Control

The AMD Ryzen 5 7500F and AMD Radeon RX 580 combination delivers playable frame rates in Control only at 1080p with Low settings, where it achieves an average of 62.8 FPS. At any higher preset or resolution, the system struggles to maintain smooth performance, firmly establishing this pairing as a last-resort option for the game based on the measured data.

Settings Recommendations

The benchmark results are unambiguous: the only configuration that produces a consistently playable experience is 1080p with Low settings, yielding an average of 62.8 FPS. This is the sole preset across all tested resolutions that clears the 60 FPS threshold, making it the definitive choice for any user prioritizing frame rate over visual fidelity.

Stepping up to Medium at 1080p drops the average to 43.2 FPS, a 31% reduction that pushes the experience into stutter-prone territory. High settings at 1080p performs nearly identically at 43 FPS, suggesting the game's Medium and High presets impose a similar load on this GPU. Ultra at 1080p falls further to 33.7 FPS, which is a 46% decrease from Low and will feel noticeably sluggish during action sequences.

At 1440p, the situation worsens considerably. Even Low settings only manage 48.4 FPS, which is below the ideal smoothness threshold. Medium drops to 36.7 FPS, High to 33 FPS, and Ultra bottoms out at 24.1 FPS. None of these are recommended for serious play. At 4K, all presets are effectively unplayable, ranging from 30.2 FPS on Low to just 19.1 FPS on High.

Data indicates that the performance gap between presets narrows as resolution increases, but the overall frame rates collapse. For the best experience this hardware can deliver, users must accept 1080p Low. Any attempt to raise visual quality will result in a compromised frame rate that undermines the game's fast-paced combat.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 580 is the primary bottleneck in this pairing for Control. Its 8 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 256-bit bus with 256.0 GB/s bandwidth is paired with a base clock of 1257 MHz and a boost clock of 1340 MHz. These specifications, while once respectable, are insufficient for the demands of this 2019 title at higher settings.

The GPU's compute capabilities, rated at 6.175 TFLOPS FP32, are clearly overwhelmed when settings increase. The measured results show that raising the preset from Low to Medium at 1080p produces a negligible 0.4 FPS difference (43.2 vs 43.0), indicating that the GPU is already saturated and cannot leverage additional graphical features without sacrificing frame rate.

The RX 580's 2304 shading units and 144 texture mapping units are tasked with rendering Control's complex environments. The data reveals a stark reality: at 4K Ultra, the system produces only 20.7 FPS. This is a GPU that was never designed for high-resolution gaming in modern titles, and its age is evident in the measured scores. Its PassMark G3D score of 8813 places it in the 53rd percentile of all GPUs, with nearest rivals including the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 and GTX 950, which score 13564 and 13549 respectively, showing a deltaPct of 0 and 0.1.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate degradation from 1080p to 4K is severe and reveals a purely GPU-limited scenario. At Low settings, the average FPS drops from 62.8 at 1080p to 48.4 at 1440p, a 23% decline, and then to 30.2 at 4K, a 52% drop from the 1080p figure. This scaling pattern is characteristic of a GPU that runs out of pixel throughput and memory bandwidth as resolution increases.

At High settings, the descent is even steeper. The system goes from 43 FPS at 1080p to 33 FPS at 1440p, then plummets to 19.1 FPS at 4K. That final step represents a 42% reduction from 1440p to 4K, highlighting how the RX 580's 256-bit memory interface and 32 ROPs cannot keep pace with the pixel count at 3840x2160.

The delta between Low and Ultra settings also widens with resolution. At 1080p, the gap is 29.1 FPS (62.8 vs 33.7). At 1440p, it grows to 24.3 FPS (48.4 vs 24.1). At 4K, the gap narrows to 9.5 FPS (30.2 vs 20.7), because the GPU is so constrained by resolution that settings have less relative impact. The data confirms that the limiting component is definitively the GPU, as the CPU's capabilities are far ahead of what this graphics card can utilize in this title.

How This Combo Ranks

This specific combination of AMD Ryzen 5 7500F and AMD Radeon RX 580 ranks 1519 out of 1636 tested combos in Control. This places it in the bottom 7% of all configurations, a poor showing that reflects the GPU's inability to handle the game's demands.

