Control

The AMD Ryzen 5 7600X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 combination produces a distinctive performance curve in Control, shifting from a fluid, high-refresh experience at 1080p to a borderline playable one at 4K. The measured average frame rates show a clear pattern: at 1080p Low, the combo achieves 138.7 FPS, while at 4K Ultra, it falls to 38.1 FPS. This scaling behavior indicates that the system’s bottleneck migrates decisively from the CPU to the GPU as resolution increases.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate drop from 1080p to 4K is steep but consistent across settings. At High settings, the average FPS declines from 88.7 at 1920x1080 to 69.4 at 2560x1440, then to 47.8 at 3840x2160. That represents a 46% reduction from 1080p to 4K. The Low preset tells a similar story: 138.7 FPS at 1080p, 108.9 FPS at 1440p, and 68.4 FPS at 4K. The gap between Low and Ultra widens dramatically at higher resolutions. At 1080p, the delta between Low (138.7 FPS) and Ultra (74.7 FPS) is 64 FPS. At 4K, that same delta shrinks to 30.3 FPS (68.4 vs 38.1). This compression of the settings range at 4K is a classic sign of GPU saturation: when the renderer is maxed out, the difference between quality presets narrows because the pixel throughput becomes the dominant constraint.

The data suggests that the RTX 4060 is the limiting component at 4K. The move from 1440p High (69.4 FPS) to 4K High (47.8 FPS) incurs a 31% performance penalty, which is larger than the 21% penalty observed moving from 1080p High (88.7 FPS) to 1440p High (69.4 FPS). This non-linear scaling indicates that memory bandwidth and pixel fill rate are being exhausted as the pixel count increases. The GPU’s 128-bit memory bus and 272.0 GB/s bandwidth are likely the primary constraints at 3840x2160. At 1080p, however, the CPU still has headroom to push frame rates above 130 FPS on Low, signaling that the Ryzen 5 7600X is not the primary bottleneck at lower resolutions.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 7600X brings six cores and twelve threads to the table, built on the Zen 4 architecture with a base clock of 4.70 GHz and a boost clock of 5.30 GHz. This is a modern desktop processor with a 32 MB shared L3 cache and support for DDR5 memory over a dual-channel bus. In Control, a game that is not heavily multi-threaded in its core loop, the CPU’s single-thread strength is what matters most. The benchmark data shows a single-thread score of 1060 in 3DMark and 3406 in Cinebench R23 single-core, which are strong figures for a desktop part. The multi-thread scores, such as 24128 in Cinebench R23 and a 3DMark max-threads score of 6845, indicate that the CPU has ample parallel capability, but the game’s engine does not appear to scale linearly with core count.

At 1080p Low, the combo hits 138.7 FPS, which is likely near the engine’s upper limit for this configuration. The fact that the CPU is not the limiter at 1080p is evidenced by the 47.7% FPS increase from High (88.7 FPS) to Low (138.7 FPS) at that resolution; this scaling is driven almost entirely by GPU workload reduction, not CPU scheduling. The CPU’s 105 W TDP and 5 nm process node suggest it can sustain high boost clocks without thermal throttling, which is beneficial for maintaining consistent frame times in action sequences. However, the data does not show a resolution where the CPU becomes the sole bottleneck; even at 1080p Ultra (74.7 FPS), the GPU is still the limiting factor, as evidenced by the large gap between Low and Ultra.

FAQ

*Q: What is the maximum average frame rate this combo achieves in Control?*

A: The highest recorded average FPS is 138.7 at 1920x1080 with Low settings. This is the only configuration where the combo exceeds 130 FPS.

Q: How does the combo perform at 4K Ultra settings?

A: At 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the average FPS drops to 38.1. This is below the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay, indicating that the RTX 4060 is not sufficient for maximum quality at 4K in this title.

Q: Is there a large difference between Medium and High settings at 1440p?

A: The difference is modest. At 2560x1440, Medium yields 72.4 FPS while High yields 69.4 FPS, a delta of only 3 FPS. This suggests that the High preset does not impose a significant additional load over Medium at this resolution.

