The Technomancer

The AMD Ryzen 5 7600X paired with the Intel Arc B570 delivers a solid 1080p gaming experience in The Technomancer, but struggles significantly at 4K. Benchmark data shows this combination is fully playable at 1920x1080 across all settings, including Ultra at 62 FPS, while 1440p users can enjoy Medium settings at 61 FPS. At 4K, however, even Low settings only reach 44 FPS, making the resolution unplayable by the 60 FPS threshold. This is a classic case of a strong mid-range CPU paired with a capable budget GPU that hits its architectural limits at higher resolutions.

FAQ

Q: Can this system run The Technomancer at 60 FPS on 1080p?

A: Yes. All four tested settings presets at 1920x1080 clear the 60 FPS threshold. Low runs at 121 FPS, Medium at 93 FPS, High at 80 FPS, and Ultra at 62 FPS. The Ultra preset is the most demanding playable option, maintaining an average just above the 60 FPS target.

Q: What is the best settings preset for 1440p gaming?

A: Medium is the highest playable preset at 2560x1440, delivering an average of 61 FPS with minimums of 52 FPS and maximums of 70 FPS. High settings drop to 52 FPS, which falls below the playability threshold.

Q: Is 4K resolution viable with this hardware?

A: No. At 3840x2160, even Low settings only produce 44 FPS average. Medium drops to 33 FPS, High to 29 FPS, and Ultra to 22 FPS. None of the tested presets reach the 60 FPS mark, and the best-case scenario still misses the threshold by 16 FPS.

Q: How does the Intel Arc B570 compare to its nearest rivals in raw GPU performance?

A: The Arc B570's average benchmark score of 20556 places it 0.1% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile and 0.1% behind the Intel Arc A750. It also leads the NVIDIA Quadro M4000M by 0.4% but trails the AMD Radeon R9 M390X by 0.5%.

Q: What is the performance gap between Low and Ultra settings at 1080p?

A: The difference is substantial. Low settings deliver 121 FPS, while Ultra produces 62 FPS — a 59 FPS drop. This represents a 48.8% reduction in average framerate when moving from the least to most demanding preset.

Q: Which component holds this system back more in The Technomancer?

A: The GPU is the limiting factor. The CPU's average benchmark score of 27636 places it in the 79th percentile of all CPUs, while the GPU sits in the 65th percentile. The steep performance degradation as resolution increases — from 121 FPS at 1080p Low to 44 FPS at 4K Low — indicates the Arc B570's bandwidth and compute limits are the bottleneck.

CPU and GPU Roles

The data reveals a clear division of labor in The Technomancer. At 1080p, the Ryzen 5 7600X has ample headroom, allowing the Arc B570 to push framerates from 62 FPS at Ultra to 121 FPS at Low. The CPU's 6 cores and 12 threads, combined with a boost clock of 5.30 GHz, appear sufficient for the game's engine at this resolution. The scaling from Low to Ultra at 1080p shows a 48.8% performance hit, which is typical of a GPU-bound scenario where the graphics card is doing most of the work.

Moving to 1440p, the GPU begins to struggle. The average framerate at High settings drops from 80 FPS at 1080p to 52 FPS — a 35% reduction. At Medium, the drop is from 93 FPS to 61 FPS, a 34.4% decline. This suggests that the Arc B570's 10 GB of GDDR6 memory and 380.0 GB/s bandwidth are being taxed more heavily as pixel count increases. The CPU still isn't the bottleneck here, as the framerate drops are proportional to the increased rendering load.

At 4K, the GPU is clearly overwhelmed. Low settings at 1080p produce 121 FPS, but at 4K that same preset only manages 44 FPS — a 63.6% reduction. The pattern continues across all presets: High goes from 80 to 29 FPS, Medium from 93 to 33 FPS, and Ultra from 62 to 22 FPS. The Ryzen 5 7600X's performance in synthetic tests, including a 15236 multicore score in Cinebench R23, suggests it could feed the GPU faster if the graphics card could keep up. The GPU's raw compute of 11.52 TFLOPS and 2304 shading units simply cannot handle the 3840x2160 pixel workload.

The verdict is straightforward: this is a GPU-limited configuration in The Technomancer. The CPU maintains its advantage across all resolutions, while the GPU's performance degrades predictably with resolution increases. At 1080p, the system is balanced enough to run all presets smoothly. At 1440p, only Low and Medium are viable. At 4K, no preset reaches playable framerates.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 1920x1080, the Ultra preset is the best choice, delivering 62 FPS average. This is the most demanding setting that stays above the 60 FPS threshold. The data shows this preset is playable, and since all four settings clear the target, there is no reason to compromise visual quality. The 62 FPS average leaves minimal headroom, but it meets the playability requirement.

