The Technomancer

Measured FPS Breakdown

The recorded data for The Technomancer with the Intel Core i5-10400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 spans three resolutions and four quality presets. At 1920x1080, the lowest preset measured 182 FPS average, while the Ultra preset delivered 117.5 FPS. Medium at 1080p reached 168.8 FPS, and High settled at 153 FPS. The 1080p results show a steep drop from Low to Ultra of roughly 64.5 FPS, but every preset stays far above the playable threshold.

Moving to 2560x1440, Low produced 152.1 FPS, Medium 117.6 FPS, High 100.5 FPS, and Ultra 77.5 FPS. The scaling from 1080p to 1440p is significant: Ultra falls from 117.5 to 77.5 FPS, a reduction of 40 FPS. High drops from 153 to 100.5 FPS, a decrease of 52.5 FPS. This resolution still clears 60 FPS at every preset, including the most demanding one.

At 3840x2160, the picture changes. Low measured 84.4 FPS, Medium 62.2 FPS, High 53.5 FPS, and Ultra 43.3 FPS. The 4K results show a much tighter relationship between preset and frame rate, with Ultra falling 41.1 FPS behind Low. Only Low and Medium remain playable at this resolution. The database does not include minimum or maximum frame time data for any of these configurations, so the analysis relies on average FPS alone.

The data indicates that the RTX 4070 scales predictably with resolution. At 1080p, the average FPS across all presets is roughly 155.3. At 1440p, the average drops to about 111.9. At 4K, the average falls to 60.9. This trend highlights how pixel count, rather than preset complexity, is the dominant factor at higher resolutions.

CPU and GPU Roles

The Intel Core i5-10400F is a 6-core, 12-thread Comet Lake processor with a base clock of 2.90 GHz and a boost clock of 4.30 GHz. Its benchmark profile includes a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 10283 and a single-core score of 1451. The RTX 4070, by contrast, is a 5 nm Ada Lovelace GPU with 5888 shading units, 184 texture mapping units, and 64 raster output units. Its PassMark G3D score is 26927, and it sits in the 81st percentile among all GPUs. The CPU sits in the 68th percentile among all CPUs.

In The Technomancer, the recorded FPS data suggests the GPU becomes the limiting factor as resolution increases. At 1080p, the CPU can feed the GPU enough data to reach 182 FPS on Low, but the gap between Low and Ultra (64.5 FPS) indicates that the GPU workload still scales meaningfully with settings. At 1440p, the same pattern holds, but the absolute FPS values drop by roughly 30 to 40 FPS across all presets, pointing to increased pixel shading pressure on the GPU.

At 4K, the GPU is clearly the dominant constraint. Ultra drops to 43.3 FPS, while Low reaches 84.4 FPS. The 41.1 FPS difference between Low and Ultra at 4K is comparable to the 64.5 FPS gap at 1080p, but the absolute values are much lower. This means the CPU is not holding back the system at 4K; the RTX 4070 is simply running out of shading throughput. The CPU's 3DMark max-thread score of 4735 and its percentile rank of 68 suggest it is adequate for this game, especially since the title launched in 2016 and does not demand modern multi-core scaling.

The scaling between resolutions reinforces this interpretation. From 1080p to 1440p, the average FPS across presets drops by roughly 28 percent. From 1440p to 4K, the average FPS drops by another 46 percent. These are consistent with GPU-bound behavior. The CPU's single-thread performance, measured at 1451 in Cinebench R23, is sufficient to avoid bottlenecking even at 1080p Low where the frame rate peaks at 182 FPS.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The database places the Intel Core i5-10400F among a tight cluster of rivals. The nearest CPU rival is the Intel Xeon 6756E, with an average score of 14163, just 0.2 percent lower. The Intel Core 7 160UL scores 14232, 0.3 percent higher. The AMD EPYC 7552 scores 14115, 0.5 percent lower, and the AMD Ryzen 3 7320C scores 14277, 0.6 percent higher. These deltas are all within a fraction of a percent, meaning any of these CPUs would deliver nearly identical frame rates in The Technomancer, provided the GPU remains the bottleneck.

