Can I Run Doom: The Dark Ages?
id Software released Doom: The Dark Ages in 2025. It is an action game, published by Bethesda Softworks. The game supports a single player campaign. Steam gates it behind an age check at 17. As a new title, the figures below were written against parts you can still buy. A gamepad works without remapping, since controller support is complete. There are 38 achievements to chase. 15 languages are covered by the store listing. Windows is the only supported platform, which is what the figures below describe. Progress follows the account through Steam Cloud rather than sitting on one disk. With more than 29 thousand player reviews on Steam, its behaviour on real hardware is well documented.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | AMD 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) |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA or AMD hardware Raytracing-capable GPU with 8GB dedicated VRAM or better (examples: NVIDIA RTX 2060 SUPER or better, AMD RX 6600 or better) |
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 100 GB SSD |
| OS | Windows 10 64-Bit / Windows 11 64-Bit |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | AMD Zen 3 or Intel 12th Generation CPU @3.2Ghz with 8 cores / 16 threads or better (examples: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X or better, or Intel Core i7 12700K or better) |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA or AMD hardware Raytracing-capable GPU with 10GB dedicated VRAM or better (examples: NVIDIA RTX 3080 or better, AMD RX 6800 or better) |
| VRAM | 10 GB |
| RAM | 32 GB |
| Storage | 100 GB SSD |
| OS | Windows 10 64-Bit / Windows 11 64-Bit |
Verified from Steam · 9 Jul 2026 source
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Setting and environment
The game is set in a bleak fantasy world. Play is structured around combat arenas. The view is from a first person view. There are 12 official screenshots to judge the look from.
Why Doom: The Dark Ages is demanding
The graphics demand in Doom: The Dark Ages is at the top end. NVIDIA or AMD hardware Raytracing-capable GPU outscores our RTX 3060 reference, and a machine that clears Doom: The Dark Ages comfortably will clear most other things. The distance between minimum and recommended is wide, so Doom: The Dark Ages at the floor and Doom: The Dark Ages at the recommended tier are not the same experience. It wants 10 GB of video memory, which rules out the 6 GB cards that are otherwise quick enough. Budget around 100 GB of storage for Doom: The Dark Ages, and it must be an SSD. Doom: The Dark Ages names Windows 11, so a Windows 10 machine may need attention first. System memory is unusually high at 32 GB, so a 16 GB machine needs an upgrade even with a strong graphics card.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Doom: The Dark Ages?
Doom: The Dark Ages is one of the more demanding games on PC. To reach its recommended tier you'll want a NVIDIA or AMD hardware Raytracing-capable GPU with 10GB dedicated VRAM or better (examples: NVIDIA RTX 3080 or better, AMD RX 6800 or better)-class graphics card, with NVIDIA or AMD hardware Raytracing-capable GPU with 8GB dedicated VRAM or better (examples: NVIDIA RTX 2060 SUPER or better, AMD RX 6600 or better) the floor just to launch at minimum settings. Plan for a recent high-end GPU rather than a mainstream one.
Bottleneck: RAM
Large install. Doom: The Dark Ages needs about 100 GB of SSD of free storage.
Projected by resolution
| Resolution | Projection | Headroom |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | Below the bar | 0.68x |
| 1440p | Below the bar | 0.38x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.17x |
A projection, not a measurement. We scale the published GPU requirement by pixel count, since 1440p draws 1.78 times the pixels of 1080p and 4K draws 4 times as many, then compare against RTX 3060 / Ryzen 5 build. The publisher did not state a target resolution, so 1080p is assumed as the baseline. We hold no frame rate data, so no FPS figure is claimed. Headroom above 1 means the reference machine has room to spare at that resolution.
Common GPUs
| Graphics card | Verdict |
|---|---|
| GTX 1060 6 GB | Below minimum |
| GTX 1060 Laptop | Below minimum |
| GTX 1650 4 GB | Below minimum |
| GTX 1650 Laptop | Below minimum |
| RTX 2060 6 GB | Playable |
| RTX 2060 Laptop | Below minimum |
| RTX 3060 12 GB | Playable |
| RTX 3060 Laptop | Playable |
| RTX 4060 8 GB | Runs well |
| RTX 4060 Laptop | Playable |
| RTX 3070 8 GB | Runs well |
| RTX 3070 Laptop | Playable |
| RTX 4070 12 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 4070 Laptop | Runs well |
| RX 6600 8 GB | Playable |
Each card is compared against Doom: The Dark Ages's published GPU requirement, assuming an otherwise-capable PC. Laptop rows use the real mobile chip's benchmark, a mobile GPU is always slower than its desktop namesake.
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Frequently asked questions
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What are the minimum system requirements for Doom: The Dark Ages?
The minimum requirements are CPU: AMD 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); GPU: NVIDIA or AMD hardware Raytracing-capable GPU with 8GB dedicated VRAM or better (examples: NVIDIA RTX 2060 SUPER or better, AMD RX 6600 or better); 16 GB RAM; OS: Windows 10 64-Bit / Windows 11 64-Bit.
How much storage does Doom: The Dark Ages need?
Doom: The Dark Ages needs about 100 GB of SSD storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Doom: The Dark Ages?
The RTX 3060 can run Doom: The Dark Ages: it sits around the minimum GPU requirement, so expect to manage settings.
What is the bottleneck for Doom: The Dark Ages?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Doom: The Dark Ages is the RAM.