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The measured FPS rows for Control on this AMD Ryzen 5 5600G + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 combination show a clear pattern across all three resolutions: the Medium preset delivers the most balanced experience, and the data supports it as the recommended starting point. At 1920x1080, Medium averages 175 FPS with a minimum of 149 FPS and a maximum of 201 FPS, which is 40 FPS above the High preset's 156 FPS average and only 38 FPS below the Low preset's 213 FPS average. The Medium preset at 1080p is the only row in that resolution that includes both minimum and maximum values, indicating the test captured a stable frame-time envelope rather than just an average.

Moving to 2560x1440, Medium again stands out: 132 FPS average, with a minimum of 113 FPS and a maximum of 152 FPS. That is 14 FPS higher than High's 118 FPS and 54 FPS higher than Ultra's 102 FPS, while Low reaches 186 FPS but with no reported minimum or maximum, suggesting the frame pacing was less consistent. At 3840x2160, Medium averages 89 FPS with a minimum of 76 FPS and a maximum of 103 FPS. This is the only 4K row with min/max data, and it sits 10 FPS above High (79 FPS) and 20 FPS above Ultra (69 FPS), while Low hits 126 FPS but again lacks frame-time bounds.

The verdict from the measured data: Medium is the sweet spot because it maintains a comfortable margin above 60 FPS at 4K, stays well above 100 FPS at 1440p, and exceeds 140 FPS at 1080p, all while preserving visual fidelity that Low sacrifices. Ultra, by contrast, gains little over High at any resolution—at 4K the gap is only 10 FPS (69 vs. 79)—and the jump from High to Ultra costs more performance than the jump from Medium to High. Low is only advisable for competitive play at 1080p, where 213 FPS is the highest measured average in the entire set, but the lack of min/max data for Low rows means the stability is unverified. For most users, Medium provides the best combination of playability and quality across the board.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600G is a 6-core, 12-thread processor from the 5000 series, built on the Zen 3 architecture with the Cezanne codename on a 7 nm TSMC process. Its base clock is 3.90 GHz with a boost clock of 4.40 GHz, and it carries a 65 W TDP. The CPU's cache layout includes 64 KB of L1 per core, 512 KB of L2 per core, and 16 MB of shared L3. Memory support is DDR4 in dual-channel configuration, with a memory bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s. The chip is unlocked for overclocking, which is relevant for users who want to push frame rates further in CPU-bound scenarios.

In Control, the CPU's role is secondary to the GPU at higher resolutions, but the benchmark data reveals how the 5600G's thread performance scales. The 3DMark results show a single-thread score of 872 and a 2-thread score of 1705, which is roughly double, indicating efficient scaling up to two threads. The 4-thread score of 3258 and 8-thread score of 4694 show diminishing returns as more threads are utilized, and the max-thread score of 5455 is nearly identical to the 16-thread score of 5451, confirming that the 6-core/12-thread configuration saturates around 8 threads for this workload. Cinebench R23 scores of 1409 single-core and 10551 multi-core place the CPU in a mid-range position for modern gaming CPUs, while Geekbench scores of 1801 single-core and 8428 multi-core corroborate this.

The percentile ranking of 74% versus all CPUs means the 5600G outperforms roughly three-quarters of the processor pool in aggregate benchmarks, but its nearest rivals tell a more nuanced story. The Intel Core i3-1220P scores 21066 on average, just 0.1% behind the 5600G's 21088 average. The Intel Core Ultra 7 256V scores 21112, 0.1% ahead, and the AMD Ryzen 5 7530U scores 21133, 0.2% ahead. The Intel Core Ultra 7 155U rounds out the group at 21174, 0.4% ahead. These deltas are minuscule—well within run-to-run variance—so the 5600G is effectively tied with these four rivals in raw compute, despite being a desktop part versus mobile or hybrid processors.

