The Technomancer

Resolution Scaling

The measured frame rates for The Technomancer with the AMD Ryzen 5 2600 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 show a clear and predictable pattern of performance degradation as resolution increases. At 1920x1080 with High settings, the combination produces 140 FPS on average. Moving to 2560x1440 at the same High preset, the average drops to 97.9 FPS, a reduction of roughly 30%. Stepping up to 3840x2160 High yields 52.9 FPS, which represents another substantial decline of approximately 46% from the 1440p figure. This scaling behavior indicates that the RTX 3080 is the dominant factor in frame rate determination at higher resolutions, as the GPU's rendering load grows with pixel count.

The progression from Low to Ultra settings at each resolution reinforces this interpretation. At 1080p, the spread between Low (162.9 FPS) and Ultra (111.8 FPS) is about 51 FPS, showing that settings have a moderate impact when the resolution is relatively low. At 1440p, the Low-to-Ultra range spans from 139.8 FPS down to 72.3 FPS, a wider absolute gap of roughly 67 FPS. At 4K, the Low setting delivers 79.9 FPS while Ultra falls to 41.7 FPS, a difference of about 38 FPS. The fact that 4K Low still achieves nearly 80 FPS suggests the GPU has substantial headroom even at demanding resolutions, but the Ultra preset at 4K drops below the 60 FPS threshold, indicating that maximum visual fidelity at 4K pushes this combination to its limits.

The scaling pattern across resolutions reveals that the system is not CPU-bound in most scenarios. The Ryzen 5 2600, with its 6 cores and 12 threads, appears sufficient to feed the RTX 3080 at lower resolutions, as evidenced by the high frame rates at 1080p. However, the gap between 1080p and 1440p performance (140 FPS vs 97.9 FPS at High) suggests that the GPU's workload scaling is the primary constraint. The frame rate drops are proportionally larger than what pure pixel-count scaling would predict, which points to the GPU's memory bandwidth and shading capacity being fully utilized as resolution increases.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 brings significant hardware resources to bear on The Technomancer. Its GA102 chip, built on Samsung's 8 nm process, contains 28,300 million transistors across a 628 mm² die. The GPU operates with a base clock of 1440 MHz and a boost clock of 1710 MHz, with memory running at 1188 MHz effective 19 Gbps. The 10 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 320-bit bus provides 760.3 GB/s of bandwidth, which is likely a critical factor in maintaining playable frame rates at 4K resolution.

The benchmark results show that the GPU's compute capabilities translate into practical performance. With 8704 shading units, 272 texture mapping units, and 96 raster output units, the RTX 3080 delivers a pixel rate of 164.2 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 465.1 GTexel/s. The FP32 throughput of 29.77 TFLOPS indicates substantial raw compute power. In The Technomancer, this manifests as the ability to maintain 52.9 FPS at 4K High and 79.9 FPS at 4K Low. The GPU's 68 ray tracing cores and 272 tensor cores are present but are unlikely to be heavily utilized in this 2016 Action RPG, which predates widespread ray tracing adoption.

The GPU's percentile ranking relative to all GPUs is 80, with an average benchmark score of 35787. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon Pro Duo (deltaPct -0.2), AMD Radeon 880M (deltaPct 0.4), AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE (deltaPct -0.9), and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Mobile (deltaPct 1). These close margins indicate that the RTX 3080 sits in a competitive performance tier, though the data shows it is slightly behind the RX 7900 GRE in average score terms. The measured FPS in The Technomancer aligns with this positioning, as the card delivers strong but not class-leading results.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the AMD Ryzen 5 2600 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 ranks 647 out of 1656 tested combos in The Technomancer. This places the pairing in the upper portion of the overall distribution, at roughly the 61st percentile of all tested configurations. The rank reflects the balance between the CPU and GPU, where the RTX 3080 provides the majority of rendering horsepower while the Ryzen 5 2600 supplies adequate processing support.

The ranking context becomes clearer when examining the CPU's benchmark position. The Ryzen 5 2600 achieves a 77th percentile ranking among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 19616. Its nearest rivals include the Intel Core i5-1345U (deltaPct -0.4), AMD Ryzen 5 7530U (deltaPct 0.6), Intel Core i5-11600KF (deltaPct -0.6), and Intel Core i7-10700F (deltaPct 0.7). These rivals are all within 1% of the Ryzen 5 2600's average score, indicating that the CPU sits in a tightly contested performance band. The GPU, by contrast, holds an 80th percentile ranking, suggesting it is relatively stronger than the CPU in the broader benchmark landscape.

