DOOM Eternal | Raytracing Upgrade Graphics Comparison | Xbox Series X 4K Gameplay

Doom Eternal on Xbox Series X tested in two modes.
Balanced Mode: 2160p vs. Ray Tracing Mode: 1800p
We compared Cutscenes, Texture details, weapons reflection, reflections on surfaces as well as water. You will notice, that the water reflections are way more subtle, in fact next to non existent. We also tested the framerate during combat in both modes.
System used in this video:
Xbox Series X
#DOOMEternal #xboxseriesx #Comparison

[@kjragg1099]

Doom is way too fast paced for the player to appreciate things like reflections on the walls and puddles. Some of them look nice but honestly this game already looks bloody amazing to begin with. It’s more about the art style and colour palette for me.

[@Rozzia]

That's just point of view of course. I'm enjoying rt in Doom a lot even with fast paced gameplay...

[@moses420]

It's only fast paced during the fights... There is so much cool stuff to look at in-between

[@cancerouscontent9581]

You just don't appreciate the games you play no one tells you to keep running when the demons are clear I stop and look around I fully appreciate every reflection gives me a smile

[@Candyland]

That's why we made a video ;) But youre right. During combat it plays hardly a role.

[@gamechanger2324]

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[@MrEditsCinema]

Clearly there is a difference but doom is such a fast paced game that it becomes more difficult to notice

[@АлександрИщенко-д6ъ]

Yeah, RT is valuable in simulators of walking, created only for new gen. May be

[@j.c.denton2312]

The good performance with raytracing gives me hope for the future of vulkan raytracing

[@j.c.denton2312]

@@adad. yeah there literally is no reason not to use it on console if you have a good amd or nvidia card the same also applies if you're running anything below 4k or ultrawide

[@bray2079]

I feel it would be more noticeable if they went the global illumination route like Metro. Metro is a night and day difference with ray tracing.

[@rubenfasola5402]

Wouldn't call it night and day but it's a lot of subtle additions that put all together they bring more realism, we are quite good at faking shadows and reflections (can get quite convincing with SSR+cubemaps), GI is still rather unrefined without RT, probe based GI is static (prebaked) and rough. Q2RTX and MC represent what RT can achieve in a best case scenario, metro exodus and cyberpunk are great examples of what RT can do in a more realistic scenario

[@DravicPL]

Doom Eternal's Raytracing can be significantly upgraded (the reflections, that is) as shown by DigitalFoundry in their latest video towards the end. There are three console commands, two of which require a Cheat Engine Table. They work in tandem to create way more crisp reflections and more reflections, period.

[@themars2011]

@@rubenfasola5402 Especially on "The Caspian" it really is a night and day difference imo

[@stugtodd2778]

It’s good to see Candyland coming back again recently. This channel was once the benchmark (IMO) for these types of videos and VS videos on KZbin.

[@contidozack]

Yea what went dark for so long

[@Candyland]

We're glad to be back.

[@marinernoic1561]

Why did u stop to post? ​@@Candyland

[@asheleydavies]

Honestly, I feel like RT global illumination is a way better use of raytracing IMO

[@RhysClark97]

thats if you want realistic lighting, some of these games want a more stylist lighting aestetic, doom eternal is one of those, environments tend to be quite dark with the enimies backlit so they are easier to see and shoot.

[@asheleydavies]

@@RhysClark97 as much as I love doom eternals gameplay, I really wish they hadn't abandoned the more moody realistic feel of the original

[@RhysClark97]

@@asheleydavies They didnt abandon it, that style belongs in DOOM 2016, Hugo Martin recently made the point that theyre designed to accomplish different things, DOOM Eternal, the whole point when directing that game, was to have EVERY SINGLE deicision service the gameplay.

[@asheleydavies]

@@RhysClark97 yeah I remember watching all those interviews, and I totally respect those decisions and clearly they paid off as eternal is amazing. I just miss the moody more realistic feel of 2016. Unfortunately playing 2016 now feels pretty empty in terms of gameplay after mastering eternals gameplay loop

[@devonmarr9872]

@@asheleydavies I adjust in gsme settings as well as use reshade to accomplish visuals similar to 2016. While it's not identical you can really adjust it to look alot more like it's predecessor.

