The Technomancer

FAQ

Q: Can this combination of AMD Ryzen 5 5500 and Intel Arc B390 run The Technomancer at 1080p?

A: Yes, at 1920x1080 the combo achieves playable performance on Low and Medium settings. Low averages 79 FPS, Medium averages 61 FPS, while High drops to 52 FPS and Ultra falls to 40 FPS, so the playable threshold of 60 FPS is cleared only on the two lower presets.

Q: How does the Intel Arc B390 compare to its closest GPU rivals in raw benchmark scores?

A: The Arc B390 scores 1482 in the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 test. It sits 1.3% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce GT 520MX (1463), 1.5% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce 800M (1460), 2.5% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce GT 625 OEM (1446), and 2.7% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce GT 710 (1443). The GPU's percentile versus all GPUs is only 9, indicating it lands near the bottom of the database's tested graphics hardware.

Q: What is the CPU's standing relative to other processors in the database?

A: The AMD Ryzen 5 5500 sits at the 73rd percentile among all CPUs in the database. Its average benchmark score of 19593 is nearly identical to the AMD Ryzen AI 5 430 (19617, just 0.1% higher), Intel Core i5-12500 (19668, 0.4% higher), Intel Core i7-10700F (19499, 0.5% lower), and Intel Core i5-11600KF (19723, 0.7% higher). This places the CPU firmly in the mid-range tier, far above the GPU's lowly positioning.

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

A: None. At 2560x1440, the database records no playable settings. Low averages 52 FPS, Medium averages 40 FPS, High averages 34 FPS, and Ultra averages 26 FPS, all falling short of the 60 FPS playable threshold. The verdict field confirms an empty list of playable settings for this resolution.

Q: Does the game show a clear FPS drop when moving from 1080p to 1440p to 4K?

A: Yes, the recorded data shows a steep scaling curve. At Medium settings, average FPS goes from 61 at 1920x1080 to 40 at 2560x1440 to 22 at 3840x2160. At High settings, the progression is 52 to 34 to 19. At Low, it goes 79 to 52 to 28. At Ultra, it goes 40 to 26 to 15. Each resolution jump costs roughly 30-40% of the average FPS.

Q: What is the combo's rank among all tested combinations for this game?

A: The combo ranks 3285 out of 3696 tested combinations for The Technomancer. This places it in the 11th percentile of all combos, meaning roughly 89% of tested hardware pairings deliver better performance in this title.

How This Combo Ranks

The database ranks this AMD Ryzen 5 5500 + Intel Arc B390 pairing at 3285 out of 3696 tested combinations for The Technomancer. That is a bottom-decile placement, and the data supports it. The GPU sits at the 9th percentile among all GPUs in the database, while the CPU sits at the 73rd percentile. This is a lopsided pairing where the processor is capable but the graphics solution severely bottlenecked the experience.

The rank of 3285 means only 411 tested combos perform worse in this game. The Arc B390's 3DMark Steel Nomad score of 1482 is the only GPU benchmark recorded, and it places the card alongside ancient mobile and OEM parts like the GT 520MX and GT 710. Those are not gaming GPUs by any modern standard, and The Technomancer's results reflect that reality.

The CPU's strong standing does not rescue the combo. The Ryzen 5 5500's Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 16429 and single-core score of 2319 indicate plenty of processing headroom, but the GPU cannot translate that into frames. The result is a combo that fails to reach 60 FPS at 1440p on any preset and only barely clears it at 1080p Medium.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The database provides measured FPS values across three resolutions and four settings presets. The complete picture is as follows.

At 3840x2160, the results are uniformly poor. Low settings average 28 FPS. Medium settings average 22 FPS, with a minimum of 19 and maximum of 25. High settings average 19 FPS. Ultra settings average 15 FPS. No minimum or maximum values are recorded for Low, High, or Ultra, but the averages alone show this resolution is unplayable across the board.

At 2560x1440, performance improves but remains below the playable threshold. Low settings average 52 FPS. Medium settings average 40 FPS, with a minimum of 34 and maximum of 46. High settings average 34 FPS. Ultra settings average 26 FPS. Every preset falls short of 60 FPS, though Low comes closest at 52.

At 1920x1080, the combo finally finds playable ground. Low settings average 79 FPS. Medium settings average 61 FPS, with a minimum of 52 and maximum of 70. High settings average 52 FPS. Ultra settings average 40 FPS. The jump from 1440p to 1080p is substantial: Low improves from 52 to 79 FPS, Medium from 40 to 61, High from 34 to 52, and Ultra from 26 to 40.

The minimum and maximum values recorded only for Medium settings at each resolution reveal the frame pacing characteristics. At 1080p Medium, the minimum of 52 FPS and maximum of 70 FPS show a relatively tight band around the 61 average. At 1440p Medium, the range is 34 to 46 around a 40 average. At 4K Medium, the range is 19 to 25 around a 22 average. The consistency degrades as resolution increases, but even at 1080p the minimum dips below 60, suggesting occasional stutter during demanding scenes.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The nearest rivals for the CPU and GPU provide useful reference points for what this combo feels like in practice.

