Control

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT and Intel Arc B580 combination delivers a genuinely playable experience in Control, but only when the resolution and settings are carefully matched to the hardware's capabilities. At 1080p, this combo is fully capable of running the game at maximum quality settings while maintaining a comfortable frame rate. The experience becomes more constrained at higher resolutions, where the GPU begins to hit its limits. Benchmark data shows a clear performance hierarchy across the three tested resolutions, with the system's strengths and weaknesses becoming more pronounced as pixel count increases.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured frame rate data for this CPU and GPU pairing reveals a consistent pattern of performance scaling across resolutions and quality presets. At 1920x1080, the system demonstrates its strongest performance. With Low settings, the average frame rate reaches 111.4 FPS, providing a substantial margin over the 60 FPS playability threshold. Moving to Medium settings, the average drops to 78.5 FPS, while High settings yield 72.1 FPS. The most demanding preset, Ultra, still maintains an average of 64.3 FPS, which clears the playability threshold by a modest margin.

At 2560x1440, the performance picture shifts noticeably. Low settings produce an average of 87.5 FPS, which remains comfortably above the threshold. Medium settings deliver 62.2 FPS, just clearing the 60 FPS mark. High settings fall to 51.7 FPS, and Ultra drops further to 49.6 FPS. Neither High nor Ultra at this resolution provides a playable average frame rate.

The 3840x2160 results show the most significant performance constraints. Low settings achieve an average of 56.8 FPS, which falls just short of the 60 FPS threshold. Medium settings average 43.1 FPS, High settings average 38.2 FPS, and Ultra settings average 34.9 FPS. No preset at 4K resolution reaches the playable threshold.

The data reveals a consistent scaling pattern between presets. Moving from Low to Ultra at 1080p results in a frame rate reduction from 111.4 FPS to 64.3 FPS, representing a substantial performance cost for higher visual quality. The gap between Medium and High is relatively small at 6.4 FPS, while the gap between High and Ultra is 7.8 FPS. At 1440p, the scaling is steeper, with Ultra delivering nearly half the frame rate of Low. The 4K results show the most compressed range, with only a 21.9 FPS difference between Low and Ultra settings.

CPU and GPU Roles

The performance scaling across resolutions indicates that the Intel Arc B580 is the primary performance driver in this configuration. The frame rate drops from 1080p to 1440p and further to 4K are consistent with GPU-bound behavior, where higher pixel counts increase the workload on the graphics processor. The CPU, AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT, provides sufficient processing power to keep the GPU fed at lower resolutions, as evidenced by the strong 1080p results.

At 1920x1080, the CPU's role is more prominent relative to higher resolutions. The 111.4 FPS result at Low settings suggests that the CPU can drive high frame rates when the GPU workload is lighter. The Ryzen 5 5600GT's 6 cores and 12 threads, based on the Zen 3 architecture, provide adequate single-threaded performance for a game like Control. The CPU's benchmark scores, including a single-thread score of 913 in 3DMark and 2438 in Cinebench R23 single-core, indicate solid per-core performance.

As resolution increases, the GPU becomes the dominant factor. The scaling from 1080p to 1440p shows a 21.5% frame rate reduction at Low settings, while the reduction from 1440p to 4K is even more pronounced. This pattern is typical of GPU-bound scenarios, where the graphics card's fill rate and memory bandwidth become limiting factors. The Arc B580's 12 GB of GDDR6 memory and 456.0 GB/s bandwidth are sufficient for 1080p and 1440p gaming but struggle to maintain playable frame rates at 4K.

The preset scaling within each resolution further confirms the GPU-centric nature of the performance envelope. At all three resolutions, the frame rate drops consistently as settings increase, which places additional load on the GPU's shading units, texture units, and raster operations. The CPU's performance remains relatively constant across presets, as the game's CPU workload does not scale as dramatically with visual quality settings.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 1920x1080, the most demanding preset that maintains an average frame rate at or above 60 FPS is Ultra, which achieves 64.3 FPS. This represents the optimal balance between visual quality and performance for this resolution. All four presets at 1080p are playable, with Low, Medium, and High delivering 111.4 FPS, 78.5 FPS, and 72.1 FPS respectively. The Ultra preset provides the highest visual fidelity while still clearing the playability threshold.