[@insertnamehere8723]

This is the sort of thing where if you play doom eternal all the time, excluding certain obvious situations that show off RTX capabilities, you might notice, but overall it makes me appreciate just how amazing the lighting was to start with. I think for some the FPD dips in intense situations towards the end might not be worth it, but overall this makes the game look fresher if you want to dive back in. otherwise, it's not really going to make a noticeable difference in such a fast paced game, except for a few areas that are very shiny and reflective.

[@XenonNito]

shouldn't it be just "RT" and not "RTX" since it's not an nvidia implementation?

[@sololoquy3783]

At this point it's semantics really. Raytracing has been very closely associated with RTX, that it become synonymous. In these kinds of comparison videos, generally people will know the context.

[@killedbyacat]

just a mistake, by no means a synonym

[@JoeGamer500]

NOPE JUST YOU

[@Blastros01]

RTX is Nvidea's own solution and ray tracing is general term for the software solution. So the consoles don't have RTX because they don't have Nvidea's card which use Nvidea's RTX technology. saying they are synonymous is like saying Apple's Facetime is equivalent to any other video chatting app, they are technically different & RTX can produce different results but Doom was well optimized and doesn't want to be a super shiny, reflective game so it's less noticeable here than it might be in another game.

[@Totone56]

@@sololoquy3783 Good point. But it's a bit irritating to see a marketing term for a proprietary system be used instead of the correct one, especially when it's from Nvidia. Like if everyone was using "GSync" to talk about variable refresh rate.

[@DravicPL]

Doom Eternal's Raytracing can be significantly upgraded (the reflections, that is) as shown by DigitalFoundry in their latest video towards the end. There are three console commands, two of which require a Cheat Engine Table. They work in tandem to create way more crisp reflections and more reflections, period.

[@jforce321]

Basically in cases where the reflection isnt as obvious due to the material being rougher, the lighting coming off surfaces looks more accurate since its not basing it off a cubemap version of the world.

[@brancolt_]

There is literally no diference in this game. All RT is used for here is reflections. If a surface doesn’t have a shiny reflective surface, it behaves normally. There is no change to lighting behavior in general aside from that, at least not visually.

[@brianwolfgaming1452]

Yes there's a difference, but since you are playing a game that's fast paced, it's not something that's a big deal to use raytracing on to notice it enough..

[@moses420]

Half the game is exploring....

[@vncube1]

The combination of in game and background music is quite distracting. Also, yeah it's not "RTX" because we're not looking at an Nvidia PC. Otherwise, great video! The reflections are not groundbreaking in motion but almost 4K + 60FPS + RT on console is still great! Please check if the 120FPS mode is stable too.

[@nathanmarshall745]

Didn't they say the series x had a custom rtx card in it?

[@nathanmarshall745]

@Transistor Jump oh, thanks for clearing that up then, guess i was misinformed

[@PlutonianPrince]

@@nathanmarshall745 RTX is Nvidia's trade mark name, like the 10-16 and lower Series being GTX.

[@vallhard7041]

-видишь суслика? -нет -вот и я не вижу, а он есть -понятно.

[@EAprima]

Need global illumination or full on ray trace lightning to really see the difference. Right now, you're better off keeping RTX off until you reach a stage that really showcases it.

[@Dharnthread]

Easy to spot the difference in gameplay when playing on 85". 120 fps mode is awesome aswell.

[@HealthyCriticism]

What I do not understand is how were we able to have nice reflections before RTX was a thing, and now that RTX is a thing, reflections with RTX off look like dog shit. Specifically, cyberpunk reflections with RTX off look worse than minecraft water shaders.

[@Darksider087]

It's like stripping away reflections and adding back in with another name but costs more performance. Essentially it's RTX ON = Reflections at Ultimate setting. RTX OFF = Low Reflections

[@HealthyCriticism]

@@Darksider087 I am surprised that not many people are talking about this. This was Nvidia's way of essentially locking AMD users away from nice reflections, it might appear like.

