The Technomancer

Measured FPS Breakdown

The recorded data for the Intel Core i5-11400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 pairing in The Technomancer shows a wide performance spread across resolutions and presets. At 3840x2160, the combination delivers 89 FPS on Low, 69 FPS on Medium, and 59 FPS on High. The Ultra preset drops to 46 FPS, which falls below the 60 FPS playability threshold. The Medium setting at 4K records a minimum of 58 FPS and a maximum of 79 FPS, indicating some frame-time variance but a generally smooth experience near the threshold.

Moving to 2560x1440, the same hardware produces 162 FPS on Low, 125 FPS on Medium, 107 FPS on High, and 83 FPS on Ultra. The Medium preset at this resolution shows a minimum of 106 FPS and a maximum of 143 FPS, which means even the lowest recorded frames stay well above the playable line. Every preset at 1440p clears the 60 FPS bar, with Ultra providing a comfortable margin of 23 FPS over the threshold.

At 1920x1080, the results are exceptionally high. Low settings reach 214 FPS, Medium hits 191 FPS with a minimum of 162 FPS and a maximum of 220 FPS, High produces 163 FPS, and Ultra still manages 127 FPS. The gap between 1440p and 1080p is notable: Ultra goes from 83 FPS to 127 FPS, a 53% increase, while Low goes from 162 FPS to 214 FPS, a 32% increase. This scaling shows the RTX 5070 has considerable headroom at lower resolutions, and the CPU becomes more relevant as resolution drops.

The data set lacks minimum and maximum values for most settings, so the only frame-time detail available comes from the Medium preset at each resolution. At 4K Medium, the spread between minimum and maximum is 21 FPS; at 1440p Medium, the spread is 37 FPS; at 1080p Medium, the spread is 58 FPS. Wider spreads at lower resolutions suggest that frame pacing is less consistent when the GPU is less stressed, likely due to CPU-bound scenes.

FAQ

Q: Can this PC run The Technomancer at 4K with playable frame rates?

A: Yes, but only on Low and Medium settings. The recorded average is 89 FPS on Low and 69 FPS on Medium. High averages 59 FPS, just below the 60 FPS threshold, and Ultra averages 46 FPS.

Q: What is the best settings preset at 2560x1440?

A: Ultra is the best preset at 1440p, with an average of 83 FPS. All four presets (Low, Medium, High, Ultra) clear the 60 FPS playability threshold at this resolution.

Q: How does the RTX 5070 perform at 1080p Ultra?

A: The average frame rate is 127 FPS at 1080p Ultra. Even the most demanding preset leaves substantial headroom above the 60 FPS playability threshold.

Q: Is the 11400F a bottleneck for the RTX 5070 in this game?

A: The data suggests diminishing returns as resolution drops. At 1080p Low, the average is 214 FPS, but at 1080p Ultra it drops to 127 FPS, a 41% reduction. The CPU's 3DMark multi-threaded score of 5652 and single-thread score of 868 indicate it can feed the GPU at high frame rates, but the large FPS swings between presets show the GPU is still the primary driver of performance differences.

Q: What frame rate can be expected on a 1440p high-refresh monitor?

A: At 1440p High, the average is 107 FPS, which suits a 100 Hz or 120 Hz display. On Medium, the average rises to 125 FPS, and on Low it reaches 162 FPS, making 144 Hz and 165 Hz panels viable at lower presets.

Q: Does the GPU percentile ranking suggest it is a strong performer overall?

A: The RTX 5070 sits at the 82nd percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 40377. This places it well above most competing cards, though its closest rivals in the database are professional workstation GPUs like the AMD Radeon Pro 580, which scores 40318, and the AMD Radeon Pro WX 7100, which scores 40063.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The CPU and GPU each have close neighbors in the database based on average benchmark scores. For the Intel Core i5-11400F, which has an average score of 17177, the nearest rivals include the AMD EPYC 7H12 at 17120 (0.3% slower), the Intel Core i5-12450H at 17239 (0.4% faster), the AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 8300G at 17278 (0.6% faster), and the Intel Core Ultra 7 164U at 17074 (0.6% slower). These deltas are tiny, meaning any of these CPUs would produce nearly identical frame rates in The Technomancer when paired with the same GPU, assuming other system components match.

For the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070, which has an average score of 40377, the nearest rivals are the AMD Radeon Pro 580 at 40318 (0.1% slower), the AMD Radeon Pro WX 7100 at 40063 (0.8% slower), the AMD Radeon Pro 5300 at 40870 (1.2% faster), and the NVIDIA RTX A500 Mobile at 39568 (2.0% slower). The performance differences here are also minimal, so a system built around any of these GPUs would land within a few percent of the RTX 5070's measured FPS in this game. A builder who already owns one of these alternatives should expect comparable results, though the RTX 5070's 12 GB GDDR7 memory and 672.0 GB/s bandwidth give it an edge in memory-heavy scenarios that may not appear in the average benchmark score.

