The Technomancer

The Technomancer, an Action RPG released on 2016-06-27, presents a demanding workload for the AMD Ryzen 5 4600G and AMD Radeon RX 6600 pairing. Measured data shows this combo achieves 1356th place out of 1656 tested combinations, placing it in the bottom 18.1% of all tested systems. Benchmark results reveal a clear pattern: 1080p is comfortably playable, 1440p requires settings tuning, and 4K is beyond the reach of this hardware.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS rows show that the best experience depends heavily on resolution. At 1920x1080, the High preset delivers 85.8 FPS, which is well above the 60 FPS threshold, while Ultra only drops to 67.7 FPS. Medium offers 100.4 FPS, and Low reaches 128.8 FPS. For 1080p, High is the recommended preset because it provides a smooth frame rate with only a 14.6 FPS penalty compared to Medium, and it is 18.1 FPS faster than Ultra. The data indicates that the visual quality gain from Ultra over High is not worth the 18.1 FPS loss.

At 2560x1440, the situation changes significantly. Medium is the only preset that stays above 60 FPS, hitting 66 FPS, while High falls to 53.9 FPS and Ultra to 45.4 FPS. Low at 1440p is 84.2 FPS, but the visual quality loss is substantial. For 1440p, Medium is the clear choice, as it is the only preset that maintains a playable frame rate without dropping below the 60 FPS threshold. For 4K, no preset reaches 60 FPS; Low is 48 FPS, Medium is 37.5 FPS, High is 28.8 FPS, and Ultra is 22.3 FPS. The data suggests that 1080p High or 1440p Medium are the optimal choices for a playable experience, with 4K being unsuitable for any preset.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 6600 features 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, delivering 224.0 GB/s of bandwidth. Its clocks are 1626 MHz base, 2044 MHz game, and 2491 MHz boost, with memory running at 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective). The GPU's average benchmark score is 25235, placing it in the 69th percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon 890M (avg 25246, delta 0), the AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP (avg 25287, delta -0.2), the AMD Radeon RX 6700M (avg 25180, delta 0.2), and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti (avg 25120, delta 0.5). The launch MSRP is 329 USD.

The data shows that the GPU is the primary bottleneck at higher resolutions. At 4K, the frame rate drops to 28.8 FPS on High, which is a 66.4% reduction from the 1080p High result of 85.8 FPS. The 8 GB VRAM is sufficient for this game's settings, as the measured FPS does not indicate VRAM exhaustion, but the GPU's raw compute (8.928 TFLOPS FP32) limits performance. The GPU's pixel rate of 159.4 GPixel/s and texture rate of 279.0 GTexel/s are overwhelmed at 4K, causing the frame rate to collapse. The GPU's performance relative to its nearest rivals is essentially tied, with all deltas within 0.5%, indicating that this GPU is a mid-range part that cannot handle 4K in this title.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS scaling from 1080p to 4K is steep and non-linear. At High settings, the average FPS drops from 85.8 at 1080p to 53.9 at 1440p, a 37.2% reduction, and then to 28.8 at 4K, a further 46.6% reduction. At Low settings, the drop is from 128.8 to 84.2 (34.6%) and then to 48 (43.0%). This pattern indicates that the GPU becomes increasingly the limiting component as resolution rises. The CPU's performance, with a 3dmark single-thread score of 726 and a max-threads score of 4889, is sufficient to feed the GPU at 1080p, as evidenced by the 128.8 FPS Low result. However, at 4K, the GPU's fixed costs dominate, and the frame rate drops disproportionately.

The scaling is not linear, with the 4K results being disproportionately low relative to the resolution increase. For example, the 1440p Medium result of 66 FPS is nearly identical to the 1080p Ultra result of 67.7 FPS, indicating that the GPU can handle a resolution increase if settings are reduced. The data shows that the CPU is not the limiting factor at any resolution, as the frame rate drops are consistent with GPU-bound behavior. The 4K Low result of 48 FPS is only 37.3% of the 1080p Low result of 128.8 FPS, confirming that the GPU is the primary constraint.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data provides a complete picture across three resolutions and four settings. At 1920x1080, Low averages 128.8 FPS, Medium 100.4 FPS, High 85.8 FPS, and Ultra 67.7 FPS. At 2560x1440, Low averages 84.2 FPS, Medium 66 FPS, High 53.9 FPS, and Ultra 45.4 FPS. At 3840x2160, Low averages 48 FPS, Medium 37.5 FPS, High 28.8 FPS, and Ultra 22.3 FPS.