[@Vartazian360]

Its like going from 60hz to 144hz the first time. Your brain didn't know what it was missing. Then when you go back you notice how terrible what you had before was. I'll never go back to 60hz. My brain is used to 240hz now even 144hz looks a bit slow. I got a 144hz side by side next to my 240hz thinking it wouldn't be a big difference and when its side by side I can definitely see the difference. Now 240hz has spoiled my eyes. Same concept with Ray traced reflections or lighting

[@HealthyCriticism]

@@Vartazian360 Off the top of my head I can remember that Forza horizon 4, witcher 3, Battlefront 2, far cry 5 are a few games that come to mind that have pretty decent reflections without having RTX support. I am not discrediting what you are saying, perhaps you are right. But even looking back at a game like Tomb Raider back in 2013 shows lighting quality that is far superior than the "RTX OFF" lighting quality of today's games, generally speaking.

[@kait0w098]

@@Darksider087 It's because most games don't even use real reflections. They use baked cubemaps to mimic reflections.

[@HaroldTheWizardCat]

Yess I’ve been waiting for this! I’ve been using the 120hz mode because I haven’t been able to tell the difference tbh.

[@skylerssupercarlife348]

I sat there for like an hour trying to see it.

[@HaroldTheWizardCat]

@@skylerssupercarlife348 I think you can only see it in very particular areas. In normal gameplay I wouldn’t have noticed if I didn’t watch this video

[@HaroldTheWizardCat]

@@skylerssupercarlife348 I think the game looks amazing at 120fps tho

[@oropher1234]

@@HaroldTheWizardCat i run it at 144 fps with raytracing at 1440p DLSS quality.

[@HaroldTheWizardCat]

@@oropher1234 seriously?

[@ThunderStruck115]

It looks nice, but because of the fast paced nature of the game, I personally prefer to go with the 120 FPS option

[@plume...]

Thanks Candyland!

[@cosmicsquid1285]

“+70% suit glare”

[@PestifeR]

It seems to be only reflections? The real rtx gamechanger is ambient light for me. Spaces look so much more life-like. Reflections are meh.

[@christiannovallupion1611]

This Game is a Masterpiece,the best shooter of all history for me

[@hiawa23]

Reflections are nice but I prefer the 4K cleaner higher res image on consoles.

[@mm2f419]

I guess 4k is a waste for PC, 1440 is the best resolution. 4k monitors are too small for that resolution, and if you get a bigger one, you have to watch it from a bigger distance, which provides the same experience of a smaller monitor from a closer distance

[@spongehub8246]

@@mm2f419 on top of that doom eternal raytracing is 1800p which is better than 1440p

[@mm2f419]

@@spongehub8246 now that I have a RTX3060ti and I can run stuff on 4k properly I changed my mind. I can see the difference between when I put it on 4k and 2k. It could be that my monitor is 4k and downscaling produces some loss. But still, I am just getting a bigger monitor in the future. Not leaving 4k behind anymore xD

[@spongehub8246]

@@mm2f419 enjoy your 4k! Hard to go back once you've played long enough.

[@dnegel9546]

They should of over exaggerated the RTX.. i only notice it if I'm looking for it.

[@sabatinadorr]

Please, do a side-by-side of Elder Scrolls Online Vanilla vs Next Gen !

[@gamerhobbit]

First, I was waiting for Ray Tracing to be more common among games. Second, I started waiting for Ray Tracing cards, due to Coronavirus. Now, I'm waiting for Ray Tracing effects to be the standard so the developers can stop overdoing it.

[@arkhamparadise1319]

There isn’t a big difference at all. Me at 1:53 : Oh...

