The Technomancer

This analysis is based on measured frame-rate data for the AMD Ryzen 7 9700F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 running The Technomancer. The dataset provides average, and in some cases minimum and maximum, FPS across three resolutions and four quality presets. All figures cited below are drawn directly from that measurement set, with the playable threshold set at 60 FPS.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 3840x2160, the only preset that maintains an average at or above 60 FPS is Medium, which delivers an average of 64 FPS. The High preset drops to 55 FPS average, and Ultra falls to 43 FPS, so neither qualifies as playable under the 60 FPS threshold. Low runs at 84 FPS average, which is faster than Medium, but Medium is the most demanding preset that still clears the bar, meaning it offers the best visual quality while staying playable.

At 2560x1440, every preset clears 60 FPS, so the best setting is Ultra, which produces an average of 78 FPS. This is a comfortable margin above the threshold, and it is the highest quality option available in the test set.

At 1920x1080, the situation is similar to 1440p: all four presets exceed 60 FPS. The best setting is Ultra, with an average of 119 FPS. This leaves substantial headroom, indicating that even the most demanding preset is far from taxing this combination at 1080p.

FAQ

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

A: No. At 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the average FPS is 43, which is well below the 60 FPS playable threshold. The highest playable preset at this resolution is Medium, with an average of 64 FPS.

Q: What is the difference in average FPS between Low and Ultra at 1080p?

A: At 1920x1080, Low averages 233 FPS while Ultra averages 119 FPS. The gap is 114 FPS, meaning Ultra runs at roughly half the frame rate of Low, though both are far above the 60 FPS threshold.

Q: Which resolution shows the largest performance drop when moving from Medium to Ultra?

A: At 3840x2160, Medium averages 64 FPS while Ultra averages 43 FPS, a drop of 21 FPS. At 2560x1440, the drop from Medium (117 FPS) to Ultra (78 FPS) is 39 FPS. At 1920x1080, the drop is 60 FPS (179 to 119). The absolute drop is largest at 1080p, but the relative drop is steepest at 4K, where Ultra is 33% slower than Medium.

Q: Are the minimum FPS values ever below 60 at playable settings?

A: Yes, only one instance appears in the data. At 2560x1440 with Medium settings, the minimum FPS is 99, which is above 60. At 1920x1080 with Medium, the minimum is 152. At 3840x2160 with Medium, the minimum is 55, which is below the 60 FPS threshold even though the average is 64. This is the only recorded minimum below 60 across all tested settings.

Q: How does the combo rank in this game compared to other tested combinations?

A: The combination ranks 847th out of 3696 tested combos. This places it in the top 23% of all hardware pairings tested for The Technomancer, based on the rank and total count provided.

Q: Is there any resolution where Low settings are faster than Medium by more than 50%?

A: At 3840x2160, Low averages 84 FPS versus Medium’s 64 FPS, which is 31% faster. At 2560x1440, Low (152 FPS) is 30% faster than Medium (117 FPS). At 1920x1080, Low (233 FPS) is 30% faster than Medium (179 FPS). In no case does Low exceed Medium by more than 50%.

Measured FPS Breakdown

3840x2160 (4K):

• Low: Average 84 FPS. No min/max recorded.
• Medium: Average 64 FPS, minimum 55, maximum 74. This is the only 4K preset with min/max data, and the minimum dips below the 60 FPS threshold.
• High: Average 55 FPS. No min/max recorded.
• Ultra: Average 43 FPS. No min/max recorded.

The scaling from Low to Ultra at 4K is steep: Low is nearly double the frame rate of Ultra (84 vs 43 FPS). Medium sits roughly midway, and High lands just below the playable line.

2560x1440 (1440p):

• Low: Average 152 FPS. No min/max recorded.
• Medium: Average 117 FPS, minimum 99, maximum 134.
• High: Average 100 FPS. No min/max recorded.
• Ultra: Average 78 FPS. No min/max recorded.

At 1440p, every preset clears 60 FPS comfortably. The drop from Low to Ultra is 74 FPS, but even Ultra retains a 30% margin above the threshold. The Medium min/max spread (99 to 134 FPS) suggests modest frame-time variance, with the minimum still far above playable.

1920x1080 (1080p):

• Low: Average 233 FPS. No min/max recorded.
• Medium: Average 179 FPS, minimum 152, maximum 206.
• High: Average 153 FPS. No min/max recorded.
• Ultra: Average 119 FPS. No min/max recorded.

At 1080p, the combo is clearly CPU-bound or render-limited only at the highest preset. Low pushes past 230 FPS, while Ultra still holds 119 FPS. The Medium min/max range (152 to 206 FPS) shows no dips below 150 FPS, indicating smooth performance even during demanding scenes.

Similar Performance Alternatives

Based on the nearest rivals for the CPU and GPU in this pairing, the following hardware would behave similarly in The Technomancer.

CPU-side equivalents:

The AMD Ryzen 7 9700F has an average benchmark score of 69,996. Its closest rival, the AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX, scores 69,875, a delta of 0.2% — effectively identical. The Intel Core i7-14700KF scores 70,163, which is 0.2% higher. The AMD Ryzen 9 7950X scores 69,515 (0.7% lower), and the Intel Core i7-14700K scores 69,355 (0.9% lower). Any of these CPUs would produce nearly the same frame rates in this game, provided the GPU remains the limiting factor. The differences are all under 1%, so swapping to any of these would shift results by only a few FPS at most.

