The Technomancer

The AMD Ryzen 5 9600X and Intel Arc B580 combination delivers a surprisingly consistent performance profile in The Technomancer, with the data revealing a clear pattern: 1080p is thoroughly conquered, 1440p is highly playable with settings discipline, and 4K remains out of reach. The measured frames per second (FPS) tell a story of a pairing that scales predictably with resolution, though the margins between presets are tighter than one might expect.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, this combo produces excellent results across the board. The Ultra preset averages 70 FPS, which clears the 60 FPS playability threshold. High settings push the average to 90 FPS, Medium to 106 FPS, and Low to 138 FPS. The only min/max data captured at 1080p comes from Medium, which shows a minimum of 90 FPS and a maximum of 121 FPS. That range is tight enough to suggest stable frame pacing, with the minimum never threatening the playability line.

Moving to 2560x1440, the averages drop but remain respectable. High settings average 59 FPS, just one frame shy of the 60 FPS threshold. This is a critical finding, as it implies High at 1440p is a borderline experience. Low jumps to 90 FPS, Medium achieves 69 FPS, and Ultra falls to 46 FPS. The Medium preset at 1440p has documented min/max values of 59 to 79 FPS. The minimum of 59 FPS is exactly one frame below the playable threshold, which suggests that while Medium is labeled playable, it experiences occasional dips that could be felt in dense scenes.

At 3840x2160, the combo struggles. High averages 32 FPS, Medium 38 FPS, and Low 49 FPS. Ultra is the worst, averaging just 25 FPS. The only min/max data for 4K is Medium, which shows a minimum of 32 FPS and a maximum of 44 FPS. This range is narrow, indicating performance is consistently poor rather than erratic. The gap between Low at 49 FPS and High at 32 FPS is substantial, but even the lowest preset cannot reach the 60 FPS mark at this resolution.

Across all resolutions, the scaling from Low to Ultra is not linear. At 1080p, going from Low to Ultra reduces the average from 138 to 70 FPS, a drop of roughly half. At 1440p, the same preset change drops from 90 to 46 FPS. At 4K, the drop is from 49 to 25 FPS. The data suggests the GPU headroom is progressively eaten by pixel count, with the CPU remaining a constant factor.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The nearest rivals for the AMD Ryzen 5 9600X provide context for its CPU performance. The AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5755GE has an average score of 29656, which is 0.2% lower than the 9600X's average of 29713. The AMD Ryzen 7 7840H scores 29868, putting it 0.5% above the 9600X. The AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT at 29879 is 0.6% higher, and the AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS at 29955 is 0.8% higher. These deltas are all within 1%, meaning any of these chips would behave almost identically in The Technomancer when paired with the same GPU. The 9600X holds its own at the center of a very tight cluster.

For the Intel Arc B580, the nearest rivals are similarly close. The AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP has an average score of 23061, which is 0.2% lower than the Arc B580's 23021 average. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 scores 22895, 0.6% lower. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 scores 23172, 0.7% higher. The NVIDIA P106-100 scores 23249, 1.0% higher. Notably, the Arc B580 is bracketed by very different hardware generations. The RTX 2080 and RTX 3080 are both high-end cards from their respective eras, yet their average benchmark scores are within a fraction of a percent of the Arc B580. This implies that in The Technomancer, the in-game frame rates would be nearly indistinguishable between these cards, assuming no unique driver or architectural quirks surface. The RX 580 2048SP, an older budget card, also sits in the same performance band, which is notable for a 2024 GPU.

CPU and GPU Roles

The data indicates that the GPU is the primary scaling factor as resolution increases. At 1080p, the CPU has ample headroom. The jump from Low (138 FPS) to Ultra (70 FPS) at 1080p is a 49% reduction in average frame rate, which is typical of GPU-bound settings changes. At 1440p, the same preset transition drops from 90 to 46 FPS, a 49% reduction. At 4K, from Low to Ultra, the drop is 49 to 25 FPS, a 49% reduction. This consistent percentage drop across resolutions suggests the GPU's fill-rate and shading load dominate the frame time, while the CPU's contribution remains constant.

