Control

Measured FPS Breakdown

The database contains measured frame rate data for Control at three resolutions and four quality presets, giving a clear view of how this AMD Ryzen 5 4600G and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 combination behaves. The recorded values are average FPS only, with no minimum or maximum frame time data captured in this run.

At 1920x1080, the combination delivers a wide spread of performance depending on the preset. Low settings produce an average of 108.1 FPS, which is the highest recorded result across the entire test matrix. Medium settings drop to 77.2 FPS, while High settings land at 67.9 FPS. The most demanding preset, Ultra, still manages 58.3 FPS, just under the 60 FPS playability threshold used throughout the database.

Moving to 2560x1440, the performance scales down noticeably. Low settings average 81.8 FPS, still comfortably above 60 FPS. Medium settings drop to 56.1 FPS, High to 50.6 FPS, and Ultra to 46.7 FPS. The gap between Low and Medium at this resolution is 25.7 FPS, which is the largest single-preset jump in the entire dataset, indicating a steep cost for the first quality tier increase.

At 3840x2160, the combination struggles to maintain playable frame rates on most presets. Low settings average 57.8 FPS, just below the 60 FPS threshold. Medium settings fall to 36.9 FPS, High to 34.7 FPS, and Ultra to 31.9 FPS. The drop from Low to Medium at 4K is 20.9 FPS, showing that even a modest quality increase carries a heavy penalty at this resolution. The data shows a clear pattern: resolution scaling has a larger impact on average FPS than preset scaling at the higher end of the resolution range.

FAQ

Q: Can this PC run Control at 1920x1080 with High settings?

A: Yes. The recorded average FPS at 1080p High is 67.9 FPS, which clears the 60 FPS playability threshold by 7.9 FPS.

Q: What is the best playable preset at 2560x1440?

A: Low settings are the only playable option at this resolution, averaging 81.8 FPS. Medium settings drop to 56.1 FPS, which falls below the 60 FPS threshold.

Q: Is 4K playable with this hardware?

A: No preset at 3840x2160 reaches 60 FPS. Low settings come closest at 57.8 FPS, which is 2.2 FPS short of the threshold. The verdict data lists no playable settings at this resolution.

Q: How much performance is lost when going from 1080p to 1440p on High settings?

A: The average FPS drops from 67.9 FPS at 1080p High to 50.6 FPS at 1440p High, a decrease of 17.3 FPS or roughly 25% of the 1080p result.

Q: Which preset offers the largest single jump in performance at 1080p?

A: Moving from Low to Medium reduces the average from 108.1 FPS to 77.2 FPS, a drop of 30.9 FPS. This is the largest preset-to-preset difference recorded at any resolution.

Q: Does Ultra ever hit 60 FPS in the recorded data?

A: Only at 1080p does Ultra approach the threshold, averaging 58.3 FPS. At 1440p Ultra averages 46.7 FPS, and at 4K Ultra averages 31.9 FPS, neither of which is close to 60 FPS.

CPU and GPU Roles

The measured data reveals how the AMD Ryzen 5 4600G and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 divide responsibilities across resolutions. Control is a visually demanding title, and the frame rate scaling between resolutions points to the GPU as the dominant constraint in most configurations.

At 1080p, the CPU has more headroom to feed the GPU. The spread from Low to Ultra is 49.8 FPS, with Low at 108.1 FPS and Ultra at 58.3 FPS. This wide spread suggests that the GPU is doing most of the work at every preset, and the CPU is not the limiting factor until the very high preset levels. The Ryzen 5 4600G, with its 6 cores and 12 threads, provides enough throughput to keep the RTX 2060 occupied at this resolution.

At 1440p, the GPU begins to show its limits more clearly. The Low preset averages 81.8 FPS, but every step up in quality costs a significant amount of performance. Medium drops to 56.1 FPS, a 25.7 FPS penalty, while High and Ultra fall to 50.6 and 46.7 FPS respectively. The shrinking gap between High and Ultra at this resolution, only 3.9 FPS, suggests that the GPU is becoming saturated and additional quality settings yield diminishing returns.

At 4K, the GPU is clearly the bottleneck. Even Low settings only average 57.8 FPS, and the progression from Medium to Ultra stays within a narrow band of 31.9 to 36.9 FPS. The RTX 2060's 6 GB of GDDR6 memory and 192-bit bus are simply not enough to sustain high frame rates at this pixel count. The CPU's role at 4K is minimal, as the GPU is overwhelmed by the rendering load regardless of preset.

