The Technomancer

Measured FPS Breakdown

The recorded data for The Technomancer with the AMD Ryzen 5 3600 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 shows a clear scaling pattern across resolutions and presets. At 1920x1080, the combination delivers 131.2 FPS average on Low settings, 101.5 FPS on Medium, 86.9 FPS on High, and 66.4 FPS on Ultra. The gap from Low to Ultra is substantial: dropping from 131.2 to 66.4 FPS represents roughly a halving of frame rate as the preset climbs, which indicates that the Ultra preset imposes significantly heavier rendering demands than Low.

Moving to 2560x1440, the averages fall across every preset. Low settings produce 82.4 FPS, Medium delivers 66.7 FPS, High drops to 53.9 FPS, and Ultra sits at 43.1 FPS. The step from Medium to High is particularly steep here, a decline of 12.8 FPS, while the step from Low to Medium costs 15.7 FPS. At this resolution, the High and Ultra presets fall below the 60 FPS threshold, while Low and Medium remain above it.

At 3840x2160, the performance picture becomes demanding for this hardware. Low settings yield 44.1 FPS, Medium drops to 33.8 FPS, High reaches only 28.2 FPS, and Ultra bottoms out at 26.6 FPS. None of the presets at 4K manage to reach 60 FPS, and even the Low preset sits 15.9 FPS below that mark. The resolution scaling from 1080p to 4K at identical settings is steep: Low goes from 131.2 to 44.1 FPS, a reduction of 87.1 FPS, while Ultra goes from 66.4 to 26.6 FPS, a reduction of 39.8 FPS. Interestingly, the absolute FPS loss is larger at Low settings than at Ultra, which suggests that the lower preset relies more heavily on raw throughput that resolution scaling erodes.

The database records no minimum or maximum FPS values for any resolution, so the analysis rests entirely on average frame rates. That means the data cannot speak to frame pacing, stutter, or transient dips, only to sustained average performance.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The nearest rivals for the CPU place it in a tightly clustered group. The AMD Ryzen 5 3600 has an average benchmark score of 17035, while the Intel Core i7-1260P scores 17007, a delta of 0.2 percent, and the AMD EPYC 7742 scores 16998, also a 0.2 percent delta. On the other side, the Intel Core i5-11400 scores 17067, a delta of negative 0.2 percent, and the AMD EPYC 7573X scores 17070, also negative 0.2 percent. In practical terms, these four alternatives sit within a fraction of a percent of the Ryzen 5 3600, meaning any of them would deliver nearly identical CPU-bound behavior in The Technomancer.

For the GPU, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 holds an average benchmark score of 15290. The nearest rival, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580, scores 15283 with a delta of 0 percent, making it effectively a statistical tie. The AMD Radeon 680M scores 15270, a 0.1 percent delta, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 OEM scores 15199, a 0.6 percent delta. The AMD Radeon RX 7600 scores 15171, a 0.8 percent delta. All four of these GPUs would produce frame rates within a narrow band of the RTX 2060 in this title, so users with any of these cards should expect comparable measured performance.

The CPU and GPU percentile positions differ notably: the Ryzen 5 3600 sits at the 71st percentile among all CPUs, while the RTX 2060 sits at the 58th percentile among all GPUs. That gap suggests the CPU is comparatively stronger in the broader hardware landscape than the GPU, which has implications for where bottlenecks may appear in this game.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 1920x1080, the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS is Ultra, which delivers 66.4 FPS average. Since Ultra is the highest preset available, this means the hardware has headroom at 1080p, though not a large one: the margin above 60 FPS is only 6.4 FPS.

At 2560x1440, the most demanding preset that clears 60 FPS is Medium, with 66.7 FPS average. High falls short at 53.9 FPS, so Medium is the ceiling for smooth play at this resolution. The margin above 60 FPS is 6.7 FPS, nearly identical to the 1080p Ultra margin.

At 3840x2160, no preset reaches 60 FPS, so the database records no playable settings and no best settings value. The closest option is Low at 44.1 FPS, which still falls well short of the threshold. Users targeting 4K would need to accept frame rates far below the playable mark.

The pattern here is that the playable ceiling scales down with resolution: Ultra at 1080p, Medium at 1440p, and nothing at 4K. The FPS margins at the playable ceiling are similar across 1080p and 1440p, around 6 to 7 FPS, which indicates the hardware is consistently just above the threshold at its best playable preset.

The Verdict

The verdict data from the database is unambiguous. At 1920x1080, all four presets, Low, Medium, High, and Ultra, are playable, meaning each clears 60 FPS. The best playable setting is Ultra at 66.4 FPS. At 2560x1440, only Low and Medium are playable, with Medium being the best playable setting at 66.7 FPS. At 3840x2160, the playable settings list is empty, and no preset reaches 60 FPS.

