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The measured data for Control with this AMD Ryzen 7 7700X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER combination shows a clear hierarchy across the three tested presets at each resolution. At 1920x1080, the Low preset achieves 399 FPS average, Medium reaches 281 FPS, High delivers 218 FPS, and Ultra drops to 144 FPS. The jump from Low to Medium costs 118 FPS, while the jump from Medium to High costs another 63 FPS, and High to Ultra costs 74 FPS. This pattern indicates diminishing returns as settings increase, but all presets remain highly playable at this resolution.

Moving to 2560x1440, the same progression holds: Low averages 254 FPS, Medium 179 FPS, High 139 FPS, and Ultra 92 FPS. The step from Medium to High is 40 FPS, and High to Ultra is 47 FPS. At 3840x2160, the spread tightens considerably: Low produces 134 FPS, Medium 94 FPS, High 73 FPS, and Ultra 48 FPS. The Ultra preset at 4K barely maintains a 48 FPS average, which represents the only configuration in the dataset that falls below the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay.

The optimal experience depends on the display's refresh rate and resolution. For 1080p displays with high refresh rates, the High preset at 218 FPS provides an excellent balance, leaving substantial headroom above 144 Hz displays while avoiding the visual compromises of Low and Medium. At 1440p, High at 139 FPS is similarly well-suited for 120 Hz or 144 Hz panels, though Medium at 179 FPS offers additional margin for those with 165 Hz or higher refresh rates. For 4K, High at 73 FPS is the recommended choice for standard 60 Hz displays, as it clears the threshold comfortably while Medium at 94 FPS provides even more headroom for VRR displays. The data suggests Ultra is only viable at 1080p, where 144 FPS still satisfies most high-refresh gaming scenarios.

The Medium preset consistently shows the only min/max FPS data in the dataset, with values of 239-323 at 1080p, 152-206 at 1440p, and 80-109 at 4K. This suggests Medium maintains more consistent frame pacing than the other presets, which lack min/max measurements. The 4K Medium minimum of 80 FPS is particularly notable, as it ensures no drops below 60 FPS even in demanding scenes.

FAQ

Q: Does the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER maintain 60+ FPS at 4K Ultra in Control?

A: No. The measured average at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings is 48 FPS, which falls below the 60 FPS threshold. For 4K gaming, the High preset at 73 FPS is the highest settings tier that maintains smooth performance.

Q: What is the performance difference between Low and Ultra at 1440p?

A: Low averages 254 FPS while Ultra averages 92 FPS, representing a 162 FPS drop. This means Ultra delivers approximately 64% lower performance than Low at 2560x1440, though both remain playable.

Q: How does the 4K Medium preset compare to 1080p Ultra?

A: 4K Medium averages 94 FPS with a minimum of 80 FPS, while 1080p Ultra averages 144 FPS. The 4K Medium result is higher than the 1080p Ultra result in terms of absolute FPS, but the 1080p Ultra provides higher graphical fidelity per pixel.

Q: Which preset shows the most stable frame delivery according to the data?

A: The Medium preset is the only one with recorded minimum and maximum FPS values across all three resolutions. At 4K, it ranges from 80 to 109 FPS; at 1440p, from 152 to 206 FPS; and at 1080p, from 239 to 323 FPS. This data suggests Medium maintains consistent frame pacing.

Q: Is the 1080p Low preset's 399 FPS average a realistic target for competitive play?

A: Yes, but with caveats. The 399 FPS average at 1920x1080 Low far exceeds any current display refresh rate, so the practical benefit is limited to minimizing input latency. The High preset at 218 FPS still provides ample headroom for 144 Hz or 240 Hz displays with better visuals.

Q: How does the combo rank among all tested configurations for Control?

A: This combination of AMD Ryzen 7 7700X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER ranks 3rd out of 3,720 tested combos in Control. This places it in the top 0.1% of all configurations tested for this game.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS progression across resolutions reveals how this system scales with pixel count. At 1080p Low, the system produces 399 FPS. Moving to 1440p Low drops this to 254 FPS, a 145 FPS reduction (36% lower). Going from 1440p to 4K Low further reduces to 134 FPS, another 120 FPS drop (47% lower). The scaling from 1080p to 4K Low results in a 265 FPS total reduction, meaning 4K Low delivers only 34% of the 1080p Low performance.

