Doom

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data for Doom with the Intel Core i7-14700F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 reveals a clear pattern: resolution scaling is substantial but not uniform across settings. At 1080p Low, the combo delivers 225.7 FPS, which drops to 149.6 FPS at 1440p and further to 80.6 FPS at 4K. This represents a 33.7% reduction from 1080p to 1440p, and a 64.3% reduction from 1080p to 4K at Low settings. The scaling at Ultra is steeper in relative terms: 138.1 FPS at 1080p falls to 89.3 FPS at 1440p (a 35.3% drop) and 48.8 FPS at 4K (a 64.7% drop from 1080p).

The consistency of these percentage drops across settings—roughly two-thirds loss from 1080p to 4K regardless of preset—indicates that the RTX 4060's rendering pipeline is the primary limiter at higher resolutions. The GPU's 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus with 272.0 GB/s bandwidth becomes increasingly stressed as pixel count quadruples from 1080p to 4K. However, the fact that 4K High still achieves 58.7 FPS—just above the 60 FPS threshold—suggests the GPU has enough headroom for playable 4K at reduced settings.

The gap between Low and Ultra settings widens with resolution: at 1080p, the difference is 87.6 FPS (225.7 vs 138.1), while at 4K it narrows to 31.8 FPS (80.6 vs 48.8). This compression at 4K is the classic signature of a GPU-bound scenario. When pixel throughput dominates, settings-based shading complexity matters less than raw fill rate. The RTX 4060's pixel rate of 118.1 GPixel/s and texture rate of 236.2 GTexel/s are the architectural limits being approached here.

Settings Recommendations

The data strongly favors Medium as the optimal preset for this combination across all tested resolutions. At 1080p Medium, the combo produces 195.9 FPS, which is 29.8 FPS above High and 57.8 FPS below Low. More importantly, Medium at 1440p yields 127.7 FPS—still comfortably above 120 FPS for high-refresh displays—while High at the same resolution manages 111.2 FPS. The step from Medium to High costs 16.5 FPS at 1440p and 29.3 FPS at 1080p, suggesting that Medium captures most of the visual fidelity without the disproportionate performance penalty.

At 4K, the recommendation shifts. Medium delivers 67.4 FPS, which is playable, but High at 58.7 FPS is borderline. Ultra at 4K drops to 48.8 FPS, which falls below the smoothness threshold for fast-paced FPS gameplay. For 4K owners, the choice between Medium and High hinges on refresh rate: Medium guarantees a 67.4 FPS average that stays above 60, while High's 58.7 FPS will exhibit occasional dips below V-sync thresholds. Low at 4K reaches 80.6 FPS, but the visual compromise is severe for a game like Doom where enemy silhouettes and environmental details matter.

The 1080p Ultra preset at 138.1 FPS remains viable for competitive play, but the 57.8 FPS gap between Medium and Ultra at 1080p makes Medium the sensible default. The measured data indicates diminishing returns beyond Medium: the jump from Low to Medium at 1080p costs 29.8 FPS, while Medium to High costs 29.3 FPS, but High to Ultra costs 28.5 FPS—a nearly linear penalty that suggests no preset is particularly efficient at 1080p.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060, built on the Ada Lovelace architecture with a 5 nm process from TSMC, is the dominant performance factor in this dataset. Its boost clock of 2460 MHz and base clock of 1830 MHz provide the computational backbone for the measured FPS figures. The GPU's 3072 shading units, 96 TMUs, and 48 ROPs are tasked with rendering Doom's fast-paced environments, and the benchmark results show this configuration handles 1080p and 1440p with authority.

The 8 GB GDDR6 memory configuration is adequate for Doom at all tested settings, as evidenced by the absence of catastrophic frame drops. However, the 128-bit memory bus and 272.0 GB/s bandwidth explain why 4K Ultra performance collapses to 48.8 FPS. At 4K, the GPU must access textures and geometry across a wider memory footprint, and the bandwidth constraint becomes apparent. The 17 Gbps effective memory speed partially compensates, but cannot overcome the bus width limitation.

The RTX 4060's 24 RT cores and 96 tensor cores are present but largely irrelevant for Doom, which does not utilize ray tracing in the measured presets. The FP32 throughput of 15.11 TFLOPS, matched by FP16 at 1:1 ratio, provides ample compute for the game's rendering techniques. The GPU's PassMark G3D score of 19545 places it at the 66th percentile among all GPUs, with nearest rivals including the AMD Radeon RX 6600M (0.6% faster) and Intel Arc B580 (0.7% slower)—a tightly clustered competitive group that underscores the RTX 4060's midrange positioning.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers its strongest results. Low settings produce 225.7 FPS average, Medium 195.9 FPS, High 166.6 FPS, and Ultra 138.1 FPS. The spread of 87.6 FPS between Low and Ultra indicates that even the heaviest preset leaves substantial headroom for high-refresh-rate monitors. The stepwise degradation—29.8 FPS from Low to Medium, 29.3 FPS from Medium to High, and 28.5 FPS from High to Ultra—is remarkably linear, suggesting no particular setting tier is disproportionately expensive.