On the CPU side, the Ryzen 5 5500's average benchmark score of 19593 is nearly indistinguishable from four nearby processors. The AMD Ryzen AI 5 430 scores 19617 (0.1% higher), the Intel Core i5-12500 scores 19668 (0.4% higher), the Intel Core i7-10700F scores 19499 (0.5% lower), and the Intel Core i5-11600KF scores 19723 (0.7% higher). Any of these CPUs paired with the same Arc B390 GPU would produce essentially identical frame rates in The Technomancer. The CPU is not the limiting factor here, so swapping among these processors would not change the measured FPS in any meaningful way.

On the GPU side, the Arc B390's nearest rivals are all NVIDIA parts from a much older era. The GeForce GT 520MX scores 1463 (1.3% lower), the GeForce 800M scores 1460 (1.5% lower), the GeForce GT 625 OEM scores 1446 (2.5% lower), and the GeForce GT 710 scores 1443 (2.7% lower). These deltas are small, meaning the Arc B390 is effectively in the same performance class as these legacy GPUs. A system with any of these GPUs and the Ryzen 5 5500 would deliver nearly identical results in The Technomancer, struggling to maintain 60 FPS even at 1080p.

The practical takeaway is that this combo behaves like a low-end GPU paired with a mid-range CPU. Users upgrading from a GT 710 to the Arc B390 would see roughly 2.7% better GPU benchmark performance, a negligible real-world difference. The CPU's headroom is wasted in this configuration.

CPU and GPU Roles

The data clearly shows that the GPU is the dominant constraint in this pairing. Evidence comes from the scaling patterns across resolutions and presets.

At 1080p Low, the combo produces 79 FPS. Dropping to 1440p Low reduces this to 52 FPS, a 34% loss. Dropping to 4K Low reduces it further to 28 FPS, a 65% loss from the 1080p figure. These are massive resolution penalties that point directly at the graphics solution. A CPU-bound scenario would show much smaller drops when resolution increases, since the processor's workload stays roughly constant while pixel counts rise.

The preset scaling at each resolution reinforces this. At 1080p, going from Low to Ultra costs 39 FPS (79 to 40). At 1440p, the same preset swing costs 26 FPS (52 to 26). At 4K, it costs 13 FPS (28 to 15). The absolute FPS loss from raising settings shrinks as resolution rises, which is characteristic of a GPU that is already saturated at lower resolutions and has little headroom to absorb additional shading and texture work.

The CPU's role is secondary but not irrelevant. The Ryzen 5 5500's 6 cores and 12 threads, with a boost clock of 4.20 GHz, are sufficient for The Technomancer's Action RPG workload. The Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 16429 and single-core score of 2319 indicate strong thread scaling and solid single-thread performance. The game was released in 2016 and does not appear to demand exceptional CPU resources. The recorded data shows no evidence of CPU bottlenecking, as the FPS scales consistently with GPU-oriented changes.

What the data implies is that upgrading the GPU alone would yield dramatic improvements, while upgrading the CPU alone would yield almost none. The Arc B390 is the wall, and every measured FPS figure in the database reflects that limitation.

The Verdict

The verdict from the database is unambiguous. This PC can run The Technomancer at 1920x1080 on Low and Medium settings, with Medium being the best playable preset at an average of 61 FPS. Low runs at 79 FPS, providing a comfortable margin above the 60 FPS threshold.

At 2560x1440, the combo fails to achieve playable performance on any preset. The closest is Low at 52 FPS, which falls 8 frames short of the threshold. Medium averages 40 FPS, High averages 34 FPS, and Ultra averages 26 FPS. Users targeting 1440p would need to accept sub-60 FPS gameplay, which the database does not classify as playable.

At 3840x2160, the situation is worse. Low averages 28 FPS, Medium averages 22 FPS, High averages 19 FPS, and Ultra averages 15 FPS. None of these approach playability. The verdict field lists no playable settings for either 4K or 1440p.

To summarize: this combo is a 1080p medium-settings machine for this game, nothing more. The 61 FPS average at Medium is playable, but the minimum of 52 FPS means there will be moments below the threshold. For a smoother experience, Low at 79 FPS is the safer choice, though it requires visual compromises.

Best Settings per Resolution

The database's verdictByResolution field identifies the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS at each resolution.

At 1920x1080, the best playable setting is Medium, with an average FPS of 61. This is the only resolution where any preset clears the 60 FPS threshold. Low also qualifies at 79 FPS, but Medium is the highest quality setting that remains playable. The minimum of 52 FPS at Medium means the experience is not perfectly smooth, but the average meets the bar.

At 2560x1440, no preset qualifies as playable. The verdict field explicitly lists an empty playableSettings array and a null bestSettings value. Low comes closest at 52 FPS, but it does not meet the threshold. Users at this resolution must either drop to 1080p or accept an unplayable frame rate.

At 3840x2160, no preset qualifies either. The empty playableSettings array and null bestSettings value confirm that 4K is entirely out of reach for this hardware combination. The best average recorded at 4K is 28 FPS on Low, which is less than half the playable threshold.

The database's verdictByResolution structure makes the conclusion straightforward: 1080p Medium is the ceiling for this combo. Any attempt to push higher resolutions or more demanding presets will result in frame rates below the 60 FPS playability standard.