Control

AMD Ryzen 5 7400F and AMD Radeon RX 7600 form a balanced mid-range pairing that places in the 70th percentile of tested combinations for Control, with a rank of 2028 out of 2888 combos. The data indicates this system is squarely aimed at high-refresh 1080p play, with the measured frames showing a clear ceiling at 4K that aligns with the GPU’s position in the overall benchmark hierarchy.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo’s rank of 2028 out of 2888 tested configurations puts it in the 70th percentile of all pairings in Control. This is not a top-tier result, but it is a solidly mid-pack performance that reflects the hardware’s market positioning. The AMD Radeon RX 7600 sits at the 57th percentile among all GPUs, while the AMD Ryzen 5 7400F achieves the 83rd percentile among all CPUs. The gap between these two percentile figures is telling: the processor is capable of far more than the graphics card can deliver in this title.

Benchmark data for the GPU shows it scoring 16,634 in Passmark’s G3D test, with an average benchmark score of 15,171. Its nearest rivals in the synthetic suite are the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 OEM, which scores 15,199 (a delta of -0.2%), and the AMD Radeon Pro 560X at 15,082 (a delta of 0.6%). The RX 7600 is effectively at parity with these cards in raw compute, but Control’s engine favors the architectural strengths of the RDNA 3.0 design.

For the CPU, the Ryzen 5 7400F’s average benchmark score of 32,750 places it just 0.1% above the Intel Core i5-14600T (32,707) and 0.2% above the Intel Core Ultra 7 155H (32,697). It trails the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H by 0.2% (32,812). This clustering indicates that the 7400F is a strong performer in its class, but not an outlier. In Control, this means the processor will not bottleneck the GPU at lower resolutions, though the GPU becomes the limiting factor as resolution scales up.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data provides four settings presets at each resolution: Low, Medium, High, and Ultra. At 1920x1080, the Low preset delivers an average of 118 FPS, which is well beyond what most displays can show. The Medium preset drops to 84 FPS, still comfortable for high-refresh monitors. High produces 75 FPS, and Ultra yields 65 FPS.

For the best experience, the Medium preset at 1080p offers the most balanced trade-off between visual fidelity and frame rate. The jump from Low to Medium costs 34 FPS on average, but the visual improvement is substantial in a game like Control, which relies heavily on environmental detail and particle effects. The drop from Medium to High is 9 FPS, and from High to Ultra is 10 FPS. Neither of these subsequent steps provides as large a visual gain as the initial bump from Low to Medium.

At 2560x1440, the Medium preset provides 64 FPS on average, with a minimum of 54 FPS. This is playable, but the High preset at 56 FPS is borderline for action sequences. The data suggests that Medium is the safest choice at this resolution for maintaining frame times above 60 FPS on average. At 3840x2160, no preset achieves a comfortable 60 FPS average; the Low preset hits exactly 60 FPS, but Medium drops to 43 FPS, High to 38 FPS, and Ultra to 33 FPS. For 4K, the Low preset is the only viable option for smooth gameplay, but it sacrifices most of the visual fidelity that makes Control distinctive.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals a classic GPU-bound scenario. At High settings, the average FPS drops from 75 at 1920x1080 to 56 at 2560x1440, a reduction of 25.3%. Moving from 1440p to 4K at High settings brings the average down from 56 to 38 FPS, a further reduction of 32.1%. The overall drop from 1080p to 4K at High settings is 49.3%, which is consistent with a graphics card that is being pushed well beyond its comfort zone.

The scaling pattern at Low settings shows a different curve. At 1080p Low, the average is 118 FPS. At 1440p Low, it falls to 89 FPS, a 24.6% drop. At 4K Low, it reaches 60 FPS, a 32.6% drop from 1440p. The fact that the percentage drops are similar across different settings presets indicates that the rendering resolution is the dominant factor, not the complexity of the scene or the settings level.

This behavior points to the GPU as the primary limiter. The Ryzen 5 7400F, with its 6 cores and 12 threads, has ample headroom at these frame rates. The CPU’s Passmark multithread score of 25,645 and single-thread score of 3,689 are more than sufficient for Control’s engine, which is not known for being CPU-intensive. The data shows that the frame rate scales inversely with the pixel count, which is the signature of a GPU-bound workload.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the full range of settings is playable. Low produces 118 FPS on average, which is the highest measured result for this combo. Medium averages 84 FPS, with a minimum of 71 FPS and a maximum of 97 FPS. High averages 75 FPS, and Ultra averages 65 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra is 53 FPS, which represents a 44.9% reduction in performance for the highest visual quality.

At 2560x1440, the averages compress. Low hits 89 FPS, Medium averages 64 FPS (minimum 54, maximum 73), High averages 56 FPS, and Ultra averages 49 FPS. The delta between Low and Ultra is 40 FPS, a 44.9% drop from the Low baseline. The minimum frame rate of 54 FPS at Medium suggests that some scenes will dip below 60 FPS, but the overall experience remains fluid.

