The Technomancer

Measured FPS Breakdown

The recorded data for this combo covers three resolutions and four quality presets, though only some cells include full min/max information. Starting at 3840x2160, the results are uniformly below playable levels. The High preset averages 19 FPS, Low averages 28 FPS, Medium averages 22 FPS with a recorded range of 19 to 25 FPS, and Ultra drops to 15 FPS. None of these numbers approach the 60 FPS threshold, and even the strongest 4K result, Low at 28 FPS, sits far below acceptable smoothness.

Moving to 2560x1440, the picture improves but remains firmly in unplayable territory. High averages 34 FPS, Low reaches 52 FPS, Medium averages 40 FPS with a range of 34 to 46 FPS, and Ultra settles at 26 FPS. The 52 FPS Low result is the closest this combination comes to 60 FPS at this resolution, yet it still falls short by a meaningful margin. The gap between Low and Medium at 1440p is 12 FPS, showing that the preset scaling here is steep.

At 1920x1080, the data finally shows viable options. Low averages 79 FPS, which clears the playable threshold comfortably. Medium averages 61 FPS with a recorded range of 52 to 70 FPS, placing its average just above the 60 FPS line but with dips below it. High averages 52 FPS, and Ultra drops to 40 FPS. The jump from Low to Medium costs 18 FPS on average, while the jump from Medium to High costs another 9 FPS, and High to Ultra costs 12 FPS. Min/max data is only present for Medium at 1080p, showing that even the playable preset has frame-time variance that occasionally crosses below 60 FPS.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 3840x2160, no preset reaches 60 FPS. The best recorded average is 28 FPS on Low, but that is less than half of the playable threshold. The database lists no playable settings for this resolution, so the recommendation is clear: avoid 4K entirely with this hardware for The Technomancer.

At 2560x1440, the same conclusion applies. No preset hits 60 FPS, and the best average is 52 FPS on Low. That is a near-miss but still a miss, so 1440p is not a viable resolution for smooth gameplay with this combo. The verdict data confirms no playable settings exist at this resolution.

At 1920x1080, the situation changes. The most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS on average is Medium, which delivers 61 FPS. Low also clears the threshold with 79 FPS, but Medium offers higher visual quality while still averaging above 60. The database explicitly lists Medium as the best playable setting at 1080p, with an average of 61 FPS. High falls short at 52 FPS, so there is no room to push beyond Medium without dropping below the playable line.

Similar Performance Alternatives

Looking at the CPU side, the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X sits near several processors in average benchmark score. The AMD Ryzen 7 4800H scores 21749, a delta of only 0.1% from the 5600X's 21771 average. The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U scores 21874, which is 0.5% higher. The Intel Core i7-11700 scores 21891, also 0.5% higher. The AMD EPYC 9554P scores 21899, 0.6% higher. In practical terms, any of these CPUs would deliver nearly identical frame pacing in The Technomancer, since the game's CPU load at these settings appears modest relative to the GPU bottleneck.

On the GPU side, the Intel Arc B390's measured average benchmark score is 1482, and its closest rivals are all older NVIDIA parts. The NVIDIA GeForce GT 520MX scores 1463, which is 1.3% lower. The NVIDIA GeForce 800M scores 1460, 1.5% lower. The NVIDIA GeForce GT 625 OEM scores 1446, 2.5% lower. The NVIDIA GeForce GT 710 scores 1443, 2.7% lower. These deltas are all within a few percentage points, meaning a system built around any of these GPUs would land in the same performance tier. The Arc B390 is the fastest of this group, but the margin over the GT 520MX is slim enough that owners of those older cards should expect broadly similar frame rates with the same CPU.

Because the CPU is far stronger than the GPU in this pairing, swapping the 5600X for any of its listed rivals would change almost nothing in The Technomancer. Swapping the Arc B390 for a GT 520MX or GT 710 would cost roughly 1% to 3% performance, which is imperceptible in real gameplay. The bottleneck is overwhelmingly the GPU, so CPU alternatives are effectively interchangeable here.

The Verdict

This PC can run The Technomancer, but only at 1920x1080 with Low or Medium settings. The database's verdict by resolution is explicit: 1080p has playable settings of Low and Medium, with Medium as the best option at 61 FPS average. At 2560x1440, no settings are playable, and at 3840x2160, no settings are playable.

