How Many FPS Does Doom: The Dark Ages Get with GTX 970? Performance at 1080p, 1440p & 4K

18FPS

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 970 Specifications

BrandNVIDIA

VRAM4 GB

Power Draw (TDP)145W

TierMid-range

Benchmark17

1080p (Full HD)17/100

These are the basic specs. The full GTX 970 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 970 and a Intel Core i5-13400

Ultra

1080p

18FPS

min 16Poor

1440p

12FPS

min 11Unplayable

5FPS

min 4Unplayable

High

1080p

23FPS

min 20Poor

1440p

16FPS

min 14Poor

6FPS

min 5Unplayable

Medium

1080p

31FPS

min 28Acceptable

1440p

21FPS

min 19Poor

7FPS

min 6Unplayable

Low

1080p

40FPS

min 36Acceptable

1440p

27FPS

min 24Poor

9FPS

min 8Unplayable

Bottleneck (estimated)

1080pGPU 71%

1440pGPU 81%

4KGPU 93%

Quality	1080p (Full HD)	1440p (2K)	4K (Ultra HD)
Ultra	18FPS min 16Poor	12FPS min 11Unplayable	5FPS min 4Unplayable
High	23FPS min 20Poor	16FPS min 14Poor	6FPS min 5Unplayable
Medium	31FPS min 28Acceptable	21FPS min 19Poor	7FPS min 6Unplayable
Low	40FPS min 36Acceptable	27FPS min 24Poor	9FPS min 8Unplayable
Bottleneck (estimated)	GPU 71%	GPU 81%	GPU 93%

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 970 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 970 with FSR enabled, starting from its native Ultra FPS.

Resolution	Native	FSR Quality	FSR Performance
1080p	18	23	26
1440p	12	16	20
4K	5	7	9

About ray tracing: every figure on this page is with ray tracing off. The GTX 970 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 970 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 970 Enough for Doom: The Dark Ages?

The GTX 970 delivers 18 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 12 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 970 or GTX 1650 Laptop for Doom: The Dark Ages?

In Doom: The Dark Ages at 1080p Ultra both land on the same figure: 18 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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GTX 1060 3GBNVIDIA 3GB

21FPS

1080p Ultra

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GTX 1650NVIDIA 4GB

21FPS

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 970

How many FPS does the GTX 970 get in Doom: The Dark Ages at 1080p?

The GTX 970 averages 18 FPS in Doom: The Dark Ages at 1080p on Ultra settings. Dropping to High takes it to around 23 FPS, and Low reaches roughly 40 FPS.

What about 1440p and 4K?

On Ultra, the GTX 970 manages around 12 FPS at 1440p and around 5 FPS at 4K. Those are native figures: switching on AI upscaling lifts both considerably.

Can the GTX 970 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 970 to about 40 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 970 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 970 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 970?

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 970 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 970 and a Intel Core i5-13400

Ultra

1080p

18FPS

min 16Poor

1440p

12FPS

min 11Unplayable

5FPS

min 4Unplayable

High

1080p

23FPS

min 20Poor

1440p

16FPS

min 14Poor

6FPS

min 5Unplayable

Medium

1080p

31FPS

min 28Acceptable

1440p

21FPS

min 19Poor

7FPS

min 6Unplayable

Low

1080p

40FPS

min 36Acceptable

1440p

27FPS

min 24Poor

9FPS

min 8Unplayable

Bottleneck (estimated)

1080pGPU 71%

1440pGPU 81%

4KGPU 93%

Quality	1080p (Full HD)	1440p (2K)	4K (Ultra HD)
Ultra	18FPS min 16Poor	12FPS min 11Unplayable	5FPS min 4Unplayable
High	23FPS min 20Poor	16FPS min 14Poor	6FPS min 5Unplayable
Medium	31FPS min 28Acceptable	21FPS min 19Poor	7FPS min 6Unplayable
Low	40FPS min 36Acceptable	27FPS min 24Poor	9FPS min 8Unplayable
Bottleneck (estimated)	GPU 71%	GPU 81%	GPU 93%

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	18	23	26
1440p	12	16	20
4K	5	7	9

About ray tracing: every figure on this page is with ray tracing off. The GTX 970 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 970

How many FPS does the GTX 970 get in Doom: The Dark Ages at 1080p?

The GTX 970 averages 18 FPS in Doom: The Dark Ages at 1080p on Ultra settings. Dropping to High takes it to around 23 FPS, and Low reaches roughly 40 FPS.

What about 1440p and 4K?

On Ultra, the GTX 970 manages around 12 FPS at 1440p and around 5 FPS at 4K. Those are native figures: switching on AI upscaling lifts both considerably.

Can the GTX 970 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 970 to about 40 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 970 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 970 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 970?