The Technomancer

Best Settings per Resolution

At 1920x1080, the Intel Core i5-13400F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 clears the 60 FPS threshold at every preset, with even the most demanding Ultra settings producing an average of 176.5 FPS. Medium and High settings deliver 237.1 FPS and 222.1 FPS respectively, while Low pushes the frame rate to 264.2 FPS — all well beyond what any 60 Hz display can utilize, and comfortably in range for high-refresh monitors.

Moving to 2560x1440, the story remains similarly favorable. Ultra settings hold an average of 113.5 FPS, which is the best visual preset that still stays above 60 FPS. High settings reach 144.6 FPS, Medium produces 173.3 FPS, and Low tops out at 223.1 FPS. The gap between Ultra and Low at this resolution is roughly 109.6 FPS, showing that the GPU has substantial headroom even when pixel count increases by about 78% compared to 1080p.

At 3840x2160, the picture changes slightly but remains firmly playable. Ultra settings average 63.5 FPS — the most demanding preset that stays above the 60 FPS floor, though with only a 3.5 FPS margin of safety. High settings deliver 79.2 FPS, Medium reaches 93.6 FPS, and Low achieves 119 FPS. The data shows that 4K Ultra is technically achievable, but the narrow margin suggests that players seeking consistent frame pacing might prefer High for extra headroom. For each resolution, the recommendation is Ultra: 176.5 FPS at 1080p, 113.5 FPS at 1440p, and 63.5 FPS at 4K.

CPU and GPU Roles

The benchmark data reveals a system where the RTX 5090 is the dominant performance driver, but the CPU still matters at lower resolutions. Consider the scaling from 1080p Low to 4K Low: frame rates drop from 264.2 FPS to 119 FPS, a reduction of 145.2 FPS or about 55%. That massive drop is almost entirely GPU-bound, as the higher pixel count increases rendering load while the CPU workload stays relatively constant.

At 1080p, the CPU's influence becomes visible. The difference between Low and Ultra at 1920x1080 is 87.7 FPS (264.2 vs 176.5), which indicates that even with a strong GPU, the i5-13400F's 10 cores and 16 threads can become a limiting factor when frame rates climb toward the 200-260 FPS range. The 3dmark single-thread score of 960 and 2-thread score of 1880 suggest that this processor has solid single-core performance, but at extreme frame rates, the per-thread workload can still constrain output.

By 1440p, the GPU takes more control. The spread between Low and Ultra narrows to 109.6 FPS (223.1 vs 113.5), a larger absolute gap than at 1080p, which shows the GPU scaling with resolution. At 4K, the GPU is clearly the bottleneck: Ultra drops to 63.5 FPS while Low reaches 119 FPS, a 55.5 FPS spread. The RTX 5090's 104.8 TFLOPS FP32 throughput and 1.79 TB/s memory bandwidth are being fully exercised at this resolution, while the CPU's role recedes.

The verdict is straightforward: at 1080p, both components share the load with the CPU occasionally limiting; at 1440p, the GPU becomes the primary factor; at 4K, the RTX 5090 is almost entirely responsible for the frame rate. Players pairing this CPU with a slower GPU would see similar results at 4K, but at 1080p, the CPU's 16 threads (with a 3dmark 16-thread score of 7314) ensure that even demanding scenes won't starve the GPU.

Measured FPS Breakdown

1920x1080: The complete run of settings shows Low at 264.2 FPS average, Medium at 237.1 FPS, High at 222.1 FPS, and Ultra at 176.5 FPS. The step from Medium to High costs 15 FPS, while the step from High to Ultra costs 45.6 FPS — the largest single-setting penalty at this resolution. The data contains no minimum or maximum frame rate values, so only averages can be reported.

2560x1440: Low produces 223.1 FPS, Medium delivers 173.3 FPS, High reaches 144.6 FPS, and Ultra averages 113.5 FPS. The Medium-to-High drop is 28.7 FPS, and the High-to-Ultra drop is 31.1 FPS. Interestingly, the total penalty from Low to Ultra at 1440p (109.6 FPS) is larger than the 1080p equivalent (87.7 FPS), meaning the GPU's workload scales more steeply with settings as pixel count rises.

3840x2160: Low averages 119 FPS, Medium sits at 93.6 FPS, High reaches 79.2 FPS, and Ultra drops to 63.5 FPS. Each preset step costs roughly 20-26 FPS, with the largest single jump being from High to Ultra at 15.7 FPS. The 4K Ultra result is the only data point where the system dips close to the 60 FPS threshold, and the 63.5 FPS average leaves minimal breathing room for scene complexity spikes.

