The Technomancer

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700 and Intel Arc B580 combination delivers a thoroughly playable experience in The Technomancer at 1080p and 1440p, but it falls short of the 60 FPS threshold at 4K across all tested settings. Benchmark data shows this combo ranks in the 76th percentile of all tested system configurations for this title, with the strongest performance observed at 1920x1080 where even Ultra settings maintain an average of 71.8 FPS.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 3840x2160, the Intel Arc B580 paired with the Ryzen 7 5700 struggles to maintain fluid frame rates. The Low preset delivers an average of 51.6 FPS, which is the only 4K configuration that comes close to the 60 FPS playability threshold. Medium settings drop the average to 34.4 FPS, High settings yield 31 FPS, and Ultra settings produce just 24.4 FPS. The gap between Low and Medium at 4K is substantial, representing a 33% performance reduction, which indicates that the additional graphical features enabled by Medium settings impose a significant load on the GPU at this resolution.

Moving to 2560x1440, the performance picture improves considerably. The Low preset achieves an average of 88.4 FPS, providing ample headroom above the 60 FPS target. Medium settings maintain a solid 70.8 FPS average, which remains comfortably playable. High settings drop to 59.5 FPS, just below the playability threshold, while Ultra settings fall to 43.6 FPS. The scaling from Low to Medium at 1440p shows a 20% performance cost, while the jump from Medium to High costs another 16%, and High to Ultra costs an additional 27%.

At 1920x1080, this combination demonstrates its strongest performance. The Low preset produces an average of 138.5 FPS, which is more than double the playability threshold. Medium settings deliver 105.5 FPS, High settings reach 88.9 FPS, and even the most demanding Ultra preset maintains an average of 71.8 FPS. The performance degradation from Low to Ultra at 1080p totals 48%, yet every preset remains well above 60 FPS. This indicates that at 1080p, the system has sufficient computational headroom to handle the game's most demanding settings without compromising smoothness.

The measured data shows no minimum or maximum FPS values for any configuration, so the analysis relies solely on average FPS figures. The consistent pattern across resolutions reveals that the Intel Arc B580's performance scales predictably with resolution, with the 4K results showing the most pronounced sensitivity to settings changes.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700 and Intel Arc B580 combination ranks 2822 out of 3696 tested system configurations for The Technomancer, placing it in the 76th percentile of all tested combos. This ranking reflects a mid-tier position among the extensive database of hardware pairings evaluated for this specific game. The combination outperforms approximately 76% of all tested systems, which indicates that it delivers above-average performance for this title, though it does not approach the upper echelons of the ranking.

The CPU component, the AMD Ryzen 7 5700, holds a percentile rank of 78 among all tested CPUs in general benchmark suites. Its average benchmark score of 25517 places it in close competition with several nearby alternatives. The Intel Xeon D-2752TER scores 25530, representing a negligible 0.1% advantage over the Ryzen 7 5700. The AMD Ryzen 5 7640U scores 25485, which is 0.1% lower. The AMD Ryzen 5 6600H achieves 25550, a 0.1% advantage, and the AMD Ryzen 7 5825U scores 25446, which is 0.3% lower. These extremely small deltas indicate that the Ryzen 7 5700's CPU performance is essentially interchangeable with these four rivals in general computing workloads.

The GPU component, the Intel Arc B580, holds a percentile rank of 68 among all tested GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 23021. Its nearest rivals show similarly tight clustering. The AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP scores 23061, just 0.2% higher. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 scores 22895, which is 0.6% lower. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 achieves 23172, a 0.7% advantage, and the NVIDIA P106-100 scores 23249, which is 1% higher. These marginal differences suggest that in The Technomancer, the Arc B580's performance would be nearly indistinguishable from these competing GPUs, with the RTX 3080 and P106-100 offering slightly higher frame rates and the RTX 2080 trailing by a small margin.

The combination's overall rank of 2822 out of 3696 demonstrates that while this system is not at the top tier for The Technomancer, it sits comfortably in the upper-middle range. The 76th percentile placement aligns with the GPU's lower percentile ranking relative to the CPU, indicating that the graphics card is the primary limiter for this game's performance.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 3840x2160, no tested setting achieves the 60 FPS playability threshold. The best possible configuration is the Low preset, which produces an average of 51.6 FPS. This falls short of the 60 FPS target by 14%, and the data confirms that no setting at this resolution qualifies as playable. The verdict data explicitly lists no playable settings for 4K, with no best settings designation.

At 2560x1440, the Medium preset is the most demanding configuration that stays at or above 60 FPS, delivering an average of 70.8 FPS. This represents the optimal balance between visual quality and performance at this resolution. The Low preset also qualifies as playable with 88.4 FPS, but Medium offers enhanced visual fidelity while maintaining a comfortable 18% margin above the playability threshold. High settings at 1440p fall just short at 59.5 FPS, so Medium is the clear choice for the best playable experience at this resolution.

At 1920x1080, the Ultra preset is the most demanding configuration that maintains fluid performance, achieving an average of 71.8 FPS. All four tested settings at 1080p qualify as playable, with Ultra providing the highest visual quality while still maintaining an 11.8 FPS margin above the 60 FPS threshold. The performance data shows that even the most demanding settings at 1080p leave sufficient headroom for smooth gameplay, making Ultra the recommended configuration for this resolution.

