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Doom Eternal

Developer
id Software
Publisher
Bethesda Softworks
Released
19 March 2020
Age rating
PEGI 18
UK price
£26.99

Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch

Genres: shooter

Doom Eternal is a first-person shooter developed by id Software and the sequel to Doom (2016). Players control the Doom Slayer as he fights to end a demonic invasion of Earth. Combat is built around aggressive resource management, where health, armor, and ammo are gained by executing, igniting, or chainsawing enemies. The game introduces platforming segments, destructible enemy weak points, an expanded weapon arsenal, and a multiplayer mode called Battlemode, where one player-controlled Slayer fights two player-controlled demons.

Best gaming PC for Doom Eternal in 2026

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Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Doom Eternal today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.

Custom-built PCs for Doom Eternal

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If you'd rather buy than build, these are the Create PCs machines we'd put Doom Eternal on, cheapest first. Real specifications and current prices, each link lands on that exact build.

CREATE TRINITY

Mid

£2,453
CPU
Intel 14 Core Ultra 5 245K Unlocked Desktop CPU/Processor
GPU
Palit NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti INFINITY 3 16GB Blackwell Graphics Card
RAM
Corsair Vengeance Grey 32GB 6000MHz DDR5 Dual Profile Memory Kit
Storage
WD Black SN850X 1TB M.2 PCIe 4.0 Gen4 x4 NVMe SSD PC/PS5
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CREATE NR200P

Mid-high

£3,567
CPU
Intel 20 Core Ultra 7 265 Desktop CPU/Processor
GPU
PALIT NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB GamingPro-S Blackwell Graphics Card
RAM
Corsair Vengeance Grey 32GB 6000MHz DDR5 Dual Profile Memory Kit
Storage
Sandisk Black SN850X 2TB M.2 PCIe 4.0 Gen4 x4 NVMe SSD PC/PS5
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CREATE ZION

Mid-high

£3,693
CPU
Intel 14 Core Ultra 5 245K Unlocked Desktop CPU/Processor
GPU
ASUS ROG STRIX NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti OC Blackwell Graphics Card
RAM
Corsair Vengeance Grey 32GB 6000MHz DDR5 Dual Profile Memory Kit
Storage
Sandisk Black SN850X 2TB M.2 PCIe 4.0 Gen4 x4 NVMe SSD PC/PS5
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Prices from Create PCs, the UK builder we run, and include VAT. They're the price shown on arrival, not a teaser, but components get repriced, so treat them as current rather than fixed. Custom-built machines start around £2,400; below that a self-build is usually the better answer, and we say so on our budget guides.

Official system requirements

These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by Bethesda Softworks on Steam. They tend to be conservative, usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.

Minimum Recommended
OS 64-bit Windows 7 / 64-Bit Windows 10 64-bit Windows 10
CPU Intel Core i5 @ 3.3 GHz or better, or AMD Ryzen 3 @ 3.1 GHz or better Intel Core i7-6700K or better, or AMD Ryzen 7 1800X or better
RAM 8 GB 8 GB
GPU NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050Ti (4GB), GTX 1060 (3GB), GTX 1650 (4GB) or AMD Radeon R9 280(3GB), AMD Radeon R9 290 (4GB), RX 470 (4GB) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (6GB), NVIDIA GeForce 970 (4GB), AMD RX 480 (8GB)
Storage 80 GB 80 GB
DirectX Not stated Not stated

Verified 23 August 2026 against the Steam store page.

Can your PC run Doom Eternal?

If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel Core i7-6700K and your GPU is at or above NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (6GB), NVIDIA GeForce 970 (4GB), AMD RX 480 (8GB), you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, look at the tier picks above.

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