Control

The AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D paired with the AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT delivers a commanding performance profile in Control, showcasing a system that is equally capable of high-refresh 1080p gaming and smooth 4K experiences. The data indicates a well-balanced pairing where the GPU becomes the primary scaling factor as resolution increases, while the CPU’s strengths ensure that frame rates remain consistently high across all settings.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a clear progression of performance degradation as resolution climbs from 1920x1080 to 3840x2160. At the Low preset, the average frame rate drops from 181.3 FPS at 1080p to 135.2 FPS at 1440p, and finally to 91.1 FPS at 4K. This represents a 25.4% decrease from 1080p to 1440p, followed by a further 32.6% drop moving to 4K. The pattern is consistent across all settings presets, confirming that the RX 6800 XT is the limiting component at higher resolutions.

The scaling behavior shifts dramatically when examining the Ultra preset. At 1080p Ultra, the system averages 96.1 FPS, which falls to 76.1 FPS at 1440p and 48.9 FPS at 4K. The percentage deltas here are more severe: a 20.8% drop from 1080p to 1440p, and a 35.7% drop from 1440p to 4K. This steeper decline at the highest settings suggests that the GPU's compute resources are being saturated by the combination of high resolution and intensive graphical effects.

Interestingly, the gap between Low and Ultra settings narrows as resolution increases. At 1080p, the difference is 85.2 FPS (181.3 vs 96.1), but at 4K, this gap compresses to 42.2 FPS (91.1 vs 48.9). This convergence indicates that at 4K, the GPU is the dominant bottleneck regardless of settings, whereas at 1080p, the settings choice has a much larger relative impact on performance.

The 1440p results sit in a sweet spot for this combination, with the High preset delivering 87.3 FPS and Medium achieving 96.5 FPS. These numbers suggest that for players targeting high refresh rates at 1440p, there is headroom to enable higher settings without sacrificing smoothness.

Settings Recommendations

The benchmark results point to High settings as the optimal balance for most usage scenarios. At 1080p, High settings produce 110.5 FPS, which is only 18.4% lower than Low settings but provides substantially better visual quality. The jump from High to Ultra at 1080p costs 14.4 FPS (110.5 to 96.1), a 13% penalty that may not justify the visual gains for competitive players.

For 4K gaming, the High preset at 59.5 FPS is notable because it barely crosses the 60 FPS threshold. Players with VRR displays can comfortably use this setting, while those with fixed 60Hz monitors may prefer Medium at 64.6 FPS for a more consistent experience. The Ultra preset at 4K drops to 48.9 FPS, which is playable but noticeably less smooth.

The Medium preset offers compelling performance at all resolutions, with 128.1 FPS at 1080p, 96.5 FPS at 1440p, and 64.6 FPS at 4K. This preset appears to be the safest choice for maintaining high frame rates across different display configurations. The data suggests that Low settings are rarely necessary, as even the most demanding Ultra preset at 4K remains above 45 FPS.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT features 16 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, providing 512.0 GB/s of bandwidth. This memory configuration proves sufficient for Control at all tested resolutions, with no indication of VRAM limitations affecting performance. The GPU's boost clock of 2250 MHz, with a game clock of 2015 MHz, allows it to sustain high throughput during extended gaming sessions.

The GPU's 4608 shading units and 128 ROPs deliver a pixel rate of 288.0 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 648.0 GTexel/s. These specifications translate to strong fill-rate performance, which directly benefits Control's particle effects and environmental destruction. The 72 RT cores provide hardware-accelerated ray tracing, though the measured data does not include ray tracing-specific benchmarks.

In the context of its nearest rivals, the RX 6800 XT posts an average benchmark score of 49982, placing it 0.5% ahead of the Intel Arc A550M and 2.6% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER. The GPU's 87th percentile ranking among all GPUs underscores its position as a high-end part that remains competitive in this title.

How This Combo Ranks

This combination of the Ryzen 7 7800X3D and RX 6800 XT achieves a rank of 555 out of 1636 tested combos in Control, placing it in the top 33.9% of all configurations. This ranking reflects the system's ability to deliver high frame rates at demanding settings, though it does not reach the top tier occupied by newer flagship GPUs.

The combo's ranking is consistent with the individual component performance. The CPU's 87th percentile ranking among all CPUs and the GPU's identical 87th percentile ranking suggest a well-matched pairing. Neither component disproportionately holds back the other, which is reflected in the smooth performance scaling across resolutions.

Compared to the broader field of 1636 combos, this system sits in the upper third, indicating that it outperforms the majority of configurations tested. The rank of 555 suggests that while there are faster systems available, this combination offers substantial headroom for high-refresh gaming and is not far from the performance leaders in this specific title.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D brings 8 cores and 16 threads based on the Zen 4 architecture, with a base clock of 4.20 GHz and a boost clock of 5.00 GHz. The processor's 96 MB of shared L3 cache is particularly relevant for Control, as the game's physics calculations and entity tracking benefit from large cache capacities.

The CPU's benchmark scores demonstrate its strengths: a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 29149 and a single-core score of 4115 indicate strong all-around performance. The Geekbench multicore score of 15101 and single-core score of 2725 reinforce this profile. These numbers place the CPU 0.1% ahead of the Intel Core i7-12700F and 0.3% ahead of the AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX in average benchmark scores.

At 1080p, where CPU overhead is more prominent, the system achieves 181.3 FPS at Low settings, suggesting that the CPU is not a limiting factor even at very high frame rates. The 5.00 GHz boost clock ensures that single-threaded workloads, which often dominate game logic, are handled efficiently. The CPU's 87th percentile ranking confirms that it outperforms the vast majority of processors in the database.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system delivers its highest frame rates across all presets. Low settings produce 181.3 FPS, Medium achieves 128.1 FPS, High reaches 110.5 FPS, and Ultra maintains 96.1 FPS. The 1080p results show a clear hierarchy where each settings tier costs approximately 15-20% performance compared to the tier below.

Moving to 2560x1440, the averages are 135.2 FPS at Low, 96.5 FPS at Medium, 87.3 FPS at High, and 76.1 FPS at Ultra. The 1440p results demonstrate that the system remains highly playable even at the most demanding settings, with the Ultra preset still exceeding 75 FPS.

At 3840x2160, the performance envelope tightens considerably. Low settings yield 91.1 FPS, Medium produces 64.6 FPS, High delivers 59.5 FPS, and Ultra drops to 48.9 FPS. The 4K results show that High settings are the practical ceiling for maintaining near-60 FPS performance, while Ultra requires a compromise in smoothness.

The complete dataset shows that this system excels at 1080p and 1440p gaming, with the 4K experience being playable but requiring settings adjustments to hit higher frame rates. The consistency of the performance scaling across all presets indicates a well-optimized pairing that delivers predictable results.