Control

The AMD Ryzen 5 7600X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 combination delivers a robust Control experience, with benchmark data showing that the most demanding preset at each resolution remains comfortably above the 60 FPS playability threshold, except at 4K Ultra where it dips slightly below. This pairing of a modern 6-core Zen 4 processor with a Blackwell-architecture GPU produces average frame rates ranging from 55.4 FPS at 4K Ultra to 209.5 FPS at 1080p Low, indicating that the system has substantial headroom for high-refresh-rate displays at lower resolutions while still offering playable 4K performance on most settings.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The CPU benchmarks place the Ryzen 5 7600X in a tight cluster of comparable processors, with its average benchmark score of 27,636 sitting within a narrow band of its nearest rivals. The AMD Ryzen 7 5700X and Intel Core i5-12600K both post identical average scores of 27,578, representing a mere 0.2 percent difference from the 7600X, meaning that gamers upgrading from either of those CPUs would see virtually no change in Control’s frame rates. The AMD Ryzen 5 8500GE trails by 0.3 percent with a score of 27,712, while the AMD Ryzen 7 5800 is 0.4 percent behind at 27,535 — all four alternatives fall within a sub-one-percent performance envelope, making them effectively interchangeable for this title.

On the GPU side, the RTX 5070’s average benchmark score of 40,377 places it alongside professional workstation cards rather than typical gaming rivals. The AMD Radeon Pro 580 scores 40,318 (0.1 percent lower), while the Radeon Pro WX 7100 achieves 40,063 (0.8 percent lower). The AMD Radeon Pro 5300 is 1.2 percent higher at 40,870, and the NVIDIA RTX A500 Mobile is 2 percent behind at 39,568. These delta values suggest that the RTX 5070’s raw compute performance aligns closely with these professional-oriented GPUs, though Control’s actual gaming performance will depend on driver optimizations and game-specific features rather than raw benchmark scores alone.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 3840x2160, the data shows that High settings deliver the best playable experience with an average of 70.1 FPS, comfortably above the 60 FPS threshold. Medium settings run at 75 FPS average, while Low settings push to 104.4 FPS average, but Ultra settings fall to 55.4 FPS average — below the playability line. The recommended choice is High, as it provides the best visual quality while maintaining a 10.1 FPS margin above the playable threshold.

Moving to 2560x1440, the system achieves playable frame rates across all four preset levels. Ultra settings run at 88.4 FPS average, which is the most demanding preset that stays above 60 FPS, making it the best settings choice for this resolution. High settings reach 101.2 FPS average, Medium hits 112.3 FPS average, and Low produces 155.8 FPS average — all well above the threshold with significant headroom.

At 1920x1080, Ultra settings deliver 114.7 FPS average, representing the best possible visual quality while still maintaining a 54.7 FPS margin above the playable threshold. Lower presets show even higher performance: High averages 134.9 FPS, Medium achieves 151 FPS, and Low reaches 209.5 FPS average. For 1080p users, the data clearly supports enabling Ultra settings without any concern for playability.

CPU and GPU Roles

The performance scaling across resolutions reveals how the balance shifts between CPU and GPU workload in Control. At 1080p, the system produces very high frame rates — 209.5 FPS on Low and 114.7 FPS on Ultra — which indicates that the Ryzen 5 7600X’s single-thread performance (3DMark single-thread score of 1,060 and PassMark single-thread score of 4,135) is sufficient to feed the RTX 5070 without creating a bottleneck at lower resolutions.

As resolution increases to 1440p, frame rates drop by roughly 23-35 percent depending on the preset. For example, Ultra falls from 114.7 FPS at 1080p to 88.4 FPS at 1440p, while Low drops from 209.5 to 155.8 FPS. This scaling suggests that the GPU becomes progressively more dominant, though the CPU still has enough headroom to maintain high frame rates. The 7600X’s multi-threaded capabilities (Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 15,236 and Geekbench multi-core score of 13,858) are more than adequate for this title’s demands.

At 4K, the GPU’s role becomes even more pronounced. Ultra settings drop to 55.4 FPS average — a 51.7 percent reduction from the 1080p Ultra result — while High falls to 70.1 FPS and Medium to 75 FPS. The fact that Low still produces 104.4 FPS at 4K demonstrates that the RTX 5070 has substantial compute resources (30.87 TFLOPS FP32 and 672.0 GB/s memory bandwidth), but the Ultra preset’s ray tracing and effects load pushes it below the playability threshold. The data implies that Control at 4K is almost entirely GPU-limited, with the CPU contributing minimally to the performance differences between presets.

FAQ

Q: Can this system run Control at 4K with all settings maxed out?

A: No. At 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the average frame rate is 55.4 FPS, which falls below the 60 FPS playability threshold. The highest playable setting at 4K is High, which averages 70.1 FPS.

