Doom

Resolution Scaling

The measured frame rates for this Intel Core i7-12700K and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 combination in Doom show a clear progression as resolution increases. At 1080p with Low settings, the combo delivers an average of 342 FPS. Moving to 1440p at the same Low preset drops the average to 217.5 FPS, a reduction of roughly 36%. Stepping up to 4K at Low settings yields 117 FPS, which is about 46% below the 1440p figure. This scaling pattern indicates that the GPU becomes the primary limiting component as pixel count rises, which is expected for a title of Doom's era running on modern hardware.

The gap between settings widens at higher resolutions, which further confirms the GPU-bound nature of the workload. At 1080p, the spread from Low to Ultra is 342 FPS down to 201.4 FPS, a difference of 140.6 FPS. At 1440p, the same spread runs from 217.5 FPS down to 132.5 FPS, a difference of 85 FPS. At 4K, the spread narrows to 117 FPS down to 70.1 FPS, a difference of 46.9 FPS. The shrinking absolute gap at higher resolutions suggests that the CPU has ample headroom even at 1080p, while the GPU's rendering load dominates the frame time budget as resolution climbs.

The 4K Ultra result of 70.1 FPS is still comfortably above the 60 FPS threshold, and the 4K High result of 86.8 FPS shows that even demanding settings remain playable at the highest resolution. The data indicates that this pairing is not CPU-limited in any meaningful way for Doom; the i7-12700K's 12 cores and 20 threads provide sufficient throughput to feed the RTX 5070 at every resolution tested. The frame rate drops are proportional to pixel count, which is the signature of a GPU-limited scenario.

How This Combo Ranks

In the database of tested combinations, this specific pairing of the Intel Core i7-12700K with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 achieves a rank of 359 out of 1681 combos for Doom. That places it in the top 21.4% of all tested configurations for this game. The percentile positioning is notable because Doom is not a particularly demanding title by modern standards, yet this combo still outperforms the vast majority of alternatives.

The CPU itself sits at the 89th percentile when compared against all processors in the database. Its average benchmark score of 35684 places it in close competition with several rivals. The AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5845 scores 35802, which is 0.3% higher. The Intel Core i5-14500HX scores 35940, 0.7% higher. Conversely, the Intel Core i7-13700T scores 35468, which is 0.6% lower, and the Intel Core i7-13800H scores 35416, 0.8% lower. These deltas are all within a single percentage point, indicating that the i7-12700K is squarely in a performance cluster with these other processors.

The GPU's percentile position is lower at 83, with an average benchmark score of 41687. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon Pro 5300 at 41610 (0.2% higher), the NVIDIA Tesla M40 at 41897 (0.5% higher), the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 at 41441 (0.6% lower), and the AMD Radeon Pro 580X at 41991 (0.7% lower). The RTX 5070's position relative to these cards suggests that the GPU side is less of a differentiator in this matchup than the CPU side.

Given that the combo rank of 359 out of 1681 places it well above the median, the data suggests that the CPU's strong single-thread performance and the GPU's capable rasterization combine to deliver a top-quartile experience in Doom.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 brings 12 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 192-bit bus, yielding a bandwidth of 672.0 GB/s. Its memory clock runs at 1750 MHz with 28 Gbps effective data rate. The base clock is 2325 MHz with a boost clock of 2512 MHz. The GPU has 6144 shading units, 192 texture mapping units, and 80 raster output units. It also includes 48 ray tracing cores and 192 tensor cores, though Doom from 2016 does not utilize ray tracing features.

The measured frame rates show that this GPU configuration handles Doom's workload without difficulty. At 4K Ultra, the average of 70.1 FPS indicates that even the highest preset at maximum resolution is well within the GPU's capabilities. The 4K Low result of 117 FPS shows that the GPU can nearly double its output when settings are reduced. The pixel rate of 201.0 GPixel/s and texture rate of 482.3 GTexel/s are more than sufficient for a game of this era.