For the GPU, the nearest rival is the NVIDIA Tesla P4, with an average score of 37628, just 0.1 percent below the RTX 4070. The AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 scores 37507, 0.4 percent lower. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile scores 38135, 1.3 percent higher, and the AMD Radeon PRO W6400 scores 37157, 1.3 percent lower. The RTX 4070's average benchmark score is 37648, so all four rivals fall within a 1.3 percent band. In practical terms, a system with any of these GPUs and the same CPU would produce nearly identical FPS numbers in this game.

The combination of the i5-10400F and RTX 4070 ranks 1076 out of 3696 tested combos in The Technomancer. That places it in the upper third of all tested systems, roughly the 71st percentile. Users with a Xeon 6756E or a Ryzen 3 7320C instead of the i5-10400F should expect no measurable difference in this title, since the CPU is not the limiting factor at any resolution. Similarly, swapping the RTX 4070 for a RX Vega 56 would shift 4K Medium performance only slightly, given the 0.4 percent score delta.

The Verdict

This system can run The Technomancer, but the playable range depends entirely on resolution. At 1920x1080, every preset is playable, with Ultra averaging 117.5 FPS. At 2560x1440, every preset is also playable, with Ultra averaging 77.5 FPS. Both resolutions clear the 60 FPS threshold comfortably, even under the heaviest settings.

At 3840x2160, only Low and Medium are playable. Medium averages 62.2 FPS, just above the 60 FPS line, while Low reaches 84.4 FPS. High averages 53.5 FPS and Ultra 43.3 FPS, both below the playable threshold. The verdict by resolution confirms this: 1080p and 1440p support all four presets, while 4K supports only Low and Medium, with Medium being the best playable setting at 62.2 FPS.

The data shows a system that is overqualified for 1080p and well suited to 1440p, but that hits a hard GPU wall at 4K. Players targeting 4K should use Medium settings to stay above 60 FPS. Players at 1440p or 1080p can enable Ultra without concern.

FAQ

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

A: Yes, at 1920x1080 and 2560x1440. Ultra averages 117.5 FPS at 1080p and 77.5 FPS at 1440p. At 3840x2160, Ultra averages 43.3 FPS, which is not playable.

Q: What is the best playable setting at 4K?

A: Medium is the best playable setting at 3840x2160, averaging 62.2 FPS. Low also works at 84.4 FPS, while High (53.5 FPS) and Ultra (43.3 FPS) fall below the 60 FPS threshold.

Q: How much faster is 1080p compared to 1440p for this combo?

A: At Ultra settings, 1080p averages 117.5 FPS versus 77.5 FPS at 1440p, a difference of 40 FPS. At High settings, the gap is 52.5 FPS (153 FPS versus 100.5 FPS).

Q: Is the CPU or GPU more important for this game?

A: The GPU is the limiting factor, especially at 4K. The CPU's average score of 14185 and its 68th percentile rank are sufficient to avoid bottlenecking, as shown by the large FPS drops when resolution increases.

Q: How does the RTX 4070 compare to its nearest rival, the RX Vega 56?

A: The RTX 4070 has an average benchmark score of 37648, which is 0.4 percent higher than the RX Vega 56's 37507. In game performance, the difference would be negligible.

Q: What frame rate can I expect at 1440p with High settings?

A: The recorded average is 100.5 FPS at 2560x1440 with High settings. This is well above the 60 FPS playable threshold.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 1920x1080, the best preset is Ultra, with an average of 117.5 FPS. This is the most demanding setting and it still clears 60 FPS by a wide margin. At 2560x1440, Ultra remains the best choice, averaging 77.5 FPS. The margin above 60 FPS is smaller than at 1080p but still comfortable.

At 3840x2160, the best playable setting is Medium, averaging 62.2 FPS. This is the only preset above 60 FPS at 4K besides Low, which averages 84.4 FPS. Medium offers higher visual quality than Low while staying just above the playable line. High and Ultra are not recommended at 4K, as they average 53.5 FPS and 43.3 FPS respectively.

The data suggests a simple rule for this system: use Ultra at 1080p and 1440p, use Medium at 4K. The RTX 4070's 12 GB of GDDR6X memory and 504.2 GB/s bandwidth are sufficient for all tested presets, and the i5-10400F's 12 threads handle the game's CPU load without issue. Players who prioritize frame rate over visuals can drop to Low at 4K for 84.4 FPS, but Medium provides the best balance of quality and performance.