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Best Doom: The Dark Ages settings for the NVIDIA RTX 3060 Ti (2026)

On a NVIDIA RTX 3060 Ti (paired with a balanced AMD Ryzen 9 5950X-class CPU), Doom: The Dark Ages runs at roughly 79 FPS at 1440p with our optimized settings — up from about 59FPS with everything maxed. Here's the configuration and what each setting costs.

The NVIDIA RTX 3060 Ti is a strong 1440p graphics card with 8GB of VRAM, and Doom: The Dark Ages is a demanding, graphically heavy game. Paired with the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, it runs well at 1440p — about 79 FPS with FrameCoach's optimized settings, a clear jump from roughly 59 FPS with everything on High.

Across resolutions you can expect around 97 FPS at 1080p and 79 FPS at 1440p, dropping to roughly 61 FPS at 4K. With only 8GB of VRAM, keep textures a notch below max in Doom: The Dark Ages at higher resolutions to avoid stutter. The biggest free win is DLSS upscaling — set it to Quality for a large FPS boost at little visual cost.

ResolutionAll-High FPSOptimized FPS
1080p9897
1440p5979
4K3361
💡 Doom: The Dark Ages: id Tech 8 - extremely well-optimised; even mid-range GPUs run it well.
🚀 Biggest free win: enable DLSS (Quality) — about +35% FPS for a small sharpness trade.
Recommended settings
Upscaling — DLSSQuality+35% FPS
Doom: The Dark Ages (id Tech 8) supports DLSS, FSR and XeSS. The engine is extremely well-optimised, so this is mostly for 4K or weaker GPUs.
Shadow QualityHighbaseline
Shadow resolution and range. High is a clean trade over Ultra.
Lighting QualityHighbaseline
Quality of the always-on ray-traced lighting. High looks great and runs fast.
ReflectionsHighbaseline
Surface reflections. Medium/High is plenty mid-combat.
Geometric QualityHighbaseline
World and model geometry detail. High is plenty.
ParticlesHighbaseline
Gore, fire and demon-blast effects. Lowering smooths the heaviest fights.
Anti-AliasingHighbaseline
Edge smoothing. Medium/High keeps the carnage clean cheaply.
Texture Pool SizeHighbaseline
How much VRAM is used for textures. Ultra wants a roomy card; High is safe on 8GB.

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Frequently asked

What FPS does the NVIDIA RTX 3060 Ti get in Doom: The Dark Ages?

With FrameCoach's optimized balanced settings, the NVIDIA RTX 3060 Ti averages around 79 FPS at 1440p in Doom: The Dark Ages — up from about 59 FPS with everything on High.

Can the NVIDIA RTX 3060 Ti run Doom: The Dark Ages at 1440p?

At 1440p with optimized settings, the NVIDIA RTX 3060 Ti averages roughly 79 FPS in Doom: The Dark Ages — a smooth experience.

What are the best Doom: The Dark Ages settings for the NVIDIA RTX 3060 Ti?

Turn on DLSS (Quality), keep ray tracing off for maximum FPS, and ease the heaviest options like Shadow Quality and Lighting Quality down a notch. The full per-setting breakdown is above.

FPS figures are estimates from a generalized model (hardware tier × game load × per-setting weights), not live benchmarks — real performance varies by scene, drivers and game version.