Control

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600 paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D delivers a commanding performance in Control, ranking in the 87th percentile of all 3,720 tested combinations for this title. This places the combo firmly in the upper echelon of systems capable of running the game, though it is not at the absolute top. The data shows a combination where the GPU’s raw power carries most of the load, while the six-core CPU provides sufficient support to avoid bottlenecking at higher resolutions. Across all tested settings and resolutions, the system never dips below the 60 FPS playability threshold, making this a highly capable rig for Control.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo ranks 87th out of 3,720 tested configurations, placing it in the top 2.4% of all systems benchmarked for Control. This is an exceptional standing, driven overwhelmingly by the RTX 5090 D’s performance class. The GPU sits in the 92nd percentile among all graphics cards, while the Ryzen 5 5600 ranks in the 74th percentile among all CPUs. The disparity between these two percentile figures suggests that the graphics card is the dominant factor in achieving this high combo rank, with the processor playing a supporting but non-limiting role.

For context, the nearest CPU rivals to the Ryzen 5 5600 include the Intel Core Ultra 7 258V (0.1% higher average score), AMD Ryzen 5 8500G (0.2% higher), AMD EPYC 9454P (0.2% higher), and AMD EPYC 7713 (0.5% higher). These deltas are minimal, indicating that the CPU’s computational throughput is essentially on par with several other mid-range and enterprise parts. On the GPU side, the RTX 5090 D’s nearest rivals are the AMD Radeon RX 6650M XT (1.1% lower average score), AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT (1.6% higher), NVIDIA Tesla P100 PCIe 12 GB (2.1% higher), and NVIDIA Tesla P100 PCIe 16 GB (2.4% higher). This clustering suggests that in synthetic benchmarks, the RTX 5090 D performs within a tight band of high-end mobile and data-center GPUs, though its in-game results may diverge due to driver optimizations and power delivery.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 3840x2160, the most demanding preset that maintains at least 60 FPS is Ultra, which averages 83 FPS. This is a strong result for 4K gaming, as it allows for maximum visual fidelity without compromising smoothness. Lowering to Medium yields 108 FPS, High produces 96 FPS, and Low reaches 152 FPS, but Ultra remains the recommended choice for those prioritizing image quality.

At 2560x1440, the Ultra preset also leads with an average of 124 FPS, comfortably above the 60 FPS threshold. The headroom here is substantial: Medium averages 160 FPS, High averages 142 FPS, and Low hits 198 FPS. This resolution offers the best balance between sharpness and performance, with Ultra providing a high-refresh-rate experience.

At 1920x1080, Ultra again dominates with 163 FPS average, while High reaches 184 FPS, Medium hits 192 FPS, and Low peaks at 218 FPS. The system is so powerful at this resolution that even the most demanding preset leaves massive performance reserves, making it suitable for 144Hz or even 240Hz displays. In every resolution, the Ultra preset clears 60 FPS, so users can max out settings without any playability concerns.

CPU and GPU Roles

The scaling between resolutions and presets reveals that the RTX 5090 D is the primary performance driver, with the Ryzen 5 5600 providing adequate support. At 1920x1080, the difference between Low (218 FPS) and Ultra (163 FPS) is 55 FPS, a 34% drop. At 2560x1440, the same preset change goes from 198 FPS to 124 FPS, a 37% reduction. At 3840x2160, the drop is from 152 FPS to 83 FPS, a 45% decline. This increasing percentage gap as resolution rises indicates that the GPU is scaling its workload predictably with pixel count, while the CPU’s contribution remains relatively constant.

Notably, the CPU does not appear to bottleneck even at 1080p, where frame rates exceed 200 FPS. The Ryzen 5 5600’s 6 cores and 12 threads, with a boost clock of 4.40 GHz, are sufficient to feed the GPU at these high frame rates. However, the data suggests that at 4K Ultra, the system is heavily GPU-bound, as the 83 FPS average is far below the 4K Low result of 152 FPS, indicating that the graphics card is the limiting factor. At 1080p, the smaller delta between Low and Ultra (55 FPS) suggests the CPU begins to matter more, but it still does not constrain performance below playable levels.

