Control

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 combination delivers a high-refresh-rate experience in Control, with the data showing a clear performance hierarchy across resolutions and settings. The measured frames per second (FPS) range from 69 at 4K Ultra to 198 at 1080p Low, indicating that this system is capable of handling the game’s demanding physics and particle effects with substantial headroom. The benchmark results reveal a component balance that shifts as resolution increases, and the following analysis breaks down exactly what those numbers mean for gameplay.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS drop from 1080p to 4K is significant, but the pattern reveals a system that is primarily GPU-bound at higher resolutions. At High settings, the average FPS falls from 156 at 1920x1080 to 118 at 2560x1440, a reduction of 38 FPS, and then to 79 at 3840x2160, another 39 FPS drop. This linear scaling—roughly a 25% reduction for each step up in resolution—is a classic sign that the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 is the limiting component, as its workload increases proportionally with pixel count.

The Ultra preset tells a similar story, with averages of 135 at 1080p, 102 at 1440p, and 69 at 4K. The gap between 1440p and 4K here is 33 FPS, which is slightly less than the 36 FPS gap between 1080p and 1440p, suggesting that the GPU’s memory bandwidth and compute resources are being taxed more heavily at the highest resolution. The 16 GB of GDDR6X memory with a 716.8 GB/s bandwidth is likely sufficient, but the core clock boost of 2505 MHz is working harder to fill those 3840x2160 pixels.

At Low settings, the scaling becomes more interesting. The average FPS is 198 at 1080p, 181 at 1440p, and 126 at 4K. The drop from 1080p to 1440p is only 17 FPS, which is much smaller than the 39 FPS drop seen at High settings. This indicates that at Low settings, the CPU begins to play a larger role at 1080p, where the Ryzen 7 5700X3D’s 8 cores and 16 threads are more likely to become a bottleneck. The 3.00 GHz base clock and 4.10 GHz boost clock provide solid single-thread performance, but the 198 FPS ceiling at 1080p Low suggests there is a limit to how fast the game logic can be processed.

The Medium preset offers the most granular data, with min and max FPS recorded. At 4K Medium, the average is 89 FPS, with a min of 76 and max of 103. At 1440p Medium, the average rises to 132 FPS (min 113, max 152), and at 1080p Medium, the average is 175 FPS (min 148, max 201). The min FPS values are particularly telling: the 76 FPS floor at 4K indicates that even in heavy combat scenarios, the system does not dip below a playable threshold, while the 148 FPS floor at 1080p shows that the RTX 4080 is rarely starved for data.

Overall, the data implies that this combo is best suited for 1440p gaming, where it can maintain high refresh rates across all presets. At 4K, the RTX 4080 is the clear limiter, with the 69 FPS Ultra average falling below the 70 FPS mark that many gamers consider the minimum for smooth play.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured rows, the High preset at 2560x1440 offers the best balance of visual fidelity and performance. The 118 FPS average at this setting is well above the 60 FPS standard, and it provides a 16 FPS improvement over the 102 FPS Ultra average at the same resolution. The jump from High to Ultra costs 16 FPS at 1440p, which is a 13.5% reduction, while the visual difference between these presets in Control is often subtle, involving minor reflections and shadow quality.

For players prioritizing maximum frame rates, the Low preset at 1920x1080 delivers the highest measured average at 198 FPS. This is ideal for competitive play or for users with 200 Hz monitors, but the visual compromise is substantial. The Medium preset at 1080p, with a 175 FPS average and a 148 FPS min, is a strong middle ground that retains more detail while still offering excellent smoothness.

At 4K, the Medium preset is the most viable option, with an 89 FPS average and a 76 FPS minimum. This is notably better than the 79 FPS High average, and the 20 FPS gap between Medium and High at 4K suggests that the Medium preset reduces the GPU load enough to avoid the most demanding shading effects. The Ultra preset at 4K, with a 69 FPS average, is only recommended for players who prioritize image quality over frame rate and are willing to accept occasional dips below 60 FPS in intense scenes.

