Control

Control with the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER delivers a dominant performance profile, ranking in the 88th percentile of all tested combinations. The pairing shows exceptional headroom across all resolutions, though the data reveals a clear shift in bottleneck behavior as pixel count increases, moving from a lightly-threaded CPU constraint at 1080p to a GPU-bound scenario at 4K.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data shows a predictable but steep decline as resolution increases, with the magnitude of the drop varying significantly by settings preset. At Low settings, the average frame rate falls from 226.6 FPS at 1920x1080 to 117.1 FPS at 3840x2160, representing a 48% reduction. The High preset shows a similar proportional decline, dropping from 145.1 FPS at 1080p to 72.2 FPS at 4K, a 50% decrease. This consistent halving of performance from 1080p to 4K indicates that the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER’s rendering pipeline is being progressively saturated, though the absolute numbers remain high enough to suggest the GPU is never fully overwhelmed.

The scaling pattern changes character at Medium and Ultra presets. At Medium, the 1080p score of 161.8 FPS falls to 123.9 FPS at 1440p (a 23% drop) and then to 85.3 FPS at 4K (another 31% drop). At Ultra, the progression from 124.0 FPS at 1080p to 94.2 FPS at 1440p (24% drop) and then to 63.3 FPS at 4K (33% drop) shows a more gradual degradation curve. This suggests that at higher settings, the added shading and texture work begins to engage more of the GPU’s compute resources, making the resolution transition smoother rather than hitting a hard memory bandwidth wall.

The 4K Ultra result of 63.3 FPS is the only sub-60 average in the entire dataset, and it still clears the playability threshold comfortably. The gap between 1440p and 4K at Ultra is 30.9 FPS, while the gap between 1080p and 1440p is 29.8 FPS, indicating near-linear scaling that points to the GPU’s 672.3 GB/s memory bandwidth and 44.10 TFLOPS FP32 throughput as the limiting factors at higher resolutions, rather than any CPU-side constraint.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X provides substantial compute headroom that becomes evident when examining the 1080p results. With 8 cores, 16 threads, and a boost clock of 4.70 GHz, this Zen 3 Vermeer processor delivers a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 23571 and a single-core score of 3327. The high single-thread performance is critical for Control’s game logic and physics, which tend to favor fewer, faster cores. The 3DMark single-thread score of 943 and 2-thread score of 1846 suggest that the game’s primary thread can leverage the CPU’s 4.70 GHz boost effectively.

At 1080p Low, the combination achieves 226.6 FPS, which is substantially higher than the 4K Low result of 117.1 FPS. This 109.5 FPS gap at the same settings preset can only be attributed to the CPU’s ability to feed frames faster than the GPU can render them at lower resolutions. The 3DMark 16-thread score of 7586 and max-thread score of 7578 indicate that multi-threaded workloads scale well, but Control’s engine does not appear to require more than a fraction of the available 16 threads to maintain high frame rates.

The CPU’s 32 MB of L3 cache and 51.2 GB/s dual-channel DDR4 memory bandwidth provide sufficient data throughput for the game’s asset streaming. The Passmark multi-thread score of 27732 places this CPU in the 84th percentile of all processors, and its nearest rival, the AMD Ryzen 7 5800, scores within 0.3% — essentially identical performance. The data shows that at 1440p and above, the CPU contribution becomes secondary, as the frame rate differences between presets narrow compared to the 1080p spread.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER is the dominant component in this pairing, and its specifications explain the measured results. With 16 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus delivering 672.3 GB/s bandwidth, the card has ample capacity for Control’s textures and effects at 4K. The boost clock of 2610 MHz, combined with 8448 shading units, produces 44.10 TFLOPS of FP32 compute, which directly translates to the high average frame rates observed.

The GPU’s 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 5569 and Passmark G3D score of 31811 place it in the 86th percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rival, the NVIDIA CMP 50HX, scores 49071 in average benchmark score, just 0.7% higher — a statistical tie. The RTX A2000 trails by 1.6%, and the RTX A1000 Mobile trails by 2.0%, confirming the 4070 Ti SUPER sits comfortably in its performance tier.

