DOOM Single Player GPU Performance

DOOM iv, or simply known as DOOM, has finally released. We previously reported the GPU performance during the open beta where Nvidia had updated drivers for information technology, but AMD did not. Non this time around however. AMD actually released drivers for the final release of DOOM a few days before the game launched, a welcome modify I might add, while Nvidia'south came along on Thursday leading the game launch. And so, unlike before we now have both parties updated drivers for doom on hand. Now it's time to see how things milkshake out when we toss them on the exam bench and see what they can actually do in this latest launch from ID.

Benchmark Method and Settings

With DOOM having no built in benchmark we had to set up a form to run so that our results would stay consequent. Nosotros went with an area of the Second Mission: Resource Functioning. We used the Ultra Preset forth with SMAA for our AA. Tested using the below run three times with each GPU and took the average minimums and boilerplate FPS for our final result to compensate for variation between the runs. Beneath the embedded video are screenshots of the settings we used for all of the runs, all that was changed between runs was the resolution.

Test Organisation

Component	Selection
CPU	Intel Core i7-4770k (4.2ghz)
Motherboard	Asus Maximus VI Hero
Power Supply	Cooler Master V1200platinum

Storage Disk	Seagate 2TB SSHD
Memory	Corsair Vengeance 16GB DDR3 1600mhz
Monitor	Monoprice Crystalview 4k
Video Cards	GTX 960, R9 380, R9 390, GTX 980, R9 Nano, GTX 980ti, R9 Fury X
Operating System	Window 10 64-Bit

Graphics Cards Tested

EVGA GTX 960 SSC 4GB
XFX R9 380 OC 4GB
XFX R9 390 Black Edition 8GB
PNY GTX 980 XLR8 OC 4GB
AMD R9 Nano 4GB
EVGA GTX 980ti Hybrid
Sapphire R9 Fury X
AMD cards were running on Crimson sixteen.5.2 drivers while Nvidia were running on 365.xix. Both released for DOOM

1080p

For 1080p we stuck with the R9 380 and the GTX 960 as they're both targeted at 1080p gaming

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1440p

We tested all our graphics cards at 1440p every bit even the lower stop cards are designed for entry into the 1440p gaming world

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2160p/4k

In our 4k testing nosotros exclude the R9 380 and GTX 960 as neither are intended for use at that resolution and this game proves that not many are.

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Decision

While it is good to see AMD having drivers set for launch, the performance still falls behind Nvidia in most cases. The R9 380 Stands with the GTX 960 with no problem and the R9 Fury X manages to close the gap with the 980ti once yous striking 4k. The results from the R9 390 were well-nigh alarming, just not having a GTX 970 to compare it too I can't speculate too much, other than it appears that in that location are some improvements yet to exist fabricated on the driver side as the GCN one.two cards are belongings upwards fairly well. Nvidia did a great job having consistent performance across all their GPUs with this driver, the GTX 980 stands out great at 1440p nearly catching the Fury X at that resolution. In the terminate the game does scale well with settings, and so if you're not getting the functioning yous would like, merely consider dropping it down to 'Loftier' and turning off SMAA, you'll likely not notice much of, if any, difference.

If there are driver releases in the time to come specifically to ameliorate performance with this title, we volition revisit and include those results, we expect new drivers from both when Vulkan support is added. Look for that GPU functioning review when that becomes available.

Bank check here for updated R9 390 results with Crimson 16.5.two.1 drivers