Control

Control with an AMD Ryzen 7 5700X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER presents a clear case of GPU-bound scaling across resolutions. The measured data shows that moving from 1920x1080 to 2560x1440 at High settings drops the average frame rate from 76.8 FPS to 53.4 FPS, a substantial 23.4 FPS loss. Pushing further to 3840x2160 at High settings yields 40.7 FPS, which is a 36.1 FPS drop from the 1080p baseline. This pattern indicates that the RTX 2060 SUPER is the primary limiting factor as pixel count rises, with the CPU's headroom becoming less relevant at higher resolutions.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate degradation from 1080p to 4K is steep and consistent across all settings presets. At Low settings, the transition from 1920x1080 (117.4 FPS) to 2560x1440 (89.5 FPS) represents a 23.8% reduction, while the jump to 3840x2160 (62.7 FPS) cuts performance by 46.6% relative to 1080p. This scaling behavior is typical for a GPU with 8 GB of GDDR6 memory and a 256-bit bus, as the rendering load increases exponentially with pixel count.

Medium settings follow a similar trajectory: 84 FPS at 1080p, 66 FPS at 1440p, and 42.9 FPS at 4K. The gap between 1440p and 4K at Medium settings (23.1 FPS) is nearly identical to the gap between 1080p and 1440p (18 FPS), suggesting a linear relationship between resolution and frame rate for this configuration. Ultra settings show the most dramatic falloff, with 64.4 FPS at 1080p dropping to 51.5 FPS at 1440p and finally 31.8 FPS at 4K — the latter being below playable thresholds for most action games.

The data suggests that 2560x1440 is the practical ceiling for this combo if aiming for 60+ FPS, but only at Low settings. At High settings, 1440p produces 53.4 FPS, which is playable but not smooth. The 4K results across all presets (31.8 to 62.7 FPS) indicate that this resolution should be avoided unless the player accepts Low settings, where the 62.7 FPS average is the only 4K result above 60 FPS.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700X brings 8 cores and 16 threads based on the Zen 3 Vermeer architecture, with a base clock of 3.40 GHz and boost clock of 4.60 GHz. Its benchmark scores show strong multi-threaded performance: Cinebench R23 multicore reaches 22620, while the 3DMark 16-thread test scores 6858. The single-thread score of 921 in 3DMark and 3193 in Cinebench R23 indicates capable per-core performance that helps maintain frame pacing in CPU-light scenes.

In Control, the CPU's role becomes less critical as resolution increases. At 1920x1080, the lowest resolution tested, the CPU has more opportunity to bottleneck the GPU, yet the 117.4 FPS at Low settings suggests the 5700X is not holding back the RTX 2060 SUPER significantly. The CPU's 32 MB of shared L3 cache and dual-channel DDR4 memory support (51.2 GB/s bandwidth) provide adequate data throughput for game logic and physics.

Compared to its nearest rivals, the 5700X sits within 0.2% of the AMD Ryzen 5 7600X and Intel Core i9-11900KF in average benchmark scores, with deltaPct values of -0.2 and 0.1 respectively. This means the CPU is not the differentiator in this system; the GPU dominates performance scaling. The 65W TDP and 7 nm process node from TSMC keep thermals manageable, but the architectural advantage of Zen 3 is largely irrelevant when the GPU is saturated at higher resolutions.

Settings Recommendations

For players targeting 60+ FPS, the data points to 1920x1080 with High settings (76.8 FPS) as the sweet spot. This provides a solid visual quality uplift over Medium (84 FPS) with only a 7.2 FPS penalty, while Ultra (64.4 FPS) dips closer to the 60 FPS threshold. The 1080p Medium result of 84 FPS offers the best margin above 60 FPS, but the visual difference between Medium and High is often noticeable in Control's particle effects and reflections.

At 2560x1440, no preset achieves 60 FPS average. Low settings produce 89.5 FPS, which is the only 1440p result above 60 FPS. Medium (66 FPS) barely clears 60 FPS but comes close, while High (53.4 FPS) and Ultra (51.5 FPS) fall short. For 1440p users, Medium settings at 66 FPS is the recommended compromise, as the 23.5 FPS gap between Low and Medium is larger than the 12.6 FPS gap between Medium and High.

At 3840x2160, only Low settings (62.7 FPS) reach playable frame rates. Medium (42.9 FPS), High (40.7 FPS), and Ultra (31.8 FPS) all fall below the 60 FPS target, with Ultra being nearly unplayable for fast-paced combat. The recommendation is clear: if 4K is mandatory, use Low settings; otherwise, drop to 1440p for better visual fidelity without sacrificing too much performance.

