I’m still not sure what to make of Control Resonant. I liked Control quite a lot but as a shooter, and I feel very ambivalent about the new and very different ARPG-style gameplay in the sequel. Our Morgan Park seemed cautiously optimistic following his preview session in June, but it’s such a fundamental shift in the underlying gameplay that for me, many questions remain.
One question that doesn’t remain any longer, though, is whether I—and you—will be able to run it. With Control Resonant now just a couple weeks out, Remedy has dropped the final PC system requirements, breaking down what you can expect from the game when it launches on September 24.
Across the board, you’ll need 16GB RAM and 120GB of free space on your SSD—you can try rolling with an HDD but that’s going to result in what you call a sub-optimal experience. It’s no secret that this is a bad time to be upgrading pretty much anything, but SSDs are effectively essential these days: If you don’t yet have one, our elite hardware hitters are on top of the best cheap SSD deals you can find today, so give it a look. Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit only if you please, is also required.
Beyond that, we get into the details:
We’re excited to announce the final PC system requirements for CONTROL Resonant! Please have a look at this chart to see how the game runs on your rig.CONTROL Resonant arrives September 24th on PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store. Pre-order now! #CONTROLResonant
— @remedygames.com (@remedygames.com.bsky.social) 2026-09-09T16:19:23.230Z
Minimum (1080p, 30 fps)
Upscaler Preset: Quality
Graphics Preset: Low
Ray Tracing Preset: Off
CPU: Intel Core i5-8500 or AMD Ryzen 5 3500
GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070, AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT, or Intel Arc A580
VRAM: 6GB
Recommended (1440p, 60 fps)
Upscaler Preset: Balanced
Graphics Preset: Medium
Ray Tracing Preset: Off
CPU: Intel Core i7-10700 or AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
GPU: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT, or Intel Arc B580
VRAM: 8GB
Enthusiast (4K, 60 fps)
Upscaler Preset: Performance
Graphics Preset: High
Ray Tracing Preset: Off
CPU: Intel Core i7-10700 or AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
GPU: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 or AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
VRAM: 10GB
Ray Tracing Minimum (1080p, 30 fps)
Upscaler Preset: Quality
Graphics Preset: Low
Ray Tracing Preset: Low
CPU: Intel Core i7-8700K or AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
GPU: Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 Super, AMD Radeon RX 6600, or Intel Arc A580
VRAM: 8GB
Ray Tracing Recommended (1440p, 60 fps)
Upscaler Preset: Balanced
Graphics Preset: Medium
Ray Tracing Preset: Medium
CPU: Intel Core i7-10700 or AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
GPU: Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Ti or AMD Radeon RX 9070
VRAM: 10GB
Path Tracing Enthusiast (4K, 60 fps)
Upscaler Preset: Performance
Graphics Preset: High
Ray Tracing Preset: High
CPU: Intel Core i7-10700 or AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
GPU: Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080
VRAM: 12GB
Obviously the high-end spec is, well, high, but Control Resonant looks reasonably restrained at the lower end, so aging rigs will hopefully be able to deliver a reasonable experience. The 120GB SSD space is a bit of an eye-popper—that’s triple what the original Control demanded—but three-digit storage requirements are increasingly the norm, so… I refer you once again to our guide to the best cheap SSDs, I guess. Sorry.
Control Resonant is out on September 24 and is up for pre-purchase now on Steam and the Epic Games Store.
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