Control

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600G paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti delivers a robust Control experience across all tested resolutions, with the data indicating that the GPU becomes the primary scaling factor as resolution increases. This combination ranks in the 87.5th percentile of tested configurations for this title, placing it at rank 204 out of 1636 combos. The measured frame rates reveal a system capable of high-refresh 1080p gaming and solid 4K performance, though the scaling patterns highlight where the bottleneck shifts between the CPU and GPU.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate progression from 1080p to 4K shows a classic GPU-bound scaling curve, with the most dramatic drops occurring at the highest resolution. At Low settings, the average FPS falls from 214.6 at 1920x1080 to 117.4 at 3840x2160, representing a 45.3% reduction in performance. This substantial drop indicates that the RTX 4070 Ti is the limiting component at 4K, as the CPU has ample headroom to feed the GPU at lower resolutions.

The scaling pattern becomes more pronounced at higher settings. At Ultra, the average FPS drops from 127.9 at 1080p to 65.1 at 4K, a 49.1% decrease. This steeper decline at higher settings suggests that the increased graphical workload amplifies the GPU bottleneck. The 1440p results sit comfortably between the two extremes: High settings produce 108.2 FPS at 2560x1440 versus 142.6 at 1920x1080, a 24.1% drop that still leaves plenty of performance for smooth gameplay.

The data reveals that the Ryzen 5 5600G, with its 6 cores and 12 threads, is more than sufficient for this title. The 1080p Low result of 214.6 FPS demonstrates that the CPU can push well beyond typical display refresh rates. The scaling from 1080p to 1440p at Low (214.6 to 169.8, a 20.9% drop) is smaller than the 1440p to 4K drop (169.8 to 117.4, a 30.9% drop), confirming that the GPU becomes progressively more dominant as pixel count increases. This is expected behavior for a game with the visual fidelity of Control, where the GPU's 12 GB of GDDR6X memory and 504.2 GB/s bandwidth are heavily utilized at higher resolutions.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Ryzen 5 5600G and RTX 4070 Ti achieves a rank of 204 out of 1636 tested combos for Control, placing it in the top 12.5% of all configurations. This strong showing reflects the balanced nature of the pairing, where the CPU's performance is sufficient to avoid holding back the GPU in most scenarios.

Looking at the CPU's synthetic benchmarks, the Ryzen 5 5600G scores 16758 in Cinebench R23 multicore and 2365 in single-core, placing it in the 78th percentile among all CPUs. Its nearest rivals in the benchmark database include the Intel Core i7-11600H (0.2% ahead) and the Intel Core i7-11800H (0.2% behind), indicating that the CPU's compute performance is tightly clustered with these mobile-class parts. The GPU, meanwhile, sits in the 85th percentile among all GPUs, with its nearest rival being the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Mobile, which is 0.6% faster in aggregate benchmarks.

The rank of 204 suggests that while this combo is strong, there are 203 configurations that deliver higher frame rates in Control. This is likely due to more powerful CPUs or newer GPU architectures. However, the delta between this combo and the top performers is not extreme, as the RTX 4070 Ti's PassMark G3D score of 31624 demonstrates substantial rasterization capability. The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 5024 further confirms the GPU's modern rendering prowess, making it well-suited for a game like Control that leverages DirectX 12 features.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured FPS data, the optimal settings depend on the target resolution and refresh rate. At 1920x1080, all settings provide playable frame rates, with even Ultra achieving 127.9 FPS. For 1440p, High settings at 108.2 FPS offer the best balance of visual quality and performance, as Ultra drops to 94.5 FPS while Medium only gains 13.5 FPS over High. At 4K, High settings at 76.2 FPS are the recommended choice, as they stay comfortably above the 60 FPS threshold while Ultra falls to 65.1 FPS.

For users with high-refresh-rate 1080p displays, Medium settings at 160.1 FPS provide a significant jump over High's 142.6 FPS with minimal visual compromise. The Low setting at 214.6 FPS is only useful for competitive play or extreme refresh rates, as the visual degradation is substantial. At 4K, the difference between Low (117.4 FPS) and Medium (85 FPS) is 32.4 FPS, making Low a viable option for those prioritizing frame rate over fidelity. However, the 76.2 FPS at High represents the sweet spot for 4K gaming, offering a 17.1% improvement over Ultra while maintaining high visual quality.

