Control is a supernatural third-person action-adventure from the minds behind Alan Wake and Quantum Break. After a secretive agency in New York is invaded by an otherworldly threat, you become the new Director struggling to regain Control. From developer Remedy Entertainment, this supernatural 3rd person action-adventure will challenge you to master the combination of supernatural abilities, modifiable loadouts, and reactive environments while fighting through a deep and unpredictable world.

Control System Requirements

28 Aug 2019 - Specs reviewed

Minimum Requirements

OS: Win 7 64
Processor: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz / AMD FX-4350
Graphics: AMD Radeon R9 280X or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780
System Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 55 GB Hard drive space
DirectX 11 Compatible Graphics Card

Recommended Requirements

OS: Win 10 64
Processor: Intel Core i5-7600K 3.8GHz / AMD Ryzen R5 1600X
Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 580 4GB or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060
System Memory: 16 GB RAM
Storage: 55 GB Hard drive space

PC System Analysis For Control Requirements

Control requires at least a Radeon RX 580 4GB or GeForce GTX 1060 to meet recommended requirements running on high graphics setting, with 1080p resolution. This hardware should achieve 60FPS. For your PC to completely meet the recommended requirements you will also need 16 GB system memory. Another thing to consider is the DirectX capability of your GPU. Control needs a GPU capable of running DirectX 12.

FPS System Benchmark

85 FPS

High

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GTX 1060

How well optimised is Control for PC? Control is poorly optimized

Where does Control rank in the list of the most demanding games?

100+

Genres: Action, Sci fi

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Core i5-4690 3.5GHz

FX-4350

GeForce GTX 780

Radeon R9 280X

3 GB

8 GB

Win 7 64

DX 11

55 GB

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Control PC Release Date:

27 Aug 2019

Alternative Game Tags: control, controll

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142.8 FPS

131.8 FPS

119.2 FPS

118.4 FPS

92.4 FPS

80.1 FPS

GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile

77.8 FPS

GeForce RTX 2070

77.6 FPS

GeForce GTX 1080 Ti

76.8 FPS

GeForce RTX 2060 Super 8GB

76.3 FPS

Radeon RX 5700 XT 8GB

73.7 FPS

GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile

71.9 FPS

GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q 90W

69.1 FPS

Radeon RX 5700 8GB

67.1 FPS

GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q

66.3 FPS

GeForce RTX 2060 6GB

66.3 FPS

Radeon RX 5600 XT 6GB

64.8 FPS

Radeon RX Vega 64 Air 8GB

60.9 FPS

GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q

58.7 FPS

GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile

56.8 FPS

GeForce GTX 1080

56.7 FPS

GeForce GTX 1070 Ti

55.2 FPS

GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 6GB

55.1 FPS

Radeon RX Vega 56 8GB

54.9 FPS

GeForce GTX 1070

49.3 FPS

GeForce GTX 1660 Super 6GB

47.1 FPS

46.8 FPS

42.8 FPS

40.1 FPS

36.4 FPS

34.7 FPS

33.5 FPS

31.6 FPS

24.2 FPS

GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB

21.4 FPS

17.2 FPS

88.7 FPS

77.9 FPS

73.8 FPS

GeForce RTX 2080 Super 8GB

59.3 FPS

GeForce RTX 2080

58.5 FPS

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

57.8 FPS

GeForce RTX 2070 Super 8GB

54.9 FPS

GeForce RTX 3060

53.4 FPS

GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile

51.2 FPS

GeForce RTX 2070

51.1 FPS

GeForce RTX 2060 Super 8GB

50.2 FPS

GeForce GTX 1080 Ti

48.9 FPS

Radeon RX 5700 XT 8GB

47.8 FPS

GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile

47.3 FPS

GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q 90W

45.6 FPS

GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q

43.7 FPS

Radeon RX 5700 8GB

42.6 FPS

GeForce RTX 2060 6GB

42.2 FPS

Radeon RX 5600 XT 6GB

40.8 FPS

Radeon RX Vega 64 Air 8GB

39 FPS

GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q

38.7 FPS

GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile

37.4 FPS

GeForce GTX 1080

35.8 FPS

Radeon RX Vega 56 8GB

35.2 FPS

GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 6GB

34.8 FPS

GeForce GTX 1070 Ti

34 FPS

GeForce GTX 1660 Super 6GB

33.6 FPS

30.9 FPS

28.1 FPS

27.2 FPS

25.7 FPS

23.7 FPS

21.5 FPS

19.3 FPS

19.2 FPS

41.7 FPS

31.8 FPS

27.1 FPS

26.3 FPS

23.6 FPS

Radeon RX 5700 XT 8GB

23.5 FPS

GeForce RTX 2060 6GB

21.2 FPS

Radeon RX 5700 8GB

20.6 FPS

Radeon RX 5600 XT 6GB

19.4 FPS

Radeon RX Vega 64 Air 8GB

18.7 FPS

Radeon RX Vega 56 8GB

17.5 FPS

GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 6GB

16.9 FPS

GeForce GTX 1080

16.8 FPS

GeForce GTX 1070 Ti

16.3 FPS

GeForce GTX 1070

15.5 FPS

GeForce GTX 1660 Super 6GB

15.3 FPS

Radeon RX 590 8GB

12.2 FPS

GeForce GTX 1060

10.3 FPS

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02:24 May-29-2021

Can I run Control at 60FPS on ultra at 1440p?

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Can I run Control at 60FPS on high at 1080p?

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17:00 Mar-28-2021

I voted no because…my 1070ti cant run it at 60 high…not even 40…

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23:31 Nov-25-2020

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Can I run Control at 60FPS on ultra at 1440p?

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07:54 Sep-17-2020

Te game is not badly optimized, is just programmed obsolency, cranck the settings down and it will look the same, you don't need a 2070 to run this game