Control

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 combination delivers a robust Control experience across the board, with measured frame rates that comfortably exceed the 60 FPS playable threshold at every resolution tested. The data shows a system that scales predictably with resolution, offering headroom for high-refresh-rate monitors at 1080p and 1440p while still maintaining playable performance at 4K with the right preset.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 3840x2160, the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS is High, which produces an average of 62 FPS. This is a narrow margin above the playable threshold, and the data confirms the risk: the Ultra preset at 4K drops to an average of 54 FPS, which falls below the 60 FPS target. The Medium preset at 4K averages 70 FPS with a minimum of 59 FPS, making it a safer choice for users who want a buffer against frame dips, but High remains the highest-quality option that clears the bar on average.

Moving to 2560x1440, the story improves significantly. The Ultra preset is the best setting that holds 60 FPS or higher, delivering an average of 80 FPS. Every preset at this resolution is playable, from Low at 146 FPS to Medium at 104 FPS and High at 92 FPS. The gap between High and Ultra is 12 FPS, but both remain well above the threshold, so visual fidelity can be maximized without sacrificing smoothness.

At 1920x1080, the system has ample headroom. The Ultra preset averages 106 FPS, which is the best playable setting. Lower presets scale impressively: Medium hits 137 FPS, High reaches 122 FPS, and Low tops out at 187 FPS. The 1080p results indicate that this combo is not bottlenecked by the CPU at lower resolutions, as the frame rates scale consistently with preset changes rather than hitting a wall.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The nearestRivals data for the AMD Ryzen 5 5600F shows that its average benchmark score of 36945 places it within a fraction of a percent of several comparable CPUs. The Intel Core Ultra 5 225 scores 36938, a delta of 0%, meaning the two are effectively identical in synthetic performance. The AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D is 0.2% faster with a score of 37018, while the AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 450 posts 37093, a 0.4% advantage. The Intel Core i9-12900T leads this group at 37112, which is 0.5% ahead. In practical gaming terms, these differences are within run-to-run variance, so users upgrading from or considering any of these CPUs should expect near-identical frame rates in Control.

For the GPU, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 has an average benchmark score of 37648. Its nearest rival, the NVIDIA Tesla P4, scores 37628, a delta of 0.1%, which is essentially a tie. The AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 is 0.4% behind at 37507, and the AMD Radeon PRO W6400 trails by 1.3% with 37157. Interestingly, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile scores 38135, which is 1.3% faster than the desktop RTX 4070 in synthetic benchmarks. This suggests that a laptop RTX 4080 could deliver slightly higher frame rates in Control, though the difference would be marginal. The RTX 4070's percentile rank of 81 among all GPUs indicates it sits comfortably above the median, and the CPU's percentile of 85 similarly shows strong positioning.

FAQ

Q: Can this system run Control at 4K with maximum settings?

A: No. The data shows the Ultra preset at 3840x2160 averages 54 FPS, which falls below the 60 FPS playable threshold. The highest playable preset at 4K is High, averaging 62 FPS.

Q: What is the best resolution for this combo to use Ultra settings?

A: Both 1920x1080 and 2560x1440 support Ultra settings. At 1440p, Ultra averages 80 FPS, while at 1080p it averages 106 FPS. The 4K Ultra preset is the only configuration that fails to reach 60 FPS.

Q: How much performance headroom is there at 1080p for high-refresh-rate displays?

A: At 1920x1080, the Low preset averages 187 FPS, and even the Ultra preset hits 106 FPS. This provides substantial headroom for 144Hz displays, though the Medium preset at 137 FPS and High at 122 FPS are also strong options.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU more likely to bottleneck in this game?

A: The benchmark data suggests the GPU is the limiting factor at higher resolutions. At 4K, the average FPS drops from 98 on Low to 54 on Ultra, a 44 FPS swing that indicates GPU scaling. At 1080p, the range is 187 to 106 FPS, which still shows GPU dependence but with more absolute headroom.

Q: What is the minimum FPS recorded for this combo?