The data shows diminishing returns beyond High settings at every resolution. Moving from High to Ultra costs 14.7 FPS at 1080p, 13.7 FPS at 1440p, and 11.1 FPS at 4K. These reductions are proportionally similar across resolutions, indicating that Ultra's additional effects tax the GPU consistently. For the best experience, High settings at 1440p or 4K provide the most balanced performance, while 1080p users can afford to push to Ultra if desired.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the frame rates scale predictably with settings. Low produces 214.6 FPS, Medium 160.1 FPS, High 142.6 FPS, and Ultra 127.9 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra is 86.7 FPS, representing a 40.4% performance range. The step from Medium to High (17.5 FPS) is smaller than the step from Low to Medium (54.5 FPS), suggesting that the Medium preset introduces significant visual features that impact performance.

At 2560x1440, the results are 169.8 FPS (Low), 121.7 FPS (Medium), 108.2 FPS (High), and 94.5 FPS (Ultra). The relative scaling is similar to 1080p, with Low-to-Ultra spanning 75.3 FPS. The Medium-to-High gap narrows to 13.5 FPS, and the High-to-Ultra gap is 13.7 FPS, showing consistent incremental costs for higher fidelity.

At 3840x2160, the numbers are 117.4 FPS (Low), 85 FPS (Medium), 76.2 FPS (High), and 65.1 FPS (Ultra). The Low-to-Medium drop of 32.4 FPS is the largest single-step reduction at any resolution, highlighting the impact of resolution on the GPU's workload. The High-to-Ultra gap at 4K is 11.1 FPS, the smallest absolute difference among the three resolutions, which suggests that Ultra's additional effects are less resolution-dependent than the core rendering load.

Across all resolutions, the RTX 4070 Ti maintains playable frame rates at every setting combination. The minimum recorded average is 65.1 FPS at 4K Ultra, which still exceeds the 60 FPS standard for smooth gameplay. The maximum is 214.6 FPS at 1080p Low, demonstrating the combo's capability for esports-level refresh rates when visual demands are reduced.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti plays the dominant role in this combination's Control performance, particularly at higher resolutions. The GPU features 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 192-bit bus, providing 504.2 GB/s of bandwidth. This memory configuration is well-suited for Control's dynamic environments, which require substantial texture streaming and particle effect data. The 12 GB capacity ensures that even at 4K Ultra, the game's asset requirements are comfortably met without memory pressure.

The GPU's clock speeds are notably high, with a base of 2310 MHz and a boost of 2610 MHz. These clocks, combined with 7680 shading units and 60 RT cores, deliver the raw compute power necessary for Control's physics-heavy combat and destructible environments. The FP32 performance of 40.09 TFLOPS provides ample headroom for the game's DirectX 12 rendering path, which leverages async compute and mesh shaders. The 240 tensor cores also future-proof the system for any DLSS implementation, though the measured FPS data does not specifically test this feature.

The Ada Lovelace architecture's 5 nm process node allows these high clocks while maintaining a 285 W TDP. The GPU's PassMark G3D score of 31624 and 3DMark Steel Nomad score of 5024 confirm its position in the 85th percentile of all GPUs. The nearest rival, the RTX 5090 Mobile, is only 0.6% faster in aggregate benchmarks, indicating that the 4070 Ti's desktop-class performance is competitive with mobile flagship parts. The GPU's 80 ROPs and 240 TMUs are sufficient to handle Control's resolution scaling without becoming a bottleneck at any tested setting.

The performance data shows that the GPU is the primary determinant of frame rates at all resolutions. At 1080p Low, the 214.6 FPS result suggests the CPU may impose a slight ceiling, but this is well above typical display capabilities. As resolution increases, the GPU's workload grows proportionally, and the measured FPS drops align with pixel-count increases. The 4K results, ranging from 65.1 to 117.4 FPS, demonstrate that the RTX 4070 Ti provides a capable 4K experience in Control, with High settings offering the best trade-off between visual fidelity and frame rate.