Control

The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 pairing delivers exceptionally high frame rates in Control, a 2019 action-adventure title. Across all tested resolutions, from 1920x1080 up to 3840x2160, the combination maintains average framerates well above the 60 FPS playability threshold, even at the most demanding Ultra preset. The data indicates a system with substantial headroom, making it suitable for high-refresh-rate displays at lower resolutions and fully playable 4K experiences at maximum settings.

Similar Performance Alternatives

Examining the benchmark database’s nearest rivals for both components provides context for what other hardware would behave similarly in this configuration. For the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X, the CPU’s average benchmark score of 29123 places it in the 81st percentile among all tested processors. The closest match is the Intel Core Ultra 5 135H, which scores 29093, a delta of just 0.1 percent. This indicates the two processors would produce nearly indistinguishable results in CPU-bound scenarios within Control. The Intel Xeon Phi 7210 scores 29245, sitting 0.4 percent higher, while the Intel Core i5-13500HX scores 29270, also 0.5 percent above the 5800X. The AMD Ryzen 5 5600XT scores 28940, which is 0.6 percent lower. These four rivals form a tight performance cluster, with all deltas under one percent. For gaming workloads like Control, which relies on both single-thread and multi-thread performance, any of these CPUs would deliver framerates within a negligible margin of the 5800X. The 5800X itself features 8 cores and 16 threads, with a base clock of 3.80 GHz and boost up to 4.70 GHz, built on AMD’s Zen 3 architecture.

On the GPU side, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 achieves an average benchmark score of 56083, ranking in the 87th percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rival is the AMD Radeon 8060S, which scores 55757, a delta of 0.6 percent. The AMD Radeon RX 6750 GRE 12 GB scores 55698, also 0.7 percent lower. The AMD Radeon Pro W5700X scores 54828, 2.3 percent behind, while the AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE scores 57367, which is 2.2 percent higher. These deltas remain modest, meaning all four GPUs would produce similar frame rates in Control at the same settings and resolution. The RTX 5080 carries 16 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 256-bit bus, with memory bandwidth of 960.0 GB/s. Its boost clock reaches 2617 MHz, and it features 10752 shading units. For a game like Control, which scales well with GPU throughput, the RX 9070 GRE would be the closest competitor in terms of raw performance, though the difference would translate to only a few frames per second at most settings.

Best Settings per Resolution

At each tested resolution, the most demanding preset that maintains an average of at least 60 FPS is Ultra, which is also the highest available setting. The benchmark data shows that Ultra achieves average frame rates that far exceed the playable threshold at every resolution.

At 3840x2160, the Ultra preset yields an average of 73.9 FPS. This clears the 60 FPS threshold with a 23.2 percent margin, confirming that 4K gaming at maximum settings is viable with this combo. The High preset produces 84.3 FPS, Medium reaches 97.5 FPS, and Low runs at 132.9 FPS. All four presets are playable, but Ultra is the best choice for visual fidelity without sacrificing smoothness.

At 2560x1440, Ultra delivers an average of 109.2 FPS. This is well above the 60 FPS target, providing enough headroom for high-refresh-rate monitors. High settings produce 125.9 FPS, Medium hits 139 FPS, and Low reaches 196.8 FPS. Again, every preset is playable, with Ultra being the recommended setting for maximum quality.

At 1920x1080, Ultra achieves 141.7 FPS on average. This is more than double the playable threshold, making it ideal for 144 Hz displays. High settings run at 162.3 FPS, Medium at 184.3 FPS, and Low at 230 FPS. The data shows that even at Ultra, the system has significant performance reserves, suggesting that frame rates would remain high even during intense action sequences.

FAQ

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

A: Yes. At 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 combination produces an average of 73.9 FPS, which exceeds the 60 FPS playability threshold.

Q: What is the highest average frame rate this combo achieves at 1920x1080?

A: The highest average frame rate at 1920x1080 is 230 FPS, achieved with Low settings. With Ultra settings, the average drops to 141.7 FPS, which still far exceeds the playable threshold.

Q: How does the RTX 5080 compare to its nearest GPU rivals in benchmark scores?

A: The RTX 5080 has an average benchmark score of 56083. The AMD Radeon 8060S scores 55757 (0.6 percent lower), the AMD Radeon RX 6750 GRE 12 GB scores 55698 (0.7 percent lower), the AMD Radeon Pro W5700X scores 54828 (2.3 percent lower), and the AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE scores 57367 (2.2 percent higher).

Q: Is the Ryzen 7 5800X a bottleneck for the RTX 5080 in Control?

