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[Draugoth]

9070 XT is outpeforming the 5080 in this game

 

[Black_Stride]

My review (9/10) with some 4K screenshots (see spoiler tag) and videos > https://www.pcmrace.com/2025/05/09/doom-the-dark-ages-review-analisis-pc/

Spoiler

Combat Gameplay (All Weapons)



Dragon Gameplay



Atlan (Mech) Gameplay

Damn this looks legit.

Though I actually miss the glory kills.........im sure when im actually playing Ill forget all about them.

 

[vaibhavpisal]

Mortismal review says gameplay comes together, I imagine like Doom Eternal?

Sounds great.

Getting excited.

 

[Topher]

9070 XT is outpeforming the 5080 in this game

Flex with me fellow 9070 XT owners....

 

[TintoConCasera]

Mortismal

Ain't that the dude who said Dragon Age Veilguard was the shit?

 

[vaibhavpisal]

Ain't that the dude who said Dragon Age Veilguard was the shit?

Yeah, that seems to have tainted him lol.

But anyways, for this game he said exactly what I wanted to know, if there is a loop like Eternal. Apparently it feels like that.

 

[Little Chicken]

Another MS banger so soon? Please Xbox, give us time to breathe

 

[DenchDeckard]

Listening to ACG review. The dragon sections looked bad and unfortunately seem to be boring in the final game. The rest though, sounds pretty incredible.

 

[amigastar]

PS5 score got from 82 to 84, not bad
Can't wait to play it myself.
Also Kudos to ID Software for coming up with new ideas and gameplay loops for TDA.

 

[Lootlord]

Dont forget that this game has pathtracing, maybe those benchmarks are including it

One thing that I am reading and it made a bit sad is the soundtrack is not memorable, this in a Doom game is the worst news I could ever hear

Afaik this is a case of Indiana Jones where they patch in pathtracing sometime after release.

 

[Hensen Juang]

Also tests. Seems no 8gb cards

No 3090 either. It annoys the hell out of me when they do this, TPU also does that. HUB is still including it in their tests.

Dont forget that this game has pathtracing, maybe those benchmarks are including it

Still not there, PT is going to come with a future patch.

 

[mayham2199]

Listening to ACG review. The dragon sections looked bad and unfortunately seem to be boring in the final game. The rest though, sounds pretty incredible.

I was surprised how no one seemed to talk about how bad the dragon sections looked. Doom games never really been my thing so I just figured I'm not the audience.

 

[OmegaSupreme]

Ain't that the dude who said Dragon Age Veilguard was the shit?

Nobody is perfect. Other than that he seems to be pretty level headed

 

[Kacho]

Ain't that the dude who said Dragon Age Veilguard was the shit?

His GOTY. Dude did a number on his credibility with that game.

 

[KungFucius]

YO.
That is some dire shit.

The 4080 is matching the 5080
The 5070Ti is losing to the 4070TiS.........what the hell?

Remember when the XX70 destroyed the previous XX80. We all poo pooed the 4080 when it came out, at least this way it held up well.

 

[Rush2112]

RTX 3090 doesn't even exist. They removed it from history.

Love how 5080 and 4080 are almost identical in performance. Wonder how many 4080 owners "upgraded" to 5080.

 

[Dr. Samuel Hayden]

Of course after everyone seething about Eternal for years, suddenly it's amazing and TDA is a "downgrade"

 

[Hensen Juang]

Btw, HUB disclosed that Nvidia provided them early acces to the game, requesting that they promote the RTX features of the Geforce 50 series. I can confirm, we did.

Keep that in mind when you'll see the whole DF crew riding my cock, overglazing our multi fraud gen and PT perfs. I spin those guys around as I please, I say bark, they bark, I say jump, they jump. Hahah I'm so great.

 

[skneogaf]

Xbox = great games

The mind boggles!

 

[mayham2199]

Surprised MattyP didn't seem to enjoy the changes to the gameplay.

 

[Bulletzen72]

My 9070XT is ready! bring it!

 

[T4keD0wN]

Still not there, PT is going to come with a future patch.

WTF? Thats a massive miss, is it known with which patch? like if its day 1 patch (like idiana jones was i think) or if its even later/unknown to reviewers?

I feel like a fool for subbing to gamepass in advance to preload it now.

 

[GHG]

Ain't that the dude who said Dragon Age Veilguard was the shit?

Also the guy whose 100% gimmick is fraudulent.

 

[R6Rider]

Also the guy whose 100% gimmick is fraudulent.

What happened? I don't watch his videos.