The 647th rank out of 1656 combos suggests that while this pairing is capable, it does not reach the top tier of tested configurations. The gap between the CPU's 77th percentile and the GPU's 80th percentile indicates a reasonably balanced system, but the combination's overall rank is pulled down by the CPU's position relative to other processors. In The Technomancer, which relies on both CPU and GPU contributions, this balance results in solid but not exceptional performance when compared to the full field of tested combos.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system delivers its highest frame rates across all settings. Low settings produce an average of 162.9 FPS, Medium reaches 147.6 FPS, High achieves 140 FPS, and Ultra drops to 111.8 FPS. The difference between Low and Ultra at 1080p is approximately 51 FPS, showing that settings have a noticeable but not overwhelming impact at this resolution. All presets remain well above 60 FPS, indicating that 1080p gaming is comfortable for this hardware combination.

Moving to 2560x1440, the performance scales down proportionally. Low settings yield 139.8 FPS, Medium delivers 113.6 FPS, High produces 97.9 FPS, and Ultra falls to 72.3 FPS. The Low-to-Ultra spread at 1440p is about 67 FPS, wider than at 1080p. Every preset at 1440p stays above the 60 FPS mark, with Ultra being the closest to that threshold. This resolution represents a sweet spot where the RTX 3080 can maintain high frame rates even with maximum settings.

At 3840x2160, the demands of 4K resolution become apparent. Low settings achieve 79.9 FPS, Medium drops to 64.1 FPS, High reaches 52.9 FPS, and Ultra falls to 41.7 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra at 4K is roughly 38 FPS, narrower than at lower resolutions due to the overall frame rate compression. Notably, High and Ultra presets at 4K fall below 60 FPS, which may be a concern for gamers seeking smooth performance at maximum fidelity. Medium settings at 4K, at 64.1 FPS, represent the highest preset that maintains playable frame rates above 60 FPS.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest average FPS achieved by this CPU-GPU combination in The Technomancer?

A: The highest measured average FPS is 162.9, achieved at 1920x1080 resolution with Low settings.

Q: Does this system maintain 60 FPS at 4K resolution?

A: At 4K, the system exceeds 60 FPS only on Low (79.9 FPS) and Medium (64.1 FPS) settings. High (52.9 FPS) and Ultra (41.7 FPS) both fall below the 60 FPS threshold.

Q: How does the RTX 3080 compare to its nearest rival in average benchmark score?

A: The RTX 3080's average benchmark score is 35787, while its nearest rival, the AMD Radeon Pro Duo, scores 35860 with a deltaPct of -0.2, meaning the RTX 3080 is slightly behind.

Q: What is the Ryzen 5 2600's percentile ranking among all CPUs?

A: The Ryzen 5 2600 holds a 77th percentile ranking among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 19616.

Q: Which resolution and settings combination shows the largest performance gap between Low and Ultra?

A: At 2560x1440, the gap between Low (139.8 FPS) and Ultra (72.3 FPS) is approximately 67 FPS, the largest spread across all tested resolutions.

Q: What is the combo's rank among all tested combinations in The Technomancer?

A: The AMD Ryzen 5 2600 with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 ranks 647 out of 1656 tested combos.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 2600 is a 6-core, 12-thread processor from the 2000 series, built on the Zen architecture with a 12 nm process node. It operates with a base clock of 3.40 GHz and a boost clock of 3.90 GHz, drawing 65 W TDP. The CPU supports DDR4 memory in dual-channel configuration with a bandwidth of 46.9 GB/s. Its cache hierarchy includes 96 KB L1 per core, 512 KB L2 per core, and 16 MB shared L3 cache. The processor uses the AMD Socket AM4 interface with PCIe Gen 3 and 16 lanes from the CPU.

In The Technomancer, the CPU's role is to feed the RTX 3080 with sufficient data to maintain high frame rates. The benchmark results indicate that at 1080p, the CPU keeps up with the GPU's demands, as evidenced by frame rates reaching 162.9 FPS at Low settings. However, the relatively modest single-thread performance, as shown by the Cinebench R23 single-core score of 1579, may limit performance in scenarios that depend heavily on single-threaded game logic. The multi-threaded Cinebench R23 score of 11186 reflects the CPU's 12-thread capability, which supports modern games that leverage multiple cores.

The CPU's benchmark profile shows a balanced performer. PassMark scores include 13160 for multithread, 2239 for single-thread, 44518 for integer math, and 22942 for floating-point math. The data compression score of 187062 and encryption score of 12429 provide additional context for the CPU's processing capabilities. The Ryzen 5 2600's nearest rivals in CPU benchmarks all fall within 1% of its average score, suggesting that this processor is closely matched with alternatives like the Intel Core i5-11600KF (deltaPct -0.6) and AMD Ryzen 5 7530U (deltaPct 0.6). In the context of The Technomancer, the CPU appears sufficient to avoid becoming the primary bottleneck at most settings, with the GPU taking on the main rendering workload as resolution increases.