The Technomancer

The AMD Ryzen 7 7700 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 combination delivers a highly playable experience in The Technomancer at 1080p and 1440p, but 4K requires a significant settings compromise. Measured data shows this pairing is capable of high refresh rates at lower resolutions, with performance scaling predictably as resolution and graphical load increase.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, this combo is thoroughly overpowered for The Technomancer. On Low settings, the average frame rate reaches 191.3 FPS, which is well beyond the refresh rate of most standard monitors. Moving to Medium drops the average to 150.6 FPS, still exceptionally smooth. High settings produce 123.4 FPS on average, and even the most demanding Ultra preset holds 99.2 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra is roughly 92 FPS, indicating that the GPU has ample headroom at this resolution, and the CPU is not a limiting factor.

Stepping up to 2560x1440, performance remains strong but the scaling is more pronounced. Low settings yield 125.3 FPS, which is a 66 FPS drop from the 1080p Low result. Medium averages 98.3 FPS, while High delivers 81.5 FPS. The Ultra preset at 1440p still manages 61.4 FPS, which just clears the 60 FPS playability threshold. The delta between Low and Ultra at 1440p is about 64 FPS, showing that the resolution increase tightens the range but does not eliminate the headroom.

At 3840x2160, the picture changes dramatically. Low settings are the only playable option, averaging 66.3 FPS. Medium drops to 51.3 FPS, which falls below the playable threshold. High averages 42.5 FPS, and Ultra bottoms out at 35.2 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra at 4K is roughly 31 FPS, indicating that the GPU is now the dominant constraint, and even the lowest preset barely sustains 60 FPS. No min or max FPS data is available, so these averages represent the full picture.

Similar Performance Alternatives

Looking at the CPU side, the AMD Ryzen 7 7700 sits with an average benchmark score of 40081, placing it in the 87th percentile of all CPUs. Its nearest rivals are extremely close in overall performance. The AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 scores 40048, a delta of just 0.1%, meaning it would behave nearly identically in this game. The Intel Core 5 221E scores 40144, which is -0.2% relative to the 7700, again a negligible difference. The AMD Ryzen 9 270 scores 40246 (-0.4%), and the Intel Core i9-13905H scores 40313 (-0.6%). For The Technomancer, any of these CPUs would produce essentially the same frame rates as the 7700, since the game is not heavily CPU-bound at the tested resolutions.

On the GPU side, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 has an average benchmark score of 17208, placing it in the 61st percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT with a score of 17083 (0.7% delta), which would perform almost identically in this title. The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 scores 17037 (1%), and the AMD Radeon HD 7970M scores 17019 (1.1%). On the higher side, the NVIDIA Tesla K40c scores 17468 (-1.5%). For practical purposes, the RX 7600 XT is the closest consumer alternative and would deliver nearly the same FPS results across all resolutions and settings in The Technomancer.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 1920x1080, the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS is Ultra, which averages 99.2 FPS. There is no reason to lower settings at this resolution, as even the heaviest preset provides a large margin above the playability threshold.

At 2560x1440, Ultra also remains the best choice, averaging 61.4 FPS. This is a slim margin above 60 FPS, so players who prefer a larger buffer could drop to High at 81.5 FPS, but the data confirms Ultra is technically playable.

At 3840x2160, the only playable setting is Low, which averages 66.3 FPS. Every other preset falls below 60 FPS, with Medium at 51.3 FPS, High at 42.5 FPS, and Ultra at 35.2 FPS. For 4K, Low is the definitive choice; there is no other option that meets the playability standard.

FAQ

Q: Can this combo run The Technomancer at 4K with High settings?

A: No. At 3840x2160 with High settings, the average frame rate is 42.5 FPS, which is well below the 60 FPS playable threshold. Only Low settings at 4K achieve playable performance, with an average of 66.3 FPS.

Q: What is the best setting for 1440p gaming with this hardware?

A: The best setting is Ultra, which averages 61.4 FPS at 2560x1440. This is the most demanding preset that stays at or above the 60 FPS threshold. For a more comfortable margin, High averages 81.5 FPS.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its closest rivals for this game?

