Control

The AMD Ryzen 9 5950X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER combination delivers a playable Control experience, though the margin for error varies sharply by resolution. At 1080p, the system has headroom to spare; at 4K, it is pinned to the edge of the playable threshold. The recorded data shows a clear pattern: the RTX 2060 SUPER is the limiting factor at higher resolutions, while the 5950X provides ample compute headroom that never becomes a bottleneck in this title.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system is consistently above the 60 FPS playable threshold across all four tested presets. The Low preset yields an average of 118 FPS, which is the highest recorded frame rate in the entire dataset. The Medium preset drops to an average of 84 FPS, with a minimum of 71 FPS and a maximum of 96 FPS. High settings produce an average of 74 FPS. The most demanding preset, Ultra, still clears the threshold with an average of 65 FPS. This means every preset at 1080p stays above the playable line, with even the worst-case minimum frames on Medium (71 FPS) remaining comfortably above 60.

Moving to 2560x1440, the performance envelope tightens noticeably. The Low preset produces an average of 89 FPS. Medium settings deliver an average of 63 FPS, with a recorded minimum of 54 FPS and a maximum of 73 FPS. High settings fall to an average of 56 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS threshold. Ultra settings drop further to an average of 49 FPS. The data shows that only Low and Medium presets maintain an average at or above 60 FPS at 1440p, and even the Medium preset's minimum frame rate of 54 FPS indicates occasional dips below the threshold.

At 3840x2160, the system is heavily constrained. The Low preset produces an average of 60 FPS, exactly at the playable line. Medium settings fall to an average of 43 FPS, with a minimum of 36 FPS and a maximum of 49 FPS. High settings average 38 FPS, and Ultra settings average 33 FPS. The gap between Low and Medium at 4K is substantial, a 17 FPS average difference, which suggests that the GPU's memory bandwidth and shading resources are saturated once texture quality and post-processing scale up.

The minimum and maximum frame data is only recorded for the Medium preset at each resolution. At 1080p Medium, the spread is 71 to 96 FPS, a 25 FPS range. At 1440p Medium, the spread is 54 to 73 FPS, a 19 FPS range. At 4K Medium, the spread is 36 to 49 FPS, a 13 FPS range. The narrowing spread at higher resolutions indicates that frame times become more consistent under heavy GPU load, but the average drops correspondingly.

CPU and GPU Roles

The benchmark results indicate that the RTX 2060 SUPER is the dominant performance factor in Control for this combination. The Ryzen 9 5950X, with its 16 cores and 32 threads, is far beyond what this game requires for CPU-bound rendering. The CPU's benchmark scores, such as a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 26017 and a single-core score of 1614, place it in the 91st percentile among all CPUs. No data in the measurements suggests any CPU limitation at any resolution.

The scaling between resolutions confirms the GPU-bound nature of the workload. At 1080p Low, the system averages 118 FPS. At 1440p Low, it averages 89 FPS, a 24.6% reduction. At 4K Low, it averages 60 FPS, a 32.6% reduction from 1440p and a 49.2% reduction from 1080p. This steep decline as resolution increases is characteristic of a GPU that is running out of pixel throughput and memory bandwidth. The RTX 2060 SUPER has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus with 448.0 GB/s bandwidth, which is sufficient for 1080p and 1440p but strained at 4K.

Preset scaling tells the same story. At 1080p, the difference between Low and Ultra is 53 FPS (118 to 65), a 44.9% drop. At 1440p, the difference is 40 FPS (89 to 49), a 44.9% drop. At 4K, the difference is 27 FPS (60 to 33), a 45.0% drop. The near-identical percentage drops across resolutions indicate that the GPU is scaling predictably with workload, and the CPU is not interfering with the scaling. If the CPU were a bottleneck, the percentage drop from Low to Ultra would shrink at lower resolutions where CPU overhead is relatively larger.

The RTX 2060 SUPER's architecture, Turing with 2176 shading units, 136 TMUs, and 64 ROPs, is the key constraint. Its FP32 throughput of 7.181 TFLOPS is modest by current standards, and the recorded data reflects this. The CPU, by contrast, has a PassMark multi-thread score of 45424 and a single-thread score of 3470, placing it in the top tier of desktop processors. In Control, the CPU is effectively idle headroom.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 1920x1080, the best settings are Ultra, which delivers an average of 65 FPS. This is the most demanding preset available, and it stays 5 FPS above the playable threshold. The system has enough headroom at 1080p that even the highest quality settings do not push the GPU past its limits.

At 2560x1440, the best settings are Medium, which delivers an average of 63 FPS. The High preset at 1440p averages 56 FPS, which is below the threshold, so Medium is the highest quality option that remains playable. The recorded minimum of 54 FPS on Medium indicates that there are brief dips below 60, but the average stays above the line.

