Control

FAQ

Q: What is the overall ranking of this CPU and GPU combo in Control?

A: The AMD Ryzen 5 5600G paired with the AMD Radeon RX 570 ranks 1561st out of 1636 tested combos in Control, placing it in the lower tier of systems for this game.

Q: What is the best average FPS this combo can achieve at 1080p?

A: At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the combo reaches its peak measured average of 55.9 FPS. The next best is Medium at 39.4 FPS, followed by High at 36.9 FPS and Ultra at 31.5 FPS.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The Ryzen 5 5600G scores 19,983 on average, which is 0.2% ahead of the Intel Core i7-11600H and 0.3% ahead of the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX. It trails the Intel Core i7-11800H and AMD EPYC 7713P by 0.2%.

Q: What memory configuration does this CPU support, and what is its bandwidth?

A: The Ryzen 5 5600G supports DDR4 memory in a dual-channel configuration, delivering a memory bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s.

Q: What is the GPU's VRAM capacity and memory bus width?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 570 has 4 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 256-bit bus, providing a bandwidth of 224.0 GB/s.

Q: Does the GPU's benchmark score place it near any modern cards?

A: The RX 570's average benchmark score is 30,158, which is 0.2% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 and 0.6% ahead of the NVIDIA Tesla M60. It sits 0.2% behind the AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600G is a 6-core, 12-thread processor built on the Zen 3 architecture (Cezanne codename) using a 7 nm process at TSMC. Its base clock of 3.90 GHz can boost up to 4.40 GHz, and it carries 16 MB of L3 cache alongside 512 KB of L2 per core. For a game like Control, which benefits from strong per-core performance, the single-thread results are telling: Cinebench R23 single-core scores 2,365, while Geekbench single-core hits 1,933. The multi-core figures are equally relevant for background tasks — Cinebench R23 multi-core is 16,758, and Geekbench multi-core is 7,693.

The data shows this CPU holds its own against rivals in raw compute. Its average benchmark score of 19,983 places it within 0.2% of the Intel Core i7-11600H and 0.3% of the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX. The slight 0.2% deficit to the Intel Core i7-11800H suggests the 5600G is not a bottleneck in most gaming scenarios, especially at lower resolutions where the GPU dominates. With a TDP of 65 W and a 51.2 GB/s memory bandwidth, the CPU has enough throughput to feed a mid-range GPU without starving it. However, in Control specifically, the measured FPS at 1080p Low (55.9 FPS) vs. 1080p High (36.9 FPS) indicates the GPU, not the CPU, is the primary constraint — the CPU's headroom is not being fully utilized.

The integrated Radeon Vega 7 graphics are present but irrelevant here since a discrete GPU is installed. The PCIe Gen 3 interface with 16 lanes provides adequate bandwidth for the RX 570, which itself uses PCIe 3.0 x16. The processor's 78th percentile ranking among all CPUs reinforces that it is a capable mid-range part, not a limiting factor in this combo.

Settings Recommendations

The measured rows at 1920x1080 provide the clearest picture for playability. At Low settings, the combo averages 55.9 FPS, which is the only setting that approaches smooth gameplay. Medium drops to 39.4 FPS, High falls to 36.9 FPS, and Ultra plummets to 31.5 FPS. For a game like Control, which is action-heavy with intense physics and particle effects, the difference between Low and Medium is substantial — 16.5 FPS — but the Low setting is the only one that clears 50 FPS.

At 2560x1440, the story worsens. Low averages 41.3 FPS, but Medium (29.2 FPS), High (29.9 FPS), and Ultra (24.3 FPS) all fall below 30 FPS, making them borderline unplayable for most users. At 3840x2160, even Low only manages 26.7 FPS, with all other settings below 23 FPS. The data suggests that 1080p Low is the only realistic preset for this combo, offering the best balance of responsiveness and visual fidelity. If users must play at higher resolutions, they should stick to Low and accept sub-30 FPS averages.

The pattern is consistent: each settings tier costs roughly 10-15% performance, but the GPU's raw power is insufficient to maintain playable frame rates beyond 1080p Low. There is no measured row that shows a "sweet spot" at Medium or High — the numbers simply do not support it.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo's rank of 1561 out of 1636 tested combinations in Control places it in the bottom 5% of all systems. This is a stark finding given that the individual components are not bottom-tier: the CPU sits at the 78th percentile and the GPU at the 74th percentile. The discrepancy suggests that Control is particularly demanding on the GPU, and the RX 570's 4 GB VRAM may be insufficient for the game's texture-heavy environments. The rank is a function of the combination, not just the GPU alone — the CPU's strong single-thread scores (Cinebench R23 single-core 2,365) cannot compensate for the GPU's limits.

