Control

FAQ

Q: What is the AMD Ryzen 7 7700's position among all CPUs in benchmark data?

A: The Ryzen 7 7700 sits in the 91st percentile of all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 40,468. It trails the AMD Ryzen 9 7940H by 0.1% and the AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 by 0.5%, while leading the Intel Core i9-13905H by 0.6% and the Intel Core Ultra 5 235T by 1.2%.

Q: How does the RTX 2060 compare to its closest GPU rivals in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The RTX 2060 holds the 58th percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 16,074. It outperforms the AMD Radeon RX 7600S by 0.5% and the AMD Radeon Pro W5500 by 1.8%, but falls behind the AMD Radeon Pro 5600M and AMD Radeon Pro 5700 by 1.7% each.

Q: What is the best measured frame rate for this combo in Control, and at what settings?

A: The highest average FPS recorded is 108.4 at 1920x1080 with Low settings. For more demanding presets, the combo achieves 77.8 FPS at Medium, 69.2 FPS at High, and 60.3 FPS at Ultra at the same resolution.

Q: Can this combo handle 4K gaming in Control?

A: At 3840x2160, the combo delivers an average of 54.3 FPS on Low, 41.4 FPS on Medium, 34.1 FPS on High, and 28.1 FPS on Ultra. The 4K Ultra figure falls well below the 60 FPS threshold, indicating that playable 4K requires reduced settings.

Q: How does this combo rank among all tested system combinations in Control?

A: The combo ranks 1,353rd out of 1,636 tested combinations, placing it in the lower portion of the overall distribution. This reflects the GPU's age relative to modern configurations.

Q: What memory specifications does the Ryzen 7 7700 support?

A: The CPU supports DDR5 memory on a dual-channel bus with a bandwidth of 83.2 GB/s. It also includes integrated Radeon Graphics, though discrete GPU performance is what matters for Control.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 7700 is an 8-core, 16-thread processor built on the Zen 4 (Raphael) architecture using a 5 nm process at TSMC. Its base clock is 3.80 GHz with a boost clock of 5.30 GHz, and the chip carries a 65 W TDP. The cache hierarchy comprises 64 KB of L1 per core, 1 MB of L2 per core, and 32 MB of shared L3 cache, which is substantial for a desktop part in this class.

In Control, the CPU's role can be inferred from the measured FPS scaling across resolutions. At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the combo hits 108.4 FPS, which suggests the CPU is feeding frames fast enough to keep the GPU busy. The 16 threads are well-suited to the game's action-adventure workload, which typically benefits from multiple cores for physics, AI, and streaming. The single-thread performance is also strong, as shown by the 3DMark single-thread score of 1,049 and Cinebench R23 single-core score of 4,136, which helps with game logic that is not fully parallelized.

The multi-threaded capability is evident in Cinebench R23 multicore scoring 29,302, and the 3DMark 16-thread score of 8,484 is nearly identical to the max-thread score of 8,479, indicating that the 8-core/16-thread configuration scales efficiently. This headroom matters in Control, where loading new areas and handling destructible environments can spike CPU demand.

The CPU's position relative to rivals is tight: it is nearly identical to the AMD Ryzen 9 7940H (0.1% behind), AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 (0.5% behind), and Intel Core i9-13905H (0.6% ahead). The Intel Core Ultra 5 235T is 1.2% behind. This means the 7700 is not a bottleneck in most scenarios, but at lower resolutions and settings, the RTX 2060 becomes the limiting factor.

The 7700's PCIe Gen 5 support (24 lanes) and DDR5 memory bandwidth of 83.2 GB/s provide fast data paths for the GPU and game assets, reducing potential stutter when streaming textures. However, in Control, the measured FPS deltas between Low and Ultra at 1080p (108.4 vs. 60.3) indicate that the GPU is the primary performance constraint, as the CPU has ample headroom to push higher frame rates if the GPU could deliver them.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the AMD Ryzen 7 7700 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 ranks 1,353rd out of 1,636 tested combos in Control, placing it in the bottom 17-18% of the overall distribution. This rank is heavily influenced by the GPU, which holds only the 58th percentile among all GPUs, while the CPU sits at the 91st percentile.

