Remedy Entertainment has unveiled the PC requirements for Control Resonant to give players an idea of what they need to play at 1080p, 1440p and 4K.
The good news is that you don’t need to splash out on an all-singing and dancing gaming PC to play the game but those interested in ray tracing or 4K path tracing will need considerably more power.
Control Resonant PC Requirements at a Glance
Minimum — 1080p, 30 FPS
Those wanting to play for the minimum requirements include:
• GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 / AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT / Intel Arc A580
• VRAM: 6GB
• CPU: Intel Core i5-8500 / AMD Ryzen 5 3500
• Graphics: Low
• Ray Tracing: Off
• Upscaling: Quality
• Target: 30 FPS
This means many gamers with several year old hardware should be able to run the game at 1080p.
Recommended — 1440p, 60 FPS
To get a nice 1440p game going, the recommended PC spec is considerably more powerful.
• GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti / AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT / Intel Arc B580
• VRAM: 8GB
• CPU: Intel Core i7-10700 / AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
• Graphics: Medium
• Ray Tracing: Off
• Upscaling: Balanced
• Target: 60 FPS
This is aimed at getting the right balance between visuals and performance.
Enthusiast — 4K, 60 FPS
And to get a smooth 4K experience at 60 FPS, the hardware required jumps up again.
• GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 / AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
• VRAM: 10GB
• CPU: Intel Core i7-10700 / AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
• Graphics: High
• Ray Tracing: Off
• Upscaling: Performance
• Target: 60 FPS
Interestingly, it still uses Performance upscaling rather than native 4K.
Ray Tracing Requirements Are Much Higher
Those who want ray traced graphics will need much more powerful graphics cards.
Ray Tracing Minimum — 1080p, 30 FPS
• GPU: NVIDIA RTX 2060 SUPER / AMD Radeon RX 6600 / Intel Arc A580
• VRAM: 8GB
• CPU: Intel Core i7-8700K / AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
• Graphics: Low
• Ray Tracing: Low
• Upscaling: Quality
• Target: 30 FPS
Ray Tracing Recommended — 1440p, 60 FPS
The jump from the recommended spec to ray-traced 1440p is considerable too.
• GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti / AMD Radeon RX 9070
• VRAM: 10GB
• CPU: Intel Core i7-10700 / AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
• Graphics: Medium
• Ray Tracing: Medium
• Upscaling: Balanced
• Target: 60 FPS
Want 4K Path Tracing? You Need an RTX 5080
The most powerful spec is for those who want the game’s maximum graphics. It’s intended for players who want to target 4K at 60 FPS with High graphics and High path tracing enabled.
• GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
• VRAM: 12GB
• CPU: Intel Core i7-10700 / AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
• Graphics: High
• Ray Tracing: High
• Upscaling: Performance
• Target: 60 FPS
Even this high-end configuration uses Performance upscaling showing how taxing path-traced lighting can be.
16GB RAM and 120GB SSD Required
Irrespective of which graphics preset you’re targeting, there are some requirements that you always have to meet.
• RAM: 16GB
• Operating System: Windows 10 or Windows 11 64-bit
• Storage: 120GB SSD
DLSS 4.5, FSR 4.1 and Frame Generation
In addition to the PC graphics requirements, Control Resonant is coming with several modern computer graphics technologies.
• NVIDIA DLSS 4.5
• AMD FSR 4.1
• NVIDIA DLSS 4.5 Ray Reconstruction
• Frame Generation
• Ray Tracing
• Path Tracing
• HDR
• Ultrawide monitor support
• Uncapped frame rates
An important point in this list is that Remedy didn’t use Frame Generation when benchmarking the specs listed above. This is because the published performance targets aren’t affected by Frame Generation.
Control Resonant Release Date and Price
Control Resonant is scheduled to launch on September 24, 2026 for:
• PC
• PlayStation 5
• Xbox Series X/S
In India, the game is listed at:
• Standard Edition: ₹3,599 on Steam
• Digital Deluxe Edition: ₹4,199
Final Verdict
Control Resonant offers a wide range of PC requirements. Those using older GPUs such as the GTX 1070 can target 1080p while those eyeing 1440p, 4K, ray tracing or path tracing will need more powerful hardware.
Quick summary:
• 1080p/30 FPS: GTX 1070 or equivalent
• 1440p/60 FPS: RTX 3060 Ti or equivalent
• 4K/60 FPS: RTX 3080 or RX 6800 XT
• 1440p Ray Tracing/60 FPS: RTX 4070 Ti or RX 9070
• 4K Path Tracing/60 FPS: RTX 5080
• RAM: 16GB
• Storage: 120GB SSD
• Release: September 24, 2026
So if you’re planning on playing Control Resonant on PC, checking your GPU is the most important thing you can do especially if you’re after ray tracing or 4K visuals.
