DOOM Eternal brings back memories from the 1990s. This entry in the age-old series makes use of all modern hardware out there while still feeling like the original titles from two decades ago. It is a graphical marvel, but Bethesda has optimized the title very well to give a 60 FPS experience on some entry-level hardware too. DOOM isn’t designed to be played in 30 FPS. It is a fast-paced action first-person shooter game, and you make out the most of it only if the game is running at 60 FPS or higher. Thus, we won’t include DOOM Eternal system requirements for 30 FPS experiences. Rather, we will emphasize systems that can run the game at 120 FPS or higher.
DOOM Eternal Minimum System Requirements
1080p / 60 FPS / Low Quality Settings
The official minimum requirements listed on Bethesda’s site are a bit confusing. The minimum CPU listed states Core i5 @3.3GHz or better, or AMD Ryzen 3 @ 3.1 GHz or better. There have been several processors released with clock speeds equal to or faster than the listed. However, we guess Bethesda refers to the slightly older quad-core i5 and the fairly recent quad-core Ryzen 3 processors.
A large number of graphics cards are listed alongside the processors. The graphics cards vary largely in terms of their performance, with the GTX 1050 Ti and the R9 280 being way weaker than the GTX 1060 3 GB and the RX 470.
| OS | Windows 7 64-bit SP1 or Windows 10 (64-bit) version 15063.0 or higher |
| CPU | Intel© Core™ i5 6600 @3.30-3.90 GHz | AMD© Ryzen™ 3 3300X @3.80-4.30 GHz |
| Memory | 8 GB system memory |
| Graphics Card | NVIDIA© GeForce™ GTX 1050 Ti or GeForce™ GTX 1650 or GeForce™ GTX 1060 | AMD© Radeon™ R9 280 or Radeon™ R9 290 or Radeon™ RX 470 |
| Video Memory | 3 GB (GTX 1060, R9 280), 4 GB (GTX 1050 Ti, GTX 1650, R9 290, RX 470) |
| DirectX | Version 11 or equivalent |
| Internet Connection | Broadband Internet Connection with 512kbps or faster connection |
| Storage | 50 GB HDD |
DOOM Eternal Recommended System Requirements
1. 1080p / 60 FPS / High Quality Settings
| OS | Windows 7 64-bit SP1 or Windows 10 (64-bit) version 15063.0 or higher |
| CPU | Intel© Core™ i5 6700K @4.00-4.20 GHz | AMD© Ryzen™ 7 1800X @3.60-4.00 GHz |
| Memory | 8 GB system memory |
| Graphics Card | NVIDIA© GeForce™ GTX 1060 or GeForce™ GTX 970 | AMD© Radeon™ RX 480 |
| Video Memory | 4 GB (GTX 970), 6 GB (GTX 2060), 8 GB (RX 480) |
| DirectX | Version 12 or equivalent |
| Internet Connection | Broadband Internet Connection with 512kbps or faster connection |
| Storage | 50 GB SSD |
The texture quality should be set to Medium on the GTX 970 to get 60 FPS consistently. The shabby 4 GB VRAM on the GTX 970 isn’t enough to keep the large textures loaded at the High settings, and it results in frequent stutters and frame drops.
2. 1080p / 120 FPS / High Quality Settings
| OS | Windows 7 64-bit SP1 or Windows 10 (64-bit) version 15063.0 or higher |
| CPU | Intel© Core™ i5 7600 @3.50-4.10 GHz | AMD© Ryzen™ 3 3300X @3.80-4.30 GHz |
| Memory | 8 GB system memory |
| Graphics Card | NVIDIA© GeForce™ GTX 1070 or GeForce™ GTX 1660 Super | AMD© Radeon™ RX 580 or Radeon™ RX 5500 XT |
| Video Memory | 6 GB (GTX 1660 Super), 8 GB (GTX 1070, RX 580, RX 5500 XT) |
| DirectX | Version 12 or equivalent |
| Internet Connection | Broadband Internet Connection with 512kbps or faster connection |
| Storage | 50 GB SSD |
3. 1440p / 60 FPS / High Quality Settings
| OS | Windows 7 64-bit SP1 or Windows 10 (64-bit) version 15063.0 or higher |
| CPU | Intel© Core™ i5 6700K @4.00-4.20 GHz | AMD© Ryzen™ 7 1800X @3.60-4.00 GHz |
| Memory | 8 GB system memory |
| Graphics Card | NVIDIA© GeForce™ GTX 1080 or GeForce™ RTX 2060 | AMD© Radeon™ RX Vega56 |
| Video Memory | 6 GB (RTX 2060), 8 GB (GTX 1080, RX 580, RX Vega56) |
| DirectX | Version 12 or equivalent |
| Internet Connection | Broadband Internet Connection with 512kbps or faster connection |
| Storage | 50 GB SSD |
4. 1440p / 120 FPS / High Quality Settings
| OS | Windows 7 64-bit SP1 or Windows 10 (64-bit) version 15063.0 or higher |
| CPU | Intel© Core™ i5 6700K @4.00-4.20 GHz | AMD© Ryzen™ 7 1800X @3.60-4.00 GHz |
| Memory | 8 GB system memory |
| Graphics Card | NVIDIA© GeForce™ GTX 1080 or GeForce™ RTX 2070 | AMD© Radeon™ RX 5700 XT |
| Video Memory | 8 GB |
| DirectX | Version 12 or equivalent |
| Internet Connection | Broadband Internet Connection with 512kbps or faster connection |
| Storage | 50 GB SSD |
5. 1440p / 120 FPS / Ultra Nightmare Settings or 2160p / 60 FPS / Ultra Nightmare Settings
| OS | Windows 7 64-bit SP1 or Windows 10 (64-bit) version 15063.0 or higher |
| CPU | Intel© Core™ i9 9900K @3.60-5.00 GHz | AMD© Ryzen™ 7 3700X @3.60-4.40 GHz |
| Memory | 16 GB system memory |
| Graphics Card | NVIDIA© GeForce™ RTX 2080 Ti | AMD© Radeon™ VII |
| Video Memory | 11 GB (NVIDIA), 16 GB (AMD) |
| DirectX | Version 12 or equivalent |
| Internet Connection | Broadband Internet Connection with 512kbps or faster connection |
| Storage | 50 GB SSD |
6. 2160p / 120 FPS / Ultra Nightmare Settings
| OS | Windows 7 64-bit SP1 or Windows 10 (64-bit) version 15063.0 or higher |
| CPU | Intel© Core™ i9 9900K @3.60-5.00 GHz | AMD© Ryzen™ 7 3700X @3.60-4.40 GHz |
| Memory | 16 GB system memory |
| Graphics Card | NVIDIA© GeForce™ RTX 3080 | AMD© Radeon™ RX 6800 XT |
| Video Memory | 10 GB (NVIDIA), 16 GB (AMD) |
| DirectX | Version 12 or equivalent |
| Internet Connection | Broadband Internet Connection with 512kbps or faster connection |
| Storage | 50 GB SSD |
The game is a graphical revelation and undoubtedly another great entry in the long-running series. It is an easy recommendation to any first-person shooter lover.
DOOM Eternal is now available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Series S, PlayStation 5, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, and Google Stadia. It will also come to Steam Deck when it launches in December 2021.