Control

# FAQ

Q: What is the release date and genre of Control?

A: Control is an Action Adventure game released on 2019-08-26.

Q: What are the core specifications of the AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D used in this combo?

A: The AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D is a 6-core, 12-thread processor from the 5000 series, based on the Zen 3 (Vermeer) architecture, with a base clock of 3.00 GHz and a boost clock of 4.00 GHz. It has a 96 MB shared L3 cache, a TDP of 105 W, and uses the AMD Socket AM4.

Q: What is the memory configuration of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti has 16 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 256-bit bus, with a memory bandwidth of 896.0 GB/s and an effective memory clock of 1750 MHz (28 Gbps effective).

Q: What is the GPU's launch MSRP?

A: The launch MSRP is 749 USD.

Q: What is the combo's rank in Control among all tested combos?

A: The combo ranks 485 out of 3720 tested combinations in Control.

Q: What are the measured average FPS at 1080p Medium settings?

A: At 1920x1080 with Medium settings, the measured average FPS is 165, with a minimum of 140 FPS and a maximum of 190 FPS.

# GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti is built on the Blackwell 2.0 architecture with the GB203 chip, manufactured on TSMC's 5 nm process. It houses 8960 shading units, 280 texture mapping units, and 96 raster operation units, along with 70 RT cores and 280 tensor cores. The GPU operates at a base clock of 2295 MHz and a boost clock of 2452 MHz, delivering a peak FP32 performance of 43.94 TFLOPS.

For Control, the GPU's memory subsystem is particularly relevant. The 16 GB GDDR7 frame buffer with 896.0 GB/s of bandwidth provides ample headroom for the game's texture streaming and particle effects at high resolutions. The 256-bit memory bus combined with the high effective clock speed ensures that memory bandwidth is rarely a bottleneck, even at 4K Ultra settings.

The RTX 5070 Ti's pixel rate of 235.4 GPixel/s and texture rate of 686.6 GTexel/s indicate strong fill-rate capabilities, which matter for Control's heavy use of post-processing effects, destructible environments, and dynamic lighting. The GPU's DirectX 12 Ultimate support (12_2) aligns well with Control's use of modern rendering features.

In synthetic benchmarks, the RTX 5070 Ti scores 6604 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 and 32974 in Passmark G3D, placing it in the 86th percentile among all GPUs. Its average benchmark score of 49957 positions it near the AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 (50001, -0.1% delta) and Intel Arc A550M (49737, 0.4% delta), while being 2% behind the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT (50951) and 3.1% ahead of the AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT (48477).

For Control specifically, the GPU's performance scaling across resolutions suggests it becomes the primary limiter at higher settings. At 1080p Low, the combo achieves 196 FPS average, but at 4K Ultra, this drops to 65 FPS. The relatively modest performance decline from Medium to Ultra at each resolution indicates that the GPU's compute resources are being taxed by the game's advanced rendering techniques.

# Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured FPS data, the Medium preset offers the most balanced experience across all resolutions. At 1920x1080 Medium, the combo delivers 165 FPS average with 140 FPS minimums, ensuring smooth gameplay on high-refresh-rate displays. At 2560x1440 Medium, the average is 125 FPS with 106 FPS minimums, still comfortably above the 60 FPS threshold for immersive play.

For 4K gaming, Medium at 3840x2160 yields an average of 84 FPS with 72 FPS minimums, which is adequate for most displays but may not fully utilize high refresh rate monitors. The High preset at 4K drops to 75 FPS average, while Ultra falls to 65 FPS, which could introduce noticeable stutter in fast-paced combat sequences.

The Low preset provides the highest frame rates—196 FPS at 1080p, 176 FPS at 1440p, and 119 FPS at 4K—but sacrifices visual fidelity. Given that Medium maintains at least 72 FPS even at 4K, it represents the optimal trade-off between visual quality and performance for this combo. The difference between Medium and High at 1440p is 14 FPS (125 vs 111), while the jump from Medium to Ultra costs 29 FPS (125 vs 96), suggesting diminishing returns beyond Medium.

For competitive play or maximum fluidity, the Low preset at 1440p (176 FPS) or 1080p (196 FPS) is preferable, but for the intended Action Adventure experience, Medium at 1440p offers the best balance of detail and responsiveness.

# Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo's performance scales from an average of 196 FPS at Low settings down to 127 FPS at Ultra. The Medium preset records 165 FPS average with a 140 FPS minimum and 190 FPS maximum, while High achieves 146 FPS average. The spread between Low and Ultra at 1080p is 69 FPS, indicating significant performance headroom even at the highest settings.

At 2560x1440, the averages are 176 FPS (Low), 125 FPS (Medium, with 106 FPS minimum and 143 FPS maximum), 111 FPS (High), and 96 FPS (Ultra). The difference between 1080p and 1440p at the same settings is notable: Low drops by 20 FPS, Medium by 40 FPS, High by 35 FPS, and Ultra by 31 FPS.

At 3840x2160, the averages fall to 119 FPS (Low), 84 FPS (Medium, with 72 FPS minimum and 97 FPS maximum), 75 FPS (High), and 65 FPS (Ultra). The minimum FPS at 4K Medium of 72 FPS ensures that even the most demanding scenes remain playable, though the 97 FPS maximum suggests some variability in frame pacing.