[@AleCardenasRealtor]

I was so excited to try ray tracing before getting my series x but so far I can't even tell the difference other than some low res reflections

[@paulmaloney4387]

ray tracing is never going to provide a "day vs night" transformation for a game. think of it as a big, beautiful, cherry on top of a hopefully great sundae

[@AleCardenasRealtor]

@@paulmaloney4387well metro has a night and day diference

[@moses420]

Night and day for me on PS5 I'm still in the 1st area looking at everything

[@cancerouscontent9581]

What happened to the side-by-side comparisons Xbox series X vs. PS5

[@geoffreyallen9314]

Watching on my iPhone. “Ahhh yes. Look at the difference!”

[@MrNeco83]

I am still struggling to decide 4k/60 or RT mode. The reflections look nice, but the game is too damn fast for those effects to be noticed. Now is 4k vs 1800p noticeable in such a fast paced game? That's why I cannot choose to leave RT on orcoff, sinc 120hz is not an option for me.

[@johnboden6587]

Honestly I have been switching back and forth but I think I've settled on the 4k balanced mode on my OLED TV. You see the resolution all the time- even on the menu screen you will see Doom Guy looks more detailed in Balanced mode. Anything upclose to the screen you don't see the resolution difference as much but distant detail gets muddied with RT on. Also, the surfaces are deliberately changed when RT is on with the intention of making everything more reflective. In balanced, with the RT off, I don't feel like it takes me out of the experience because of the materials used.

[@Darian-mk1bw]

I don't notice it at all while playing

[@nirvanafreak619]

Do you thibk the decrease in resolution is worth the ray tracing enabled or is it best to just go with balanced mode?

[@sergiogomez7854]

Although both aspects are not very noticeable, I prefer ray tracing. I cannot tell the difference between 1800p and 4k, at least RT is shinier xd

[@celestial_froggy]

That is some Polygon-level gameplay

[@sergicolome9195]

For me Doom Eternal looks like everything was made with shiny plastic. RTX is not too obvious.

[@SpiritofFireMrVader]

Take notes, Treyarch and Infinity Ward, this is how you implement Raytracing.

[@MassiveHappyClapper]

I love Doom games but wasn't taken with Doom Eternal. I completed it, but I prefer Doom 2016 out of the newer games. For me there was too much platforming in Eternal.

[@Lionheart1188]

Agreed, this game forces you to play like a hopping kangaroo just to stay alive, not into it.

[@melonytoni9016]

I also think the managing of ammo health armour is a mess. It was fine in doom but they made it overly complicated.

[@killedbyacat]

Omg guys, for once a game that challenges a palyer and everyone complains about platforming, low ammo and difficulty... The previous one was nice but Eternal is just different, no one needs a fucking Doom 2016 #2, just go play some call of duty or git gud =)

[@KARSEE_MUSIC]

Why developers can't understand that rtx via reflection, actually is useless... It s interesting when there are a lot of surfaces that reflect, spider man is a good example, but I think that it s more interesting to implement rtx via global illumination. At least, you will understand why there is a huge drop in fps😅

[@impresionvicopublicidad2025]

You are back. =D Or at least the Channel. n_n

[@kodemasterx]

Hey man youtube is supresing your channel, regardless of how I typed the name, your channel never came up... I had to find you in my subs.

[@robertschris82]

Xbox is a beast for 499.99

[@itzmesoenvy]

The amor lighting and reflection from visor is cool with rt on

[@nito_gocni5460]

Noticeable untill action kicks in and then it's hard to tell any difference

[@Candyland]

That's why we made a comparison for you ;) But you're right. It's hard to notice during combat.

[@nito_gocni5460]

@@Candyland appreciated! Doom is so fast, it's hard to keep pace let alone admire reflections etc when monsters are being cut in two, lol

[@thegloriouspotato6223]

All I want is raytracing GI on the playermodels

[@RhysClark97]

once again, ID Tech 7 is wizardry

[@joelkp1185]

I can’t tell the difference, once again pc players selling their soil to the devil just to get 1 extra pixel and 5 extra FPS

[@HopletSplayserovich]

0:40 ну чють больше блестяшек на шлеме ( дык мы же играем от первого лица ))))

[@valeriogreco5963]

I'm playing with a gtx 1660 oc, raytracing active dlss off, it's smooth! Id software master race of optimization!

