The Technomancer

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 3840x2160, the AMD Ryzen 7 7700 with Intel Arc B370 produces heavily constrained frame rates across all four presets. The High preset averages 17 FPS, while Medium reaches 20 FPS with a minimum of 17 FPS and a maximum of 23 FPS. Dropping to Low improves the average to 26 FPS, and the Ultra preset falls to 13 FPS. None of these figures approach the 60 FPS playable threshold, and even the best result at this resolution, Low at 26 FPS, remains well below acceptable smoothness for an action RPG.

At 2560x1440, the situation improves but remains short of playable. High averages 31 FPS, Medium averages 36 FPS with a minimum of 30 FPS and a maximum of 41 FPS, and Low reaches 47 FPS. The Ultra preset drops to 24 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra at this resolution is 23 FPS, showing that preset selection has a substantial impact, but every configuration still lands below the 60 FPS threshold. The Medium preset’s minimum of 30 FPS indicates occasional dips that would be noticeable during combat sequences.

At 1920x1080, the combination finally crosses the playable line, but only at the Low preset. Low averages 71 FPS, which clears the 60 FPS threshold by 11 FPS. Medium averages 55 FPS with a minimum of 47 FPS and a maximum of 63 FPS, so it misses the threshold by 5 FPS on average and dips well below it at times. High averages 47 FPS, and Ultra averages 37 FPS. The scaling from Low to Ultra at 1080p is a 34 FPS drop, indicating that the graphics settings heavily influence performance at this resolution.

The data shows a clear pattern: as resolution rises, the average frame rate declines at every preset, and the gap between presets narrows in absolute terms. At 1080p, Low to High is a 24 FPS difference, while at 4K the same preset gap is only 9 FPS. This suggests the GPU becomes the dominant constraint at higher resolutions, compressing the performance range across settings.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The CPU’s nearest rivals in the database are closely matched. The AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 scores 40,048, which is 0.1% below the Ryzen 7 7700’s average benchmark score of 40,081. The Intel Core 5 221E scores 40,144, 0.2% higher. The AMD Ryzen 9 270 scores 40,246, 0.4% higher, and the Intel Core i9-13905H scores 40,313, 0.6% higher. In practical terms, swapping the Ryzen 7 7700 for any of these processors would produce nearly identical frame rates in The Technomancer, as the performance differences are well under 1%. None of these alternatives would meaningfully change the playable settings or the resolution at which 60 FPS is achieved.

The GPU’s nearest rivals tell a different story. The Intel Arc B370 has an average benchmark score of 1,184, placing it in the 5th percentile of all GPUs. The ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570 scores 1,186, which is 0.2% higher. The ATI Radeon HD 5770 scores 1,190, 0.5% higher. The AMD Radeon HD 7650M scores 1,192, 0.7% higher. The AMD FirePro M2000 scores 1,168, which is 1.4% lower. These are all very old discrete and mobile GPUs, and the performance deltas are small enough that any of them would deliver essentially the same frame rates as the Arc B370 in this title. The 5th percentile ranking indicates this GPU sits near the bottom of the database’s tested hardware, which aligns with the low measured FPS across most resolutions and presets.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the AMD Ryzen 7 7700 and Intel Arc B370 ranks 3,408th out of 3,696 tested combinations in The Technomancer. That places it in the lower portion of the database, with only 288 combinations performing worse. The ranking reflects the GPU’s severe limitation: the CPU is a modern 8-core, 16-thread desktop processor with strong benchmark results, but the Arc B370 is an integrated-class GPU with a 5th percentile standing among all GPUs. The measured frame rates confirm this imbalance, as even at 1080p Low the combination only just clears 60 FPS, and at higher resolutions it falls far short.

The rank is consistent with the measured FPS data. A combo ranked near the bottom of the database would be expected to struggle at 4K and 1440p, and the results show that it does. The only playable configuration, 1080p Low at 71 FPS, is modest by modern standards, and the Ultra preset at 1080p drops to 37 FPS, which is roughly half the playable threshold.

The Verdict

The AMD Ryzen 7 7700 with Intel Arc B370 can run The Technomancer, but only under specific conditions. According to the recorded data, the 1920x1080 resolution with Low settings is the only configuration that clears the 60 FPS threshold, averaging 71 FPS. At 2560x1440, no preset reaches 60 FPS; the best result is Low at 47 FPS, which is 13 FPS short. At 3840x2160, the best result is Low at 26 FPS, which is far below playable.

