Control

The AMD Ryzen 5 7500F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 combination delivers a solid but not spectacular experience in Control, a 2019 Action Adventure title. The benchmark data reveals a system that is clearly GPU-bound at higher resolutions but demonstrates strong CPU headroom at 1080p, where the RTX 4060 becomes the primary limiting factor. The measured frame rates across four presets and three resolutions provide a clear picture of where this hardware pairing excels and where it struggles.

Resolution Scaling

The performance drop from 1080p to 4K is steep and consistent across all settings, confirming that the RTX 4060’s 8 GB VRAM and 128-bit memory interface are the decisive constraints at higher pixel counts. At High settings, the average frame rate falls from 89.5 FPS at 1920x1080 to 69.7 FPS at 2560x1440, a reduction of roughly 22%, and then to 43.1 FPS at 3840x2160, a further 38% drop. This scaling pattern indicates that the GPU’s shading throughput and memory bandwidth are saturated well before the CPU becomes a factor.

The gap between Low and Ultra presets widens dramatically as resolution increases. At 1080p, Low settings produce 140.7 FPS while Ultra yields 79.9 FPS, a difference of 60.8 FPS. At 1440p, the spread narrows to 43.0 FPS (103.7 vs 60.7), and at 4K it compresses further to 31.3 FPS (70.6 vs 39.3). This compression at higher resolutions is a classic sign of GPU-bound operation, where the cost of each additional pixel dominates the cost of enabling higher visual fidelity.

The data suggests that 1440p is the practical ceiling for this combo. At Medium settings, the system manages 72.8 FPS at 2560x1440, which is playable, but High settings at the same resolution drops to 69.7 FPS, and Ultra falls to 60.7 FPS. The 4K results, ranging from 39.3 FPS on Ultra to 70.6 FPS on Low, show that even the lowest preset cannot maintain a consistently smooth 60 FPS experience at that resolution, with the High preset sitting at 43.1 FPS. The limiting component at 4K is unequivocally the GPU, as the jump from Low to High at 2160p costs 27.5 FPS, whereas the same preset change at 1080p costs 51.2 FPS.

CPU Role

The Ryzen 5 7500F is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Zen 4 Raphael architecture, built on a 5 nm process by TSMC. Its base clock of 3.70 GHz and boost clock of 5.00 GHz provide substantial single-thread throughput, which is critical for Control’s physics-driven gameplay. The CPU’s benchmark results reinforce this: it scores 3218 in Cinebench R23 single-core and 974 in 3DMark single-thread, placing it in the 82nd percentile among all CPUs. With a 32 MB shared L3 cache and DDR5 memory support delivering 83.2 GB/s bandwidth, the processor has ample resources to feed the GPU.

In this game, the CPU’s role is largely supportive at higher resolutions but becomes more prominent at 1080p. At 1920x1080, the average frame rate at Low settings reaches 140.7 FPS, which is well above the GPU’s comfortable range. This indicates that the 7500F can push frames faster than the RTX 4060 can render them, even at lower settings. The CPU’s multi-threaded performance, evidenced by a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 22799 and a Geekbench multi-core score of 12686, ensures that background tasks and game logic do not bottleneck the frame pipeline.

The 7500F’s standing among rivals is tight but favorable. Its average benchmark score of 24993 is 0.1% higher than the Intel Core i7-11850H (24974) and 0.4% higher than the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX (24897), while trailing the AMD Ryzen 7 2700X by 0.3% (25057) and the Ryzen 5 8400F by 0.3% (25064). These margins are negligible in gaming scenarios, suggesting that the CPU is not a differentiator in Control at any resolution. The data shows that even at 1080p Low, where the system achieves 140.7 FPS, the CPU is not the limiting factor; the GPU’s rendering capacity caps performance well before the processor’s threads are exhausted.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 is built on the Ada Lovelace architecture (AD107 chip) using a 5 nm TSMC process, with 3072 shading units, 96 TMUs, and 48 ROPs. Its boost clock of 2460 MHz and base clock of 1830 MHz, combined with 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, yield a bandwidth of 272.0 GB/s. The GPU’s 15.11 TFLOPS of FP32 performance and 24 RT cores position it as a mainstream part, and its benchmark scores reflect this: it sits in the 66th percentile among all GPUs with an average score of 23181.

