Control

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700X paired with the AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT delivers a robust 1440p experience in Control, with the data showing a clear sweet spot at High settings that balances visual fidelity against frame rate. Across all resolutions, the Ultra preset demands a significant performance tax, while Low settings provide the highest headroom but sacrifice the game’s atmospheric detail. The measured results position this combo in the upper tier of tested configurations, ranking 604th out of 1636 total combos.

Settings Recommendations

The measured frames per second (FPS) data strongly favors the High preset as the optimal balance for this pairing. At 1920x1080, High yields 107.3 FPS average, which is only 10.1 FPS lower than the Medium preset’s 121.8 FPS but delivers noticeably better visual quality. The jump from High to Ultra at 1080p costs 10.1 FPS (from 107.3 to 97.2), making Ultra a less attractive option for competitive or fast-paced play.

At 2560x1440, the High preset remains the standout choice with an 81.2 FPS average. This is comfortably above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay, while Medium drops to 92.3 FPS and Ultra falls to 70.7 FPS. The 1440p High result shows only a 24% reduction from the 1080p High figure, indicating the GPU still has ample headroom at this resolution. For users prioritizing frame rate over maximum detail, the Medium preset at 1440p offers a 13.7% improvement over High (92.3 vs 81.2 FPS), but the visual compromise may not justify the gain.

At 3840x2160, the High preset produces a 55.6 FPS average, which is playable but borderline for demanding action sequences. The Medium preset at 4K delivers 60.9 FPS, making it the only 4K setting that maintains a consistent 60+ FPS experience. Ultra at 4K drops to 49.8 FPS, which is below the ideal smoothness threshold. Given these figures, the recommended path is High for 1080p and 1440p, with Medium serving as the fallback for 4K gaming.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT’s 16 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus provides substantial bandwidth at 624.1 GB/s, which directly supports the high-resolution textures and complex particle effects in Control. The GPU’s boost clock reaches 2430 MHz, with a game clock of 2124 MHz, and the data shows this hardware scales effectively across the four tested presets. The 37.32 TFLOPS FP32 performance and 583.2 GTexel/s texture rate are critical for the game’s physics-driven environmental destruction and dynamic lighting.

The 4K results reveal the GPU’s limits, with the gap between Low (86.9 FPS) and High (55.6 FPS) at 3840x2160 demonstrating a 36% performance penalty for enabling higher detail levels. This indicates that at 4K, the RX 7800 XT is the primary bottleneck, as the frame rate drops are consistent with increased shader and texture work. However, at 1080p, the GPU shows clear dominance, with Low settings reaching 175.5 FPS, suggesting the CPU becomes a more significant factor as resolution decreases. The pixel rate of 233.3 GPixel/s and 96 ROPs help maintain fill-rate-heavy scenes, but the data shows that 4K Ultra (49.8 FPS) requires compromises.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution for this combo in Control?

A: The 2560x1440 High preset offers the best balance, delivering 81.2 FPS average. This is 24% lower than the 1080p High result (107.3 FPS) but provides a sharper image without sacrificing smoothness.

Q: How does the Ultra preset compare to High at 1080p?

A: Ultra at 1920x1080 averages 97.2 FPS, which is 10.1 FPS lower than High’s 107.3 FPS. The 9.4% performance drop for Ultra settings suggests diminishing returns at this resolution.

Q: Can this system handle 4K gaming in Control?

A: Yes, but with caveats. The Medium preset at 3840x2160 achieves 60.9 FPS, while High drops to 55.6 FPS. For consistent 60+ FPS, Medium is the recommended 4K preset.

Q: What is the performance difference between Low and Ultra at 1440p?

A: Low at 2560x1440 reaches 131.9 FPS, while Ultra manages 70.7 FPS. This represents a 46.4% reduction in frame rate when moving from the lowest to highest detail settings.

Q: How does the RX 7800 XT’s 16 GB VRAM affect 4K performance?

A: The 16 GB capacity at 624.1 GB/s bandwidth supports the memory demands of 4K textures. The measured 4K results (49.8 to 86.9 FPS across presets) indicate the VRAM is sufficient, with GPU compute being the limiting factor.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the bottleneck at 1080p?

A: At 1920x1080, the GPU is less stressed, as shown by Low settings reaching 175.5 FPS. The Ryzen 7 5700X’s 8 cores and 16 threads provide enough throughput to avoid limiting the GPU at this resolution.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700X + AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT combination ranks 604th out of 1636 tested combos in Control, placing it in the top 37% of all configurations. This position is respectable given the hardware’s mid-range to upper-mid-range positioning. The CPU’s percentileVsAllCpus of 83 suggests it outperforms 83% of all processors in synthetic benchmarks, while the GPU’s percentileVsAllGpus of 76 indicates it beats 76% of all graphics cards.

