The Technomancer

FAQ

Q: Can this PC run The Technomancer at 4K resolution?

A: No. The recorded data shows no playable settings at 3840x2160. The best average FPS at 4K is 44.8 on Low settings, which falls below the 60 FPS playable threshold. High settings produce 27.4 FPS, Medium produces 36.5 FPS, and Ultra produces 26.3 FPS.

Q: What is the best playable setting at 1440p?

A: Medium settings at 2560x1440 deliver an average of 66.1 FPS, which clears the 60 FPS threshold. Low settings at this resolution reach 84.5 FPS, but Medium is the highest quality preset that remains playable. High settings drop to 56.2 FPS, and Ultra falls to 42.8 FPS.

Q: Is Ultra settings playable at 1080p?

A: Yes. At 1920x1080, Ultra settings produce an average of 67.3 FPS, which is above the 60 FPS playable threshold. This is the most demanding preset that maintains playability at this resolution.

Q: How does this combo rank among all tested combinations?

A: The combination ranks 2944 out of 3696 tested combos for this game. This places it in the lower portion of tested systems, though it still achieves playable performance at lower resolutions.

Q: What GPU performs similarly to the RTX 2060 in benchmark scores?

A: The database shows the RTX 2060 has an average benchmark score of 15290. Its nearest rivals include the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 with a score of 15283, the AMD Radeon 680M with a score of 15270, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 OEM with a score of 15199, and the AMD Radeon RX 7600 with a score of 15171.

Q: What CPU is closely matched to the Core i7-12700KF?

A: The Core i7-12700KF has an average benchmark score of 35365. The Intel Core i7-13700T scores 35403, just 0.1% higher. The Intel Core i5-13600T scores 35305, 0.2% lower. The Intel Core 5 213PE scores 35428, 0.2% higher, and the Intel Core i7-12700K scores 35287, 0.2% lower.

Best Settings per Resolution

The measured FPS data identifies the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS at each resolution.

At 3840x2160, no preset reaches the 60 FPS threshold. Low settings average 44.8 FPS, Medium averages 36.5 FPS, High averages 27.4 FPS, and Ultra averages 26.3 FPS. None are playable by the 60 FPS standard.

At 2560x1440, Medium settings are the best playable option with an average of 66.1 FPS. Low settings reach 84.5 FPS, but Medium provides higher visual quality while still clearing the threshold. High settings fall short at 56.2 FPS, and Ultra drops to 42.8 FPS.

At 1920x1080, Ultra settings are playable with an average of 67.3 FPS. This is the highest quality preset available in the data, and it stays above the 60 FPS line. Medium reaches 102.1 FPS, High reaches 83.4 FPS, and Low reaches 130 FPS.

How This Combo Ranks

The Intel Core i7-12700KF paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 ranks 2944 out of 3696 tested combinations for The Technomancer. This places the system in roughly the 20th percentile of tested combos, meaning about 80% of tested configurations deliver better performance in this title.

The relatively low rank is notable given the CPU's strength. The i7-12700KF sits in the 85th percentile among all CPUs in the database, with an average benchmark score of 35365. The GPU, however, sits in the 58th percentile among all GPUs, with an average score of 15290. The combination's rank in this game reflects the GPU's more modest standing.

The data suggests that this rank is driven primarily by the graphics card. At 4K, performance collapses regardless of CPU capability, which points to GPU-bound rendering. At 1080p, the system performs much better, achieving playable frame rates even at Ultra settings, which aligns with the GPU having more headroom at lower pixel counts.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The nearest rivals in the database offer a way to understand how other hardware would behave in this game.

On the CPU side, the Intel Core i7-13700T scores 35403, which is 0.1% higher than the i7-12700KF's 35365. The Intel Core 5 213PE scores 35428, 0.2% higher. The Intel Core i5-13600T scores 35305, 0.2% lower, and the Intel Core i7-12700K scores 35287, 0.2% lower. These four processors are effectively interchangeable in terms of overall compute performance. In a game like The Technomancer, swapping the i7-12700KF for any of these would produce nearly identical frame rates, provided the GPU remains unchanged.

On the GPU side, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 has a score of 15283, essentially identical to the RTX 2060's 15290 with a delta of 0%. The AMD Radeon 680M scores 15270, 0.1% lower. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 OEM scores 15199, 0.6% lower, and the AMD Radeon RX 7600 scores 15171, 0.8% lower. These GPUs would deliver very similar performance in this game. A system with the i7-12700KF and any of these alternative GPUs would be expected to produce frame rates within about 1% of the measured results.

