Control

The AMD Ryzen 5 4600G paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti produces a striking dataset in Control, one that reveals a profound imbalance between the two components. The measured frames per second (FPS) across all resolutions and settings tell a story of a GPU that is consistently waiting on its older, 6-core companion. This analysis interprets the measured rows, focusing on what the numbers suggest about system bottlenecks and optimal configuration.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data strongly suggests that the High preset is the optimal choice for this combination, particularly at 1440p and 4K. At 1920x1080, the High preset delivers 147.5 FPS, which is a substantial 19.4 FPS higher than the Ultra preset's 128.1 FPS. However, the gap between High and Medium at 1080p is only 10.9 FPS (158.4 vs. 147.5), suggesting diminishing returns when dropping from High to Medium. But the more compelling argument for High comes at higher resolutions.

At 2560x1440, the High preset achieves 111.5 FPS, while Ultra drops to exactly 100 FPS. This 11.5% performance hit for the jump to Ultra might not be worth the marginal visual gains in a fast-paced action game. The trend becomes even more pronounced at 3840x2160, where High produces 78.2 FPS versus Ultra's 64.8 FPS. The data indicates that High offers the best balance of visual fidelity and frame rate, especially considering that the Low preset at 4K yields 117.4 FPS, which is a 39.2 FPS increase over High but likely comes with significant visual compromises. For players seeking a smooth experience, High seems to be the sweet spot, providing playable frame rates at all resolutions without the steep cost of Ultra.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti is the clear workhorse in this pairing, and its capabilities are evident in the benchmark scores. The GPU's PassMark G3D score of 32974 places it in the 87th percentile of all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 52086. This puts it in a dead heat with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080, which scores 52085, a delta of 0%. The RTX 5070 Ti's 16 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 256-bit bus provides a bandwidth of 896.0 GB/s, which is more than sufficient for Control's demands. The GPU's memory clock is listed as 1750 MHz, with 28 Gbps effective speed.

The GPU's role becomes clearer when examining the FPS deltas between settings. At 4K, the difference between Low and High is 39.2 FPS (117.4 vs. 78.2), demonstrating the GPU's headroom. However, the difference between High and Ultra at 4K is only 13.4 FPS (78.2 vs. 64.8), suggesting that the Ultra preset introduces effects that are disproportionately heavy on the GPU. The RTX 5070 Ti's raw compute power, with an FP32 rating of 43.94 TFLOPS and 8960 shading units, is clearly capable of driving high frame rates, but the CPU often prevents it from reaching its full potential, especially at lower resolutions.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals a classic CPU-bound scenario at lower resolutions. At High settings, the frame rate drops from 147.5 FPS at 1080p to 111.5 FPS at 1440p, a 36 FPS decrease, and then to 78.2 FPS at 4K, another 33.3 FPS drop. This scaling pattern is telling: the 1080p to 1440p drop is a 24.4% reduction, while the 1440p to 4K drop is a 29.9% reduction. If the system were purely GPU-bound, we would expect a more consistent percentage drop as resolution increases.

The Low preset shows a different story. At 1080p, Low yields 176.4 FPS, which only drops to 162.6 FPS at 1440p (a 7.8% decrease) and then to 117.4 FPS at 4K (a 27.8% decrease). The relatively small drop from 1080p to 1440p on Low settings strongly implies that the CPU is the limiting factor at 1080p; the GPU has plenty of spare capacity, so lowering the resolution doesn't help much. The bottleneck shifts to the GPU as resolution increases, which is why the 4K numbers show a larger percentage drop. This data suggests that the Ryzen 5 4600G is holding back the RTX 5070 Ti at 1080p and 1440p, and only at 4K does the GPU start to become the primary constraint.

How This Combo Ranks

In the grand scheme of tested combinations, this pairing ranks 249th out of 1636 combos, placing it in the top 15.2% of all systems tested. This is a strong overall ranking, but it masks the underlying imbalance. The GPU alone sits in the 87th percentile of all GPUs, while the CPU is in the 75th percentile of all CPUs. The combo rank of 249 suggests that the system performs well but is not reaching the top tiers, which would likely require a more modern, higher-core-count CPU.