The ranking is particularly striking given the CPU's strength. The Ryzen 5 7500F sits in the 82nd percentile of all CPUs with an average benchmark score of 24993, placing it just 0.1% ahead of the Intel Core i7-11850H and 0.4% ahead of the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX. Yet, this powerful processor is held back by a graphics card that sits in the 53rd percentile of all GPUs. The result is a combo that performs far worse than either component would suggest individually.

The data indicates that this pairing is fundamentally unbalanced for Control. The CPU's potential is wasted, as the RX 580 becomes the limiting factor at every resolution and setting. For the 1519th rank, the overwhelming majority of other tested combinations deliver better frame rates. This combo should only be considered if no other GPU options are available, as the measured performance is among the worst in the entire database for this game.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 7500F is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Zen 4 architecture, running on the AMD Socket AM5 platform. It has a base clock of 3.70 GHz and a boost clock of 5.00 GHz, with a 65 W TDP. In synthetic benchmarks, it scores 22799 in Cinebench R23 multi-core and 3218 in single-core, demonstrating robust computational power.

However, in Control, the CPU's role is largely passive due to the GPU bottleneck. At 1080p Low, the system achieves 62.8 FPS, which likely approaches the CPU's maximum frame delivery for this game, but at higher settings the GPU fails to keep up. The CPU's 32 MB of shared L3 cache and dual-channel DDR5 memory support (83.2 GB/s bandwidth) ensure it is not the source of stuttering or frame drops.

The processor's nearest rivals include the AMD Ryzen 7 2700X, which scores 25057 (0.3% higher), and the AMD Ryzen 5 8400F, which scores 25064 (0.3% higher). These results show the 7500F is competitive, but such CPU strength is irrelevant when the RX 580 can only produce 19.1 FPS at 4K High. The data strongly suggests that upgrading the GPU would yield substantial improvements, while the CPU would not need replacement for this game.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the measured average FPS values are as follows: Low settings deliver 62.8 FPS, which is the only playable result. Medium settings yield 43.2 FPS, High settings produce 43 FPS, and Ultra settings drop to 33.7 FPS. The near-identical results between Medium and High suggest these presets impose a similar shader load on the RX 580.

At 2560x1440, the results are: Low settings achieve 48.4 FPS, Medium settings deliver 36.7 FPS, High settings produce 33 FPS, and Ultra settings fall to 24.1 FPS. Every preset at this resolution fails to reach 60 FPS, with even Low settings being 19% slower than the same preset at 1080p.

At 3840x2160, the performance is marginal: Low settings reach 30.2 FPS, Medium settings produce 22.3 FPS, Ultra settings deliver 20.7 FPS, and High settings bottom out at 19.1 FPS. This resolution is entirely unsuitable for this combo, as even the lowest settings cannot maintain a consistent 30 FPS, which is typically the minimum for a playable experience.

FAQ

*Q: What is the best settings preset for this combo in Control?*

A: The data shows that 1080p with Low settings is the only preset that achieves an average FPS above 60, reaching 62.8 FPS. All other settings and resolutions produce lower frame rates.

Q: How does the RX 580's performance compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The RX 580 has an average benchmark score of 13559, which is essentially tied with the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 at 13564 (0% delta) and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 at 13549 (0.1% delta). It is 1.1% faster than the AMD Radeon Pro 455.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the limiting factor in this game?

A: The GPU is definitively the limiting factor. The Ryzen 5 7500F ranks in the 82nd percentile of CPUs, while the RX 580 ranks in the 53rd percentile of GPUs. The frame rate drops dramatically with resolution and settings, indicating the GPU is saturated.

*Q: What is the combo's overall ranking for Control?*

A: This CPU and GPU combination ranks 1519 out of 1636 tested combos, placing it in the bottom 7% of all configurations tested for this game.

*Q: Can this combo handle 1440p gaming in Control?*

A: No. At 1440p, even Low settings only produce 48.4 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS target. Higher settings at 1440p drop to between 24.1 and 36.7 FPS, which is not smooth.

Q: How does the CPU's single-thread performance relate to gaming?

A: The CPU scores 3218 in Cinebench R23 single-core and 974 in 3DMark single-thread, indicating strong per-core performance. However, this strength is underutilized in Control due to the GPU bottleneck, as evidenced by the poor combo ranking.