For the Medium preset, the scaling is slightly less dramatic in percentage terms: 281 FPS at 1080p, 179 FPS at 1440p (36% drop), and 94 FPS at 4K (47% drop from 1440p). The High preset shows 218 FPS at 1080p, 139 FPS at 1440p (36% drop), and 73 FPS at 4K (47% drop from 1440p). The consistency of these percentage drops across presets—approximately 36% from 1080p to 1440p and 47% from 1440p to 4K—indicates that resolution scaling is largely independent of settings in Control for this hardware combination.

The Ultra preset exhibits a slightly different pattern: 144 FPS at 1080p, 92 FPS at 1440p (36% drop), and 48 FPS at 4K (48% drop from 1440p). This consistency suggests the GPU is the primary limiting factor across all resolutions and settings. If the CPU were the bottleneck, we would expect the 1080p results to show less differentiation between low and high settings, as the CPU would cap performance regardless of resolution. Instead, the uniform scaling pattern indicates the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER's rendering workload scales predictably with pixel count.

The data also shows that the gap between Low and Ultra narrows at higher resolutions. At 1080p, Ultra is 255 FPS slower than Low. At 1440p, this gap narrows to 162 FPS. At 4K, it further narrows to 86 FPS. This is a typical pattern for GPU-bound scenarios, where the higher resolutions consume so much GPU throughput that the additional work from higher settings becomes relatively less impactful on the overall frame time.

How This Combo Ranks

In Control, this combination achieves a rank of 3 out of 3,720 tested combos. This places it in the 99.92nd percentile of all configurations tested for this game. The rank reflects the aggregate performance across all measured resolutions and settings. Given that Control is a 2019 title, this modern hardware combination substantially exceeds the requirements for even the most demanding configurations, which is reflected in the top-tier ranking.

The rank of 3 out of 3,720 is particularly noteworthy because it indicates that only two other combinations of CPU and GPU produced higher average performance in Control. This is consistent with the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER being an end-of-life product in the GeForce 40-series, as it represents one of the most capable GPUs from that generation. The Ryzen 7 7700X, while not the absolute fastest CPU in the Ryzen 7000 series, provides sufficient processing power to avoid bottlenecking the GPU in this game.

The percentileVsAllGpus for the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER is 76, meaning it outperforms 76% of all GPUs in the benchmark database. The percentileVsAllCpus for the Ryzen 7 7700X is 85, meaning it outperforms 85% of all CPUs. The combination of a high-CPU-percentile and high-GPU-percentile pairing naturally leads to an exceptional combo rank in a game that scales well with both components. The rank of 3 suggests that only configurations with even higher-tier GPUs (likely from the GeForce 50-series or equivalent) surpass this pairing in Control.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 7700X features 8 cores and 16 threads based on the Zen 4 architecture, with a base clock of 4.50 GHz and a boost clock of 5.40 GHz. Its cache hierarchy includes 64 KB of L1 per core, 1 MB of L2 per core, and 32 MB of shared L3 cache. This processor is built on TSMC's 5 nm process with 6,570 million transistors on a 71 mm² die. The CPU's benchmark results show strong multi-threaded performance: Cinebench R23 multi-core scores 19,088, while single-core scores 1,987. Geekbench multi-core reaches 12,451 and single-core 2,289. The 3DMark 16-thread test scores 8,859, while 2-thread scores 2,112.

For Control, the CPU's role is primarily to feed the GPU with draw calls and physics calculations. The high single-thread performance, evidenced by a PassMark single-thread score of 4,190 and a 3DMark single-thread score of 1,090, ensures that the game's main thread can process game logic efficiently. The 8-core/16-thread configuration provides ample parallelism for background tasks and any multi-threaded game systems. The CPU's 85th percentile ranking versus all CPUs indicates it is well above average, which is crucial for maintaining high FPS at lower resolutions where the CPU can become the bottleneck.

