Control

The AMD Ryzen 5 9600X paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 delivers a decisively strong performance in Control, clearing the 60 FPS threshold at every tested resolution and settings combination except for one: 4K Ultra, which lands just below at 54.7 FPS. The benchmark data shows this combo ranks in the 77th percentile among all tested configurations for this game, sitting at rank 836 out of 3720 combos. With measured FPS data across three resolutions and four quality presets, this pairing proves itself as a high-refresh-rate 1080p and 1440p machine, while remaining genuinely capable at 4K with High settings.

FAQ

Q: Can this PC run Control at 60 FPS in 4K?

A: Yes, at 4K High settings the average FPS is 60.4, which clears the playable threshold of 60 FPS. At 4K Medium, the average rises to 70.3 FPS, and at 4K Low it reaches 100.2 FPS. However, 4K Ultra falls short at 54.7 FPS average, making it the only non-playable setting in the dataset.

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

A: At 2560x1440, every preset is playable, with Ultra delivering 83.1 FPS average. The verdict data lists Ultra as the best settings choice for this resolution, since it provides a comfortable margin above 60 FPS while offering maximum visual quality.

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

A: The combo rank is 836 out of 3720 total combos tested, placing it in the top 22.5% of all configurations. This percentile position indicates strong but not elite performance, with the CPU and GPU each separately ranking in the 81st percentile against all processors and graphics cards respectively.

Q: Which resolution provides the highest frame rate advantage?

A: At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the average FPS reaches 191.3, which is the highest measured value across the entire dataset. At 1080p Ultra, the average still remains high at 107.7 FPS, showing the combo scales well across all presets at this resolution.

Q: Is the RTX 4070 or the Ryzen 5 9600X the limiting factor in this game?

A: The data indicates the GPU becomes more influential as resolution increases. At 1080p Low, the average FPS is 191.3, but at 4K Low it drops to 100.2, a 47.6% reduction that points to GPU-bound scaling. The CPU’s strong single-thread performance, evidenced by a Cinebench R23 single-core score of 2183.5, helps maintain high framerates at lower resolutions.

Q: Does this combo support ray tracing or other advanced features in Control?

A: The RTX 4070 includes 46 RT cores and 184 tensor cores, with support for DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), Vulkan 1.4, and OpenGL 4.6. The game itself is an Action Adventure title from 2019, and the measured FPS data covers standard quality presets without separate ray tracing benchmarks provided.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 5 9600X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 combination achieves a rank of 836 out of 3720 tested combos for Control, placing it firmly in the upper tier of configurations. This translates to roughly the 77.5th percentile, meaning approximately two-thirds of tested setups deliver lower performance in this game. The ranking reflects a balanced pairing where neither component dramatically bottlenecks the other, though the specific balance shifts with resolution and preset.

The CPU alone holds an 81st percentile ranking against all processors, with an average benchmark score of 29713. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5755GE, which scores 29656 (0.2% lower), and the AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT at 29879 (0.6% higher). The GPU similarly sits in the 81st percentile for graphics cards, with an average benchmark score of 37648. Its closest competitor is the NVIDIA Tesla P4 at 37628 (0.1% lower) and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile at 38135 (1.3% higher).

The combo’s position in the ranking is consistent with its component-level percentiles, suggesting that Control scales well with both CPU and GPU resources. The rank of 836 out of 3720 means this configuration outperforms the median combo by a significant margin, but it is not among the top 10% of setups. For a game like Control, which features physics-heavy combat and destructible environments, the combination of a 6-core Zen 5 processor and an Ada Lovelace GPU provides ample headroom for smooth gameplay.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers exceptional performance across all presets. With Low settings, the average FPS is 191.3, which is more than three times the 60 FPS playable threshold. Medium settings yield 139.6 FPS, High settings produce 124 FPS, and Ultra settings still maintain a robust 107.7 FPS average. The scaling from Low to Ultra shows a 43.7% reduction in framerate, but even the lowest figure remains far above what is needed for fluid gameplay. The data indicates that at 1080p, the CPU’s strong single-thread performance — evidenced by a Geekbench single-core score of 2923 and a Passmark single-thread score of 4570 — helps prevent any CPU-bound limitations.