The RTX 5090 D’s 32 GB of GDDR7 memory and 1.79 TB/s bandwidth provide ample headroom for Control’s textures and effects at all settings. The GPU’s 104.8 TFLOPS FP32 throughput ensures that even the most demanding scenes at 4K Ultra are handled with ease. Meanwhile, the CPU’s 32 MB of shared L3 cache and 51.2 GB/s memory bandwidth are modest by comparison, yet they do not hinder the overall experience.

Similar Performance Alternatives

For the CPU, the nearest rivals to the Ryzen 5 5600 are all within 0.5% of its average benchmark score. The Intel Core Ultra 7 258V is the closest, with a delta of 0.1%, meaning it would perform nearly identically in CPU-bound scenarios. The AMD Ryzen 5 8500G (0.2% higher) and AMD EPYC 9454P (0.2% higher) are also direct equivalents, though the EPYC parts target server workloads. The AMD EPYC 7713 (0.5% higher) offers similar single-thread performance but with far more cores, which would not benefit Control specifically. In practice, any of these CPUs paired with the RTX 5090 D would yield comparable frame rates, as the GPU dominates the bottleneck.

For the GPU, the AMD Radeon RX 6650M XT is 1.1% slower on average, making it a slightly weaker but similar alternative. The AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT is 1.6% faster, and the NVIDIA Tesla P100 variants are 2.1% to 2.4% faster in synthetic tests. However, these Tesla parts are data-center oriented and lack the gaming-focused drivers and display outputs of the RTX 5090 D. The RX 6850M XT, while faster in raw compute, would likely produce similar in-game results for Control, though its 12 GB of memory could be a limitation at 4K Ultra with certain texture packs. The RX 6650M XT would be a more budget-friendly option with slightly lower performance, but the delta is small enough that users would not notice a major difference in frame rates.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 3840x2160, the system averages 152 FPS on Low settings. Moving to Medium, the average drops to 108 FPS, with a minimum of 92 FPS and a maximum of 124 FPS. High settings yield 96 FPS average, and Ultra produces 83 FPS average. The Medium preset is the only one with recorded min/max values, showing a 32 FPS spread between the lowest and highest frames, indicating some scene-to-scene variability but no severe stutters.

At 2560x1440, Low averages 198 FPS. Medium averages 160 FPS, with a minimum of 136 FPS and a maximum of 184 FPS. High averages 142 FPS, and Ultra averages 124 FPS. The Medium preset’s min/max range of 48 FPS is wider than at 4K, suggesting that the CPU or memory subsystem causes occasional frame dips, but the average remains far above the 60 FPS target.

At 1920x1080, Low averages 218 FPS. Medium averages 192 FPS, with a minimum of 163 FPS and a maximum of 220 FPS. High averages 184 FPS, and Ultra averages 163 FPS. The Medium preset shows a 57 FPS min-to-max spread, which is the largest relative variance across all resolutions, likely due to CPU-driven physics calculations at high frame rates. Despite this, the minimum of 163 FPS is still far above the playability threshold.

The Verdict

This PC can run Control with absolute authority. The data shows that the Ryzen 5 5600 and RTX 5090 D combination clears 60 FPS at every resolution and preset tested. At 3840x2160, the best settings are Ultra with an average of 83 FPS, which is not just playable but smooth for a 4K experience. At 2560x1440, Ultra averages 124 FPS, making it ideal for high-refresh-rate monitors. At 1920x1080, Ultra averages 163 FPS, providing an exceptionally fluid experience even on esports-grade displays.

The verdict is unambiguous: this system is overqualified for Control. The weakest point is 4K Ultra at 83 FPS, but that is still a strong result for a demanding third-person action game. The CPU and GPU work well together, with no resolution or setting combination falling below the 60 FPS threshold. For users targeting 144Hz at 1440p or 4K with maxed-out settings, this build delivers without compromise. The only caveat is the theoretical bottleneck at 1080p, where the CPU’s 6 cores may limit frame rates to the 160-220 FPS range, but this is far beyond what most displays can show. Overall, this is a top-tier configuration for Control, ranking in the 87th percentile of all tested combos.