The Technomancer

Best Settings per Resolution

At 3840x2160, this combination cannot sustain a playable frame rate at any preset. The highest recorded average is 26 FPS on Low settings, which falls far below the 60 FPS threshold. Even the more demanding Medium preset averages 20 FPS, and High drops to 17 FPS. Ultra is the slowest at 13 FPS. No setting at 4K reaches the playable mark, so the database does not assign a best setting for this resolution.

At 2560x1440, the situation improves but remains below the 60 FPS target. Low settings produce an average of 47 FPS, which is the fastest recorded at this resolution. Medium averages 36 FPS, High averages 31 FPS, and Ultra averages 24 FPS. None of these clear the playable threshold, so again there is no qualifying best setting.

At 1920x1080, the combination finally achieves playable performance. Low settings deliver an average of 71 FPS, which is the only preset at this resolution that stays above 60 FPS. Medium falls to 55 FPS, High drops to 47 FPS, and Ultra manages 37 FPS. The database identifies Low as the best setting at 1080p because it is the most demanding preset that remains at or above 60 FPS, with a recorded average of 71 FPS.

CPU and GPU Roles

The data shows a clear GPU-bound pattern across all resolutions. The Intel Core Ultra 7 265 is a high-end desktop processor with 20 cores and 20 threads, a boost clock of 5.30 GHz, and a 93rd percentile ranking among all CPUs. Its benchmark scores are substantial: a Cinebench R23 multi-core result of 42216 and a single-core score of 5960. The Intel Arc B370, however, sits at the 5th percentile among all GPUs, with a single 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 1184. The GPU is the limiting factor in every scenario.

The scaling between resolutions confirms this. Moving from 1920x1080 to 2560x1440 on Low settings reduces the average frame rate from 71 FPS to 47 FPS, a drop of 24 FPS. Going from 2560x1440 to 3840x2160 on Low further reduces the average to 26 FPS, another 21 FPS decline. This steep degradation with increasing pixel count is typical of a GPU-limited system, where the render workload grows faster than the CPU can feed the GPU with draw calls.

Preset scaling reinforces the same conclusion. At 1080p, the difference between Low and Ultra is 34 FPS (71 FPS versus 37 FPS). At 1440p, the same preset swing spans 23 FPS (47 FPS versus 24 FPS). At 4K, it narrows to 13 FPS (26 FPS versus 13 FPS). As resolution rises, the GPU becomes saturated so quickly that raising settings has less relative impact, because the baseline frame rate is already very low. The CPU's strong single-thread and multi-thread performance does not translate into higher frame rates, since the GPU cannot keep pace.

The CPU role is negligible here. Even the weakest GPU in the nearest rivals list, the ATI Radeon HD 5770 with a score of 1190, is only 0.5% faster than the Arc B370. No CPU-bound scenario appears in the recorded data, as every resolution and preset shows frame rates that track GPU capability rather than processor throughput. The Arc B370's 6.144 TFLOPS of FP32 performance and 25 W power target place it firmly in the integrated-class segment, and the game's demands outstrip that capability at all but the lowest 1080p preset.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 3840x2160, the measurements show a narrow range across presets. Low averages 26 FPS. Medium averages 20 FPS, with a minimum of 17 FPS and a maximum of 23 FPS. High averages 17 FPS. Ultra averages 13 FPS. The gap between the fastest and slowest preset at 4K is 13 FPS.

At 2560x1440, the numbers improve but remain modest. Low averages 47 FPS. Medium averages 36 FPS, with a minimum of 30 FPS and a maximum of 41 FPS. High averages 31 FPS. Ultra averages 24 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is 23 FPS.

At 1920x1080, the results show the only playable configuration. Low averages 71 FPS. Medium averages 55 FPS, with a minimum of 47 FPS and a maximum of 63 FPS. High averages 47 FPS. Ultra averages 37 FPS. The difference between Low and Ultra is 34 FPS, the largest preset gap in the dataset.