The pattern across resolutions reveals that the system's playable settings ceiling decreases as resolution increases. At 1080p, all settings are playable; at 1440p, the ceiling drops to Medium; and at 4K, no settings achieve the threshold.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The CPU nearest rivals for the AMD Ryzen 7 5700 indicate that several processors would deliver nearly identical performance in The Technomancer. The Intel Xeon D-2752TER, with an average score of 25530, performs within 0.1% of the Ryzen 7 5700, making it a direct substitute in CPU-bound scenarios. The AMD Ryzen 5 7640U scores 25485, a 0.1% deficit, and would behave essentially the same in this game. The AMD Ryzen 5 6600H scores 25550, a 0.1% advantage, while the AMD Ryzen 7 5825U scores 25446, a 0.3% deficit. All four alternatives fall within a 0.4% performance band of the Ryzen 7 5700, meaning that swapping in any of these CPUs would produce imperceptible differences in frame rates for The Technomancer.

On the GPU side, the Intel Arc B580's nearest rivals show similar clustering. The AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP scores 23061, just 0.2% higher, making it a nearly identical performer. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 scores 22895, which is 0.6% lower, so users would see marginally lower frame rates with this GPU. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 scores 23172, a 0.7% advantage, offering slightly better performance. The NVIDIA P106-100 scores 23249, which is 1% higher, representing the closest performance match among the listed rivals. These deltas are so small that in practical gameplay, all four GPUs would deliver frame rates within one or two FPS of the Arc B580 across the tested resolutions and settings.

For the complete system combination, substituting any of these CPU or GPU alternatives would yield results nearly identical to the measured data. A system with the Ryzen 7 5700 and an RTX 3080 would likely produce slightly higher average FPS figures, while pairing it with an RTX 2080 would result in marginally lower performance. The differences, however, would be minimal and unlikely to change the playability verdict at any resolution.

CPU and GPU Roles

The benchmark data reveals distinct patterns in how the CPU and GPU contribute to The Technomancer's performance across resolutions. At 3840x2160, the GPU is clearly the dominant bottleneck. The performance drop from Low to Medium settings at 4K is 17.2 FPS, representing a 33% reduction, which indicates that the increased graphical load at this resolution overwhelms the Intel Arc B580. The CPU's role at 4K is minimal, as the frame rates are consistently below 60 FPS regardless of settings, suggesting that the graphics card is the limiting factor.

At 2560x1440, the balance shifts somewhat. The scaling from Low (88.4 FPS) to Medium (70.8 FPS) shows a 17.6 FPS reduction, and from Medium to High (59.5 FPS) another 11.3 FPS drop. The substantial performance penalties for each settings increase indicate that the GPU remains the primary constraint at this resolution. However, the fact that the system maintains high frame rates at Low and Medium settings suggests that the CPU is capable of feeding the GPU adequately at these levels.

At 1920x1080, the CPU's importance becomes more apparent. The performance scaling from Low (138.5 FPS) to Medium (105.5 FPS) represents a 33 FPS reduction, and from Medium to High (88.9 FPS) another 16.6 FPS drop. These large absolute differences at 1080p indicate that the GPU is still the primary determinant of performance. However, the High to Ultra transition (88.9 to 71.8 FPS) shows a 17.1 FPS reduction, and the fact that Ultra still achieves 71.8 FPS suggests that the Ryzen 7 5700 has sufficient single-thread and multi-thread performance to support high frame rates.

The resolution scaling itself provides insight into CPU versus GPU roles. At Low settings, performance degrades from 138.5 FPS at 1080p to 88.4 FPS at 1440p, a 36% reduction, and further to 51.6 FPS at 4K, a 63% reduction from 1080p. This steep decline across resolutions at the same settings confirms that the GPU is the primary performance driver. The CPU's contribution is more evident at lower resolutions where higher frame rates place greater demands on the processor. The Ryzen 7 5700's 8 cores and 16 threads, combined with its 3.70 GHz base and 4.60 GHz boost clocks, provide adequate processing power to avoid becoming a bottleneck at 1080p, where the system achieves its highest frame rates.

The Verdict

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700 and Intel Arc B580 can run The Technomancer, but the playability depends entirely on resolution and settings. At 1920x1080, this system clears the 60 FPS threshold with every tested preset. The Ultra settings produce an average of 71.8 FPS, which is 11.8 FPS above the playability threshold, making this the recommended configuration for 1080p gaming. All four settings at this resolution are marked as playable, so users have full freedom to choose their preferred visual quality.

At 2560x1440, the system remains playable with Low and Medium settings. The Medium preset delivers 70.8 FPS, which is 10.8 FPS above the threshold and represents the best visual quality available at this resolution. High settings fall to 59.5 FPS, just 0.5 FPS below the threshold, while Ultra drops to 43.6 FPS, which is not playable. Users seeking 1440p gameplay should stick to Medium settings for a smooth experience.

At 3840x2160, the system cannot achieve playable performance at any setting. The best result is 51.6 FPS at Low settings, which falls 8.4 FPS short of the threshold. Medium, High, and Ultra settings produce 34.4, 31, and 24.4 FPS respectively, all well below playable levels. The verdict data confirms that no playable settings exist at 4K for this combination.

Overall, this system is well-suited for 1080p and capable at 1440p with reduced settings, but it is not viable for 4K gaming in The Technomancer. The Intel Arc B580's 12 GB of GDDR6 memory and 456.0 GB/s bandwidth provide sufficient resources for high-resolution textures, but its raw compute performance, rated at 13.67 TFLOPS FP32, limits 4K capability. The Ryzen 7 5700's strong multi-threaded performance, evidenced by its Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 20655, ensures that CPU limitations do not hamper gameplay at the resolutions where the GPU can keep up. For users targeting 1080p or 1440p with Medium settings, this combination delivers a reliable, smooth experience in The Technomancer.