Control

The AMD Ryzen 7 7700 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER combination delivers a playable but limited experience in Control, with the GPU acting as the primary bottleneck across all tested resolutions. The data shows a clear pattern: performance scales predictably with resolution and settings, but the RTX 2060 SUPER lacks the headroom to maintain high frame rates at 4K, making 1080p the only resolution where this combo consistently exceeds 60 FPS at higher presets. The combo ranks 1109 out of 1636 tested configurations, placing it in the lower-mid tier for this title, which aligns with the GPU's 63rd percentile ranking among all GPUs.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate drop from 1080p to 4K is steep and consistent across all settings, confirming that the rendering load scales heavily with pixel count. At Ultra settings, the average frame rate falls from 67.9 FPS at 1920x1080 to 50.7 FPS at 2560x1440, then to 34 FPS at 3840x2160 — a total decline of 33.9 FPS, or roughly 50% from the 1080p baseline. This pattern repeats at High settings, where the average drops from 76.6 FPS at 1080p to 54.4 FPS at 1440p and 37.4 FPS at 4K, representing a 39.2 FPS reduction. The scaling is not perfectly linear, suggesting that the GPU's memory bandwidth and compute resources become increasingly strained as resolution rises.

The most telling data point is at Low settings, where the 4K average of 57.8 FPS is still below the 1080p Low average of 119.4 FPS by 61.6 FPS. Even when the visual load is minimized, the RTX 2060 SUPER cannot overcome the pixel throughput demands of 3840x2160. This indicates that the limiting component is the GPU itself, not the CPU, as the Ryzen 7 7700's strong single-thread and multi-thread scores — such as a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 29302 — are far above what Control requires. The frame rate deltas between resolutions are roughly proportional, with 1440p typically landing about 25-30% below 1080p and 4K landing another 30-35% below 1440p, which is characteristic of a GPU-bound scenario.

GPU Role

The RTX 2060 SUPER's specifications directly explain its performance ceiling in Control. With 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, the card provides 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth, which is adequate for 1080p and 1440p but insufficient for maintaining smooth 4K frame rates. The boost clock of 1650 MHz and base clock of 1470 MHz, combined with 2176 shading units, yield a FP32 performance of 7.181 TFLOPS. In practice, these numbers translate to the measured averages: the GPU sits at the 63rd percentile among all GPUs, and its nearest rival, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070, is only 0.5% ahead in average benchmark score. This tight grouping confirms that the RTX 2060 SUPER is a mid-range part, and Control's demanding rendering pushes it to its limits.

The 8 GB VRAM capacity is a notable factor. At 4K Ultra, the average frame rate drops to 34 FPS, and while the data does not include VRAM usage figures, the steep decline from 4K Medium (44.6 FPS) to 4K Ultra (34 FPS) suggests that texture memory pressure is contributing to the slowdown. The GPU's 448.0 GB/s bandwidth is the same at all resolutions, so the frame rate differences come from the increased data being moved per frame. The card's 12 nm process node and 175 W TDP are consistent with its 2019 release, and the measured results show that it has not aged well for a game like Control that pushes modern rendering techniques.

Settings Recommendations

For a smooth experience, the data points to 1080p as the target resolution. At 1920x1080, the Medium preset delivers an average of 86.4 FPS, while High achieves 76.6 FPS and Ultra drops to 67.9 FPS. The jump from Low (119.4 FPS) to Medium (86.4 FPS) is a 33 FPS reduction, indicating that Medium is the sweet spot for visual quality without sacrificing too much performance. At 1440p, the situation is tighter: Medium averages 65.4 FPS, which is playable, while High (54.4 FPS) and Ultra (50.7 FPS) fall below the 60 FPS threshold. The Low preset at 1440p (91 FPS) is the only option that provides a clear margin above 60 FPS, but it sacrifices most visual fidelity.

At 4K, no setting reaches 60 FPS. The best option is Low at 57.8 FPS, which is marginally playable but visually compromised. Medium (44.6 FPS), High (37.4 FPS), and Ultra (34 FPS) all fall into a range that is not recommended for a smooth experience. The data suggests that users should prioritize 1080p Medium or High for the best balance, as the 76.6 FPS High average provides a solid experience without the need to drop to Low settings. For 1440p, Medium is the highest playable preset, and for 4K, users must accept either Low settings or a frame rate below 45 FPS.

How This Combo Ranks

This combination of the Ryzen 7 7700 and RTX 2060 SUPER ranks 1109 out of 1636 tested combos in Control, placing it in the 32nd percentile of all tested systems. This ranking is below the midpoint, indicating that most other configurations deliver higher average frame rates. The GPU's individual percentile (63rd among all GPUs) is significantly higher than the combo's rank, which suggests that pairing this GPU with a faster CPU does not meaningfully improve Control performance — the GPU remains the limiting factor. The CPU's percentile (91st among all CPUs) is excellent, but it does not compensate for the GPU's mid-range position.