The min and max values appear only for the Medium preset at each resolution. At 4K Medium, the frame rate fluctuates between 17 and 23 FPS. At 1440p Medium, it swings between 30 and 41 FPS. At 1080p Medium, it ranges from 47 to 63 FPS. These ranges show that even at Medium, the playable threshold is only crossed intermittently at 1080p, and never at the higher resolutions.

Similar Performance Alternatives

Looking at the CPU's nearest rivals, the Intel Core Ultra 7 265 sits in a tight cluster of processors. The AMD EPYC 4464P scores 64823, which is 0.3% lower than the Core Ultra 7 265's average benchmark score of 64640. The Intel Core Ultra 7 265F scores 64438, a 0.3% delta in favor of the 265. The AMD EPYC 7343 scores 64202, 0.7% behind. The AMD EPYC 9124 scores 65104, 0.7% ahead. In game performance, any of these CPUs would deliver essentially identical frame rates, since the GPU is the bottleneck.

For the GPU, the nearest rivals are all older or lower-tier parts. The ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570 scores 1186, which is 0.2% ahead of the Arc B370's 1184. The ATI Radeon HD 5770 scores 1190, 0.5% ahead. The AMD Radeon HD 7650M scores 1192, 0.7% ahead. The AMD FirePro M2000 scores 1168, 1.4% behind. These deltas are all within 1.4 percentage points, meaning any of these GPUs would produce nearly identical frame rates in The Technomancer. The Arc B370 is not meaningfully faster or slower than any of its closest peers.

When combining the CPU and GPU, the pairing behaves like any system with a strong processor and a weak graphics solution. Upgrading the CPU to a rival part would change nothing in this game, because the measured FPS is entirely dictated by the GPU. Swapping the GPU to any of its nearest rivals would also yield nearly identical results, given the sub-2% score differences.

How This Combo Ranks

The database ranks this specific CPU and GPU combination at 3408 out of 3696 tested combos for The Technomancer. That places it in the bottom 8% of all systems. The ranking reflects the GPU's very low percentile standing, not the CPU's strong performance. The Core Ultra 7 265 alone ranks in the 93rd percentile across all CPUs, but the Arc B370's 5th percentile GPU score drags the entire system down to a near-bottom position.

This rank is consistent with the measured FPS data. A combo that cannot reach 60 FPS at 1440p on any preset, and only reaches it at 1080p Low, will naturally sit near the bottom of a database that includes many higher-end graphics cards. The 3408th rank out of 3696 means roughly 288 tested combinations performed worse, while over 3400 performed better. The gap between this system and the median is large, and it is entirely attributable to GPU performance.

The rank also aligns with the verdict data. The database lists no playable settings at 3840x2160 or 2560x1440, and only Low at 1920x1080. Systems that achieve playable frame rates at higher resolutions would rank substantially higher, which is precisely what the percentile distribution shows.

The Verdict

This PC can run The Technomancer, but only under narrow conditions. At 1920x1080, Low settings produce an average of 71 FPS, which clears the 60 FPS threshold with 11 FPS to spare. Medium at 1080p averages 55 FPS, which is below the playable mark, and High and Ultra fall further to 47 and 37 FPS respectively.

At 2560x1440, the system is not playable. The best result is 47 FPS on Low, which misses the 60 FPS target by 13 FPS. Medium, High, and Ultra all fall below 40 FPS, with Ultra at 24 FPS.

At 3840x2160, the system is far from playable. Low averages 26 FPS, Medium averages 20 FPS, High averages 17 FPS, and Ultra averages 13 FPS. No preset at 4K approaches the 60 FPS threshold.

The verdict by resolution is clear: 1080p Low is the only playable configuration. The combination of a top-tier CPU and a bottom-tier integrated GPU means that users must accept the lowest visual preset at standard HD resolution to achieve smooth gameplay. At higher resolutions, the GPU cannot deliver enough throughput, regardless of the CPU's headroom. The recorded data shows a system that is strictly limited by graphics performance, and the 3408th rank out of 3696 combos reflects that reality. For this game, the Intel Core Ultra 7 265 paired with the Intel Arc B370 is a marginal performer, playable only at the most forgiving settings and resolution.