high single-thread performance is evident in its 3DMark single-thread score of 1043 and Passmark single-thread score of 4013, which support high frame rates at lower resolutions.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo of the Intel Core i7-12700K and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER ranks 1197th out of 1681 tested combinations in Doom. This places it in the 28.8th percentile, meaning it outperforms only about 29% of all tested combos. This is a relatively low ranking, especially considering that the CPU alone is in the 89th percentile and the GPU is in the 63rd percentile. The discrepancy suggests that the pairing is not well-suited for Doom’s performance demands, likely because the GPU is the limiting factor at the resolutions and settings tested. The CPU’s high single-thread performance cannot compensate for the GPU’s mid-range capabilities. The combo rank is based on measured FPS data, and the fact that it falls in the lower third of all combos indicates that many other CPU-GPU pairings achieve higher frame rates in this game.

The GPU’s nearest rivals in average benchmark score are the GTX TITAN (19706, +0.3% delta), RTX 2070 (19680, +0.5%), Quadro K5200 (19623, +0.8%), and Tesla K40m (19519, +1.3%). These small deltas show that the RTX 2060 SUPER is closely matched with other GPUs, but the combo rank suggests that in Doom, the overall system performance is not top-tier. The CPU’s percentile of 89 and GPU’s percentile of 63 do not translate into a high combo rank, highlighting that the combination’s performance in this specific game is constrained by the GPU.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data provides a complete picture of the combo’s performance across three resolutions and four settings. At 1920x1080, the combo achieves 193.9 FPS on Low, 166.8 FPS on Medium, 143.8 FPS on High, and 113.5 FPS on Ultra. The spread from Low to Ultra is 80.4 FPS, indicating that settings have a significant impact at this resolution. At 2560x1440, the frame rates are 127.2 FPS (Low), 107.3 FPS (Medium), 90.1 FPS (High), and 74 FPS (Ultra). The spread is 53.2 FPS. At 3840x2160, the frame rates drop to 69.1 FPS (Low), 56.5 FPS (Medium), 51.1 FPS (High), and 39.5 FPS (Ultra). The spread is 29.6 FPS.

These numbers show that the combo can deliver smooth gameplay at 1080p and 1440p for most settings, with 1440p Ultra still achieving 74 FPS. At 4K, only Low settings exceed 60 FPS (69.1), while Medium, High, and Ultra all fall below 60 FPS. The data also shows that the performance gap between Low and Ultra narrows as resolution increases, which is consistent with GPU-bound behavior. For a game like Doom, which is a fast-paced FPS, the 4K Ultra result of 39.5 FPS would likely be considered too low for competitive play, while 1080p Low at 193.9 FPS is well above typical refresh rates. The measured FPS values are all derived from the same test run, ensuring consistency across the resolution and settings matrix.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER is built on the Turing architecture with a TU106 chip, featuring 2176 shading units, 136 texture mapping units, and 64 ROPs. It has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, providing a bandwidth of 448.0 GB/s. The GPU’s base clock is 1470 MHz and boost clock is 1650 MHz, with a pixel rate of 105.6 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 224.4 GTexel/s. Its FP32 performance is 7.181 TFLOPS. The GPU’s average benchmark score is 19774, placing it in the 63rd percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rivals in average score are the GTX TITAN (19706, +0.3% delta), RTX 2070 (19680, +0.5%), Quadro K5200 (19623, +0.8%), and Tesla K40m (19519, +1.3%). These deltas are all under 1.3%, indicating that the RTX 2060 SUPER is closely matched with these GPUs.

In Doom, the GPU’s role is evident from the resolution scaling: the frame rate drops by roughly 35% from 1080p to 1440p and by another 45% from 1440p to 4K. This steep decline points to the GPU’s memory bandwidth and compute resources being the limiting factor at higher resolutions. The 8 GB VRAM is sufficient for Doom at these settings, but the GPU’s raw throughput is not enough to maintain high frame rates at 4K Ultra. The GPU’s boost clock of 1650 MHz and 2176 shading units are the key contributors to its performance, but the data shows that in Doom, the RTX 2060 SUPER is best suited for 1080p and 1440p gaming, with 4K requiring reduced settings to stay above 60 FPS. The GPU’s 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 2011 and Passmark G3D score of 16462 further illustrate its mid-range positioning, which aligns with the measured FPS results.