The RTX 4060’s nearest rivals show how tightly grouped this segment is. The AMD Radeon RX 6600M scores 23321, just 0.6% higher, while the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti scores 23338, 0.7% higher. The Intel Arc B580 (23021) trails by 0.7%, and the AMD Radeon 760M (22999) is 0.8% behind. These negligible deltas mean that the RTX 4060’s specific strengths—such as ray tracing acceleration and DLSS support—are not reflected in raw rasterization scores, but in Control’s measured FPS, the GPU’s memory bandwidth and VRAM capacity are the primary determinants of performance.

The 8 GB VRAM is a critical constraint at 4K. At 3840x2160, the High preset delivers only 43.1 FPS, and Ultra drops to 39.3 FPS. This suggests that the GPU is running out of memory bandwidth or capacity, forcing lower fill rates. At 1080p, the GPU has more headroom: High settings produce 89.5 FPS, and Medium yields 101.4 FPS. The scaling from Low to Ultra at 1080p (140.7 to 79.9 FPS) shows a 60.8 FPS range, which is entirely attributable to GPU workload changes. The GPU’s 118.1 GPixel/s pixel rate and 236.2 GTexel/s texture rate are sufficient for 1080p but struggle to maintain 60 FPS at 4K Ultra, where the pixel throughput requirement exceeds what the card can deliver.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured FPS rows, the optimal balance between visual quality and frame rate is the Medium preset at 2560x1440, which delivers 72.8 FPS. This is a smooth, playable experience that avoids the sharp performance penalties of High (69.7 FPS) and Ultra (60.7 FPS) at the same resolution. At 1920x1080, the Medium preset offers 101.4 FPS, which is excellent for high-refresh-rate monitors, while High at 89.5 FPS is also perfectly viable. The Low preset at 1080p (140.7 FPS) is only recommended for competitive play or for users who prioritize frame rate over all visual fidelity.

For 4K owners, the data is less encouraging. The Low preset at 3840x2160 produces 70.6 FPS, which is the only 4K configuration that exceeds 60 FPS, but it requires sacrificing most visual effects. The Medium preset at 4K drops to 50.6 FPS, and High falls to 43.1 FPS, both of which are below the 60 FPS threshold that most players consider acceptable. The Ultra preset at 39.3 FPS is not recommended for general play. The best experience per the measured rows is therefore 1440p Medium, which offers a 72.8 FPS average while retaining moderate visual detail, or 1080p High at 89.5 FPS for those who prefer higher settings over resolution.

FAQ

*Q: Can this system run Control at 4K 60 FPS?*

A: No. The highest average FPS at 3840x2160 is 70.6 on Low settings, but Medium drops to 50.6 FPS, High to 43.1 FPS, and Ultra to 39.3 FPS. No preset maintains a consistent 60 FPS at 4K.

Q: What is the best resolution for this combination?

A: The data shows that 2560x1440 on Medium settings provides 72.8 FPS, which is the highest resolution with a comfortable frame rate above 60 FPS. At 1920x1080, High settings yield 89.5 FPS, and Medium reaches 101.4 FPS.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the bottleneck in this game?

A: At 1080p and higher, the GPU is the limiting factor. The CPU’s benchmark scores are strong (82nd percentile), but the GPU’s 8 GB VRAM and 128-bit bus cannot sustain high frame rates at 1440p and 4K, as evidenced by the steep FPS drops at those resolutions.

Q: How does the RTX 4060 compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The RTX 4060’s average benchmark score of 23181 is 0.6% lower than the AMD Radeon RX 6600M and 0.7% lower than the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti, while being 0.7% higher than the Intel Arc B580 and 0.8% higher than the AMD Radeon 760M.

Q: What settings provide the smoothest experience?

A: The Medium preset at 1440p (72.8 FPS) or High at 1080p (89.5 FPS) are the best balance points. Low at 1080p (140.7 FPS) is the highest frame rate available, but it requires the lowest visual quality.

*Q: Does the CPU’s single-thread performance matter for Control?*

A: Yes, but not as a bottleneck. The Ryzen 5 7500F scores 3218 in Cinebench R23 single-core and 974 in 3DMark single-thread, which is sufficient to avoid limiting the GPU in this title, as shown by the 140.7 FPS result at 1080p Low.