Control

The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 combination delivers a playable but aging experience in Control, with performance that hinges heavily on resolution and settings. The data shows a system that can handle 1080p gaming comfortably but struggles to maintain smooth frame rates at 4K, reflecting a bottleneck that shifts from the CPU to the GPU as pixel count rises.

FAQ

*Q: What is the best resolution for this combo in Control?*

A: At 1920x1080, the combo achieves a 94.8 FPS average on Low settings and 63.9 FPS on High, making it the only resolution where all tested settings remain above the 30 FPS threshold.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its closest rivals?

A: The Ryzen 7 5800X posts an average benchmark score of 27606, placing it 0.3% ahead of the AMD Ryzen 7 5800 and 0.8% ahead of the Intel Core i5-12600KF, while trailing the Intel Core i7-13700H by 0.4%.

Q: What is the GPU's standing among all tested graphics cards?

A: The GTX 1070 sits at the 51st percentile of all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 12331, placing it 0.7% ahead of the NVIDIA Quadro K4200 and 1.4% behind the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER.

*Q: Can this system run Control at 4K?*

A: At 3840x2160, the combo averages 28.3 FPS on High and 27.9 FPS on Ultra, both below the 30 FPS playability threshold, though Low settings reach 51.8 FPS.

Q: What is the frame rate difference between Low and Ultra at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, Low settings average 73.5 FPS, while Ultra drops to 40.5 FPS, a substantial 33 FPS gap that shows the GPU's sensitivity to graphical fidelity.

Q: Does the CPU's multi-threaded performance help in this game?

A: The Ryzen 7 5800X scores 23571 in Cinebench R23 multi-core and 7586 in 3DMark 16-thread tests, indicating strong headroom, but Control's frame rates at high resolutions suggest the GTX 1070 becomes the limiting factor.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070, built on the Pascal architecture with 1920 shading units and 64 ROPs, provides the visual processing for Control. Its 8 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 256-bit bus delivers 256.3 GB/s of bandwidth, which proves adequate for 1080p but strained at higher resolutions. The GPU's base clock of 1506 MHz and boost clock of 1683 MHz, combined with a 6.463 TFLOPS FP32 throughput, drive the measured frame rates.

The VRAM capacity becomes a critical factor at 4K, where the 3840x2160 High preset averages just 28.3 FPS. This suggests the 8 GB frame buffer is being taxed, as the GPU also maintains a 51st percentile ranking among all GPUs and a 1.4% deficit against the GTX 1650 SUPER. The GPU's 150 W TDP and PCIe 3.0 x16 interface are adequate for the workload, but the data indicates that the GTX 1070's age—evidenced by its end-of-life production status—limits its ability to keep pace with modern game demands.

At 1080p, the GPU's texture rate of 202.0 GTexel/s and pixel rate of 107.7 GPixel/s allow it to handle the game's physics and particle effects, yet the gap between Low (94.8 FPS) and Ultra (56.2 FPS) settings highlights how the card's compute resources scale with visual complexity. The GPU's DirectX 12 support (12_1) is present, but the performance figures suggest it is operating near its ceiling in this title.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Ryzen 7 5800X and GTX 1070 ranks 1370 out of 1636 tested combos in Control, placing it in the lower 16% of all configurations. This ranking reflects the GPU's modest standing—the GTX 1070's average benchmark score of 12331 is just 0.7% above the Quadro K4200 and 1.7% below the Tesla K20Xm—rather than the CPU's capabilities.

The CPU, by contrast, performs admirably in isolation. The Ryzen 7 5800X sits at the 84th percentile of all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 27606 that puts it within 0.8% of the Intel Core i5-12600KF. The 8-core, 16-thread configuration, running at a 3.80 GHz base and 4.70 GHz boost clock, provides ample processing power for Control's logic and AI routines.

The disparity between the CPU's high percentile (84) and the combo's low rank (1370 of 1636) indicates a severe bottleneck. The data shows that at 1080p Low, the system achieves 94.8 FPS, but at 4K Ultra, it falls to 27.9 FPS—a performance cliff that aligns with the GPU's 51st percentile ranking. This suggests that pairing this CPU with a more capable GPU would yield significantly better results, as the processor has headroom to spare.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured frame rates reveal a consistent pattern across resolutions and settings. At 1920x1080, the combo delivers playable performance across all presets: Low averages 94.8 FPS, Medium 72 FPS, High 63.9 FPS, and Ultra 56.2 FPS. These numbers show a smooth degradation from Low to Ultra, with a 38.6 FPS drop between the extremes.

Moving to 2560x1440, the frame rates decline noticeably. Low settings average 73.5 FPS, Medium 52.4 FPS, High 47.8 FPS, and Ultra 40.5 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra widens to 33 FPS, indicating that the GPU is working harder to fill the increased pixel count. The High preset at 1440p (47.8 FPS) remains above the 30 FPS floor, but Ultra dips closer to the edge of playability.

At 3840x2160, the system struggles. Low settings average 51.8 FPS, Medium 36.3 FPS, High 28.3 FPS, and Ultra 27.9 FPS. The drop from Medium to High is particularly steep, a 7.4 FPS decline that pushes the frame rate below the 30 FPS threshold. Ultra settings at 4K produce the worst result, barely exceeding 27 FPS, which would likely result in stutter and input lag during fast-paced combat sequences.

The data shows that the GTX 1070 can handle 1080p Ultra with 56.2 FPS, providing a smooth experience for most players. At 1440p, Medium and High settings offer the best balance, with 52.4 FPS and 47.8 FPS respectively. For 4K, only Low settings approach playability, and even then, the 51.8 FPS average suggests occasional dips below that figure.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate scaling from 1080p to 4K illustrates a clear GPU-bound scenario. At High settings, performance drops from 63.9 FPS at 1920x1080 to 47.8 FPS at 2560x1440, a 25.2% reduction, and then to 28.3 FPS at 3840x2160, a further 40.8% drop. This non-linear decline indicates that the GTX 1070 cannot maintain its throughput as pixel count quadruples from 1080p to 4K.

The Low settings curve shows a similar trend: 94.8 FPS at 1080p, 73.5 FPS at 1440p, and 51.8 FPS at 4K. The percentage drops are 22.5% and 29.5% respectively, which is less severe than High settings but still significant. This suggests that even at minimal graphical load, the GPU's pixel fill rate and memory bandwidth are insufficient for 4K rendering.

The scaling behavior points to the GPU as the primary limiting component. The Ryzen 7 5800X, with its 4,150 million transistors and 32 MB L3 cache, shows no signs of bottlenecking—the CPU's benchmark scores (e.g., 9899 in Cinebench R20 multi-core) far exceed what Control requires at these settings. Instead, the GTX 1070's 256.3 GB/s bandwidth and 6.463 TFLOPS compute capacity are the constraining factors.

At 1080p, the CPU can feed the GPU enough data to achieve 94.8 FPS on Low, indicating that the processor is not the limiting factor. As resolution increases, the GPU's workload grows faster than the CPU's, shifting the bottleneck entirely to the graphics card. The 4K Ultra result of 27.9 FPS, which is only 29.5% of the 1080p Low figure, underscores this imbalance. For players seeking higher resolutions, upgrading the GPU would provide the most significant frame rate improvement, as the CPU has proven it can support far higher performance levels.