Control

The AMD Ryzen 5 7600X paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 delivers a robust Control experience, with benchmark data showing a clear progression of performance demands as resolution increases. This combination ranks in the top quintile of all tested configurations, and the measured frame rates reveal a system that is well-balanced for high-refresh-rate gaming at 1440p while remaining capable at 4K.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data shows a pronounced and consistent drop as resolution scales from 1080p to 4K, indicating that the RTX 5070 becomes the primary limiting factor at higher pixel counts. At 1080p with High settings, the combo produces 134.9 FPS, but this falls to 101.2 FPS at 1440p and further to 70.1 FPS at 4K. This represents a 47.9% reduction in average FPS from 1080p to 4K at High settings, a scaling pattern typical of GPU-bound scenarios.

The Low settings preset reveals the most dramatic resolution scaling, with 209.5 FPS at 1080p dropping to 155.8 FPS at 1440p and then to 104.4 FPS at 4K. The 4K Low result is actually higher than the 1080p Ultra result of 114.7 FPS, showing how much headroom exists in the system when graphical load is reduced. At Ultra settings, the frame rate falls from 114.7 FPS at 1080p to 88.4 FPS at 1440p and 55.4 FPS at 4K, with the 4K Ultra figure being the only preset/resolution combination that dips below 60 FPS.

The scaling behavior suggests that at 1080p, the Ryzen 5 7600X can keep the GPU well-fed even at Low settings, where the 209.5 FPS result approaches the practical ceiling for many displays. As resolution increases to 1440p and 4K, the GPU workload expands, and the frame rate drops accordingly, confirming that the RTX 5070's 12 GB GDDR7 memory and 672.0 GB/s bandwidth are the determining factors for high-resolution performance. The delta between Medium and High settings is small at every resolution, with only a 4.9 FPS difference at 4K, suggesting that the game's Medium preset offers nearly the same visual quality as High with a modest performance gain.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 5 7600X + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 combination ranks 302nd out of 1636 tested combos in Control, placing it in the 82nd percentile of all configurations. This is a strong showing that puts this pairing ahead of the vast majority of systems, though not at the very top tier where the most extreme hardware combinations reside.

Looking at the individual components, the CPU ranks at the 83rd percentile among all processors, with an average benchmark score of 26272. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U at 26262 (0% delta), the AMD Ryzen 7 7735U at 26305 (-0.1% delta), the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5655GE at 26320 (-0.2% delta), and the AMD Ryzen 7 5700X at 26214 (+0.2% delta). The 7600X sits essentially at parity with these chips, with no rival exceeding a 0.2% difference in either direction, indicating that the CPU's performance is well-established within a tight band of comparable processors.

The GPU similarly ranks at the 83rd percentile among all graphics cards, with an average benchmark score of 41687. Its nearest rivals are the AMD Radeon Pro 5300 at 41610 (0.2% delta), the NVIDIA Tesla M40 at 41897 (-0.5% delta), the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 at 41441 (0.6% delta), and the AMD Radeon Pro 580X at 41991 (-0.7% delta). The RTX 5070's deltaPct values show it performing within 0.7% of these cards, with the RTX 3090 being the closest consumer-oriented comparison at just 0.6% behind. This places the RTX 5070 in a performance class that includes the previous generation's flagship, though the data does not indicate which card is ahead in absolute terms for this specific game.

The combo's overall rank of 302 out of 1636 means that 1334 other tested configurations score lower, while 301 score higher. Given the component-level percentiles, the ranking aligns well with expectations: the system performs near the top of the pack but is not the absolute fastest option available.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 is built on the Blackwell 2.0 architecture using TSMC's 5 nm process, with a chip containing 31,100 million transistors across a 263 mm² die. The GPU operates at a base clock of 2325 MHz and a boost clock of 2512 MHz, with memory running at 1750 MHz (28 Gbps effective). These clock speeds, combined with 6144 shading units, 192 TMUs, and 80 ROPs, produce a pixel rate of 201.0 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 482.3 GTexel/s.

