Control

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 combination delivers a strong performance profile in Control, with measured frame rates that remain highly playable across all tested resolutions and settings. The pairing of an 8-core, 16-thread Zen 3 processor with NVIDIA’s flagship Ada Lovelace GPU produces results that clearly favor the graphics card as the primary performance driver, particularly at higher resolutions.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700X provides 8 cores and 16 threads, built on the Zen 3 architecture with a base clock of 3.40 GHz and a boost clock of 4.60 GHz. This processor features 32 MB of shared L3 cache and supports DDR4 memory with dual-channel bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s. In synthetic benchmarks, the CPU achieves a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 22620 and a single-core score of 3193, placing it in the 83rd percentile among all CPUs tested. Its average benchmark score of 26214 sits within 0.2% of several direct rivals, including the Intel Core i9-11900KF (26196, +0.1% delta) and the AMD Ryzen 5 7600X (26272, -0.2% delta), indicating that the 5700X offers processing power comparable to these alternatives in general compute workloads.

For Control, the CPU’s role becomes more pronounced at lower resolutions where the GPU is less burdened. At 1080p Low settings, the combo reaches 229.2 FPS average, which suggests the processor can feed the RTX 4090 with sufficient data to maintain very high frame rates. However, the 5700X’s 3.40 GHz base clock and 4.60 GHz boost clock are not exceptionally high for modern gaming, and the data shows that at 1080p Ultra, the average FPS drops to 147.7, a 35.6% reduction from the Low setting at the same resolution. This drop indicates that while the CPU is capable, the increased graphical workload at Ultra settings begins to shift the balance, though the processor still avoids becoming a severe bottleneck at any measured configuration.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 is built on the Ada Lovelace architecture with 24 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 384-bit bus, providing 1.01 TB/s of memory bandwidth. Its boost clock reaches 2520 MHz, and the card contains 16384 shading units, 512 TMUs, and 176 ROPs, with 128 RT cores and 512 tensor cores. The GPU’s FP32 compute throughput is rated at 82.58 TFLOPS, and its pixel rate is 443.5 GPixel/s. In synthetic benchmarks, the RTX 4090 achieves a Passmark G3D score of 38194 and a Geekbench OpenCL score of 317684, placing it in the 91st percentile among all GPUs. Its average benchmark score of 66473 is within 1.3% of rivals such as the NVIDIA Tesla T4 (66733, -0.4% delta) and the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 56 (67097, -0.9% delta), though these comparisons are based on aggregate compute performance rather than gaming-specific results.

In Control, the RTX 4090’s capabilities are evident in the measured FPS data. At 4K Ultra, the combo still produces 79 FPS average, which is comfortably playable, and at 4K High, it reaches 87.9 FPS. The GPU’s 24 GB VRAM is more than sufficient for this 2019 title, meaning memory capacity is not a limiting factor at any tested resolution or setting. The card’s high memory bandwidth and compute throughput allow it to handle the game’s graphical effects with ease, as evidenced by the relatively small performance gap between High and Ultra settings at each resolution compared to the larger gap between Low and High.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination ranks 54th out of 1636 tested combos in Control, placing it in the top 3.3% of all configurations in the database. This rank reflects the strength of the RTX 4090, which is the dominant component in this pairing. The 5700X, while not the fastest CPU available, is sufficient to support the GPU’s performance in this title, particularly at higher resolutions where the GPU-bound nature of the workload reduces CPU sensitivity. The data shows that this combo outperforms the vast majority of tested configurations, with only 53 other combinations achieving higher average FPS in Control. This ranking is consistent with the GPU’s 91st percentile standing among all GPUs, suggesting that the CPU is not dragging down overall performance significantly, even though the processor itself sits at the 83rd percentile among CPUs.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers its highest frame rates. Low settings produce 229.2 FPS average, Medium settings yield 196.5 FPS, High settings reach 173 FPS, and Ultra settings drop to 147.7 FPS. The scaling from Low to Ultra at 1080p shows a 35.6% decrease in average FPS, indicating that the GPU is handling an increasing workload while the CPU remains relatively unconstrained.

Moving to 2560x1440, the performance decreases proportionally. Low settings average 208.7 FPS, Medium settings achieve 148.2 FPS, High settings produce 130.8 FPS, and Ultra settings fall to 112.5 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra at 1440p is 46.1%, which is larger than at 1080p, suggesting that the GPU is becoming more of a limiting factor as pixel count increases.

At 3840x2160, the frame rates are lower but still robust. Low settings average 140.2 FPS, Medium settings reach 99.4 FPS, High settings produce 87.9 FPS, and Ultra settings yield 79 FPS. The difference between Low and Ultra at 4K is 43.7%, which is significant but less pronounced than at 1440p, indicating that the GPU is now the clear bottleneck at this resolution. Across all resolutions, the step from Low to Medium produces the largest single-setting drop in FPS, suggesting that Medium settings introduce a substantial increase in graphical workload that the RTX 4090 must process.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS data reveals how the limiting component shifts as resolution increases. From 1080p to 1440p at High settings, the average FPS drops from 173 to 130.8, a 24.4% decrease. From 1440p to 4K at High settings, the average FPS drops from 130.8 to 87.9, a 32.8% decrease. This pattern indicates that the GPU is increasingly the limiting factor as resolution rises. At 1080p Low, the combo achieves 229.2 FPS, but at 4K Low, it drops to 140.2 FPS, a 38.8% reduction. This scaling suggests that the RTX 4090’s rendering capacity is being saturated at higher pixel counts, while the CPU’s contribution becomes less relevant.

At Ultra settings, the resolution scaling is more pronounced: 1080p Ultra produces 147.7 FPS, 1440p Ultra drops to 112.5 FPS, and 4K Ultra falls to 79 FPS. The 46.5% decrease from 1080p to 4K at Ultra settings highlights that the GPU is the dominant constraint at this quality level. Conversely, the relatively smaller drop from 1080p to 1440p at Low settings (9.0% decrease) suggests that at lower graphical loads, the CPU still has headroom, but the GPU begins to take over as the workload increases. The data overall indicates that this combo is GPU-limited in Control at all resolutions above 1080p, with the CPU providing sufficient performance to avoid becoming a significant bottleneck even at 1080p.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest average FPS this combo achieves in Control?

A: The highest measured average FPS is 229.2, achieved at 1920x1080 resolution with Low settings.

Q: How does the combo perform at 4K Ultra settings?

A: At 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the combo produces an average of 79 FPS, which is above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay.

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

A: At 2560x1440, Low settings average 208.7 FPS while Ultra settings average 112.5 FPS, representing a 46.1% decrease.

Q: Does the CPU or GPU limit performance in this game?

A: The data shows the GPU is the limiting component at resolutions above 1080p, as FPS drops more steeply with resolution increases, while the CPU provides sufficient performance at 1080p.

Q: How does this combo rank compared to other tested configurations?

A: This combo ranks 54th out of 1636 tested combos in Control, placing it in the top 3.3% of all configurations.

Q: What is the largest FPS drop between consecutive settings at 1080p?

A: At 1920x1080, the largest drop occurs from Low (229.2 FPS) to Medium (196.5 FPS), a decrease of 32.7 FPS or 14.3%.