FAQ

Q: Can this system run Control at 60 FPS on 1080p?

A: Yes. At 1920x1080, all four settings presets exceed 60 FPS: Low (117.4 FPS), Medium (84 FPS), High (76.8 FPS), and Ultra (64.4 FPS).

Q: What is the best 4K setting for this combo?

A: Low settings at 3840x2160 produce 62.7 FPS average, which is the only 4K preset above 60 FPS. Medium (42.9 FPS), High (40.7 FPS), and Ultra (31.8 FPS) are all below playable thresholds.

Q: How does the RTX 2060 SUPER compare to its nearest rival, the RTX 2070?

A: The RTX 2060 SUPER has an average benchmark score of 19774, which is 0.5% higher than the RTX 2070's 19680 score, per the deltaPct value of 0.5.

Q: Is the Ryzen 7 5700X a bottleneck at 1440p?

A: No. The CPU's benchmark scores place it within 0.2% of the Ryzen 5 7600X, and the frame rate drops from 1080p to 1440p are consistent with GPU-bound scaling, not CPU limitations.

Q: What is the performance difference between Low and Ultra at 1080p?

A: Low settings achieve 117.4 FPS, while Ultra drops to 64.4 FPS — a 53 FPS difference, representing a 45.1% reduction in performance for maximum visual quality.

Q: Does the 8 GB VRAM limit performance at any resolution?

A: The data does not show VRAM-specific bottlenecks. The frame rates scale consistently with resolution and settings, suggesting the 8 GB GDDR6 memory is sufficient for Control's requirements across all tested configurations.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER is built on the TU106 chip using TSMC's 12 nm process, with 10,800 million transistors on a 445 mm² die. Its base clock of 1470 MHz boosts to 1650 MHz, and the 8 GB of GDDR6 memory runs at 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective) across a 256-bit bus, yielding 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth. These specifications place the GPU in the 63rd percentile of all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 19774.

The GPU's 2176 shading units, 136 TMUs, and 64 ROPs deliver 7.181 TFLOPS of FP32 performance. The 34 RT cores and 272 tensor cores provide hardware acceleration for ray tracing and DLSS, though the measured FPS data does not indicate whether these features were enabled during testing. The pixel rate of 105.6 GPixel/s and texture rate of 224.4 GTexel/s help explain the consistent frame rates at lower resolutions.

Compared to its nearest rivals, the RTX 2060 SUPER outperforms the GTX TITAN by 0.3% (19706 vs 19774) and the RTX 2070 by 0.5% (19680 vs 19774). This narrow margin suggests that the 2060 SUPER is well-positioned in its class, but the 4K results (31.8 to 62.7 FPS) confirm that it is not a 4K-class card for demanding titles like Control. The 175W TDP and dual-slot design with a single 8-pin power connector make it a manageable upgrade for most systems, with a suggested PSU of 450W.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the RTX 2060 SUPER delivers its best results. Low settings produce 117.4 FPS, Medium drops to 84 FPS, High reaches 76.8 FPS, and Ultra falls to 64.4 FPS. The spread of 53 FPS between Low and Ultra shows that Control's settings have a significant impact on GPU load at 1080p.

At 2560x1440, the frame rates compress: Low hits 89.5 FPS, Medium reaches 66 FPS, High achieves 53.4 FPS, and Ultra manages 51.5 FPS. The gap between High and Ultra narrows to just 1.9 FPS, indicating diminishing returns at the highest preset. The 1440p results show that Low is the only preset with a comfortable margin above 60 FPS.

At 3840x2160, all presets struggle. Low produces 62.7 FPS, Medium drops to 42.9 FPS, High falls to 40.7 FPS, and Ultra bottoms out at 31.8 FPS. The difference between Medium and High at 4K is only 2.2 FPS, while the jump from Low to Medium costs 19.8 FPS — the largest single preset penalty across all resolutions. This suggests that the Medium preset introduces a significant rendering load that the GPU cannot sustain at 4K.

The overall combo rank of 1136 out of 1636 combinations places this system in the lower-middle range for Control, reflecting the GPU's age and the game's demanding nature. The data shows a clear hierarchy: 1080p is fully playable at any preset, 1440p requires Low or Medium for 60+ FPS, and 4K is only viable at Low settings.