The Technomancer

Measured FPS Breakdown

The recorded data for The Technomancer with the Intel Core i3-12100F and Intel Arc B370 spans three resolutions and four quality presets. At 3840x2160, the system produces its lowest frame rates across the board. With Low settings, the average FPS is 26, and with Medium settings the average drops to 20, with a minimum of 17 and a maximum of 23. High settings yield an average of 17 FPS, and Ultra settings bring the average down to 13 FPS. None of these 4K results approach a playable threshold, and even the Low preset average is less than half of the 60 FPS target.

Moving to 2560x1440, the numbers improve but remain below the playable line. Low settings produce an average of 47 FPS, while Medium averages 36 FPS with a recorded range of 30 to 41 FPS. High settings average 31 FPS, and Ultra settings average 24 FPS. The gap between Low and Medium at this resolution is 11 FPS, while the difference between High and Ultra is 7 FPS, suggesting a fairly steady scaling curve across the preset ladder.

At 1920x1080, the same combo reaches its strongest results. Low settings average 71 FPS, which is the only preset at any resolution that clears the 60 FPS threshold. Medium settings average 55 FPS, with a minimum of 47 and a maximum of 63 FPS. High settings average 47 FPS, and Ultra settings average 37 FPS. The transition from Low to Medium costs 16 FPS on average, while the step from Medium to High costs 8 FPS, and High to Ultra costs another 10 FPS. This indicates that the most demanding preset at 1080p is roughly 48% slower than the least demanding preset at the same resolution.

Across all resolutions, the pattern is consistent: Low settings always deliver the highest average FPS, and Ultra always delivers the lowest. The scaling from 1080p to 1440p on Low settings is a drop from 71 to 47 FPS, a reduction of 24 FPS. From 1440p to 4K on Low settings, the average falls from 47 to 26 FPS, another 21 FPS reduction. The data shows that resolution scaling has a larger absolute impact than preset scaling at the higher end of the resolution range.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 3840x2160, no preset reaches 60 FPS. The highest average recorded is 26 FPS at Low settings, which is far below the playable threshold. The database indicates that there are no playable settings at this resolution for this hardware combination.

At 2560x1440, the situation is similar. The best average FPS is 47 at Low settings, but this still falls short of the 60 FPS target. No preset at this resolution clears the playable line, so the verdict marks all settings as unplayable here.

At 1920x1080, the Low preset is the only configuration that stays at or above 60 FPS. The recorded average is 71 FPS, which provides headroom above the threshold. The Medium preset averages 55 FPS, missing the target by 5 FPS, while High and Ultra average 47 and 37 FPS respectively. For users who prioritize a consistent 60 FPS experience, Low at 1080p is the sole viable option according to the measured data.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The CPU portion of this combo, the Intel Core i3-12100F, sits near several comparable processors in the database. Its average benchmark score is 13494, and it holds a percentile ranking of 68 among all CPUs. The closest rival is the Intel Core 3 N355, which scores 13492, a negligible 0% difference. The Intel Core i5-9500 scores 13452, placing it 0.3% behind the i3-12100F. The Intel Core 5 120UL scores 13594, which is 0.7% ahead. The Intel Core i7-1250U scores 13351, putting it 1.1% behind. These four processors would produce very similar CPU-bound behavior in The Technomancer, as their aggregate scores are within a 1.8% band of each other.

On the GPU side, the Intel Arc B370 has an average benchmark score of 1184 and a percentile ranking of 5 among all GPUs. Its nearest rivals are all significantly older parts. The ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570 scores 1186, which is 0.2% ahead. The ATI Radeon HD 5770 scores 1190, 0.5% ahead. The AMD Radeon HD 7650M scores 1192, 0.7% ahead. The AMD FirePro M2000 scores 1168, which is 1.4% behind. For the purposes of this game, any of these GPUs would deliver frame rates within a few percent of the Arc B370, assuming the same CPU and settings. The practical difference between the best and worst of these rivals is roughly 2% of average FPS, which is unlikely to change the playability verdict at any resolution.

The Verdict

Based on the measured FPS data and the verdict by resolution, this system cannot run The Technomancer at a playable 60 FPS in most configurations. At 3840x2160, the database lists no playable settings. The best case is Low at 26 FPS average, which is 34 FPS short of the target. At 2560x1440, the same conclusion applies: no playable settings, with Low averaging 47 FPS and Medium averaging 36 FPS. The 60 FPS threshold is not met, and the highest preset average is 13 FPS below the line at 4K and 13 FPS below at 1440p.