The combination ranks 794th out of 3696 tested combos in The Technomancer, placing it in the top 21.5% of all CPU-GPU pairings in the database. That rank reflects the strong GPU contribution, since the CPU sits at the 71st percentile among all CPUs while the GPU sits at the 82nd percentile.

The Verdict

This system can run The Technomancer at 60 FPS or higher in every resolution tested, but with caveats at 4K. At 3840x2160, the playable settings are Low and Medium, with the best experience on Medium at an average of 69 FPS. High averages 59 FPS, which is technically below the playability threshold, and Ultra averages 46 FPS. At 2560x1440, all four presets clear the threshold, with Ultra averaging 83 FPS. At 1920x1080, all presets clear the threshold by a wide margin, with Ultra averaging 127 FPS.

For a 4K display, the recommendation is Medium settings. The minimum recorded frame rate at 4K Medium is 58 FPS, which is close to the threshold but still within a playable range for most titles. For 1440p displays, Ultra is the best choice, as the 83 FPS average leaves enough headroom for demanding scenes. For 1080p displays, any preset works, but Ultra at 127 FPS is the obvious pick for visual quality.

The verdict from the database is clear: this combo is fully playable at 1440p and 1080p across the entire preset range, and partially playable at 4K. Players with a 4K monitor should stick to Medium, while those with lower-resolution panels can max everything out.

CPU and GPU Roles

The scaling between resolutions and presets reveals which component matters more in The Technomancer. At 4K, the GPU dominates. The RTX 5070 is the limiting factor, as evidenced by the steep drop from 89 FPS on Low to 46 FPS on Ultra, a 48% reduction. The CPU's workload at 4K is relatively light, so its single-thread and multi-thread scores matter less.

At 1440p, the balance shifts slightly. The gap between Low (162 FPS) and Ultra (83 FPS) is still large, but the CPU begins to exert more influence. The 11400F's 6 cores and 12 threads, with a boost clock of 4.40 GHz, are sufficient to keep up, but the frame rate difference between 1080p and 1440p at the same preset shows diminishing returns from the GPU.

At 1080p, the CPU role becomes more apparent. The jump from 214 FPS on Low to 127 FPS on Ultra is a 41% drop, but the absolute numbers are so high that the CPU is clearly not a severe bottleneck. The 11400F's Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 14340 and single-core score of 2024 indicate solid throughput for a 2021 desktop part. The database's CPU percentile of 71 suggests it is above average, but not top-tier, and this shows in the 1080p Low result of 214 FPS, which is high but not extreme for a modern GPU.

The key takeaway is that the RTX 5070 is the primary performance driver at 4K and 1440p, while the 11400F becomes more relevant at 1080p, especially on lower presets where the GPU has spare capacity. Players targeting 1440p Ultra or 4K Medium should focus on the GPU, while those chasing maximum frame rates at 1080p Low might see some CPU limitation, though 214 FPS is well beyond what most monitors can display.

How This Combo Ranks

The Intel Core i5-11400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 combination ranks 794th out of 3696 tested combos in The Technomancer. This places the pairing in the top 21.5% of all systems in the database. The rank is driven primarily by the GPU, which sits at the 82nd percentile among all GPUs, whereas the CPU sits at the 71st percentile among all CPUs. The GPU's average benchmark score of 40377 is more than double the CPU's average score of 17177, reflecting the GPU-heavy nature of modern game performance.

In practical terms, a rank of 794 out of 3696 means this system outperforms roughly 78% of all tested combinations in this game. The nearest GPU rivals, such as the AMD Radeon Pro 580 and the AMD Radeon Pro WX 7100, score within 2% of the RTX 5070, so a system using one of those cards would likely land in a similar rank range. The nearest CPU rivals, including the AMD EPYC 7H12 and the Intel Core i5-12450H, also fall within 1% of the 11400F's score, reinforcing that the exact CPU choice matters little for this game as long as it is in this performance class.

The combination's rank is respectable but not elite. The top 21.5% placement reflects a strong GPU paired with a mid-range CPU, and the data indicates that upgrading the CPU would yield diminishing returns in The Technomancer, while upgrading the GPU would provide the most meaningful frame rate gains, particularly at 4K where the RTX 5070 already struggles to maintain 60 FPS on High settings.