A: The only minimum FPS values in the measured data are for the Medium preset: 59 FPS at 3840x2160, 88 FPS at 2560x1440, and 116 FPS at 1920x1080. The 4K Medium minimum of 59 FPS is just below the 60 FPS threshold, though the average of 70 FPS remains playable.

Q: How does this combination rank against all other tested PC configurations?

A: The combo ranks 981st out of 3720 tested combinations, placing it in the top 26% of all systems in the database for Control performance.

The Verdict

The data confirms that the AMD Ryzen 5 5600F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 can run Control with playable frame rates at every resolution tested, though the quality ceiling varies. At 3840x2160, the best playable preset is High with an average of 62 FPS; Ultra falls short at 54 FPS. At 2560x1440, the full Ultra preset is playable at 80 FPS, and all lower presets exceed 90 FPS. At 1920x1080, Ultra delivers 106 FPS, with Low reaching 187 FPS for competitive or high-refresh scenarios.

The verdict is straightforward: this system clears the 60 FPS threshold at all resolutions, but 4K users must accept High settings rather than Ultra. For 1440p and 1080p gaming, there is no compromise needed—users can enable the highest visual quality and still enjoy smooth performance. The measured data shows no resolution where the system is unplayable, making this a reliable configuration for Control across the board.

CPU and GPU Roles

The scaling between resolutions and presets reveals a clear division of labor. At 1920x1080, the frame rate range from Low (187 FPS) to Ultra (106 FPS) spans 81 FPS, indicating that the GPU is the primary driver of performance changes. The CPU, with a PassMark multithread score of 19236 and a single-thread score of 2872, has sufficient headroom to feed the GPU at these frame rates, as evidenced by the fact that Low settings do not bottleneck below 187 FPS.

At 2560x1440, the same pattern holds but with a narrower spread: Low averages 146 FPS and Ultra averages 80 FPS, a 66 FPS difference. The GPU's workload increases with resolution, but the CPU continues to keep pace, as even the lowest preset stays above 140 FPS.

At 3840x2160, the GPU becomes the overwhelming bottleneck. The Low preset averages 98 FPS, while Ultra drops to 54 FPS, a 44 FPS swing driven almost entirely by pixel throughput and shader load. The CPU's role diminishes further, as the frame rates are low enough that processor performance is rarely a limiting factor. The data shows that the RTX 4070's memory bandwidth of 504.2 GB/s and its 12 GB of GDDR6X VRAM are sufficient for 4K textures, but the raw compute throughput (29.15 TFLOPS FP32) is what determines the preset ceiling.

For users deciding where to allocate upgrades, the benchmark results indicate that the GPU is the more impactful component for Control at all resolutions, with the CPU mattering most at 1080p where high frame rates demand consistent single-thread performance. The CPU's percentile of 85 versus the GPU's 81 suggests the processor is slightly stronger relative to its peers, which further supports the GPU being the limiting factor.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the AMD Ryzen 5 5600F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 ranks 981st out of 3720 tested combinations in the database for Control. This places the system in the top 26.4% of all configurations, which is a strong showing given the breadth of hardware tested. The rank reflects a balance between CPU and GPU performance: the CPU's average benchmark score of 36945 and the GPU's 37648 are both above the median for their respective categories, and the measured FPS data confirms that neither component drags the other down.

In context, the ranking suggests that this combo outperforms the majority of systems tested, but it is not at the extreme high end. The nearest rival CPUs, such as the Intel Core Ultra 5 225 and AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D, are within 0.5% of the 5600F's score, meaning a system with one of those CPUs and the same RTX 4070 would likely land at a similar rank. On the GPU side, the RTX 4070's rivals like the Tesla P4 and RX Vega 56 are within 0.4% to 1.3%, so swapping to one of those would shift the ranking only slightly. The 981st position confirms the combo's consistency: it delivers playable performance at all resolutions, with the only caveat being the 4K Ultra preset, which falls short by 6 FPS. For the vast majority of Control players, this is a configuration that provides an excellent experience without requiring any significant sacrifices.