At 3840x2160, the best settings are Low, which delivers an average of 60 FPS. This is exactly at the playable threshold, leaving no headroom. The Medium preset at 4K averages 43 FPS, a 28.3% drop from Low, so the quality step from Low to Medium is not viable at this resolution.

The Verdict

The verdict by resolution is clear. At 1920x1080, the system can run Control with all presets at or above 60 FPS average. The playable settings list includes High, Low, Medium, and Ultra, with the best settings being Ultra at 65 FPS. This is a fully playable configuration with no compromises required.

At 2560x1440, the system can run Control with Low and Medium presets at or above 60 FPS average. The best settings are Medium at 63 FPS. High and Ultra fall below the threshold, so users at this resolution must choose between Medium quality and frame rates below 60.

At 3840x2160, the system can run Control with only the Low preset at or above 60 FPS average. The best settings are Low, which averages exactly 60 FPS. Medium, High, and Ultra all fall below the threshold, with averages of 43, 38, and 33 FPS respectively. This is a marginal configuration at 4K, playable only at the lowest quality settings.

The playable threshold is set at 60 FPS, and the data shows that the system meets this only at 1080p across all presets, at 1440p with Low or Medium, and at 4K with Low only. Users targeting 4K should expect to run the game at Low settings to maintain the threshold, and even then, the average sits exactly at 60 with no headroom for demanding scenes.

Similar Performance Alternatives

Looking at the nearest rivals for the CPU, the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X has an average benchmark score of 51947. The Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX scores 52073, which is 0.2% higher. The AMD EPYC 8124P scores 52121, 0.3% higher. The Intel Core i9-13900F scores 51730, 0.4% lower. The Intel Core i7-14700 scores 52301, 0.7% higher. All four rivals are within 1% of the 5950X's average score, meaning any of them would produce effectively identical CPU performance in Control. Since the game is GPU-bound in this configuration, swapping the CPU for any of these alternatives would not change the measured FPS in any meaningful way.

For the GPU, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER has an average benchmark score of 18093. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile scores 18159, 0.4% higher. The AMD Radeon Pro 5700 scores 18189, 0.5% higher. The AMD Radeon RX 460 scores 18373, 1.5% higher. The Intel Arc A770M scores 18383, 1.6% higher. These deltas are all small, within 1.6%, so a system using any of these GPUs would produce nearly identical frame rates in Control. The RTX 2060 SUPER sits in the 62nd percentile among all GPUs, and its rivals are all clustered around the same performance level.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Ryzen 9 5950X and RTX 2060 SUPER ranks 2650 out of 3720 tested combinations in Control. This places it in the lower third of the database, which aligns with the GPU's mid-range position. The CPU is a top-tier part, ranking in the 91st percentile, but the GPU's 62nd percentile position drags the overall combo down. The rank reflects the fact that Control is heavily GPU-bound, so the CPU's strength does not compensate for the GPU's limitations at higher resolutions.

The combo rank of 2650 out of 3720 means that roughly 71% of tested combinations perform better in this game. This is not a reflection of poor optimization or a flawed pairing; it is simply the result of pairing a high-end CPU with a mid-range GPU. The system is well balanced for 1080p gaming, where it performs admirably, but it falls behind in the database rankings because many other combinations feature stronger GPUs.

FAQ

Q: Can this system run Control at 1080p with Ultra settings?

A: Yes. The recorded data shows an average of 65 FPS at 1920x1080 with Ultra settings, which is above the 60 FPS playable threshold.

Q: What is the highest quality preset that maintains at least 60 FPS at 1440p?

A: Medium settings at 2560x1440 deliver an average of 63 FPS, with a minimum of 54 FPS and a maximum of 73 FPS. High settings fall to 56 FPS, so Medium is the highest viable preset.

Q: Is the Ryzen 9 5950X a bottleneck for the RTX 2060 SUPER in this game?

A: No. The frame rate scaling between resolutions and presets shows a consistent GPU-bound pattern, and the CPU's benchmark scores place it in the 91st percentile among all CPUs. The data does not indicate any CPU limitation.

Q: How does the RTX 2060 SUPER compare to its nearest rivals in this system?

A: The RTX 2060 SUPER has an average benchmark score of 18093. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile is 0.4% higher, the AMD Radeon Pro 5700 is 0.5% higher, the AMD Radeon RX 460 is 1.5% higher, and the Intel Arc A770M is 1.6% higher. Any of these would perform nearly identically in Control.

Q: What average FPS does the system achieve at 4K with Low settings?

A: At 3840x2160 with Low settings, the system averages exactly 60 FPS. This is the only preset at 4K that remains at or above the playable threshold.

Q: Where does this CPU and GPU combination rank among all tested combos in Control?

A: The combination ranks 2650 out of 3720 tested combinations in the database. The CPU is in the 91st percentile, but the GPU is in the 62nd percentile, which drives the overall rank down.