Control

The Intel Core i7-12700KF paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 delivers a playable experience in Control, but only under specific conditions. At 1920x1080, the combination clears the 60 FPS threshold across all tested presets, including Ultra. At 2560x1440, only the Low preset maintains a playable frame rate. At 3840x2160, no tested preset reaches 60 FPS, with the best result falling well short of the playable threshold. The data indicates that this is a capable 1080p setup for Control, with limited headroom for higher resolutions.

FAQ

Q: Can this PC run Control at 60 FPS on Ultra settings?

A: Yes, but only at 1920x1080. The measured average FPS at 1080p Ultra is 60.6, which just clears the 60 FPS playable threshold. At 2560x1440 Ultra, the average drops to 42.6 FPS, and at 3840x2160 Ultra, it falls to 30.9 FPS.

Q: What is the best playable setting at 2560x1440?

A: The Low preset is the only playable option at this resolution, with an average of 80.3 FPS. The Medium preset averages 57.2 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS threshold, and High averages 50.3 FPS.

Q: How does the RTX 2060 compare to its nearest rivals in raw benchmark scores?

A: The GPU's average benchmark score is 15290. Its nearest rival, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580, scores 15283, a delta of 0%. The AMD Radeon 680M scores 15270, a 0.1% delta, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 OEM scores 15199, a 0.6% delta, and the AMD Radeon RX 7600 scores 15171, a 0.8% delta. All four rivals are within 0.8% of the RTX 2060's score.

Q: What is the CPU's percentile ranking among all tested processors?

A: The Intel Core i7-12700KF ranks in the 85th percentile among all CPUs. Its average benchmark score is 35365, and its nearest rival, the Intel Core i7-13700T, scores 35403, a delta of -0.1%.

Q: Does the GPU support ray tracing and DirectX 12 Ultimate?

A: Yes, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 includes 30 RT cores and 240 tensor cores. It supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4.

Q: What is the memory configuration of the GPU?

A: The RTX 2060 has 6 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus, with a memory bandwidth of 336.0 GB/s. The memory clock is 1750 MHz, which translates to 14 Gbps effective.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 1920x1080, the Ultra preset is the most demanding setting that stays at or above 60 FPS. The measured average is 60.6 FPS, which meets the playable threshold exactly. The High preset averages 68.4 FPS, Medium averages 78.7 FPS, and Low averages 107.3 FPS, meaning all presets at this resolution provide a playable experience.

At 2560x1440, the Low preset is the only option that maintains playable performance. The measured average is 80.3 FPS. The Medium preset falls below the threshold at 57.2 FPS, High averages 50.3 FPS, and Ultra averages 42.6 FPS. None of these three presets are playable at this resolution.

At 3840x2160, no preset reaches 60 FPS. The Low preset comes closest with an average of 55.2 FPS, followed by Medium at 41.2 FPS, High at 35.8 FPS, and Ultra at 30.9 FPS. The verdict data confirms that there are no playable settings at this resolution.

CPU and GPU Roles

The scaling between resolutions and presets reveals that the GPU is the primary constraint for this game. Moving from 1920x1080 to 2560x1440 at the same preset produces a substantial performance drop. For example, the High preset drops from 68.4 FPS at 1080p to 50.3 FPS at 1440p, a reduction of 18.1 FPS. The Low preset drops from 107.3 FPS to 80.3 FPS, a reduction of 27 FPS. This pattern indicates that the rendering load at higher resolutions is heavily dependent on the GPU's capabilities.

At 3840x2160, the GPU is even more clearly the limiting factor. The Low preset averages 55.2 FPS, which is the highest result at that resolution, but it still cannot reach the 60 FPS threshold. The Ultra preset drops to 30.9 FPS, showing that the GPU cannot sustain the pixel throughput required at 4K.

The CPU's role is less prominent, as the benchmark scores suggest strong single-threaded and multi-threaded performance. The Core i7-12700KF scores 4071 in Cinebench R23 single-core and 28838 in multi-core. The PassMark single-thread score is 3984, and the multi-thread score is 34092. These figures indicate that the CPU has ample headroom for game logic and physics at all tested resolutions, so the frame rate differences between resolutions are attributable to the GPU.

