Control

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 combination delivers exceptionally high frame rates in Control, with the data showing that all tested settings presets at every resolution exceed the 60 FPS playability threshold. This pairing is clearly overqualified for the game, as even the most demanding Ultra preset maintains an average of 73.4 FPS at 4K.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 3840x2160, the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS is Ultra, which produces an average of 73.4 FPS. The data shows a comfortable margin above the 60 FPS threshold, with the High preset at 85.9 FPS and Medium at 95.5 FPS. The Low preset reaches 131 FPS average. Since Ultra clears the threshold with a 22% headroom (73.4 vs 60), it is the recommended choice for maximum visual fidelity.

At 2560x1440, Ultra settings remain the best choice, delivering an average of 108.5 FPS. This is nearly double the playability threshold, indicating significant performance headroom. High settings reach 124.4 FPS, Medium achieves 138.6 FPS, and Low hits 199.8 FPS. The scaling from 4K to 1440p shows a 47.8% improvement in Ultra preset performance (73.4 to 108.5 FPS).

At 1920x1080, Ultra settings average 142.9 FPS, which is more than double the 60 FPS threshold. The High preset reaches 163.7 FPS, Medium hits 187 FPS, and Low tops out at 216.2 FPS. The gap between 1440p and 1080p Ultra is 34.4 FPS (108.5 to 142.9), representing a 31.7% performance uplift from the lower resolution.

CPU and GPU Roles

Benchmark results indicate that the GPU is the dominant performance factor at all three resolutions, though the CPU's role becomes relatively more important at lower resolutions. The frame rate scaling between resolutions reveals this relationship clearly.

At 4K, the RTX 5080 is the primary bottleneck, with the Ultra preset dropping to 73.4 FPS from 108.5 FPS at 1440p — a 32.4% reduction in performance when increasing resolution. The CPU has sufficient headroom to feed the GPU at this resolution, as evidenced by the relatively small gap between Low (131 FPS) and Ultra (73.4 FPS) settings, which is a 44% difference driven entirely by GPU workload.

At 1440p, the balance shifts slightly. The Low preset reaches 199.8 FPS, while Ultra drops to 108.5 FPS — a 45.7% spread. The CPU's six cores and twelve threads provide enough throughput to maintain high frame rates at this resolution, but the GPU workload is still the limiting factor for Ultra settings.

At 1080p, the CPU's role becomes most apparent. The Low preset hits 216.2 FPS, suggesting the Ryzen 5 5600 is approaching its ceiling for this game. The difference between Low and Ultra settings is 73.3 FPS (216.2 to 142.9), which is a 33.9% reduction. This compression compared to 4K (44% spread) indicates that at 1080p, the CPU's single-thread and multi-thread performance, as measured by its 3DMark single-thread score of 882 and 16-thread score of 5641, begins to matter more for sustaining ultra-high frame rates.

How This Combo Ranks

The Ryzen 5 5600 with RTX 5080 ranks 220th out of 3720 tested combinations for Control, placing it in the top 5.9% of all tested systems. This ranking reflects the GPU's strong overall performance — the RTX 5080 sits in the 87th percentile among all GPUs with an average benchmark score of 56083. The CPU, while less dominant at the 74th percentile among all CPUs with an average score of 20468, still provides sufficient performance to avoid bottlenecking the GPU in this title.

The GPU's nearest rivals help contextualize its performance. The RTX 5080's average benchmark score of 56083 is 0.6% ahead of the AMD Radeon 8060S (55757) and 0.7% ahead of the AMD Radeon RX 6750 GRE 12 GB (55698). The AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE (57367) is 2.2% faster, which is the only rival in the comparison that outperforms the RTX 5080. This slim margin over competitors in synthetic benchmarks translates to the consistently high frame rates observed in Control.

The CPU's nearest rivals show a similar clustering. The Ryzen 5 5600's average score of 20468 is just 0.1% ahead of the Intel Core Ultra 7 258V (20454) and 0.2% ahead of both the AMD Ryzen 5 8500G (20425) and AMD EPYC 9454P (20422). The AMD EPYC 7713 (20363) trails by 0.5%. This tight grouping suggests the CPU's performance is well within expected parameters for its class.