For Control specifically, the game's action-adventure genre typically benefits from strong single-thread performance for game logic and physics, and the 5600G's single-thread score of 872 in 3DMark and 1409 in Cinebench R23 are adequate to avoid bottlenecking the RTX 4080 at 1080p, where the GPU is less likely to be the limiting factor. At 1440p and 4K, the GPU becomes the primary constraint, and the CPU's 12 threads are more than sufficient to feed it. The measured FPS at 4K Medium (89 FPS) versus 1080p Medium (175 FPS) shows a clear GPU-bound scaling pattern, not a CPU limitation.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 is built on the Ada Lovelace architecture with the AD103 chip on a 5 nm TSMC process, containing 45,900 million transistors on a 379 mm² die with a transistor density of 121.1M per mm². The GPU has 9728 shading units, 304 texture mapping units, 112 ROPs, 76 ray tracing cores, and 304 tensor cores. Its base clock is 2205 MHz with a boost clock of 2505 MHz, and memory clocks run at 1400 MHz with 22.4 Gbps effective. The memory subsystem consists of 16 GB of GDDR6X on a 256-bit bus, delivering 716.8 GB/s of bandwidth. Pixel rate is 280.6 GPixel/s, texture rate is 761.5 GTexel/s, and FP32 performance is 48.74 TFLOPS with FP16 at the same 48.74 TFLOPS (1:1 ratio). The card draws 320 W TDP, requires a 700 W power supply, and connects via PCIe 4.0 x16 with a single 16-pin connector. It is a triple-slot card measuring 310 mm in length, 140 mm in height, and 61 mm in width.

The RTX 4080's percentile ranking is 86% versus all GPUs, placing it in the top 14% of the GPU pool. Its average benchmark score is 54247, and its nearest rivals are remarkably close: the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER scores 54209 (0.1% behind), the AMD Radeon Pro W5700X scores 54828 (1.1% ahead), the AMD Radeon RX 6750 GRE 12 GB scores 55698 (2.6% ahead), and the AMD Radeon 8060S scores 55757 (2.7% ahead). The fact that the 4080 sits essentially at parity with the 4080 SUPER is notable—the delta is so small it is likely within measurement noise—while the Radeon cards ahead are not competitors in the same performance class for gaming workloads, as their higher aggregate scores may reflect compute-oriented strengths.

In Control, the GPU's 16 GB of VRAM is more than sufficient for the game's textures at any resolution, and the 716.8 GB/s bandwidth ensures no memory bottleneck at 4K. The measured FPS scaling with resolution confirms the GPU is the dominant factor: at Medium settings, the average drops from 175 FPS at 1080p to 132 FPS at 1440p (a 25% decrease) and then to 89 FPS at 4K (a 33% decrease from 1440p). This is consistent with a GPU that is heavily utilized at higher resolutions. The boost clock of 2505 MHz, combined with the 76 ray tracing cores, suggests the card can handle Control's visual effects, though the measured data does not include ray tracing-specific rows, so those capabilities are not directly quantified in this dataset.

The GPU's 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 6567 and Geekbench Vulkan score of 263779 are strong indicators of DirectX 12 and Vulkan performance, respectively, which are relevant for Control's rendering API. The DirectX 12 Ultimate support (12_2) means the card can use hardware-accelerated features, and the display outputs include 1x HDMI 2.1 and 3x DisplayPort 1.4a, allowing for high-refresh-rate monitors at 1440p and 4K.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the AMD Ryzen 5 5600G and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 ranks 339th out of 3720 tested combos in Control, placing it in the top 9.1% of all configurations in the database. This rank reflects the measured FPS data, not synthetic benchmarks, and it is a strong position given that the CPU is a mid-range 2021 part paired with a high-end 2022 GPU.

The rank of 339 out of 3720 means this combo outperforms 3381 other combinations, which is a significant achievement for a system built around a 6-core processor. The CPU's 74th percentile and the GPU's 86th percentile suggest that the GPU is doing more heavy lifting, and the combo rank is closer to the GPU's percentile than the CPU's, which is expected for a game like Control that scales well with GPU power. The fact that the combo ranks higher than the CPU's percentile (74%) but lower than the GPU's percentile (86%) indicates that the CPU is a mild bottleneck in some scenarios, but not enough to drag the overall rank down dramatically.

Comparing to the nearest rivals, the 5600G is virtually tied with four other CPUs in aggregate benchmarks, but the RTX 4080's dominance over the GPU field ensures that any combo with this card will rank highly. The RTX 4080's nearest rivals—the 4080 SUPER, Radeon Pro W5700X, RX 6750 GRE 12 GB, and Radeon 8060S—all have higher average scores by 0.1% to 2.7%, but those differences are small enough that in-game performance could vary. For this specific combo, the 339th rank out of 3720 confirms the GPU's ability to carry the system in Control, even with a CPU that is not top-tier.

FAQ

Q: What is the best preset for this combo at 1440p?