The CPU’s nearest rivals show tight competition: the Intel Core i9-11900KF is 0.1% ahead with an average score of 26196, while the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U trails by 0.2% at 26262. The AMD Ryzen 5 7600X is 0.2% ahead at 26272, and the Ryzen 5 5500GT is 0.2% behind at 26161. These minimal deltas (all within 0.2%) suggest the 5700X’s 8-core, 16-thread configuration provides consistent performance across workloads.

For the GPU, the nearest rivals are less mainstream: the AMD FirePro S9300 X2 leads by 0.2% at 32540, while the NVIDIA P104-100 trails by 0.4% at 32747. The NVIDIA T600 Mobile is 0.7% behind at 32849, and the AMD FirePro S10000 is 0.7% ahead at 32388. These comparisons highlight that the RX 7800 XT’s 24176 Passmark G3D score and 139381 Geekbench OpenCL result place it in a competitive segment, though the ranking shows room for improvement with higher-tier GPUs.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700X uses the Zen 3 architecture on a 7 nm process, featuring 8 cores and 16 threads. Its base clock of 3.40 GHz boosts to 4.60 GHz, with 32 MB of shared L3 cache facilitating rapid data access for game logic. The CPU’s 65 W TDP and dual-channel DDR4 memory support at 51.2 GB/s bandwidth provide a solid foundation, though the data suggests the CPU is not the primary constraint in Control.

Benchmark results show the 5700X’s multi-threaded prowess: Cinebench R23 multicore scores 22620, while single-core reaches 3193. The 3DMark 16-thread test yields 6858, and max-thread scores hit 6850, indicating consistent scaling across all cores. This strength is evident in the 1080p Low preset where the GPU reaches 175.5 FPS — the CPU’s ability to feed frames at high rates prevents a bottleneck, as evidenced by the minimal performance drop from Low to High at this resolution (175.5 to 107.3 FPS).

However, at lower resolutions, the CPU’s single-thread performance becomes more relevant. The 3DMark single-thread score of 921 and Cinebench R20 single-core of 1341 suggest adequate, but not exceptional, single-thread capability. This is reflected in the 1440p results, where the frame rate differences between presets (131.9 to 70.7 FPS) track closely with GPU load, implying the CPU maintains sufficient headroom. The Passmark physics score of 1337 further supports that the 5700X handles game physics calculations without imposing significant limitations.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the data shows a clear progression across presets. Low delivers 175.5 FPS, Medium 121.8 FPS, High 107.3 FPS, and Ultra 97.2 FPS. The delta between Low and Ultra is 78.3 FPS, representing a 44.6% reduction. The step from Medium to High costs 14.5 FPS, while High to Ultra costs 10.1 FPS.

At 2560x1440, Low achieves 131.9 FPS, Medium 92.3 FPS, High 81.2 FPS, and Ultra 70.7 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra is 61.2 FPS (46.4% reduction). The Medium to High drop is 11.1 FPS, and High to Ultra is 10.5 FPS, showing consistent incremental costs.

At 3840x2160, Low reaches 86.9 FPS, Medium 60.9 FPS, High 55.6 FPS, and Ultra 49.8 FPS. The Low to Ultra reduction is 37.1 FPS (42.7%). The Medium to High drop is 5.3 FPS, and High to Ultra is 5.8 FPS, demonstrating that at 4K, the performance cost per preset level diminishes as the GPU becomes more saturated.

The 1080p Low result of 175.5 FPS is the highest measured, while 4K Ultra at 49.8 FPS is the lowest. These extremes bracket the combo’s capability, with the 1440p High (81.2 FPS) serving as the most balanced configuration for general play.

Resolution Scaling

Moving from 1920x1080 to 2560x1440 at High settings, the FPS drops from 107.3 to 81.2, a 24.3% decrease. This is expected as pixel count increases by 77.8%, but the GPU’s 624.1 GB/s bandwidth and 16 GB VRAM absorb the extra load efficiently. The scaling from 1440p to 3840x2160 is more severe: High drops from 81.2 to 55.6 FPS, a 31.5% reduction, while pixel count grows by 125%.

The Low preset shows the most dramatic scaling: 175.5 FPS at 1080p, 131.9 at 1440p, and 86.9 at 4K. This represents a 50.5% total drop from 1080p to 4K, indicating that at low settings, the GPU’s compute limitations become more pronounced at higher resolutions. Conversely, the Ultra preset scales from 97.2 at 1080p to 70.7 at 1440p (27.3% drop) and 49.8 at 4K (48.8% drop from 1080p).

These scaling patterns reveal that at 1080p, the CPU’s role is more significant — the Ryzen 7 5700X’s 4.60 GHz boost clock and 32 MB L3 cache help maintain high frame rates, but the GPU still dominates. At 4K, the RX 7800 XT’s 37.32 TFLOPS compute becomes the clear limiting factor, as evidenced by the 4K Ultra result falling below 50 FPS. The data implies that for 4K gaming, users should prioritize Medium settings (60.9 FPS) to maintain smoothness, while 1080p and 1440p offer more flexibility to enable High or Ultra without significant compromise.