Can I Run DOOM (2016) on My PC / Laptop?

An Intel Core i5-2400 or AMD FX-8320, a GTX 670 2GB or Radeon HD 7870 2GB, 8GB of RAM, and 55GB of storage, running Windows 10 64-bit or newer with DirectX 11. That gets you roughly 1080p on low settings.

An Intel Core i7-3770 or AMD FX-8350, a GTX 970 4GB or Radeon R9 290 4GB, 8GB of RAM, and the same 55GB of storage. That's aimed at 1080p on high settings around 60 fps.

This one leans hard toward the GPU. id Tech 6 barely taxes the CPU, so once you're on a reasonably modern quad-core, your graphics card decides the frame rate far more than the processor does.

id Software built id Tech 6 to hit a steady 60 fps on 2013-generation consoles first, then scaled it up for PC. That console-first target, combined with a smaller, more linear level design than most modern shooters, is why the engine runs light on almost anything.

Vulkan, especially on AMD cards, where it can add 25 percent or more to your frame rate. Nvidia cards gain less and older Nvidia drivers occasionally ran slightly worse on Vulkan than OpenGL, so if you notice a drop after switching, it's worth testing both.

Pick the Vulkan option when Steam prompts you at launch, or go into the game's Settings, then Advanced, and change Graphics API to Vulkan. You can also add the Steam launch option +r_renderAPI 1, or edit DOOMConfig.local and set r_renderapi to 1.

Not a hard engine cap, but V-Sync is on by default and will lock you near your monitor's refresh rate, usually 60. Turn V-Sync off in the in-game video settings and in your GPU driver's control panel to run uncapped.

Yes. Both the minimum and recommended specs list 8GB, and the game doesn't push much past that. 16GB won't hurt if you're multitasking, but it isn't necessary just for this game.

55GB, according to Steam. There's no official SSD requirement, but load times will be noticeably faster on one, and the game will use whatever cache room it has for texture streaming.

2GB is the floor implied by the minimum GPUs (GTX 670 2GB, HD 7870 2GB). On cards at or below that, community tweaks that lower the vt_pageImageSize settings from 4096 to 2048 reduce texture-streaming stutter at the cost of slightly softer textures.

Officially, no. Steam lists Windows 10 64-bit as the minimum OS. It may technically launch on Windows 7 with some tinkering since it shipped before Windows 10 was universal, but it isn't supported and isn't worth troubleshooting when Windows 10 or 11 works cleanly.

DirectX 11 is what Steam lists for both the minimum and recommended specs. In practice you'll get better performance running the Vulkan renderer instead of the DirectX/OpenGL path, especially on AMD hardware.

No. id Tech 6 predates ray tracing support in mainstream engines. If you want ray-traced lighting from this series, that's DOOM: The Dark Ages (2025), a different, much heavier game.

id Tech 6, id Software's in-house engine built specifically for this game and later reused, in modified form, for DOOM Eternal. It's known for squeezing high, stable frame rates out of modest hardware.

No, these are three separate games. DOOM (2016) is the reboot covered on this page. DOOM Eternal (2020) is the sequel and asks for more GPU. DOOM: The Dark Ages (2025) is a prequel with ray tracing built in and the heaviest requirements of the three. None of them are the 1993 original DOOM either, which is a much older, much smaller game now sold as DOOM + DOOM II.

That joke is about the original 1993 DOOM, which is tiny enough that hobbyists have ported it to everything from calculators to pregnancy tests as a running gag. It has nothing to do with this 2016 reboot, which is a full modern game with real, if modest, hardware requirements.

Yes. The single-player campaign, which is most of the game, runs entirely offline with no internet connection required. You only need to be online for multiplayer and for Steam's own login check.

The multiplayer population is small a decade after launch, but there's no confirmed official shutdown of the servers. If you're buying the game today, go in expecting the campaign to be the main draw and treat multiplayer as a bonus if you can still find a match.

For sure. The RTX 3050 outpaces DOOM (2016)'s recommended card, leaving you high 1080p now and 1440p whenever you like. Around 90 to 110 fps at 1080p high to ultra settings, well clear of the recommended-spec target.

You can play it. The GTX 1650 is at DOOM (2016)'s minimum, so keep to 1080p low to medium and lower a setting if it stutters. Should land somewhere around 90 to 100 fps at 1080p high settings with Vulkan on, well above the official recommended card.

Yes. On the GTX 1060 6GB, DOOM (2016) runs at high settings in 1080p and scales up to 1440p without much fuss. A real 2016 launch benchmark put it around 73 fps at 1080p Ultra with Vulkan, no anti-aliasing.

The RX 580 is a strong fit for DOOM (2016). It lands at or above the recommended spec, so high 1080p is comfortable and 1440p works. Roughly on par with or a little ahead of the GTX 1060 once Vulkan is enabled, likely 70 to 90 fps at 1080p.

For sure. The RTX 4060 outpaces DOOM (2016)'s recommended card, leaving you high 1080p now and 1440p whenever you like. Comfortably past 200 fps at 1080p on ultra settings, well beyond what most monitors can even show.

For sure. The RTX 3060 outpaces DOOM (2016)'s recommended card, leaving you high 1080p now and 1440p whenever you like. Estimated at 200 fps or more at 1080p and 150-plus at 1440p, with GPU-bound headroom to spare.

Yes. The RTX 2060 has headroom over DOOM (2016)'s recommended card, so you can push 1080p high and move to 1440p when you want. No modern benchmark exists for a game this old, but expect well past 150 fps at 1080p, likely much higher.

