The AMD Radeon RX 6800 and 6800 XT were launched in the RDNA 2 lineup as high-end 4K gaming GPUs. Even then, demanding titles like Doom The Dark Ages might fare poorly on the cards if you aren't willing to compromise on some graphics settings.
While the AMD cards still hold their ground pretty well, they're two generations old, meaning ray tracing and upscaling might not work well. However, you do get support for FSR upscaling and frame generation, which helps with the framerates at high resolutions.
In this guide, we have compiled the ideal settings options for the two Team Red pixel pushers. Our target is a smooth 70+ FPS, which is needed for a decent experience in a first-person shooter like Doom.
Note: These settings work best for systems satisfying the recommended hardware for Doom The Dark Ages (AMD Ryzen 7 5700X, Intel Core i7 12700K or better + 32 GB RAM).
Best Doom The Dark Ages settings for AMD Radeon RX 6800

The AMD Radeon RX 6800 was built for 4K gaming, but it's best to stick to QHD while playing the latest titles like Doom The Dark Ages. This will help you maintain a triple-digit framerate while ensuring the game stays visually impressive. We recommend a mix of High and Ultra Nightmare settings with FSR set to Quality (or Balanced if you need more FPS) and frame generation turned on.
The detailed settings list is as follows:
Display
- Window Mode: Fullscreen
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Resolution: 2560 x 1440
- Vertical Sync: Off (Enable if you experience screen tearing)
- Present From Compute: On
- Resolution Scaling Mode: FSR
- Resolution Scale: Greyed Out
- Resolution Scaling Target FPS: Greyed Out
- Performance Metrics: Optional (On for benchmarking, Off for cleaner HUD)
Video
- Field of View: 110–120 (Based on preference)
- Chromatic Aberration: Off
- Depth of Field: Off
- Sharpening: 1.00–2.00 (Subjective; 1.5 is a good middle ground)
- Film Gain: 0.00
- Upscaler: FSR
- FidelityFX Super Resolution: Quality (Or Balanced if you want extra FPS headroom)
- FSR Sharpness: 0–20% (Set to taste, 10% recommended)
- FSR Frame Generation: On
- NVIDIA Reflex Mode: N/A
Motion Blur
- Motion Blur: Off
- Motion Blur Amount: Greyed Out
- Motion Blur Quality: Greyed Out
Advanced
- Texture Pool Size: 4084
- 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
Best Doom The Dark Ages settings for AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT

The AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT is a good 11% faster than its cheaper sibling. This is enough horsepower to bring up the resolution to 4K. With FSR upscaling and frame generation, you can maintain a decent framerate without major performance hiccups.
We recommend sticking to the Ultra Nightmare settings with this card. This will give you crips game visuals. Here are the best settings to use:
Display
- Window Mode: Fullscreen
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Resolution: 3840 x 2160
- Vertical Sync: Off (Enable if you experience screen tearing)
- Present From Compute: On
- Resolution Scaling Mode: FSR
- Resolution Scale: Greyed Out
- Resolution Scaling Target FPS: Greyed Out
- Performance Metrics: Optional (On for benchmarking, Off for cleaner HUD)
Video
- Field of View: 110–120 (Based on preference)
- Chromatic Aberration: Off
- Depth of Field: Off
- Sharpening: 1.00–2.00 (Subjective; 1.5 is a good middle ground)
- Film Gain: 0.00
- Upscaler: FSR
- FidelityFX Super Resolution: Quality (Or Balanced if you want extra FPS headroom)
- FSR Sharpness: 0–20% (Set to taste, 10% recommended)
- FSR Frame Generation: On
- NVIDIA Reflex Mode: N/A
Motion Blur
- Motion Blur: Off
- Motion Blur Amount: Greyed Out
- Motion Blur Quality: Greyed Out
Advanced
- Texture Pool Size: 4084 (or Max — RTX 5070 Ti has plenty of VRAM)
- 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
Overall, the AMD Radeon RX 6800 and RX 6800 XT continue to pack a punch even while running the latest video games. The cards are considerably faster than some latest launches like the RTX 5060 Ti. With the above settings applied, you can get a smooth experience with the Bethesda release.