The practical implication is that this combo sits in a cluster of hardware with similar capabilities. Users with any of these nearby CPUs or GPUs should expect comparable results in The Technomancer.

CPU and GPU Roles

The scaling between resolutions and presets reveals which component matters more for this game.

At 3840x2160, the differences between presets are small. Ultra averages 26.3 FPS, High averages 27.4 FPS, Medium averages 36.5 FPS, and Low averages 44.8 FPS. The gap from Low to Ultra is 18.5 FPS, a 41% drop. At this resolution, the GPU is heavily loaded, and even dropping to Low settings cannot lift frame rates to playable levels.

At 2560x1440, the preset spread widens. Low averages 84.5 FPS, Medium averages 66.1 FPS, High averages 56.2 FPS, and Ultra averages 42.8 FPS. The drop from Low to Ultra is 41.7 FPS, a 49% reduction. Medium remains playable, but High and Ultra fall below the threshold.

At 1920x1080, the GPU has more headroom. Low averages 130 FPS, Medium averages 102.1 FPS, High averages 83.4 FPS, and Ultra averages 67.3 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is 62.7 FPS, a 48% reduction, but even the most demanding preset stays above 60 FPS.

The resolution scaling tells a clear story. Moving from 1080p to 1440p at Ultra settings drops from 67.3 FPS to 42.8 FPS, a 36% reduction. Moving from 1440p to 4K at Ultra drops from 42.8 FPS to 26.3 FPS, another 39% reduction. These sharp declines indicate GPU-bound performance. The RTX 2060's 6 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus with 336.0 GB/s of bandwidth becomes the limiting factor as pixel counts rise.

The CPU's role is less prominent. The i7-12700KF with 12 cores, 20 threads, and a boost clock of 5.00 GHz provides substantial compute capacity. Its Cinebench R23 multicore score of 28838 and single-core score of 4071 indicate strong gaming performance. But in The Technomancer, the data shows that resolution scaling has a much larger impact on frame rates than preset changes, which is characteristic of GPU-limited rendering.

At 1080p, the system achieves 130 FPS on Low settings, suggesting the CPU can feed frames well above the playable threshold. The bottleneck shifts to the GPU as resolution increases, and the preset sensitivity at each resolution confirms this interpretation.

The Verdict

The system can run The Technomancer, but only at certain resolutions and settings.

At 1920x1080, all four presets are playable. Ultra settings deliver 67.3 FPS, High delivers 83.4 FPS, Medium delivers 102.1 FPS, and Low delivers 130 FPS. This is the resolution where the combo performs best, with the most demanding preset clearing the 60 FPS threshold.

At 2560x1440, two presets are playable. Medium settings deliver 66.1 FPS and Low settings deliver 84.5 FPS. High settings fall to 56.2 FPS, just below the threshold, and Ultra drops to 42.8 FPS.

At 3840x2160, no preset is playable. The best result is 44.8 FPS on Low settings, which is still well below 60 FPS. The data indicates this combo is not suitable for 4K gaming in this title.

The verdict by resolution is clear: 1080p is fully playable at maximum quality, 1440p is playable at Medium settings or lower, and 4K is not playable at any setting. Users targeting 60 FPS should stay at 1080p or accept Medium quality at 1440p.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The recorded measurements provide exact average frame rates for each resolution and preset combination. Minimum and maximum FPS values were not recorded in the data.

At 3840x2160, Ultra settings average 26.3 FPS, High settings average 27.4 FPS, Medium settings average 36.5 FPS, and Low settings average 44.8 FPS.

At 2560x1440, Ultra settings average 42.8 FPS, High settings average 56.2 FPS, Medium settings average 66.1 FPS, and Low settings average 84.5 FPS.

At 1920x1080, Ultra settings average 67.3 FPS, High settings average 83.4 FPS, Medium settings average 102.1 FPS, and Low settings average 130 FPS.

The 1080p results show a consistent progression: Low at 130 FPS, Medium at 102.1 FPS, High at 83.4 FPS, and Ultra at 67.3 FPS. Each preset step costs roughly 15 to 28 FPS. The 1440p results show a similar pattern but with a larger drop at High settings, where the frame rate falls from 66.1 FPS at Medium to 56.2 FPS. The 4K results show compressed frame rates across presets, with only 18.5 FPS separating Low from Ultra.

These measurements indicate that the RTX 2060 handles 1080p comfortably, manages 1440p with reduced settings, and struggles at 4K. The i7-12700KF provides ample CPU performance across all resolutions, as evidenced by the high frame rates at Low settings in 1080p and 1440p, but the GPU's limits become apparent as resolution increases.