Control

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER combination delivers a formidable performance profile in Control, securing the 166th position out of 1,636 tested combos in the database. This placement places it comfortably within the top 10.1% of all configurations, underscoring a balanced pairing where neither component bottlenecks the other at standard gaming resolutions. The recorded frame rates confirm that this combo is not merely adequate but genuinely high-end for this title, with the data indicating a system capable of exploiting high refresh rate displays even under demanding settings.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo’s rank of 166 out of 1,636 tested configurations places it in the 90th percentile of all tested systems, a strong indicator of its overall capability in Control. This positioning is supported by the underlying component benchmarks. The CPU, AMD Ryzen 7 5700X, holds an 83rd percentile ranking against all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 26,214. Its nearest rivals in the database are remarkably close: the Intel Core i9-11900KF trails by a negligible 0.1%, the AMD Ryzen 5 7600X is only 0.2% faster, and the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U is 0.2% slower. This suggests that while the 5700X is not a class leader, its performance is squarely within the expected range for modern high-end processors, providing a solid foundation for the GPU.

On the graphics side, the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER sits in the 86th percentile of all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 48,704. Its nearest rivals include the NVIDIA CMP 50HX, which is 0.7% faster, and the NVIDIA RTX A2000, which is 1.6% slower. The delta between these scores is small, indicating that the 4070 Ti SUPER’s raw compute power is competitive with other top-tier cards. In the specific context of Control, the measured FPS demonstrates that this hardware combination translates its synthetic benchmark strength into real-world performance, achieving frame rates that are consistently high across all tested settings and resolutions.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data reveals a clear hierarchy of performance across the four preset settings. At 1080p, the Ultra preset produces an average of 123.1 FPS, while High, Medium, and Low yield 142.7, 163.8, and 225.7 FPS respectively. The jump from Ultra to High is a modest 15.9% improvement in frame rate, suggesting that the Ultra preset’s additional visual effects are not excessively taxing. However, the most significant leap is from Medium to Low, which shows a 37.8% increase in FPS, indicating a substantial reduction in GPU workload. Given that the High preset delivers a 142.7 FPS average at 1080p, it provides an excellent balance, offering a smooth experience well above the 144Hz threshold for many displays while maintaining high visual fidelity.

At 1440p, the pattern remains consistent. The Ultra preset averages 97.6 FPS, which is perfectly playable on high-refresh-rate monitors. The High preset increases this to 107.6 FPS, a 10.2% gain. For users with 144Hz displays, the Medium preset at 126.1 FPS is the most optimal choice, as it provides a 29.2% performance boost over Ultra while still maintaining a high level of graphical detail. The Low preset at 171.8 FPS is excessively fast for most displays and would sacrifice too much visual quality for a marginal benefit. For 4K resolution, the High preset at 75.1 FPS is the sweet spot, providing a smooth, immersive experience on 60Hz displays. The Ultra preset at 64.2 FPS is also viable, but the data suggests that High offers a more comfortable margin for maintaining consistent frame times. The Low preset at 118.7 FPS is unnecessary for 4K, as the visual degradation would be more noticeable than the frame rate gain is beneficial.

Resolution Scaling

The performance scaling from 1080p to 4K illustrates the GPU-bound nature of Control at higher resolutions with this hardware. At High settings, the transition from 1080p (142.7 FPS) to 1440p (107.6 FPS) represents a 24.6% drop in performance, while the transition from 1440p to 4K (75.1 FPS) results in a further 30.2% drop. This consistent degradation pattern indicates that the GPU is the primary limiting factor as pixel count increases, a typical characteristic for a visually intensive title like Control. The CPU’s role diminishes as resolution scales up, and the 5700X’s 8-core, 16-thread configuration is more than sufficient to feed the GPU frame data at all tested resolutions.

