Control

The AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER combination delivers a consistently playable experience in Control, though the data reveals a system that is firmly bound by its graphics card at higher resolutions. This pairing, ranking in the 2152nd position out of 3720 tested combos, shows a clear performance hierarchy where the CPU has enough headroom to push the GPU to its limits, but the GPU's capabilities define the overall frame rate ceiling. The benchmark results indicate a scalable setup that can be tuned to hit specific performance targets, from high-refresh 1080p gaming to more modest 4K presentations.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate data shows a predictable and steep decline as resolution increases, which is the primary indicator of where the bottleneck lies. At 1080p with High settings, the combo produces an average of 82 FPS. Moving to 1440p drops the average to 62 FPS, a reduction of roughly 24%. The jump to 4K is even more punishing, with the average falling to 42 FPS, which is a 32% drop from the 1440p figure and a 49% decline from the 1080p baseline. This scaling pattern is classic evidence of a GPU-bound scenario; the CPU is not the limiting factor here, as the frame rate is directly tied to the number of pixels being rendered.

The scaling behavior across different quality presets reinforces this conclusion. At Low settings, the system achieves 130 FPS at 1080p, 98 FPS at 1440p, and 66 FPS at 4K. The percentage drop from 1080p to 4K at Low settings is 49%, which is nearly identical to the drop seen at High settings. If the CPU were a significant constraint, we would expect to see a smaller relative drop at lower settings, where the GPU has less work to do. Instead, the consistent scaling suggests that even at the lowest settings, the GPU is still the primary driver of performance, just with more headroom to reach higher absolute frame rates.

The data indicates that the 4K resolution is the most demanding scenario for this combination. The difference between the High (42 FPS) and Ultra (36 FPS) presets at 4K is a 14% performance hit, while the gap between Low (66 FPS) and High (42 FPS) is a massive 36%. This suggests that the GPU's memory bandwidth and raw compute power are being saturated at 4K, and the visual quality settings have a compounding effect on the already heavy pixel workload. The 1440p resolution presents a more balanced picture, where the system can still deliver smooth gameplay with High settings at 62 FPS, but the 4K results clearly show that this is a resolution reserved for lower presets or less demanding titles.

How This Combo Ranks

Within the database of 3,720 tested combinations, this CPU-GPU pairing sits at rank 2,152, placing it in the lower-middle portion of the field. This percentile positioning is a direct result of the RTX 2070 SUPER's age and tier; it is a capable card, but it is outclassed by more modern and higher-end parts that populate the upper echelons of the benchmark charts. The combo's rank suggests that in a head-to-head comparison against a broad spectrum of hardware, it will lose to a significant majority of configurations, but it will also outperform a substantial number of older or lower-tier pairings.

The ranking is a single data point, but it is useful for setting expectations. A 2152nd place finish out of 3720 means the combo is in the 42nd percentile of tested systems. This is not a top-tier gaming rig, but it is far from being an entry-level one. The data shows that the CPU is a modern, high-performance part, but the GPU, which is from an earlier generation, holds the overall combination back. When paired with a more powerful GPU, the Ryzen 7 5800XT would likely rank much higher, but as measured here, the RTX 2070 SUPER is the anchor on the system's overall standing.

The nearest rivals for the CPU alone show it trading blows with modern mobile and desktop parts, with a 0% delta against the AMD Ryzen 7 7840H and just a 0.6% lead over the Ryzen 5 9600X. This indicates the CPU is far from being a weak link. The GPU, however, sits just below the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile and Intel Arc B570, with a -1.2% and -1.3% delta respectively. This context is crucial: the CPU is competitive with modern parts, but the GPU is running in the same league as mid-range and previous-generation hardware, which explains the overall combo ranking.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER is the defining component in this system's gaming performance. Its 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus provides a memory bandwidth of 448.0 GB/s, which is a significant factor in the 4K results. The measured frame rates at 4K, which hover between 36 FPS on Ultra and 66 FPS on Low, suggest that the memory capacity is sufficient for Control at these settings, but the bandwidth is a limiting factor. The card's 2560 shading units and 64 ROPs are responsible for the pixel-pushing workload, and the data shows they are being fully utilized at higher resolutions.

The clock speeds, with a base of 1605 MHz and a boost of 1770 MHz, are typical for this generation of graphics cards. The performance scaling from Low to Ultra settings shows that the GPU has a finite amount of compute headroom. At 1080p, the difference between Low (130 FPS) and Ultra (71 FPS) is an 45% reduction in performance, which is a substantial hit for maxing out the visual fidelity. This indicates that while the card is capable of high frame rates at lower settings, its compute resources are quickly taxed as the game's effects and geometry complexity increase.

