Control

Control with AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 presents a pairing where a top-tier GPU meets a mid-range 6-core CPU. The measured frame rates across 1080p, 1440p, and 4K resolutions reveal how this combination behaves in practice, with the data showing a clear performance hierarchy driven by settings and resolution. This analysis examines the resolution scaling, overall rank, component roles, and measured FPS to provide a detailed picture of this specific configuration.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data shows distinct scaling patterns as resolution increases from 1920x1080 to 3840x2160. At High settings, the average frame rate drops from 172 FPS at 1080p to 130 FPS at 1440p, a reduction of 42 FPS, and then further to 88 FPS at 4K. This translates to a 24.4% decrease from 1080p to 1440p and a 32.3% decrease from 1440p to 4K, indicating that the GPU is becoming more of a limiting factor at higher resolutions. For Low settings, the scaling is steeper: 224 FPS at 1080p falls to 204 FPS at 1440p and then to 139 FPS at 4K, with the 4K figure representing a 38% drop from the 1440p result.

The pattern at Medium settings is similar, with averages of 194 FPS at 1080p, 146 FPS at 1440p, and 99 FPS at 4K. The Ultra preset shows the most pronounced scaling, moving from 149 FPS at 1080p to 113 FPS at 1440p and finally 76 FPS at 4K, a 49% reduction from 1080p to 4K. This analysis suggests that at 1080p, the CPU may be constraining performance, as the FPS differences between settings are relatively small (224 FPS Low versus 149 FPS Ultra). At 4K, the GPU workload dominates, with the RTX 4090's capabilities being tested more thoroughly, as evidenced by the wider spread between Low (139 FPS) and Ultra (76 FPS).

How This Combo Ranks

In the context of all tested combinations for Control, this pairing of AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 achieves a combo rank of 162 out of 3720 total combos. This places the configuration in the top 4.4% of all tested systems, indicating strong overall performance relative to the broader database. The high rank is likely driven by the RTX 4090's exceptional rendering capabilities, which can compensate for the CPU's more modest standing in synthetic benchmarks.

The CPU itself sits at the 74th percentile when compared to all processors, with an average benchmark score of 20733. Its nearest rival, the Intel Core i5-12490F, scores 20802, just 0.3% higher, while the Intel Xeon 6325P and Intel Core Ultra 5 125U trail by 0.4% each. This tight grouping suggests the Ryzen 5 5600GT performs in line with its direct competitors. The GPU, by contrast, ranks at the 88th percentile among all graphics cards, with an average benchmark score of 60347. Its nearest rival, the Intel Arc Pro A60, matches at 0% delta, while the AMD Radeon Pro W6600M is 2.5% faster and the AMD Radeon PRO V710 is 2.9% slower.

Given this data, the combination's rank of 162 out of 3720 reflects a system where the GPU is the dominant contributor to gaming performance, lifting the overall result well above what the CPU alone would achieve. The delta between the CPU and GPU percentiles (74 versus 88) highlights this imbalance, yet the measured FPS in Control remains high across all settings and resolutions, confirming the pair works effectively together.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 is built on the Ada Lovelace architecture with an AD102 chip, fabricated on a 5 nm process at TSMC. It contains 76,300 million transistors on a 609 mm² die, with a transistor density of 125.3M per mm². The GPU operates at a base clock of 2235 MHz and a boost clock of 2520 MHz, with memory running at 1313 MHz, effectively 21 Gbps. Its 24 GB of GDDR6X memory is accessed via a 384-bit bus, providing a bandwidth of 1.01 TB/s.

In Control, the GPU's role is critical at higher resolutions and settings. At 4K Ultra, the average FPS drops to 76, while at 4K Low it reaches 139, a 63 FPS difference that underscores how much the game's visual features impact the GPU. The RTX 4090's 16384 shading units, 512 texture mapping units, and 176 raster output pipelines handle the game's rendering demands, with 128 RT cores and 512 tensor cores available for ray-traced and AI-accelerated workloads. The pixel rate of 443.5 GPixel/s and texture rate of 1,290.2 GTexel/s provide the raw throughput needed for high-resolution gaming.

The 24 GB VRAM is more than sufficient for Control at any resolution, as the game's requirements are likely well below this capacity, even at 4K with high-resolution textures. The GPU's FP32 performance of 82.58 TFLOPS and FP16 performance of 82.58 TFLOPS (1:1) ensure that compute-heavy effects do not bottleneck the frame rate. The measured results indicate the RTX 4090 is not fully utilized at 1080p, where CPU limitations may cap performance, but at 4K it operates closer to its potential, as shown by the broader FPS spread across settings.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data provides a comprehensive view of performance across three resolutions and four settings presets. At 1920x1080, the average FPS ranges from 224 at Low settings to 149 at Ultra, with Medium at 194 and High at 172. The Medium preset includes min and max values of 165 and 223 FPS respectively, showing some frame variability. At 2560x1440, averages are 204 FPS at Low, 146 at Medium, 130 at High, and 113 at Ultra, with Medium again providing min and max figures of 124 and 168 FPS. At 3840x2160, the averages are 139 FPS at Low, 99 at Medium, 88 at High, and 76 at Ultra, with Medium min and max at 84 and 114 FPS.

