How Many FPS Does Doom: The Dark Ages Get with GTX 960? Performance at 1080p, 1440p & 4K

13FPS

1080p UltraEstimated

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Doom: The Dark Ages system requirements

Official minimum and recommended requirements published by the developer.

Minimum

CPUAMD Zen 2 or Intel 10th Generation CPU @3.2Ghz with 8 cores / 16 threads or better (examples: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X or better, or Intel Core i7 10700K or better)

GPUNVIDIA or AMD hardware Raytracing-capable GPU with 8GB dedicated VRAM or better (examples: NVIDIA RTX 2060 SUPER or better, AMD RX 6600 or better)

RAM16 GB RAM

Storage100 GB available space

GTX 960 Specifications

BrandNVIDIA

VRAM2 GB

Power Draw (TDP)120W

TierEntry-level

Benchmark12

1080p (Full HD)12/100

These are the basic specs. The full GTX 960 page adds the rest of the technical data and its FPS game by game, not just in Doom: The Dark Ages.

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Doom: The Dark Ages FPS with a GTX 960 and a Intel Core i5-13400

Ultra

1080p

13FPS

min 12Unplayable

1440p

7FPS

min 6Unplayable

5FPS

min 4Unplayable

High

1080p

17FPS

min 15Poor

1440p

10FPS

min 9Unplayable

5FPS

min 4Unplayable

Medium

1080p

22FPS

min 20Poor

1440p

13FPS

min 12Unplayable

5FPS

min 4Unplayable

Low

1080p

28FPS

min 25Poor

1440p

16FPS

min 14Poor

5FPS

min 4Unplayable

Bottleneck (estimated)

1080pGPU 80%

1440pGPU 88%

4KGPU 97%

Quality	1080p (Full HD)	1440p (2K)	4K (Ultra HD)
Ultra	13FPS min 12Unplayable	7FPS min 6Unplayable	5FPS min 4Unplayable
High	17FPS min 15Poor	10FPS min 9Unplayable	5FPS min 4Unplayable
Medium	22FPS min 20Poor	13FPS min 12Unplayable	5FPS min 4Unplayable
Low	28FPS min 25Poor	16FPS min 14Poor	5FPS min 4Unplayable
Bottleneck (estimated)	GPU 80%	GPU 88%	GPU 97%

The percentage estimates how much of the stronger component's capability goes unused because of the other one.

It makes no difference which processor you have: with the GTX 960 in Doom: The Dark Ages the graphics card is always the brake. Swapping CPU would not gain you a single frame — put the money into the card.

FSR performance: FPS with AI upscaling

Upscaling renders Doom: The Dark Ages at a lower internal resolution and reconstructs the image, so you trade a little sharpness for extra frames. These are the estimated figures for the GTX 960 with FSR enabled, starting from its native Ultra FPS.

Resolution	Native	FSR Quality	FSR Performance
1080p	13	16	19
1440p	7	9	12
4K	5	7	9

About ray tracing: every figure on this page is with ray tracing off. The GTX 960 has no dedicated hardware for it, so it is an option best left disabled.

Estimated figures. The real gain varies by game and by the version of the technology.

Is the CPU or the graphics card holding you back?

These FPS assume a mid-range CPU that isn't a bottleneck — roughly a Intel Core i5-13400 — and 16 GB of RAM.

Here the graphics card is the brake: the GTX 960 is what caps the frame rate in Doom: The Dark Ages. A faster processor would hardly change the result.

The CheckFPS verdict

Analysis based on real in-game FPS, not spec sheets

Is the GTX 960 Enough for Doom: The Dark Ages?

The GTX 960 delivers 13 FPS at 1080p Ultra in Doom: The Dark Ages. This GPU is not enough for Doom: The Dark Ages at this resolution. We recommend a more powerful GPU.

At 1440p it gets 7 FPS and at 4K 5 FPS at Ultra quality.

This GPU does not reach 60 FPS at 1080p Ultra

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Our guide collects the settings that give between +40% and +90% FPS in Doom: The Dark Ages with barely any visual loss. Recommended settings, GPU-specific tips (NVIDIA/AMD/Intel) and solutions to common game issues.

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GTX 960 or GTX 1050 for Doom: The Dark Ages?

In Doom: The Dark Ages at 1080p Ultra both land on the same figure: 13 FPS. Price and power draw are what separate them.

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Other GPUs for Doom: The Dark Ages

RTX 3070NVIDIA 8GB

63FPS

1080p Ultra

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RTX 4060 Ti 16GBNVIDIA 16GB

63FPS

1080p Ultra

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RTX 5060NVIDIA 8GB

63FPS

1080p Ultra

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RTX 4060 TiNVIDIA 8GB

62FPS

1080p Ultra

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RX 570 4GBAMD 4GB

18FPS

1080p Ultra

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RX 6400AMD 4GB

17FPS

1080p Ultra

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If none of these convinces you for Doom: The Dark Ages, the full ranking sorts all 143 cards by real FPS, not synthetic scores.

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Frequently asked questions about Doom: The Dark Ages on the GTX 960

How many FPS does the GTX 960 get in Doom: The Dark Ages at 1080p?

