Optimal Graphics Settings for DOOM The Dark Ages on Nvidia RTX 4080 and RTX 4080 Super

DOOM: The Dark Ages has finally launched, sending waves of excitement through the gaming community as of May 15, 2025. Players around the world have eagerly logged on to engage in intense demon-slaying action. Given the game’s demanding requirements, many fans are curious about its compatibility with gaming PCs outfitted with RTX graphics cards.

This article serves as a comprehensive guide to optimizing your settings for DOOM: The Dark Ages on both the Nvidia RTX 4080 and the RTX 4080 Super graphics cards, ensuring you can enjoy the game at its best.

Optimal Settings for DOOM: The Dark Ages on Nvidia RTX 4080

The Dark Ages runs perfectly on the RTX 4080 (Image via Bethesda Softworks)

According to the official system requirements for DOOM: The Dark Ages, an RTX GPU with a minimum of 8 GB VRAM is necessary. Fortunately, the RTX 4080 boasts 16 GB of VRAM, making it more than capable of running the game at its highest settings (Ultra Nightmare).

At a resolution of 1080p, players can expect frame rates exceeding 100 fps. For 1440p, the game will run at over 90 fps, and at 4K, you can enjoy approximately 80 fps, provided you set your DLSS to Quality instead of DLAA (Native).

Display Settings

Window Mode: Fullscreen
Monitor: Default
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Refresh Rate: Adjust to your monitor’s specifications
Vertical Sync: Off (Enable if experiencing screen tearing)
Present From Compute: On
Resolution Scaling Mode: Off
Resolution Scale: 1.00 (Greyed out)
Resolution Scaling Target: 60 (Greyed out)
Performance Metrics: Off

Video Settings

Field of View: 120
Chromatic Aberration: Off
Depth of Field: Off
Sharpening: 2.00
Film Grain: 0.00
Upscaler: DLSS
DLSS Super Resolution: DLAA
DLSS Sharpness: 50%
DLSS Frame Generation: Off
FSR: Greyed out
XeSS: Greyed out
NVIDIA Reflex Mode: Boost

Display Calibration

Enable HDR: Off
Gamma: Adjust to your preference

Motion Blur Settings

Motion Blur: Off
Motion Blur Amount: High (Greyed out)
Motion Blur Quality: Ultra Nightmare (Greyed out)

Advanced Settings

Overall Quality Slider: Custom
Texture Pool Size: 4096
Shadow Quality: Ultra Nightmare
Reflections Quality: Ultra Nightmare
Lights Quality: Ultra Nightmare
Particles Quality: Ultra Nightmare
Decal Quality: Ultra Nightmare
Water Quality: Ultra Nightmare
Volumetrics Quality: Ultra Nightmare
Texture Filtering Quality: Ultra Nightmare
Geometric Quality: Ultra Nightmare
Shading Quality: Ultra Nightmare
Directional Occlusion: Ultra Nightmare

Accessibility Features

Colorblind Rendering Mode: Off

Optimal Settings for DOOM: The Dark Ages on Nvidia RTX 4080 Super

The Dark Ages runs smoothly on the RTX 4080 Super (Image via Bethesda Softworks)

While the RTX 4080 Super is only slightly more powerful than its predecessor, when playing DOOM: The Dark Ages, players can expect to see an increase of around 5 fps compared to the standard RTX 4080.

The recommended settings for the RTX 4080 Super mirror those of the RTX 4080. One advantage for Super users is the ability to maintain DLAA without downgrading to DLSS Quality at 4K resolutions.