Control

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600G paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 presents an extreme imbalance in raw compute, but the measured frame rates in Control show that this combination is overwhelmingly GPU-bound across all tested settings. The data indicates a 1080p Ultra average of 158 FPS, a 1440p Ultra average of 118.4 FPS, and a 4K Ultra average of 81.7 FPS, all of which clear the 60 FPS playability threshold with substantial headroom. While the Ryzen 5 5600G is a mainstream 6-core part from 2021, the RTX 5090's sheer rendering power dominates the workload, making the processor a secondary factor in this specific title's benchmark results.

CPU and GPU Roles

The benchmark results for Control reveal a clear division of labor where the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 does nearly all the heavy lifting, with the AMD Ryzen 5 5600G providing sufficient support to avoid becoming a bottleneck at any resolution or preset. Evidence for this comes from the scaling pattern: moving from 1080p Low to 1080p Ultra drops the average frame rate from 213.6 FPS to 158 FPS, a 26% reduction, while moving from 1440p Low to 1440p Ultra drops from 191.1 FPS to 118.4 FPS, a 38% reduction. At 4K, the Low preset yields 144.1 FPS, but Ultra drops to 81.7 FPS, a 43% reduction. These escalating penalties with higher resolution and settings indicate that the GPU's fill rate and shading throughput are the limiting factors, not the CPU's six Zen 3 cores.

The CPU's role becomes most apparent at the lowest resolution and preset, where the 1080p Low result of 213.6 FPS represents the ceiling of what this combo can produce. At 1080p Low, the GPU is so lightly loaded that the Ryzen 5 5600G's single-thread performance, which scores 872 in 3dmark_single_thread and 1409 in cinebench_r23_singlecore, becomes more relevant. However, even at this extreme, the combo never falls below 60 FPS, and the delta between 1080p Low and 1440p Low is only 22.5 FPS (213.6 vs 191.1), suggesting that the CPU can feed the RTX 5090 adequately up to at least 1440p. At 4K, the CPU's influence nearly vanishes, as the 4K Low result of 144.1 FPS is still far above the playable threshold, and the performance gap between 4K Low and 4K Ultra (62.4 FPS) is purely a GPU-bound settings scaling.

Comparing resolutions at the same settings reinforces this: the drop from 1080p High (178.2 FPS) to 1440p High (132.5 FPS) is 45.7 FPS, and the drop from 1440p High to 4K High (93.5 FPS) is 39 FPS. This consistent ~30-35% loss per resolution step at High settings is characteristic of a GPU-bound scenario. The Ryzen 5 5600G's 16 MB L3 cache and dual-channel DDR4 memory bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s are sufficient for this game's engine, as evidenced by the fact that even the most demanding 4K Ultra preset stays above 80 FPS. In summary, the data shows that the RTX 5090 is the primary performance driver, and the Ryzen 5 5600G, while not a top-tier CPU, does not degrade the experience in Control.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured frame rates for this combo are uniformly high, with no preset or resolution dipping near the 60 FPS playability threshold. At 1920x1080, the Low preset delivers an average of 213.6 FPS, Medium drops slightly to 189.4 FPS, High comes in at 178.2 FPS, and Ultra maintains a robust 158 FPS. The spread between Low and Ultra at 1080p is 55.6 FPS, a 26% penalty for maxing out settings, which is modest given the visual uplift Ultra typically provides in Control.

Moving to 2560x1440, the averages remain high: Low produces 191.1 FPS, Medium drops to 151 FPS, High yields 132.5 FPS, and Ultra still delivers 118.4 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra at this resolution widens to 72.7 FPS (a 38% penalty), reflecting the increased pixel count and the higher cost of shadows, reflections, and volumetrics at higher presets. Interestingly, the Medium preset at 1440p (151 FPS) is nearly identical to the Ultra preset at 1080p (158 FPS), suggesting that the RTX 5090 has enough headroom to absorb a resolution increase without sacrificing settings quality.

At 3840x2160, the results finally show some strain, but not enough to threaten playability. Low settings average 144.1 FPS, Medium drops to 105.6 FPS, High comes in at 93.5 FPS, and Ultra still manages 81.7 FPS. The 4K Ultra result is 76.3 FPS lower than the 1080p Low result, a 36% reduction, but it remains comfortably above the 60 FPS threshold. The min and max FPS values are not reported in the data, so the analysis relies solely on averages, but the consistency of the scaling across all three resolutions and four presets suggests stable frame pacing. The data shows that this combo never produces an average below 81.7 FPS in any tested configuration, which is a remarkable result for a game with demanding physics and particle effects.

Best Settings per Resolution

For each resolution, the best settings are defined as the most demanding preset that still maintains an average of at least 60 FPS. At 1920x1080, that is the Ultra preset, which delivers 158 FPS on average. This is 98 FPS above the playability threshold, leaving enormous headroom for future driver updates or background tasks. At 2560x1440, Ultra is also the best choice, with an average of 118.4 FPS, which is still nearly double the 60 FPS requirement. Even at 3840x2160, the Ultra preset averages 81.7 FPS, which is 21.7 FPS above the threshold, meaning that players can max out every setting at 4K without any concern for dropping below playable frame rates.

