Control

The AMD Ryzen 5 7500F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER delivers a commanding performance profile in Control, with measured data showing that every resolution and preset combination tested clears the 60 FPS playable threshold. The benchmark results indicate a system capable of handling the game’s demanding physics and particle effects with substantial headroom, positioning it as a high-end configuration for this Action Adventure title.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combination of the AMD Ryzen 5 7500F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER produces exceptional frame rates across all settings. The Low preset achieves an average of 244.5 FPS, while Medium reaches 175.2 FPS. High settings deliver 158.1 FPS, and the Ultra preset, which represents the most demanding configuration, still maintains a formidable 136.4 FPS average. These numbers indicate that at 1080p, the system operates far beyond the needs of even high-refresh-rate displays, with the Ultra preset offering 76.4 FPS more than the 60 FPS playable threshold.

Moving to 2560x1440, the measured averages remain robust but scale down predictably. Low settings produce 187.1 FPS, Medium drops to 134.6 FPS, and High follows at 116.6 FPS. The Ultra preset at this resolution records an average of 101.1 FPS, which represents a 35.3 FPS reduction compared to the same preset at 1080p. This scaling pattern demonstrates that the GPU still has ample resources at 1440p, with even the most taxing settings leaving considerable performance headroom.

At 3840x2160, the data shows a more pronounced impact of resolution scaling. The Low preset averages 124.8 FPS, Medium achieves 89.1 FPS, and High settles at 76.5 FPS. The Ultra preset, the most demanding configuration tested, averages 71.2 FPS at 4K. This figure is notable because it remains above the 60 FPS playable threshold, though the margin narrows significantly—just 11.2 FPS of headroom. The transition from 1440p Ultra (101.1 FPS) to 4K Ultra (71.2 FPS) represents a 29.9 FPS drop, underscoring the heavy load that 4K rendering places on the graphics pipeline.

Across all resolutions, the spread between Low and Ultra presets widens as resolution decreases. At 4K, the gap between Low (124.8 FPS) and Ultra (71.2 FPS) is 53.6 FPS. At 1440p, that gap expands to 86.0 FPS (187.1 vs. 101.1). At 1080p, the difference reaches 108.1 FPS (244.5 vs. 136.4). This pattern suggests that at lower resolutions, the CPU and GPU combination has more headroom to absorb the additional work required by higher-quality settings.

CPU and GPU Roles

The measured FPS data reveals a configuration where the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER is the dominant performance driver, but the AMD Ryzen 5 7500F provides sufficient support to avoid bottlenecking. The scaling between resolutions tells a clear story: as resolution increases from 1080p to 4K, the frame rate drops in a manner consistent with GPU-bound rendering. At the Ultra preset, performance falls from 136.4 FPS at 1080p to 101.1 FPS at 1440p and then to 71.2 FPS at 4K—a steady degradation that mirrors the increasing pixel count and shader workload.

The CPU's role becomes more relevant at lower resolutions. At 1080p Low, the system reaches 244.5 FPS, a figure that approaches the practical limits of the Ryzen 5 7500F’s single-thread performance. The Ryzen 5 7500F, based on Zen 4 architecture with 6 cores and 12 threads, posts a Cinebench R23 single-core score of 3218 and a multi-core score of 22799. These figures indicate a processor with strong per-core capability, which is essential for games like Control that rely on consistent frame pacing. The CPU's PassMark single-thread score of 3841 and multi-thread score of 26825 further support its capacity to feed the GPU at high frame rates.

At 4K, the GPU's workload escalates to the point where the RTX 4080 SUPER's 52.22 TFLOPS FP32 performance and 80 RT cores become the primary constraint. The GPU's 16 GB of GDDR6X memory with 736.3 GB/s bandwidth provides ample resources for high-resolution textures, and the data shows that the system remains playable even at 4K Ultra. The shift in frame rates between presets at each resolution indicates that the GPU is the limiting factor when settings are maxed out, while the CPU's influence is most visible in the high-FPS, low-resolution scenarios where the 1080p Low result of 244.5 FPS demonstrates the processor's ability to sustain extremely high frame generation.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 1920x1080, the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS is Ultra, which averages 136.4 FPS. This leaves substantial margin above the playable threshold and indicates that users can run the game at maximum quality without concern.

At 2560x1440, Ultra settings also qualify as the best playable option, with an average of 101.1 FPS. The 41.1 FPS headroom over the 60 FPS threshold means that even demanding scenes with heavy particle effects or destructible environments should maintain smooth performance.