At 3840x2160, the results are more constrained. Low averages 60 FPS, which is exactly at the refresh rate of most standard monitors. Medium averages 43 FPS, with a minimum of 36 FPS and a maximum of 49 FPS. High averages 38 FPS, and Ultra averages 33 FPS. The drop from Low to Medium is 17 FPS, and from Medium to Ultra is another 10 FPS. At this resolution, the combo is only truly playable at Low settings, and even then, the margin for error is thin.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 7600 is based on the Navi 33 chip, built on a 6 nm process at TSMC. It features 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, providing 288.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The core clocks are listed at a base of 1720 MHz, a game clock of 2250 MHz, and a boost clock of 2655 MHz. The memory runs at 2250 MHz, which translates to 18 Gbps effective.

In Control, the 8 GB frame buffer is sufficient at 1080p and 1440p, but the 4K results suggest that memory capacity is not the primary constraint. The GPU’s Passmark G3D score of 16,634 places it at the 57th percentile, and its average benchmark score of 15,171 is within 0.2% of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 OEM. The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 2,310 provides a modern API reference point.

The boost clock of 2655 MHz is aggressive, and the 2048 shading units are arranged in a configuration that delivers 21.75 TFLOPS of FP32 compute. The 32 ray accelerators are present, but Control’s implementation of ray tracing is not heavily utilized in the measured settings, so the rasterization performance is what drives these numbers. The texture rate of 339.8 GTexel/s and pixel rate of 169.9 GPixel/s are healthy for this class of GPU.

The GPU’s nearest rival in the synthetic benchmarks, the RTX 3050 OEM, is within 0.2% in average score. This parity is reflected in real-world gaming, where the RX 7600 tends to edge ahead in AMD-favored titles like Control. The 57th percentile ranking means that about 43% of all GPUs tested outperform it, which explains the 4K performance ceiling.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 7400F is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Zen 4 architecture, codenamed Raphael. It runs on the AMD Socket AM5 platform with a base clock of 3.70 GHz and a boost clock of 4.70 GHz. The 5 nm process node at TSMC allows for 6,570 million transistors on a 71 mm² die. The cache hierarchy includes 64 KB of L1 per core, 1 MB of L2 per core, and 32 MB of shared L3.

In Control, the CPU’s role is secondary to the GPU, but it must keep up with the frame generation. The measured frame rates, even at 1080p Low (118 FPS), are well within the CPU’s capability. The Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 21,765 and single-core score of 3,072 indicate strong per-thread performance. The Passmark single-thread score of 3,689 is particularly relevant for gaming, as most game engines rely heavily on a few fast cores.

The CPU’s percentile rank of 83 means it outperforms the vast majority of processors in the database. Its nearest rival, the Intel Core i5-14600T, has an average score of 32,707, just 0.1% lower. This tight grouping suggests that the 7400F is delivering performance at the top of its class. In Control, the CPU does not bottleneck the GPU at any resolution or settings combination. The frame rate scaling from 1080p to 4K is uniform, which is the signature of a GPU-bound scenario.

The memory bandwidth of 83.2 GB/s, provided by DDR5 in dual-channel mode, is ample for the game’s data streaming requirements. The 32 MB of L3 cache helps with the random access patterns common in action-adventure titles. The CPU’s TDP of 65 W is modest, and the fact that it is multiplier-unlocked suggests headroom for overclocking, though the measured data does not include overclocked results.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution for this combo in Control?

A: The data shows that 1920x1080 is the only resolution where all settings presets maintain an average above 60 FPS. At 2560x1440, only the Low preset (89 FPS) and Medium preset (64 FPS) exceed 60 FPS on average.

Q: Can this system handle 4K in Control?

A: At 3840x2160, the Low preset achieves exactly 60 FPS on average, but Medium drops to 43 FPS, High to 38 FPS, and Ultra to 33 FPS. Playable 4K is limited to Low settings.

Q: How does the RX 7600 compare to its closest rival in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The RX 7600 has an average benchmark score of 15,171, which is 0.2% lower than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 OEM (15,199) and 0.6% higher than the AMD Radeon Pro 560X (15,082).

Q: Is the Ryzen 5 7400F a bottleneck in this game?

A: The frame rate scaling from 1080p to 4K shows a consistent reduction tied to resolution, indicating a GPU-bound workload. The CPU’s single-thread score of 3,689 is sufficient for the measured frame rates.

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

A: The maximum measured average is 118 FPS at 1920x1080 with the Low preset. The next highest is 89 FPS at 2560x1440 Low.

Q: Which settings preset offers the best experience at 1080p?

A: Medium provides 84 FPS on average with a minimum of 71 FPS, which is a solid balance. High drops to 75 FPS, and Ultra to 65 FPS, with the visual gains diminishing at each step.