The GTX 960 averages 13 FPS in Doom: The Dark Ages at 1080p on Ultra settings. Dropping to High takes it to around 17 FPS, and Low reaches roughly 28 FPS.

What about 1440p and 4K?

On Ultra, the GTX 960 manages around 7 FPS at 1440p and around 5 FPS at 4K. Those are native figures: switching on AI upscaling lifts both considerably.

Can the GTX 960 run Doom: The Dark Ages at 60 FPS?

Not on Ultra — it averages below 60 FPS at every resolution. Dropping to Low at 1080p gets the GTX 960 to about 28 FPS in Doom: The Dark Ages, and AI upscaling helps close the gap to 60.

Do these Doom: The Dark Ages figures include upscaling or ray tracing?

No. Every FPS figure on this page is native, with no AI upscaling and with ray tracing off. The GTX 960 has no ray tracing hardware, so that option is off the table for this card.

How many FPS do I gain by turning on FSR in Doom: The Dark Ages?

At 4K, FSR on Quality mode takes the GTX 960 from around 5 native FPS to an estimated 7 FPS. Performance mode goes higher still, at the cost of some image sharpness.

What processor do I need to pair with the GTX 960?

The figures on this page assume a Intel Core i5-13400, a mid-range processor that does not bottleneck the card. What matters with the GTX 960 is that the CPU is not far below it: past that class, moving up a processor barely changes FPS at higher resolutions.

Doom: The Dark Ages system requirements

Official minimum and recommended requirements published by the developer.

Minimum

CPUAMD Zen 2 or Intel 10th Generation CPU @3.2Ghz with 8 cores / 16 threads or better (examples: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X or better, or Intel Core i7 10700K or better)

GPUNVIDIA or AMD hardware Raytracing-capable GPU with 8GB dedicated VRAM or better (examples: NVIDIA RTX 2060 SUPER or better, AMD RX 6600 or better)

RAM16 GB RAM

Storage100 GB available space

Doom: The Dark Ages FPS with a GTX 960 and a Intel Core i5-13400

Ultra

1080p

13FPS

min 12Unplayable

1440p

7FPS

min 6Unplayable

5FPS

min 4Unplayable

High

1080p

17FPS

min 15Poor

1440p

10FPS

min 9Unplayable

5FPS

min 4Unplayable

Medium

1080p

22FPS

min 20Poor

1440p

13FPS

min 12Unplayable

5FPS

min 4Unplayable

Low

1080p

28FPS

min 25Poor

1440p

16FPS

min 14Poor

5FPS

min 4Unplayable

Bottleneck (estimated)

1080pGPU 80%

1440pGPU 88%

4KGPU 97%

Quality	1080p (Full HD)	1440p (2K)	4K (Ultra HD)
Ultra	13FPS min 12Unplayable	7FPS min 6Unplayable	5FPS min 4Unplayable
High	17FPS min 15Poor	10FPS min 9Unplayable	5FPS min 4Unplayable
Medium	22FPS min 20Poor	13FPS min 12Unplayable	5FPS min 4Unplayable
Low	28FPS min 25Poor	16FPS min 14Poor	5FPS min 4Unplayable
Bottleneck (estimated)	GPU 80%	GPU 88%	GPU 97%

The percentage estimates how much of the stronger component's capability goes unused because of the other one.

FSR performance: FPS with AI upscaling

Resolution	Native	FSR Quality	FSR Performance
1080p	13	16	19
1440p	7	9	12
4K	5	7	9

About ray tracing: every figure on this page is with ray tracing off. The GTX 960 has no dedicated hardware for it, so it is an option best left disabled.

Estimated figures. The real gain varies by game and by the version of the technology.

Frequently asked questions about Doom: The Dark Ages on the GTX 960

How many FPS does the GTX 960 get in Doom: The Dark Ages at 1080p?

The GTX 960 averages 13 FPS in Doom: The Dark Ages at 1080p on Ultra settings. Dropping to High takes it to around 17 FPS, and Low reaches roughly 28 FPS.

What about 1440p and 4K?

On Ultra, the GTX 960 manages around 7 FPS at 1440p and around 5 FPS at 4K. Those are native figures: switching on AI upscaling lifts both considerably.

Can the GTX 960 run Doom: The Dark Ages at 60 FPS?

Not on Ultra — it averages below 60 FPS at every resolution. Dropping to Low at 1080p gets the GTX 960 to about 28 FPS in Doom: The Dark Ages, and AI upscaling helps close the gap to 60.

Do these Doom: The Dark Ages figures include upscaling or ray tracing?

No. Every FPS figure on this page is native, with no AI upscaling and with ray tracing off. The GTX 960 has no ray tracing hardware, so that option is off the table for this card.

How many FPS do I gain by turning on FSR in Doom: The Dark Ages?

At 4K, FSR on Quality mode takes the GTX 960 from around 5 native FPS to an estimated 7 FPS. Performance mode goes higher still, at the cost of some image sharpness.

What processor do I need to pair with the GTX 960?