However, the CPU's role is not zero. The fact that the 1080p Low preset reaches 138 FPS indicates that the 9600X can feed the Arc B580 efficiently. If the CPU were weak, the 1080p Low average would be lower, as the CPU would become the limiting factor before the GPU's ceiling. The Ryzen 5 9600X with 6 cores and 12 threads, based on Zen 5 architecture, appears sufficient to avoid starvation. The scaling between Medium and High at each resolution is also telling. At 1440p, Medium is 69 FPS and High is 59 FPS, a 10 FPS gap. At 1080p, the same gap is 16 FPS (106 to 90). This larger gap at lower resolution indicates that the CPU is not the limiter at 1080p; the GPU is still the primary driver. At 1440p, the gap narrows, suggesting that the GPU is getting closer to being saturated, but the CPU is still not the main limit. At 4K, the gap between Medium (38 FPS) and High (32 FPS) is only 6 FPS, which implies the GPU is so heavily loaded that preset changes yield diminishing returns.

The Verdict

Can this PC run The Technomancer? The data says yes, but with explicit caveats. Based on the verdict-by-resolution data, the system is playable at 1920x1080 across all tested presets, including Ultra at 70 FPS. At 2560x1440, it is playable only on Low and Medium, with Medium providing 69 FPS average but a minimum of 59 FPS. High at 1440p is not playable, with an average of 59 FPS. At 3840x2160, no preset achieves 60 FPS; the best is Low at 49 FPS. Therefore, the combination successfully runs the game at 1080p Ultra and 1440p Medium, but fails to hit the 60 FPS threshold at 4K.

FAQ

Q: Can this PC run The Technomancer at 4K?

A: No. The best 4K result is Low at 49 FPS, and High averages 32 FPS. None of the tested presets reach 60 FPS.

Q: What is the best preset for 2560x1440?

A: The data shows Medium is the best playable preset, averaging 69 FPS, with a minimum of 59 FPS. High is not playable, as it averages 59 FPS.

Q: Is the 1080p Ultra preset playable?

A: Yes, the 1080p Ultra preset averages 70 FPS for this combo, which exceeds the playable threshold of 60 FPS.

Q: How does the Intel Arc B580 compare to the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080?

A: Based on the nearest rivals data, the Arc B580 has an average score of 23057, which is 0.6% lower than the RTX 2080's score of 22895. The delta is negligible.

Q: What is the lowest average FPS recorded for this combo?

A: The lowest is 25 FPS, which occurs at 3840x2160 on Ultra settings.

Q: Are the min and max FPS values available for all presets?

A: No. Min/max data is only provided for the Medium preset at all three resolutions. The High, Low, and Ultra presets only have average FPS values in the data.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of AMD Ryzen 5 9600X and Intel Arc B580 ranks 2787 out of 3696 tested combos for The Technicnomancer. This places it in the lower half of all tested configurations. The percentile data for the CPU alone is 81, meaning it performs better than 81% of all tested CPUs. The GPU percentile is 68, better than 68% of tested GPUs. The rank of 2787 is lower than what those individual percentiles might suggest, implying that the pairing is not optimally balanced for this title. The CPU is more powerful than the GPU in relative terms, so the GPU likely holds the system back. The rank also indicates that a significant number of other tested systems achieve higher average FPS. The gap between CPU and GPU percentiles is 13 points, which is moderate. This suggests that the system as a whole is a mid-tier performer, good for 1080p and some 1440p, but not for high-refresh or high-resolution scenarios.

Best Settings per Resolution

For 1920x1080, the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS is Ultra. The average FPS at Ultra is 70, which is 10 FPS above the playable threshold. This is the cleanest result in the dataset, as it offers the highest visual quality without sacrificing playability.

For 2560x1440, the most demanding playable preset is Medium, which averages 69 FPS. While High sits at 59 FPS and is technically not playable, the Medium average is comfortable but the observed minimum of 59 FPS means it is close to the limit. The data shows that Ultra is not playable, with an average of 46 FPS.

For 3840x2160, there is no best setting because no preset clears 60 FPS. The highest average is Low at 49 FPS, which is not playable. The Medium preset is the only one with min/max data, showing 32 to 44 FPS, but this is still below the threshold. Thus, the system cannot be recommended for 4K gaming on this title.