The scaling between resolutions at the same preset reinforces this interpretation. At Low settings, 1080p averages 108.1 FPS, 1440p averages 81.8 FPS, and 4K averages 57.8 FPS. The drop from 1080p to 1440p is 26.3 FPS, while the drop from 1440p to 4K is 24.0 FPS. At High settings, the same progression goes from 67.9 to 50.6 to 34.7 FPS, with the largest drop between 1440p and 4K. This pattern indicates that the RTX 2060 is the primary determinant of performance, with the Ryzen 5 4600G providing sufficient support at lower resolutions but becoming irrelevant as resolution increases.

The Verdict

The database verdict is clear: this combination can run Control at 1080p with multiple playable presets, at 1440p with only Low settings, and not at all at 4K.

At 1920x1080, the playable settings are High, Low, and Medium. The best playable preset is High, averaging 67.9 FPS. Ultra falls just short at 58.3 FPS, so players who want the highest quality at 1080p will need to accept a frame rate slightly below the 60 FPS threshold.

At 2560x1440, only Low settings are playable, averaging 81.8 FPS. Medium, High, and Ultra all fall below 60 FPS, with Medium at 56.1 FPS being the closest. The verdict lists Low as the best settings at this resolution.

At 3840x2160, no preset reaches 60 FPS. Low comes closest at 57.8 FPS, but the verdict records no playable settings at this resolution. This hardware is not suitable for 4K gaming in Control.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The nearest rivals in the database provide context for how this specific CPU and GPU pairing compares to other hardware combinations.

For the AMD Ryzen 5 4600G, the closest matching CPUs are the AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5355GE with an average score of 17482 and a delta of 0.1%, the AMD Ryzen 3 8300GE at 17614 with a delta of -0.6%, the Intel Core 7 150U at 17395 with a delta of 0.6%, and the Intel Core i3-14100T at 17648 with a delta of -0.8%. These processors all sit within a narrow performance band around the Ryzen 5 4600G, meaning users swapping between them would see very similar CPU-bound behavior in Control. The Ryzen 3 PRO 5355GE and Intel Core 7 150U are effectively equivalent in average score, while the Ryzen 3 8300GE and Core i3-14100T are marginally faster by less than 1%.

For the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060, the nearest rivals are the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 with an average score of 15283 and a delta of 0%, the AMD Radeon 680M at 15270 with a delta of 0.1%, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 OEM at 15199 with a delta of 0.6%, and the AMD Radeon RX 7600 at 15171 with a delta of 0.8%. The GTX 580 is essentially identical in average score, while the Radeon 680M is only 0.1% behind. The RTX 3050 OEM and RX 7600 are slightly lower scoring, by 0.6% and 0.8% respectively. In practice, any of these GPUs paired with a comparable CPU would produce nearly identical frame rates in Control, since the performance differences are all under 1%.

Best Settings per Resolution

The most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS at each resolution, based on the recorded data, is as follows.

At 1920x1080, the best playable preset is High, with an average of 67.9 FPS. This is the highest quality setting that clears the threshold, and it does so with a margin of 7.9 FPS. Medium and Low are also playable, but High offers the best visual quality while remaining above 60 FPS.

At 2560x1440, the best playable preset is Low, with an average of 81.8 FPS. This is the only preset at this resolution that reaches the playable threshold. The margin is substantial at 21.8 FPS, but no higher quality setting is viable.

At 3840x2160, there is no playable preset. The closest is Low at 57.8 FPS, which falls short of the 60 FPS threshold by 2.2 FPS. Players at this resolution would need to lower the resolution or accept frame rates below the playable standard.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the AMD Ryzen 5 4600G and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 ranks 2904 out of 3720 tested combos in Control. This places the pairing in the lower portion of the database, specifically in the 22nd percentile of all tested combinations.

The ranking reflects the hardware's age and position in the product stack. The RTX 2060 is an end-of-life product from the GeForce 20-series, and while it remains capable at 1080p, it cannot sustain high frame rates at higher resolutions in demanding titles like Control. The Ryzen 5 4600G is a Zen 2 based processor from the 4000 series, and its position in the 71st percentile of all CPUs indicates it is not the limiting factor in most scenarios.

The data suggests that this combo is best suited for 1080p gaming with medium-to-high quality settings, with a secondary option for 1440p at Low settings. For players targeting higher resolutions or maximum quality presets, the recorded results show that this hardware will fall short of the 60 FPS threshold. The rank of 2904 out of 3720 is consistent with the measured FPS data, which shows playable performance only at lower resolutions and presets.