Control

The AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER combination delivers a robust Control experience, with measured frame rates indicating that the GPU is the primary performance arbiter across most settings. The data shows a clear hierarchy where the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER’s 16 GB of GDDR6X memory and 44.10 TFLOPS of FP32 compute handle the game’s physics and particle effects, while the CPU’s 8 cores and 16 threads prevent bottlenecks even at lower resolutions. This pairing ranks 165th out of 1636 tested combinations for Control, placing it in the top 10 percent of all systems.

Settings Recommendations

The benchmark results indicate that the High preset offers the most balanced experience, delivering 145 FPS at 1920x1080, 107.2 FPS at 2560x1440, and 70.7 FPS at 3840x2160. These figures represent a 13 percent improvement over Ultra at 1080p, a 12.6 percent improvement at 1440p, and an 8.4 percent improvement at 4K, all while maintaining the visual fidelity most players expect from a modern action-adventure title. The data suggests that High is the sweet spot because it avoids the diminishing returns of Ultra settings, which only add a 14.9 percent performance penalty over High at 1080p (145 vs 126.2 FPS) without a proportional visual gain.

For users prioritizing maximum frame rates, the Low preset at 1920x1080 achieves 230.8 FPS, which is 59 percent higher than High and 83 percent higher than Ultra. However, this comes at the cost of shadow quality and texture filtering, which are more impactful in Control’s dark, atmospheric environments. The Medium preset provides a middle ground at 163.7 FPS at 1080p, 124.7 FPS at 1440p, and 85.3 FPS at 4K, but it trails High by only 11.4 percent at 1080p and 9.9 percent at 1440p, making High the more compelling choice for most users. At 4K, High’s 70.7 FPS is just above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay, while Ultra dips to 65.2 FPS, suggesting that High is the recommended preset for 4K displays.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D’s architecture—Zen 5 on a 4 nm process—provides the computational backbone for Control’s physics simulation and AI routines. Its 8 cores and 16 threads are more than sufficient for a game that primarily relies on single-threaded performance for game logic, as evidenced by the 3DMark single-thread score of 1212 and the Cinebench R23 single-core score of 4800. The 96 MB of shared L3 cache is particularly beneficial for Control’s level streaming, as it reduces memory latency when accessing frequently used game assets. This is reflected in the CPU’s 90th percentile ranking among all processors, with an average benchmark score of 37780.

Comparing the CPU to its nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks, the 9800X3D is effectively tied with the Intel Xeon 6353P (deltaPct: -0.1) and Intel Core Ultra 5 225 (deltaPct: -0.1), while trailing the Intel Core i9-13900HK by 0.6 percent and the Intel Core i5-13600KF by 0.7 percent. These negligible differences—all under one percent—suggest that the 9800X3D’s performance is not a limiting factor in Control, even at 1080p where CPU-bound scenarios are more likely. The measured FPS at 1080p Low (230.8 FPS) approaches the CPU’s practical frame delivery limit, but the 9800X3D’s 5.20 GHz boost clock and high single-thread scores ensure it never becomes the primary constraint.

The CPU’s 120 W TDP and dual-channel DDR5 memory support with 89.6 GB/s bandwidth provide ample headroom for Control’s memory-intensive scenes. The PassMark multithread score of 40009 and multithread score of 40009 (identical) indicate that the CPU can handle concurrent background tasks without impacting game performance. In practice, the data shows that dropping from 1080p to 1440p at High settings reduces FPS from 145 to 107.2 (a 26 percent decrease), which is a GPU-driven scaling curve, not a CPU limitation.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER is the dominant component in this configuration, with its 16 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus providing 672.3 GB/s of bandwidth. This is critical for Control’s high-resolution textures, which can consume significant VRAM at 4K Ultra settings. The GPU’s 8448 shading units and 66 RT cores handle the game’s ray-traced reflections and diffuse lighting, though the measured data does not isolate ray tracing performance. The Ada Lovelace architecture’s 44.10 TFLOPS of FP32 compute and 250.6 GPixel/s pixel rate ensure that the GPU can sustain high fill rates even with complex post-processing effects.

The RTX 4070 Ti SUPER ranks in the 86th percentile of all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 48704. Its nearest rivals in synthetic tests are the NVIDIA CMP 50HX (deltaPct: -0.7) and Intel Arc A550M (deltaPct: -2.1), while it leads the NVIDIA RTX A2000 by 1.6 percent and the RTX A1000 Mobile by 2 percent. These marginals confirm that the 4070 Ti SUPER is positioned at the upper mid-range of GPU performance, which aligns with its measured Control frame rates. The PassMark G3D score of 31811 and DirectX 12 score of 119 indicate strong DirectX 12 performance, which is relevant for Control’s use of DirectX 12 Ultimate features.