Yes. The GTX 1660 has headroom over DOOM (2016)'s recommended card, so you can push 1080p high and move to 1440p when you want.

No trouble at all. The GTX 1660 Super meets or beats what DOOM (2016) recommends, so 1080p high runs well and 1440p is realistic.

That is more than enough. The RX 6600 clears DOOM (2016)'s recommended requirement, so aim for high at 1080p or step up to 1440p. Expect comfortably over 150 fps at 1080p, since AMD cards historically gained the most from this game's Vulkan renderer.

Yes, with room to spare. DOOM (2016) recommends less than the GTX 1660 Ti offers, so expect smooth 1080p high and a playable 1440p.

The RTX 3060 Ti is a strong fit for DOOM (2016). It lands at or above the recommended spec, so high 1080p is comfortable and 1440p works.

Yes, with room to spare. DOOM (2016) recommends less than the RTX 4050 offers, so expect smooth 1080p high and a playable 1440p.

Fine for a lighter setup. The GTX 1050 Ti clears DOOM (2016)'s minimum, so target 1080p low to medium and adjust down for a steady rate. Around 50 to 60 fps at 1080p on medium to high settings, close to what the official recommended card was rated for.

That is more than enough. The RTX 4070 clears DOOM (2016)'s recommended requirement, so aim for high at 1080p or step up to 1440p. Estimated at 300 fps or more at 1080p and 250-plus at 1440p. Your monitor's refresh rate becomes the real limit here.

id Software never released a Mac build, on Intel Macs or Apple Silicon, so there's nothing to run natively. GeForce Now streams DOOM (2016) if you'd rather avoid workarounds, or you can try an unofficial Windows compatibility layer, though that route is less reliable.

A Chromebook's hardware isn't meant for local PC gaming, so streaming is the only route in. GeForce Now carries DOOM (2016), and it'll work as long as your Chromebook and connection can hold up through a streaming session.

Recent integrated graphics clear this without much trouble. Intel Iris Xe and AMD's Radeon 700M-series chips, both common in newer laptops, comfortably handle 1080p on low to medium settings. Go older or more basic than that, Intel UHD 620 and below, and you'll likely fall short or struggle to hold a stable frame rate.

Yes, easily. It's a decade-old, GPU-light game running through Proton on Steam Deck since there's no native Linux build, and any of the current handhelds have far more headroom than this game needs.

Yes. This is one of the more forgiving shooters you'll find requirements for. If your PC has a GTX 670-class card or newer, an i5-2400-class CPU or newer, and 8GB of RAM, you're at or above the official minimum.

Since DOOM (2016) is far more GPU-bound than CPU-bound, a modern i3 or Ryzen 3 has no trouble with it. Older i3 chips from around the same era as the recommended i7-3770 are a bigger gamble, but anything current-generation clears what this game actually asks for.

Yes, DOOM (2016) is available on GeForce Now, which lets you stream it to a Mac, Chromebook, weak PC, or any other device that can run the GeForce Now app and hold a stable internet connection.

DOOM (2016) has no native Linux client, but it is an easy one for Proton since it is a decade-old, GPU-light shooter. It runs through Steam Play on Steam Deck without issue, and any modern Linux desktop with a comparable or better GPU handles it the same way. ProtonDB reflects this too, so you should not need any special tweaks to get it running.

It plays through backward compatibility rather than a dedicated patch. The Xbox One version runs as-is on both consoles, and the extra power under the hood tends to deliver a steadier frame rate than the original Xbox One ever managed.

It works on both. The game launched on PS4 and carries over to PS5 through backward compatibility, and even without a dedicated PS5 patch, that hardware handles the PS4 version without breaking a sweat.

It runs on the original Switch through a 2017 port by Panic Button, but it's locked to 30 fps with a dynamic resolution that drops below 720p in heavy combat to hold that target, not 60. On Switch 2, it plays through backward compatibility rather than a dedicated patch, so expect the same 30 fps target, likely with steadier performance thanks to the stronger hardware, though nothing has been officially upgraded.

Start with the renderer: the game defaults to OpenGL instead of Vulkan, and that hurts AMD cards especially, so switching is worth trying first. From there, check for an outdated GPU driver, and if you're running a 2GB card, lowering the vt_pageImageSize texture-streaming settings eases VRAM pressure. A smaller group of players have also traced crashes and hitching to background overlays, the Steam Overlay combined with Vulkan on certain driver versions being the usual culprit.

No confirmed crossplay exists for this game between PC and consoles. It's a 2016 title that predates most crossplay support becoming standard, so treat PC and console multiplayer as separate player pools.

The PC version does not have an official HDR option. Console versions received some post-launch display updates over the years, but HDR support for the 2016 game is inconsistent enough that you shouldn't count on it regardless of platform.

Yes, and easily by modern standards. Since the recommended card is a GTX 970, any GPU from the RTX 20-series or newer should handle 4K on high to ultra settings well, especially with the Vulkan renderer enabled.

Yes, without much trouble. A GTX 1060 or better clears 1440p on high settings comfortably, and anything from the RTX 20-series up should sit well above 100 fps there.

The recommended-spec GTX 970 was built to hit roughly 60 fps at 1080p high settings, so anything at or above that card gets you there without difficulty, and most cards from the last several years clear it by a wide margin.

Yes, on any GPU from around the GTX 1060 generation or newer, especially with the Vulkan renderer on. Older cards near the minimum spec should stick to low or medium to keep frame rates comfortable.