Control

CPU Role — cores, clocks, and how they relate to this game's results

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700X is an 8-core, 16-thread processor built on the Zen 3 (Vermeer) architecture, fabricated on a 7 nm process by TSMC. It operates with a base clock of 3.40 GHz and a boost clock of 4.60 GHz, with a 65 W TDP. The CPU supports dual-channel DDR4 memory with a bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s and offers PCIe Gen 4 with 20 lanes from the CPU. It has a 32 MB shared L3 cache, along with 64 KB L1 and 512 KB L2 per core. The chip was released on April 3, 2022, with a launch MSRP of $299.

In synthetic benchmarks, the Ryzen 7 5700X scores 6858 in 3DMark 16-thread, 1821 in 2-thread, 3512 in 4-thread, 5768 in 8-thread, 6850 in max-thread, and 921 in single-thread tests. Cinebench R23 results show 13184 multi-core and 1499 single-core. Geekbench scores are 10779 multi-core and 2016 single-core. Passmark tests show 26612 multithread and 3385 single-thread, with a Passmark physics score of 1337. The CPU's average benchmark score is 27578, placing it at the 79th percentile among all CPUs.

Relative to its nearest rivals, the Ryzen 7 5700X is essentially tied with the Intel Core i5-12600K, which has an identical average score of 27578 (0% delta). It is 0.2% ahead of the AMD Ryzen 7 5800 (27535), 0.2% behind the AMD Ryzen 5 7600X (27636), and 0.3% ahead of the Intel Core Ultra 5 125H (27507). These margins are negligible in real-world gaming, meaning the CPU is not a differentiator in Control—the GPU drives the experience.

For Control, a game released on August 26, 2019, the Ryzen 7 5700X's 8 cores and 16 threads are more than sufficient. The game's engine, while demanding in certain physics and particle effects, does not scale heavily beyond a handful of cores. The single-thread score of 921 in 3DMark and 1499 in Cinebench R23 indicates strong per-core performance, which matters for frame pacing in action sequences. The 32 MB L3 cache helps with memory latency, but in this title, the CPU is unlikely to bottleneck the GPU at any resolution tested.

GPU Role — VRAM, clocks, and how they relate to this game's results

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 is built on the Blackwell 2.0 architecture, using the GB205 chip, fabricated on a 5 nm process by TSMC. It has 6144 shading units, 192 texture mapping units, 80 ROPs, 48 ray tracing cores, and 192 tensor cores. The GPU operates at a base clock of 2325 MHz and a boost clock of 2512 MHz, with memory running at 1750 MHz (28 Gbps effective). It features 12 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 192-bit bus, yielding a bandwidth of 672.0 GB/s. The card has a 250 W TDP, requires a 600 W suggested PSU, and uses a 1x 16-pin power connector. It is a dual-slot card measuring 245 mm in length, 115 mm in height, and 40 mm in width. Display outputs include 1x HDMI 2.1b and 3x DisplayPort 2.1b. The GPU was released on March 3, 2025, with a launch MSRP of 549 USD.

In GPU benchmarks, the RTX 5070 scores 5077 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, 172660 in Geekbench OpenCL, and 178923 in Geekbench Vulkan. Passmark scores are 29137 in G3D and 15787 in GPU compute, with DirectX tests scoring 180, 277, 108, and 320 for DX10, DX11, DX12, and DX9 respectively. The GPU's average benchmark score is 40377, placing it at the 82nd percentile among all GPUs.

Nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon Pro 580 (average score 40318, 0.1% behind), the AMD Radeon Pro WX 7100 (40063, 0.8% behind), the AMD Radeon Pro 5300 (40870, 1.2% ahead), and the NVIDIA RTX A500 Mobile (39568, 2% behind). These comparisons are mostly professional or mobile parts, indicating the RTX 5070 sits in a unique performance tier for consumer gaming.

For Control, the 12 GB VRAM is ample—the game at 4K Ultra typically uses less than 8 GB, so there is headroom. The 672.0 GB/s memory bandwidth is more than enough for the game's texture streaming. The GPU's rasterization performance, indicated by the 201.0 GPixel/s pixel rate and 482.3 GTexel/s texture rate, directly feeds into the measured FPS. The FP32 throughput of 30.87 TFLOPS (and matching FP16 at 1:1 ratio) suggests strong compute for the game's physics and post-processing effects. At 1080p, the GPU is clearly the limiting factor only at higher settings; at 4K, it becomes the dominant constraint.

Resolution Scaling — how FPS drops from 1080p to 4K and what it says about the limiting component

Looking at the measured FPS across resolutions at High settings: at 1920x1080, the average FPS is 130; at 2560x1440, it drops to 98; and at 3840x2160, it falls to 66. This represents a 24.6% drop from 1080p to 1440p, and a further 32.7% drop from 1440p to 4K. From 1080p to 4K, the total drop is 49.2%. This scaling pattern is typical of GPU-bound scenarios—the frame rate roughly halves as pixel count quadruples, indicating the CPU is not constraining performance at any resolution.

At Low settings, the scaling is steeper: 206 FPS at 1080p, 156 FPS at 1440p, and 105 FPS at 4K. The drop from 1080p to 4K is 49.0%, nearly identical to High settings. This consistency across settings suggests the GPU is the bottleneck even at Low settings, as reducing graphical load does not disproportionately benefit higher resolutions—the relative drop remains the same. If the CPU were limiting, the FPS drop from 1080p to 4K would be smaller because lower resolutions would hit CPU limits earlier.