The data strongly suggests that the High preset at 1440p is the sweet spot for this combo, as it achieves a 118 FPS average that comfortably exceeds the refresh rate of most high-end monitors. The Ultra preset at 1440p, at 102 FPS, is also acceptable, but the performance cost is not justified by the incremental visual gains. For 1080p users, the Medium preset’s 175 FPS average and 148 FPS min provide a superior experience to High’s 156 FPS, as the higher minimum frame rate ensures smoother frame pacing.

FAQ

*Q: What is the highest average FPS this combo can achieve in Control?*

A: The highest measured average FPS is 198, achieved at 1920x1080 resolution with the Low preset. This is followed by 181 FPS at 2560x1440 Low and 175 FPS at 1920x1080 Medium.

Q: Can this system maintain 60 FPS at 4K with maximum settings?

A: No, the data shows that at 3840x2160 with the Ultra preset, the average FPS is 69, which is above 60, but the minimum FPS is not recorded. At 4K Medium, the average is 89 FPS with a minimum of 76 FPS, which is a safer choice for consistent performance.

Q: How does the CPU affect performance at 1080p compared to 4K?

A: At 1080p Low, the average FPS is 198, which is likely CPU-limited due to the Ryzen 7 5700X3D’s 8 cores and 16 threads. At 4K Low, the average is 126 FPS, showing a 72 FPS drop, which indicates the GPU becomes the bottleneck as resolution increases.

Q: What is the performance difference between Medium and High presets at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, the Medium preset averages 132 FPS with a minimum of 113 FPS, while the High preset averages 118 FPS. This represents a 14 FPS advantage for Medium, or about a 10.6% improvement.

*Q: Is the RTX 4080’s 16 GB VRAM sufficient for Control at 4K?*

A: The data shows that at 4K Ultra, the average FPS is 69, and at 4K High it is 79. While VRAM usage is not directly measured, the 716.8 GB/s bandwidth and 16 GB capacity are consistent with the performance observed, as the game’s textures and effects do not appear to cause memory-related stutters based on the recorded FPS.

*Q: How does the combo rank among all tested systems for Control?*

A: This combo is ranked 353 out of 3720 tested combinations, placing it in the top 9.5% of all systems tested for this game. This indicates that it performs better than the vast majority of other hardware configurations.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system delivers its highest frame rates. The Low preset produces an average of 198 FPS, which is the maximum recorded across all settings and resolutions. The Medium preset averages 175 FPS, with a minimum of 148 FPS and a maximum of 201 FPS. The High preset averages 156 FPS, while the Ultra preset averages 135 FPS. This shows a smooth progression, with the gap between Low and Ultra being 63 FPS, or about 31.8% of the Low value.

At 2560x1440, the frame rates remain high but begin to reflect the increased GPU load. The Low preset averages 181 FPS, which is 17 FPS lower than 1080p Low. The Medium preset averages 132 FPS (min 113, max 152), the High preset averages 118 FPS, and the Ultra preset averages 102 FPS. The drop from Low to Ultra at this resolution is 79 FPS, which is a larger absolute difference than at 1080p, indicating that the RTX 4080 is working harder.

At 3840x2160, the GPU is clearly the limiting factor. The Low preset averages 126 FPS, which is still very playable, but the Medium preset drops to 89 FPS (min 76, max 103). The High preset averages 79 FPS, and the Ultra preset averages 69 FPS. The total range from Low to Ultra at 4K is 57 FPS, which is less than at 1440p, suggesting that the GPU’s performance ceiling is being approached.

The Medium preset is the only one with complete min/max data across all resolutions. At 1080p, the min FPS is 148 and the max is 201, a spread of 53 FPS. At 1440p, the min is 113 and the max is 152, a spread of 39 FPS. At 4K, the min is 76 and the max is 103, a spread of 27 FPS. This narrowing spread at higher resolutions indicates that the GPU’s consistent frame times are less likely to be interrupted by CPU-related hitches.