The VRAM capacity proves decisive at 4K Ultra, where the 63.3 FPS result suggests the card is managing memory allocation efficiently without hitting capacity limits. The pixel rate of 250.6 GPixel/s and texture rate of 689.0 GTexel/s provide the fill rates needed for Control’s particle-heavy combat sequences. The 66 RT cores and 264 tensor cores are present but not explicitly exercised in the measured FPS data, which reflects rasterized performance only.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data supports Ultra settings as the optimal choice for most users, provided the target resolution is 1440p or below. At 2560x1440, Ultra delivers 94.2 FPS, which is well above the 60 FPS threshold and only 12.3 FPS lower than High settings. The visual fidelity gains from Ultra are substantial in Control’s atmospheric environments, and the performance cost is modest at this resolution.

At 4K, the decision becomes more nuanced. High settings produce 72.2 FPS, while Medium produces 85.3 FPS and Ultra drops to 63.3 FPS. The 8.9 FPS difference between High and Ultra at 4K is small enough that Ultra remains viable for users with adaptive sync displays, but High is the safer recommendation for locked 60 FPS gameplay. The Low preset at 4K yields 117.1 FPS but sacrifices too much visual quality to be worthwhile when Medium is only 27.5% slower.

For 1080p users, all presets exceed 124 FPS, making Ultra the clear choice. The 226.6 FPS Low result demonstrates the combo’s ceiling, but the 102.6 FPS gap between Low and Ultra at 1080p indicates that users with high-refresh monitors can prioritize frame rate without worrying about CPU limitations.

How This Combo Ranks

This combination ranks 188th out of 1636 tested combos in Control, placing it in the top 11.5% of all configurations. The rank reflects the synergy between the 84th percentile CPU and 86th percentile GPU, though the overall position is slightly lower than the individual component percentiles might suggest. This discrepancy indicates that Control’s engine does not fully utilize the CPU’s multi-threading capabilities, as evidenced by the 3DMark 16-thread score of 7586 being nearly identical to the max-thread score of 7578.

The ranking becomes more meaningful when contextualized by resolution. At 1080p, the combo’s 226.6 FPS Low result would place it among the top performers for esports-style responsiveness, while the 4K Ultra score of 63.3 FPS still exceeds the typical 60 FPS console standard. The data suggests that this pairing is over-provisioned for 1080p gaming but appropriately matched for 1440p and 4K, where the GPU’s strengths and the CPU’s adequacy align.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the measured average frame rates are: Low 226.6 FPS, Medium 161.8 FPS, High 145.1 FPS, and Ultra 124.0 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is 102.6 FPS, demonstrating that settings have a dramatic impact at this resolution.

At 2560x1440, the results are: Low 169.6 FPS, Medium 123.9 FPS, High 106.5 FPS, and Ultra 94.2 FPS. The spread narrows to 75.4 FPS, showing that the GPU begins to assert more influence over the frame rate.

At 3840x2160, the results are: Low 117.1 FPS, Medium 85.3 FPS, High 72.2 FPS, and Ultra 63.3 FPS. The spread compresses further to 53.8 FPS, confirming that the GPU is the primary bottleneck at 4K and that settings adjustments have diminishing returns at this resolution.

FAQ

Q: Can this combo run Control at 4K 60 FPS?

A: Yes. At 4K High settings, the average FPS is 72.2, and at Ultra it is 63.3. Both exceed the 60 FPS threshold, with High providing a 12.2 FPS margin and Ultra providing a 3.3 FPS margin.

Q: What is the best settings preset for 1440p gaming?

A: Ultra settings at 2560x1440 produce 94.2 FPS, which is the highest quality preset while maintaining well above 60 FPS. The difference from High is only 12.3 FPS, making Ultra the recommended choice.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the limiting factor at 1080p?

A: The CPU is the limiting factor at 1080p. The 226.6 FPS Low result versus 117.1 FPS at 4K Low shows a 109.5 FPS difference attributable to the CPU’s ability to feed frames faster than the GPU can render at lower resolutions.

Q: How does this combo compare to the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER’s closest GPU rivals?

A: The GPU’s average benchmark score of 48704 is within 0.7% of the NVIDIA CMP 50HX and 1.6% ahead of the NVIDIA RTX A2000, confirming it sits at the top of its immediate performance tier.

Q: Does the 16 GB VRAM ever become a limitation in Control?

A: No. The 4K Ultra result of 63.3 FPS indicates the GPU is managing its 16 GB GDDR6X memory effectively, as performance does not collapse at higher resolutions or settings.

Q: What frame rate can I expect at 1080p with Medium settings?

A: The measured average at 1920x1080 Medium is 161.8 FPS, which provides a substantial buffer above 144 Hz refresh rates and leaves headroom for background tasks or streaming.