Control

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 delivers overwhelming performance in Control, clearing the 60 FPS playability threshold at every resolution and preset combination tested. Data measured for this combo shows average frame rates ranging from a low of 81.3 FPS at 4K Ultra to a high of 224.9 FPS at 1080p Low, indicating that the GPU is the dominant performance driver in nearly all scenarios.

FAQ

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

A: Yes. At 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the combo produces an average of 81.3 FPS, which is well above the 60 FPS playable threshold. The verdict data confirms that all four tested settings presets (Low, Medium, High, Ultra) are playable at 4K.

Q: What is the best settings preset to use at 1440p?

A: The data shows that Ultra settings at 2560x1440 yield an average of 118.7 FPS, making it the best visual quality option while still maintaining a very high frame rate. All presets at this resolution exceed 118 FPS on average.

Q: How much performance difference is there between Low and Ultra settings at 1080p?

A: At 1920x1080, the gap between Low and Ultra is 69.6 FPS. The Low preset averages 224.9 FPS, while Ultra averages 155.3 FPS. Medium sits at 200.2 FPS and High at 179.1 FPS, showing a clear progression of diminishing returns as settings increase.

Q: Is the CPU a bottleneck for the RTX 5090 in this game?

A: The data suggests the CPU is not a limiting factor at higher resolutions. The frame rate scales significantly with resolution changes: dropping from 4K to 1440p at High settings increases average FPS from 92.3 to 136.8, and further to 179.1 at 1080p. This scaling pattern indicates the GPU remains the primary performance driver across all tested configurations.

Q: How does this combo rank among all tested configurations for Control?

A: The combination ranks 109th out of 3720 total tested combos, placing it in the top 3% of all systems evaluated for this game. This high percentile ranking reflects the RTX 5090's enormous performance headroom.

Q: What frame rates can be expected at 4K with Medium settings?

A: At 3840x2160 with Medium settings, the average frame rate is 103.5 FPS. This is 22.2 FPS higher than High settings (92.3 FPS) and 22.2 FPS lower than Low settings (144.7 FPS) at the same resolution.

CPU and GPU Roles

The performance data for Control reveals a clear pattern where the GPU dominates frame rate delivery across all resolutions and settings. The RTX 5090's massive compute resources, including 21,760 shading units and 104.8 TFLOPS of FP32 throughput, provide ample headroom even at 4K Ultra, where the combo still averages 81.3 FPS.

Looking at resolution scaling, the frame rate drops are consistent with GPU-bound behavior. At High settings, moving from 1080p to 1440p reduces average FPS from 179.1 to 136.8, a 23.6% decrease. Further moving to 4K brings the average down to 92.3, another 32.5% reduction. These proportional drops indicate that the Ryzen 5 5600GT with its 6 cores and 12 threads is feeding the GPU sufficiently at all tested resolutions.

The CPU's role becomes more apparent at lower resolutions and settings where frame rates exceed 200 FPS. At 1080p Low, the combo hits 224.9 FPS average, and at 1440p Low it reaches 206.9 FPS. These very high frame rates suggest the CPU's single-thread performance, evidenced by its 3dmark_single_thread score of 913 and Cinebench R23 single-core score of 2438, is adequate to drive the GPU to near-maximum output. The Zen 3 architecture's 4.60 GHz boost clock helps maintain these high frame rates.

At 4K, the GPU's workload becomes so heavy that the CPU's influence diminishes further. The spread between Low and Ultra at 4K is 63.4 FPS (144.7 to 81.3), while at 1080p the same spread is 69.6 FPS (224.9 to 155.3). This slightly narrower gap at 4K indicates that GPU rendering time dominates the frame budget more completely at higher resolutions, reducing the relative impact of settings changes on the CPU side.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 3840x2160, the combo delivers strong 4K performance across all presets. Low settings average 144.7 FPS, Medium drops to 103.5 FPS, High further reduces to 92.3 FPS, and Ultra bottoms out at 81.3 FPS. The step from Low to Medium is the largest single drop at 41.2 FPS, while the Medium-to-High transition costs only 11.2 FPS, and High-to-Ultra costs another 11.0 FPS.

Moving to 2560x1440, all presets exceed 118 FPS on average. Low settings produce 206.9 FPS, Medium achieves 151.7 FPS, High reaches 136.8 FPS, and Ultra maintains 118.7 FPS. The performance scaling from 4K to 1440p is substantial: at Ultra settings, the average increases by 37.4 FPS, representing a 46% improvement. At Low settings, the increase is 62.2 FPS, a 43% gain.

