Control

The AMD Ryzen 5 2600 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 pairing delivers a playable, if not uniformly smooth, experience in Control. The data shows a clear pattern: this combo is capable of high refresh rates at 1080p but struggles to maintain 60 FPS at 4K on higher presets. The following analysis breaks down the measured performance.

Resolution Scaling

The performance drop between 1080p and 4K is steep, confirming that Control becomes heavily GPU-bound as pixel count rises. At High settings, the average frame rate falls from 91.5 FPS at 1920x1080 to 68 FPS at 2560x1440, a reduction of 23.5 FPS. Moving to 3840x2160, the average drops further to 45 FPS, representing a 46.5 FPS loss from the 1080p baseline. This 51% performance reduction at 4K indicates the RTX 4060's 128-bit memory bus and 272.0 GB/s bandwidth are significant limiting factors at higher resolutions.

The scaling pattern is consistent across all settings. At Low, the drop is from 140.7 FPS at 1080p to 105.2 FPS at 1440p, then to 69.5 FPS at 4K. At Ultra, the numbers are 75.2, 60.7, and 41.4 FPS respectively. The fact that even at Low settings 4K performance (69.5 FPS) is below the 1440p High result (68 FPS) suggests that resolution is the dominant performance variable, not just graphical complexity.

Settings Recommendations

For a 60 FPS target, the data points to High settings at 2560x1440 as the sweet spot. The measured 68 FPS average at this configuration provides enough headroom for dips without falling below playability. At 1920x1080, High settings deliver 91.5 FPS, which is excellent for high refresh rate monitors. Pushing to Ultra at 1080p yields 75.2 FPS, still smooth, but the 16.3 FPS penalty over High may not justify the visual gains.

At 4K, the options are limited. Low settings achieve 69.5 FPS, making it the only 4K preset that clears a 60 FPS target. Medium drops to 49.3 FPS, High to 45 FPS, and Ultra to 41.4 FPS. Players prioritizing resolution over fidelity should use Low at 4K, while those at 1440p should stick with High. Medium at 1440p (74.5 FPS) is a viable alternative if visual quality is less important than frame rate stability.

GPU Role

The RTX 4060 features 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, with a boost clock of 2460 MHz and a base clock of 1830 MHz. The memory runs at 2125 MHz, providing 17 Gbps effective throughput. These specifications produce a texture rate of 236.2 GTexel/s and a pixel rate of 118.1 GPixel/s. The 3072 shading units and 24 RT cores handle Control's workload, but the 8 GB frame buffer appears adequate at 1080p and 1440p, where the measured FPS remains competitive.

The GPU's benchmark profile shows a Passmark G3D score of 19545, placing it in the 66th percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rival, the AMD Radeon RX 6600M, scores 23321, a delta of -0.6%, meaning the RTX 4060 is essentially on par. The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti scores 23338 (-0.7%), and the Intel Arc B580 scores 23021 (+0.7%), indicating the RTX 4060 sits in a tight performance cluster. The data shows that the GPU is the bottleneck at 4K, as the FPS drops align with its bandwidth constraints rather than CPU limitations.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the RTX 4060 and Ryzen 5 2600 combination produces a wide range of results. Low settings average 140.7 FPS, Medium 102.6 FPS, High 91.5 FPS, and Ultra 75.2 FPS. The gap between Low and Medium (38.1 FPS) is larger than the gap between Medium and High (11.1 FPS), suggesting diminishing returns from Medium upward. Ultra is 16.3 FPS below High, a considerable cost for the highest preset.

At 2560x1440, the averages are 105.2 FPS (Low), 74.5 FPS (Medium), 68 FPS (High), and 60.7 FPS (Ultra). The drop from 1080p to 1440p at Low is 35.5 FPS, while at Ultra it is only 14.5 FPS. This narrower spread at Ultra indicates the GPU is becoming the primary constraint, with settings adjustments having less impact at higher resolutions.

At 3840x2160, the numbers compress further: 69.5 FPS (Low), 49.3 FPS (Medium), 45 FPS (High), and 41.4 FPS (Ultra). The difference between Low and Ultra is 28.1 FPS, compared to 65.5 FPS at 1080p. The 4K results show that even Low settings cannot maintain a 60 FPS floor, and the RTX 4060's 272.0 GB/s bandwidth is insufficient for high-fidelity 4K gameplay in Control.

FAQ

*Q: Can this combo run Control at 4K 60 FPS?*

A: No. The fastest 4K result is 69.5 FPS at Low settings, but Medium drops to 49.3 FPS, High to 45 FPS, and Ultra to 41.4 FPS. None of the High or Ultra presets reach 60 FPS at 3840x2160.

Q: What is the best settings preset for 1440p?

A: High settings at 2560x1440 average 68 FPS, which is above the 60 FPS threshold. Ultra runs at 60.7 FPS, barely clearing it, but the 7.3 FPS gain from High to Ultra may not be worth the visual load.

Q: How does the RTX 4060 compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The RTX 4060's average benchmark score is 23181, placing it 0.6% below the AMD Radeon RX 6600M (23321) and 0.7% below the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti (23338). It is 0.7% above the Intel Arc B580 (23021) and 0.8% above the AMD Radeon 760M (22999).

Q: Is the Ryzen 5 2600 holding back the RTX 4060?

A: The CPU's Passmark multithread score is 13160, and its average benchmark score is 19616, placing it in the 77th percentile. Given that 4K FPS drops align with GPU bandwidth limits rather than CPU compute, the Ryzen 5 2600 appears sufficient for this game at most settings.

Q: What FPS can I expect at 1080p with High settings?

A: The measured average is 91.5 FPS at 1920x1080 with High settings. This is the most balanced configuration for high refresh rate displays, as Ultra only adds 16.3 FPS less (75.2 FPS) while increasing graphical load.

Q: Does the 8 GB VRAM cause issues?

A: The data does not show VRAM-related stuttering or frame drops. The RTX 4060 has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory, and at 1080p and 1440p, performance scales consistently with settings, suggesting the frame buffer is not a bottleneck in Control.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 2600 is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Zen+ architecture, with a base clock of 3.40 GHz and a boost clock of 3.90 GHz. It has a 16 MB shared L3 cache and supports dual-channel DDR4 memory with a bandwidth of 46.9 GB/s. Its Cinebench R23 scores are 11186 multi-core and 1579 single-core, while its Passmark single-thread score is 2239. These figures place it in the 77th percentile of all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 19616.

Compared to its nearest rivals, the Ryzen 5 2600 is closely matched. The Intel Core i5-1345U scores 19691 (-0.4%), the AMD Ryzen 5 7530U scores 19508 (+0.6%), the Intel Core i5-11600KF scores 19740 (-0.6%), and the Intel Core i7-10700F scores 19485 (+0.7%). The deltas are all within 0.7%, indicating that CPU performance is not a differentiator in this pairing.

In Control, the CPU's role is secondary to the GPU. At 1080p Low, the combo reaches 140.7 FPS, which suggests the Ryzen 5 2600 can feed the RTX 4060 adequately at lower settings. However, at 4K Ultra, the FPS drops to 41.4, a result driven by GPU limits, not CPU throughput. The CPU's 12 threads handle Control's physics and AI workloads, but the data shows that resolution scaling, not CPU capability, dictates the final frame rates. The measured FPS across all settings and resolutions follows GPU-bound scaling patterns, confirming the RTX 4060 is the limiting component in this configuration.