At 1920x1080, the picture changes slightly. The Low preset averages 71 FPS, which clears the 60 FPS target with 11 FPS of headroom. This is the only playable configuration across all resolutions and presets. Medium settings at 1080p average 55 FPS, which misses the threshold by 5 FPS, and High averages 47 FPS. For a smooth experience, the user must select Low at 1080p and accept the reduced visual quality. The data does not support any other preset at any other resolution for this combo.

CPU and GPU Roles

The measured FPS scaling reveals how the CPU and GPU each contribute to performance in The Technomancer. At 1080p, the drop from Low to Ultra is 34 FPS (from 71 to 37). At 1440p, the same preset spread costs 23 FPS (from 47 to 24). At 4K, the spread is 13 FPS (from 26 to 13). This pattern indicates that the GPU becomes more of a limiting factor as resolution increases, because the absolute cost of higher presets shrinks when the base frame rate is already low. Conversely, at 1080p, the larger preset delta suggests that the CPU has more headroom to feed the GPU, and the GPU is more capable of responding to quality changes.

Resolution scaling tells a similar story. On Low settings, moving from 1080p to 1440p reduces average FPS by 24, and moving from 1440p to 4K reduces it by another 21. On Ultra settings, the same steps cost 13 and 11 FPS respectively. The fact that the absolute FPS loss from resolution scaling is larger at Low settings than at Ultra settings implies that the GPU is not fully saturated at Low settings, so the extra pixel count has a proportionally larger effect. At Ultra settings, the GPU is already heavily loaded, so additional resolution has a smaller marginal impact.

For this game, the data indicates that the GPU is the dominant constraint at all resolutions. The Arc B370's benchmark percentile of 5 places it far below most GPUs, and its nearest rivals are all over a decade old. The CPU, by contrast, ranks at the 68th percentile, which is a mid-range position. The FPS numbers reflect this imbalance: even at 1080p Low, the system only reaches 71 FPS, and at 4K it falls to 26 FPS. A stronger GPU would likely raise these averages substantially, while a stronger CPU would offer less benefit given the current GPU ceiling.

How This Combo Ranks

In the database of tested combinations for The Technomancer, this specific CPU and GPU pairing ranks 3408 out of 3696 total combos. That places it in the bottom 8% of all tested systems. The rank reflects the GPU's very low percentile score of 5, which drags the overall performance down despite the CPU's more respectable 68th percentile standing. The measured FPS data aligns with this ranking: the system is only playable at 1080p Low, and it fails to reach 60 FPS at every other preset and resolution. Among the 3696 combos in the database, this one sits in the lower tail, meaning a large majority of other hardware pairings would deliver higher frame rates in The Technomancer.

The combination of a mid-range CPU with a very low-end GPU creates a significant bottleneck. The i3-12100F's nearest CPU rivals all score within 1.1% of it, so swapping to any of those would not change the ranking meaningfully. The GPU's nearest rivals, however, are all within 1.4% of its score, so the entire set of similar GPUs would also rank near the bottom. The data suggests that any meaningful improvement in playability would require a GPU from a much higher performance tier, as the current GPU's score of 1184 is far below what would be needed to push 1440p or 4K to 60 FPS.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution and settings for this system?

A: The only playable configuration is 1920x1080 with Low settings, which averages 71 FPS. All other presets at 1080p, and all presets at 1440p and 4K, fall below the 60 FPS threshold.

Q: Can this system run The Technomancer at 1440p?

A: No. At 2560x1440, the highest average FPS is 47 at Low settings, and the lowest is 24 at Ultra. None of the presets reach 60 FPS.

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

A: The Intel Core i3-12100F has an average benchmark score of 13494. The Intel Core 3 N355 scores 13492 (0% difference), the Intel Core i5-9500 scores 13452 (0.3% behind), the Intel Core 5 120UL scores 13594 (0.7% ahead), and the Intel Core i7-1250U scores 13351 (1.1% behind).

Q: How does the GPU compare to its closest rivals?

A: The Intel Arc B370 has an average benchmark score of 1184. The ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570 scores 1186 (0.2% ahead), the ATI Radeon HD 5770 scores 1190 (0.5% ahead), the AMD Radeon HD 7650M scores 1192 (0.7% ahead), and the AMD FirePro M2000 scores 1168 (1.4% behind).

Q: What is the frame rate difference between Low and Ultra at 1080p?

A: At 1920x1080, Low settings average 71 FPS and Ultra settings average 37 FPS, a difference of 34 FPS. Medium averages 55 FPS and High averages 47 FPS.

Q: Where does this combo rank among all tested systems?

A: This CPU and GPU combination ranks 3408 out of 3696 tested combos for The Technomancer, placing it in the bottom 8% of all systems in the database.