The Technomancer

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D and Intel Arc B580 present a peculiar pairing for The Technomancer, a 2016 Action RPG whose demands are modest by modern standards. The measured frame rates show a system that is decisively playable at mainstream resolutions, yet clearly limited at 4K. The data indicates a combos that behaves as expected: strong at 1080p and 1440p, but unable to hold 60 FPS at 3840x2160 under any tested preset.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The benchmark results, captured across three resolutions and four quality presets, reveal a consistent pattern of scaling. At 1920x1080, the combination of the Ryzen 9 9900X3D and Arc B580 delivers a smooth experience across the board. Low settings produce an average of 138 FPS, which is the highest frame rate recorded in the entire dataset. Moving up to Medium, the average drops to 106 FPS with a minimum of 90 FPS and a maximum of 121 FPS, indicating that frame pacing remains stable even when the GPU is given more work. High settings still hold an average of 90 FPS, and Ultra, the most demanding preset, maintains an average of 70 FPS. All of these figures clear the 60 FPS playable threshold with room to spare, making 1080p a non-issue for this hardware.

Stepping up to 2560x1440 shows a more pronounced performance hit. Low settings average 90 FPS, which is identical to the High preset at 1080p, illustrating the expected resolution scaling cost. Medium settings at 1440p average 69 FPS with a minimum of 59 FPS and a maximum of 79 FPS; the minimum dips just below the 60 FPS threshold, but the average remains comfortably playable. High settings fall to an average of 59 FPS, which is technically below the playable mark, while Ultra drops further to 46 FPS. The data shows that 1440p is playable only on Low and Medium presets.

At 3840x2160, the Arc B580’s 12 GB frame buffer and 192-bit memory interface are overwhelmed. Low settings average 49 FPS, Medium averages 38 FPS with a minimum of 32 FPS and a maximum of 44 FPS, High averages 32 FPS, and Ultra drops to 25 FPS. No 4K preset reaches the 60 FPS playable threshold, and even the lowest settings fall short by 11 FPS. The scaling from Medium to High at 4K is a loss of 6 FPS, while the gap between Low and Ultra is 24 FPS, showing that the GPU’s compute resources are the limiting factor at this resolution.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The nearest rivals for the CPU and GPU provide context for how this combo would compare against other hardware. The AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D’s average benchmark score of 54762 places it in the 91st percentile of all CPUs. Its closest competitor is the Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF, which scores 55093, a delta of -0.6%—essentially a statistical tie. The Intel Core Ultra 5 245K scores 54053, 1.3% lower, and the Intel Xeon 6505P scores 53701, 2% lower. The Intel Core i7-14700F rounds out the group with 53620, 2.1% lower. In practical terms, any of these CPUs would deliver nearly identical frame rates in The Technomancer, since the game is far more dependent on GPU throughput than on multi-threaded CPU performance.

For the graphics card, the Intel Arc B580 has an average benchmark score of 23021 and sits in the 68th percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rival is the AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP, which scores 23061, a delta of -0.2%. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 scores 22895, 0.6% lower, while the RTX 3080 scores 23172, 0.7% higher. The NVIDIA P106-100 scores 23249, 1% higher. This means that in The Technomancer, the Arc B580 would perform almost identically to an RTX 2080 or RTX 3080, despite those cards having very different architectural designs. The deltaPct values are all within a 1.7% band, so users coming from any of these GPUs should expect similar frame rates at the same settings and resolution.

Best Settings per Resolution

The data provides a clear answer for the best settings that maintain an average of at least 60 FPS. At 1920x1080, the Ultra preset is the most demanding setting that stays above 60 FPS, with an average of 70 FPS. This is the highest quality option available, and it clears the threshold by 10 FPS, so there is no need to compromise on visual fidelity at this resolution.

At 2560x1440, the Medium preset is the best choice, averaging 69 FPS. This is the only preset above Low that stays playable; High averages 59 FPS, which misses the mark by 1 FPS. The Medium preset’s average is 9 FPS above the threshold, but its minimum of 59 FPS suggests that demanding scenes could occasionally dip below 60. For a strict 60 FPS lock, Low is the safer option at 90 FPS average, but Medium offers a better visual balance for a modest performance cost.

At 3840x2160, there is no playable preset. The verdict data confirms this with an empty list of playable settings. The best average FPS at 4K is 49 FPS on Low, which is 11 FPS short of the playable threshold. Users targeting 4K would need to reduce resolution scaling or accept sub-60 FPS performance, as none of the in-game presets can deliver a smooth experience.