The data shows that the Medium preset consistently provides the most complete set of metrics (average, minimum, and maximum FPS) across all resolutions, which aids in assessing performance consistency. At 1080p Medium, the 50 FPS range between minimum and maximum indicates moderate frame time variance, while at 4K Medium, the 25 FPS range suggests tighter consistency under heavier load.

# Resolution Scaling

The performance drop from 1080p to 4K follows a predictable pattern across settings. At Low, the average FPS falls from 196 at 1080p to 176 at 1440p (a 10.2% reduction) and then to 119 at 4K (a 32.4% reduction from 1440p). This represents a total decline of 39.3% from 1080p to 4K.

For Medium, the progression is 165 FPS at 1080p, 125 FPS at 1440p (24.2% drop), and 84 FPS at 4K (32.8% drop from 1440p), totaling a 49.1% reduction from 1080p to 4K. High settings show 146 FPS at 1080p, 111 FPS at 1440p (24.0% drop), and 75 FPS at 4K (32.4% drop from 1440p), a 48.6% total reduction. Ultra settings decline from 127 FPS at 1080p to 96 FPS at 1440p (24.4% drop) and 65 FPS at 4K (32.3% drop from 1440p), totaling 48.8%.

The near-identical percentage drops between 1440p and 4K across Medium, High, and Ultra (approximately 32-33%) indicate that the GPU is the primary bottleneck at these settings, as the workload scales consistently with pixel count. The lower drop at Low settings (32.4% from 1440p to 4K, but only 10.2% from 1080p to 1440p) suggests that at Low, the CPU begins to play a more significant role at lower resolutions, limiting the scaling.

The total reduction from 1080p to 4K of roughly 49% for Medium through Ultra is consistent with a GPU-bound scenario where the rendering resolution directly impacts performance. The fact that Low settings show a smaller total reduction (39.3%) implies that at 1080p Low, the system is partially CPU-limited, preventing the full performance potential from being realized.

# CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Zen 3 architecture, manufactured on TSMC's 7 nm process with a die size of 74 mm². It has a base clock of 3.00 GHz and a boost clock of 4.00 GHz, with a 96 MB shared L3 cache that is characteristic of the X3D series. The CPU supports DDR4 memory in dual-channel configuration, providing 51.2 GB/s of memory bandwidth, and uses PCIe Gen 4 with 20 lanes from the CPU.

In PassMark benchmarks, the 5500X3D scores 2941 in single-threaded tests, 20363 in multithreaded tests, and 37018 average across all tests. It achieves 60033 in integer math, 34511 in floating-point math, and 230392 in data compression. The CPU's percentile rank is 85 among all CPUs, placing it in the upper tier of desktop processors.

The nearest rivals in average score are the AMD Ryzen 5 5600F (36945, 0.2% delta), AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 450 (37093, -0.2% delta), Intel Core Ultra 5 225 (36938, 0.2% delta), and Intel Core i9-12900T (37112, -0.3% delta). This indicates that the 5500X3D sits in a tightly contested performance band, with less than 0.5% separating it from its closest competitors.

For Control, the CPU's role is significant at lower resolutions and settings. The 1080p Low result of 196 FPS suggests that the 6-core/12-thread configuration with the large L3 cache is sufficient to feed the GPU at high frame rates. The 96 MB L3 cache helps with the game's asset streaming and physics calculations, which are common in Action Adventure titles with destructible environments.

However, the scaling pattern indicates that the CPU becomes less of a factor as resolution increases. At 4K, the GPU is clearly the limiting component, as evidenced by the consistent percentage drops across settings. The CPU's 105 W TDP and 4.00 GHz boost clock provide enough single-thread performance for Control's game logic, while the 12 threads handle background tasks without introducing bottlenecks.

# How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti ranks 485 out of 3720 tested combos in Control, placing it in the top 13% of all configurations. This ranking reflects a strong pairing where neither component dramatically bottlenecks the other in most scenarios.

The GPU's 86th percentile standing among all GPUs and the CPU's 85th percentile among all CPUs suggest a well-matched system. The GPU's average benchmark score of 49957 is approximately 35% higher than the CPU's average of 37018, which is typical for a gaming-focused configuration where the graphics card bears the primary rendering load.

In Control specifically, the combo's performance at 1440p Medium (125 FPS average) and 4K Medium (84 FPS average) demonstrates that it can handle the game at high settings with smooth frame rates. The ranking of 485 out of 3720 indicates that while there are faster configurations, this combo sits comfortably in the upper quartile of all tested systems.

The nearest rival GPUs in terms of average benchmark score—the AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 (50001) and Intel Arc A550M (49737)—show that the RTX 5070 Ti is competitive with a wide range of hardware, though the 6900 XT (50951) and 6800 XT (48477) bracket the performance envelope. The CPU's rivals, including the Ryzen 5 5600F and Intel Core Ultra 5 225, are within 0.2% of its average score, indicating that the processor choice has minimal impact on the overall combo ranking.

The measured FPS data confirms that this combo excels at 1080p and 1440p, with 4K performance being acceptable but not exceptional. The rank of 485 out of 3720 is a strong result, placing the system ahead of the vast majority of tested configurations while leaving room for higher-end builds to outperform it at 4K Ultra settings.