Q: What is the best settings preset for 1440p gaming?

A: Ultra settings at 2560x1440 produce an average of 88.4 FPS, which is both the most demanding preset and remains well above the 60 FPS threshold. This makes Ultra the recommended choice for 1440p displays.

Q: How does the RTX 5070 compare to its nearest GPU rivals?

A: The RTX 5070’s average benchmark score of 40,377 is 0.1 percent higher than the AMD Radeon Pro 580 (40,318), 0.8 percent higher than the Radeon Pro WX 7100 (40,063), 1.2 percent lower than the Radeon Pro 5300 (40,870), and 2 percent higher than the NVIDIA RTX A500 Mobile (39,568).

Q: Is the Ryzen 5 7600X a bottleneck for the RTX 5070 in this game?

A: The data suggests no significant bottleneck. At 1080p Low, the system reaches 209.5 FPS average, indicating the CPU can drive very high frame rates. The 7600X’s nearest rival, the Ryzen 7 5700X, scores only 0.2 percent differently in average benchmarks, so CPU performance is not limiting the GPU.

Q: What frame rate can I expect at 1080p with High settings?

A: The measured average FPS at 1920x1080 with High settings is 134.9, which provides a 74.9 FPS margin above the playability threshold. This is suitable for high-refresh-rate monitors.

Q: Does the system meet the 60 FPS playability standard at every resolution?

A: No. At 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the average is 55.4 FPS, which is below the threshold. However, all other resolution and preset combinations tested — including 4K High, Medium, and Low, plus all 1440p and 1080p presets — achieve at least 70.1 FPS average.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system produces its highest frame rates across all presets. Low settings deliver an average of 209.5 FPS, Medium reaches 151 FPS, High averages 134.9 FPS, and Ultra runs at 114.7 FPS. The spread between Low and Ultra is 94.8 FPS, showing that preset selection has a substantial impact on performance at this resolution.

For 2560x1440, the averages are 155.8 FPS on Low, 112.3 FPS on Medium, 101.2 FPS on High, and 88.4 FPS on Ultra. The gap between Low and Ultra narrows to 67.4 FPS, reflecting the GPU’s increased workload at higher pixel counts. All four presets remain above the 60 FPS threshold, with the lowest result still providing a 28.4 FPS margin.

At 3840x2160, the averages are 104.4 FPS on Low, 75 FPS on Medium, 70.1 FPS on High, and 55.4 FPS on Ultra. The difference between Low and Ultra expands to 49 FPS, but more importantly, Ultra falls below the playability threshold. The 4K results show a clear performance cliff between High (70.1 FPS) and Ultra (55.4 FPS), suggesting that specific Ultra features — likely ray tracing or high-resolution shadows — impose a significant cost.

How This Combo Ranks

Among the 3,720 tested combinations in the database, this pairing of the AMD Ryzen 5 7600X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 achieves a rank of 696 in Control. This places it in the top 18.7 percent of all tested CPU-GPU combinations, indicating that it outperforms the vast majority of systems tested for this game. The ranking reflects the combined capabilities of the 7600X, which sits in the 79th percentile among all CPUs, and the RTX 5070, which ranks in the 82nd percentile among all GPUs.

The rank of 696 out of 3,720 suggests that while this system is far from the top of the leaderboard, it offers performance that exceeds most configurations. The CPU’s percentile ranking of 79 and GPU’s percentile of 82 are closely matched, indicating a balanced pairing where neither component dramatically outclasses the other. For a game like Control, which benefits from both strong single-threaded CPU performance and substantial GPU compute, this balance contributes to the system’s solid standing.

The Verdict

The data confirms that this PC can run Control at playable frame rates across the vast majority of tested configurations. At 1920x1080, all four presets — Low, Medium, High, and Ultra — achieve average frame rates above 60 FPS, with Ultra delivering 114.7 FPS and Low reaching 209.5 FPS. The recommended settings at 1080p are Ultra, as it provides the best visual quality while maintaining a 54.7 FPS buffer above the playability threshold.

At 2560x1440, the system also clears the 60 FPS threshold on every preset. Ultra settings average 88.4 FPS, making it the best choice for 1440p displays. The lowest result at this resolution is Ultra’s 88.4 FPS, which still leaves a 28.4 FPS margin, so users can confidently enable maximum settings.

The only configuration that fails to meet the playability standard is 4K Ultra, which averages 55.4 FPS — 4.6 FPS below the threshold. However, 4K High settings average 70.1 FPS, 4K Medium averages 75 FPS, and 4K Low averages 104.4 FPS, all comfortably playable. The verdict is clear: this system runs Control at 60+ FPS on all presets at 1080p and 1440p, and at 4K it requires dropping from Ultra to High settings to maintain playability.