A: The AMD Ryzen 7 7700 scores 40081 on average benchmarks, which is within 0.6% of its nearest rivals, the AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 (40048), Intel Core 5 221E (40144), AMD Ryzen 9 270 (40246), and Intel Core i9-13905H (40313). Any of these CPUs would provide essentially identical performance in The Technomancer.

Q: Is the RTX 3070 a bottleneck at 1080p?

A: No. At 1920x1080, even Ultra settings average 99.2 FPS, and Low reaches 191.3 FPS. The GPU has substantial headroom, and the frame rate differences between presets suggest the GPU is not the limiting factor at this resolution.

Q: What GPU is the closest alternative to the RTX 3070 for this game?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT is the nearest rival, with an average score of 17083 versus the RTX 3070's 17208, a delta of just 0.7%. It would produce nearly identical FPS numbers in The Technomancer.

Q: Does the game become more GPU-bound at higher resolutions?

A: Yes. At 4K, the FPS range between Low and Ultra is only 31 FPS (from 66.3 to 35.2), while at 1080p the range is 92 FPS (from 191.3 to 99.2). The tighter spread at 4K indicates the GPU is the dominant constraint, whereas at 1080p the CPU has more influence on the upper FPS limits.

CPU and GPU Roles

The data shows a clear shift in component importance as resolution increases. At 1920x1080, the FPS spread across presets is wide: Low runs at 191.3 FPS while Ultra runs at 99.2 FPS, a difference of 92 FPS. This wide spread indicates that the GPU is not fully saturated at lower settings, and the CPU's performance ceiling (with a single-thread score of 1049 in 3DMark and 1930 in Cinebench R23) allows very high frame rates. The CPU is the primary driver of the upper FPS limit here.

At 2560x1440, the spread narrows to 64 FPS (from 125.3 on Low to 61.4 on Ultra). This suggests the GPU is becoming more involved, but the CPU still provides enough headroom for high FPS at Low and Medium settings. The Ultra preset at 61.4 FPS is clearly GPU-limited, as the gap between High (81.5) and Ultra (61.4) is 20 FPS, indicating diminishing returns from the GPU's compute resources.

At 3840x2160, the spread collapses to 31 FPS (from 66.3 on Low to 35.2 on Ultra). This is a classic sign of a GPU-bound scenario. The CPU's role is minimized because the GPU cannot push frames fast enough at any preset. The difference between Medium (51.3) and High (42.5) is just 9 FPS, and between High and Ultra (35.2) is only 7 FPS. The RTX 3070's 8 GB GDDR6 memory and 448.0 GB/s bandwidth are the limiting factors at 4K, not the CPU's 8 cores and 16 threads.

For this game, the CPU matters most at 1080p where high refresh rates are achievable, and the GPU matters most at 4K where every preset struggles. At 1440p, both components are relevant, but the GPU has the final say on Ultra settings.

How This Combo Ranks

This specific combination of AMD Ryzen 7 7700 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 ranks 1623rd out of 3696 tested combos for The Technomancer. This places it in the upper-middle tier of all possible pairings. Given that the CPU sits in the 87th percentile of all CPUs and the GPU in the 61st percentile of all GPUs, the combo rank is slightly lower than the CPU percentile but higher than the GPU percentile, reflecting that the GPU is the weaker link in this pairing.

The rank of 1623 out of 3696 means roughly 56% of tested combos perform better, which is expected given the RTX 3070 is an end-of-life product (released in 2020) while the Ryzen 7 7700 is a current-generation part (released in 2023). The GPU's age shows most clearly at 4K, where the combo falls below the playable threshold on all but Low settings. At 1080p and 1440p, the combo's rank is effectively boosted by the CPU's strong multi-threaded performance (Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 18760), which keeps frame rates high even in CPU-light scenes. For a 2016 Action RPG like The Technomancer, this combo is more than adequate for mainstream resolutions, and the ranking confirms it is a solid, if not top-tier, pairing for this title.