FAQ

Q: Can this PC run The Technomancer at 1080p with maximum settings?

A: Yes. At 1920x1080 with the Ultra preset, the system averages 70 FPS, which is above the 60 FPS playable threshold. The High preset averages 90 FPS, and even the most demanding setting leaves a 10 FPS margin.

Q: What is the best playable setting at 1440p?

A: The Medium preset is the best choice at 2560x1440, averaging 69 FPS. High settings average 59 FPS, which is just below the playable threshold, while Low averages 90 FPS. Medium offers the highest visual quality that maintains an average above 60 FPS.

Q: Is 4K gaming possible with this hardware?

A: No. At 3840x2160, even the Low preset averages only 49 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS playable threshold. The Ultra preset drops to 25 FPS. None of the four tested presets at 4K are playable.

Q: How does the Arc B580 compare to an RTX 2080 in this game?

A: The Arc B580’s average benchmark score is 23021, while the RTX 2080 scores 22895, a delta of 0.6%. This means the Arc B580 is essentially equivalent to the RTX 2080 in performance, so frame rates in The Technomancer would be nearly identical.

Q: What is the minimum FPS recorded in the entire benchmark set?

A: The lowest minimum FPS recorded is 32 FPS, which occurs at 3840x2160 with the Medium preset. The minimum for the same resolution on other presets was not recorded, but the Medium preset shows a 32 FPS floor.

Q: Does the Ryzen 9 9900X3D bottleneck the Arc B580 at any resolution?

A: The data does not indicate a CPU bottleneck. At 1080p Low, the system reaches 138 FPS, and the CPU’s 91st percentile ranking among all CPUs suggests it has ample headroom. The frame rate scaling from 1080p to 1440p to 4K follows expected GPU-bound patterns, with the largest drops occurring at higher resolutions.

CPU and GPU Roles

The performance scaling across resolutions and presets shows that the GPU is the dominant factor in The Technomancer. At 1920x1080, the CPU’s high single-thread performance allows the Arc B580 to stretch its legs, producing 138 FPS on Low. As resolution increases to 2560x1440, the same Low preset drops to 90 FPS, a 34.8% reduction, which is a classic sign of GPU-bound rendering. At 3840x2160, Low drops further to 49 FPS, an additional 45.6% reduction. This pattern holds across all presets: the frame rate decreases as pixel count increases, while the CPU’s workload remains relatively constant.

The Ryzen 9 9900X3D’s 12 cores and 24 threads are far beyond what The Technomancer requires, given its 2016 release date. The CPU’s benchmark scores—such as a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 47737 and a single-core score of 6739—place it in the 91st percentile of all CPUs. In contrast, the Arc B580’s 68th percentile GPU ranking is the more relevant metric. The delta between the 1080p and 1440p results on the same preset is consistent (e.g., High drops from 90 to 59 FPS, a 34.4% decrease), which indicates that the GPU’s pixel throughput is the bottleneck. At 4K, the GPU’s memory bandwidth of 456.0 GB/s and 13.67 TFLOPS of FP32 compute are insufficient to maintain playable rates, confirming that the GPU is the limiting component.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Ryzen 9 9900X3D and Arc B580 ranks 2787 out of 3696 tested combos for The Technomancer. This places it in the 24.6th percentile of all combos, meaning roughly three-quarters of the tested systems perform better in this specific game. This rank is lower than what the individual component percentiles might suggest—the CPU is in the 91st percentile and the GPU is in the 68th—because the GPU’s performance is the primary determinant for this title. A combo with a faster GPU and a slower CPU would likely rank higher, since the game’s frame rates are heavily GPU-bound. The rank of 2787 indicates that while this system is capable of running the game at 1080p and 1440p, it is not optimized for high-end performance in The Technomancer relative to other configurations in the database.

The Verdict

The AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D and Intel Arc B580 can run The Technomancer, but the experience depends entirely on the target resolution. At 1920x1080, the system is fully playable on all presets, with Ultra averaging 70 FPS and Low reaching 138 FPS. At 2560x1440, only Low and Medium presets clear the 60 FPS threshold, with Medium being the best visual option at 69 FPS. At 3840x2160, no preset achieves playable frame rates; the best case is Low at 49 FPS, which falls short by 11 FPS. For a 60 FPS experience, users should stick to 1080p with Ultra settings or 1440p with Medium settings. The verdict data confirms this: 1080p has four playable settings, 1440p has two, and 4K has none. This is a capable 1080p and entry-level 1440p system for The Technomancer, but it is not suited for 4K gaming without significant compromises.