CONTROL Resonant: Don't Buy a New GPU Before Watching This

Описание: Before buying a new GPU for CONTROL Resonant, see what the graphics settings are costing you.

In 2 minutes and 45 seconds, Upgrade Radar breaks down the trade-offs between Ultra settings, ray tracing, frame generation and smoother gameplay. The goal: find settings you enjoy, then decide whether your current graphics card really needs replacing.

BENCHMARK CONTEXT
PC Gamer's September 18 test reported 62 FPS with RT Ultra/path tracing and 105 FPS with RT off: about 69% higher average FPS on the same GPU, with reduced lighting quality. Configuration: RTX 5070 Ti, Ryzen 7 7700X, 32 GB DDR5, 1440p output, Ultra graphics, DLSS Quality, frame generation OFF.

These are published results from one test configuration, not Upgrade Radar's own measurements or a guaranteed gain on your PC. Performance varies by scene, hardware, drivers and game updates. Our practical starting points are suggestions to test, not universal optimal settings.

We also explain the difference between rendered and generated frames, why average FPS alone misses slower moments, and when a GPU bottleneck can justify an upgrade.

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CHAPTERS
00:00 New GPU or better settings?
00:14 Control's graphics legacy
00:30 What ray tracing costs in FPS
00:48 Low settings and expert recommendations
01:11 Which visual effects matter?
01:29 Frame generation explained
01:40 High vs Ultra: the preset sweet spot
01:58 How to test your settings
02:22 When a GPU upgrade makes sense

BENCHMARK AND TECHNICAL SOURCES
Andy Edser / PC Gamer - preset and ray-tracing measurements:
https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/grap...

Wolfgang Andermahr / ComputerBase - ray-tracing analysis:
https://www.computerbase.de/artikel/g...

NVIDIA / Remedy - rendering technology showcase:
https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/...

Official system requirements:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/36...

FOOTAGE AND IMAGE CREDITS
PC Gamer / Andy Edser - High and Low settings gameplay captures, linked in the benchmark article above.

Remedy Entertainment - CONTROL Resonant launch trailer; thumbnail A/B references:
   • CONTROL Resonant - Launch Trailer  

NVIDIA GeForce - CONTROL Resonant path-tracing and DLSS showcase:
   • CONTROL Resonant | 4K Path Tracing & DLSS ...  

NVIDIA GeForce - RTX: Inside the Game, thumbnail C reference:
   • RTX: Inside the Game | CONTROL Resonant  

NVIDIA GeForce - original CONTROL ray-tracing demo, GDC 2019 archive:
   • Control: GeForce RTX Real-Time Ray Tracing...  

The dated 2019 clips show the original CONTROL, not Resonant. The launch trailer mixes gameplay and in-engine cinematics. Thumbnail layouts use AI-assisted editing of official reference frames; they are not benchmark comparisons.

This is unofficial fan work not approved or endorsed by Remedy Entertainment Plc or its affiliates.

Information checked September 25, 2026.

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