Doom

The Intel Core i7-14700KF paired with the AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT delivers a highly playable experience in Doom, but the data reveals a clear performance ceiling defined by the graphics card. At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the combo produces an average of 200.6 FPS, demonstrating the CPU’s ability to push frames well beyond typical display refresh rates. Moving to High settings at the same resolution drops the average to 146.7 FPS, a 26.9% reduction that still leaves ample headroom for high-refresh monitors. The scaling pattern shifts dramatically at 2560x1440, where the Low preset averages 131.9 FPS and High settles at 96.2 FPS. The most telling results come at 3840x2160: the High preset manages only 52 FPS on average, while Ultra falls to 41.7 FPS. This steep decline from 1080p to 4K—a 64.5% drop in average FPS between Low presets—indicates that the RX 7600 XT becomes the limiting component as pixel count rises, with the i7-14700KF’s substantial compute resources underutilized at higher resolutions.

Resolution Scaling

The measured frame rates show a textbook GPU-bound scaling curve. At 1920x1080, the difference between Low and High settings is 53.9 FPS, but at 2560x1440 that gap narrows to 35.7 FPS, and at 3840x2160 it shrinks further to 15.8 FPS. This compression of the settings delta as resolution increases is a hallmark of the GPU reaching its fill-rate and bandwidth limits. The RX 7600 XT’s 288.0 GB/s memory bandwidth and 176.3 GPixel/s pixel rate become the decisive factors at 4K, where even the Low preset only yields 67.8 FPS. The Ultra preset at 4K, at 41.7 FPS, falls below the 60 FPS threshold commonly considered the baseline for smooth gameplay. At 1440p, the combo sits in a comfortable zone: Ultra averages 76.6 FPS, which is playable for most titles, while Medium and High land at 113.6 and 96.2 FPS respectively. The data suggests that for players targeting 4K, the CPU’s 20 cores and 28 threads are largely irrelevant, as the frame rate is constrained by the GPU’s 2048 shading units and 64 ROPs. At 1080p, however, the i7-14700KF’s 5.60 GHz boost clock and 33 MB L3 cache ensure that the GPU is fed with minimal bottleneck, evidenced by the 200.6 FPS Low result.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT is built on the RDNA 3.0 architecture with a 6 nm process from TSMC, featuring a die size of 204 mm² and 13,300 million transistors. Its clock behavior is notable: the base clock sits at 1980 MHz, the game clock at 2470 MHz, and the boost clock reaches 2755 MHz. These frequencies, combined with 16 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, produce a texture rate of 352.6 GTexel/s and an FP32 throughput of 22.57 TFLOPS. In Doom, the GPU’s role is dominant across all measured settings. At 1080p Ultra, the average of 119.8 FPS indicates the card can handle the game’s maximum settings at that resolution, but the step to 1440p Ultra drops performance by 36% to 76.6 FPS. The VRAM capacity is not a limiting factor in these results—16 GB is ample for Doom’s texture loads—but the 128-bit memory bus and 288.0 GB/s bandwidth create a bottleneck at 4K. The GPU’s PassMark G3D score of 17132 places it in the 63rd percentile of all GPUs, and its nearest rivals include the RX 7600 with a deltaPct of -0.6% and the RTX 2060 SUPER at +1.9%. This positioning explains why the card performs admirably at 1080p and 1440p but struggles to maintain 60 FPS at 4K High, where the average drops to 52 FPS.

FAQ

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

A: The highest measured average is 200.6 FPS at 1920x1080 with Low settings.

Q: Can this combo run Doom at 4K with Ultra settings?

A: Yes, but the average FPS is 41.7, which falls below the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay.

Q: How does the RX 7600 XT compare to its closest rival, the RX 7600?

A: The RX 7600 XT has an average benchmark score of 20146, which is 0.6% lower than the RX 7600’s 20258, based on deltaPct data.

Q: What is the frame rate difference between 1080p and 1440p at High settings?

A: At 1920x1080 High, the average is 146.7 FPS, while at 2560x1440 High, it drops to 96.2 FPS, a reduction of 50.5 FPS.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the limiting factor at 4K?

A: The data shows the GPU is the primary constraint at 4K, as the frame rate drop from 1080p to 4K is steep and consistent across all settings presets.

Q: What is the combo’s overall rank among tested configurations?

A: The combo ranks 1072 out of 1681 tested combos for Doom.

Settings Recommendations

For players prioritizing frame rate, the Low preset at 1920x1080 delivers the best experience with an average of 200.6 FPS, which is ideal for competitive play or high-refresh displays. At 2560x1440, the Medium preset at 113.6 FPS offers a strong balance, while High at 96.2 FPS remains smooth and visually richer. The Ultra preset at 1440p, at 76.6 FPS, is still playable but shows diminishing returns. At 3840x2160, the data indicates that High settings at 52 FPS are borderline, while Ultra at 41.7 FPS is not recommended for action-heavy sequences. The Low preset at 4K, at 67.8 FPS, is the only 4K configuration that consistently stays above 60 FPS, suggesting that players targeting 4K should either reduce settings or lower resolution. Across all resolutions, the Medium preset consistently outperforms High by a margin of 15-17% in average FPS, making it the most efficient choice for maintaining high frame rates without a significant visual penalty. The i7-14700KF’s 96th percentile ranking among all CPUs ensures that no CPU-side bottleneck exists at any of these settings, so the choice of preset is purely a GPU load trade-off.

How This Combo Ranks

The Intel Core i7-14700KF and AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT combination ranks 1072 out of 1681 tested combos in Doom, placing it in the 36th percentile of all configurations. This mid-pack ranking reflects the GPU’s position in the broader market—the RX 7600 XT sits in the 63rd percentile of all GPUs, while the CPU is in the 96th percentile. The disparity between the two components’ relative strengths is evident in the performance data: at 1080p, the combo outperforms many setups with weaker CPUs, but at 4K, it trails configurations with more powerful GPUs. The CPU’s nearest rivals include the Intel Core i7-14700K with a deltaPct of 0%, and the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X at -0.4%, indicating that the i7-14700KF is on par with the best consumer chips. The GPU’s nearest rivals, however, include the RTX 2060 SUPER at +1.9% and the RX 7600 at -0.6%, showing that the RX 7600 XT is firmly in the mid-range tier. The combo’s rank of 1072 suggests that while the CPU is top-tier, the GPU holds the configuration back from higher placements, particularly at resolutions above 1440p. For Doom specifically, the data indicates that this combo is best suited for 1080p and 1440p gaming, where the CPU’s headroom allows the GPU to operate at its full potential.