Control

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 deliver a thoroughly playable Control experience at 1080p and 1440p, though 4K gaming requires a significant compromise on visual quality. The data from measured frame rates across a range of resolutions and presets provides a clear picture of where this combination excels and where it reaches its limits.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo operates with headroom across all tested presets. At Low settings the average frame rate reaches 140 FPS, with no min or max values recorded. Medium settings yield a 99 FPS average, with a minimum of 84 FPS and a maximum of 114 FPS. High settings produce an 88 FPS average. Even Ultra, the most demanding preset at this resolution, sustains a 77 FPS average. All four presets at 1080p maintain averages well above the 60 FPS threshold.

At 2560x1440, performance remains strong. Low settings average 106 FPS. Medium hits 75 FPS average, with a minimum of 64 FPS and a maximum of 86 FPS. High averages 67 FPS. Ultra drops to a 58 FPS average, which falls just below the playable threshold of 60 FPS.

At 3840x2160, the GPU is under much greater strain. Low settings are the only preset to clear 60 FPS, averaging 71 FPS. Medium averages 51 FPS, with a minimum of 43 FPS and a maximum of 58 FPS. High averages 45 FPS. Ultra averages 39 FPS. Only the Low preset delivers a frame rate that meets the playability standard at 4K.

FAQ

Q: Can this combination achieve 60 FPS at 4K with High settings?

A: No. At 3840x2160 with High settings, the average frame rate is 45 FPS, which is 15 FPS below the 60 FPS playable threshold.

Q: What is the best preset at 2560x1440 that stays above 60 FPS?

A: High settings average 67 FPS, making it the most demanding preset among those that remain playable at this resolution. Ultra at 1440p averages 58 FPS, which falls below the threshold.

Q: Does the combo maintain 60 FPS at Ultra settings at any resolution?

A: Yes, at 1920x1080 Ultra averages 77 FPS. At 2560x1440 Ultra averages 58 FPS, and at 3840x2160 Ultra averages 39 FPS, both below 60 FPS.

Q: How does the RTX 4060 compare to its nearest rivals in terms of average benchmark score?

A: The RTX 4060 has an average benchmark score of 17,639. The AMD Radeon HD 7790 scores 17,666 (0.2% higher), the AMD Radeon 780M scores 17,588 (0.3% lower), the AMD Radeon Pro 560 scores 17,551 (0.5% lower), and the AMD Radeon Pro 460 scores 17,509 (0.7% lower). These scores are all within less than 1% of the RTX 4060’s performance.

Q: Which presets at 3840x2160 have recorded minimum frame rate data?

A: Only the Medium preset at 4K includes a recorded minimum of 43 FPS and a maximum of 58 FPS. The Low, High, and Ultra presets at this resolution do not have min or max values in the data.

Q: What is the largest performance gap between Low and Ultra settings across all resolutions?

A: At 3840x2160, the gap is largest: Low averages 71 FPS, while Ultra averages 39 FPS, a difference of 32 FPS. At 2560x1440 the gap is 48 FPS (106 FPS Low vs. 58 FPS Ultra), and at 1920x1080 the difference is 63 FPS (140 FPS Low vs. 77 FPS Ultra). The absolute difference grows as resolution decreases, but the percentage drop at each step is significant across all three.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 ranks 2,008th out of 3,720 tested combos when playing Control. This positions it slightly above the median of the entire database of tested hardware pairings. Given that the RTX 4060 places in the 61st percentile among all GPUs and the Ryzen 9 9900X3D sits in the 91st percentile among all CPUs, the mid-range ranking for this game suggests that Control's performance is being primarily limited by the GPU in many scenarios, preventing the high-end CPU from pushing the combo into a higher overall ranking.

The Verdict

Yes, this PC can run Control, but the playable experience depends on the target resolution. At 1920x1080, every single preset from Low to Ultra clears 60 FPS, making it fully playable at maximum quality. At 2560x1440, the combination is playable at Low, Medium, and High settings, with High being the best preset that maintains over 60 FPS. At 3840x2160, the only setting that sustains a playable frame rate is Low, averaging 71 FPS. The 4K Medium, High, and Ultra presets all fall below the 60 FPS threshold. The verdict data confirms that 1440p High and 1080p Ultra are the most visually demanding configurations that remain fully smooth.

CPU and GPU Roles

The data shows a clear transition in which component governs performance across resolutions. At 1920x1080, the CPU has more influence because the GPU is less taxed. The drop from Low (140 FPS) to Ultra (77 FPS) is 63 FPS, a 45% decrease, showing that even at a low-resolution scenario where the CPU can feed frames rapidly, the GPU workload still scales significantly with preset quality. At 2560x1440, the GPU begins to assert greater dominance; the gap between Low (106 FPS) and Ultra (58 FPS) is 48 FPS. At 3840x2160, the GPU becomes the definitive bottleneck. The RTX 4060’s 8 GB memory and 128-bit bus, combined with the higher pixel count, causes a steep performance cliff. The drop from Low (71 FPS) to Ultra (39 FPS) is 32 FPS, but the key observation is that Low at 4K is already 50% lower than Low at 1080p, demonstrating that resolution scaling is almost entirely GPU-limited. The Ryzen 9 9900X3D, with its 12 cores and 128 MB of L3 cache, is never the limiting factor; the GPU’s fill rate and memory bandwidth cap the experience long before the CPU’s thread count or clock speed becomes relevant.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 3840x2160, the most demanding preset that remains at or above 60 FPS is Low, which averages 71 FPS. At 2560x1440, the best settings preset is High, averaging 67 FPS. At 1920x1080, the best settings preset is Ultra, averaging 77 FPS. These are the highest visual quality levels at each resolution that guarantee a smooth experience without dropping below the 60 FPS target.

Similar Performance Alternatives

For the CPU, the Ryzen 9 9900X3D sits very close to several Intel options. The Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF has an average benchmark score of 55,093, which is 0.6% lower than the Ryzen’s 54,762. The Intel Core Ultra 5 245K scores 54,053, or 1.3% lower. The Intel Xeon 6505P scores 53,701, 2% lower, and the Intel Core i7-14700F scores 53,620, 2.1% lower. Any of these CPUs would produce virtually identical frame rates in Control, since the game does not heavily stress the CPU core count at the resolutions where this GPU runs.

For the GPU, the nearest rivals in average benchmark score are the AMD Radeon HD 7790 (17,666, 0.2% higher), the AMD Radeon 780M (17,588, 0.3% lower), the AMD Radeon Pro 560 (17,551, 0.5% lower), and the AMD Radeon Pro 460 (17,509, 0.7% lower). All four are within 1% of the RTX 4060’s performance. In practical terms, swapping to any of these GPUs would yield nearly identical frame rates in Control, meaning the playable settings at each resolution would remain Low at 4K, High at 1440p, and Ultra at 1080p. The differences are small enough that no preset thresholds would change.