The gap between Low and Ultra narrows as resolution increases: at 1080p the difference is 61.1 FPS, at 1440p it is 38.8 FPS, and at 4K it is 25.7 FPS. This narrowing suggests that the GPU's fixed cost at higher resolutions dominates the settings-based performance differences. The data also shows that the 1440p Medium result of 66 FPS is nearly identical to the 1080p Ultra result of 67.7 FPS, indicating that the GPU can handle a resolution increase if settings are reduced. The 4K Ultra result of 22.3 FPS is the lowest measured value, and it is 82.7% lower than the 1080p Low result of 128.8 FPS, highlighting the severe performance penalty at 4K.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 5 4600G and AMD Radeon RX 6600 combination ranks 1356th out of 1656 tested combos in The Technomancer. This places the combo in the bottom 18.1% of all tested systems. The CPU itself is in the 75th percentile of all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 17489, while the GPU is in the 69th percentile with an average score of 25235. The combo's rank is lower than either component's individual percentile, indicating that the game is particularly demanding on the combination.

The CPU's nearest rivals are the AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5355GE (avg 17482, delta 0), the Intel Core i5-12450H (avg 17475, delta 0.1), the Intel Core i3-14100T (avg 17636, delta -0.8), and the Intel Core i3-13100F (avg 17665, delta -1). The GPU's nearest rivals are the AMD Radeon 890M (avg 25246, delta 0), the AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP (avg 25287, delta -0.2), the AMD Radeon RX 6700M (avg 25180, delta 0.2), and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti (avg 25120, delta 0.5). The data shows that this combo is not competitive for high-end play in this title, as the rank of 1356 out of 1656 indicates that the majority of tested systems outperform it.

FAQ

Q: What is the best preset for 1080p gaming with this combo?

A: The High preset at 1920x1080 delivers 85.8 FPS, which is above the 60 FPS threshold and only 14.6 FPS lower than Medium, making it the best balance of quality and performance.

Q: Can this combo achieve 60 FPS at 1440p?

A: Yes, but only on the Medium preset, which averages 66 FPS. The High preset drops to 53.9 FPS, and Ultra falls to 45.4 FPS.

Q: Is 4K playable with this hardware?

A: No. Even the Low preset at 3840x2160 only reaches 48 FPS, and the Ultra preset drops to 22.3 FPS, so no preset reaches 60 FPS.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rival?

A: The Ryzen 5 4600G has an average benchmark score of 17489, which is essentially tied with the AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5355GE (17482, delta 0) and the Intel Core i5-12450H (17475, delta 0.1).

Q: How does the GPU compare to its nearest rival?

A: The Radeon RX 6600 has an average score of 25235, which is within 0.5% of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti (25120, delta 0.5) and the AMD Radeon RX 6700M (25180, delta 0.2).

Q: What is the GPU's memory configuration?

A: The GPU has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, providing 224.0 GB/s of bandwidth.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 4600G is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Zen 2 architecture (Renoir codename), fabricated on a 7 nm process by TSMC. It has a base clock of 3.70 GHz and a boost clock of 4.20 GHz, with a TDP of 65 W. The CPU features 64 KB of L1 cache per core, 512 KB of L2 cache per core, and 8 MB of shared L3 cache. It supports DDR4 memory in dual-channel mode with a bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s. The CPU's average benchmark score is 17489, placing it in the 75th percentile of all CPUs. Its launch MSRP is $154.

The data shows that the CPU is not the primary bottleneck in The Technomancer. At 1080p Low, the combo achieves 128.8 FPS, which is a high frame rate that indicates the CPU can feed the GPU effectively. The CPU's 3dmark single-thread score of 726 and max-threads score of 4889 are adequate for this game. However, at 4K, the frame rate drops to 48 FPS on Low, which is a 62.7% reduction from 1080p Low, confirming that the GPU is the limiting factor at higher resolutions. The CPU's nearest rivals show that it is competitive with the Intel Core i3-14100T (delta -0.8) and the Intel Core i3-13100F (delta -1), but the game's performance is ultimately dictated by the GPU. The CPU's 6 cores and 12 threads are sufficient for this title, as the measured FPS at 1080p Low (128.8) demonstrates that the CPU is not holding back the GPU.