The verdict data confirms that all four presets (Low, Medium, High, Ultra) are playable at all three resolutions, so the "best settings" designation is simply the highest quality option. For 1080p, the Ultra preset's 158 FPS average is high enough to drive a 144Hz or even 165Hz display, should the user have one. At 1440p, the 118.4 FPS Ultra average is suitable for high-refresh-rate gaming, though not quite enough for a 144Hz panel to run at its full refresh rate. At 4K, the 81.7 FPS Ultra average is ideal for a 60Hz display, and it even leaves some room for enabling additional features if the game supports them. There is no scenario in the measured data where the user must compromise on settings to maintain playability, which is the defining characteristic of this combo in Control.

The Verdict

This PC can absolutely run Control, and it does so with exceptional performance at every tested resolution and preset. The verdictByResolution data lists all four settings — Low, Medium, High, and Ultra — as playable at 3840x2160, 2560x1440, and 1920x1080, with the best settings being Ultra at each resolution. At 4K Ultra, the average FPS is 81.7, which clears the 60 FPS threshold by 36%. At 1440p Ultra, the average is 118.4 FPS, which is 97% above the threshold. At 1080p Ultra, the average is 158 FPS, which is 163% above the threshold.

The data leaves no ambiguity: this combination is overkill for Control at any resolution, and the only limitation is the display's refresh rate. Even the most demanding configuration tested — 4K Ultra — produces frame rates that are 21.7 FPS above the minimum playable threshold, and the 1080p Low result of 213.6 FPS demonstrates that the combo can push well beyond 200 FPS in lighter scenes. The Ryzen 5 5600G, despite being a mid-range part with a 65 W TDP, does not hinder the RTX 5090 in this game, which confirms Control's scalability and the GPU's massive 32 GB GDDR7 memory buffer. For any user with a 60Hz, 144Hz, or even 240Hz monitor, this combo will deliver a smooth experience with all settings maxed out.

Similar Performance Alternatives

Looking at the nearest rivals for the CPU, the AMD Ryzen 5 5600G's average benchmark score of 21088 is nearly identical to several other processors, meaning that swapping in any of these would yield very similar frame rates in Control. The Intel Core i3-1220P scores 21066, a delta of 0.1%, which is effectively a tie. The Intel Core Ultra 7 256V scores 21112, a delta of -0.1%, also a tie. The AMD Ryzen 5 7530U scores 21133, a delta of -0.2%, and the Intel Core Ultra 7 155U scores 21174, a delta of -0.4%. All four of these CPUs are within 0.4% of the Ryzen 5 5600G in average benchmark score, so in a GPU-bound game like Control, the frame rates would be indistinguishable from the measured results.

For the GPU, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090's nearest rivals are all older or different-class parts, but their average scores are remarkably close. The NVIDIA Tesla P100 PCIe 16 GB scores 79605, a delta of 0.3% from the RTX 5090's 79842 average. The Tesla P100 PCIe 12 GB scores 79396, a delta of 0.6%. The AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT scores 78940, a delta of 1.1%, and the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 64X scores 80959, a delta of -1.4%. These deltas are all within 1.4%, meaning that any of these GPUs would produce nearly identical frame rates in Control at the same settings and resolution. However, it is notably the Tesla P100 and Radeon Pro Vega 64X are professional or workstation parts, so their driver support and feature sets may differ from the consumer-focused RTX 5090, even if raw performance is similar.

How This Combo Ranks

In the database of tested combinations, this specific pairing of AMD Ryzen 5 5600G and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 ranks 144th out of 3720 combos for Control. This places it in the top 3.9% of all tested configurations, which is a strong showing given that the CPU is a budget-oriented part from 2021. The high rank is almost entirely due to the RTX 5090's dominance, as the GPU alone sits in the 92nd percentile of all GPUs, while the CPU is only in the 74th percentile of all CPUs. The combo rank of 144 indicates that there are 143 other combos that perform better in this game, likely featuring faster CPUs like the Ryzen 7 or Ryzen 9 series, but the difference in Control would be minimal given the GPU-bound nature of the workload.

The rank also reflects the fact that the RTX 5090's raw performance is so high that it can compensate for a mid-range CPU in most scenarios. The data shows that the combo's average FPS at 1080p Ultra (158 FPS) is higher than what many other combos achieve at 1080p Low, which speaks to the GPU's ability to brute-force through the game's rendering demands. For users who already own a Ryzen 5 5600G and are considering a GPU upgrade, this data suggests that pairing it with an RTX 5090 is a viable path to extremely high frame rates in Control, provided the rest of the system (power supply, cooling, and PCIe Gen 3 bandwidth) can support it. The 144th rank out of 3720 is a clear indication that this is a top-tier performer, even if the CPU is not the latest or fastest available.