Control

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER pairing delivers a strong Control experience, but the performance curve across resolutions reveals a system that is clearly GPU-bound at higher settings. At 1080p with Low settings, the combo produces 219.8 FPS, a figure that drops to 126.8 FPS at Ultra—a 42% reduction that shows the graphics card is still the primary driver even at lower resolutions. Moving to 1440p, the spread tightens: Low delivers 169.8 FPS, while Ultra lands at 97.6 FPS. The most telling data point is at 4K, where Ultra yields 62.4 FPS and High produces 74.2 FPS, indicating that the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER is working near its limits to maintain playable frame rates at the highest fidelity.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate scaling from 1080p to 4K follows a predictable pattern, but the magnitude of the drop varies significantly by preset. At Low settings, the transition from 1080p (219.8 FPS) to 1440p (169.8 FPS) represents a 23% loss, while the jump to 4K (113.3 FPS) costs another 33%. This scaling behavior suggests that at Low settings, the CPU has more headroom to feed the GPU, yet the GPU still becomes the limiting factor as pixel count increases. The data shows a similar trajectory at High settings: 145.4 FPS at 1080p, 110.1 FPS at 1440p, and 74.2 FPS at 4K. The 4K High result is particularly notable because it sits just above the 60 FPS threshold, making it a viable option for players who prioritize visual quality over raw framerate.

The Ultra preset tells a different story. At 1080p, the combo achieves 126.8 FPS, which drops to 97.6 FPS at 1440p and further to 62.4 FPS at 4K. The 4K Ultra result is the only measurement below 70 FPS in the entire dataset, underscoring how demanding the highest settings are on this GPU. Interestingly, the gap between Medium and High at each resolution is relatively narrow—at 1440p, Medium produces 124.8 FPS versus 110.1 FPS for High, a 12% difference. This suggests that the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER handles the additional shading and texture work in High without a disproportionate penalty. Overall, the scaling data indicates that this combo is firmly GPU-limited at 4K, while at 1080p and 1440p, the CPU can keep up with the GPU's output across all presets.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600 brings six cores and twelve threads based on the Zen 3 architecture, with a base clock of 3.50 GHz and a boost clock of 4.40 GHz. In Control, a game that relies on both physics and rendering, these specifications translate into a solid foundation for high frame rates. The CPU's 3DMark scores are instructive: 5,641 for 16 threads, 4,798 for 8 threads, and 3,313 for 4 threads. The single-thread score of 882 indicates that the processor has decent per-core performance, which matters for games that are not fully optimized for many cores. The Cinebench R23 multicore score of 18,309 and single-core score of 2,584 further confirm that the 5600 provides balanced performance that does not bottleneck the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER in most scenarios.

However, the benchmark data suggests that the CPU's influence on Control's frame rates is secondary to the GPU. At 1080p Low, the combo hits 219.8 FPS, a result that would be difficult to achieve if the CPU were a limiting factor. The 3DMark max threads score of 5,659 and the PassMark multithread score of 21,541 show that the 5600 has ample headroom for gaming workloads. The CPU's 32 MB of shared L3 cache and DDR4 memory support contribute to its ability to feed data to the GPU efficiently. With a TDP of 65 W and a process node of 7 nm, the 5600 runs cool enough to sustain boost clocks over extended sessions. The data shows that at 4K Ultra, where the GPU is clearly the bottleneck, the CPU's role diminishes further; the 62.4 FPS result is a function of the graphics card's limits, not the processor's capabilities. In contrast, the 1080p Low result of 219.8 FPS indicates that the CPU can push well beyond what most displays can show.

Settings Recommendations

The measured frame rates provide clear guidance for optimizing the Control experience with this hardware. At 1440p, which is likely the sweet spot for this combo, the High preset delivers 110.1 FPS, while Medium produces 124.8 FPS. The difference between these two presets is 14.7 FPS, which is noticeable but not transformative for gameplay. However, the jump from High to Ultra costs 12.5 FPS (from 110.1 to 97.6), a more significant reduction that may not justify the visual gains. For players with 1440p displays, the data suggests that High is the optimal choice—it offers a substantial improvement over Medium in quality without the steep performance penalty of Ultra.

