The Technomancer

FAQ

Q: What resolution and settings combination delivers the highest playable frame rate for this system in The Technomancer?

A: The recorded data shows the best playable result at 1920x1080 with Ultra settings, producing an average of 66.9 FPS. At 2560x1440, the highest playable preset is Medium with 67.8 FPS, while 3840x2160 has no playable settings at or above the 60 FPS threshold.

Q: How does this specific CPU and GPU pairing rank among all tested combinations for The Technomancer?

A: The database places this combo at rank 2940 out of 3696 tested combinations. That puts it in the lower third of all recorded system pairings for this game, meaning a substantial portion of tested hardware achieves higher frame rates.

Q: Is the RTX 2060 considered a strong performer relative to other GPUs in the database?

A: The GPU sits at the 58th percentile among all recorded graphics cards. Its average benchmark score is 15290, and its closest rivals include the GTX 580 with a nearly identical score, the Radeon 680M, the RTX 3050 OEM, and the Radeon RX 7600, all within 0.8% of its average score.

Q: How does the i5-14400F compare to CPUs with similar average benchmark scores?

A: The i5-14400F holds the 83rd percentile among all CPUs in the database. Its nearest rivals by average score are the Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U, Core i9-11900, Ryzen 7 6800HS, and Core i7-12800H, with deltas ranging from -0.2% to +0.5%. The Core i9-11900 is 0.2% behind, while the Ryzen 7 6800HS is 0.2% ahead.

Q: What is the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS at 2560x1440?

A: Medium settings at 2560x1440 deliver 67.8 FPS on average, which clears the 60 FPS threshold. High settings at this resolution drop to 55.9 FPS, so Medium is the boundary for playable performance.

Q: Does the game scale more heavily with GPU or CPU when moving between resolutions?

A: The measured FPS data suggests the GPU is the dominant constraint. At 1920x1080 Ultra the system produces 66.9 FPS, but at 2560x1440 Ultra it falls to 45.8 FPS, and at 3840x2160 Ultra it drops to 23.3 FPS. Since the CPU remains constant across these runs, the steep decline with resolution indicates the graphics card is the limiting factor.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 3840x2160, no preset reaches 60 FPS. The closest option is Low settings at 44.5 FPS, followed by Medium at 37.6 FPS, High at 27.4 FPS, and Ultra at 23.3 FPS. The database records no playable settings for this resolution.

At 2560x1440, the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS is Medium, with an average of 67.8 FPS. Low settings produce 84.9 FPS, while High falls short at 55.9 FPS and Ultra at 45.8 FPS.

At 1920x1080, all four presets clear the 60 FPS line. The most demanding playable preset is Ultra at 66.9 FPS. High reaches 84.8 FPS, Medium hits 101.6 FPS, and Low peaks at 127.4 FPS.

How This Combo Ranks

The database places this pairing at rank 2940 out of 3696 tested combinations for The Technomancer. That means roughly 756 other system configurations recorded higher performance, placing this setup in the lower portion of the distribution. The percentile positions of the individual components tell a more nuanced story: the CPU ranks in the 83rd percentile among all processors, while the GPU ranks in the 58th percentile among all graphics cards. The wide gap between the CPU's strong standing and the GPU's middling position suggests the graphics card is the bottleneck in this pairing. The game's frame rates across resolutions corroborate this, as the CPU is capable of feeding the GPU at lower resolutions but the GPU cannot maintain high frame rates as pixel count rises.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The CPU's nearest rivals in the database are all within half a percent of its average benchmark score. The AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U scores 0.1% higher, the Intel Core i9-11900 scores 0.2% lower, the AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS scores 0.2% higher, and the Intel Core i7-12800H scores 0.5% lower. Any of these processors would likely produce nearly identical frame rates in The Technomancer when paired with the same GPU, since the differences in raw compute are negligible.

On the GPU side, the RTX 2060's closest recorded competitors are the GTX 580 with an identical average score, the AMD Radeon 680M at 0.1% ahead, the RTX 3050 OEM at 0.6% ahead, and the Radeon RX 7600 at 0.8% ahead. These deltas are small enough that gameplay performance in The Technomancer would be effectively indistinguishable among them. A system builder swapping the RTX 2060 for any of these cards while keeping the i5-14400F would see near-identical results. The GTX 580 is particularly notable as a much older architecture that still matches the RTX 2060's average score in the database, though the recorded score is an aggregate across many tests, not a game-specific measurement.

CPU and GPU Roles

The division of labor between the i5-14400F and RTX 2060 becomes clear when tracking frame rates across resolution and preset changes. At 1920x1080, the system scales from 127.4 FPS on Low to 66.9 FPS on Ultra. That is a drop of roughly 60 FPS when moving from the lightest to the heaviest preset, a pattern consistent with GPU-bound rendering where pixel shading and texture work increase dramatically with quality settings.

Raising the resolution to 2560x1440 shifts the entire curve downward. Low settings produce 84.9 FPS, Medium 67.8 FPS, High 55.9 FPS, and Ultra 45.8 FPS. At 3840x2160, even Low settings only manage 44.5 FPS, and Ultra falls to 23.3 FPS. The consistent degradation as resolution climbs, while the CPU stays fixed, points squarely at the GPU as the limiting component. The i5-14400F's high percentile ranking among CPUs further supports this interpretation: the processor has ample headroom, but the RTX 2060 cannot push enough frames at higher pixel counts.

The preset scaling within each resolution also reveals the GPU's workload sensitivity. At 1920x1080, Ultra is 47% slower than Low. At 2560x1440, Ultra is 46% slower than Low. At 3840x2160, Ultra is 48% slower than Low. The consistency of this penalty across resolutions indicates that the GPU is saturated at all three resolutions, and the extra work from higher presets translates directly into lower frame rates. A CPU-bound system would show less variation between presets at the same resolution, because the processor would already be maxed out regardless of graphics quality.

The Verdict

The data indicates this system can run The Technomancer at 1920x1080 with every preset above the 60 FPS threshold. Ultra settings deliver 66.9 FPS, so players can enable maximum quality at 1080p without dropping below playable frame rates. At 2560x1440, the system remains playable on Low and Medium presets, with Medium at 67.8 FPS representing the best visual quality while still clearing 60 FPS. High and Ultra at this resolution fall below the threshold at 55.9 FPS and 45.8 FPS respectively. At 3840x2160, no settings achieve 60 FPS; the best recorded result is Low at 44.5 FPS, making 4K effectively unplayable for this combination.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the recorded average frame rates are as follows: Low settings produce 127.4 FPS, Medium produces 101.6 FPS, High produces 84.8 FPS, and Ultra produces 66.9 FPS. All presets clear the 60 FPS playable threshold, and even the heaviest preset retains a comfortable margin above it.

At 2560x1440, the averages step down noticeably. Low delivers 84.9 FPS, Medium delivers 67.8 FPS, High delivers 55.9 FPS, and Ultra delivers 45.8 FPS. The playable boundary sits between Medium and High, with Medium holding just above 60 FPS and High falling just below.

At 3840x2160, the averages drop further across the board. Low produces 44.5 FPS, Medium produces 37.6 FPS, High produces 27.4 FPS, and Ultra produces 23.3 FPS. None of these reach the 60 FPS playable threshold, and the gap between the best 4K result and the threshold is more than 15 FPS. The measured data includes only average frame rates; minimum and maximum values are not recorded for any resolution or preset combination. The overall pattern shows a system that is comfortable at 1080p, acceptable at 1440p with reduced settings, and insufficient for 4K gaming in The Technomancer.