For users targeting 60 FPS, the answer is clear: play at 1080p with Low settings. The Medium preset at 1080p averages 55 FPS and dips to 47 FPS, so it does not reliably maintain smooth gameplay. The High and Ultra presets at 1080p average 47 FPS and 37 FPS respectively, both below the threshold. At 1440p and 4K, even the lowest settings fail to deliver playable performance, so those resolutions are not viable for this combination.

CPU and GPU Roles

The recorded data shows that the GPU is the dominant constraint in this pairing. The Ryzen 7 7700 is a high-end desktop CPU with a 87th percentile ranking among all CPUs and strong multithreaded scores, including 18,760 in Cinebench R23 multicore and 34,470 in Passmark multithread. The Arc B370, by contrast, ranks in the 5th percentile among GPUs. The frame rates across resolutions reflect this GPU bottleneck.

At 1080p, the CPU has more room to feed frames, and the GPU still manages only 71 FPS at Low and 37 FPS at Ultra. The 34 FPS spread between Low and Ultra at 1080p shows that the GPU is sensitive to graphics load. At 1440p, the best result drops to 47 FPS at Low, and at 4K it drops further to 26 FPS at Low. The resolution scaling is steep: from 1080p Low to 1440p Low, the average drops by 24 FPS, and from 1440p Low to 4K Low, it drops by another 21 FPS. This pattern indicates that the GPU’s rendering throughput is the limiting factor, as the CPU’s performance headroom cannot compensate for the increased pixel count.

The preset scaling also supports this interpretation. At 4K, the difference between Low and Ultra is 13 FPS, while at 1080p the same difference is 34 FPS. At lower resolutions, the GPU has spare capacity, so raising settings has a larger relative impact. At higher resolutions, the GPU is already saturated, so preset changes produce smaller absolute gains. The CPU’s role is therefore secondary: it is capable of keeping up with the GPU’s output, but the GPU determines the playable envelope.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 3840x2160, no preset achieves 60 FPS, so there is no recommended setting for smooth gameplay. The best measured result is Low at 26 FPS, but that remains below the playable threshold.

At 2560x1440, no preset achieves 60 FPS either. Low is the best option at 47 FPS, but it still falls short. Medium averages 36 FPS, High averages 31 FPS, and Ultra averages 24 FPS.

At 1920x1080, the Low preset is the only configuration that clears 60 FPS, averaging 71 FPS. This is the recommended setting for this resolution. Medium averages 55 FPS, which is close but does not consistently hold above the threshold, and its minimum of 47 FPS confirms that it would drop below 60 FPS during demanding scenes. High and Ultra are not recommended, as they average 47 FPS and 37 FPS respectively.

FAQ

Q: Can this PC run The Technomancer at 60 FPS?

A: Yes, but only at 1920x1080 with Low settings, where it averages 71 FPS. At 2560x1440 and 3840x2160, no preset reaches 60 FPS.

Q: What is the best playable setting at 1080p?

A: Low at 1080p is the only setting that clears the 60 FPS threshold, averaging 71 FPS. Medium at 1080p averages 55 FPS with a minimum of 47 FPS, so it does not reliably stay above 60 FPS.

Q: How does the GPU compare to other hardware in the database?

A: The Intel Arc B370 ranks in the 5th percentile of all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 1,184. Its closest rivals include the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570 at 1,186 and the ATI Radeon HD 5770 at 1,190, all within 1% of its score.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the limiting factor in this game?

A: The GPU is the limiting factor. The Ryzen 7 7700 ranks in the 87th percentile of CPUs, while the Arc B370 ranks in the 5th percentile of GPUs. Frame rates drop sharply as resolution increases, which is typical of a GPU-bound configuration.

Q: What frame rate does the Ultra preset produce at 1440p?

A: The Ultra preset at 2560x1440 averages 24 FPS, which is well below the 60 FPS playable threshold.

Q: How does this combination rank among all tested combos?

A: It ranks 3,408th out of 3,696 tested combinations in The Technomancer, placing it near the bottom of the database.