The data reveals that the gap between Low and Ultra settings widens as resolution increases. At 1080p, the difference is 75 FPS (224 minus 149), at 1440p it is 91 FPS (204 minus 113), and at 4K it reaches 63 FPS (139 minus 76). This pattern suggests that at 1440p, the GPU has enough headroom to render higher settings without significant FPS loss, while at 4K, the absolute frame rates are lower but the relative impact of settings is still substantial. The Medium preset consistently shows the largest frame variability, with ranges of 58 FPS at 1080p, 44 FPS at 1440p, and 30 FPS at 4K, indicating this setting may produce less stable frame pacing compared to others.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Zen 3 architecture, codenamed Cezanne, and manufactured on a 7 nm process at TSMC. It runs at a base clock of 3.60 GHz and a boost clock of 4.60 GHz, with a TDP of 65 W. The CPU features 64 KB of L1 cache per core, 512 KB of L2 cache per core, and 16 MB of L3 cache, along with dual-channel DDR4 memory support providing 51.2 GB/s of bandwidth. It includes integrated Radeon Vega 7 graphics and uses PCIe Gen 3 with 16 lanes.

In Control, the CPU's influence is most apparent at 1080p, where the measured FPS at Low settings (224) is only 75 FPS higher than at Ultra (149), a smaller spread than at higher resolutions. This suggests the CPU may be reaching its limits in feeding the GPU at lower resolutions, where the rendering workload per frame is lighter. The CPU's single-thread performance, as indicated by a 3dmark single-thread score of 913 and a cinebench R23 single-core score of 2438, is adequate for the game's logic, while its multi-threaded capabilities, with a cinebench R23 multicore score of 17272, handle background tasks without issue.

The processor's 74th percentile ranking among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 20733, places it slightly below the Intel Core i5-12490F (20802, -0.3% delta) and Intel Xeon 6325P (20821, -0.4% delta). This performance level is sufficient to maintain playable frame rates in Control, but the data indicates the RTX 4090 is the primary driver of the high FPS figures, especially at 1440p and 4K where GPU-bound scenarios dominate.

FAQ

Q: What is the average FPS at 4K Ultra settings?

A: The average FPS at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings is 76 FPS, which is the lowest measured average across all tested configurations.

Q: How does the Ryzen 5 5600GT compare to its nearest rival in CPU benchmarks?

A: The Ryzen 5 5600GT has an average benchmark score of 20733, which is 0.3% lower than the Intel Core i5-12490F's 20802, and 0.4% lower than both the Intel Xeon 6325P and Intel Core Ultra 5 125U, which score 20821 and 20826 respectively.

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

A: The highest average FPS is 224, achieved at 1920x1080 with Low settings. The next best is 204 FPS at 2560x1440 Low settings.

Q: Does the RTX 4090's 24 GB VRAM limit performance in Control?

A: No, the 24 GB of GDDR6X memory is not a limiting factor, as the game's VRAM usage is well below this capacity. The measured FPS at 4K Ultra (76) is driven by GPU compute and rendering workloads, not memory capacity.

Q: How does the combo rank among all tested systems in Control?

A: This pairing ranks 162 out of 3720 tested combos, placing it in the top 4.4% of all configurations for this game.

Q: What is the FPS difference between Low and Ultra settings at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, the difference is 91 FPS, with Low averaging 204 FPS and Ultra averaging 113 FPS.

Settings Recommendations

For the best experience in Control with this hardware, the data suggests prioritizing settings based on resolution. At 1920x1080, High settings provide an average of 172 FPS, which is well above the 144 Hz refresh rate of most monitors, while Ultra delivers 149 FPS, still smooth but with a 23 FPS penalty for the highest quality. Medium offers 194 FPS with the most frame variability (165-223 FPS), making High the more consistent choice for a balance of visual fidelity and stability.

At 2560x1440, High settings achieve 130 FPS average, which is excellent for high-refresh gaming, while Ultra drops to 113 FPS, still playable but with a 17 FPS reduction. Medium at 146 FPS provides a middle ground, but its min FPS of 124 suggests potential dips. For 4K, High settings at 88 FPS average are recommended over Ultra's 76 FPS, as the visual difference between these presets is often less noticeable at higher resolutions, and the 12 FPS gain improves smoothness. Low settings are not recommended for any resolution, as the FPS gains (e.g., 139 at 4K Low versus 88 at 4K High) come at a significant visual quality cost.

The optimal configuration is High settings at 1080p or 1440p, where the RTX 4090's power is fully utilized without CPU bottlenecking, and the frame rates exceed typical display refresh rates. At 4K, High settings offer the best trade-off between visual quality and performance, with the measured 88 FPS average providing a smooth experience.