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Best Doom: The Dark Ages settings for the NVIDIA RTX 4070 (2026)

On a NVIDIA RTX 4070 (paired with a balanced AMD Ryzen 9 5950X-class CPU), Doom: The Dark Ages runs at roughly 75 FPS at 1440p with our optimized settings — up from about 76FPS with everything maxed. Here's the configuration and what each setting costs.

The NVIDIA RTX 4070 is a strong 1440p graphics card with 12GB 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 75 FPS with FrameCoach's optimized settings. That already clears a smooth frame rate on High, so our tuning keeps the visuals as high as possible instead of chasing extra frames.

Across resolutions you can expect around 125 FPS at 1080p and 75 FPS at 1440p, dropping to roughly 66 FPS at 4K. The biggest free win is DLSS upscaling — set it to Quality for a large FPS boost at little visual cost.

ResolutionAll-High FPSOptimized FPS
1080p127125
1440p7675
4K4366
💡 Doom: The Dark Ages: id Tech 8 - extremely well-optimised; even mid-range GPUs run it well.
Recommended settings
Upscaling — DLSSOff
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.
Texture Pool SizeUltra-1% FPS
How much VRAM is used for textures. Ultra wants a roomy card; High is safe on 8GB.
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.

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Frequently asked

What FPS does the NVIDIA RTX 4070 get in Doom: The Dark Ages?

With FrameCoach's optimized balanced settings, the NVIDIA RTX 4070 averages around 75 FPS at 1440p in Doom: The Dark Ages — up from about 76 FPS with everything on High.

Can the NVIDIA RTX 4070 run Doom: The Dark Ages at 1440p?

At 1440p with optimized settings, the NVIDIA RTX 4070 averages roughly 75 FPS in Doom: The Dark Ages — a smooth experience.

What are the best Doom: The Dark Ages settings for the NVIDIA RTX 4070?

Use a balanced preset, 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.