The Technomancer

Intel Core Ultra 7 265K + Intel Arc B570 in The Technomancer presents a clear picture of a CPU-heavy pairing held back by mid-range GPU throughput. The data indicates that this combination is fully capable of delivering smooth gameplay at 1080p and 1440p, but it cannot sustain a playable frame rate at 4K under any tested settings. The benchmark results show a system that scales predictably with resolution, with the GPU becoming the definitive bottleneck as pixel count rises.

FAQ

Q: What is the best preset for 60+ FPS at 1920x1080?

A: The Ultra preset is playable at 1080p, delivering an average of 62 FPS. Lower presets also clear the threshold: High averages 80 FPS, Medium averages 93 FPS, and Low averages 121 FPS.

Q: Can this combo run the game at 2560x1440?

A: Yes, but only on Low and Medium presets. Medium is the highest playable setting, with an average of 61 FPS (min 52, max 70). High drops to 52 FPS average, and Ultra falls to 41 FPS.

Q: Is 4K gaming possible with this hardware?

A: No. At 3840x2160, the verdict lists no playable settings. The best result is 44 FPS average on Low, which is below the 60 FPS threshold. Medium averages 33 FPS, High averages 29 FPS, and Ultra averages 22 FPS.

Q: How does the Intel Core Ultra 7 265K perform in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The CPU achieves a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 35850 and a single-core score of 2020. Its average benchmark score is 70879, placing it in the 94th percentile of all tested CPUs.

Q: What is the GPU's performance class relative to other cards?

A: The Intel Arc B570 sits in the 65th percentile of all GPUs with an average benchmark score of 20556. Its closest rival is the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile, which scores 20534, a 0.1% difference.

Q: What are the minimum and maximum FPS recorded at 1440p Medium?

A: At 2560x1440 with Medium settings, the measured minimum is 52 FPS and the maximum is 70 FPS, with an average of 61 FPS.

CPU and GPU Roles

The performance scaling between resolutions reveals a distinct shift in bottleneck behavior. At 1920x1080, the system appears balanced, with the Ultra preset still yielding 62 FPS average. The gap between Low (121 FPS) and Ultra (62 FPS) is a 49% performance drop, indicating that both CPU and GPU are being exercised, but the GPU is already starting to limit upper-end settings.

Moving to 2560x1440, the GPU's influence becomes more pronounced. The High preset drops to 52 FPS, a 35% reduction from the 1080p High result of 80 FPS. The Medium preset at 1440p (61 FPS) is nearly identical to the Ultra preset at 1080p (62 FPS), suggesting that the GPU's rendering load scales almost linearly with pixel count for this game. The CPU, with its 20 cores and 20 threads, has ample headroom; the Cinebench R15 multicore score of 5020 and R20 score of 20918 indicate strong multi-threaded capability that is not the limiting factor here.

At 3840x2160, the GPU is unequivocally the bottleneck. Even the Low preset only achieves 44 FPS average. The scaling from 1440p Low (79 FPS) to 4K Low (44 FPS) is a 44% drop, which is roughly proportional to the 2.25x increase in pixel count when considering the GPU's fixed 380.0 GB/s memory bandwidth and 11.52 TFLOPS FP32 throughput. The CPU's role at 4K is minimal; no settings combination approaches the 60 FPS threshold, and the performance gap between Ultra (22 FPS) and Low (44 FPS) is exactly 2x, highlighting the GPU's raw shading and texturing limits.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system delivers its strongest results. Low settings produce an average of 121 FPS. Medium averages 93 FPS, with a minimum of 79 and maximum of 107. High averages 80 FPS. Ultra averages 62 FPS, narrowly clearing the 60 FPS playable threshold.

At 2560x1440, performance drops across all presets. Low averages 79 FPS. Medium averages 61 FPS, with a minimum of 52 and maximum of 70, making it the only preset to hold above 60 FPS on average. High averages 52 FPS. Ultra averages 41 FPS, which is the lowest playable-adjacent result at this resolution but still below the threshold.

At 3840x2160, none of the presets reach 60 FPS. Low averages 44 FPS. Medium averages 33 FPS, with a minimum of 28 and maximum of 39. High averages 29 FPS. Ultra averages 22 FPS. The data shows a consistent drop of roughly 10-12 FPS between Low and Medium, and another 4-7 FPS between Medium and High, with Ultra being the least viable option.

The Verdict

Yes, this PC can run The Technomancer, but the playable range is strictly limited to 1080p and 1440p. At 1920x1080, all four presets — Low, Medium, High, and Ultra — clear the 60 FPS threshold. The Ultra preset averages 62 FPS, which is the best visual quality available at a playable frame rate.

At 2560x1440, only Low and Medium are playable. Medium is the highest preset that maintains an average of 61 FPS, though the minimum of 52 FPS indicates occasional dips below 60. For a locked 60 FPS experience, Low at 79 FPS average is the safer choice.

At 3840x2160, the verdict is definitive: no playable settings exist. The best achievable result is 44 FPS on Low, which is 27% below the 60 FPS target. This system is not suitable for 4K gaming in The Technomancer.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The Intel Core Ultra 7 265K's nearest rivals in the benchmark database are all within a 1.3% performance margin. The Intel Xeon 6511P scores 71051, which is 0.2% lower than the 265K's 70879. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8270 scores 71370, 0.7% higher. The Intel Core i7-14700KF scores 70163, 1.0% lower. The AMD Ryzen 7 9700F scores 69996, 1.3% lower. Any of these CPUs would deliver near-identical frame rates in The Technomancer, given that the game is GPU-bound at higher resolutions.

For the GPU, the Intel Arc B570's closest competitor is the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile, which scores 20534, a 0.1% difference from the B570's 20556. The Intel Arc A750 scores 20582, 0.1% higher. The NVIDIA Quadro M4000M scores 20480, 0.4% lower. The AMD Radeon R9 M390X scores 20662, 0.5% higher. All of these GPUs would produce essentially identical FPS results in this game, meaning the 1440p Medium 61 FPS and 1080p Ultra 62 FPS outcomes would carry over directly.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 1920x1080, the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS is Ultra, which averages 62 FPS. This is the highest quality setting available for this resolution.

At 2560x1440, the most demanding playable preset is Medium, averaging 61 FPS. The minimum of 52 FPS falls below the threshold, but the average is acceptable. For a strictly 60+ FPS guarantee, Low at 79 FPS is the recommended choice.

At 3840x2160, no preset achieves 60 FPS. The best playable-adjacent option is Low at 44 FPS, but this still falls short of the threshold. There is no recommended preset for 4K.

How This Combo Ranks

This specific combination of Intel Core Ultra 7 265K and Intel Arc B570 ranks 2972 out of 3696 tested combos in The Technomancer. That places it in the 19.6th percentile of all tested systems, meaning roughly 80% of tested hardware combinations perform better in this game. The ranking reflects the GPU's mid-range position (65th percentile among all GPUs) combined with a high-end CPU (94th percentile among all CPUs). The CPU's strong synthetic scores — including a Geekbench multicore score of 23085 and single-core score of 2713 — do not translate into high game performance because the Arc B570's 10 GB of memory and 160-bit bus width limit its ability to handle the game's rendering demands at higher resolutions. The combo's percentile ranking is consistent with the observed FPS data: excellent 1080p performance, adequate 1440p performance on reduced settings, and unplayable 4K performance.