The practical takeaway is that this combo is a 1080p gaming setup for this title. Medium at 1080p averages 61 FPS, which clears the threshold by a single frame. That is cutting it close, and the recorded minimum of 52 FPS means there will be moments of visible stutter, especially in busy scenes. Low at 1080p is the safer choice if you prioritize consistent smoothness, since its 79 FPS average leaves far more headroom. High at 1080p is not playable at 52 FPS, and Ultra is worse at 40 FPS.

If you are targeting 1440p or 4K, this hardware is not sufficient. The best 1440p result is 52 FPS on Low, and the best 4K result is 28 FPS on Low. Neither comes close to the 60 FPS target, and dropping to even lower settings is not an option since Low is already the bottom preset. The verdict is unambiguous: stick to 1080p and accept Medium as the ceiling, or drop to Low for a more stable experience.

CPU and GPU Roles

The scaling data makes it clear that the GPU is the limiting factor in this pairing. The AMD Ryzen 5 5600X is a 6-core, 12-thread Zen 3 processor with a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 11838 and a single-core score of 1541. Its percentile rank places it above 75% of all tested CPUs. The Intel Arc B390, by contrast, sits at the 9th percentile among GPUs, with a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 1482. The GPU is dramatically weaker relative to its own field than the CPU is relative to its field.

The FPS scaling between resolutions confirms this. From 1920x1080 Medium to 2560x1440 Medium, the average drops from 61 FPS to 40 FPS, a 34% reduction. From 2560x1440 Medium to 3840x2160 Medium, the average drops from 40 FPS to 22 FPS, a 45% reduction. These large drops are characteristic of a GPU-bound scenario, where pixel count directly dictates frame rate. If the CPU were the bottleneck, resolution scaling would be much flatter.

Preset scaling tells the same story. At 1080p, moving from Low to Ultra drops average FPS from 79 to 40, a 49% loss. At 1440p, the same preset range drops from 52 to 26, a 50% loss. At 4K, Low to Ultra drops from 28 to 15, a 46% loss. The consistency of this percentage across resolutions indicates that the render workload, not CPU logic, is driving performance. The CPU has ample headroom, as evidenced by its strong multi-threaded and single-threaded scores, but the GPU cannot feed frames fast enough to use it.

At 1080p, the CPU matters slightly more because the GPU has fewer pixels to push, but even there the Arc B390 is the binding constraint. The 5600X's single-core performance is more than adequate for a 2016 action RPG, and the game's CPU demands are unlikely to stress a modern 6-core part. At 1440p and 4K, the GPU becomes even more dominant, and the CPU's role shrinks to near irrelevance. The data suggests that upgrading the GPU would yield far larger gains than upgrading the CPU, and that pairing this CPU with a stronger GPU would unlock substantially higher frame rates at every resolution.

How This Combo Ranks

In the database's ranking for The Technomancer, this combination of AMD Ryzen 5 5600X and Intel Arc B390 places at rank 3285 out of 3696 tested combos. That puts it in the bottom 11% of all configurations tested for this game. The percentile placement aligns with the GPU's low standing: the Arc B390 ranks at the 9th percentile among all GPUs, while the CPU ranks at the 75th percentile among all CPUs. The combo's overall rank is dragged down almost entirely by the GPU.

For context, 3696 total combos means this setup sits below the vast majority of systems in the database. The nearest GPU rivals, such as the GT 520MX and GT 710, are all legacy parts from a much older era, which explains why the rank is so low. The CPU's rivals, by contrast, are modern or recent processors that would all perform similarly in this game because the GPU bottleneck dominates.

The practical meaning of rank 3285 is that if you are comparing this system against other builds in the database, you should expect it to be one of the slower options for this title. It will run the game at 1080p Medium, but most other tested combos will do better. The rank also highlights an imbalance: this CPU is capable of much more, but the GPU holds the entire system back. If you already own this CPU, the single most effective change for The Technomancer would be a GPU upgrade. If you are building new, this pairing is only suitable for 1080p gaming at medium settings, and even then with occasional dips below 60 FPS.