The GPU's position in the benchmark hierarchy, with a percentile rank of 65 among all GPUs, confirms it is a mid-range performer by today's standards. Its average benchmark score of 20,282 places it just slightly behind the Intel Arc A750, which has a delta of -1.5%. The 12 nm process node and the Turing architecture, while advanced for its time, are now dated compared to newer designs. The data shows that the GPU is the clear bottleneck in this pairing, as the CPU is capable of feeding it more data than it can process, particularly at lower resolutions where the CPU's overhead is less of a factor.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The benchmark data provides a comprehensive look at performance across three resolutions and four settings presets. At 1920x1080, the system is capable of high refresh rate gaming. The Low preset delivers an average of 130 FPS, while Medium and High presets offer 92 FPS and 82 FPS, respectively. The Ultra preset drops to 71 FPS, which is still smooth for most players. The minimum frame rate recorded for the Medium preset is 78 FPS, suggesting that even in demanding scenes, the system maintains good frame pacing at this resolution.

Moving to 2560x1440, the frame rates become more moderate. The Low preset still delivers a strong 98 FPS average, but the High and Medium presets fall to 62 FPS and 70 FPS, respectively. The Ultra preset is the most demanding, with an average of 54 FPS. The data for the Medium preset shows a minimum of 59 FPS and a maximum of 80 FPS, indicating a wider variance in frame times at this resolution. This suggests that 1440p is a more demanding environment where the GPU's resources are more stretched, leading to less consistent performance.

At 3840x2160, the system struggles to maintain high frame rates. The Low preset is the only one that breaks the 60 FPS barrier, with an average of 66 FPS. The High and Medium presets drop to 42 FPS and 47 FPS, respectively, and the Ultra preset falls to 36 FPS. The Medium preset at 4K has a recorded minimum of 40 FPS and a maximum of 54 FPS, showing that even at this resolution, the game is playable but with noticeable frame drops. The data clearly shows that 4K is only viable with significant compromises to visual quality.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT is a modern 8-core, 16-thread processor based on the Zen 3 architecture. Its base clock of 3.80 GHz and boost clock of 4.80 GHz, combined with a large 32 MB L3 cache, make it a powerful gaming CPU. The benchmark results show that it is not the limiting factor in this system. The CPU's synthetic benchmarks, such as a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 23,794 and a single-core score of 3,359, put it in the 81st percentile of all CPUs, indicating strong performance that is unlikely to bottleneck a mid-range GPU.

In the context of Control, the CPU's role is to handle game logic, physics, and draw calls. The data suggests that it performs this task admirably, as the frame rates do not show a plateau at lower resolutions that would indicate a CPU limit. For example, at 1080p Low, the system achieves 130 FPS, and at 1080p Ultra, it drops to 71 FPS. If the CPU were the bottleneck, we would expect to see a smaller frame rate difference between these settings, as the GPU would be waiting on the CPU. The fact that the frame rate scales with the GPU workload points to the graphics card being the constraint.

The CPU's headroom is further evidenced by its performance against its nearest rivals. It is essentially tied with the AMD Ryzen 7 7840H and 8845HS, and only 0.6% ahead of the Ryzen 5 9600X. This shows that the 5800XT is a competitive part even against newer mobile and desktop processors. For this game, the CPU is providing a solid foundation, but the measured FPS figures are ultimately capped by the RTX 2070 SUPER's ability to render the frames, not by the CPU's ability to compute the game state.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured data, the optimal settings depend heavily on the target resolution and desired frame rate. For 1080p gaming, the High preset is the sweet spot, delivering an average of 82 FPS. This provides a significant visual improvement over the Medium preset (92 FPS) while still maintaining a frame rate that is well above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay. The Ultra preset, at 71 FPS, is also viable, but the 13% performance cost over High may not be worth the marginal visual gains for all users.

For 1440p, the data supports using the Medium preset as the best balance of quality and performance. It delivers an average of 70 FPS, which is comfortably in the playable range. The High preset, at 62 FPS, is also acceptable, but it is closer to the edge of the smoothness threshold. The Low preset (98 FPS) is unnecessarily sacrificing visual fidelity for performance that the hardware doesn't need to chase. The Ultra preset, at 54 FPS, is too demanding for consistent play.

At 4K, the recommendations are more drastic. The data shows that the Low preset is the only one that provides a consistently smooth experience, with an average of 66 FPS. The Medium preset, at 47 FPS, is playable but will have noticeable dips in frame rate, as indicated by the 40 FPS minimum. The High and Ultra presets, at 42 FPS and 36 FPS, respectively, are not recommended for a good experience. The conclusion is that 4K gaming with this hardware requires sacrificing most visual quality to achieve acceptable performance.