The deltaPct values for the GPU's nearest rivals are all within 1.3%, with the RTX 2070 just 0.5% ahead and the Quadro K5200 0.8% behind. This tight clustering means that swapping the RTX 2060 SUPER for any of these cards would result in nearly identical performance in Control. The combo rank of 1109 reflects the GPU's position, not the CPU's, as the Ryzen 7 7700's nearest rivals (like the AMD Ryzen 9 7940H) show only 0.1% to 1.2% differences in average score, none of which would alter the gaming outcome.

CPU Role

The Ryzen 7 7700 is far more capable than this game requires. With 8 cores and 16 threads running at a base clock of 3.80 GHz and boost clock of 5.30 GHz, the CPU delivers strong multi-threaded performance, as shown by its Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 29302 and Passmark multi-thread score of 34470. The single-thread performance is equally impressive, with a Cinebench R23 single-core score of 4136 and a 3DMark single-thread score of 1049. These benchmarks place the CPU in the 91st percentile of all CPUs, meaning it outperforms the vast majority of processors available.

In Control, however, these CPU strengths do not translate to higher frame rates. The measured FPS data shows that performance scales with resolution and settings in a way that is entirely consistent with GPU limitation. At 1080p Low, the 119.4 FPS average is likely near the CPU's practical limit for this game, but at any higher setting or resolution, the GPU becomes the constraint. The CPU's 32 MB of shared L3 cache and dual-channel DDR5 memory support (83.2 GB/s bandwidth) are more than sufficient for the game's data demands. The data indicates that the Ryzen 7 7700 is not a bottleneck in any tested configuration; the RTX 2060 SUPER is the component that determines the frame rates.

FAQ

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

A: The data shows 1920x1080 is the only resolution where all presets exceed 60 FPS, with High averaging 76.6 FPS and Ultra at 67.9 FPS. At 1440p, only Low (91 FPS) and Medium (65.4 FPS) reach 60 FPS, while 4K never reaches 60 FPS.

Q: How does the RTX 2060 SUPER compare to its closest rival?

A: The RTX 2060 SUPER has an average benchmark score of 19774, while its nearest rival, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070, scores 19680, placing it 0.5% behind. The NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN is 0.3% ahead, and the NVIDIA Quadro K5200 is 0.8% behind.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the limiting factor in this game?

A: The GPU is clearly the limiting component. The frame rate drops from 119.4 FPS at 1080p Low to 57.8 FPS at 4K Low, a 61.6 FPS reduction, despite the CPU's high benchmark scores (91st percentile). The CPU's performance is not the constraint.

Q: What settings should be used for 4K play?

A: At 3840x2160, the Low preset averages 57.8 FPS, which is the only playable option. Medium (44.6 FPS), High (37.4 FPS), and Ultra (34 FPS) all fall below 45 FPS and are not recommended for smooth gameplay.

Q: How does this combo rank among all tested systems?

A: This combo ranks 1109 out of 1636 tested combinations in Control, placing it in the lower-mid tier. The GPU's individual percentile is 63rd, which is higher than the combo's overall rank, confirming the GPU's dominant role.

Q: What is the frame rate difference between 1080p and 1440p at High settings?

A: At High settings, the 1080p average is 76.6 FPS, while the 1440p average is 54.4 FPS. This represents a 22.2 FPS decrease, or about 29% lower performance when moving to the higher resolution.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the Low preset achieves the highest average frame rate at 119.4 FPS. Medium drops to 86.4 FPS, a decrease of 33 FPS from Low. High averages 76.6 FPS, which is 9.8 FPS lower than Medium. Ultra is the slowest preset at 67.9 FPS, bringing the total range from Low to Ultra to 51.5 FPS. All presets at this resolution exceed 60 FPS, making 1080p the only resolution where this is true.

At 2560x1440, Low averages 91 FPS, which is 28.4 FPS lower than the 1080p Low result. Medium averages 65.4 FPS, a drop of 21 FPS from Low. High averages 54.4 FPS, falling below the 60 FPS threshold. Ultra averages 50.7 FPS, which is 3.7 FPS lower than High. The spread from Low to Ultra at 1440p is 40.3 FPS.

At 3840x2160, Low averages 57.8 FPS, which is barely below the 60 FPS mark. Medium averages 44.6 FPS, a decrease of 13.2 FPS from Low. High averages 37.4 FPS, and Ultra averages 34 FPS. The difference between Low and Ultra at 4K is 23.8 FPS, showing that the GPU's performance ceiling compresses as resolution increases. Across all resolutions, the Ultra preset consistently delivers the lowest frame rates, with the 4K Ultra result of 34 FPS being the slowest measured point in the entire dataset.