Doom

The Intel Core i7-14700F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 delivers exceptional performance in Doom, placing the combo at rank 61 out of 3712 tested configurations. The data shows a system that is overwhelmingly GPU-bound at higher resolutions, yet still capable of producing triple-digit frame rates even at 4K Ultra settings.

Settings Recommendations

For players targeting the highest visual fidelity without compromising competitive responsiveness, the High preset at 2560x1440 represents the optimal balance, delivering 216 FPS average. This setting provides a significant visual upgrade over Medium while maintaining a frame rate that exceeds the refresh rate of most high-end monitors. At 3840x2160, the High preset still achieves a highly playable 117 FPS average, making it the recommended choice for 4K displays where the difference between High and Ultra is less impactful than the 21 FPS gap between them.

The Ultra preset, while visually superior, imposes a substantial performance penalty that is difficult to justify outside of screenshot scenarios. At 1920x1080, Ultra drops to 273 FPS average, which is 61 FPS lower than High. This gap widens dramatically at higher resolutions, with Ultra producing 96 FPS at 4K compared to High's 117 FPS. The data suggests that Ultra's additional graphical features consume rendering resources disproportionately to their visual benefit in fast-paced gameplay.

For esports-focused players, the Low preset at 1920x1080 delivers a staggering 446 FPS average, which is 112 FPS higher than Medium and 173 FPS higher than High. This mode maximizes input responsiveness and minimizes frame time variance, though it sacrifices most ambient occlusion and shadow quality. At 2560x1440, Low still achieves 294 FPS, making it viable for competitive play on higher-resolution monitors.

The Medium preset serves as a middle ground for users with 144Hz displays. At 2560x1440, it produces 256 FPS average with a minimum of 218 FPS, ensuring no frame drops below the 144Hz threshold. At 4K, Medium achieves 139 FPS average with a 118 FPS minimum, which remains above 60Hz but falls short of 144Hz capabilities. The 118 FPS minimum at 4K Medium is notably the only sub-120 FPS minimum recorded across all 1080p and 1440p settings, indicating that 4K Medium is the entry point for maintaining high refresh rates on this combination.

GPU Role

The GeForce RTX 5090's specifications heavily influence these results. The GPU operates with a base clock of 2017 MHz and a boost clock of 2407 MHz, built on the Blackwell 2.0 architecture with a 5 nm process from TSMC. The 32 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 512-bit bus provides 1.79 TB/s of bandwidth, which proves more than sufficient for Doom's texture streaming requirements at any resolution tested.

The GPU's compute capabilities are substantial, with 21760 shading units and 104.8 TFLOPS of FP32 performance. These figures translate directly to the high frame rates observed, particularly at 1080p where the GPU is not the primary bottleneck. The 176 ROPs deliver a pixel rate of 423.6 GPixel/s, which becomes relevant at 4K resolution where pixel throughput can limit performance in fill-rate-bound scenes.

The RTX 5090's nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks include the NVIDIA Tesla P100 PCIe 16 GB with a 0.3% score difference and the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 64X trailing by 1.4%. However, in actual Doom gameplay, the RTX 5090's gaming-optimized drivers and hardware features provide advantages that synthetic benchmarks do not fully capture. The GPU's 92nd percentile ranking among all GPUs confirms its top-tier status, though the measured FPS data shows that even this hardware cannot maintain 60 FPS at 4K Ultra in all scenarios.

Resolution Scaling

The performance degradation from 1080p to 4K reveals the system's scaling characteristics. At High settings, the average FPS drops from 334 at 1920x1080 to 216 at 2560x1440, a 35.3% reduction, then further to 117 at 3840x2160, a 45.8% reduction from 1440p. This pattern indicates that the RTX 5090 begins to encounter pixel throughput limitations as resolution increases, but the drops are not catastrophic.

The Low preset shows the most dramatic scaling, with 446 FPS at 1080p dropping to 294 FPS at 1440p (34.1% reduction) and then to 159 FPS at 4K (45.9% reduction). This steeper decline at Low settings suggests that when graphical features are minimized, the GPU's raw fill rate becomes the limiting factor. The 4K Low result of 159 FPS is still exceptionally high, but the proportional loss is greater than at higher settings.

The Medium preset exhibits the most consistent scaling pattern, with 396 FPS at 1080p, 256 FPS at 1440p (35.4% reduction), and 139 FPS at 4K (45.7% reduction). This consistency suggests that Medium settings balance CPU and GPU workloads effectively, allowing the bottleneck to shift predictably with resolution. The Ultra preset follows a similar trajectory: 273 FPS at 1080p, 177 FPS at 1440p (35.2% reduction), and 96 FPS at 4K (45.8% reduction).