This disparity is typical for a modern CPU paired with an older mid-range GPU. The data shows that the combo's rank is not a reflection of CPU weakness — the 7700's synthetic scores are competitive with much newer mobile parts. Instead, the RTX 2060's age and specifications limit the overall system performance in a game like Control, which has demanding real-time effects.

Compared to other combos with similar CPUs but faster GPUs, this pairing would likely fall behind, as the 2060's 6 GB VRAM and 336.0 GB/s bandwidth constrain high-resolution and high-settings workloads. The rank of 1,353 indicates that most tested configurations outperform this one, but the CPU ensures that the system is not holding back the GPU in compute-heavy scenes.

For a user with this combo, the data suggests that the system is balanced for 1080p gaming but will struggle at 4K Ultra, where the measured average FPS is 28.1. The rank also reflects that Control is a GPU-intensive title, so upgrading the GPU would yield a much larger performance gain than upgrading the CPU.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers an average of 108.4 FPS on Low settings, which is smooth for competitive play. Medium settings drop the average to 77.8 FPS, still above 60 FPS. High settings yield 69.2 FPS, while Ultra settings produce 60.3 FPS, barely holding the 60 FPS threshold. The scaling from Low to Ultra represents a 44% reduction in average FPS, showing the GPU's sensitivity to quality presets.

Moving to 2560x1440, the averages are 80.6 FPS on Low, 60.1 FPS on Medium, 48.6 FPS on High, and 43.9 FPS on Ultra. The step from Medium to High at 1440p is a drop of 11.5 FPS, while the step from High to Ultra is only 4.7 FPS, indicating diminishing returns at higher settings. Notably, only Low settings maintain a frame rate above 80 FPS at this resolution.

At 3840x2160, the performance falls significantly. Low settings average 54.3 FPS, which is playable but not smooth. Medium drops to 41.4 FPS, High to 34.1 FPS, and Ultra to 28.1 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra at 4K is 26.2 FPS, representing a 48% performance loss. None of the 4K presets reach 60 FPS, confirming that this combo is not suited for 4K gaming in Control.

The data shows a consistent pattern: the RTX 2060 provides playable frame rates at 1080p across all settings, acceptable at 1440p with reduced settings, and marginal at 4K with Low settings only. The CPU's performance headroom is sufficient, as evidenced by the fact that the frame rate drops more sharply with resolution and settings than would be expected if the CPU were the bottleneck.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 is built on the Turing architecture using a 12 nm process at TSMC, with 10,800 million transistors on a 445 mm² die. It has a base clock of 1365 MHz and a boost clock of 1680 MHz, with 1,920 shading units, 120 TMUs, and 48 ROPs. The GPU features 30 RT cores and 240 tensor cores, which are relevant for Control's use of ray tracing and DLSS, though the measured FPS data does not specify whether these features were enabled.

The memory subsystem consists of 6 GB of GDDR6 on a 192-bit bus, providing 336.0 GB/s of bandwidth. This is a critical limitation in Control, which uses high-resolution textures and complex particle effects. At 4K Ultra, the average FPS of 28.1 suggests that the 6 GB VRAM is likely saturated, causing the GPU to fall back on slower memory operations. The pixel rate of 80.64 GPixel/s and texture rate of 201.6 GTexel/s are modest by modern standards, contributing to the performance cliff at higher resolutions.

The GPU's FP32 performance is 6.451 TFLOPS, and its FP16 performance is 12.90 TFLOPS (2:1). These figures place it well below modern mid-range cards, which is why the combo ranks 1,353rd out of 1,636 in Control. The RTX 2060 holds the 58th percentile among all GPUs, and its closest rivals are the AMD Radeon RX 7600S (0.5% faster), AMD Radeon Pro 5600M (1.7% faster), AMD Radeon Pro 5700 (1.7% faster), and AMD Radeon Pro W5500 (1.8% slower).

In Control, the GPU's role is dominant. The measured FPS deltas across resolutions show that the 2060 is the limiting factor, as the CPU's 91st percentile ranking cannot compensate for the GPU's 58th percentile standing. The GPU's 160 W TDP and dual-slot design are typical for the era, but the 6 GB VRAM is insufficient for 4K Ultra in this title, where the data shows only 28.1 FPS. At 1080p, the GPU provides a solid experience, with Ultra settings hitting 60.3 FPS, but users seeking higher frame rates must reduce settings to Low (108.4 FPS) or Medium (77.8 FPS).