At 1920x1080, the frame rates become exceptionally high. Low settings average 224.9 FPS, Medium hits 200.2 FPS, High delivers 179.1 FPS, and Ultra still manages 155.3 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra at 1080p is 69.6 FPS, which is the largest absolute spread across all resolutions, highlighting that the GPU has enough headroom at this resolution for settings to have a more pronounced effect on frame rate.

The data shows a consistent pattern across all resolutions: Low to Medium incurs the largest performance penalty, while subsequent steps to High and Ultra have progressively smaller impacts. This suggests that Medium settings include several computationally expensive effects that are absent at Low, while the differences between Medium, High, and Ultra are more moderate in their performance cost.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 combination holds a combo rank of 109 out of 3,720 tested configurations for Control. This places the system in the top 2.9% of all tested combos, reflecting the RTX 5090's position as one of the most powerful GPUs available.

The GPU's individual performance metrics support this high ranking. The RTX 5090 scores 39,650 in Passmark G3D and 18,355 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, with a Passmark G3D percentile ranking of 92 against all GPUs. The GPU's average benchmark score of 79,842 demonstrates its exceptional compute capability across a range of tests.

The CPU contributes to the combo's strong ranking through solid mid-range performance. The Ryzen 5 5600GT achieves a percentile rank of 74 against all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 20,733. Its Cinebench R23 multicore score of 17,272 and Geekbench multicore score of 7,986 indicate it provides adequate processing power for gaming workloads without becoming a significant bottleneck.

The rank of 109 out of 3,720 means there are 108 tested combos that perform better in Control. Given that the RTX 5090 is near the top of GPU performance charts, most of these higher-ranked combos likely pair the same GPU with faster CPUs, or use multiple GPUs in configurations that are not typical for gaming.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The CPU's nearest rivals, based on average benchmark scores, include the Intel Core i5-12490F with a score of 20,802, which is 0.3% ahead of the Ryzen 5 5600GT's 20,733. The Intel Xeon 6325P scores 20,821 (0.4% ahead), the Intel Core Ultra 5 125U scores 20,826 (0.4% ahead), and the AMD EPYC 7J13 scores 20,845 (0.5% ahead). These processors would deliver nearly identical CPU-bound performance in Control, with differences well within measurement noise.

For the GPU, the nearest rivals based on average benchmark scores are the NVIDIA Tesla P100 PCIe 16 GB with a score of 79,605 (0.3% ahead of the RTX 5090's 79,842), the NVIDIA Tesla P100 PCIe 12 GB at 79,396 (0.6% behind), and the AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT at 78,940 (1.1% behind). The AMD Radeon Pro Vega 64X scores 80,959, which is 1.4% ahead. These alternative GPUs would produce very similar frame rates in Control, though the Tesla and Radeon Pro cards are workstation-oriented products that may lack the same gaming driver optimizations.

The practical implication is that swapping the Ryzen 5 5600GT for any of these rival CPUs would change Control's frame rates by less than 1%, while swapping the RTX 5090 for a rival GPU would change performance by roughly 1% in either direction. This means the overall gaming experience would be essentially identical with any of these alternative components.

The Verdict

This PC can run Control exceptionally well at all tested resolutions and settings. The verdict data confirms that all four settings presets at every resolution clear the 60 FPS playability threshold, with comfortable margins.

At 3840x2160, the best playable experience is achieved with Ultra settings, which produce an average of 81.3 FPS. This is 21.3 FPS above the playable threshold, providing a smooth experience at maximum visual quality for 4K displays.

At 2560x1440, Ultra settings deliver 118.7 FPS average, giving substantial headroom above 60 FPS. This makes 1440p Ultra the sweet spot for high-refresh-rate monitors, as the frame rate is nearly double the playability threshold.

At 1920x1080, Ultra settings achieve 155.3 FPS average, while Low settings reach 224.9 FPS. Both are far above the 60 FPS mark, making this resolution ideal for competitive play or extremely high refresh rate displays.

The overall picture is unambiguous: this combination of AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 provides far more performance than Control requires, even at the most demanding settings available. Users can select any settings preset at any resolution without concern for dropping below playable frame rates. The only consideration is whether the display hardware can take advantage of the extremely high frame rates available at lower resolutions and settings.