Moving to 2560x1440, the performance remains very strong. Low settings average 146 FPS, Medium hits 106 FPS, High reaches 94.9 FPS, and Ultra settles at 83.1 FPS. The drop from 1080p Low to 1440p Low is 23.7%, while the drop from 1080p Ultra to 1440p Ultra is 22.8%. This relatively consistent scaling suggests the GPU is handling the increased pixel count efficiently, with the 12 GB of GDDR6X memory and 504.2 GB/s bandwidth proving sufficient for 1440p workloads. Every preset clears the 60 FPS threshold with room to spare, making 1440p the sweet spot for this configuration.

At 3840x2160, the performance picture changes. Low settings average 100.2 FPS, which remains highly playable. Medium settings drop to 70.3 FPS, and High settings barely clear the threshold at 60.4 FPS. Ultra settings fall below the playable threshold, averaging 54.7 FPS. The scaling from 1440p to 4K is more pronounced: Low drops from 146 to 100.2 FPS (31.4% reduction), Medium from 106 to 70.3 FPS (33.7%), High from 94.9 to 60.4 FPS (36.3%), and Ultra from 83.1 to 54.7 FPS (34.2%). This consistent 31-36% reduction across all presets indicates the GPU is the primary constraint at 4K, which aligns with the RTX 4070’s 29.15 TFLOPS FP32 performance and 158.4 GPixel/s pixel rate.

The verdict data confirms these measurements: at 4K, the playable settings are High, Low, and Medium, with High being the best choice at 60.4 FPS average. At 1440p and 1080p, all four presets are playable, with Ultra recommended as the best setting at 83.1 FPS and 107.7 FPS respectively.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The nearest rivals for the AMD Ryzen 5 9600X provide context for what other CPUs would deliver similar frame rates in Control. The AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5755GE has an average benchmark score of 29656, which is 0.2% lower than the 9600X’s 29713. This negligible difference means a system with that CPU and the same RTX 4070 would produce nearly identical FPS numbers in this game. The AMD Ryzen 7 7840H scores 29868 (0.5% higher), the AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT scores 29879 (0.6% higher), and the AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS scores 29955 (0.8% higher). All four rivals fall within a 1% performance band, so swapping the 9600X for any of these would result in imperceptible changes to the measured FPS.

On the GPU side, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070’s nearest rivals show similar clustering. The NVIDIA Tesla P4 scores 37628, just 0.1% lower than the RTX 4070’s 37648. The AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 scores 37507 (0.4% lower), the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile scores 38135 (1.3% higher), and the AMD Radeon PRO W6400 scores 37157 (1.3% lower). The RTX 4080 Mobile, despite being a laptop part, would provide a marginal FPS uplift in Control, likely pushing 4K Ultra from 54.7 FPS to around 55.4 FPS based on the 1.3% score difference — still below the 60 FPS threshold. Conversely, the RX Vega 56 would drop 4K High from 60.4 FPS to approximately 60.2 FPS, still technically playable.

For users seeking similar overall performance, pairing the 9600X with any of the four rival CPUs and the RTX 4070 would yield virtually identical results. Alternatively, keeping the 9600X and swapping the GPU to an RTX 4080 Mobile would provide a small but measurable improvement, while the Tesla P4 or RX Vega 56 would produce nearly indistinguishable framerates.