The GPU's FP32 performance of 30.87 TFLOPS and FP16 performance of 30.87 TFLOPS (1:1 ratio) are relevant for compute-heavy tasks, but in Doom the primary workload is traditional rasterization. The 12 GB VRAM capacity is ample for this game at any resolution; the data does not indicate any memory capacity limitations affecting the measured FPS. The 672.0 GB/s bandwidth ensures that texture streaming and geometry processing are not bottlenecked at 4K.

Settings Recommendations

Examining the measured FPS across all settings and resolutions, the data suggests that High settings provide the most balanced experience. At 1080p, High delivers 251.4 FPS, which is far beyond any display's refresh rate capability. At 1440p, High yields 160.6 FPS, still exceptionally smooth. At 4K, High produces 86.8 FPS, which is well above the 60 FPS playability threshold.

The Ultra preset offers the best visual quality but comes with a measurable cost. At 1080p, Ultra drops to 201.4 FPS, which is still high but 19.9% below High. At 1440p, Ultra falls to 132.5 FPS, a 17.5% reduction from High. At 4K, Ultra reaches 70.1 FPS, which is a 19.2% reduction from High. The visual difference between High and Ultra in a game from 2016 is often subtle, and the frame rate penalty is consistent across resolutions.

The Medium preset sits between High and Low, with 297 FPS at 1080p, 192.6 FPS at 1440p, and 102.5 FPS at 4K. While Medium offers higher frame rates than High, the margin is not as large as the step from High to Ultra. For users prioritizing maximum frame rates, Low at 1080p delivers 342 FPS and at 1440p delivers 217.5 FPS, but the visual quality trade-off is substantial.

The data indicates that High is the recommended preset for this combo. It maintains 86.8 FPS at 4K, which is above the common 60 FPS target, while providing the best visual fidelity among presets that stay above 80 FPS at all tested resolutions.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the measured average FPS values are as follows: Low delivers 342 FPS, Medium delivers 297 FPS, High delivers 251.4 FPS, and Ultra delivers 201.4 FPS. The progression from Low to Ultra shows a consistent step down of roughly 45-50 FPS per preset level, with the largest single drop being 45.6 FPS from Low to Medium.

At 2560x1440, the values scale down proportionally: Low delivers 217.5 FPS, Medium delivers 192.6 FPS, High delivers 160.6 FPS, and Ultra delivers 132.5 FPS. The step from Medium to High is 32 FPS, and from High to Ultra is 28.1 FPS, showing a slightly narrower gap between the upper presets at this resolution.

At 3840x2160, the values are: Low delivers 117 FPS, Medium delivers 102.5 FPS, High delivers 86.8 FPS, and Ultra delivers 70.1 FPS. The gap from Medium to High is 15.7 FPS, and from High to Ultra is 16.7 FPS. The 4K Low result of 117 FPS is still higher than the 1080p Ultra result of 201.4 FPS would suggest if scaling were linear, but the GPU-bound nature of 4K rendering compresses the differences between presets.

The data shows that the combo never drops below 70 FPS in any tested configuration. The lowest recorded average is 70.1 FPS at 4K Ultra, and the highest is 342 FPS at 1080p Low. All values fall within a playable range, with the majority exceeding 100 FPS.

FAQ

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

A: The highest measured average is 342 FPS at 1920x1080 with Low settings.

Q: Can this combo maintain 60 FPS at 4K with the highest settings?

A: Yes. At 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the average FPS is 70.1, which is above the 60 FPS threshold.

Q: How does the Intel Core i7-12700K compare to its nearest rival?

A: The AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5845 scores 0.3% higher on average, while the Intel Core i7-13700T scores 0.6% lower. All four nearest rivals are within 0.8% of the i7-12700K's average benchmark score.

Q: What is the FPS difference between High and Ultra at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, High delivers 160.6 FPS and Ultra delivers 132.5 FPS, a difference of 28.1 FPS.

Q: Does the GPU have enough VRAM for this game at 4K?

A: The RTX 5070 has 12 GB of GDDR7 memory. The measured FPS at 4K across all settings shows no indication of memory capacity limiting performance.

Q: How does the RTX 5070 rank among all GPUs in the database?

A: The GPU sits at the 83rd percentile, with its nearest rival being the AMD Radeon Pro 5300, which scores 0.2% higher on average.