Control

Control, an Action Adventure game released on 2019-08-26, was measured with the Intel Core i7-12700KF and the AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 8 GB. The dataset contains average FPS at 1920x1080, 2560x1440, and 3840x2160, with Low, Medium, High, and Ultra presets, and places this combination at rank 841 of 1636 tested combos.

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

The measured rows show a clear monotonic relationship: higher resolution means lower average FPS at every settings tier. At Low, the progression is 146.7 at 1080p, 106.4 at 1440p, and 74.7 at 4K. At Medium, it is 104.7, 76.5, and 52.2. At High, it is 91.4, 70.6, and 45.7. At Ultra, it is 79, 61.1, and 42.6. The 4K Ultra result is the lowest in the dataset, while 1080p Low is the highest. That spread suggests resolution is the dominant lever; the preset choice moves the result within each resolution, but the resolution jump itself is what compresses the frame rate.

The question is which component becomes the limiting factor first. The CPU has a 5.00 GHz boost clock and strong single-thread benchmark scores, but the GPU is the part that must fill a 3840x2160 frame. The data cannot show utilization directly, but the fall from 146.7 at 1080p Low to 74.7 at 4K Low points to the graphics pipeline taking over the performance curve. At 4K Ultra, the average drops to 42.6, which is a much larger absolute loss than the CPU’s benchmark gaps would suggest. The resolution scaling therefore behaves like a GPU-driven constraint: the processor appears to have enough headroom at 1080p, while the 4K rows are where the graphics hardware runs out of steam.

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

The AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 8 GB uses RDNA 4.0 on a 4 nm process. It has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, with memory bandwidth of 322.3 GB/s. The base clock is 1700 MHz, the game clock is 2530 MHz, and the boost clock is 3130 MHz. Its peak pixel rate is 200.3 GPixel/s, its texture rate is 400.6 GTexel/s, and its FP32 throughput is 25.64 TFLOPS. These are the clock and throughput numbers that define the GPU, and the measured FPS rows show what they mean in Control.

At 1080p Low, the GPU is part of a system that reaches 146.7 FPS. At 1080p Ultra, the same GPU averages 79 FPS. At 4K, the same settings produce 74.7 on Low and 42.6 on Ultra. The 8 GB frame buffer and 128-bit interface are the memory-side specifications in play. The data does not report VRAM usage, so a direct causal statement is impossible, but the 4K preset stack is exactly where memory bandwidth and capacity are most likely to be exercised. The step from 4K Low to 4K Medium is 74.7 to 52.2, while the step from 1080p Low to 1080p Medium is 146.7 to 104.7. Lower absolute values at 4K indicate that the GPU is under greater pressure, and the 8 GB GDDR6 configuration is part of that story.

How This Combo Ranks — use comboRankInGame vs other tested combos

This pairing ranks 841 out of 1636 tested combos in Control. That places it just past the midpoint of the tested field. The CPU alone is in the 89th percentile of all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 35355. The GPU alone is in the 50th percentile of all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 0 and no standalone benchmark rows in the dataset. The CPU’s nearest rivals are tightly grouped: the Intel Core i5-14400 scores 35336 with a deltaPct of 0.1, the Intel Core i7-13800H scores 35416 with a deltaPct of -0.2, the Intel Core i9-12900HX scores 35289 with a deltaPct of 0.2, and the Intel Core i5-13600T scores 35256 with a deltaPct of 0.3. In other words, the CPU is surrounded by similar performers.

The GPU has no nearestRivals listed in the FACT PACK, and its 50th percentile standing aligns closely with the combo’s mid-pack rank. A strong CPU at the 89th percentile does not pull the overall combination higher because the GPU sits near the center of the GPU distribution. The combined rank of 841 of 1636 is therefore best understood as a GPU-shaped result: the processor is well above average, but the graphics card defines where this pairing lands in Control’s tested combo list.