At 1080p, the situation is simpler. Even Ultra delivers 126.8 FPS, which is well above the 100 FPS threshold that many gamers consider essential for fast-paced action. High produces 145.4 FPS, and Medium reaches 165.1 FPS. Since all four presets at 1080p remain above 120 FPS, players can choose based on visual preference rather than performance constraints. The 4K results are more nuanced. Ultra yields 62.4 FPS, which is playable but may feel less smooth on high-refresh-rate displays. High produces 74.2 FPS, a 19% improvement over Ultra. Given that the visual difference between High and Ultra in Control is often subtle, the data supports choosing High at 4K to maintain a more comfortable frame rate cushion. Medium at 4K (84.4 FPS) provides an even safer margin, but the visual trade-off is more apparent. The best experience per the measured rows is 1440p High, which balances the GPU's capabilities with the CPU's headroom.

How This Combo Ranks

This configuration holds a combo rank of 182 out of 1,636 tested combinations in Control, placing it in the top 11% of all tested systems. This ranking reflects the strength of both components: the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER sits in the 86th percentile of all GPUs, while the Ryzen 5 5600 ranks in the 79th percentile for CPUs. The combination of a high-tier GPU with a mid-range CPU proves effective in this game, as the GPU's 16 GB of GDDR6X memory and 672.3 GB/s bandwidth provide ample resources for Control's demanding environments. The combo's position at 182 suggests that it outperforms many systems with more expensive processors but weaker graphics cards, while it trails configurations that pair the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER with higher-end CPUs.

The CPU's nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks include the Intel Xeon D-1746TER (0.6% higher average score), the AMD EPYC 9554P (0.6% lower), and the Intel Core i7-11700F (0.9% lower). These deltas are small, indicating that the 5600's performance is well within the range of other capable processors. The GPU's nearest rivals—the NVIDIA CMP 50HX (0.7% lower), RTX A2000 (1.6% higher), and RTX A1000 Mobile (2.0% higher)—show that the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER is closely matched with other high-performance cards. The combo's rank of 182 confirms the balance between the CPU and GPU: neither component is so weak that it drags down the other, and the measured FPS results confirm that the system performs consistently across resolutions. For a game like Control, which can be demanding at 4K, this rank indicates that the combo is a solid choice for high-refresh-rate 1440p gaming and acceptable 4K performance.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER is the dominant component in this pairing, and the benchmark results make its influence clear. With 8,448 shading units, 264 texture mapping units, and 96 ROPs, the GPU has the raw compute power to handle Control's visual effects. The 16 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus provides 672.3 GB/s of bandwidth, which is essential for streaming textures at 4K resolution. The GPU's boost clock of 2610 MHz and base clock of 2340 MHz allow it to maintain high throughput during sustained gaming. The PassMark G3D score of 31,811 and the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 5,569 place this GPU in the 86th percentile of all graphics cards, confirming its high-end status.

The measured FPS data shows how the GPU's capabilities scale with resolution and settings. At 4K Ultra, the GPU produces 62.4 FPS, which is a demanding workload that leverages the full bandwidth of the 672.3 GB/s memory bus. The drop from 4K Medium (84.4 FPS) to 4K Ultra (62.4 FPS) is a 26% reduction, indicating that Ultra settings introduce significant additional shading and effects work. The GPU's FP32 performance of 44.10 TFLOPS and texture rate of 689.0 GTexel/s enable it to handle Control's particle effects and physics-based destruction without stuttering. The RTX 4070 Ti SUPER's ray tracing cores (66) and tensor cores (264) are present but not directly measured in this dataset; however, the raw rasterization performance is sufficient to achieve the high frame rates observed. The GPU's 285 W TDP and triple-slot design reflect its high-performance positioning, and the data shows that it delivers commensurate results in Control. At 1080p, the GPU is rarely the bottleneck, but at 4K, its limits become apparent, with Ultra settings pushing the average below 65 FPS.