The GPU’s memory clock of 1313 MHz (21 Gbps effective) and boost clock of 2610 MHz contribute to its ability to scale from 1080p to 4K. The data shows that at High settings, FPS drops from 145 at 1080p to 107.2 at 1440p (26 percent decrease) and then to 70.7 at 4K (51 percent decrease from 1080p). This scaling pattern is typical of a GPU-bound scenario, where the 4070 Ti SUPER’s 16 GB VRAM prevents memory capacity from becoming a bottleneck at any resolution tested.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution to play Control with this hardware?

A: The data shows that 2560x1440 at High settings provides 107.2 FPS, which is above the 100 FPS threshold for high-refresh-rate monitors. At 4K High, the average FPS drops to 70.7, which is still playable but not ideal for competitive play. For 1080p, High settings achieve 145 FPS.

Q: How does the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER compare to its nearest GPU rivals in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The RTX 4070 Ti SUPER’s average benchmark score of 48704 is 0.7 percent lower than the NVIDIA CMP 50HX and 2.1 percent lower than the Intel Arc A550M. It outperforms the NVIDIA RTX A2000 by 1.6 percent and the RTX A1000 Mobile by 2 percent.

Q: Does the Ryzen 7 9800X3D bottleneck the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER in Control?

A: No. The CPU’s single-thread score of 4800 in Cinebench R23 and its 90th percentile ranking indicate it can feed the GPU adequately. The FPS scaling from 1080p Low (230.8 FPS) to 1440p Low (172.7 FPS) shows a GPU-limited trend, not a CPU bottleneck.

Q: What is the performance difference between Low and Ultra settings at 4K?

A: At 3840x2160, Low settings achieve 116 FPS, while Ultra settings achieve 65.2 FPS. This represents a 43.8 percent decrease in performance when moving from Low to Ultra. The High preset at 70.7 FPS is closer to Ultra than to Low.

Q: How much VRAM is available on the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER and why does it matter for Control?

A: The GPU has 16 GB of GDDR6X memory with a 256-bit bus and 672.3 GB/s bandwidth. Control’s high-resolution textures and effects can require significant memory at 4K, and the 16 GB capacity ensures no texture swapping occurs at any tested setting.

Q: What is the combo’s rank among all tested CPU-GPU pairs for Control?

A: The combination of AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER ranks 165th out of 1636 tested combinations, placing it in the top 10 percent of all systems for this game.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS data reveals a clear GPU-bound scaling pattern across resolutions. At High settings, the transition from 1920x1080 to 2560x1440 reduces FPS from 145 to 107.2, a 26.1 percent decrease. The further transition to 3840x2160 reduces FPS to 70.7, representing a 51.2 percent decrease from 1080p and a 34.0 percent decrease from 1440p. This scaling is consistent with the GPU’s fill-rate and pixel-rate limitations rather than memory bandwidth constraints, as the 672.3 GB/s bandwidth is sufficient for 4K textures.

At Low settings, the same scaling pattern emerges: 230.8 FPS at 1080p drops to 172.7 FPS at 1440p (25.2 percent decrease) and then to 116 FPS at 4K (49.7 percent decrease from 1080p). The similarity in percentage drops between Low and High settings (approximately 25 percent from 1080p to 1440p and 50 percent from 1080p to 4K) indicates that the GPU is the limiting component regardless of preset. The CPU’s performance headroom is evident in the fact that even at 1080p Low, the FPS exceeds 230, which is near the practical limit for many displays.

The data also shows that Ultra settings amplify the GPU’s workload disproportionately: at 4K Ultra (65.2 FPS), the performance is 43.8 percent lower than 4K Low (116 FPS), while at 1080p Ultra (126.2 FPS), it is 45.3 percent lower than 1080p Low (230.8 FPS). This consistent ratio suggests that Ultra settings introduce a fixed computational overhead that scales with resolution, further confirming that the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER’s compute capabilities—specifically its 44.10 TFLOPS FP32 throughput—are the primary determinant of frame rates. The 16 GB VRAM is never fully utilized even at 4K Ultra, as the performance drop from High to Ultra (8.4 percent at 4K) is smaller than the drop from Medium to High (17.1 percent at 4K), indicating that Ultra’s additional settings tax the GPU’s shading units more than its memory subsystem.