GPU-side equivalents:

The RTX 4070 has an average benchmark score of 37,648. The NVIDIA Tesla P4 scores 37,628 (0.1% lower), the AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 scores 37,507 (0.4% lower), the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile scores 38,135 (1.3% higher), and the AMD Radeon PRO W6400 scores 37,157 (1.3% lower). The closest match is the Tesla P4, which is within 0.1% — this is a workstation card but would deliver nearly identical gaming performance. The RX Vega 56 is also very close at 0.4% lower. The RTX 4080 Mobile is slightly faster, but the margin is small enough that in-game FPS differences would be within a few frames.

For a system builder looking for similar behavior, pairing any of the four rival CPUs with the RTX 4070 (or one of its GPU rivals) would yield frame rates within roughly 1-2% of this combo. The practical implication is that this exact CPU-GPU pairing is not uniquely positioned; several other combinations fall within a rounding error of its performance.

CPU and GPU Roles

The data reveals how the balance of CPU and GPU load shifts across resolutions. At 1920x1080, the frame rates are exceptionally high — Low hits 233 FPS, and even Ultra reaches 119 FPS. These numbers suggest the GPU is not fully saturated at lower resolutions; the CPU, with its high single-thread score of 4,691 in Passmark and 8-core/16-thread layout, is more than capable of feeding the RTX 4070. The large gap between Low and Ultra at 1080p (114 FPS) is typical of a GPU-bound scenario where higher settings increase pixel and shading work.

At 2560x1440, the pattern remains similar but compressed: Low drops from 233 to 152 FPS, and Ultra drops from 119 to 78 FPS. The relative drop from Low to Ultra is 49% at 1080p and 49% at 1440p as well, indicating that scaling is consistent. This suggests the GPU is the primary limiter at both resolutions, but the CPU still has headroom.

At 3840x2160, the picture changes. Low falls to 84 FPS, Medium to 64, and Ultra to 43. The drop from Low to Ultra is 49%, again matching the lower resolutions. However, the absolute numbers are much lower, which indicates the GPU is now the dominant constraint. The CPU’s role diminishes as resolution increases — a 4K frame requires far more GPU work per frame, so the Ryzen 7 9700F’s high core count and boost clock of 5.50 GHz are less likely to be the bottleneck.

The minimum FPS data reinforces this. At 4K Medium, the minimum is 55 FPS, which is 9 FPS below the average of 64. At 1440p Medium, the minimum is 99, which is 18 FPS below the average. At 1080p Medium, the minimum is 152, which is 27 FPS below the average. The widening gap between average and minimum at lower resolutions suggests that CPU-driven frame spikes or scene complexity variations have more impact when the GPU is not the bottleneck.

In summary, the GPU dictates performance at 4K, while the CPU has increasing influence at 1440p and 1080p. At 1080p, the combo is capable of over 200 FPS on Low, which implies the CPU is not a limiting factor even at high frame rates. The CPU’s Passmark multithread score of 36,470 and single-thread score of 4,691 are strong enough to avoid bottlenecking the RTX 4070 until the GPU is fully loaded.

The Verdict

This PC can run The Technomancer at all three tested resolutions, but with caveats at 4K.

At 3840x2160, the system clears 60 FPS only on Low (84 FPS) and Medium (64 FPS). High averages 55 FPS and Ultra averages 43 FPS, both below the threshold. The best playable setting is Medium, with an average of 64 FPS, though the recorded minimum of 55 FPS means some scenes will dip below 60. For a consistent 60 FPS experience at 4K, Low is the safer choice.

At 2560x1440, all four presets are playable. Ultra averages 78 FPS, which is the best visual quality with a comfortable 30% margin above the threshold. Even the lowest minimum recorded (99 FPS at Medium) is far above 60.

At 1920x1080, every preset exceeds 60 FPS by a wide margin. Ultra averages 119 FPS, and Low reaches 233 FPS. This resolution is entirely unproblematic for this combo.

The verdict is clear: the system is fully playable at 1080p and 1440p with maximum settings, and playable at 4K only with Medium or lower settings. Players targeting 4K should be prepared to reduce quality or accept occasional dips below 60 FPS on Medium.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 7 9700F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 combination ranks 847th out of 3696 tested combos for The Technomancer. This places it in the top 22.9% of all hardware pairings in the database. Given that the game is from 2016 and this is a modern mid-to-high-end desktop pairing, the rank reflects that this is a strong but not top-tier setup for this title.

The percentile data for the individual components supports this positioning. The CPU is in the 94th percentile among all CPUs, and the GPU is in the 81st percentile among all GPUs. The combo rank of 847/3696 is slightly lower than the CPU’s percentile would suggest, likely because the game is more GPU-dependent at higher resolutions, and the RTX 4070, while strong, does not dominate in older titles that may favor different architectures.

Relative to the nearest rivals, the frame rates would be nearly identical. The CPU rivals are all within 0.9% of the 9700F’s average score, and the GPU rivals are within 1.3% of the RTX 4070’s score. This means that swapping to any of those parts would not meaningfully change the rank or the in-game experience. The 847th rank is therefore representative of a cluster of similar-performing hardware, not a unique position.

For a game like The Technomancer, which is not particularly demanding by modern standards, this combo sits in a comfortable upper-midrange tier. It beats the majority of tested systems, especially at 1080p and 1440p, but is outclassed by high-end 4K-focused builds that would rank higher. The data suggests that the 9700F offers ample CPU headroom, and the RTX 4070 is the limiting factor at 4K, which explains why the best 4K preset is Medium rather than Ultra.