Nvidia DLSS ray reconstruction powers PC past PS5 Pro in Control Resonant

Remedy Entertainment’s newest release, Control Resonant, arrives on PC as a clear showcase of what modern hardware can do — crisp lighting, dense particle effects and a surprising breadth of display options. With the game now shipping and system requirements updated, PC players can see exactly how far the studio pushed visuals and performance.

I spent dozens of hours exploring the game’s warped Manhattan and testing its settings on a mid-range desktop; the results make a strong case for choosing PC if your priority is graphical fidelity and frame-rate flexibility.

Why this matters now

The developer released final PC requirements ahead of launch, and the build reaching players includes optimizations that weren’t present during early previews. That means features like Nvidia’s latest upscaling and lighting tools are integrated at day one — and that has practical consequences for how the game runs across different rigs.

How it performs on a real rig

My test system was powered by an AMD Ryzen 7 9700X, an Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 and 32GB of RAM. That configuration allowed steady 4K play with frame generation enabled, often hovering near 140 fps on high settings.

For context: consoles deliver a consistent experience, but they don’t offer the same headroom for toggling ray-tracing detail, custom shadow resolution or advanced upscaling modes. On PC you can tune those settings to favor image quality or frame rate depending on your display and priorities.

Minimum vs. recommended — what you need

Remedy’s updated requirements are friendly to older hardware: you don’t need the newest flagship card to run the game, though ample storage is mandatory. Below is a compact breakdown of the specs I tested with and the official minimum and recommended configurations.

Component	Tested system	Minimum	Recommended
CPU	AMD Ryzen 7 9700X	Intel i5-8500 / AMD Ryzen 5 3500	Intel Core i7-10700 / AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
GPU	Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070	GeForce GTX 1070 / Radeon RX 5600 XT / Intel Arc A580	GeForce RTX 3060 Ti / Radeon RX 6700 XT / Intel Arc B580
RAM	32 GB	16 GB	16 GB
Storage	120 GB	120 GB	120 GB

Key PC features worth toggling

• DLSS 4.5 Dynamic Frame Generation — boosts frame rates by generating frames using AI while preserving sharpness.
• Ray Tracing (direct and indirect) — significantly improves reflections, shadows and how light bounces through interiors and city streets.
• DLSS Ray Reconstruction — refines lighting detail and helps deliver higher-quality indirect illumination without as much performance cost.
• Granular controls — from shadow resolution to volumetric spotlight quality, the game exposes many toggles so players can dial visuals to their system.

Those systems-level options are not just cosmetic. They determine whether you prioritise higher refresh rates for competitive smoothness or richer lighting and texture detail for atmosphere.

What the visuals feel like

The title pairs dense, often chaotic combat with carefully composed set pieces. Sparks and particulates react believably to forces, and lighting often sells the sense that these spaces are both mundane and uncanny. In practical terms, toggling ray-traced indirect light plus DLSS Ray Reconstruction noticeably lifts the scene realism without bleeding too much frame rate — especially on modern Nvidia cards.

On hand-held or lower-powered machines Remedy provides a specific “Handheld” preset so performance is practical without requiring manual experimentation — a useful concession for, say, gaming laptop owners or portable PC devices.

Optimization and launch readiness

Control Resonant stands out as a well-optimized PC port. It launches with a broad array of presets and individual settings, and the final code includes the upscaling and ray-tracing improvements that were still in progress in earlier previews.

That careful tuning means fewer immediate updates required to fix major performance regressions — not always a given when big AAA games arrive on PC. Still, Remedy plans further platform support (including macOS), so performance on other ecosystems will be worth watching as those versions roll out.

Bottom line: if you own a gaming PC — desktop, laptop or capable handheld — this release delivers the best range of graphical fidelity and tuning. Players who value crisp ray-traced lighting and variable frame-rate options will find the PC edition particularly compelling.

For a deeper evaluation of gameplay and systems, see our full review of Control Resonant.