Control

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER pairing delivers a consistently playable experience in Control, but the data shows that the game’s demanding visual effects scale heavily with the preset chosen. The measured frame rates across all resolutions indicate that the "High" preset offers the most balanced trade-off between visual fidelity and performance, providing a baseline that is superior to both "Medium" and "Ultra" in terms of smoothness while retaining significantly more detail than "Low". At 1920x1080, the "High" preset achieves 80.9 FPS, which is comfortably above the 60 FPS threshold, and it remains playable at 2560x1440 with 61.3 FPS. While "Ultra" pushes the hardware to its limits, the average frame rates drop to 70.5 FPS at 1080p and 51.5 FPS at 1440p, indicating a steep cost for the highest settings. The "Low" preset, while delivering high frame rates, sacrifices the visual atmosphere that defines the game, making "High" the recommended choice for most scenarios.

Settings Recommendations

The benchmark data for this combination shows a clear hierarchy in performance scaling. At every resolution, the "Low" preset provides the highest average frame rate, but it does so at the expense of the core visual experience. The "High" preset, however, presents the most compelling argument for default usage. At 1920x1080, "High" yields 80.9 FPS, which is a 14.1% increase over "Ultra" (70.5 FPS) and a 15.6% decrease from "Low" (130.5 FPS). This positioning suggests that "High" captures a significant portion of the visual improvements without incurring the heavy performance penalty of "Ultra".

At 2560x1440, the pattern holds. "High" produces 61.3 FPS, which is just above the 60 FPS target for smooth gameplay, while "Medium" trails at 73 FPS and "Ultra" falls to 51.5 FPS. The gap between "High" and "Ultra" widens to 16% at this resolution, reinforcing that "Ultra" is not well-suited for this hardware. At 3840x2160, all presets struggle, but "High" remains the most viable option with 41.7 FPS, compared to 47.2 FPS for "Medium" and 38.9 FPS for "Ultra". The data suggests that "High" is the optimal default, as it consistently provides the best balance of image quality and frame rate. Users prioritizing higher frame rates at 1080p might consider "Medium" (95.9 FPS), but for a holistic experience, "High" is the recommended preset.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER is the primary driver of performance in Control, given the game’s reliance on real-time rendering effects. The GPU features 8 GB of GDDR6 memory across a 256-bit bus, providing a bandwidth of 448.0 GB/s. This memory configuration is sufficient for the game’s textures at 1080p and 1440p, as indicated by the relatively stable frame rates. The core clocks are set to a base of 1605 MHz and a boost of 1770 MHz, which allows for adequate processing of the game’s geometry and lighting calculations. The GPU’s Turing architecture, with 2560 shading units, handles the rasterization workload, while the presence of 40 RT cores and 320 tensor cores enables the ray-traced effects that Control is known for, though these features likely contribute to the high performance cost seen at "Ultra" settings.

The measured performance shows a direct correlation between resolution and frame rate, highlighting the GPU’s fill-rate limits. At 1920x1080, the "Ultra" preset achieves 70.5 FPS, but this drops to 51.5 FPS at 2560x1440 and 38.9 FPS at 3840x2160. This scaling indicates that the GPU is the bottleneck at higher resolutions, as the CPU has more headroom to feed it frames. The "Low" preset, which reduces the graphical load, allows the GPU to stretch its legs, achieving 130.5 FPS at 1080p. The GPU’s overall benchmark percentile of 65 places it in the mid-range of all tested GPUs, and its nearest rival, the NVIDIA RTX A400, scores only 0.5% higher in average benchmarks, confirming that the RTX 2070 SUPER is a capable mid-tier performer for this title.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700 serves as a solid foundation for this combination, providing ample multi-threaded performance to avoid bottlenecking the GPU in Control. This CPU has 8 cores and 16 threads, with a base clock of 3.70 GHz and a boost clock of 4.60 GHz. Its Zen 3 architecture and 16 MB of L3 cache ensure that the game’s physics and AI calculations are processed efficiently. The CPU’s multi-threaded benchmark scores, such as 20,655 in Cinebench R23, and a single-thread score of 2,916, indicate that it can handle the game’s single-threaded and multi-threaded workloads without issue. The 65 W TDP also suggests that the CPU operates within a power envelope that does not compromise the GPU’s thermal headroom.

