Control
Control: Ultimate Edition sees a dramatic improvement on PS5 Pro compared to the base PS5 console. While base PS5 struggles with ray tracing engaged—frequently dipping into the low 30s—PS5 Pro maintains frame rates in the high 50s with ray tracing turned on. Furthermore, PS5 Pro offers high-quality PSSR upscaling while giving players the flexibility to switch back to Remedy's in-house TAA solution. This makes the PS5 Pro upgrade highly worthwhile for players wanting ray tracing at near-60fps performance.
Graphics modes on PlayStation 5 Pro
Control on PS5 Pro delivers a substantial upgrade with ray tracing enabled, raising performance to the high 50s fps compared to base hardware. Image reconstruction utilizes PSSR well, though players can also toggle to Remedy's internal TAA.
Adds ray tracing at high 50s fps with PSSR upscaling or optional native TAA.
Ray Tracing Mode
PS5 ProFeatures ray tracing support with a choice between Sony's PSSR upscaler and Remedy's in-house TAA.
Graphics modes on PlayStation 5
On standard PS5 hardware, activating ray tracing causes framerates to drop into the low 30s fps range.
Ray Tracing Mode
PS5Includes ray tracing visual effects.
Graphics modes on PlayStation 4 Pro
On PS4 Pro, Control renders at native 1080p without hardware ray tracing support. Although post-release patches improved overall playability, the console's Jaguar CPU limits consistency during complex physics-heavy action sequence encounters.
Standard Mode
PS4 ProRenders at native 1080p using signed distance fields fallback reflections.
PS5 vs PS5 Pro
Side-by-side comparison of graphics modes, resolution and technical features.
PS5 Pro transforms Control's ray tracing presentation from low-30s fps dips on standard PS5 up to frame rates in the high 50s, accompanied by high-quality PSSR upscaling.
| Metric | PS5 | PS5 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Performance Score | 68Fair | 62Fair |
| Recommended mode | Ray Tracing Mode | Ray Tracing Mode |
| Modes available | 1 | 1 |
| Peak target FPS | 30 | Unknown |
| PSSR | No | Yes |
| Ray tracing | Yes | Yes |
| VRR | Yes | Yes |
| 120 Hz support | No | No |
| PS5 Pro Enhanced | No | Yes |
- Performance Score
- 68Fair
- Recommended mode
- Ray Tracing Mode
- Modes available
- 1
- Peak target FPS
- 30
- PSSR
- No
- Ray tracing
- Yes
- VRR
- Yes
- 120 Hz support
- No
- PS5 Pro Enhanced
- No
- Performance Score
- 62Fair
- Recommended mode
- Ray Tracing Mode
- Modes available
- 1
- Peak target FPS
- Unknown
- PSSR
- Yes
- Ray tracing
- Yes
- VRR
- Yes
- 120 Hz support
- No
- PS5 Pro Enhanced
- Yes
Known issues
Control on PS5 exhibits crushed blacks and an overall darker image presentation compared to other platforms.
Minor framerate slowdown occurs during heavy combat scenarios filled with taxing particle and physics effects.
Video analysis
Independent technical videos referenced in our analysis.
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Frequently asked
Answers built from the verified data on this page.
What frame rate does Control run at on PS5?
On PS5, Control offers 1 graphics mode: Ray Tracing Mode targets 30 FPS at 4K.
Does Control use PSSR on PS5 Pro?
Yes. At least one PS5 Pro graphics mode of Control uses PSSR, Sony's machine-learning upscaler, according to the sources cited in our analysis.
Is Control worth playing on PS5 Pro?
PS5 Pro transforms Control's ray tracing presentation from low-30s fps dips on standard PS5 up to frame rates in the high 50s, accompanied by high-quality PSSR upscaling.
What is the PSFoundry Performance Score of Control?
Control scores 68/100 on PS5. The Performance Score measures technical performance only — frame rate, image quality, graphics modes, visual features, responsiveness, loading and stability — not how good the game is.
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