Control

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT and Intel Arc B580 pairing delivers a highly playable Control experience across most settings, with the optimal configuration depending on your resolution target. At 1920x1080, the Low preset achieves an average of 111.4 FPS, which is the highest measured performance in the dataset and ideal for high-refresh-rate displays. However, the Medium preset, at 78.5 FPS, offers a substantial visual upgrade while still comfortably exceeding the 60 FPS threshold, making it the best balance of fidelity and smoothness for most users at this resolution. For 2560x1440, the Low preset produces 87.5 FPS, which is excellent, but the High preset at 51.7 FPS represents a more immersive experience; while slightly under 60 FPS, it remains playable. At 3840x2160, the data shows a steep drop-off: the Low preset is the only viable option at 56.8 FPS, as High (38.2 FPS), Medium (43.1 FPS), and Ultra (34.9 FPS) all fall below acceptable playability thresholds. Consequently, the recommended path is to use Low settings for 4K, High for 1440p if you prioritize visuals, and Medium for 1080p as the default sweet spot.

GPU Role

The Intel Arc B580 is the dominant factor in this game's performance profile, and its specifications directly explain the observed scaling across resolutions and presets. The GPU features 12 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus, yielding 456.0 GB/s of bandwidth. This memory configuration is crucial for a game like Control, which is known for its dense textures and particle effects; the ample 12 GB capacity ensures that even at Ultra settings, the card is unlikely to hit a VRAM ceiling that would cause stuttering or texture pop-in. The B580’s clock speeds are set at a base of 2670 MHz and a boost of 2670 MHz, which are identical values, suggesting a fixed operating point. This is paired with a pixel rate of 213.6 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 427.2 GTexel/s, which are raw throughput figures that scale linearly with resolution. The data confirms this: moving from 1080p to 1440p at High settings reduces the average FPS from 72.1 to 51.7, a drop of approximately 28%, which aligns with the increased pixel workload.

The GPU’s architecture, Xe2-HPG on a 5 nm process, includes 20 ray tracing cores, though the measured data does not isolate ray tracing performance. The benchmark results place the B580 in the 66th percentile of all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 23021. Its nearest rival, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060, has an average score of 23181, representing a delta of -0.7%, meaning the B580 trails by less than one percent. This near-parity in synthetic benchmarks is reflected in the raw performance numbers, but the B580’s strength lies in its memory subsystem: the 456.0 GB/s bandwidth is a significant advantage over many competitors in its class, which is likely why it maintains playable frame rates at higher resolutions when settings are lowered. The GPU’s 13.67 TFLOPS of FP32 compute is the theoretical ceiling, and the measured FPS at 1080p Low (111.4 FPS) shows the card is not compute-bound at that setting, whereas at 4K Ultra (34.9 FPS), it is clearly limited by both compute and fill rate.

FAQ

Q: What is the best settings preset for 1920x1080 resolution?

A: The Medium preset offers the best experience, delivering an average of 78.5 FPS. This is well above the 60 FPS target and provides a significant visual improvement over Low, which runs at 111.4 FPS but sacrifices graphical fidelity.

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

A: Only at the Low preset, which achieves an average of 56.8 FPS. All other presets at 3840x2160 fail to reach 60 FPS, with High at 38.2 FPS, Medium at 43.1 FPS, and Ultra at 34.9 FPS, so 4K is not recommended for a high-quality experience.

Q: How does the Intel Arc B580 compare to its nearest rival, the RTX 4060?

A: The B580 has an average benchmark score of 23021, which is 0.7% lower than the RTX 4060’s score of 23181. This indicates near-identical synthetic performance, though the B580’s 12 GB VRAM and 456.0 GB/s bandwidth may provide different real-world scaling in memory-intensive titles.

Q: Is the CPU a bottleneck in this game?

A: The data does not indicate a CPU bottleneck. The AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT has an average benchmark score of 20740, placing it in the 78th percentile of all CPUs. Its performance is nearly identical to the Intel Core i7-10700, which scores 20746, a delta of 0%, suggesting the CPU is more than capable of feeding the GPU in this title.

Q: What is the highest average FPS recorded for this combo?

A: The highest average FPS is 111.4, achieved at 1920x1080 with the Low settings preset. This is followed by 87.5 FPS at 2560x1440 Low and 78.5 FPS at 1920x1080 Medium.

Q: What is the combo’s ranking among all tested configurations?

A: The combo ranks 1274th out of 1636 total combinations tested, placing it in the lower-middle portion of the overall ranking despite delivering playable frame rates at 1080p and 1440p.

How This Combo Ranks

In the grand scheme of the benchmark database, this pairing of an AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT and Intel Arc B580 achieves a rank of 1274 out of 1636 tested combos. This places it in the 22nd percentile of all configurations, which is a modest result that reflects the mid-range positioning of both components. The ranking is determined by overall performance across a suite of tests, not just Control, so the specific game results here may be better or worse than the aggregate ranking suggests. For instance, the CPU’s percentile of 78 and the GPU’s percentile of 66 are both above average, but the combo rank is dragged down by the fact that neither component is top-tier, and the system’s overall score is a combination of their capabilities.

The data shows that this combo is best suited for 1080p and 1440p gaming, where it delivers frame rates that are competitive with more expensive setups. The ranking also implies that there are 362 other combinations that perform better, many of which likely feature higher-end CPUs or GPUs. However, the delta between this combo and those above it is not specified, so a direct comparison cannot be made. What is clear is that the combo outperforms its bottom-tier counterparts, and the measured FPS in Control demonstrates that it can handle a demanding action-adventure title with the right settings adjustments. For users with a 1080p monitor, this is a capable pairing; for 4K enthusiasts, it falls short of the ideal experience.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT serves as a solid foundation for the Arc B580, and its specifications reveal why it does not bottleneck the GPU in Control. The CPU is based on the Zen 3 architecture, codenamed Cezanne, and is built on a 7 nm process. It features 6 cores and 12 threads, with a base clock of 3.60 GHz and a boost clock of 4.60 GHz. This configuration is well-suited for a game like Control, which benefits from multiple threads for physics, AI, and rendering tasks. The 16 MB of L3 cache is shared across the cores, providing fast access to frequently used data, while the 51.2 GB/s of dual-channel DDR4 memory bandwidth ensures the CPU can feed data to the GPU without creating a bottleneck.

Benchmark results show the 5600GT holds its own against competitors. Its average benchmark score of 20740 is nearly identical to the Intel Core i7-10700, which scores 20746, a delta of 0%. It also edges out the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X, which scores 20680, putting the 5600GT 0.3% ahead. The single-thread performance, as measured by Cinebench R23, is 2438, while the multi-core score is 17272; these are strong numbers that indicate the CPU can handle both lightly-threaded and heavily-threaded workloads. In the context of Control, the measured FPS at 1080p Low (111.4 FPS) and 1440p Low (87.5 FPS) suggests that the CPU is capable of driving the GPU to its limits at lower settings, as the frame rate scales more with resolution than with CPU load.

The CPU’s TDP is 65 W, making it an efficient choice that does not require exotic cooling. It supports PCIe Gen 3 with 16 lanes, which is sufficient for the Arc B580’s PCIe 4.0 x8 interface, as the bandwidth difference is negligible for gaming workloads. The integrated Radeon Vega 7 graphics are present but not used when the dedicated GPU is installed. Overall, the 5600GT provides enough computational power to keep the Arc B580 fed, and the data confirms that the GPU is the primary determinant of frame rates in this title, especially at higher resolutions where the GPU’s fill rate and memory bandwidth become the limiting factors.