So the answer to whether this PC can run The Technomancer depends entirely on the target resolution. At 1080p, yes, with headroom to spare on every preset. At 1440p, yes, but only if the user sticks to Medium or lower. At 4K, no, the hardware cannot deliver a playable experience at any preset. The 60 FPS playable threshold is the dividing line, and this combo crosses it comfortably at 1080p, barely crosses it at 1440p Medium, and misses it entirely at 4K.

The overall combo rank in the game is 2949 out of 3696 tested combinations, which places this pairing in the lower portion of the database. That rank reflects the RTX 2060's modest position relative to the full range of GPUs tested, even though the CPU itself ranks higher at the 71st percentile.

CPU and GPU Roles

The measured FPS data reveals how the balance of CPU and GPU responsibility shifts across resolutions. At 1920x1080, the frame rates are high across all presets, with Low at 131.2 FPS. This suggests the GPU is not saturated at lower resolutions and lower presets, so the CPU likely plays a larger relative role in sustaining those high frame rates. The Ryzen 5 3600, with its 6 cores and 12 threads, is well positioned for this sort of workload, and its 71st percentile CPU ranking supports the idea that it is not the limiting factor.

As resolution increases to 2560x1440, the frame rates drop across every preset, and the gap between Low and Ultra widens in absolute terms: Low is 82.4 FPS while Ultra is 43.1 FPS, a spread of 39.3 FPS. At 1080p, the same spread is 64.8 FPS (131.2 minus 66.4). The narrowing spread at higher resolution indicates the GPU becomes more dominant as pixel count rises, because the rendering load grows faster than the CPU workload. The RTX 2060, with its 1920 shading units and 6 GB of GDDR6 memory, starts to become the primary constraint at 1440p.

At 3840x2160, the frame rates collapse to between 26.6 and 44.1 FPS, and the spread between Low and Ultra shrinks further to 17.5 FPS. This compression of the preset-to-preset differences at 4K is a strong signal that the GPU is thoroughly saturated, while the CPU has spare capacity. The CPU's role diminishes as resolution climbs, and the GPU's role grows correspondingly. The data thus points to a system where the RTX 2060 is the bottleneck at 1440p and 4K, while the Ryzen 5 3600 provides ample processing headroom even at the lowest resolution.

The percentile gap between the two components reinforces this: the CPU at the 71st percentile versus the GPU at the 58th percentile means the GPU is the weaker link in the pairing. For The Technomancer specifically, the resolution scaling behavior confirms that GPU-bound scenarios dominate once the pixel count rises.

How This Combo Ranks

The database places this CPU and GPU combination at rank 2949 out of 3696 tested combos for The Technomancer. That puts it in the bottom 20 percent of all tested pairings, which is a direct consequence of the RTX 2060's mid-pack GPU standing. The CPU's strong relative position does little to lift the overall rank because the game's performance at higher resolutions is so heavily GPU-dependent.

Within the context of the measured FPS data, the rank makes sense. At 1080p, the combo performs respectably, clearing 60 FPS on every preset, but at 1440p and 4K it falls behind many other combinations that pair stronger GPUs with comparable or weaker CPUs. The rank of 2949 reflects this uneven performance profile: strong at low resolution, weak at high resolution. Users who prioritize 1080p gaming will find this combo adequate, while those targeting higher resolutions would need a more powerful GPU to improve the rank substantially.

FAQ

Q: Can this system run The Technomancer at 60 FPS on Ultra settings at 1920x1080?

A: Yes. The measured average FPS at 1920x1080 Ultra is 66.4, which clears the 60 FPS threshold.

Q: What is the best playable setting at 2560x1440?

A: Medium is the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS, with an average of 66.7 FPS. High drops to 53.9 FPS and is not playable.

Q: Is 3840x2160 playable with this hardware?

A: No. The highest average FPS at 4K is 44.1 on Low settings, which falls below the 60 FPS playable threshold. The database lists no playable settings at this resolution.

Q: How does the RTX 2060 compare to its nearest GPU rival in benchmark scores?

A: The RTX 2060 has an average benchmark score of 15290, while the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 scores 15283, a delta of 0 percent, making them effectively tied in the database.

Q: How does the Ryzen 5 3600 compare to the Intel Core i5-11400?

A: The Ryzen 5 3600 has an average benchmark score of 17035, while the Intel Core i5-11400 scores 17067, a delta of negative 0.2 percent, meaning the two CPUs are nearly identical in average performance.

Q: What rank does this CPU and GPU combination hold among all tested combos for The Technomancer?

A: The combination ranks 2949 out of 3696 tested combos, placing it in the lower portion of the database.