The data implies that this combination is leaving performance on the table. Given the GPU's near-identical average benchmark score to the RTX 4080 (delta of 0%), we can infer that the RTX 5070 Ti is capable of much higher frame rates than what this CPU allows. The combo's rank, while respectable, is likely dragged down by the CPU's inability to feed the GPU enough data at lower resolutions. A stronger CPU would likely push this combo significantly higher in the rankings, as the GPU has demonstrated it can compete with the best of the previous generation.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 4600G is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Zen 2 architecture (codename Renoir). It has a base clock of 3.70 GHz and a boost clock of 4.20 GHz, with a 65 W TDP. Its cache configuration includes 64 KB of L1 per core, 512 KB of L2 per core, and a shared 8 MB of L3 cache. In synthetic benchmarks, the CPU shows a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 13593 and a single-core score of 1919.

The CPU's role as a bottleneck is most evident in the 1080p results. The difference between Low (176.4 FPS) and Ultra (128.1 FPS) at 1080p is 48.3 FPS, which is a 27.4% drop. However, the difference between Low and Ultra at 4K is 52.6 FPS (117.4 vs. 64.8), a 44.8% drop. The fact that the absolute FPS gap between Low and Ultra is similar at both resolutions, but the percentage gap is much larger at 4K, indicates that the CPU is struggling to maintain high frame rates even at lower settings. At 1080p Low, the CPU is likely maxed out, preventing the GPU from rendering more than 176.4 FPS. The processor's PassMark single-thread score of 2653 and its single-core Cinebench R23 score of 1919, while respectable, are not sufficient to keep up with a GPU of this caliber. The data suggests that the 4600G's 8 MB of L3 cache and 4.20 GHz boost clock are not enough to avoid bottlenecking the RTX 5070 Ti in a game like Control.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The complete dataset provides a clear picture of performance across all settings and resolutions.

At 1920x1080, the average FPS values are:

• Low: 176.4 FPS
• Medium: 158.4 FPS
• High: 147.5 FPS
• Ultra: 128.1 FPS

At 2560x1440, the average FPS values are:

• Low: 162.6 FPS
• Medium: 125.8 FPS
• High: 111.5 FPS
• Ultra: 100.0 FPS

At 3840x2160, the average FPS values are:

• Low: 117.4 FPS
• Medium: 83.9 FPS
• High: 78.2 FPS
• Ultra: 64.8 FPS

The most notable observation is the minimal FPS drop between 1080p Low (176.4) and 1440p Low (162.6), which is only 13.8 FPS. This is a clear indicator of a CPU bottleneck, as a purely GPU-limited system would show a more significant drop when increasing the pixel count by 78%. In contrast, the drop from 1440p High (111.5) to 4K High (78.2) is 33.3 FPS, showing the GPU becoming the limiting factor at 4K. The 4K Ultra result of 64.8 FPS is the lowest in the dataset, confirming that the RTX 5070 Ti, while powerful, still faces challenges with the most demanding settings at the highest resolution.

FAQ

Q: Is the RTX 5070 Ti being held back by the Ryzen 5 4600G?

A: Yes, the data strongly suggests a CPU bottleneck. The FPS drop from 1080p Low (176.4 FPS) to 1440p Low (162.6 FPS) is only 13.8 FPS, indicating the CPU is the limiting factor at lower resolutions. The GPU has significant headroom that the CPU cannot utilize.

Q: What is the best resolution for this combo to achieve a consistent 100+ FPS experience?

A: Based on the measured data, 2560x1440 on Ultra settings produces exactly 100 FPS. At 1080p, all presets exceed 128 FPS. For a high-refresh-rate experience, 1440p on High (111.5 FPS) or Medium (125.8 FPS) are solid choices.

Q: How does the RTX 5070 Ti compare to its nearest rival in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The RTX 5070 Ti has an average benchmark score of 52086, which is essentially identical to the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080's score of 52085, showing a 0% delta. It is also 0.8% ahead of the AMD Radeon RX 7700S and 2.5% ahead of the NVIDIA RTX A1000.

Q: Does the CPU's 6-core/12-thread configuration matter for this game?

A: Yes, the 6-core/12-thread configuration of the Ryzen 5 4600G, with its 3.70 GHz base and 4.20 GHz boost clock, appears to be a limiting factor. The single-thread performance, as indicated by a Cinebench R23 single-core score of 1919, is likely insufficient to keep up with the GPU's demands, especially at 1080p.

Q: What is the most significant FPS drop between settings at 4K?

A: The largest drop at 4K is between Low (117.4 FPS) and Medium (83.9 FPS), a difference of 33.5 FPS. The drop from High (78.2) to Ultra (64.8) is 13.4 FPS, showing that the Ultra preset is the most demanding.

Q: How does this combo rank among all tested systems?

A: This specific combination of CPU and GPU ranks 249th out of 1636 tested combos in Control. This places it in the top 15.2% of all systems, a strong showing that is nonetheless limited by the CPU's performance.