Control

The AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D and AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT pairing delivers a mid-tier experience in Control, with performance that scales predictably across resolutions and settings. The data shows a system that is firmly GPU-limited at higher presets, while the CPU’s strong multi-threaded capability ensures headroom at lower settings.

CPU Role — cores, clocks, and how they relate to this game's results

The AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D is an 8-core, 16-thread processor based on the Zen 4 (Raphael) architecture, built on a 5 nm process. It runs at a base clock of 4.20 GHz and boosts to 5.00 GHz, with a 120 W TDP. Its cache layout is notable: 64 KB of L1 per core, 1 MB of L2 per core, and a large 96 MB of shared L3 cache. This cache configuration is designed to benefit gaming workloads that repeatedly access the same data.

Benchmark results for the CPU place it in the 87th percentile against all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 31580. Its nearest rival in the database is the Intel Core i7-12700F, which scores 31543, a delta of just 0.1%. The AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX trails at 31495 (0.3% behind), while the AMD Ryzen 7 8700G and AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX both sit at roughly 31400, about 0.6% behind. These margins are minimal, meaning the 7800X3D’s performance class is tightly clustered with several other high-end desktop and mobile parts.

In Control, this CPU is more than sufficient. At 1080p with Low settings, the system reaches 125.4 FPS on average, which is the highest frame rate recorded across all tested configurations. This suggests that at lower resolutions and settings, the CPU can feed the GPU effectively without becoming a bottleneck. The 3DMark multi-threaded score of 7980 and Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 29149 reinforce that the processor has ample computational headroom for physics and game logic. Even at 4K Ultra, where the average FPS drops to 36.2, the CPU is unlikely to be the limiting factor; the frame rate decline is more attributable to the GPU’s rendering load.

GPU Role — VRAM, clocks, and how they relate to this game's results

The AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT uses the Navi 33 chip with RDNA 3.0 architecture on a 6 nm process. It features 2048 shading units, 128 texture mapping units, and 64 raster output units, along with 32 ray tracing cores. The GPU’s boost clock is 2755 MHz, with a game clock of 2470 MHz. It comes with 16 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, providing 288.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The memory runs at 2250 MHz, which translates to 18 Gbps effective.

The GPU’s benchmark standing is more modest than the CPU’s. It sits in the 63rd percentile against all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 20146. Its nearest rival is the AMD Radeon RX 460, which scores 20088 (0.3% behind). The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER is 1.9% behind at 19774, while the AMD Radeon RX 7600 is 0.6% ahead at 20258, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile leads by 1.9% at 20534. These close margins indicate that the RX 7600 XT is positioned in a competitive mid-range segment.

In Control, the GPU’s role becomes evident when comparing frame rates across settings. At 1080p Ultra, the system produces 66.7 FPS, but this drops to 49.8 FPS at 1440p Ultra and 36.2 FPS at 4K Ultra. The 16 GB VRAM is ample for this game, as even at 4K High, the average FPS is 38.6, suggesting memory capacity is not a limiting constraint. The GPU’s FP32 performance of 22.57 TFLOPS and texture rate of 352.6 GTexel/s are adequate for the game’s demands, but the scaling from 1080p to 4K shows a clear performance ceiling tied to the GPU’s compute and memory bandwidth.

Resolution Scaling — how FPS drops from 1080p to 4K and what it says about the limiting component

The measured FPS data reveals a consistent pattern of degradation as resolution increases, which points to the GPU as the primary bottleneck. At High settings, the average FPS moves from 77.2 at 1080p to 58.4 at 1440p, then down to 38.6 at 4K. This represents a 24.4% drop from 1080p to 1440p, and a further 33.6% drop from 1440p to 4K. The declines are steep, indicating that the RX 7600 XT’s rendering throughput is being saturated at higher pixel counts.

At Low settings, the trend is similar but with higher absolute numbers. The system achieves 125.4 FPS at 1080p, 91.3 FPS at 1440p, and 63.9 FPS at 4K. The relative drop from 1080p to 4K is about 49%, which is slightly less severe than at High settings, where the drop is about 50%. This suggests that even when the GPU workload is reduced, the frame rate scaling remains tied to GPU performance rather than CPU limitations.