For 2560x1440, Medium is the optimal setting. It achieves 61 FPS average with a minimum of 52 FPS and maximum of 70 FPS. High settings fall to 52 FPS, which misses the 60 FPS target by 8 FPS. Low settings run at 79 FPS but sacrifice significant visual fidelity. Medium represents the best balance between performance and quality, offering exactly 61 FPS — just one frame above the playable threshold.

At 3840x2160, there is no playable preset. The closest is Low at 44 FPS, which falls 16 FPS short of the 60 FPS target. Medium produces 33 FPS, High 29 FPS, and Ultra 22 FPS. The verdict data confirms no settings are playable at this resolution, so the system should be used at 1440p or 1080p for The Technomancer.

The Verdict

This PC can absolutely run The Technomancer at 1080p and 1440p, but not at 4K. The verdict by resolution data states that 1920x1080 has four playable settings: High at 80 FPS, Low at 121 FPS, Medium at 93 FPS, and Ultra at 62 FPS. The best playable setting at this resolution is Ultra, with an average of 62 FPS.

At 2560x1440, two settings are playable: Low at 79 FPS and Medium at 61 FPS. The best playable setting is Medium, achieving exactly 61 FPS average. High and Ultra are not playable, with averages of 52 FPS and 41 FPS respectively.

At 3840x2160, no settings are playable. The best average framerate across all presets is 44 FPS at Low, which still misses the 60 FPS threshold by a significant margin. The data is unambiguous: this resolution should be avoided entirely with this hardware configuration.

The overall assessment is positive for 1080p and 1440p gaming. The system delivers smooth performance at 1080p with all visual options enabled, and 1440p users can enjoy Medium settings without dropping below the playability threshold. The 4K result is the only major disappointment, but it is expected given the GPU's mid-range positioning.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 3840x2160, the results are consistently below the playability threshold. Low settings produce an average of 44 FPS. Medium achieves 33 FPS average, with minimum of 28 FPS and maximum of 39 FPS. High settings run at 29 FPS average. Ultra is the slowest at 22 FPS average. The minimum and maximum values for Medium show a narrow 11 FPS range, indicating stable but inadequate performance.

At 2560x1440, performance improves substantially. Low settings deliver 79 FPS average. Medium reaches 61 FPS average, with minimum of 52 FPS and maximum of 70 FPS — an 18 FPS spread that shows some variance but remains playable. High settings drop to 52 FPS average, and Ultra falls to 41 FPS. The jump from Low to Medium costs 18 FPS, while Medium to High costs another 9 FPS.

At 1920x1080, all presets exceed the playability threshold. Low settings deliver 121 FPS average. Medium achieves 93 FPS, with minimum of 79 FPS and maximum of 107 FPS. High settings run at 80 FPS average. Ultra produces 62 FPS average. The scaling from Low to Ultra shows a 59 FPS reduction, but even the most demanding preset maintains a comfortable margin above 60 FPS.

The data across resolutions shows a consistent pattern of performance degradation. The 1080p Medium preset's 93 FPS drops to 61 FPS at 1440p (a 34.4% reduction) and then to 33 FPS at 4K (a 64.5% reduction from 1440p). This non-linear scaling highlights the GPU's memory bandwidth limitations, as the 380.0 GB/s bandwidth struggles with the exponentially increasing pixel count.

How This Combo Ranks

This combination ranks 2972 out of 3696 tested system configurations for The Technomancer. The rank places it in the 19.6th percentile of all tested combos, meaning roughly 19.6% of configurations perform worse. This is a below-median result, which aligns with the 4K failure but is somewhat surprising given the strong 1080p performance.

The CPU's individual standing is much stronger. The Ryzen 5 7600X's average benchmark score of 27636 puts it in the 79th percentile of all CPUs. Its nearest rivals are the AMD Ryzen 7 5700X and Intel Core i5-12600K, both with an average score of 27578 and a 0.2% delta. The AMD Ryzen 7 5800 scores 27535, 0.4% behind, while the AMD Ryzen 5 8500GE scores 27712, 0.3% ahead. This shows the 7600X is competitively positioned within its performance class.

The GPU's standing is more modest. The Intel Arc B570's average benchmark score of 20556 places it in the 65th percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rival is the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile with a score of 20534, just 0.1% behind. The Intel Arc A750 scores 20582, 0.1% ahead. The NVIDIA Quadro M4000M trails at 20480, 0.4% behind, while the AMD Radeon R9 M390X leads at 20662, 0.5% ahead.

The disconnect between the CPU's high percentile and the combined system's low rank underscores the GPU bottleneck. The CPU is performing at a near-top-tier level, but the GPU's mid-range standing drags the overall combination down. For The Technomancer specifically, the game's engine appears to favor GPU throughput over CPU capability, which explains why this combo ranks lower than its individual component scores might suggest. The 1080p results are strong, but the 4K failure and moderate 1440p performance limit the overall ranking.