Control

The AMD Ryzen 5 7600X paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 delivers a decisive performance curve in Control, with frame rates that scale predictably across resolutions. At 1080p High settings, the combo produces 177 FPS, while dropping the preset to Low yields 274.7 FPS. This substantial headroom at lower resolutions indicates that the CPU is not the limiting factor in most scenarios; instead, the RTX 5090 is capable of saturating the display pipeline well beyond typical refresh rates.

Resolution Scaling

The transition from 1080p to 1440p and then to 4K reveals a classic GPU-bound progression, though the sheer power of the RTX 5090 keeps even the highest resolution playable. At High settings, average frame rates drop from 177 FPS at 1920x1080 to 137.8 FPS at 2560x1440, a reduction of approximately 22%. Moving further to 3840x2160 yields 88.7 FPS, representing another 36% decline from the 1440p figure. This pattern demonstrates that while the GPU is the primary driver of performance, the scaling is not perfectly linear due to the increasing pixel count overwhelming the shading units.

The Low preset tells a similar story with even higher absolute numbers: 274.7 FPS at 1080p, 212.2 FPS at 1440p, and 142.6 FPS at 4K. The relative drop from 1080p to 4K is 48%, which is steeper than the High preset’s 50% drop, suggesting that at Low settings the system is more consistently GPU-limited. Medium and Ultra presets follow the expected trajectory, with Medium achieving 200.7 FPS at 1080p and 101 FPS at 4K, while Ultra manages 157.2 FPS at 1080p and 81.8 FPS at 4K.

The data indicates that the limiting component shifts depending on resolution. At 1080p, the CPU’s Zen 4 architecture with a boost clock of 5.30 GHz is sufficient to feed the GPU, as evidenced by the high frame rates across all presets. As resolution increases to 4K, the GPU becomes the unequivocal bottleneck, with the 32 GB of GDDR7 memory and 512-bit bus width being taxed by the higher pixel throughput. The 104.8 TFLOPS FP32 compute rating is the theoretical ceiling, but real-world results show that 4K Ultra still holds above 60 FPS, which is a strong indicator of headroom for this title.

GPU Role

The RTX 5090’s specifications directly inform its behavior in Control. With a base clock of 2017 MHz and a boost clock of 2407 MHz, the GPU operates at high frequencies, and the 1.79 TB/s memory bandwidth ensures that texture streaming and geometry data are delivered without stutter. The 32 GB frame buffer is more than adequate for this 2019 title, even at 4K Ultra, where memory capacity is rarely a constraint. The data shows that the GPU’s performance scales cleanly with settings changes, confirming that the memory subsystem is not causing a ceiling.

The card’s 170 RT cores and 680 tensor cores are present, though Control’s measured FPS rows do not isolate ray tracing performance. The conventional rasterization results are strong, with the PassMark G3D score of 39650 placing it in the 94th percentile of all GPUs. This percentile ranking, combined with an average benchmark score of 84306, contextualizes the GPU’s raw capability. The nearest rival, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D, scores 84241 with a deltaPct of 0.1%, indicating that the two cards are virtually identical in synthetic tests, which aligns with the measured game FPS being near the top of the database.

The GPU’s role is further emphasized by the FPS differences between presets. At 4K, the jump from Low (142.6 FPS) to Medium (101 FPS) is a 29% reduction, while the jump from Medium to High (88.7 FPS) is a 12% reduction. This non-linear scaling suggests that certain settings, such as volumetric lighting or shadow quality, have a disproportionate impact on the GPU’s compute units. The RTX 5090’s 21760 shading units provide ample parallelism, but the 176 ROPs may become a limiting factor at 4K, where pixel fill rate is critical.

How This Combo Ranks

In the benchmark database, this combination of AMD Ryzen 5 7600X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 achieves a rank of 12 out of 1636 tested combos in Control. This places the system in the top 1% of all configurations, which is expected given the high-end components involved. The CPU alone has a percentileVsAllCpus of 83, with an average benchmark score of 26272, while the GPU has a percentileVsAllGpus of 94. The combination of a top-tier GPU with a strong mid-range CPU results in a synergistic pairing that excels in this title.

