Doom

The Intel Core i7-14700KF and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 combination holds a rank of 970 out of 1,681 tested combos in Doom, placing it in the upper-middle portion of the database. This position is notable given the pairing of a high-end 20-core processor with a mid-range graphics card. The CPU’s benchmark percentile against all processors is 96, and its average benchmark score of 70,104 places it within 0.4% of the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X and 0.3% of the AMD EPYC 9115, while the Intel Core i7-14700K scores nearly identically at 70,074. The GPU, by contrast, sits at the 66th percentile against all GPUs, with an average score of 23,181. The data suggests the combo’s overall rank is constrained primarily by the graphics card, which trails the CPU’s relative standing by a wide margin.

How This Combo Ranks

The 970th position out of 1,681 combos indicates a system that is better than average but not elite for this title. The CPU’s 96th percentile standing suggests it is far more capable than the GPU’s 66th percentile, creating an imbalance where the processor has significant headroom. Looking at the CPU’s nearest rivals, the Intel Core i7-14700K has an average score of 70,074, a delta of 0% from the 14700KF, meaning these two chips are effectively interchangeable in performance. The AMD Ryzen 9 9950X scores 70,420, which is 0.4% higher, while the Intel Xeon Platinum 8270 scores 71,056, coming in 1.3% ahead. These margins are negligible in real-world gaming scenarios. For the GPU, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060’s average score of 23,181 is just 0.6% below the AMD Radeon RX 6600M’s 23,321 and 0.7% below the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti’s 23,338. The Intel Arc B580 trails by 0.7% with 23,021, and the AMD Radeon 760M is 0.8% behind at 22,999. The combination’s rank reflects a system where the CPU is overqualified for the GPU’s output, a pattern that becomes clear in the resolution scaling analysis.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 is built on the Ada Lovelace architecture with a 5 nm process from TSMC, containing 18,900 million transistors on a 159 mm² die. Its memory configuration is 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus, providing 272.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The GPU’s base clock is 1830 MHz, boosting to 2460 MHz, with memory running at 2125 MHz or 17 Gbps effective. These specifications are modest by modern standards, and the data shows the GPU’s role in Doom is to be the primary bottleneck at higher resolutions. The card’s shading units number 3,072, with 96 texture mapping units and 48 raster output units. It achieves a pixel rate of 118.1 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 236.2 GTexel/s, with FP32 performance of 15.11 TFLOPS. The GPU’s power draw is rated at 115 W, with a suggested PSU of 300 W. In the context of Doom, the 8 GB VRAM is sufficient for the measured settings, but the 128-bit memory bus limits bandwidth, which becomes relevant at 4K. The GPU’s benchmark results include a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 2,302 and a Passmark G3D score of 19,545, which are mid-range figures that align with its 66th percentile ranking.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS data provides clear guidance on which settings preset delivers the best experience. At 1080p, the Ultra preset yields an average of 135.6 FPS, while High produces 169.3 FPS, Medium 195.5 FPS, and Low 226.6 FPS. The jump from Ultra to High is 33.7 FPS, a 24.9% improvement, which is substantial for a single step down in quality. At 1440p, the Ultra preset averages 90 FPS, High reaches 107.6 FPS, Medium 126.7 FPS, and Low 148 FPS. The 4K results show Ultra at 49.1 FPS, High at 57.2 FPS, Medium at 71.5 FPS, and Low at 80.8 FPS. For a smooth experience, the data indicates that High settings are the optimal balance across all resolutions, as they maintain frame rates above 57 FPS even at 4K, while providing a visual uplift over Medium. The Ultra preset at 4K drops below 50 FPS, which is marginal for fast-paced gameplay. At 1440p, High offers a comfortable 107.6 FPS, and at 1080p, it delivers 169.3 FPS, both well above the threshold for high-refresh-rate monitors. The Medium preset is a fallback for 4K if higher frame rates are desired, but High is the recommended starting point.

Measured FPS Breakdown

Examining the data resolution by resolution, the 1080p results show a clear hierarchy. Low settings produce 226.6 FPS, Medium 195.5 FPS, High 169.3 FPS, and Ultra 135.6 FPS. The delta between Low and Ultra is 91 FPS, a 67.1% reduction in frame rate when maxing out quality. At 1440p, the numbers are 148 FPS for Low, 126.7 FPS for Medium, 107.6 FPS for High, and 90 FPS for Ultra. The gap between Low and Ultra narrows to 58 FPS, a 64.4% drop. At 4K, the results are 80.8 FPS for Low, 71.5 FPS for Medium, 57.2 FPS for High, and 49.1 FPS for Ultra. The reduction from Low to Ultra is 31.7 FPS, a 64.6% decrease. These percentages are remarkably consistent across resolutions, indicating that the GPU’s workload scales predictably with settings. The 1080p figures show the CPU is not limiting performance, as even the lowest settings yield over 226 FPS. At 1440p, the system remains highly playable, with all presets above 90 FPS. The 4K results are the most demanding, with only Low and Medium providing frame rates above 70 FPS, while High and Ultra fall to 57.2 and 49.1 FPS respectively.

Resolution Scaling

The transition from 1080p to 4K reveals how the system’s performance scales with resolution. At High settings, the average FPS drops from 169.3 at 1080p to 107.6 at 1440p, a 36.4% reduction, then to 57.2 at 4K, a further 46.8% reduction from 1440p. The cumulative drop from 1080p to 4K is 66.2%. For Low settings, the 1080p result of 226.6 FPS falls to 148 FPS at 1440p, a 34.7% drop, and then to 80.8 FPS at 4K, a 45.4% drop from 1440p. The total reduction from 1080p to 4K is 64.3%. Medium settings show a similar pattern: 195.5 FPS at 1080p, 126.7 FPS at 1440p (35.2% drop), and 71.5 FPS at 4K (43.6% drop from 1440p), for a total 63.4% reduction. Ultra settings go from 135.6 FPS at 1080p to 90 FPS at 1440p, a 33.6% drop, then to 49.1 FPS at 4K, a 45.4% drop from 1440p, totaling 63.8% reduction. The consistency of these percentages—all between 63.4% and 66.2%—strongly indicates that the GPU is the limiting component across all settings. If the CPU were the bottleneck, the frame rate drops would be less pronounced at higher resolutions, as the GPU would be more heavily utilized. The fact that the scaling is nearly uniform suggests the RTX 4060’s 272.0 GB/s memory bandwidth and 128-bit bus are the primary constraints, particularly at 4K where pixel throughput demands are highest. The CPU’s 20 cores and 28 threads, with boost clock up to 5.60 GHz, are more than sufficient to keep up with the GPU’s output, even at 1080p where frame rates exceed 200 FPS. This pairing is thus GPU-bound in Doom, with the processor sitting idle relative to its capabilities.