Control

The AMD Ryzen 5 7600X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER combination delivers a playable but demanding experience in Control, with performance that scales predictably across resolutions and settings. The data shows a system where the GPU is the primary bottleneck, particularly at higher resolutions, while the CPU provides ample headroom to avoid limiting frame rates.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS reveals a clear and steep decline as resolution increases, a classic sign of a GPU-bound workload. At 1080p with Low settings, the combo achieves an average of 130.2 FPS. Moving to 1440p Low drops this to 99.9 FPS, a 23% reduction. The jump to 4K Low further reduces the average to 63.4 FPS, which is 51% below the 1080p Low result. This significant scaling indicates that the RTX 2070 SUPER's rendering capabilities are the limiting factor, as the workload per pixel increases dramatically.

The pattern persists across all settings presets. With High settings, the frame rate falls from 79.7 FPS at 1080p to 64.9 FPS at 1440p (an 18.6% drop) and then to 42.7 FPS at 4K (a 46.4% drop from 1080p). The scaling from 1440p to 4K is consistently steeper than from 1080p to 1440p, highlighting the exponential cost of 4K resolution. The data suggests that while the CPU is capable of driving high frame rates at lower resolutions, the GPU's pixel throughput becomes the hard ceiling as resolution climbs. The performance gap between 1080p and 4K at any given setting is substantial, with the 4K results often falling below 60 FPS, making 4K a challenging target for this hardware combination in Control.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER is the dominant performance driver in this configuration. Its specifications, including 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus with 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth, are central to its behavior. The GPU's memory capacity is sufficient for the game's assets at the tested resolutions, but the data shows that its raw compute power is what dictates the frame rates. The GPU's boost clock of 1770 MHz and base clock of 1605 MHz, paired with 2560 shading units, produce a measured FP32 performance of 9.062 TFLOPS. This level of compute is directly reflected in the benchmark results, where the GPU's percentile ranking of 65 places it in the upper-middle tier of all GPUs.

The RTX 2070 SUPER's performance relative to its nearest rivals contextualizes its results. Its average benchmark score of 22206 is nearly identical to the NVIDIA RTX A400, which scores 22307, a delta of -0.5%. It is also closely matched with the NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN Z, which scores 22006, a 0.9% difference. However, it trails the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile by 2.3%, which scores 22729. In Control, this GPU-centric bottleneck is evident in the frame rate differences between settings. The jump from Low to Medium settings at 1440p reduces the average FPS from 99.9 to 71, a 29% performance cost for increased visual fidelity. The Ultra preset is the most demanding, with the 4K Ultra average of 38.1 FPS being the lowest recorded result. The 8 GB VRAM appears adequate, as the performance degradation is consistent and not indicative of a memory capacity spillover, but rather a pure shader and pixel processing limitation.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 7600X plays a supportive role, providing enough processing power to avoid becoming the bottleneck in most scenarios. With 6 cores and 12 threads based on the Zen 4 architecture, its performance is strong for gaming. The CPU's boost clock of 5.30 GHz and base clock of 4.70 GHz contribute to its excellent single-threaded performance. Benchmark data shows a Cinebench R23 single-core score of 3406 and a multi-core score of 24128, indicating a balanced capability that can handle both game logic and background tasks. Its 32 MB of shared L3 cache is also beneficial for gaming workloads.

The CPU's performance is well within the range of its nearest rivals. Its average benchmark score of 26272 is effectively tied with the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U, which scores 26262 (0% delta), and the AMD Ryzen 7 7735U, which scores 26305 (-0.1% delta). It is also comparable to the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5655GE and AMD Ryzen 7 5700X, with deltas of -0.2% and 0.2%, respectively. In Control, the CPU's influence is most visible at lower resolutions and settings where the GPU is less taxed. For instance, at 1080p Low, the average of 130.2 FPS demonstrates that the CPU can feed the GPU with enough frames to reach high refresh rates. However, as resolution increases to 4K, the GPU's workload becomes so heavy that the CPU's role diminishes, and the frame rate is almost entirely determined by the graphics card. The data indicates that the Ryzen 5 7600X is never the primary limiting factor, as the frame rate scaling is consistently tied to resolution and GPU settings, not CPU-bound scenarios.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data provides a complete picture of performance across all combinations of resolution and settings. At 1080p, the combo is capable of high frame rates. With Low settings, it averages 130.2 FPS, making it suitable for high-refresh-rate monitors. Medium settings reduce this to 95.8 FPS, while High settings yield 79.7 FPS. The most demanding Ultra preset at 1080p still achieves a respectable 73.1 FPS.

At 1440p, the performance remains solid but starts to show the GPU's strain. Low settings average 99.9 FPS, just shy of the 100 FPS mark. Medium settings drop to 71 FPS, and High settings fall to 64.9 FPS. The Ultra preset at 1440p produces an average of 51.9 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS target for smooth gameplay.

The 4K results are the most demanding. Low settings at 3840x2160 average 63.4 FPS, which is just above the playable threshold. Medium settings drop to 48.2 FPS, and High settings fall to 42.7 FPS. The Ultra preset at 4K is the most challenging scenario, yielding an average of only 38.1 FPS. The data shows a consistent pattern: for each resolution, the difference between Low and Ultra settings is significant, with the Ultra preset costing roughly 50% of the frame rate compared to Low. This highlights the heavy GPU load imposed by the game's graphical features at higher settings.

How This Combo Ranks

Within the comprehensive database of tested hardware combinations, this pairing of the AMD Ryzen 5 7600X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER holds a specific position. The combo ranks 985th out of 1636 total combinations tested in Control. This places it in the lower-middle portion of the overall rankings, indicating that while it is a functional setup, many other CPU and GPU pairings deliver higher frame rates in this particular title.

This ranking is a direct consequence of the GPU's performance ceiling, as the RTX 2070 SUPER is the limiting component. The CPU's strong benchmark scores do not boost the combo's position significantly because the game is heavily GPU-bound. The percentile ranking of the GPU (65th) is lower than that of the CPU (83rd), confirming that the graphics card is the weaker link in this pairing. Consequently, the combo's overall rank is more indicative of the GPU's tier than the CPU's. The data shows that the combo sits behind 60% of the tested configurations, which aligns with the GPU's mid-range standing relative to the latest hardware. For a user seeking high refresh rate gaming at 1080p or high fidelity at 1440p, this setup is adequate, but it will struggle to maintain high frame rates at 4K, as evidenced by its measured FPS breakdown. The rank reflects a balanced but not top-tier system, where the CPU is ready for future upgrades, but the GPU currently anchors overall performance in Control.