A: Medium is the recommended preset at 2560x1440, delivering an average of 132 FPS with a minimum of 113 FPS and a maximum of 152 FPS. High averages 118 FPS, while Ultra drops to 102 FPS and Low reaches 186 FPS but without reported min/max bounds.

Q: Can this combo handle 4K gaming in Control?

A: Yes, at 3840x2160, the Medium preset averages 89 FPS with a minimum of 76 FPS and a maximum of 103 FPS, which is comfortably above 60 FPS. Ultra averages 69 FPS, which is still playable but closer to the 60 FPS threshold.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its closest rivals in raw performance?

A: The AMD Ryzen 5 5600G has an average benchmark score of 21088, which is 0.1% higher than the Intel Core i3-1220P (21066), 0.1% lower than the Intel Core Ultra 7 256V (21112), 0.2% lower than the AMD Ryzen 5 7530U (21133), and 0.4% lower than the Intel Core Ultra 7 155U (21174). These differences are negligible.

Q: Is the GPU's VRAM sufficient for Control at maximum settings?

A: The RTX 4080 has 16 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus, and the measured data shows Ultra preset averages of 69 FPS at 4K, 102 FPS at 1440p, and 135 FPS at 1080p. The 16 GB capacity is not a limiting factor for this game.

Q: What is the GPU's performance percentile compared to all GPUs?

A: The RTX 4080 ranks in the 86th percentile versus all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 54247. Its closest rival, the RTX 4080 SUPER, scores 54209 (0.1% lower), while the AMD Radeon Pro W5700X scores 54828 (1.1% higher).

Q: How does this combo rank overall in the benchmark database?

A: This combo ranks 339th out of 3720 tested combinations for Control, placing it in the top 9.1% of all configurations. The rank is driven primarily by the GPU's high performance.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data for this combo covers three resolutions and four settings presets, with full min/max data available only for the Medium preset at each resolution. Below is the complete breakdown.

At 1920x1080, the Low preset achieves the highest average at 213 FPS, followed by Medium at 175 FPS (min 149, max 201), High at 156 FPS, and Ultra at 135 FPS. The gap between Low and Medium is 38 FPS, while the gap between Medium and High is 19 FPS, and between High and Ultra is 21 FPS. The Medium preset's min/max range of 149-201 FPS shows a spread of 52 FPS, indicating some frame-time variability but still far above any playability threshold.

At 2560x1440, Low again leads with 186 FPS, then Medium at 132 FPS (min 113, max 152), High at 118 FPS, and Ultra at 102 FPS. The Medium preset's range is 113-152 FPS, a 39 FPS spread. The drop from 1080p to 1440p is 27 FPS for Low (213 to 186), 43 FPS for Medium (175 to 132), 38 FPS for High (156 to 118), and 33 FPS for Ultra (135 to 102). The percentage decreases are roughly 13%, 25%, 24%, and 24% respectively, showing that the GPU becomes more of a bottleneck at higher resolutions.

At 3840x2160, Low averages 126 FPS, Medium averages 89 FPS (min 76, max 103), High averages 79 FPS, and Ultra averages 69 FPS. The Medium preset's range is 76-103 FPS, a 27 FPS spread. From 1440p to 4K, the drops are 60 FPS for Low (186 to 126, a 32% decrease), 43 FPS for Medium (132 to 89, a 33% decrease), 39 FPS for High (118 to 79, a 33% decrease), and 33 FPS for Ultra (102 to 69, a 32% decrease). This consistent ~32-33% scaling across all presets from 1440p to 4K confirms that the GPU is the limiting factor, as the CPU would show less consistent scaling if it were the constraint.

The only preset with min/max data at all three resolutions is Medium, which provides the most complete picture of frame pacing. At 1080p, the 149 FPS minimum ensures no dips below typical high-refresh-rate monitor thresholds (144 Hz). At 1440p, the 113 FPS minimum is still above 100 FPS. At 4K, the 76 FPS minimum is above 60 FPS, guaranteeing a smooth experience even in demanding scenes. No other preset has min/max data, so their stability cannot be verified from this dataset, but the averages alone suggest that Low at 4K (126 FPS) and Ultra at 1080p (135 FPS) are both viable depending on preference for visual quality versus raw speed. The data as a whole shows that this combo is capable of high frame rates across the board, with Medium being the most dependable choice for consistent performance.