At 2560x1440, the best playable setting is Medium, which delivers 62.2 FPS. This preset provides a reasonable balance of visual quality and performance, though it does not represent the highest quality available. The Low preset at 1440p achieves 87.5 FPS, which is comfortably playable but requires a significant visual quality reduction. High and Ultra settings at this resolution fall below the 60 FPS threshold, with averages of 51.7 FPS and 49.6 FPS respectively.

At 3840x2160, no preset achieves the 60 FPS playability threshold. The best result is Low settings at 56.8 FPS, which falls short of the target. Medium settings average 43.1 FPS, High settings average 38.2 FPS, and Ultra settings average 34.9 FPS. While the game is technically playable at 4K with reduced settings, the average frame rates do not meet the playability standard used in this analysis.

The data suggests that 1080p is the optimal resolution for this combination, offering the full range of quality presets while maintaining playable frame rates. At 1440p, users must choose between Medium settings at 62.2 FPS or Low settings at 87.5 FPS. At 4K, the system falls short of the playability threshold across all presets.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The CPU's nearest rivals, based on average benchmark scores, provide context for its performance class. The Intel Core i5-12490F scores 20802, which is 0.3% higher than the Ryzen 5 5600GT's 20733 average benchmark score. The Intel Xeon 6325P scores 20821, 0.4% higher. The Intel Core Ultra 5 125U scores 20826, also 0.4% higher. The AMD EPYC 7J13 scores 20845, 0.5% higher. These rivals are closely matched, with performance differences of less than 1% across the group.

The GPU's nearest rivals show a similar clustering of performance. The AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP scores 23061, which is 0.2% higher than the Arc B580's 23021 average benchmark score. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 scores 22895, 0.6% lower. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 scores 23172, 0.7% higher. The NVIDIA P106-100 scores 23249, 1.0% higher. These rivals span a narrow performance band, indicating that the Arc B580 sits in a competitive segment.

For the CPU, the Intel Core i5-12490F would deliver nearly identical performance in Control, as its benchmark score is essentially equivalent. The other rivals, including the Xeon 6325P, Core Ultra 5 125U, and EPYC 7J13, would also behave similarly, though their different architectures may produce varying results in specific game workloads. For the GPU, the RTX 2080 and RTX 3080 represent the closest performance matches, with the RX 580 2048SP and P106-100 also falling within 1% of the Arc B580's average score.

The Verdict

This system can run Control at 1080p with all quality presets achieving playable frame rates. The Ultra preset averages 64.3 FPS, providing the best visual experience while maintaining performance above the 60 FPS threshold. High settings average 72.1 FPS, Medium settings average 78.5 FPS, and Low settings average 111.4 FPS. All four presets at this resolution clear the playability threshold, making 1080p the fully supported resolution for this combination.

At 2560x1440, the system achieves playable performance with Low and Medium settings. Medium settings average 62.2 FPS, which clears the threshold by a small margin. Low settings average 87.5 FPS, providing a more comfortable frame rate with reduced visual quality. The High and Ultra presets at 1440p do not meet the playability standard, with averages of 51.7 FPS and 49.6 FPS respectively.

At 3840x2160, the system does not achieve playable performance at any preset. The closest result is Low settings at 56.8 FPS, which falls short of the 60 FPS threshold. Medium, High, and Ultra settings average 43.1 FPS, 38.2 FPS, and 34.9 FPS respectively. Users seeking 4K performance would need to consider alternative hardware configurations.

How This Combo Ranks

This CPU and GPU combination ranks 2805 out of 3720 tested combos for Control. This places the system in the lower-middle portion of the performance distribution, reflecting its capability to handle the game at 1080p and 1440p with some settings restrictions. The rank position is consistent with the measured frame rate data, which shows strong 1080p performance, adequate 1440p performance with reduced settings, and insufficient 4K performance.

The ranking position suggests that while this combination is not among the top performers, it is far from the bottom of the range. The system's 1080p performance, particularly the 64.3 FPS at Ultra settings, demonstrates that it can deliver a high-quality gaming experience at standard resolutions. The 1440p capability with Medium settings at 62.2 FPS further supports the system's viability for mainstream gaming.

The rank of 2805 out of 3720 combos indicates that approximately 75% of tested configurations perform better in this game. This places the system in the lower quartile of tested hardware, which aligns with the mid-range positioning of both the CPU and GPU. The Ryzen 5 5600GT's 74th percentile ranking among all CPUs and the Arc B580's 68th percentile ranking among all GPUs suggest that this combination is average for its component class, with the game's performance reflecting the hardware's overall capabilities.