Control

The AMD Ryzen 9 5950X paired with the AMD Radeon RX 570 presents a stark imbalance in Control, a 2019 Action Adventure title. The 16-core, 32-thread processor is a high-end desktop part, while the RX 570 is an older, end-of-life graphics card with 4 GB of GDDR5 memory. Benchmark results show that this GPU becomes the limiting factor across all tested resolutions, preventing the system from reaching the 60 FPS playability threshold at any settings combination.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 3840x2160, the recorded data shows no playable settings for this combo. The most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS does not exist at 4K. The highest average FPS recorded at this resolution is 30.4 FPS on Low settings, which falls far short of the 60 FPS threshold. High and Medium settings both produce 18.9 FPS, while Ultra drops to 15.6 FPS. None of these presets come close to playable performance.

At 2560x1440, the situation is similarly constrained. The best recorded result is 44.7 FPS on Low settings, which remains below the 60 FPS playable threshold. Medium settings yield 33 FPS, High produces 26.5 FPS, and Ultra delivers 25.3 FPS. No preset at this resolution clears 60 FPS, so the database records no playable settings for 1440p.

At 1920x1080, the closest approach to playability appears. Low settings produce an average of 58.9 FPS, which is just 1.1 FPS shy of the 60 FPS threshold. This is the highest average FPS recorded for the entire combo, but it still does not meet the playable threshold. Medium settings drop to 42.7 FPS, High falls to 33.5 FPS, and Ultra sits at 31.2 FPS. The verdict data confirms that no playable settings exist at 1080p either, meaning the system cannot maintain 60 FPS at any resolution or preset.

CPU and GPU Roles

The division of labor in this combo is heavily skewed toward the GPU. The Ryzen 9 5950X carries a 91st percentile ranking among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 51947. Its nearest rivals include the Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX and the Intel Core i9-13900F, both of which score within 0.4% of the 5950X. This processor is clearly not the bottleneck in Control.

The RX 570, by contrast, ranks in the 74th percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 28766. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon RX 6800M and the AMD Radeon RX 470, with score differences under 1%. The GPU is the limiting factor in every measured scenario.

The scaling between resolutions confirms this. At 1080p Low, the combo records 58.9 FPS. Moving to 1440p Low drops the average to 44.7 FPS, a reduction of 24.1% from the 1080p result. At 4K Low, the average falls to 30.4 FPS, which is 48.4% lower than the 1080p Low figure. These steep drops with increasing resolution are characteristic of a GPU-bound system, where the rendering load outpaces the RX 570's capabilities.

Preset scaling at a fixed resolution tells the same story. At 1080p, moving from Low to Medium costs 16.2 FPS, from Medium to High costs another 9.2 FPS, and from High to Ultra costs 2.3 FPS. The incremental losses shrink as settings climb, which suggests the GPU is already saturated at lower presets. At 1440p, the gap between Low and Medium is 11.7 FPS, and the gap between High and Ultra is only 1.2 FPS. At 4K, High and Medium produce identical averages of 18.9 FPS, while Ultra falls to 15.6 FPS, indicating that the GPU has hit a hard ceiling regardless of quality settings.

The CPU's role is minimal in this title. The Ryzen 9 5950X has ample headroom for gaming workloads, but the RX 570 cannot translate that headroom into frame rate. The recorded data shows no scenario where the processor becomes the constraint, even at 1080p Low where the GPU is working hardest relative to the resolution.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo ranks 3523 out of 3720 tested combinations in the database. This places it in the bottom 5.3% of all systems measured, a position driven almost entirely by the GPU's age and memory capacity. The Ryzen 9 5950X is a top-tier CPU, but pairing it with an RX 570 produces a result that lands in the lowest percentile band of tested hardware.

The rank reflects real-world performance in Control specifically, not synthetic benchmarks. While the CPU alone scores in the 91st percentile and the GPU alone sits in the 74th percentile, the combined system performance in this game is far lower than either component's individual ranking would suggest. This is a clear case where the weakest link dominates the outcome.

Similar Performance Alternatives

For the CPU, the nearest rivals in the database are closely matched. The Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX scores 52073, which is 0.2% lower than the Ryzen 9 5950X's 51947. The AMD EPYC 8124P scores 52121, 0.3% lower. The Intel Core i9-13900F scores 51730, which is 0.4% higher than the 5950X. The Intel Core i7-14700 scores 52301, 0.7% lower. Any of these processors would behave nearly identically to the 5950X in this system, since the GPU is the bottleneck.

For the GPU, the nearest rivals are similarly close. The AMD Radeon RX 6800M scores 28874, 0.4% lower than the RX 570's 28766. The AMD Radeon R9 M295X scores 28580, 0.7% higher. The AMD Radeon RX 470 scores 28996, 0.8% lower. The NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000 scores 28421, 1.2% higher. These alternatives would produce nearly identical frame rates in Control, meaning a user swapping the RX 570 for any of these cards would see no meaningful change in performance.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 3840x2160, the RX 570 delivers its weakest results. Low settings produce an average of 30.4 FPS. High and Medium settings both produce 18.9 FPS. Ultra produces 15.6 FPS. The minimum and maximum FPS values are not recorded in the database for any configuration, so the analysis relies on average frame rates.

At 2560x1440, the averages improve but remain sub-60. Low settings produce 44.7 FPS. Medium settings produce 33 FPS. High settings produce 26.5 FPS. Ultra settings produce 25.3 FPS. The spread between Low and Ultra is 19.4 FPS, showing a compressed range as the GPU approaches its limits.

At 1920x1080, the best results appear. Low settings produce 58.9 FPS, the highest average recorded for this combo. Medium settings produce 42.7 FPS. High settings produce 33.5 FPS. Ultra settings produce 31.2 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra is 27.7 FPS at 1080p, which is the widest spread across all resolutions, indicating that the GPU still has some response to settings changes at lower resolutions before it saturates at higher presets.

Across all resolutions and presets, the highest recorded average is 58.9 FPS at 1080p Low. The lowest recorded average is 15.6 FPS at 4K Ultra. The database does not include min and max frame data for these runs, so frame pacing and stutter metrics are not available for this analysis.

The Verdict

This PC cannot run Control at 60 FPS at any resolution or settings preset. The verdict data lists no playable settings for 3840x2160, 2560x1440, or 1920x1080. The closest result is 1080p Low at 58.9 FPS, which misses the 60 FPS threshold by 1.1 FPS.

The Ryzen 9 5950X is not the problem. Its synthetic benchmark scores place it among the top CPUs in the database, with a 91st percentile ranking and an average benchmark score of 51947. The RX 570, however, cannot keep pace. Its 74th percentile GPU ranking and 4 GB memory capacity limit it to sub-60 performance in this title across the board.

For users targeting 1080p, the system delivers 58.9 FPS on Low settings, which is visually close to playable but still below the threshold. At Medium settings, performance drops to 42.7 FPS, and at High and Ultra it falls to 33.5 and 31.2 FPS respectively. At 1440p, even Low settings only reach 44.7 FPS. At 4K, no preset exceeds 30.4 FPS.

The data indicates that this combo is fundamentally GPU-limited. A stronger graphics card would be required to reach 60 FPS in Control, while the 5950X would have no trouble feeding a faster GPU at any resolution tested in the database. The recorded measurements show a system that is one generation of GPU behind the demands of this game, with the processor's capabilities largely unused in every scenario.