Across all resolutions, the pattern is consistent: Ultra settings impose a significant but not crippling penalty. The RTX 5090's 32 GB of GDDR7 memory and 512-bit bus ensure that texture-heavy scenes at 4K don't cause stutters, but the frame rate ceiling at 4K Ultra remains the system's weakest point.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The CPU's nearest rivals, based on average benchmark scores, include the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS with a score of 25284 (0% delta), the Intel Core 5 120 at 25362 (-0.3%), the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D at 25365 (-0.3%), and the AMD Ryzen 7 6800H at 25201 (0.4%). These deltas are extremely tight — the entire spread is less than 1% — meaning any of these processors would deliver near-identical frame rates in The Technomancer. The i5-13400F's 77th percentile ranking among all CPUs and average benchmark score of 25292 place it in a dense cluster of mid-range and upper-mid-range parts.

On the GPU side, the RTX 5090's nearest rivals are intriguing because they are not consumer gaming cards. The NVIDIA Tesla P100 PCIe 16 GB scores 79605 (0.3% delta), the Tesla P100 PCIe 12 GB scores 79396 (0.6%), the AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT scores 78940 (1.1%), and the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 64X scores 80959 (-1.4%). The RTX 5090's average benchmark score of 79842 and 92nd percentile ranking show that this card outperforms these alternatives by a hair, but the practical difference in The Technomancer would be negligible. The RX 6850M XT, a mobile GPU, coming within 1.1% is notable, though the RTX 5090's 575 W TDP and 92,200 million transistor count indicate a much larger die (750 mm²) that scales differently in other workloads.

For this specific game, a user swapping to the Ryzen 5 5600X3D or Core 5 120 would likely see identical frame rates, since the CPU is rarely the bottleneck above 1080p. On the GPU side, the Tesla P100 or RX 6850M XT would produce nearly the same results, though those cards lack the RTX 5090's feature set (DirectX 12 Ultimate, 170 RT cores, 680 tensor cores) which could matter in other titles.

The Verdict

The data is unambiguous: this PC can run The Technomancer at every resolution and preset combination tested, with all 12 measured configurations exceeding 60 FPS. At 1920x1080, Ultra settings deliver 176.5 FPS, which is nearly triple the playable threshold. At 2560x1440, Ultra averages 113.5 FPS, still comfortably above 60. At 3840x2160, Ultra drops to 63.5 FPS — above the threshold but with only a 3.5 FPS margin.

The verdict by resolution confirms this: all three resolutions list High, Low, Medium, and Ultra as playable settings. The best settings per resolution are Ultra at each — 176.5 FPS at 1080p, 113.5 FPS at 1440p, and 63.5 FPS at 4K. The only caveat is 4K Ultra's tight margin, which could drop below 60 FPS in demanding scenes, though the measured average stays above.

The combo's rank of 111 out of 3696 tested combinations places it in the top 3% of systems for this game. The RTX 5090's 92nd percentile among all GPUs and the i5-13400F's 77th percentile among all CPUs combine to create a system that is overkill for 1080p, excellent for 1440p, and adequate for 4K. Players targeting locked 60 FPS at 4K might prefer High settings (79.2 FPS) for stability, but those with adaptive sync displays can run Ultra without issue.

FAQ

Q: Can this system run The Technomancer at 4K Ultra settings?

A: Yes, but narrowly. The measured average FPS at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings is 63.5 FPS, which clears the 60 FPS threshold by 3.5 FPS. High settings provide more headroom at 79.2 FPS.

Q: What is the best preset for 1440p gaming?

A: Ultra settings at 2560x1440 deliver an average of 113.5 FPS, which is the highest visual preset that stays above 60 FPS. Low settings reach 223.1 FPS if maximum frame rate is the goal.

Q: How does this CPU compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The Intel Core i5-13400F has an average benchmark score of 25292, with rivals within 0.4%: the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS (25284), Intel Core 5 120 (25362), AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D (25365), and AMD Ryzen 7 6800H (25201). All would perform virtually identically in this game.

Q: Is the RTX 5090 overkill for 1080p in this game?

A: At 1920x1080, even Ultra settings produce 176.5 FPS on average, while Low reaches 264.2 FPS. The GPU is heavily underutilized at this resolution, and the CPU becomes a more significant factor.

Q: Which components are the bottleneck at 4K?

A: At 3840x2160, the RTX 5090 is clearly the limiting factor. The frame rate drops from 119 FPS at Low to 63.5 FPS at Ultra, a 55.5 FPS penalty that scales with GPU workload. The CPU's role diminishes as resolution increases.

Q: What frame rates can I expect with Medium settings at 1440p?

A: Medium settings at 2560x1440 average 173.3 FPS. This is between Low (223.1 FPS) and High (144.6 FPS), and it remains far above the 60 FPS playable threshold.