Q: What is the combo’s rank among all tested configurations?

A: The combo ranks 933 out of 1636 total tested combos in Control. This places it in the upper-middle portion of the database, indicating it is not a top-tier pairing for this game.

Q: Does the RTX 4060 outperform the Intel Arc B580 in average benchmark score?

A: The RTX 4060 has an average benchmark score of 23181, while the Intel Arc B580 scores 23021. The deltaPct is 0.7, meaning the RTX 4060 is 0.7% ahead of the Arc B580.

Q: How much faster is the 7600X at 1080p Low compared to 4K Low?

A: At 1080p Low, the average FPS is 138.7, while at 4K Low it is 68.4. This represents a 50.7% reduction in frame rate when moving from 1080p to 4K at the same settings.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Ryzen 5 7600X and RTX 4060 sits at rank 933 out of 1636 tested combos in Control. This places it in the 57th percentile of all configurations, meaning that roughly 43% of tested pairings deliver higher average frame rates. The rank is heavily influenced by the GPU’s modest performance tier. The RTX 4060’s average benchmark score of 23181 places it in the 66th percentile of all GPUs, but its nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon RX 6600M (23321, a 0.6% deficit for the 4060) and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti (23338, 0.7% higher). The CPU, by contrast, ranks in the 83rd percentile of all CPUs with an average benchmark score of 26272, and it is virtually tied with the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U (26262, 0% delta) and AMD Ryzen 7 7735U (26305, -0.1% delta). This suggests that the CPU is not the limiting factor in the combo’s overall ranking; the GPU’s performance ceiling is what drags the pairing down.

The measured FPS data supports this interpretation. At 1080p High, the combo achieves 88.7 FPS, which is respectable but not exceptional for a modern build. The gap between the combo’s rank and what the CPU alone could deliver indicates that the RTX 4060’s 8 GB of VRAM and 128-bit memory bus are the primary constraints in Control’s demanding scenes. A higher-ranked combo would likely pair the 7600X with a GPU that has a wider memory bus or more shading units, but the data here only shows the measured results for this specific pairing.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 is built on the Ada Lovelace architecture with a 5 nm process node and contains 18,900 million transistors on a 159 mm² die. It features 3072 shading units, 96 TMUs, and 48 ROPs, with 24 RT cores and 96 tensor cores. The boost clock is rated at 2460 MHz, and the memory runs at 2125 MHz (17 Gbps effective) across an 8 GB GDDR6 interface with a 128-bit bus width, yielding 272.0 GB/s of bandwidth. In Control, a game that relies heavily on physics and particle effects, the GPU’s compute throughput (15.11 TFLOPS FP32) and texture rate (236.2 GTexel/s) are the key drivers of performance.

The measured FPS data shows that the RTX 4060’s performance scales predictably with resolution and settings. At 1080p, the GPU has enough headroom to deliver 74.7 FPS on Ultra, but at 4K, that drops to 38.1 FPS. The 8 GB VRAM capacity is likely sufficient for Control at 1080p and 1440p, but at 4K with Ultra textures, the memory bandwidth becomes a limiting factor. The 128-bit bus is narrow for a card in this class, and the 272.0 GB/s bandwidth is low compared to what the pixel rate (118.1 GPixel/s) demands at 4K. The GPU’s 115 W TDP and dual-slot design indicate it is a power-efficient part, but efficiency does not translate to raw performance at high resolutions.

The RTX 4060’s average benchmark score of 23181 places it just 0.6% behind the AMD Radeon RX 6600M and 0.7% behind the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti. This tight grouping suggests that the RTX 4060 is a mid-tier performer relative to its peers, and its measured FPS in Control reflects that positioning. At 1440p High, the combo delivers 69.4 FPS, which is fluid but not high-refresh. At 1080p High, the 88.7 FPS result is solid for a 60 Hz display but falls short of 144 Hz gaming. The data indicates that the RTX 4060 is best suited for 1080p and 1440p gaming, with 4K requiring significant settings reductions to maintain playable frame rates.