A: The benchmark data suggests no significant bottleneck. At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the combo achieves 230 FPS, and at 3840x2160 with Ultra, it maintains 73.9 FPS. The CPU’s 3dmark single-thread score of 943 and multi-thread score of 7578 indicate sufficient processing power for this game.

Q: What settings are playable at 2560x1440?

A: All four tested presets—Low, Medium, High, and Ultra—are playable at 2560x1440. The lowest average frame rate among these is Ultra at 109.2 FPS, which remains well above the 60 FPS threshold.

Q: Does the RTX 5080 support hardware ray tracing for Control?

A: The GPU features 84 RT cores and supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), which includes ray tracing capabilities. Control supports DX12 ray tracing, so the hardware is compatible, though the measured FPS data in this pack does not include ray tracing-specific benchmarks.

The Verdict

This PC can run Control with outstanding performance at every resolution and preset combination tested. The verdict by resolution confirms that all three resolutions—1920x1080, 2560x1440, and 3840x2160—have all four settings (Low, Medium, High, Ultra) listed as playable. The best settings at each resolution are Ultra, with average frame rates of 141.7 FPS at 1080p, 109.2 FPS at 1440p, and 73.9 FPS at 4K.

For 1080p users, the Ultra preset provides more than enough performance for smooth gameplay, and the headroom suggests that even with additional background tasks or streaming software, frame rates would remain well above 60 FPS. At 1440p, Ultra still delivers over 100 FPS on average, making it suitable for 144 Hz monitors. At 4K, the average of 73.9 FPS at Ultra means the game runs smoothly on standard 60 Hz displays, with a small buffer to prevent drops below the threshold during demanding scenes. The data shows no scenario where this combo fails to meet the 60 FPS playability criterion. The only potential limitation is that the minimum FPS values are not recorded in the dataset, so transient dips cannot be assessed, but the high averages across all settings indicate consistent performance.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data provides exact average frame rates for each resolution and settings combination. At 3840x2160, the Ultra preset averages 73.9 FPS, High averages 84.3 FPS, Medium averages 97.5 FPS, and Low averages 132.9 FPS. The progression from Ultra to Low shows a consistent increase in performance, with Low being 79.8 percent faster than Ultra at this resolution.

At 2560x1440, Ultra averages 109.2 FPS, High averages 125.9 FPS, Medium averages 139 FPS, and Low averages 196.8 FPS. The gap between Ultra and Low here is 80.2 percent, nearly identical to the 4K scaling. At 1920x1080, Ultra averages 141.7 FPS, High averages 162.3 FPS, Medium averages 184.3 FPS, and Low averages 230 FPS. Low is 62.3 percent faster than Ultra at 1080p, which is a smaller relative difference than at higher resolutions, suggesting that resolution scaling interacts with settings-based performance gains.

Across all resolutions, the RTX 5080 shows strong scaling. Moving from 1080p Ultra to 1440p Ultra results in a 22.9 percent drop in average FPS (from 141.7 to 109.2). Moving from 1440p Ultra to 4K Ultra results in a 32.3 percent drop (from 109.2 to 73.9). This indicates that the GPU is the primary performance driver, as expected for a graphically intensive title like Control. The CPU’s role is less prominent, but the Ryzen 7 5800X’s 3dmark 16-thread score of 7586 and 8-thread score of 6035 suggest it can handle the game’s physics and AI workloads without limiting the GPU.

How This Combo Ranks

In the benchmark database, this specific combination of AMD Ryzen 7 5800X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 ranks 199th out of 3720 tested combos for Control. This places it in the top 5.4 percent of all configurations tested for this game. The rank reflects the overall performance across all resolutions and settings, weighted by the measured FPS data. The high percentile position is consistent with the GPU’s 87th percentile ranking among all GPUs and the CPU’s 81st percentile ranking among all CPUs. The combo outperforms the majority of tested systems, which include a wide range of older and lower-end hardware. The 3720 combos in the database represent a broad spectrum of CPUs and GPUs, from entry-level to enthusiast-class components. Being in the top 200 indicates that this pairing delivers near-flagship-level performance for Control, with only a small fraction of systems achieving higher frame rates. Those higher-ranked combos would likely feature more recent or higher-end CPUs and GPUs, such as the RTX 5090 or newer Ryzen 9000-series processors, but the margin over the 5800X/5080 combination would be modest in practical terms. For most users, the 199th rank out of 3720 confirms that this system is more than capable of running Control at maximum settings with high frame rates, and it provides a clear reference point for how this hardware stacks up against the broader field of tested configurations.