The 12 GB GDDR7 memory on a 192-bit bus delivers 672.0 GB/s of bandwidth, which proves sufficient for Control's asset streaming at all tested resolutions and settings. The 4K Ultra result of 55.4 FPS suggests that the memory subsystem is being stressed heavily, but the fact that the game remains playable at this extreme preset indicates that the VRAM capacity is not a bottleneck. The FP32 compute throughput of 30.87 TFLOPS provides the raw processing power needed for the game's physics and particle effects, and the 48 RT cores are available for any ray-traced effects, though the measured data does not specify whether ray tracing was enabled.

The GPU's 250 W TDP and dual-slot design with a single 16-pin power connector make it a straightforward installation in most modern cases, with the suggested 600 W PSU providing adequate headroom. The PCIe 5.0 x16 interface ensures full bandwidth availability for the CPU, though the measured FPS data shows that at 1080p Low settings, the system achieves 209.5 FPS, which is likely close to what the CPU can feed. The 48 RT cores and 192 tensor cores position the RTX 5070 as capable of handling advanced rendering features, but the benchmark results focus on traditional rasterization performance.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution for this combo to maintain a stable 60 FPS?

A: At Ultra settings, the combo achieves 88.4 FPS at 1440p and 55.4 FPS at 4K, so 1440p is the highest resolution that consistently stays above 60 FPS. At High settings, 4K delivers 70.1 FPS, which also clears the 60 FPS threshold.

Q: How does the RTX 5070 compare to the RTX 3090 in this game?

A: The RTX 5070 has an average benchmark score of 41687, while the RTX 3090 scores 41441, a 0.6% delta. The data shows the RTX 5070 performing slightly better on average, though the specific Control FPS results are not broken down by GPU alone.

Q: Does the Ryzen 5 7600X bottleneck the RTX 5070 at 1080p?

A: The 1080p Low preset reaches 209.5 FPS, which is very high and suggests the CPU can keep up. The 7600X's Cinebench R23 multicore score of 24128 and single-core score of 3406 indicate strong per-thread performance that supports high frame rates.

Q: What is the performance difference between Low and Ultra settings at 4K?

A: At 4K, Low settings produce 104.4 FPS while Ultra produces 55.4 FPS, a difference of 49 FPS. This represents nearly a 47% drop in performance from the lowest to the highest quality preset.

Q: How does this combo's Control ranking compare to its overall component percentiles?

A: The combo ranks 302nd out of 1636, which is the 82nd percentile. Both the CPU and GPU individually sit at the 83rd percentile, so the game-specific ranking is nearly identical to the components' general performance percentiles.

Q: Is the 12 GB VRAM sufficient for Control at maximum settings?

A: The 4K Ultra preset runs at 55.4 FPS, indicating that the 12 GB GDDR7 memory is sufficient to run the game at its highest quality setting without exceeding VRAM capacity, though performance is below the 60 FPS target.

Measured FPS Breakdown

1920x1080:

• Low: 209.5 FPS average
• Medium: 151.0 FPS average
• High: 134.9 FPS average
• Ultra: 114.7 FPS average

2560x1440:

• Low: 155.8 FPS average
• Medium: 112.3 FPS average
• High: 101.2 FPS average
• Ultra: 88.4 FPS average

3840x2160:

• Low: 104.4 FPS average
• Medium: 75.0 FPS average
• High: 70.1 FPS average
• Ultra: 55.4 FPS average

The data shows a clear pattern where each step up in settings costs approximately 15-20% of the frame rate at any given resolution. At 1080p, the difference between Low and Ultra is 94.8 FPS, while at 4K, the same setting range costs 49 FPS. The Medium preset consistently offers the best balance, providing 151.0 FPS at 1080p, 112.3 FPS at 1440p, and 75.0 FPS at 4K. The High preset is only slightly more demanding than Medium, with a 16.1 FPS drop at 1080p, 11.1 FPS at 1440p, and 4.9 FPS at 4K, making High the recommended choice for users who want maximum visual quality without the full performance hit of Ultra.