Control

Control is an Action Adventure title that stresses both the CPU and GPU, and the data for the AMD Ryzen 5 7600X with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 shows a configuration that is heavily dependent on settings and resolution to achieve a playable experience. The measured results indicate that this combo sits at rank 1368 out of 1636 tested combinations, placing it in the lower percentile of systems. The 6-core, 12-thread Ryzen 5 7600X, with a boost clock of 5.30 GHz, provides ample processing headroom, but the RTX 2060 with 6 GB of GDDR6 memory becomes the primary constraint as resolution and graphical fidelity increase.

Settings Recommendations

For this specific combination, the benchmark data suggests that the Medium preset offers the most balanced experience in terms of frame rate stability across all resolutions. At 1920x1080, the Medium preset delivers an average of 76.6 FPS, which is a significant jump from the High preset's 66.9 FPS, while still maintaining a visual quality that is superior to Low. The Low preset at 1080p reaches 109.8 FPS, but the visual compromise is substantial for a marginal gain in smoothness compared to Medium. At 2560x1440, the Medium preset produces a 57.9 FPS average, which is just below the 60 FPS threshold, but it remains more playable than the High preset's 52 FPS. The data indicates that Ultra settings are not viable for this combo, as the average frame rate drops to 56.5 FPS at 1080p and 42.4 FPS at 1440p, making the visual upgrade not worth the performance penalty.

The High preset is a compromise that does not hold up well under scrutiny. At 4K (3840x2160), the High preset yields a 33 FPS average, which is below the standard for smooth gameplay. The Medium preset at 4K produces 39.6 FPS, which is still suboptimal but represents a 20% improvement over High. For the best experience per the measured rows, Medium is the recommended preset. It provides the highest frame rate without resorting to the visual lows of the Low preset, and it maintains a playable experience even at 1440p. Users aiming for 60 FPS should stick to 1080p with Medium settings, as the 1440p Medium result of 57.9 FPS is close but not consistent enough for a locked experience.

How This Combo Ranks

The comboRankInGame data places this configuration at rank 1368 out of 1636 tested combos. This means that the AMD Ryzen 5 7600X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 pairing performs worse than approximately 83.6% of all tested systems in Control. The ranking is a direct measure of the system's overall capability in this specific title, and it reflects the RTX 2060's limitations. The CPU's synthetic benchmarks are strong, with a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 24128 and a single-core score of 3406, placing it in the 83rd percentile of all CPUs. However, the GPU's average benchmark score of 16074, which is in the 58th percentile of all GPUs, drags the combined performance down.

When comparing to the CPU's nearest rivals, the Ryzen 5 7600X is virtually tied with the AMD Ryzen 7 5700X, which has a deltaPct of 0.2, and the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U, which has a deltaPct of 0. The GPU's nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon RX 7600S with a deltaPct of 0.5, indicating that the RTX 2060 is slightly below that competitor. The ranking is heavily influenced by the GPU's age and memory capacity, as the 6 GB VRAM is a limiting factor at higher resolutions. The data shows that this combo is not designed for high-refresh-rate or high-resolution gaming in Control, as the rank suggests it is better suited for 1080p gaming with moderate settings.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 is the bottleneck in this configuration. With a base clock of 1365 MHz and a boost clock of 1680 MHz, the GPU's raw compute power is capped by its 6 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus, providing a bandwidth of 336.0 GB/s. The memory clock runs at 1750 MHz, or 14 Gbps effective, which is standard for the Turing architecture. The GPU has 1920 shading units, 120 TMUs, and 48 ROPs, with a pixel rate of 80.64 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 201.6 GTexel/s. The FP32 performance is 6.451 TFLOPS, which is adequate for 1080p gaming but struggles as the resolution scales.

The 6 GB VRAM capacity is a critical factor in Control. The game's texture-heavy environments and particle effects require significant memory allocation. At 4K Ultra settings, the average FPS drops to 31.4, which is not playable. Even at 4K Low settings, the average is 53.1 FPS, indicating that the GPU is under severe load. The data suggests that the RTX 2060's memory bandwidth and capacity are insufficient for 4K gaming, as the performance drop from 1080p to 4K is drastic. The GPU's Turing architecture supports DirectX 12 Ultimate, but the lack of VRAM headroom prevents it from utilizing high-resolution textures without a significant frame rate penalty. The GPU's 30 RT cores and 240 tensor cores are present, but they do not provide a measurable benefit in the standard rasterization benchmarks recorded here.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the results show a clear hierarchy across settings. The Low preset achieves 109.8 FPS, which is the highest recorded for this combo. The Medium preset drops to 76.6 FPS, a 30.2% decrease from Low, but still above the 60 FPS target. The High preset yields 66.9 FPS, which is only 12.7% lower than Medium. The Ultra preset produces 56.5 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS threshold and indicates that the GPU is struggling with the maximum settings.

At 2560x1440, the frame rates scale down proportionally. The Low preset achieves 78.8 FPS, which is still playable. The Medium preset produces 57.9 FPS, which is just below the 60 FPS target. The High preset yields 52 FPS, and the Ultra preset drops to 42.4 FPS. The gap between Low and Medium at 1440p is 26.5%, which is slightly less than at 1080p, suggesting that the GPU is becoming the limiting factor. At 3840x2160, the results are significantly lower. The Low preset achieves 53.1 FPS, which is the only playable option at 4K. The Medium preset produces 39.6 FPS, the High preset yields 33 FPS, and the Ultra preset drops to 31.4 FPS. The data shows that 4K gaming is not viable for this combo, as even the Low preset barely reaches 53 FPS, and any increase in settings results in a sub-40 FPS experience.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS drop from 1080p to 4K is stark and reveals the limiting component. At Medium settings, the average FPS goes from 76.6 at 1080p to 57.9 at 1440p, a 24.4% decrease, and then to 39.6 at 4K, a 48.3% decrease from 1440p. This scaling pattern indicates that the GPU is the primary bottleneck. The CPU, with its high single-thread performance, is not being taxed as heavily. The Ryzen 5 7600X's 3dmark single-thread score of 1060 and Cinebench R23 single-core score of 3406 suggest that it can handle the game's physics and AI calculations without issue. The GPU, however, is unable to keep up with the increasing pixel count.

At Low settings, the scaling is similar. The FPS drops from 109.8 at 1080p to 78.8 at 1440p (a 28.2% decrease) and then to 53.1 at 4K (a 32.6% decrease from 1440p). This shows that even at minimal graphical settings, the GPU's memory bandwidth and compute power are insufficient for 4K. The RTX 2060's 336.0 GB/s bandwidth is simply not enough to feed the render pipeline at 4K resolution. The data confirms that this combo is optimized for 1080p gaming, where the GPU can maintain high frame rates, and the CPU's performance headroom is not fully utilized. For users with a 1440p monitor, the Medium preset is the maximum viable option, while 4K is only playable at Low settings.