The data for Low settings reinforces this analysis. At 1080p, the combo hits 225.7 FPS, which drops to 171.8 FPS at 1440p (-23.9%) and then to 118.7 FPS at 4K (-30.9%). The percentage drops are remarkably similar to those seen at High settings, confirming that the scaling penalty is a function of resolution rather than the specific preset. This uniform scaling behavior points to a system where the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER’s 16 GB of GDDR6X memory and 256-bit memory bus are being fully utilized. The GPU’s pixel fill rate of 250.6 GPixel/s and texture rate of 689.0 GTexel/s are the likely constraints at 4K, as the sheer volume of fragments and texture fetches increases exponentially with resolution. In contrast, the CPU’s 3DMark scores, such as 9,500 in Cinebench R20 multi-core, show a processor with ample headroom to handle the game’s physics and logic threads without becoming a bottleneck until frame rates exceed 200 FPS at 1080p.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution for this combo to achieve a consistent 60+ FPS experience?

A: The data shows that at 4K with the High preset, the combo averages 75.1 FPS, which is well above the 60 FPS target. Even the Ultra preset at 4K maintains an average of 64.2 FPS, indicating that 4K gaming is fully viable with this hardware.

Q: How much performance does the Ultra preset cost compared to High at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, the High preset yields 107.6 FPS, while the Ultra preset yields 97.6 FPS. This represents a 10.2% performance reduction for the maximum visual settings.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the limiting factor at 1080p?

A: At 1920x1080 with the Low preset, the average frame rate reaches 225.7 FPS. This is a very high frame rate, but it suggests the CPU is nearing its limit, as the scaling from Medium to Low (163.8 to 225.7 FPS) is a 37.8% increase, indicating the GPU has more headroom that the CPU may not be able to fully utilize at this low graphical load.

Q: Does the combo rank change significantly between different synthetic benchmarks?

A: The combo’s rank in-game is 166 out of 1,636. The CPU’s average benchmark score of 26,214 places it close to rivals like the Intel Core i9-11900KF (26,196) and AMD Ryzen 5 7600X (26,272), showing consistent performance across various tests. The GPU’s average score of 48,704 is similarly consistent with its rivals.

Q: What is the frame rate difference between 4K and 1080p at Medium settings?

A: At 1080p Medium, the average is 163.8 FPS. At 4K Medium, the average drops to 85.9 FPS. This is a 47.6% reduction in performance, highlighting the significant impact of resolution on GPU load.

Q: For a 144Hz monitor, which settings are recommended at 1440p?

A: The Medium preset at 1440p delivers an average of 126.1 FPS. While this is below 144 FPS, it is the most balanced option that approaches that target. The High preset at 107.6 FPS is also viable if visual quality is prioritized over raw frame rate.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER is the dominant component in this pairing for Control, particularly at higher resolutions. Its 16 GB of GDDR6X memory is a substantial asset, preventing any potential VRAM capacity issues even at 4K with the Ultra preset. The GPU’s memory bandwidth of 672.3 GB/s, facilitated by a 256-bit bus and a memory clock of 1313 MHz (21 Gbps effective), ensures that texture streaming and data transfer are not bottlenecks. The boost clock of 2610 MHz, coupled with 8,448 shading units, provides the raw computational throughput necessary to handle the game’s complex lighting and particle effects. The GPU’s passmark G3D score of 31,811 and 3DMark Steel Nomad score of 5,569 are strong indicators of its DirectX 12 performance, which Control leverages.

The GPU’s role becomes increasingly critical as resolution scales. At 1080p, the 142.7 FPS average at High settings shows a balanced workload, but the system is not fully GPU-bound. However, at 4K, the frame rate drops to 75.1 FPS at High settings, a 47.4% decrease from 1080p. This demonstrates that the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER is being pushed to its limits by the increased pixel count. The data suggests that the GPU’s pixel rate of 250.6 GPixel/s is the limiting factor at 4K, rather than its texture rate of 689.0 GTexel/s. The GPU’s 66 RT cores are also relevant, as Control features ray tracing effects; the measured FPS at 4K High (75.1) indicates that the card handles these effects comfortably without a dedicated ray tracing preset in the measured data. The card’s 96 ROPs are sufficient to maintain high fill rates, but the sheer pixel workload at 3840x2160 is what drives the performance scaling observed. Ultimately, the 4070 Ti SUPER provides a high-performance baseline, but the data clearly shows that the CPU is not the limiting factor in this combo; the GPU’s capabilities dictate the final frame rates across all tested configurations.