The CPU’s nearest rivals include the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U, which scores 26262 with a deltaPct of 0%, and the AMD Ryzen 7 7735U, which scores 26305 with a deltaPct of -0.1%. These differences are negligible, indicating that the 7600X is tightly clustered with other capable processors. However, in Control, the measured FPS is heavily influenced by the GPU, so the CPU’s rank percentile of 83 does not directly translate to a similar game performance percentile. Instead, the combo’s rank of 12 is driven by the RTX 5090’s dominance.

The GPU’s nearest rival, the RTX 5090 D, has a deltaPct of 0.1%, meaning the two cards are statistically indistinguishable in average benchmark scores. This is reflected in the game data, where the measured FPS values are likely at the upper boundary of what the engine can produce. The AMD Radeon PRO W6600, another rival, has a deltaPct of 1.3%, but this is a workstation card and not a direct gaming competitor. The combination’s rank of 12 out of 1636 indicates that there are only 11 other systems that outperform it, likely featuring even higher-end CPUs or specialized configurations.

FAQ

Q: What is the average FPS at 4K High settings for this combo?

A: The measured average FPS at 3840x2160 with High settings is 88.7 FPS.

Q: How does the RTX 5090 compare to its nearest rival in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The RTX 5090 has an average benchmark score of 84306, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D scores 84241, resulting in a deltaPct of 0.1% in favor of the RTX 5090.

Q: What is the CPU’s boost clock and how does it affect 1080p performance?

A: The AMD Ryzen 5 7600X has a boost clock of 5.30 GHz. At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the combo achieves 274.7 FPS, indicating that the CPU’s clock speed is sufficient to avoid bottlenecking the GPU.

Q: Is the GPU or CPU the limiting factor at 4K Ultra?

A: At 3840x2160 Ultra, the average FPS is 81.8. The GPU is the primary limiting component, as the increasing pixel count taxes the RTX 5090’s 176 ROPs and shading units, while the CPU has ample headroom.

Q: What memory bandwidth does the RTX 5090 have?

A: The RTX 5090 features a memory bandwidth of 1.79 TB/s, utilizing 32 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 512-bit bus.

*Q: How does the combo rank among all tested configurations in Control?*

A: The combo ranks 12th out of 1636 tested combos, placing it in the top 1% of systems for this game.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured FPS rows, the optimal balance of visual quality and performance is achieved at High settings across all resolutions. At 1080p, High produces 177 FPS, which is well above the 144 Hz refresh rate common on gaming monitors, and the jump to Ultra only yields a 12% reduction to 157.2 FPS, making Ultra a viable choice for users with high-refresh displays. At 1440p, High delivers 137.8 FPS, which is still suitable for 120 Hz panels, while Ultra drops to 120 FPS, maintaining a solid experience.

For 4K, High settings provide 88.7 FPS, which is the recommended balance for this resolution, as Ultra drops to 81.8 FPS and Medium only offers 101 FPS. The data suggests that Medium at 4K is a valid alternative if users prioritize frame rate over fidelity, but High offers the best compromise between the 18% FPS loss from Medium and the 8% gain from Ultra. The Low preset is not recommended at any resolution above 1080p, as the visual degradation is significant, and the FPS gains (142.6 FPS at 4K) are unnecessary given that the High preset already exceeds 60 FPS.

The CPU’s 6 cores and 12 threads are sufficient for Control’s engine, and the single-thread score of 3406 in Cinebench R23 indicates strong per-core performance, which is critical for this game’s physics and scripted sequences. Ultimately, the High preset is the clear winner in the measured data, providing a consistent 88.7 FPS at 4K and 177 FPS at 1080p, making it the default recommendation for this hardware configuration.