Can My PC Run DOOM Eternal?

Game details

Developer

id Software

Publisher

Bethesda Softworks

Released

20 March 2020

Engine

id Tech 7

About DOOM Eternal

DOOM Eternal is one of the best-optimised modern shooters on PC. It uses Vulkan exclusively and runs comfortably above 60 fps on hardware well below the recommended tier — a useful reference point when judging how conservative other publishers are.

Common questions about running DOOM Eternal

Each link runs a real comparison against the published specification.

• Can a GeForce GTX 1050 Ti run DOOM Eternal?
• Can a Radeon R9 280X run DOOM Eternal?
• Can a GeForce GTX 1060 6GB run DOOM Eternal?
• Can a Radeon RX 480 run DOOM Eternal?
• What else runs on 8 GB of RAM?
• Estimate DOOM Eternal performance at your resolution

What PC do I need for DOOM Eternal?

For a comfortable experience, the publisher's recommended specification asks for the following. This is their figure, not our estimate.

Graphics card

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB / GTX 1070 or AMD Radeon RX 480 8GB

Processor

Intel Core i7-6700K or AMD Ryzen 7 1800X

Memory

8 GB RAM

Storage

80 GB

Operating system

Windows 10 64-bit

Not sure how your parts compare? Run the check above or read what these tiers mean.

Can my laptop run DOOM Eternal?

The same check applies — enter the parts your laptop actually contains. Be aware that a laptop graphics chip is usually slower than the desktop card it shares a name with, because the manufacturer sets a lower power limit. A laptop advertising the NVIDIA GeF named here may therefore fall somewhat short of it in practice, and sustained performance drops further as the machine heats up. Treat a borderline laptop result as optimistic rather than assured.

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