FAQ

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

A: Yes. The measured average FPS at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings is 73.4 FPS, which is above the 60 FPS playable threshold. All four settings presets (Low, Medium, High, Ultra) clear 60 FPS at 4K.

Q: What is the best settings preset for 1440p gaming?

A: Ultra settings provide the best visual quality while maintaining an average of 108.5 FPS at 2560x1440. All presets exceed the playable threshold, so users can choose freely based on preference.

Q: How much performance is lost when moving from 1080p to 4K?

A: At Ultra settings, the average FPS drops from 142.9 at 1920x1080 to 73.4 at 3840x2160, a 48.6% reduction. The gap narrows at lower presets: Low settings drop from 216.2 to 131 FPS, a 39.4% reduction.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU more important for this game?

A: The RTX 5080 GPU is the primary factor at all resolutions, as shown by the frame rate scaling between settings presets. At 1080p, the CPU's role increases, with Low settings reaching 216.2 FPS, which approaches the Ryzen 5 5600's practical limit for this game.

Q: How does this combination rank against other tested systems?

A: The combo ranks 220th out of 3720 tested combinations for Control, placing it in the top 5.9% of all systems. The GPU's 87th percentile ranking among all GPUs is the main driver of this high position.

Q: What is the lowest FPS recorded across all tested settings?

A: The lowest average FPS in the entire measured dataset is 73.4 FPS at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings. No tested configuration drops below the 60 FPS playable threshold.

Measured FPS Breakdown

3840x2160 (4K):

• Low: 131.0 FPS average
• Medium: 95.5 FPS average
• High: 85.9 FPS average
• Ultra: 73.4 FPS average

The 4K results show a clear progression from Low to Ultra, with a 57.6 FPS difference between the lowest and highest presets. Medium settings provide a 14.6% improvement over High, while Ultra is 14.5% more demanding than High.

2560x1440 (1440p):

• Low: 199.8 FPS average
• Medium: 138.6 FPS average
• High: 124.4 FPS average
• Ultra: 108.5 FPS average

The 1440p results demonstrate a wider spread, with Low delivering 84.2% more FPS than Ultra. Medium offers a 11.4% improvement over High, while High outperforms Ultra by 14.6%. The scaling is not perfectly linear, indicating that certain settings have disproportionate GPU cost.

1920x1080 (1080p):

• Low: 216.2 FPS average
• Medium: 187.0 FPS average
• High: 163.7 FPS average
• Ultra: 142.9 FPS average

At 1080p, the frame rates are consistently high across all presets. Low exceeds Medium by 15.6%, Medium surpasses High by 14.2%, and High leads Ultra by 14.5%. The largest absolute gap is between Low and Ultra at 73.3 FPS, which represents a 51.3% performance difference.

The Verdict

The data clearly shows that this PC can run Control with exceptional performance at every resolution and settings combination tested. The verdict by resolution confirms that all playable settings — Low, Medium, High, and Ultra — clear the 60 FPS threshold at every resolution.

At 3840x2160, the best settings are Ultra with an average of 73.4 FPS. This provides a solid margin above the playability threshold, making 4K gaming viable without compromise. At 2560x1440, Ultra settings average 108.5 FPS, offering a high-refresh-rate experience with maximum visual quality. At 1920x1080, Ultra settings reach 142.9 FPS, which is sufficient for fast-paced action on high-refresh-rate monitors.

Performance headroom is substantial across the board. The smallest margin above 60 FPS is the 13.4 FPS buffer at 4K Ultra, while the largest is the 156.2 FPS buffer at 1080p Low. This system is not merely capable of running Control — it delivers a premium experience at all quality levels, with the RTX 5080's 16 GB of GDDR7 memory and 960.0 GB/s bandwidth proving more than adequate for this 2019 title.