Compared to other combos, this system would struggle with any modern action-adventure title at high settings. The 1561st rank out of 1636 means only 75 combos perform worse, which is a sobering statistic. However, the measured FPS at 1080p Low (55.9 FPS) shows the combo is not entirely useless — it can handle the game at minimal settings. The rank reflects the overall distribution of tested systems, many of which will have far more powerful GPUs. This combo's position is a direct consequence of pairing a 2021 CPU with a 2017 GPU (released 2017-04-17) that is now end-of-life.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 570 is built on the Polaris 20 chip using GCN 4.0 architecture at a 14 nm process node from GlobalFoundries. It has 2,048 shading units, 128 TMUs, and 32 ROPs, with a base clock of 1168 MHz and a boost clock of 1244 MHz. The 4 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 256-bit bus delivers 224.0 GB/s of bandwidth, which is critical for Control's high-resolution textures. The GPU's FP32 performance is 5.095 TFLOPS, and it supports DirectX 12 (12_0), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.3.

In benchmark tests, the RX 570 scores 30,158 on average, placing it at the 74th percentile among all GPUs. Its nearest rivals include the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 (0.2% higher score) and the AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT (0.2% higher), which are far newer parts. The GPU's pixel rate is 39.81 GPixel/s and texture rate is 159.2 GTexel/s, but these numbers do not translate into playable frame rates in Control beyond 1080p Low. The VRAM capacity is the likely culprit — 4 GB is marginal for a 2019 game that uses large texture streaming. The measured FPS at 1440p Low (41.3 FPS) versus 1080p Low (55.9 FPS) shows a 14.6 FPS drop, indicating the GPU is struggling with the increased pixel count while the CPU remains underutilized.

The GPU's TDP of 150 W and suggested PSU of 450 W are modest, but the performance ceiling is what matters here. The data shows a GPU that can handle 1080p at low settings but no more, making it the definitive bottleneck in this pairing.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the measured averages are: Low 55.9 FPS, Medium 39.4 FPS, High 36.9 FPS, and Ultra 31.5 FPS. The gap between Low and Medium is 16.5 FPS, while the gap between Medium and High is just 2.5 FPS — indicating diminishing returns as settings increase. Ultra costs another 5.4 FPS over High, bringing the total drop from Low to Ultra to 24.4 FPS.

At 2560x1440, the numbers are: Low 41.3 FPS, Medium 29.2 FPS, High 29.9 FPS, and Ultra 24.3 FPS. Interesting anomaly: High (29.9 FPS) is slightly higher than Medium (29.2 FPS), which may reflect measurement variance but does not change the overall trend. The drop from Low to Medium is 12.1 FPS, and from Medium to Ultra is 4.9 FPS.

At 3840x2160, the averages are: Low 26.7 FPS, Medium 22.6 FPS, High 19 FPS, and Ultra 18.9 FPS. The difference between High and Ultra is negligible (0.1 FPS), suggesting the game becomes GPU-bound to the point where settings barely matter. The total range from Low to Ultra at 4K is just 7.8 FPS, compared to 24.4 FPS at 1080p.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS drop from 1080p to 1440p to 4K reveals the limiting component clearly. At Low settings, 1080p yields 55.9 FPS, 1440p yields 41.3 FPS (a 26.1% drop), and 4K yields 26.7 FPS (a 35.4% drop from 1440p). At High settings, the progression is 36.9 FPS → 29.9 FPS → 19 FPS, representing a 19% and 36.5% drop respectively. The scaling is not linear — the percentage drop from 1440p to 4K is larger than from 1080p to 1440p, which indicates the GPU is hitting a memory bandwidth or fill-rate wall.

The fact that Ultra settings at 4K (18.9 FPS) are barely lower than High (19 FPS) suggests that the GPU is fully saturated, and further settings increases do not matter because the renderer is already at its limit. This is a classic sign of a GPU-bound scenario: the CPU's strong multi-threaded performance (Cinebench R23 multi-core 16,758) has no effect once the GPU cannot keep up with pixel throughput. The RX 570's 224.0 GB/s bandwidth is simply insufficient for 3840x2160, where the game requires more texture fetches and memory traffic than the 4 GB VRAM can hold efficiently.

The data implies that this combo is balanced only at 1080p Low, where the CPU and GPU are roughly matched. At any higher resolution or settings, the GPU becomes the sole bottleneck, and the CPU's 78th percentile ranking is wasted. Users should prioritize 1080p and low settings to get the most out of this pairing.