CPU and GPU Roles

The benchmark data reveals a clear division of labor between the AMD Ryzen 5 9600X and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 in Control. At 1080p Low settings, the average FPS is 191.3, which is so high that it likely approaches the CPU’s rendering limit for this game. The 9600X’s 6 cores and 12 threads, running at a boost clock of 5.40 GHz, provide strong per-thread performance that allows the GPU to operate near its maximum capability. The Passmark data supports this: the CPU scores 60081 in floating point math and 89918 in integer math, indicating robust computational throughput for game logic and physics calculations.

As resolution increases, the GPU becomes progressively more dominant. From 1080p Low to 1440p Low, the average FPS drops from 191.3 to 146, a 23.7% reduction that corresponds to the 2.25x increase in pixel count (though not a linear relationship due to other bottlenecks). From 1440p Low to 4K Low, the drop is from 146 to 100.2, a 31.4% reduction. This accelerating decline with resolution is a classic sign of GPU-bound scaling, where the RTX 4070’s 5888 shading units and 184 texture mapping units are increasingly tasked with pixel and texture processing.

The settings presets reinforce this pattern. At 1080p, going from Low to Ultra reduces FPS from 191.3 to 107.7, a 43.7% drop. At 1440p, the same Low-to-Ultra transition drops from 146 to 83.1, a 43.1% reduction. At 4K, it drops from 100.2 to 54.7, a 45.4% reduction. The consistency of these percentage drops across resolutions suggests that both CPU and GPU contribute to the settings scaling, but the absolute FPS values at 4K Ultra (54.7) versus 1080p Ultra (107.7) show that resolution is the primary lever for performance adjustment.

For users targeting 4K, the data shows the GPU is the limiting factor. The RTX 4070’s 12 GB memory and 504.2 GB/s bandwidth are sufficient for 4K textures, but the raw compute power (29.15 TFLOPS FP32) caps performance at 60.4 FPS on High settings. At 1080p and 1440p, the CPU’s strong single-thread performance (Cinebench R23 single-core score of 2183.5) ensures the GPU is not starved for data, allowing the combo to deliver high refresh rates. The verdictByResolution data confirms this: at 4K, only three of four presets are playable, while at 1440p and 1080p, all four are playable.

The Verdict

This PC configuration can run Control effectively across virtually all tested scenarios. At 1920x1080, the verdict is unambiguous: all four settings presets — Low, Medium, High, and Ultra — are playable, with Ultra delivering an average of 107.7 FPS. This is well above the 60 FPS playable threshold, and the margin is large enough to sustain high refresh rates on 120Hz or 144Hz monitors. The measured 1080p Low average of 191.3 FPS indicates that the combo has substantial headroom even for future patches or more demanding scenes.

At 2560x1440, the configuration also clears 60 FPS on every preset. Ultra settings average 83.1 FPS, which provides a comfortable cushion above the threshold while maximizing visual quality. Medium and High settings offer even higher framerates at 106 and 94.9 FPS respectively, giving users flexibility to prioritize frame rate or fidelity. The verdict data lists Ultra as the best settings choice at this resolution, and the 83.1 FPS average supports this recommendation.

At 3840x2160, the picture is more nuanced. High settings average 60.4 FPS, which technically clears the threshold but leaves only a razor-thin margin. Medium settings provide more headroom at 70.3 FPS, and Low settings reach 100.2 FPS. Ultra settings fall short at 54.7 FPS, making it the only non-playable configuration in the entire dataset. The verdict correctly identifies High as the best 4K settings choice, but users seeking a more stable experience should consider Medium or Low.

In summary, the AMD Ryzen 5 9600X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 combo is a robust choice for Control. It excels at 1080p and 1440p, delivering playable framerates at every preset with significant headroom above 60 FPS. At 4K, it remains viable with High settings, though Ultra is out of reach. The data shows a balanced system where the CPU handles lower resolutions effortlessly and the GPU becomes the deciding factor at higher resolutions. For players prioritizing smooth gameplay, 1440p Ultra at 83.1 FPS is the optimal configuration; for those with 4K displays, High settings at 60.4 FPS is the recommended maximum.