Control

Measured FPS Breakdown

The recorded data for this combination, AMD Ryzen 5 2600 with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090, shows a clear pattern: the GPU carries the workload decisively at every resolution and preset tested. At 1920x1080, the lowest settings produce an average of 149 FPS, while the highest preset, Ultra, still holds an average of 120 FPS. The Medium preset at this resolution records an average of 132 FPS, with a minimum of 112 FPS and a maximum of 151 FPS. High settings land at 126 FPS average. These numbers indicate that even at the most demanding quality level, the combination never approaches the playability threshold of 60 FPS, and the gap between Low and Ultra is only 29 FPS, a relatively modest spread that suggests the CPU is not the limiting factor at this resolution.

Moving to 2560x1440, the averages remain high. Low settings produce 136 FPS, Medium averages 120 FPS with a minimum of 102 FPS and a maximum of 138 FPS, High sits at 115 FPS, and Ultra drops to 110 FPS. The difference between Low and Ultra here is 26 FPS, slightly narrower than at 1080p, which is consistent with a system where the GPU still has ample headroom and the resolution scaling does not yet expose a CPU bottleneck. The minimum recorded at Medium, 102 FPS, is well above the playability threshold, and no other preset at this resolution has a recorded minimum, but the averages alone show a comfortable margin.

At 3840x2160, the averages decline more noticeably as the GPU workload intensifies. Low settings average 119 FPS, Medium averages 101 FPS with a minimum of 86 FPS and a maximum of 116 FPS, High averages 90 FPS, and Ultra averages 78 FPS. The drop from Low to Ultra is 41 FPS, which is the largest spread across all resolutions, indicating that at 4K the preset choice has a more pronounced effect. Even at Ultra, the average of 78 FPS exceeds the playability threshold by 18 FPS, and the minimum at Medium, 86 FPS, stays far above any risk of stutter. The data suggests that this pairing is overqualified for Control at all tested settings, with the RTX 5090 providing enough raw throughput to maintain high frame rates even when paired with a mid-range 2018 CPU.

Best Settings per Resolution

For each resolution, the database identifies the most demanding preset that remains at or above 60 FPS average. At 1920x1080, that preset is Ultra, with an average of 120 FPS. This is the highest quality setting available in the test suite, and the combination clears the threshold by a factor of two. At 2560x1440, Ultra is again the best setting, with an average of 110 FPS. The margin over the playability threshold is 50 FPS, leaving substantial headroom for demanding scenes. At 3840x2160, Ultra remains the best setting, with an average of 78 FPS. This is the only resolution where the average approaches the threshold, but it still maintains an 18 FPS buffer. In all three cases, the verdict is unambiguous: this combo can run Control at maximum quality without compromise. The data shows no resolution where the user must drop below Ultra to achieve a playable experience, which is a strong indicator of the GPU's dominance in this pairing.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The nearest rivals for the CPU provide context for how the Ryzen 5 2600 compares to other processors in the database. The Intel Core Ultra 5 228V has an average benchmark score of 21440, which is 0.2 percent higher than the Ryzen 5 2600's average score of 21484, meaning the Ryzen is effectively on par with that part. The Intel Core i9-11900H scores 21367, 0.5 percent lower, while the Intel Xeon D-1746TER scores 21635, which is 0.7 percent higher. The AMD EPYC 9454 scores 21223, 1.2 percent lower. These deltas are all within a narrow band of roughly two percent, so any of these CPUs would behave similarly to the Ryzen 5 2600 in a CPU-bound scenario. However, in Control, the data shows that the CPU is not the bottleneck at any resolution tested, so the practical difference between these parts would be minimal.

For the GPU, the nearest rivals are all professional or mobile parts, which is notable. The NVIDIA Tesla P100 PCIe 16 GB scores 79605 on average, 0.3 percent higher than the RTX 5090's 79842. The Tesla P100 PCIe 12 GB scores 79396, 0.6 percent lower. The AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT scores 78940, 1.1 percent lower, and the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 64X scores 80959, 1.4 percent higher. These comparisons are based on aggregate benchmark scores, not game-specific FPS, but they indicate that the RTX 5090 sits in a performance tier where only specialized or high-end mobile GPUs come close. In Control specifically, the measured FPS shows that this GPU delivers far more than the game requires, so any of these rivals would likely also produce playable results, though the RTX 5090's 32 GB memory and Blackwell architecture give it a distinct advantage in memory-heavy titles.

FAQ

Q: Can this combination run Control at 4K Ultra settings?

A: Yes. At 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the average FPS is 78, which is above the playable threshold of 60 FPS. The database lists Ultra as the best playable setting at this resolution.

Q: What is the lowest average FPS recorded for this combo at any resolution and preset?

A: The lowest average is 78 FPS, recorded at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings. No tested configuration falls below this value, and the minimum FPS recorded across all data points is 86 FPS at 3840x2160 Medium.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rivals in aggregate benchmark scores?

A: The Ryzen 5 2600 has an average benchmark score of 21484. The Intel Core Ultra 5 228V is 0.2 percent higher, the Intel Xeon D-1746TER is 0.7 percent higher, the Intel Core i9-11900H is 0.5 percent lower, and the AMD EPYC 9454 is 1.2 percent lower. All are within a two percent band.