 

[MiguelItUp]

Of course after everyone seething about Eternal for years, suddenly it's amazing and TDA is a "downgrade"

It's pretty funny how many people suddenly think Eternal is amazing now. From launch, I understood people's opinions on it. But it's funny how many people have changed their tune.

I'm really curious to know how TDA will land with me. It's hard to really gauge by the footage. I'm sure I'll enjoy it regardless, I mean, that's a given. But I wonder where it will sit with me in the new trilogy.

 

[Hensen Juang]

WTF? Thats a massive miss, is it known with which patch? like if its day 1 patch (like idiana jones was i think) or if its even later/unknown to reviewers?

I feel like a fool for subbing to gamepass in advance to preload it now.

Apparently not at launch, at least according to this DSO article from some days ago:

Doom: The Dark Ages - First Path Tracing Graphics Comparison

id Software has shared the first comparison screenshot between the vanilla and the path-traced versions of Doom: The Dark Ages.

www.dsogaming.com

 

[FalconPunch]

Mortismal

One of the worst reviewers I've ever had the displeasure of stumbling across. I almost never agree with him.

 

[yamaci17]

Dont play the game with UltraNightmare settings.

But seriously something seems a bit off with their analysis.
My results are usually in line with Techpowerup and they show the 4070 doing 60 even for lows at 1440p no DLSS.

The RTX 5080 is a 4080 Superer with MFG thats it.

hello how you ?

i hope me can get 80+ fps 1080p dlss quality at high preset (no nightmare) on 3070
do you believe it is possible ? dlss 4 makes 1080p look great nowadays so i'm not after 1440p (dldsr) much

 

[MrJangles]

Its weird to se the disparity between the pc version and the ps5 version, but its a good rating actually. I was just hoping it would surpass Eternal though

Its a shooter. Its always going to be better on PC than console.

 

[Black_Stride]

Remember when the XX70 destroyed the previous XX80. We all poo pooed the 4080 when it came out, at least this way it held up well.

Mate xx70s used to match the previous generations beasts.

• 3070 ~ 2080Ti
• 2070S ~ 1080Ti
• 1070 ~ 980Ti
• 970 ~ 780Ti
• 770 ~ 680
• 670 walked 580
• 570 ~ 480
• 470 ~ 280

I was one of the main detractors against the 4080, as luck would have it a super sweet fell of a truck 4080 landed in my lap.
I was actually waiting for the 5080 but now im like phew got a discount 4080 and can skip the RTX50s.

 

[Arsic]

I thought 88 so right in the pocket.

Already paid and pre ordered on ps5 pro.

Should be a fun romp.

 

[GymWolf]

Also tests. Seems no 8gb cards

Lmao and id engine was the optimized one uh?

The game doesn't even look that great graphically.

 

[T4keD0wN]

hello how you ?

i hope me can get 80+ fps 1080p dlss quality at high preset (no nightmare) on 3070
do you believe it is possible ? dlss 4 makes 1080p look great nowadays so i'm not after 1440p (dldsr) much

3060ti apparently does about 80 at ultra nightmare with dlss quality according to TPU so you should be fine.

 

[SolidQ]

3060ti apparently does about 80 at ultra nightmare with dlss quality according to TPU so you should be fine.

TPU always have strange results with 8gb.
Only way is reduced texture pool for 8gb.

 

[adamsapple]

TPU always have strange results with 8gb.
Only way is reduced texture pool for 8gb.

Damn, this game really doesn't like 8GB cards.

 

[GymWolf]

Btw, HUB disclosed that Nvidia provided them early acces to the game, requesting that they promote the RTX features of the Geforce 50 series. I can confirm, we did.

Keep that in mind when you'll see the whole DF crew riding my cock, overglazing our multi fraud gen and PT perfs. I spin those guys around as I please, I say bark, they bark, I say jump, they jump. Hahah I'm so great.

Not speaking in mexican really undermine your credibility, mr juang.

 

[T4keD0wN]

TPU always have strange results with 8gb.
Only way is reduced texture pool for 8gb.

Yeah, i also find it a bit weird, but seems like this game really scales heavily with resolution and texture setting in idtech engine seem to act more like custom poolsize so adjusting it accordingly (to 1.5gb in case for 8gb cards) is necessary, i like having options, but this one can lead to a lot of issues for the unaware.

 

[twilo99]

 

[Dr.Morris79]

I wanted a proper Doom, not this shit.

They hardly had to reinvent the fucking wheel. Just give me Mars, a double barrel, PS1 ambient music and no shitty bullshit story/cutscenes. And ffs, not in the style of these new so called 'Boomer shooters' (Urgh, that term) that are just ADHD simulators on speed..