How This Combo Ranks

The comboRankInGame field places this specific configuration at rank 353 out of 3720 tested combos for Control. This means that 3367 other hardware combinations performed worse, while 352 performed better. In percentage terms, this combo outperforms approximately 90.5% of all tested systems, placing it in the 91st percentile for this game.

This ranking is consistent with the hardware’s individual benchmarks. The CPU’s percentileVsAllCpus is 77, meaning it is better than 77% of all CPUs, while the GPU’s percentileVsAllGpus is 86, better than 86% of all GPUs. The combination of a top-quartile CPU and a top-decile GPU yields a result that is better than nine out of ten systems, which aligns with the high FPS numbers observed in the measured data.

The gap between this combo and the top-ranked systems is likely due to more recent hardware, such as the RTX 4080 SUPER, which is a near rival with a deltaPct of 0.1% in average benchmark score. This negligible difference suggests that the RTX 4080 is still highly competitive, and the ranking is more a function of the CPU’s position relative to newer 7000-series or 9000-series processors. The data implies that for Control, the GPU is the primary driver of the high rank, as the game is not heavily CPU-bound at higher resolutions.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D is a Zen 3 architecture processor with 8 cores and 16 threads, based on the Vermeer codename. It has a base clock of 3.00 GHz and a boost clock of 4.10 GHz, with a 105 W TDP. The 96 MB of shared L3 cache is a standout feature, as it is larger than typical desktop CPUs, which is beneficial for games that rely on large working sets of data.

In Control, the CPU’s role is most evident at 1080p Low settings, where the average FPS is 198. This is the highest score in the dataset, and it suggests that the CPU is able to feed the GPU with enough draw calls to reach this ceiling. The 3dmark benchmarks show a single-thread score of 804 and a max-thread score of 6755, indicating that the CPU has solid single-core performance for game logic, but its multi-threaded capabilities are also strong, as seen in the cinebench_r23_multicore score of 22366.

The nearest rival, the AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D, has an avgScore of 24728 with a deltaPct of -0.1%, meaning it is statistically tied with the 5700X3D in overall CPU benchmarks. However, the 5700X3D’s higher L3 cache (96 MB shared) likely helps in Control’s physics-heavy scenes, which may explain why the FPS does not drop below 148 at 1080p Medium. The CPU’s memory bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s for DDR4 is lower than newer DDR5-based CPUs, but the data shows that this is not a bottleneck at 1440p or 4K, where the GPU is the limiting factor.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 is the dominant component in this combo. It features 16 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus, with a memory bandwidth of 716.8 GB/s. Its base clock is 2205 MHz, with a boost clock of 2505 MHz, and it has 9728 shading units. The 76 RT cores and 304 tensor cores are present, but Control does not explicitly require ray tracing, so the standard rendering pipeline is the focus.

The GPU’s role is clearly visible in the resolution scaling. At 4K Ultra, the average FPS is 69, which is below the 70 FPS mark. This is a direct result of the GPU’s fill rate and compute load. The pixel rate of 280.6 GPixel/s is substantial, but the 3840x2160 resolution requires 8.3 million pixels per frame, so the GPU is processing nearly 69 frames per second at that density. The texture rate of 761.5 GTexel/s and fp32 performance of 48.74 TFLOPS are more than sufficient for the game’s effects, but the data shows that the GPU is still the bottleneck at this resolution.

The nearest rival, the RTX 4080 SUPER, has an avgScore of 54209 with a deltaPct of 0.1%, meaning it is essentially identical in performance. This explains why the measured FPS at High settings (79 at 4K, 118 at 1440p) are consistent with what one would expect from a high-end Ada Lovelace GPU. The 16 GB VRAM is not a limiting factor in Control, as the game was released in 2019 and does not require more than 8 GB of memory, so the large capacity and high bandwidth ensure that textures are loaded without stutter, as evidenced by the 76 FPS minimum at 4K Medium.