Control

The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti combination delivers a formidable Control experience, positioning itself in the 195th spot out of 1,636 tested combos. This places the pairing comfortably in the top 12% of all configurations, indicating that users can expect a high-performance, smooth gameplay session. The data reveals a system that scales predictably with resolution and settings, with the GPU emerging as the primary bottleneck at higher graphical loads.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data shows clear scaling trends as resolution increases from 1920x1080 to 3840x2160. At 1080p with High settings, the system produces 141.2 FPS, which drops to 110.8 FPS at 1440p, and further to 76.1 FPS at 4K. This represents a 46% reduction in frame rate from 1080p to 4K, highlighting how the GPU becomes increasingly stressed at higher pixel counts. The pattern is consistent across all settings presets, with the most dramatic drop occurring between 1440p and 4K.

The scaling behavior strongly indicates that the RTX 4070 Ti is the limiting factor at higher resolutions. At 1080p Low settings, the combo achieves 224.4 FPS, but this falls to 170.9 FPS at 1440p and 117.2 FPS at 4K. The diminishing returns suggest that the Ryzen 7 5800X has ample headroom to feed the GPU at lower resolutions, but the graphics card's rendering capabilities cap performance as pixel count rises. The gap between 1440p and 4K is particularly telling—a 31% reduction in FPS at High settings—which is typical of a GPU-bound scenario.

Notably, the difference between Low and Ultra settings at 1080p is 100.7 FPS (224.4 vs 123.7), while at 4K the same settings gap narrows to 56.7 FPS (117.2 vs 60.5). This compression at 4K further confirms that the GPU's raw throughput, rather than CPU or memory bandwidth, dictates the upper limits of performance at high resolutions.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination ranks 195th out of 1,636 tested configurations, placing it in the 88th percentile of all systems. This is a strong result for a pairing that pairs a 2020-era CPU with a 2023-era GPU. The ranking suggests that the system outperforms the vast majority of alternatives, though it does not reach the top tier reserved for the latest flagship CPUs paired with top-end graphics cards.

Benchmark data supports this ranking. The CPU's average benchmark score is 27,606, which places it in the 84th percentile against all CPUs. The GPU's average benchmark score is 44,900, placing it in the 85th percentile against all GPUs. Both components are above average, but neither is in the top decile, explaining why the combo lands in the upper-middle range of the overall rankings. The system's performance in Control specifically is likely influenced by the game's action-adventure nature, which may favor the CPU's strong single-threaded performance.

The nearest rivals for the CPU include the AMD Ryzen 7 5800 (0.3% higher score), AMD Ryzen 5 8500GE (0.4% lower), and Intel Core i7-13700H (0.4% lower). For the GPU, the nearest rivals are the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Mobile (0.6% higher), Intel Arc A730M (1.5% higher), and AMD Radeon Pro 580 (1.6% lower). These tight margins indicate that the components are well-matched to their competition, with no single rival offering a significant advantage.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X is a Zen 3 architecture processor built on a 7 nm process, featuring 8 cores and 16 threads. Its base clock of 3.80 GHz boosts to 4.70 GHz, providing strong single-threaded performance that is crucial for Control's gameplay logic and physics calculations. The processor's 32 MB of L3 cache and dual-channel DDR4 memory support (51.2 GB/s bandwidth) ensure that data can be fed to the GPU without bottlenecks.

Benchmark results show the CPU excels in multithreaded workloads, with a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 23,571 and a 3DMark max threads score of 7,578. The single-threaded scores are equally impressive, with a 3DMark single-thread score of 943 and a Cinebench R23 single-core score of 3,327. This balance between multi-core and single-core performance is ideal for Control, which benefits from both high frame rates and consistent frame pacing.

In the context of the measured FPS, the CPU's role becomes apparent at 1080p Low settings, where the system reaches 224.4 FPS. This high frame rate suggests the CPU can handle the game's simulation loads without becoming a bottleneck. However, as resolution increases, the GPU's workload grows, and the CPU's contribution becomes less critical. The data indicates that the 5800X has sufficient headroom to support the RTX 4070 Ti across all tested settings, with no evidence of CPU-induced frame rate limitations.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system delivers its highest frame rates. Low settings produce 224.4 FPS, Medium settings yield 162.7 FPS, High settings achieve 141.2 FPS, and Ultra settings drop to 123.7 FPS. These numbers indicate that the combo can easily drive high-refresh-rate 1080p monitors, even at the most demanding settings. The difference between Low and Medium is 61.7 FPS, while the gap between Medium and High is 21.5 FPS, showing diminishing returns as settings increase.

Moving to 2560x1440, the frame rates remain strong but show a clear step down. Low settings produce 170.9 FPS, Medium settings deliver 122.2 FPS, High settings achieve 110.8 FPS, and Ultra settings drop to 94.2 FPS. The 1440p results are still excellent for competitive or immersive gameplay, with Ultra settings maintaining nearly 100 FPS. The drop from 1080p to 1440p at Ultra settings is 29.5 FPS, representing a 24% reduction.

At 3840x2160, the system becomes more GPU-limited. Low settings produce 117.2 FPS, Medium settings deliver 83.3 FPS, High settings achieve 76.1 FPS, and Ultra settings drop to 60.5 FPS. The 4K results show that the RTX 4070 Ti can handle the resolution, but only at lower settings for high refresh rates. Ultra settings at 4K still provide a playable 60.5 FPS, which is above the 60 FPS threshold for most displays. The scaling from Low to Ultra at 4K shows a 48% reduction in performance, highlighting the GPU's workload at this resolution.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti is an Ada Lovelace architecture GPU built on a 5 nm process, featuring 7,680 shading units, 240 TMUs, and 80 ROPs. Its 12 GB of GDDR6X memory operates on a 192-bit bus, providing 504.2 GB/s of bandwidth. The GPU's base clock of 2,310 MHz boosts to 2,610 MHz, delivering 40.09 TFLOPS of FP32 performance. These specifications are well-suited for Control, which features detailed environments and physics-based destruction.

The GPU's benchmark scores reinforce its strong performance. It achieves a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 5,024 and a Passmark G3D score of 31,624. The Geekbench OpenCL score of 205,028 and Vulkan score of 186,784 demonstrate excellent compute capabilities. The GPU's percentile rank of 85% against all GPUs indicates it outperforms the majority of graphics cards, though it trails the very latest offerings.

The measured FPS data shows the GPU's performance ceiling. At 1080p Low, the 224.4 FPS result likely approaches the CPU's limit, but at 4K Ultra, the 60.5 FPS result is clearly GPU-bound. The consistent 25-30% performance drop when moving from 1440p to 4K across all settings confirms that the RTX 4070 Ti's rendering capabilities are the primary constraint at higher resolutions. The GPU's 12 GB VRAM is sufficient for Control's textures at all settings, with no evidence of memory-related frame rate drops.