Control

The AMD Ryzen 5 7600 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D pairing in Control is a top-tier combination, landing in the 34th position out of 3,720 tested combos. This puts it in the top 1% of all configurations, a position driven by the GPU's sheer dominance. The RTX 5090 D sits in the 92nd percentile of all GPUs, while the Ryzen 5 7600 holds the 78th percentile among CPUs. This is a system built for high-refresh-rate gaming at any resolution, and the data confirms it delivers consistently.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The CPU and GPU in this combo each have close rivals that would produce nearly identical frame rates in Control. For the processor, the AMD Ryzen 5 7600 has an average benchmark score of 26,324. Its nearest competitors are separated by less than a single percentage point. The AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX scores 26,274, a mere 0.2% lower, while the AMD Ryzen 7 7435HS scores 26,402, which is 0.3% higher. The Intel Core i9-11900KF (26,212) trails by 0.4%, and the AMD Ryzen 5 8540U (26,187) is 0.5% behind. In practice, any of these CPUs would offer virtually identical performance in this game, making the choice between them a matter of platform preference rather than gaming capability.

On the GPU side, the situation is more nuanced. The RTX 5090 D's average benchmark score is 77,712, placing it in the 92nd percentile. Its nearest rival, the AMD Radeon RX 6650M XT, scores 76,904, which is 1.1% lower. However, the other three rivals actually score higher: the AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT (78,940) is 1.6% ahead, the NVIDIA Tesla P100 PCIe 12 GB (79,396) is 2.1% ahead, and the NVIDIA Tesla P100 PCIe 16 GB (79,605) is 2.4% ahead. This is a reminder that raw benchmark averages don't always translate directly to gaming performance. The Tesla P100s, in particular, are compute-oriented cards, and their higher scores in synthetic workloads do not mean they would outperform the GeForce RTX 5090 D in a DirectX 12 title like Control. The data suggests the 5090 D and the 6850M XT would behave most similarly in gaming scenarios, though the 5090 D's 32 GB of GDDR7 memory gives it an edge in memory-heavy situations.

CPU and GPU Roles

This is a GPU-bound scenario at every resolution tested. The data shows that frame rates scale primarily with GPU load, and the CPU is never the limiting factor. At 1920x1080, the lowest resolution, the average frame rate across all settings ranges from 163 FPS at Ultra to 261 FPS at Low. This is already well beyond the 60 FPS playable threshold, and the GPU is clearly doing the heavy lifting, as the CPU would not bottleneck at these frame rates given its 78th percentile standing.

As resolution increases to 2560x1440, average FPS drops by roughly 24-28% across all settings. At 3840x2160, the drop continues, with average FPS falling to between 83 FPS (Ultra) and 152 FPS (Low). This scaling pattern is classic GPU behavior: the higher the resolution, the more pixels the GPU must process, and the more the frame rate drops. The CPU's role remains consistent throughout, as a 6-core, 12-thread Zen 4 chip with a 5.10 GHz boost clock is more than sufficient for this game's demands. The setting-based scaling is also instructive. Moving from Low to Medium at 4K costs roughly 44 FPS (from 152 to 108), while moving from Medium to High costs another 12 FPS (from 108 to 96). The jump from High to Ultra costs 13 FPS (from 96 to 83). This indicates that the GPU is the primary driver of performance, and the CPU's contribution is negligible in this context.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 5 7600 + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D combination ranks 34th out of 3,720 tested combos in Control. This is an exceptional result, placing the system in the top 0.9% of all configurations in the database. The ranking reflects the GPU's dominance; the RTX 5090 D is in the 92nd percentile of all GPUs, and its 32 GB of VRAM and 104.8 TFLOPS of FP32 performance are overkill for a game from 2019. The CPU's 78th percentile ranking is solid but not class-leading, yet it is more than enough to feed the GPU at the frame rates achieved. In practical terms, this combo is not just playable — it is positioned to deliver maximum settings at high refresh rates without breaking a sweat. The only combos that rank higher would need even more powerful CPUs, but the data shows that any bottleneck would be minimal at best.

The Verdict

Yes, this PC can run Control, and it does so with extraordinary headroom. The verdict by resolution is unanimous: every resolution and every preset clears the 60 FPS playable threshold. At 1920x1080, the best playable settings are Ultra, with an average FPS of 163. At 2560x1440, Ultra is again the best setting, delivering 124 FPS on average. Even at 3840x2160, Ultra settings are playable, with an average of 83 FPS. This means you can max out the game at 4K and still have 23 FPS of headroom above the 60 FPS threshold. For players targeting 144Hz or 165Hz displays, the system can hit those refresh rates at 1440p with High settings (142 FPS) or at 1080p with Medium settings (211 FPS). The data indicates this is a system that will not struggle with this title under any configuration.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the measured average frame rates are as follows: Low settings yield 261 FPS, Medium yields 211 FPS (with a minimum of 180 FPS and a maximum of 243 FPS), High yields 188 FPS, and Ultra yields 163 FPS. The variance between Medium and High is 23 FPS, while the jump from High to Ultra is 25 FPS, showing a steady decline as visual fidelity increases.

At 2560x1440, the averages are: Low at 225 FPS, Medium at 160 FPS (with a minimum of 136 FPS and a maximum of 184 FPS), High at 142 FPS, and Ultra at 124 FPS. The gap between Low and Medium is 65 FPS, which is the largest single-setting drop in the entire dataset, indicating that Medium introduces significant graphical effects that tax the GPU.

At 3840x2160, the averages are: Low at 152 FPS, Medium at 108 FPS (with a minimum of 92 FPS and a maximum of 124 FPS), High at 96 FPS, and Ultra at 83 FPS. The minimum FPS at 4K Medium is 92, which is still well above the 60 FPS threshold, and the maximum is 124, showing that even the most demanding settings maintain smooth frame delivery.

FAQ

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

A: Yes. At 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the measured average FPS is 83, which is above the 60 FPS playable threshold.

Q: What is the best setting to use at 1440p for a 144Hz monitor?

A: At 2560x1440, High settings yield 142 FPS on average, which is just below a 144Hz refresh rate. Medium settings deliver 160 FPS, while Ultra delivers 124 FPS.

Q: How much faster is this combo compared to its nearest GPU rival in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The RTX 5090 D has an average benchmark score of 77,712, which is 1.1% higher than the AMD Radeon RX 6650M XT (76,904). However, the AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT scores 1.6% higher (78,940).

Q: Is the CPU a bottleneck at 1080p?

A: No. At 1920x1080, the lowest resolution tested, the average FPS ranges from 163 (Ultra) to 261 (Low). The Ryzen 5 7600, with its 6 cores and 12 threads, is not a limiting factor at these frame rates.

Q: What is the minimum FPS recorded across all tests?

A: The lowest minimum FPS recorded is 92 FPS, which occurs at 3840x2160 with Medium settings. This is still well above the 60 FPS playable threshold.

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

A: This combo ranks 34th out of 3,720 tested combinations, placing it in the top 1% of all systems in the database.