In Control, the CPU’s role is to maintain a steady stream of frames, particularly at lower resolutions where the GPU is not as strained. The data shows that at 1920x1080 with "Low" settings, the combination reaches 130.5 FPS, which is likely near the CPU’s practical limit for this title. At higher resolutions, such as 2560x1440 and 3840x2160, the frame rates drop, indicating that the GPU becomes the limiting factor. The CPU’s benchmark percentile of 84 places it in the top quartile of all tested CPUs, and its nearest rival, the Intel Core i9-9900K, scores only 0.7% higher in average benchmarks. This performance parity suggests that the Ryzen 7 5700 provides sufficient headroom for the RTX 2070 SUPER across all tested settings.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the AMD Ryzen 7 5700 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER ranks at 989 out of 1,636 tested combos for Control. This places it in the lower half of the performance spectrum, which aligns with the measured frame rates that struggle to reach 60 FPS at 4K. The ranking reflects the GPU’s mid-tier status, as its percentile of 65 is lower than the CPU’s percentile of 84, indicating that the GPU is the limiting factor in this pairing. The combo’s rank is not a reflection of poor engineering, but rather the high demands of Control’s visual effects. The data shows that this combo is best suited for 1080p and 1440p gaming, where it can deliver playable frame rates on "High" settings.

When compared to other combos in the database, this pairing sits in the 60th percentile, meaning that approximately 40% of tested combinations perform better. The GPU’s nearest rival, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN Z, scores 0.9% higher in average benchmarks, while the AMD Radeon RX 5700 scores 2.5% lower. This suggests that the RTX 2070 SUPER is competitive with other mid-range options, but it does not have the raw power to push Control into high-refresh-rate territory at higher resolutions. The combo’s rank of 989 out of 1,636 is a clear indicator that users should target 1080p for the best experience, as the performance at 4K on "Ultra" (38.9 FPS) is not ideal for a smooth experience.

FAQ

*Q: What is the best resolution to play Control with this hardware?*

A: The data indicates that 1920x1080 is the optimal resolution, as the "High" preset achieves 80.9 FPS. At 2560x1440, the "High" preset drops to 61.3 FPS, which is still playable, but 3840x2160 on "High" only reaches 41.7 FPS.

Q: Should I use "Ultra" settings for the best visuals?

A: The "Ultra" preset provides the highest visual fidelity, but the performance cost is significant. At 1080p, "Ultra" yields 70.5 FPS, which is 12.8% lower than "High". At 1440p, the drop is more severe, with "Ultra" reaching only 51.5 FPS compared to "High"’s 61.3 FPS.

Q: How does the RTX 2070 SUPER compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The GPU’s average benchmark score is 22,206, which places it 0.5% behind the NVIDIA RTX A400 and 0.9% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN Z. It also trails the RTX 4060 Mobile by 2.3% and leads the AMD Radeon RX 5700 by 2.5%.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the bottleneck in this configuration?

A: Based on the data, the GPU is the primary bottleneck at higher resolutions. The CPU’s percentile of 84 is higher than the GPU’s percentile of 65, and the frame rates drop significantly as resolution increases, indicating that the GPU’s fill-rate is the limiting factor.

*Q: Can this combo handle 4K gaming in Control?*

A: The data shows that 4K gaming is possible but not ideal. The "Low" preset at 3840x2160 achieves 69.2 FPS, but the "High" preset drops to 41.7 FPS, and "Ultra" falls to 38.9 FPS. Users seeking a smooth 4K experience would need to use "Low" settings.

Q: What is the CPU’s performance relative to its competitors?

A: The Ryzen 7 5700 has an average benchmark score of 27,220, which places it 0.7% ahead of the Intel Core i9-9900K and 0.8% behind the Intel Core i7-12700H. It also leads the AMD Ryzen AI 5 340 by 1.2%.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured frame rates for this combination are presented across three resolutions and four settings presets. At 1920x1080, the "Low" preset delivers the highest average frame rate at 130.5 FPS. The "Medium" preset follows with 95.9 FPS, while "High" achieves 80.9 FPS and "Ultra" trails at 70.5 FPS. This represents a 46% drop from "Low" to "Ultra", highlighting the heavy cost of maximum settings.

Moving to 2560x1440, the performance scales down proportionally. The "Low" preset achieves 96.6 FPS, which is a 26% reduction from the 1080p result. The "Medium" preset reaches 73 FPS, while "High" manages 61.3 FPS and "Ultra" falls to 51.5 FPS. The gap between "High" and "Ultra" widens to 16% at this resolution, suggesting that the extra settings in "Ultra" are particularly demanding on the GPU.

At 3840x2160, the frame rates drop significantly across all presets. The "Low" preset achieves 69.2 FPS, which is the only setting that remains above 60 FPS at this resolution. The "Medium" preset reaches 47.2 FPS, while "High" delivers 41.7 FPS and "Ultra" drops to 38.9 FPS. The data shows a consistent pattern: the RTX 2070 SUPER is capable of handling Control at 1080p with high settings, but at 4K, only the "Low" preset provides a smooth experience. The "High" preset at 1440p offers a reasonable compromise, with 61.3 FPS, making it the best choice for users with 1440p monitors.