The Technomancer

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 3840x2160, the AMD Ryzen 5 5600G with Intel Arc B370 produces heavily constrained frame rates. The Low preset averages 26 FPS, Medium drops to 20 FPS with a minimum of 17 and a maximum of 23, High averages 17 FPS, and Ultra falls to 13 FPS. No resolution above 1080p reaches the 60 FPS playable threshold, and even the best 4K result is less than half of that target.

Moving to 2560x1440, the situation improves but remains far from smooth. Low settings deliver an average of 47 FPS, which is the only 1440p result above 40. Medium averages 36 FPS with a recorded range of 30 to 41, High averages 31 FPS, and Ultra drops to 24 FPS. The gap from Low to Ultra at this resolution is 23 FPS, indicating that preset selection has a substantial impact on performance.

At 1920x1080, the combination finally approaches playable territory. Low settings average 71 FPS, which clears the 60 FPS threshold by 11 frames. Medium averages 55 FPS with a minimum of 47 and a maximum of 63, meaning it straddles the playable line but cannot sustain it consistently. High averages 47 FPS, and Ultra averages 37 FPS. The scaling from 1440p Low (47 FPS) to 1080p Low (71 FPS) shows a 24 FPS gain, while the jump from 4K Low (26 FPS) to 1080p Low is 45 FPS.

CPU and GPU Roles

The data indicates that this game is heavily GPU-bound at every resolution tested. The Arc B370's integrated nature, with system-shared memory and a 25 W TDP, creates a hard ceiling. At 4K, the GPU cannot push past 26 FPS even on Low, while the CPU's 6 cores and 12 threads are far from saturated. The Ryzen 5 5600G's single-thread score of 872 in 3DMark and multi-thread score of 5455 in 3DMark max threads suggest ample headroom for a 2016 title.

Resolution scaling confirms the GPU limitation. Dropping from 4K to 1440p at Low improves average FPS from 26 to 47, a 21 FPS gain (roughly 80% higher). Dropping from 1440p to 1080p at Low improves from 47 to 71, a 24 FPS gain (roughly 51% higher). This non-linear improvement pattern is typical of a system where pixel throughput, not CPU instruction throughput, is the bottleneck. The CPU's role is secondary: it must feed 12 threads, but the Arc B370's 1280 shading units and 20 ROPs cannot translate that CPU capability into high frame rates.

Preset scaling reinforces the GPU-bound conclusion. At 1080p, moving from Low (71 FPS) to Medium (55 FPS) costs 16 FPS, from Medium to High (47 FPS) costs 8 FPS, and from High to Ultra (37 FPS) costs 10 FPS. If the CPU were the constraint, these preset changes would produce smaller FPS deltas because the CPU workload would remain similar. Instead, the large deltas show that the GPU's fill rate and shader throughput are the limiting factors. At 1440p, the same pattern appears: Low to Medium costs 11 FPS, Medium to High costs 5 FPS, and High to Ultra costs 7 FPS.

FAQ

Q: Can this system run The Technomancer at 1080p?

A: Yes, but only on Low settings. The average FPS at 1080p Low is 71, which exceeds the 60 FPS playable threshold. Medium settings average 55 FPS, which falls short of that threshold.

Q: Is 1440p playable with any preset?

A: No. The best 1440p result is Low at 47 FPS average, which is below the 60 FPS target. Medium averages 36 FPS, High averages 31 FPS, and Ultra averages 24 FPS.

Q: How does the GPU compare to its closest rivals?

A: The Arc B370's average benchmark score is 1184 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12. Its nearest rival, the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570, scores 1186, which is 0.2% higher. The ATI Radeon HD 5770 scores 1190 (0.5% higher), and the AMD Radeon HD 7650M scores 1192 (0.7% higher). The AMD FirePro M2000 scores 1168 (1.4% lower). This places the Arc B370 in the 5th percentile of all GPUs.

Q: Is the CPU a bottleneck in this game?

A: The recorded data suggests no. The Ryzen 5 5600G sits in the 74th percentile of all CPUs with an average benchmark score of 21088. Its nearest rivals include the Intel Core i3-1220P (0.1% lower score) and the Intel Core Ultra 7 256V (0.1% higher score). The FPS scaling between resolutions and presets points to the GPU as the limiting component.

Q: What is the best settings preset at 1080p?

A: Low is the only preset that maintains an average at or above 60 FPS, with 71 FPS. Medium comes closest among the others at 55 FPS, but it does not meet the threshold.

Q: How does this combo rank among all tested systems?

A: The combination ranks 3408 out of 3696 tested combos, placing it in the lower portion of the database, roughly the 8th percentile of all tested hardware pairings.

The Verdict

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600G with Intel Arc B370 can run The Technomancer, but only at 1920x1080 with Low settings, where it averages 71 FPS. This is the sole configuration that clears the 60 FPS playable threshold. At 2560x1440, no preset reaches 60 FPS; the best option, Low, averages 47 FPS. At 3840x2160, performance is even weaker, with Low averaging 26 FPS and Medium averaging 20 FPS. The verdict data confirms this: playable settings exist only at 1080p, with Low as the best and only qualifying preset. For users targeting 1440p or 4K, this hardware combination will not deliver a smooth experience in this title, regardless of quality settings.

Similar Performance Alternatives

For the CPU, the Ryzen 5 5600G's nearest rivals in the database are all within a narrow performance band. The Intel Core i3-1220P has an average score of 21066 (0.1% lower), the Intel Core Ultra 7 256V scores 21112 (0.1% higher), the AMD Ryzen 5 7530U scores 21133 (0.2% higher), and the Intel Core Ultra 7 155U scores 21174 (0.4% higher). Any of these processors would deliver nearly identical CPU-bound behavior in The Technomancer, meaning they would not change the GPU-limited outcome.

For the GPU, the Arc B370's nearest rivals are all older or lower-tier parts. The ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570 scores 1186 (0.2% higher), the ATI Radeon HD 5770 scores 1190 (0.5% higher), the AMD Radeon HD 7650M scores 1192 (0.7% higher), and the AMD FirePro M2000 scores 1168 (1.4% lower). These delta values are all under 2%, so a system swapping the Arc B370 for any of these GPUs would produce nearly indistinguishable frame rates in this game. The practical takeaway: this GPU sits in a performance tier where even small differences of 1% or less separate it from its closest competitors.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600G plus Intel Arc B370 combination ranks 3408 out of 3696 tested combos in The Technomancer. That places it in the bottom 7.8% of all tested hardware pairs. This low ranking is driven almost entirely by the GPU, which sits in the 5th percentile of all GPUs. The CPU, by contrast, is in the 74th percentile, a massive gap that underscores the imbalance of this pairing. In a game like The Technomancer, which scales heavily with GPU fill rate, the CPU's relative strength cannot compensate for the GPU's weakness. The result is a combo that only achieves playable frame rates at the lowest resolution and lowest settings.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 1920x1080, the best preset that stays at or above 60 FPS is Low, with an average of 71 FPS. Medium averages 55 FPS, so it does not qualify. At 2560x1440, no preset reaches the threshold; the closest is Low at 47 FPS, but it falls 13 FPS short. At 3840x2160, the best result is Low at 26 FPS, which is far below playable. The database records no playable settings for 1440p or 4K. For users who must run this game at 1080p, Low is the only viable choice. Lowering the resolution below 1080p was not measured, but the trend suggests that only 1080p Low provides a stable 60 FPS experience for this hardware combination.