Control

The AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 delivers a robust Control experience, with measured frame rates indicating that the combination is well-suited for high-refresh-rate 1080p and 1440p gaming, while still managing playable 4K performance. The data set provides a clear picture of how this combo scales across resolution and quality presets, placing it in the upper tier of tested configurations.

FAQ

Q: What is the average frame rate at 1080p with High settings?

A: The measured average FPS at 1920x1080 with High settings is 122.1, indicating a smooth experience well above standard 60 FPS display refresh rates.

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

A: At 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the average FPS drops to 51.7, which is still playable but below the 60 FPS threshold, indicating a heavy load on the GPU.

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

A: At 2560x1440, the average FPS goes from 147.8 on Low settings down to 78.6 on Ultra settings, demonstrating a significant performance cost for higher graphical fidelity.

Q: Where does this combo rank among all tested configurations for Control?

A: The combo ranks 462nd out of 1636 tested combinations, placing it in the top 28% of all configurations tested for this game.

Q: What is the boost clock of the CPU in this combo?

A: The AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D has a boost clock of 5.00 GHz, which contributes to its strong single-threaded performance as seen in its benchmarks.

Q: What is the total L3 cache available to the CPU?

A: The CPU features 96 MB of shared L3 cache, a defining characteristic of the X3D series that aids in gaming performance.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 is the primary driver of frame rates in Control, particularly at higher resolutions where the GPU becomes the limiting factor. The GPU operates with a base clock of 1920 MHz and a boost clock of 2475 MHz, paired with 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 192-bit bus, yielding a bandwidth of 504.2 GB/s. This memory configuration is sufficient for the game's demands, as evidenced by the measured performance scaling.

The data shows a clear pattern: as resolution increases from 1920x1080 to 3840x2160, the average FPS drops consistently across all settings, indicating that the RTX 4070's pixel throughput and memory bandwidth are the constraining resources. For instance, at High settings, the average FPS falls from 122.1 at 1080p to 89.4 at 1440p, and further to 61.9 at 4K. This scaling is characteristic of a GPU-bound scenario, where the CPU's capabilities are sufficient to feed the GPU even at lower resolutions. The GPU's 5888 shading units and 64 ROPs are kept busy, and the 29.15 TFLOPS of FP32 compute is leveraged fully as the pixel count increases.

The GPU's robust feature set, including support for DirectX 12 Ultimate and Vulkan 1.4, ensures compatibility with the game's rendering requirements. The performance at 4K Ultra, while dipping to 51.7 FPS, still demonstrates that the GPU has enough headroom to handle the game's most demanding settings without collapsing, though it does fall below the ideal 60 FPS target. The transition from Medium to Ultra at each resolution also highlights the GPU's workload, with the largest FPS penalty occurring at 4K, where the difference is 16.9 FPS between the two settings.

How This Combo Ranks

In the benchmark database, this specific combination of the AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 achieves a rank of 462 out of 1636 tested combos for Control. This percentile placement indicates that the pair is in the upper quartile of performance, though not at the absolute top tier. The ranking is a composite measure of the measured FPS across all resolutions and settings, reflecting consistent performance across the board.

The CPU itself is a strong contributor to this ranking, with an average benchmark score of 31580 and a percentile rank of 87 against all CPUs. Its nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks include the Intel Core i7-12700F, which has an average score of 31543 and a deltaPct of 0.1, and the AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX with a score of 31495 and a deltaPct of 0.3. These margins are minimal, indicating that the 7800X3D is competitively positioned in processing power. The GPU, with an average benchmark score of 37283 and a percentile rank of 81, also holds its own, with its nearest rival being the AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 at a deltaPct of -0.6. This suggests that the RTX 4070 is slightly above that competitor in average performance.

The combo's rank of 462 suggests that while it is strong, there are many other configurations that achieve higher frame rates in Control, likely those with more powerful GPUs. However, the data shows that this pairing is far from entry-level, delivering high FPS at 1080p and 1440p, which is where most gamers will find the sweet spot.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data provides a granular view of performance across three resolutions and four quality settings. At 1920x1080, the combo delivers an average FPS of 190.7 on Low settings, which is exceptionally high and indicates that the CPU is not a bottleneck at this resolution. Moving to Medium settings yields 137 FPS, High settings produce 122.1 FPS, and Ultra settings drop to 107.2 FPS. The delta between Low and Ultra at 1080p is 83.5 FPS, showing that graphical settings have a substantial impact on frame rate, but even at Ultra, the experience is smooth.

At 2560x1440, the performance scales down proportionally. Low settings average 147.8 FPS, Medium settings average 101.8 FPS, High settings average 89.4 FPS, and Ultra settings average 78.6 FPS. The drop from 1080p to 1440p at each setting is significant, with the largest absolute difference being 42.9 FPS at Low settings. This indicates that the GPU is beginning to feel the load, but the frame rates remain highly playable.

At 3840x2160, the GPU is clearly the limiting factor. Low settings produce an average of 99.3 FPS, which is still respectable, but Medium settings drop to 68.6 FPS, High settings to 61.9 FPS, and Ultra settings to 51.7 FPS. The difference between Low and Ultra at 4K is 47.6 FPS, and the Ultra setting falls below the 60 FPS threshold, suggesting that users seeking a locked 60 FPS experience at 4K may need to adjust settings or enable upscaling technologies.

Resolution Scaling

The resolution scaling data reveals the nature of the bottleneck in this system. From 1920x1080 to 2560x1440, the average FPS drops by approximately 27% at Low settings (from 190.7 to 147.8), 26% at Medium settings (from 137 to 101.8), 27% at High settings (from 122.1 to 89.4), and 27% at Ultra settings (from 107.2 to 78.6). This consistent percentage drop across all settings indicates that the scaling is primarily driven by the increase in pixel count, with the GPU's rendering workload growing linearly.

The transition from 2560x1440 to 3840x2160 shows a more pronounced drop. At Low settings, the FPS falls from 147.8 to 99.3, a 33% reduction. At Medium settings, it falls from 101.8 to 68.6, a 33% reduction. At High settings, it falls from 89.4 to 61.9, a 31% reduction. At Ultra settings, it falls from 78.6 to 51.7, a 34% reduction. This larger percentage decrease when moving to 4K suggests that the GPU's memory bandwidth and fill rate are being taxed more heavily, as the 4K resolution requires processing four times the pixels of 1080p.

The data implies that the CPU is not a limiting factor at any resolution. Even at 1080p with Low settings, where the frame rate reaches 190.7 FPS, the system is likely still GPU-bound, as the CPU's strong single-threaded performance, evidenced by its Cinebench R23 single-core score of 4115, can keep up with the GPU's output. The bottleneck is squarely on the RTX 4070, which means that users with higher refresh rate monitors will benefit most from playing at 1080p or 1440p, where the GPU can deliver frame rates that exceed 144 Hz on lower settings. At 4K, the GPU's limits are exposed, and the experience becomes more about visual fidelity than raw speed, with the frame rate hovering near the 60 FPS mark at High settings.