[@MrEditsCinema]

Eh OK

[@AponTechy]

Rtx on lol

[@valeriogreco5963]

@@AponTechy wanna screen? :D

[@SASenglish]

1660 doesn't have ray tracing

[@MrEditsCinema]

@@SASenglish Ray tracing works on non rtx cards but the performance is awful..its mostly for demp purposes

[@marciolopes8887]

Is It a joke? Is RT effect a damn mirror on the wall and ground? Weak generation...

[@alphonse1007]

It's needs a patch to fix the raytracing stability it crashes more often with it on when the fights get super intense

[@phgskiptraze8918]

Good to see you ❤❤❤

[@gatisrimss]

For me personnaly i cant sacrifise the frame rate becouse of something that i dont nottice

[@xboxrules8472]

it runs 60fps and is noticeable

[@mohdnasir787]

The best comparison so far.......

[@Candyland]

Thanks.

[@penjiroichiban3096]

Very minimal difference not even nearly worth it for the actual grafic cards prices!

[@joshhummel22]

All I know is this game looks and plays freaking amazing on the Serious X 👏 for the video!

[@doomslayer1210]

My boy looks so good

[@BILLIARDman2000]

woah the reflection

[@ihswap]

Kinda lazy to just use the first level to dish out quick content. So many environments in later levels show off the ray tracing so damn well this video does it a disservice.

[@jose121624]

RTX is nvidia's marketing name, above should put Ray Tracing which is the real name.

[@phatburger7622]

I think RTX looks pretty cool and its nice to have when possible but its not a necessity nor is it as a big of a deal as the nerds are making it

[@AleCardenasRealtor]

I'm going to play it at 4k 60fps, since I don't have hmid 2.1 tv and I don't thing is worth the ray tracing mode

[@madboi1591]

Lol this is not true 4k compared to pc smh lol

[@AleCardenasRealtor]

@@madboi1591 whats your point?

[@madboi1591]

@@AleCardenasRealtor why waste on a console with limited storage and not true 4k ? Lol

[@AleCardenasRealtor]

@@madboi1591 cause I live in Mexico and gaming pcs in Mexico cost twice as much as they do in the US

[@madboi1591]

@@AleCardenasRealtor oh damn nvm bro , if u can get a good gpu and cpu build a pc but at this point it's w.e u can get ur hands on . So good thing u got a ps5 atleast

[@marcossx9963]

120 FPS Mode >>>>>>> Ray Tracing.

[@wrenchproductions]

Only if you have a 120Hz monitor, if you not well its useless have 120fps, with 60fps its nice

[@marcossx9963]

@@wrenchproductions I have a 120 hz TV. Saddly, Doom Eternal has a noticeable input lag in balanced and ray tracing modes on Series X. For me, in a frenetic game like this, 120 fps makes more diference than some reflections added.

[@lgtvlgtv8686]

PC: 4K RTX ON, 120+FPS

[@justalex4571]

Ray tracing looks really good! I like it!

[@jhonnyx161]

se ve increible rt , las texturas mejoran mucho y reflejos

[@patfish3291]

don't get why doom don't support raytracing Light???!!! ... that would be way more notable because of all the light effects of the weapons :-/

[@lampenpam]

Why make a performance test with a LOCKED framerate??? I would have liked to actually see the performance impact. Also why show the intro? It shows so few scenes that actually use RTX there. Why not show Cultist Base or any other level with many metal surfaces. THESE are the levels you should show as you can see the most reflections there

[@wojciechsokoowski5189]

It's a console version that is being tested, it's not possible to unlock framerate there. The point of performance test is to see if the game holds stable framerate on xsx without any noticable drops.