The data indicates that the i7-14700F with 20 cores and 28 threads provides sufficient CPU headroom at 1080p, where the RTX 5090 is clearly the limiting component. At 4K, both components reach their performance ceiling, but the GPU's memory bandwidth and compute resources become the dominant constraint. The 1.79 TB/s bandwidth is utilized more fully at 4K, where the 32 GB frame buffer allows for high-resolution textures without swapping.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers outstanding results across all settings. Low achieves 446 FPS average, Medium reaches 396 FPS with a minimum of 336 FPS and maximum of 455 FPS, High produces 334 FPS, and Ultra drops to 273 FPS. The 173 FPS difference between Low and Ultra highlights the significant cost of enabling maximum graphical features at this resolution.

At 2560x1440, performance remains exceptional. Low produces 294 FPS, Medium averages 256 FPS with a minimum of 218 FPS and maximum of 295 FPS, High reaches 216 FPS, and Ultra maintains 177 FPS. The minimum frame rates at Medium (218 FPS) demonstrate that the system can sustain high refresh rates even during intense combat sequences with multiple demons on screen.

At 3840x2160, the RTX 5090's capabilities are tested more thoroughly. Low achieves 159 FPS, Medium averages 139 FPS with a minimum of 118 FPS and maximum of 160 FPS, High delivers 117 FPS, and Ultra produces 96 FPS. The 4K Medium result is particularly notable for its minimum frame rate of 118 FPS, which remains above the 60 FPS threshold but requires players to accept the Medium preset for consistent performance on 4K 120Hz displays.

The minimum FPS data available only for Medium settings across all resolutions shows the system's frame time consistency. At 1080p Medium, the minimum of 336 FPS is 84.8% of the average, while at 1440p the minimum of 218 FPS is 85.2% of the average, and at 4K the minimum of 118 FPS is 84.9% of the average. This consistency across resolutions indicates that the system maintains stable frame pacing regardless of resolution, with no significant spikes or drops in frame times.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo ranks 61st out of 3712 tested configurations in Doom, placing it in the top 1.6% of all combinations. This ranking reflects the synergy between the i7-14700F's strong multi-threaded performance and the RTX 5090's exceptional rasterization capabilities. The CPU's Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 35122 and single-core score of 4958 demonstrate sufficient processing power to feed the GPU at all tested settings.

The i7-14700F's nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks are the Intel Xeon 6505P with a 0.2% lower average score, the Intel Xeon Phi 7290 with a 0.3% higher score, the AMD Ryzen 9 7900X with a 0.6% higher score, and the AMD EPYC 7313P with a 0.8% higher score. These small deltas suggest that CPU choice has minimal impact on synthetic scores, but in Doom, the i7-14700F's 20 cores and 28 threads ensure no CPU bottleneck even at 1080p Low settings.

The RTX 5090's benchmark position is similarly tight, with the NVIDIA Tesla P100 PCIe 16 GB scoring 0.3% higher, the Tesla P100 PCIe 12 GB scoring 0.6% higher, the AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT scoring 1.1% higher, and the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 64X scoring 1.4% lower. Despite these synthetic similarities, the RTX 5090's gaming-specific features and drivers deliver the measured FPS results that place this combo at rank 61.

Compared to the broader field of 3712 combinations, this rank indicates that the RTX 5090 is not the absolute fastest GPU for Doom, but it is among the elite configurations. The combination's performance at 4K Ultra (96 FPS) suggests that only a handful of other setups can exceed this frame rate at maximum settings, and those likely feature even newer or more specialized hardware.

FAQ

Q: What is the best settings preset for 144Hz gaming at 2560x1440?

A: The High preset at 2560x1440 delivers 216 FPS average, which comfortably exceeds 144Hz. The Ultra preset at the same resolution achieves 177 FPS, still above 144Hz, so players can use Ultra if they prefer maximum visual quality.

Q: Can this combo maintain 60 FPS at 4K Ultra settings?

A: Yes, the Ultra preset at 3840x2160 produces 96 FPS average, which is 60% above the 60 FPS threshold. Even the most demanding settings configuration maintains a comfortable margin above 60 FPS.

Q: How much performance is lost when moving from 1080p to 4K?

A: At High settings, the average FPS drops from 334 at 1920x1080 to 117 at 3840x2160, representing a 65% reduction. At Low settings, the drop is from 446 to 159 FPS, a 64.3% reduction.

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

A: At 1080p, the GPU is the primary bottleneck, as evidenced by the 446 FPS at Low settings. At 4K, the GPU becomes even more dominant, with the 32 GB VRAM and 1.79 TB/s bandwidth being fully utilized.

Q: What is the minimum frame rate recorded across all settings?

A: The lowest minimum FPS recorded is 118 FPS at 3840x2160 Medium settings. This is the only configuration where the minimum drops below 120 FPS, indicating the system never falls below 60 FPS in any tested scenario.

Q: How does this combo rank compared to other tested configurations?

A: This combo ranks 61st out of 3712 tested combinations, placing it in the top 1.6% of all CPU-GPU pairings tested in Doom. The RTX 5090's 92nd percentile ranking among all GPUs and the i7-14700F's 91st percentile among all CPUs contribute to this strong overall position.