The Technomancer

FAQ

Q: Can this system run The Technomancer at 60 FPS on a 4K display?

A: No. The recorded data shows the AMD Ryzen 5 7600X and Intel Arc B370 combination cannot reach 60 FPS at 3840x2160 at any settings level. The best result at 4K is 26 FPS on Low settings, with Medium at 20 FPS, High at 17 FPS, and Ultra at 13 FPS.

Q: What is the best playable settings preset at 1920x1080?

A: Low is the only playable preset at 1920x1080, delivering an average of 71 FPS. Medium averages 55 FPS, High averages 47 FPS, and Ultra averages 37 FPS, all below the 60 FPS playable threshold.

Q: How much performance is lost when moving from 1080p to 1440p?

A: At Low settings, the average FPS drops from 71 at 1920x1080 to 47 at 2560x1440, a reduction of 24 FPS. At High settings, the average drops from 47 to 31 FPS, and at Ultra from 37 to 24 FPS.

Q: Is the 2560x1440 resolution playable at any settings?

A: No. The highest average FPS recorded at 2560x1440 is 47 on Low settings. Medium averages 36 FPS, High averages 31 FPS, and Ultra averages 24 FPS. None of these reach the 60 FPS threshold.

Q: How does the Intel Arc B370 compare to similar graphics hardware in the database?

A: The Arc B370's average benchmark score is 1184, placing it at the 5th percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rival, the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570, scores 1186, which is 0.2% higher. The AMD Radeon HD 7650M scores 1192, 0.7% higher, and the AMD FirePro M2000 scores 1168, 1.4% lower.

Q: How does the Ryzen 5 7600X compare to its nearest CPU rivals?

A: The Ryzen 5 7600X has an average benchmark score of 27636, which is 0.2% ahead of the AMD Ryzen 7 5700X and Intel Core i5-12600K, both scoring 27578. It is 0.3% behind the AMD Ryzen 5 8500GE, which scores 27712, and 0.4% ahead of the AMD Ryzen 7 5800 at 27535.

CPU and GPU Roles

The division of labor between the AMD Ryzen 5 7600X and the Intel Arc B370 becomes clear when examining the scaling of frame rates across resolutions and settings in The Technomancer. The Arc B370, with a 5th percentile GPU ranking and a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 1184, is the primary bottleneck in this pairing. The CPU, by contrast, ranks at the 79th percentile of all processors with a strong multi-threaded score of 28390 in PassMark, indicating it has ample headroom.

At 3840x2160, the GPU limitation is absolute. The frame rates collapse to between 13 and 26 FPS depending on settings, and even dropping from Ultra to Low only recovers 13 FPS. This pattern is consistent with a graphics-bound scenario where the render resolution overwhelms the GPU's shading units, 40 texture mapping units, and 20 raster output pipelines. The Arc B370's 6.144 TFLOPS of FP32 compute is simply insufficient for 4K workloads in this title.

At 2560x1440, the situation improves but remains GPU-limited. The spread from Low to Ultra is 47 to 24 FPS, a 23 FPS range that shows settings have a significant impact, but the ceiling is still far below 60 FPS. The GPU's pixel rate of 48.00 GPixel/s and texture rate of 96.00 GTexel/s are the limiting factors here.

At 1920x1080, the balance shifts slightly. The Low preset achieves 71 FPS, which clears the playable threshold, while Medium sits at 55 FPS and High at 47 FPS. The scaling from 1440p to 1080p at Low settings is 47 to 71 FPS, a 51% improvement, which confirms that the GPU is still the dominant constraint. The CPU's role becomes more relevant at this resolution, but the data does not indicate CPU bottlenecking, as the frame rates scale predictably with resolution and settings rather than plateauing.

The pattern across all three resolutions is unambiguous: the Intel Arc B370 dictates performance. The Ryzen 5 7600X, with its 6 cores and 12 threads on Zen 4 architecture, provides sufficient processing power to feed the GPU, but the graphics card's modest compute resources cap the experience. For this game, the GPU matters more at every resolution and preset in the measured data.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The recorded data for The Technomancer with the AMD Ryzen 5 7600X and Intel Arc B370 covers three resolutions and four settings presets. The playable threshold is 60 FPS.

At 3840x2160, the results are consistently below playable levels. Low settings produce an average of 26 FPS. Medium settings average 20 FPS, with a minimum of 17 FPS and a maximum of 23 FPS. High settings average 17 FPS. Ultra settings average 13 FPS. No minimum or maximum values were recorded for Low, High, or Ultra at this resolution.