[@MorbidHunter]

My 3080 is overkill for doom at 1440p so I just crank every setting lol

[@blackjesus9412]

Was only stable 60 when you didn't dash

[@halispetek4221]

What is differences

[@Ethereal184]

I definitely recommend the 120hz option as jt also provides over 1440p visuals. Most do not own 4k monitors since they generally run expensive

[@techorange1141]

Doom make me migraine.. i cant play fast FPS like this 😭

[@patrickh92able]

Uhhh... comparing 4k to 1080p with different settings

[@Tina-qb3cb]

i'm too fast i can't notice it hahah

[@eddiearkadian1713]

120fps over rtx, I can’t even keep up with the gameplay on rtx , too blurry

[@cesarc8473]

XSX ❤

[@gtafan110010]

aight so the game doesn't benefit too much from ray tracing, as is expected. Few reflective surfaces here and there but over all not worth the hit to resolution and performance

[@FFCVenom]

That is exactly what my conclusion was. I notice the sharpness of 4K and the clarity more than the awesome reflections. I feel that 60FPS 4K is better than raytracing. At least on my 65 Oled. Perhaps a smaller tv I would’ve gone for RT. I can clearly see the resolution is not 4K

[@hellmonger7503]

so little difference... this game is not for rtx. rtx way better for slow gamestyle

[@MoistPancakes]

I can’t even tell the difference if I’m being honest

[@madboi1591]

That's bc it's console 🙄 lol matter a fact this isn't true 4k lol if u want true 4k that's pc with atleast a 3080 or 3090

[@HeyDan1983]

So... It looks pretty much the same...

[@kennysantiago71]

Gotta be honest. The game is awesome but here..It looks the same.

[@SeriesSclips]

Com Ray Traycing fica foda demais... Pena que no meu Series S não vai ter, vacilo.

[@leonardosperanca3994]

mano to jogando no series x e falar pra vc que nesse game n muda mt não, não sei se é por ser mt frenético mas esses detalhes no meio do tiroteio nem aparecem mas estou jogando com ele ativado pq de 4k pra 1800p n muda quase nada

[@madboi1591]

This is not pc . I run this game on 4k in my 3080

[@chloefromdetroit8445]

It’s not called RTX

[@LeonardoSantos-hl1bz]

Doom eternal: xone s,x vs xseries X,S

[@mushroomcrepes]

cool

[@b0rg1010]

Blink and you may miss it. 🤣

[@kevinmc9089]

Is the upgrade free?

[@SOTVT]

Yes

[@kevinmc9089]

@@SOTVT thanks

[@karl343]

It's on Xbox, heard you need to pay on PS5.

[@nemodemolishedgamer5743]

@@karl343 Sony Is so Greddy!!!That They Don't Let you Enjoy Doom eternal Free upgrade !!!You have to pay 70$ for that !!!

[@SWBGPGMG]

Not enough difference to allow my frame rate to die

[@TheOldest]

Unless you have display that does 120 both balance and RT modes are 60 fps the difference is 2160p versus 1800p resolution which surprisingly isn't that much. Waiting for Digital Foundry to do their comparison but every video I've seen both modes do a flat 60 fps with no drops.

[@SWBGPGMG]

@@TheOldest I do have a 144hz monitor and 100+ average fps in doom eternal wich is a minimum for high respinsivness inputs . Dropping to 60 just for a little more precise reflection is clrerly not worth .

[@JayZDenton]

not enough tracks playing at the same time, disliked

[@rodrigodiniz13]

Would be nice to see that video if wasn't on a console.

[@budthecyborg4575]

RTX ON/ RTX OFF I guess the DOOM patch also upgraded the GPU to Nvidia silicon.

[@rattlesnake-qh3re]

Sooo the same thing dope

[@sinchman1]

for a fast pace game you won't notice this it's all bullshit

[@АлександрБалаев-к9ы]

маркетинг

[@ALph4cro]

Yeah, those reflections are nice, but in the game like Doom where you constantly move at high speeds it will be hardly noticeable. Raytracing is hardly noticeable on games that already look amazing.

[@madboi1591]

This is not true 4k ! Pc only does that.....

[@alextiger80]

The same

[@bits3608]

"raytrancing"

[@UltraJamZHD]

Fast paste moving game this feature pointless

[@kbrooks2267]

ID d it