At Medium settings, the FPS drops from 146 at 1080p to 111 at 1440p (24.0% drop) and then to 75 at 4K (32.4% drop from 1440p). At Ultra settings, it goes from 113 at 1080p to 85 at 1440p (24.8% drop) and to 58 at 4K (31.8% drop from 1440p). The pattern holds: roughly 25% reduction from 1080p to 1440p and another 32% from 1440p to 4K, regardless of quality level. This uniformity indicates the RTX 5070 is scaling predictably with resolution, and the Ryzen 7 5700X is not introducing variable bottlenecks.

The data shows that Control is heavily GPU-bound with this combo. Even at 1080p Low, the CPU does not cap FPS below 206, and at 4K Ultra, the GPU still delivers 58 FPS average. The CPU's headroom is sufficient to feed the GPU at all tested configurations.

How This Combo Ranks — use comboRankInGame vs other tested combos

This specific combination—AMD Ryzen 7 5700X with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070—ranks 780th out of 3720 tested combos in Control, placing it in the top 21% of all combinations tested. This rank reflects the GPU's strong performance relative to the CPU's mid-range position. The 3720 total combos include a wide range of hardware pairings, from entry-level to enthusiast, so a rank of 780 indicates this combo performs above average for gaming in Control.

The rank is more indicative of the GPU's capabilities than the CPU's. Given that the Ryzen 7 5700X is at the 79th percentile among CPUs and the RTX 5070 is at the 82nd percentile among GPUs, the combo rank of 780 out of 3720 (roughly the 79th percentile of combos) aligns with the GPU's percentile. This suggests the GPU is the primary driver of the ranking, with the CPU contributing minimally to any potential bottlenecks.

In practical terms, this rank means the combo will handle Control smoothly at 1080p and 1440p with high settings, and remain playable at 4K with some settings adjustments. The data confirms that this pairing is well-balanced for this title, with neither component severely limiting the other.

Measured FPS Breakdown — resolution by resolution, settings by settings, exact numbers

At 1920x1080, the RTX 5070 with the Ryzen 7 5700X delivers:

• Low: 206 FPS average
• Medium: 146 FPS average (min 124, max 168)
• High: 130 FPS average
• Ultra: 113 FPS average

The gap between Low and Medium is 60 FPS (29.1% reduction), while the gap from Medium to High is 16 FPS (11.0% reduction), and from High to Ultra is 17 FPS (13.1% reduction). The largest performance hit comes from moving off Low settings, which is typical for Control's quality presets.

At 2560x1440:

• Low: 156 FPS average
• Medium: 111 FPS average (min 94, max 127)
• High: 98 FPS average
• Ultra: 85 FPS average

From 1080p to 1440p, each setting loses roughly a quarter of its frame rate. At 1440p, the spread from Low to Ultra is 71 FPS, with Medium being 28.8% slower than Low, High being 11.7% slower than Medium, and Ultra being 13.3% slower than High.

At 3840x2160:

• Low: 105 FPS average
• Medium: 75 FPS average (min 63, max 86)
• High: 66 FPS average
• Ultra: 58 FPS average

At 4K, the minimum FPS at Medium is 63, which is still above 60, indicating smooth gameplay even with occasional dips. The Ultra setting at 58 FPS is just below the 60 FPS threshold, so players seeking a locked 60 FPS may need to drop to High or Medium. The spread from Low to Ultra at 4K is 47 FPS, with Medium 28.6% lower than Low, High 12.0% lower than Medium, and Ultra 12.1% lower than High.

Across all resolutions, the relative performance drop from Medium to High and High to Ultra remains consistent at roughly 11-13%, suggesting these settings have comparable costs. The Low to Medium step is consistently the most expensive, at around 29% FPS reduction, across all three resolutions.

FAQ

Q: Can this combo run Control at 4K Ultra with playable frame rates?

A: At 4K Ultra, the combo averages 58 FPS. This is below the 60 FPS threshold but still playable for most users. For a locked 60 FPS, dropping to High settings at 4K yields 66 FPS average, which provides headroom.

Q: How much FPS is lost going from 1080p to 4K at High settings?

A: At High settings, the average FPS drops from 130 at 1080p to 98 at 1440p and then to 66 at 4K. That is a 49.2% reduction from 1080p to 4K.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the bottleneck in Control with this pairing?

A: The data indicates the GPU is the limiting component. The FPS drop from 1080p to 4K is consistent (around 49%) regardless of settings, which is characteristic of GPU-bound performance. The CPU's 8 cores and 16 threads provide ample headroom.

Q: What are the minimum FPS values recorded at each resolution?

A: The measured minimum FPS values are only provided for Medium settings: 124 at 1080p, 94 at 1440p, and 63 at 4K. For other settings, only average FPS is available.

Q: How does the Ryzen 7 5700X compare to its nearest CPU rivals in overall benchmark scores?

A: The Ryzen 7 5700X has an average benchmark score of 27578, identical to the Intel Core i5-12600K (0% delta). It is 0.2% ahead of the AMD Ryzen 7 5800, 0.2% behind the AMD Ryzen 5 7600X, and 0.3% ahead of the Intel Core Ultra 5 125H. These differences are negligible.

Q: How does the RTX 5070's GPU benchmark score compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The RTX 5070 has an average benchmark score of 40377. It is 0.1% ahead of the AMD Radeon Pro 580 (40318), 0.8% ahead of the AMD Radeon Pro WX 7100 (40063), 1.2% behind the AMD Radeon Pro 5300 (40870), and 2% ahead of the NVIDIA RTX A500 Mobile (39568).