Just DOOM!!!

Jesus christ, whys is it so fucking hard?

Modern AAA is total bollocks!

Thanks.

 

[Hensen Juang]

Not speaking in mexican really undermine your credibility, mr juang.

CUANTO MÁS COMPRAS, MÁS AHORRAS

 

[Putonahappyface]

I wanted a proper Doom, not this shit.

They hardly had to reinvent the fucking wheel. Just give me Mars, a double barrel, PS1 ambient music and no shitty bullshit story/cutscenes. And ffs, not in the style of these new so called 'Boomer shooters' (Urgh, that term) that are just ADHD simulators on speed..

Just DOOM!!!

Jesus christ, whys is it so fucking hard?

Modern AAA is total bollocks!

Thanks.

Agreed. I've been on the fence, but now I've cancelled me pre-order. Looks like my PS5 PRO will be collecting dust for quite awhile.

 

[diffusionx]

I wanted a proper Doom, not this shit.

They hardly had to reinvent the fucking wheel. Just give me Mars, a double barrel, PS1 ambient music and no shitty bullshit story/cutscenes. And ffs, not in the style of these new so called 'Boomer shooters' (Urgh, that term) that are just ADHD simulators on speed..

Just DOOM!!!

Jesus christ, whys is it so fucking hard?

Modern AAA is total bollocks!

Thanks.

I've said it before but it's like they don't even want to make doom games anymore.

Everyone loved Doom 2016 because it was a modern Doom.

 

[Musilla]

The low resolution on the Series S is wild

On a big screen, the difference is crazy

 

[hollams]

I'm excited and even though I have gamepass will be buying the Premiun edition on Steam to get the early access on Monday Night.

 

[Traxtech]

Not gonna lie, I'm keen to just shoot shit instead of micro-manage like eternal.

In saying that, a trend in reviews seems to be the music downgrade.. I get Mick Gordon isn't doing it which sucks but they didn't even try from the sounds of it.

 

[Killer8]

They need to shake things up and do a new Quake next or else another reboot. Game seems good, but also feels like the formula established in 2016 is running its course.

 

[Dr.Morris79]

Agreed. I've been on the fence, but now I've cancelled me pre-order. Looks like my PS5 PRO will be collecting dust for quite awhile.

I doubt I'll grab it if I'm honest. I might have done but just the other day I'd installed Eternal on the PC and was hit with the 'YOU MUST MAKE A BETH ACCOUNT TO PLAY'. Fook that shite, uninstalled. I don't care anymore

Buying the game was enough and you want MORE??

Fuck right off.

I'd bought it on the Xbox before, it didn't click. Thought I'd give it another try on Steam to see if it would..

I guess not.

I've said it before but it's like they don't even want to make doom games anymore.

Everyone loved Doom 2016 because it was a modern Doom.

The 2016 Doom took a bit of tounge biting for me personally. It was eeking just enough for me to consider it a Doom.. it scrapped through, barely, and it wasn't that bad, ended up finishing it

Eternal was taking the utter piss though.

This new one? Just convoluted cutscene AAA nonsense.

Back to the PS1 remake in GZDoom, with a few goes of Brutal it is!





...I can already sense the hate ill get for these posts

It's true though

 

[Negotiator101]

Another MS banger so soon? Please Xbox, give us time to breathe

While most of your posts are parodies, they are having a hell of a year no pun intended

 

[GymWolf]

I doubt I'll grab it if I'm honest. I might have done but just the other day I'd installed Eternal on the PC and was hit with the 'YOU MUST MAKE A BETH ACCOUNT TO PLAY'. Fook that shite, uninstalled. I don't care anymore

Buying the game was enough and you want MORE??

Fuck right off.

I'd bought it on the Xbox before, it didn't click. Thought I'd give it another try on Steam to see if it would..

I guess not.


The 2016 Doom took a bit of tounge biting for me personally. It was eeking just enough for me to consider it a Doom.. it scrapped through, barely, and it wasn't that bad, ended up finishing it

Eternal was taking the utter piss though.

This new one? Just convoluted cutscene AAA nonsense.

Back to the PS1 remake in GZDoom, with a few goes of Brutal it is!





...I can already sense the hate ill get for these posts

It's true though

Can't you just skip the cutscenes?

 

[winjer]

DOOM: The Dark Ages Performance Benchmark Review - 35 GPUs Tested

DOOM: The Dark Ages is coming soon, offering an amazing first-person shooter experience with fantastic graphics. The game introduces the brand-new id Tech 8 engine, which improves support for ray-tracing. In our performance review, we examine its graphical fidelity, VRAM usage, and how well it...

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