Q: Is the RTX 5090 significantly ahead of its nearest GPU rivals in aggregate scores?

A: No. The RTX 5090's average benchmark score is 79842. The closest rival, the NVIDIA Tesla P100 PCIe 16 GB, is 0.3 percent higher at 79605, and the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 64X is 1.4 percent higher at 80959. The AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT is 1.1 percent lower. The differences are small in aggregate terms.

Q: What is the FPS difference between Low and Ultra settings at 1920x1080?

A: At 1920x1080, Low settings average 149 FPS, while Ultra averages 120 FPS, a difference of 29 FPS. This is the smallest Low-to-Ultra gap among the three resolutions tested.

Q: At which resolution does the preset choice have the largest impact on average FPS?

A: At 3840x2160, the difference between Low (119 FPS) and Ultra (78 FPS) is 41 FPS, which is the largest spread in the dataset. At 2560x1440 the spread is 26 FPS, and at 1920x1080 it is 29 FPS.

CPU and GPU Roles

The data reveals that the GPU is the dominant component in this pairing for Control, and the CPU's role diminishes as resolution increases. At 1920x1080, the average FPS ranges from 149 at Low to 120 at Ultra, a 29 FPS swing. This is a moderate range, but even the lowest average is more than double the playability threshold, so the CPU never becomes a limiting factor. At 2560x1440, the range narrows to 26 FPS (136 Low, 110 Ultra), which suggests that the GPU is still handling the additional pixel load efficiently, and the CPU is not yet struggling. At 3840x2160, the range widens to 41 FPS (119 Low, 78 Ultra), which is the opposite of what a CPU-bound system would show. If the CPU were the bottleneck, the FPS would remain roughly constant across resolutions, but instead the averages drop as resolution increases, indicating that the RTX 5090's workload scales with pixel count while the Ryzen 5 2600 keeps up without issue.

The scaling between resolutions at the same preset reinforces this conclusion. At Ultra, the average drops from 120 FPS at 1080p to 110 FPS at 1440p to 78 FPS at 4K, a steady decline that tracks GPU load. At Low, the averages are 149, 136, and 119 respectively, also declining but with a smaller drop from 1080p to 1440p (13 FPS) than from 1440p to 4K (17 FPS). This pattern is consistent with a GPU that has enough headroom at lower resolutions to push very high frame rates, but begins to feel the pressure at 4K. The CPU's aggregate benchmark scores, such as a Passmark single-thread score of 2239 and a Cinebench R15 multicore score of 1248, place it in the 75th percentile of all CPUs, which is respectable but not top-tier. However, Control's engine appears to be well-optimized for this hardware combination, as no test shows any sign of CPU-induced frame rate collapse.

At 4K, the gap between Medium and High is 11 FPS (101 to 90), and between High and Ultra is 12 FPS (90 to 78), showing that each preset step costs a similar amount of performance. At 1440p, the steps are 5 FPS (Low to Medium), 5 FPS (Medium to High), and 5 FPS (High to Ultra), which is remarkably uniform. At 1080p, the steps are 17 FPS (Low to Medium), 6 FPS (Medium to High), and 6 FPS (High to Ultra), with the Low-to-Medium jump being the largest. These patterns suggest that the GPU is the primary driver of performance differences, and the CPU's contribution is largely static, providing a stable foundation that does not scale with resolution.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the AMD Ryzen 5 2600 and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 ranks 676th out of 3720 tested combos in the database for Control. This places it in the top 18 percent of all configurations, which is a strong result for a pairing that includes a 2018-era CPU. The ranking reflects the fact that Control is not an exceptionally demanding title by current standards, and the RTX 5090's massive compute resources (104.8 TFLOPS FP32, 32 GB GDDR7 memory, 1.79 TB/s bandwidth) are far more than the game requires. The CPU, while older, still provides six cores and twelve threads, which is sufficient for this game's threading model.

The rank of 676 indicates that there are 675 other combos in the database that perform better in Control, but the vast majority of those likely use more recent high-end CPUs. The data does not specify what those combos are, but the percentile information for the individual components provides context: the CPU is in the 75th percentile of all CPUs, while the GPU is in the 92nd percentile of all GPUs. This asymmetry means the GPU is doing the heavy lifting, and the CPU is a relative weak link. However, because Control's frame rates are so high across all settings, the CPU's lower percentile does not translate into a poor experience. The measured FPS at every resolution and preset is above 78 FPS average, which is a comfortable margin over the 60 FPS playability threshold.

In practical terms, this rank suggests that users with this combo will see excellent performance in Control, and the only way to improve the ranking would be to pair the RTX 5090 with a significantly faster CPU, such as a modern high-core-count part. But the data shows that the current pairing is already delivering maximum quality at all resolutions, so the rank is more a reflection of the CPU's age than any actual gameplay limitation. The database records 3720 total combos, and being in the 676th position means this setup outperforms roughly 82 percent of all tested configurations for this specific game, which is a strong endorsement of the RTX 5090's raw power even when paired with a modest processor.