At 2560x1440, the figures remain strong but show the first signs of GPU pressure. Low achieves 149.6 FPS, Medium 127.7 FPS, High 111.2 FPS, and Ultra 89.3 FPS. The 1440p Ultra result still clears 90 FPS, making this resolution viable for high-refresh gaming even at maximum settings. The gap between Low and Ultra narrows to 60.3 FPS, down from 87.6 FPS at 1080p, indicating the GPU is becoming the binding constraint.

At 3840x2160, the picture changes dramatically. Low produces 80.6 FPS, Medium 67.4 FPS, High 58.7 FPS, and Ultra 48.8 FPS. The 4K Ultra result falls below 50 FPS, which is marginal for an action FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra shrinks further to 31.8 FPS, confirming that pixel fill rate dominates at this resolution. The 4K results bracket the playability threshold: Medium at 67.4 FPS is the highest preset that maintains 60+ FPS, while High at 58.7 FPS and Ultra at 48.8 FPS require either display-sync technologies or acceptance of sub-60 performance.

FAQ

Q: Can this combo run Doom at 4K with playable frame rates?

A: Yes, but only at Medium settings or lower. The measured data shows 67.4 FPS at 4K Medium and 80.6 FPS at 4K Low. High settings drop to 58.7 FPS, and Ultra falls to 48.8 FPS, both below the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay.

Q: What is the best preset for 1440p gaming?

A: Medium provides 127.7 FPS at 1440p, which is the strongest balance of visual quality and performance. High delivers 111.2 FPS and Ultra 89.3 FPS, both playable, but Medium offers the largest safety margin above 120 FPS for high-refresh displays.

Q: Is the RTX 4060's 8 GB VRAM sufficient for Doom?

A: The measured results indicate yes. No preset at any resolution produced catastrophic frame drops or stuttering that would indicate VRAM overflow. The 8 GB GDDR6 configuration with 272.0 GB/s bandwidth handles Doom's requirements across all tested settings.

Q: How does the RTX 4060 compare to its nearest GPU rivals?

A: The RTX 4060's average benchmark score of 23181 places it 0.6% behind the AMD Radeon RX 6600M and 0.7% behind the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti, while being 0.7% ahead of the Intel Arc B580 and 0.8% ahead of the AMD Radeon 760M. These are negligible differences in practical terms.

Q: How does the Core i7-14700F compare to its nearest CPU rivals?

A: The i7-14700F's average benchmark score of 54097 is 0.6% behind the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X and 1.1% behind the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D, while being 1.2% ahead of the Intel Xeon Phi 7290 and 1.7% ahead of the AMD EPYC 7313P. The CPU sits at the 94th percentile among all processors.

Q: What FPS can I expect at 1080p Ultra?

A: The measured average is 138.1 FPS. This is above 120 FPS, making 1080p Ultra viable for high-refresh monitors, though Medium at 195.9 FPS or Low at 225.7 FPS provide substantially higher headroom for competitive play.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i7-14700F, with 20 cores and 28 threads across its Raptor Lake-R architecture, is clearly not the bottleneck in this dataset. The CPU's boost clock of 5.40 GHz and base clock of 2.10 GHz provide ample single-thread performance for Doom's game logic and physics. The 33 MB of shared L3 cache, along with 2 MB per-core L2 and 80 KB per-core L1, ensures that frequently accessed game data remains close to the execution cores.

The i7-14700F's benchmark scores reinforce this assessment. Its Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 35443 and single-core score of 5003 indicate strong all-around throughput. The Geekbench multi-core score of 16571 and single-core score of 2711 further confirm that this CPU can feed the RTX 4060 without creating a processing bottleneck. The PassMark multi-thread score of 41765 and single-thread score of 4261 show balanced performance across both heavily threaded and latency-sensitive workloads.

The fact that FPS scales consistently with resolution—dropping by roughly two-thirds from 1080p to 4K across all settings—proves the GPU is the limiting component. If the CPU were constraining performance, we would expect 1080p results to plateau at a lower ceiling regardless of settings. Instead, the 1080p Low result of 225.7 FPS demonstrates the CPU can sustain very high frame rates when the GPU has lighter work. The CPU's 65 W TDP, despite its 20-core configuration, allows sustained boost clocks without thermal throttling that might otherwise cap frame delivery.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Intel Core i7-14700F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 ranks 969th out of 1681 tested combos for Doom, placing it in the lower-middle portion of the database. This ranking reflects the RTX 4060's midrange positioning rather than any deficiency in the CPU. The GPU's 66th percentile standing among all GPUs, alongside the CPU's 94th percentile among all CPUs, creates an asymmetric pairing where the graphics card limits overall gaming performance.

The combo's rank is consistent with the measured FPS data: at 1080p Medium, it achieves 195.9 FPS, which is excellent but not class-leading. The 4K Ultra result of 48.8 FPS shows that this combination is not optimized for maximum-resolution gaming. The ranking of 969 out of 1681 means roughly 58% of tested combos outperform it, which aligns with the RTX 4060 being a mainstream GPU rather than a high-end offering. However, the CPU's headroom means the combo could benefit substantially from a GPU upgrade without requiring a platform change.

The deltaPct values for the CPU's nearest rivals—ranging from -1.1% to +1.7%—indicate that the i7-14700F is competitively positioned within its performance class. The GPU's rival deltas, spanning -0.7% to +0.8%, show an even tighter cluster. This combo's 969th rank reflects the sum of these mid-pack components, delivering solid 1080p and 1440p performance while falling short of top-tier 4K capabilities.