At 3840x2160, the Ultra preset averages 71.2 FPS, which clears the 60 FPS playable threshold by 11.2 FPS. This is the most demanding configuration that remains playable, but the narrower margin suggests that users seeking a more consistent experience at 4K might prefer High settings, which average 76.5 FPS. The data shows that all four presets at 4K—Low at 124.8 FPS, Medium at 89.1 FPS, High at 76.5 FPS, and Ultra at 71.2 FPS—exceed the playable threshold, giving users flexibility in their quality versus performance trade-off.

How This Combo Ranks

In the overall ranking of tested hardware combinations for Control, this pairing of AMD Ryzen 5 7500F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER holds position 237 out of 3720 tested combos. This places it within the top 6.4% of all configurations evaluated, reflecting a high-performance pairing that sits well above the median system. The GPU's percentile ranking of 86 among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 54209, places it near the top of the performance spectrum. Its nearest rival, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080, scores 54247 with a delta of -0.1%, indicating that the SUPER variant is effectively matched by its predecessor in aggregate benchmarks. The GPU also leads the AMD Radeon Pro W5700X (54828, delta -1.1%) and the AMD Radeon RX 6750 GRE 12 GB (55698, delta -2.7%) in the comparison data.

The CPU's percentile ranking of 77 among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 24964, places it in the upper tier of processors. Its nearest rival, the AMD Ryzen 5 8400F, scores 25005 with a delta of -0.2%, while the Intel Core i7-11850H (24935, delta 0.1%) and Intel Core i7-13620H (24911, delta 0.2%) trail by narrow margins. These close deltas indicate that the Ryzen 5 7500F is competitively positioned within its performance class, though its ranking in the game-specific combo list is driven primarily by the GPU's substantial contribution.

FAQ

Q: Can this system run Control at 4K resolution?

A: Yes. The measured data shows that all four presets at 3840x2160 exceed the 60 FPS playable threshold, with Low averaging 124.8 FPS, Medium at 89.1 FPS, High at 76.5 FPS, and Ultra at 71.2 FPS.

Q: What is the best preset to use at 2560x1440?

A: Ultra settings provide the best visual quality while maintaining an average of 101.1 FPS, which is well above the 60 FPS playable threshold.

Q: How much performance is lost when moving from 1080p to 4K?

A: At the Ultra preset, the average frame rate drops from 136.4 FPS at 1920x1080 to 71.2 FPS at 3840x2160, a reduction of 65.2 FPS.

Q: Does the CPU bottleneck the GPU in this game?

A: The data suggests the Ryzen 5 7500F provides adequate support, as evidenced by the 244.5 FPS result at 1080p Low. The CPU's Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 22799 and single-core score of 3218 indicate sufficient processing power for this title.

Q: Is the RTX 4080 SUPER significantly faster than the RTX 4080?

A: Based on aggregate benchmark scores, the RTX 4080 SUPER (54209) is nearly identical to the RTX 4080 (54247), with a delta of only -0.1%. The SUPER variant offers no meaningful average performance advantage in this comparison.

Q: What frame rate can I expect with High settings at 1440p?

A: High settings at 2560x1440 average 116.6 FPS, providing 56.6 FPS of headroom above the 60 FPS playable threshold.

The Verdict

This PC configuration—AMD Ryzen 5 7500F with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER—can absolutely run Control, and the measured data shows it does so with distinction. At 1920x1080, every preset from Low (244.5 FPS) to Ultra (136.4 FPS) exceeds the 60 FPS threshold by a wide margin, making the system ideal for high-refresh-rate gaming. At 2560x1440, the verdict remains emphatic: Ultra settings average 101.1 FPS, and even the most demanding visual configuration clears the playable threshold with 41.1 FPS to spare. At 3840x2160, the system remains fully playable across all presets, with Ultra averaging 71.2 FPS. The 4K Ultra result is the closest call in the dataset, but it still lands above the 60 FPS line. The benchmark results support a clear conclusion: this combination delivers a high-quality Control experience at any resolution and preset tested, with the RTX 4080 SUPER providing the graphical muscle and the Ryzen 5 7500F supplying dependable CPU performance. The overall ranking of 237 out of 3720 combos reinforces that this is a top-tier setup for the game, one that prioritizes visual fidelity and smooth frame rates in equal measure.