The preset scaling within each resolution further supports this interpretation. At 1920x1080, the difference between Low and Ultra is 46.7 FPS (107.3 vs 60.6). At 2560x1440, the same comparison shows a 37.7 FPS gap (80.3 vs 42.6). At 3840x2160, the gap narrows to 24.3 FPS (55.2 vs 30.9). The shrinking gap at higher resolutions is consistent with the GPU becoming the bottleneck, as the absolute frame rates compress toward the GPU's limits.

The Verdict

This PC can run Control, but the playable range depends heavily on the chosen resolution. At 1920x1080, the system clears 60 FPS at all four presets: Low at 107.3 FPS, Medium at 78.7 FPS, High at 68.4 FPS, and Ultra at 60.6 FPS. This makes 1080p the only resolution where the full settings range is usable.

At 2560x1440, the system is only partially playable. The Low preset averages 80.3 FPS, which is comfortably above the threshold. The Medium preset at 57.2 FPS, High at 50.3 FPS, and Ultra at 42.6 FPS all fall below 60 FPS. Users targeting 1440p must accept Low settings to maintain playable performance.

At 3840x2160, the system cannot run the game at a playable frame rate under any tested setting. The best result is 55.2 FPS on Low, which is still below the 60 FPS threshold. High and Ultra are particularly demanding, with averages of 35.8 and 30.9 FPS respectively. The verdict data lists no playable settings for this resolution.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The CPU's nearest rivals are all within a narrow performance band. The Intel Core i7-13700T has an average score of 35403, which is 0.1% lower than the Core i7-12700KF's 35365. The Intel Core i5-13600T scores 35305, a 0.2% delta, meaning it is slightly slower. The Intel Core 5 213PE scores 35428, a -0.2% delta, making it slightly faster. The Intel Core i7-12700K scores 35287, a 0.2% delta, essentially identical performance. Any of these processors would produce nearly the same frame rates in Control, assuming the same GPU.

The GPU's nearest rivals show a similar pattern. The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 scores 15283, a 0% delta from the RTX 2060's 15290. The AMD Radeon 680M scores 15270, a 0.1% delta. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 OEM scores 15199, a 0.6% delta, and the AMD Radeon RX 7600 scores 15171, a 0.8% delta. All of these GPUs would deliver essentially identical performance in Control, with the largest difference being less than 1%. A system built with any of these CPU-GPU combinations would fall into the same playable ranges as the tested configuration.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Intel Core i7-12700KF and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 ranks 2899 out of 3720 tested combos in Control. This places the setup in the lower portion of the database, around the 22nd percentile of tested combinations. The ranking reflects the GPU's position as the performance limiter, as the CPU alone ranks in the 85th percentile among all processors, while the GPU ranks in the 58th percentile among all GPUs.

The rank suggests that while the CPU is a strong component, the overall gaming performance is dragged down by the GPU's mid-range standing. In a game like Control, which stresses the GPU heavily at higher resolutions, this combination cannot compete with setups that pair the same CPU with more powerful graphics cards. The measured frame rates confirm this, as playable performance is confined to 1080p and the Low preset at 1440p.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the measured average frame rates are as follows:

• Low: 107.3 FPS
• Medium: 78.7 FPS
• High: 68.4 FPS
• Ultra: 60.6 FPS

All presets at this resolution are above the 60 FPS playable threshold. The scaling from Low to Ultra represents a 43.5% reduction in average frame rate.

At 2560x1440, the measured average frame rates are:

• Low: 80.3 FPS
• Medium: 57.2 FPS
• High: 50.3 FPS
• Ultra: 42.6 FPS

Only the Low preset exceeds 60 FPS at this resolution. The Medium preset misses the threshold by 2.8 FPS, while High and Ultra fall further behind.

At 3840x2160, the measured average frame rates are:

• Low: 55.2 FPS
• Medium: 41.2 FPS
• High: 35.8 FPS
• Ultra: 30.9 FPS

No preset at this resolution reaches the playable threshold. The Low preset is 4.8 FPS short of 60 FPS, and the Ultra preset is less than half of the target frame rate. The database records no minimum or maximum frame rate values for any of the tested configurations, so only the averages are available for analysis.