Control Benchmark Test & RTX Performance Analysis

on Sep 4th, 2019,

Manufacturer: Remedy

Test System

Test System - VGA Rev. 2019.2
Processor:	Intel Core i9-9900K @ 5.0 GHz (Coffee Lake, 16 MB Cache)
Motherboard:	EVGA Z390 DARK Intel Z390
Memory:	16 GB DDR4 @ 3867 MHz 18-19-19-39
Storage:	2x 960 GB SSD
Power Supply:	Seasonic Prime Ultra Titanium 850 W
Cooler:	Cryorig R1 Universal 2x 140 mm fan
Software:	Windows 10 Professional 64-bit Version 1809 (October 2018 Update)
Drivers:	AMD: Radeon Software 19.8.2 Beta NVIDIA: GeForce 436.15 WHQL
Display:	Acer CB240HYKbmjdpr 24" 3840x2160

Benchmark scores in other reviews are only comparable when this exact same configuration is used.

We tested the public Epic Game Store release version of Control (not a press pre-release). We also installed the latest drivers from NVIDIA and AMD, which both have support for the game.

Graphics Memory Usage

Using a GeForce RTX 2080 Ti, which has 11 GB of VRAM, we tested the game's memory usage at the highest setting with RTX off.

While VRAM usage is demanding at lower resolutions, where it exceeds the 3–4 GB found on some of the cards that are typical for 900p and 1080p, memory requirements at 1440p and 4K are modest—all modern graphics cards that can drive these resolutions have 8 GB of VRAM or more, so our measured 5-6 GB should be no problem at all.