The pattern across Medium and Ultra settings reinforces this. At Medium, FPS goes from 89.6 at 1080p to 68.1 at 1440p to 43.9 at 4K. At Ultra, it goes from 66.7 at 1080p to 49.8 at 1440p to 36.2 at 4K. In every case, the 4K result is roughly half of the 1080p result, which is the expected behavior for a GPU-bound scenario. If the CPU were the limiting factor, the frame rates would cluster more tightly across resolutions, especially at lower settings. The data does not show that; instead, the GPU’s fill rate and memory bandwidth are the constraining resources.

How This Combo Ranks — use comboRankInGame vs other tested combos

In the database of tested combinations, this specific pairing of the AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D and AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT ranks 1054th out of 1636 total combos in Control. This places it in the lower-middle portion of the field, which aligns with the GPU’s mid-range standing rather than the CPU’s high-end position. The rank reflects the overall frame rate performance across all tested settings and resolutions.

The disconnection between CPU and GPU rankings is worth noting. The CPU sits in the 87th percentile among all CPUs, while the GPU is in the 63rd percentile among all GPUs. The combo’s rank of 1054 out of 1636 suggests that the GPU is dragging down the overall result. Systems with a similarly powerful CPU but a higher-tier GPU would rank significantly better, while this pairing is held back by the RX 7600 XT’s limitations at higher resolutions.

The GPU’s nearest rivals provide context. The RX 7600 XT is nearly identical in average score to the RX 7600 (0.6% difference) and the RTX 2060 SUPER (1.9% difference). This means that swapping to either of those GPUs would likely produce a similar combo rank. The RTX 3070 Mobile, which is 1.9% ahead, might push the combo slightly higher, but the overall position would remain in the same tier. The rank indicates that this system is suited for 1080p gaming with high settings, but struggles to maintain playable frame rates at 4K Ultra.

Measured FPS Breakdown — resolution by resolution, settings by settings, exact numbers

The measured FPS data provides a complete picture of performance across three resolutions and four settings levels. At 1920x1080, the system delivers its best results. Low settings produce 125.4 FPS, Medium yields 89.6 FPS, High achieves 77.2 FPS, and Ultra drops to 66.7 FPS. These numbers show that 1080p is well within the GPU’s comfort zone, with even Ultra settings maintaining a smooth frame rate above 60 FPS.

At 2560x1440, performance takes a noticeable hit. Low settings average 91.3 FPS, which is still highly playable. Medium settings produce 68.1 FPS, and High settings drop to 58.4 FPS. Ultra settings fall to 49.8 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay. This places 1440p as a viable resolution for Medium to High settings, but Ultra becomes a trade-off between visual fidelity and frame rate.

At 3840x2160, the GPU is clearly overextended. Low settings average 63.9 FPS, which is just above the 60 FPS line. Medium settings drop to 43.9 FPS, High settings to 38.6 FPS, and Ultra to 36.2 FPS. None of these higher settings are ideal for a 60 FPS target, so 4K gaming with this combo requires lowering settings to Low or accepting frame rates in the 30-40 range. The gap between Low and Ultra at 4K is 27.7 FPS, showing that the GPU has some headroom at the lowest preset, but the rendering cost of Ultra is substantial.

FAQ

*Q: What is the highest average FPS this combo achieves in Control?*

A: The highest average FPS is 125.4, achieved at 1920x1080 with Low settings.

Q: How does the combo perform at 4K Ultra settings?

A: At 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the average FPS is 36.2, which is below the 60 FPS target for smooth gameplay.

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

A: The resolution scaling data indicates the GPU is the limiting factor. The average FPS drops by roughly half from 1080p to 4K across all settings, which is characteristic of GPU-bound performance.

*Q: What is the combo’s rank among all tested combinations in Control?*

A: The combo ranks 1054th out of 1636 total tested combinations.

Q: How does the RX 7600 XT compare to its nearest GPU rival in benchmark scores?

A: The RX 7600 XT has an average benchmark score of 20146, which is 0.6% ahead of the AMD Radeon RX 7600 (20258) and 1.9% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER (19774).

Q: What is the average FPS at 1440p High settings?

A: At 2560x1440 with High settings, the average FPS is 58.4, which is close to but just below the 60 FPS threshold.