At 2560x1440, the averages improve but still fall short of 60 FPS. Low settings average 47 FPS. Medium settings average 36 FPS, with a minimum of 30 FPS and a maximum of 41 FPS. High settings average 31 FPS. Ultra settings average 24 FPS. As with 4K, minimum and maximum values were only recorded for the Medium preset.

At 1920x1080, the only playable result appears. Low settings average 71 FPS, exceeding the 60 FPS threshold. Medium settings average 55 FPS, with a minimum of 47 FPS and a maximum of 63 FPS. High settings average 47 FPS. Ultra settings average 37 FPS. The Medium preset at 1080p is the only setting across all resolutions where the maximum recorded FPS (63) exceeds 60, though the average remains below the threshold.

The progression within each resolution follows a consistent pattern: Low is the fastest, followed by Medium, then High, with Ultra being the slowest. The gap between Low and Ultra is 13 FPS at 4K, 23 FPS at 1440p, and 34 FPS at 1080p. This widening gap at lower resolutions indicates that settings have a greater relative impact when the GPU is less overloaded.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The nearest rivals for the AMD Ryzen 5 7600X in the database's CPU benchmarks are closely matched. The AMD Ryzen 7 5700X and Intel Core i5-12600K both have an average score of 27578, a 0.2% difference from the 7600X's 27636. The AMD Ryzen 5 8500GE scores 27712, which is 0.3% higher, and the AMD Ryzen 7 5800 scores 27535, 0.4% lower. In practical terms, swapping the 7600X for any of these processors would produce nearly identical frame rates in The Technomancer, since the GPU is the limiting factor.

For the Intel Arc B370, the nearest GPU rivals are substantially older hardware. The ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570 scores 1186, just 0.2% above the Arc B370's 1184. The ATI Radeon HD 5770 scores 1190, 0.5% higher. The AMD Radeon HD 7650M scores 1192, 0.7% higher. The AMD FirePro M2000 scores 1168, 1.4% lower. These deltas are all within a narrow band, meaning any of these GPUs would deliver essentially the same performance in this game. The Arc B370's 5th percentile ranking places it in the lowest tier of the database's GPU performance distribution.

The combination rank of 3408 out of 3696 tested combos places this pairing in the lower 8% of all recorded configurations. This aligns with the GPU's low percentile ranking, reinforcing that the graphics card is the determining factor for The Technomancer performance.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 5 7600X and Intel Arc B370 combination ranks 3408 out of 3696 tested combos in The Technomancer. This places it near the bottom of the database's measured configurations, in approximately the 8th percentile of all combos tested. The ranking reflects the Arc B370's 5th percentile GPU standing far more than the CPU's 79th percentile, since the game's frame rates are consistently graphics-limited across all resolutions and settings.

The CPU's strong benchmark profile, including a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 15236 and a single-core score of 1965, does not translate into high game performance when paired with this GPU. The 3DMark multi-threaded score of 6879 and PassMark multi-thread score of 28390 indicate a capable processor, but the Arc B370's single 3DMark Steel Nomad score of 1184 constrains the entire system.

The practical implication of this rank is that the combo sits alongside much older or lower-tier hardware in the database. The GPU's nearest rivals include integrated and legacy mobile parts, which contextualizes the overall system capability. For The Technomancer specifically, the rank of 3408 out of 3696 means the majority of tested combos deliver higher frame rates, and only a small fraction perform worse.

The Verdict

The AMD Ryzen 5 7600X and Intel Arc B370 can run The Technomancer, but only under narrow conditions. The verdict data by resolution is clear: 3840x2160 has no playable settings, 2560x1440 has no playable settings, and 1920x1080 has exactly one playable settings preset: Low, with an average of 71 FPS.

At 4K, the system is not viable for this game. The best average is 26 FPS on Low, which falls far below the 60 FPS threshold. Even the most aggressive settings reduction cannot bring the frame rate close to playable levels.

At 1440p, the outcome is the same. The 47 FPS average on Low settings represents the ceiling, and it remains 13 FPS short of the playable threshold. Medium, High, and Ultra all average between 24 and 36 FPS.

At 1080p, the system achieves playable status only on Low settings. The 71 FPS average exceeds the 60 FPS threshold with a modest margin. Medium settings fall short at 55 FPS, and High and Ultra are further behind at 47 and 37 FPS respectively. Players who wish to use this combination for The Technomancer should plan to run at 1920x1080 with the Low preset. The data does not support playable performance at any other resolution or settings combination.