The data supports the conclusion that the CPU is not the limiting factor in this combination. At 1080p Low, the system produces 399 FPS, which is exceptionally high. If the CPU were limiting performance, we would expect to see similar FPS values across different settings at the same resolution, as the CPU workload would be the constraint. Instead, we see clear differentiation: 399 FPS at Low versus 144 FPS at Ultra. This indicates the GPU is the primary determinant of performance, even at 1080p. However, the CPU's capabilities are sufficient to allow the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER to reach its full potential at lower settings, as evidenced by the 399 FPS result.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the measured average FPS values are: Low at 399, Medium at 281 (with a range of 239-323), High at 218, and Ultra at 144. The Medium preset shows a 239 FPS minimum and 323 FPS maximum, indicating the frame delivery spans a wide range even at this mainstream resolution. The progression from Low to Medium to High to Ultra shows consistent step-downs of 118, 63, and 74 FPS respectively.

At 2560x1440, the averages are: Low at 254, Medium at 179 (range 152-206), High at 139, and Ultra at 92. The Medium preset's range of 152-206 FPS shows a 54 FPS spread, which is proportionally larger than the 1080p Medium spread of 84 FPS when normalized to the average. The step-downs are 75 FPS from Low to Medium, 40 FPS from Medium to High, and 47 FPS from High to Ultra.

At 3840x2160, the averages are: Low at 134, Medium at 94 (range 80-109), High at 73, and Ultra at 48. The Medium preset's range of 80-109 FPS shows a 29 FPS spread. The step-downs are 40 FPS from Low to Medium, 21 FPS from Medium to High, and 25 FPS from High to Ultra. The 4K Ultra result of 48 FPS is the only measured configuration that falls below 60 FPS, making it unsuitable for standard refresh rate displays.

The data reveals that the relative performance gap between presets changes with resolution. At 1080p, Ultra delivers 36% of Low's performance. At 1440p, Ultra delivers 36% of Low's performance. At 4K, Ultra delivers 36% of Low's performance. This consistency across resolutions is remarkable and suggests that the performance impact of each preset tier is proportional regardless of pixel count, which is typical for a GPU-bound game where the same rendering features are scaled uniformly.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER is built on the Ada Lovelace architecture with the AD103 chip, manufactured on TSMC's 5 nm process with 45,900 million transistors on a 379 mm² die. It features 16 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus, providing 672.3 GB/s of memory bandwidth. The GPU's base clock is 2340 MHz with a boost clock of 2610 MHz, and memory runs at 1313 MHz with 21 Gbps effective speed. The GPU includes 8,448 shading units, 264 texture mapping units, 96 ROPs, 66 ray tracing cores, and 264 tensor cores. Its compute capabilities include 44.10 TFLOPS of FP32 performance and a pixel rate of 250.6 GPixel/s.

In Control, the GPU's 16 GB VRAM capacity is more than sufficient for the game's texture and geometry requirements at all tested resolutions and settings. The 672.3 GB/s memory bandwidth ensures that texture streaming and data transfer do not become bottlenecks, even at 4K with high-resolution textures. The GPU's 76th percentile ranking versus all GPUs indicates it is a strong performer, though not in the top tier of all GPUs ever released. Its average benchmark score of 31,087 places it slightly below the NVIDIA TITAN RTX, which scores 31,676 with a -1.9% delta.

The GPU's performance in Control is best illustrated by the 4K High result of 73 FPS. This is a demanding configuration for most GPUs, and achieving above 60 FPS at 4K with High settings demonstrates the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER's capability. The 4K Medium result of 94 FPS with an 80 FPS minimum further shows that the GPU can handle 4K with moderate settings while maintaining a comfortable margin above 60 FPS. The GPU's 285 W TDP and triple-slot design indicate it is a high-end card designed for sustained performance under load.

The scaling from 1080p to 4K at each preset confirms the GPU is the primary performance determinant. The near-linear resolution scaling (approximately 36% drop from 1080p to 1440p, then 47% from 1440p to 4K) is consistent with a GPU-bound scenario where the rendering workload scales with pixel count. The GPU's 76th percentile ranking, combined with the CPU's 85th percentile ranking, creates a balanced system where neither component consistently bottlenecks the other in Control, though the GPU becomes increasingly dominant at higher resolutions and settings.