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

All values below are avgFps; minFps and maxFps are not present in the measured rows.

| Resolution | Settings | Avg FPS |

|---|---|---|

| 3840x2160 | High | 45.7 |

| 3840x2160 | Low | 74.7 |

| 3840x2160 | Medium | 52.2 |

| 3840x2160 | Ultra | 42.6 |

| 2560x1440 | High | 70.6 |

| 2560x1440 | Low | 106.4 |

| 2560x1440 | Medium | 76.5 |

| 2560x1440 | Ultra | 61.1 |

| 1920x1080 | High | 91.4 |

| 1920x1080 | Low | 146.7 |

| 1920x1080 | Medium | 104.7 |

| 1920x1080 | Ultra | 79 |

The rows are consistent: Low is always the fastest preset and Ultra is always the slowest. At 1080p, the spread runs from 146.7 down to 79. At 1440p, it runs from 106.4 down to 61.1. At 4K, it runs from 74.7 down to 42.6. The ordering is the same at every resolution, which means the preset hierarchy is preserved even as resolution reduces absolute performance.

Settings Recommendations — which preset gives the best experience per the measured rows

At 1920x1080, Ultra still averages 79 FPS. That is higher than every 1440p and 4K preset except 1440p Low, which reaches 106.4. For a 1080p display, Ultra is the data-supported choice when image quality is the priority, while High at 91.4 and Medium at 104.7 offer faster alternatives. At 2560x1440, Ultra averages 61.1, High averages 70.6, and Medium averages 76.5. The 1440p High result is especially notable because it sits above the 1440p Ultra result while still representing a high visual tier.

At 3840x2160, Low is the only 4K row above the 52.2 Medium result; Medium itself drops to 52.2, High falls to 45.7, and Ultra lands at 42.6. For 4K with frame rate priority, Low at 74.7 is the clear measured choice. If visual quality matters more than the frame rate gap, Medium is the next step, but the data shows a large drop from Low to Medium. Across the whole dataset, 1080p Ultra at 79 and 1440p High at 70.6 are the most attractive combinations of high preset and measured speed. They deliver the highest visual tiers at their resolutions while staying above the 1440p Ultra result of 61.1.

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

The Intel Core i7-12700KF has 12 cores and 20 threads, with a base clock of 3.60 GHz and a boost clock of 5.00 GHz. It belongs to the Alder Lake family, uses the Intel Socket 1700, and has 25 MB of shared L3 cache. Its synthetic results include Cinebench R23 multicore 28979 and singlecore 4091, Geekbench multicore 13596 and singlecore 2526, and PassMark multi-thread 34092 and single-thread 3984. These numbers describe a processor with strong multithreaded and single-threaded performance.

In the Control data, the CPU’s influence is most visible at the lightest graphics load. The 1080p Low result of 146.7 FPS is the highest measured average in the entire dataset. That scenario places less demand on the GPU, so the 5.00 GHz boost clock and the single-thread score of 4091 have room to express themselves. As resolution climbs, the CPU’s advantage matters less. The 1440p Low result is 106.4, and the 4K Low result is 74.7. The same pattern holds for Medium, High, and Ultra: the FPS curve follows resolution rather than the CPU’s multi-core score. The CPU’s nearest rivals are separated by deltaPct values from -0.2 to 0.3, so the processor is not an outlier in general benchmarks. The game’s resolution scaling is better explained by GPU capability than by CPU capability.

FAQ — 4-6 Q&A pairs answerable from FACT PACK data

Q: What is the highest measured average FPS for this combo in Control?

A: 146.7 FPS at 1920x1080 with Low settings.

Q: What is the combo’s rank in Control?

A: It ranks 841 out of 1636 tested combos.

Q: What memory configuration does the GPU use?

A: 8 GB GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus with 322.3 GB/s bandwidth.

Q: How do the CPU and GPU percentiles compare?

A: The CPU is in the 89th percentile of all CPUs, while the GPU is in the 50th percentile of all GPUs.

Q: Which 4K preset has the highest average FPS?

A: Low at 74.7 FPS, followed by Medium at 52.2, High at 45.7, and Ultra at 42.6.

Q: What are the CPU core, thread, and clock specifications?

A: 12 cores, 20 threads, a 3.60 GHz base clock, and a 5.00 GHz boost clock.