The Technomancer

The AMD Ryzen 5 4600G paired with the AMD Radeon RX 7700 delivers a strong performance profile in The Technomancer, with the data showing that the GPU is the dominant system component across most tested configurations. This combination achieves a combo rank of 1275 out of 2825 tested combos, placing it in the upper-middle tier of the database. The measured frames per second (FPS) reveal a system capable of high-refresh-rate 1080p gaming, solid 1440p performance, and playable 4K output, though the scaling characteristics suggest that the processor is the limiting factor at lower resolutions and the graphics card becomes the primary constraint at higher ones.

Settings Recommendations

The benchmark results indicate that the Medium preset offers the most balanced experience across all resolutions, providing a significant performance uplift over High settings while maintaining visually substantial quality. At 1920x1080, the Medium preset delivers an average of 137 FPS, which is 20 FPS higher than the High preset's 117 FPS average, representing a 17% improvement. This gap widens further at 2560x1440, where Medium achieves 90 FPS compared to High's 77 FPS, an improvement of 13 FPS or approximately 17%. The 3840x2160 resolution shows similar scaling, with Medium reaching 49 FPS versus High's 42 FPS, a 7 FPS or 16.7% gain. These consistent gains across all resolutions make Medium the clear recommendation for users seeking the best frame rate to image quality ratio.

For users with high-refresh-rate 1080p monitors, the Low preset is the optimal choice, as it pushes the average FPS to 179, which is 42 FPS higher than Medium and 62 FPS higher than High. This represents a 31% improvement over Medium and a 53% improvement over High. The Low preset at 2560x1440 also delivers excellent results with 117 FPS average, making it suitable for fast-paced gameplay on 1440p displays with refresh rates up to 100Hz. However, the visual quality sacrifices at Low are substantial, so this preset is only recommended when maximum frame rates are the priority.

The Ultra preset shows the most demanding workload, with average FPS dropping to 92 at 1080p, 60 at 1440p, and 33 at 4K. The 1080p Ultra result is still playable and represents a 25% reduction from Medium, but the 4K Ultra result falls below the 60 FPS threshold that most users consider the minimum for smooth gameplay. Based on the data, the Medium preset provides the best overall experience, offering a 17-31% frame rate advantage over High settings while maintaining a balanced visual profile that suits the game's action RPG genre where responsiveness matters.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 7700's specifications directly influence the measured performance in The Technomancer. The graphics card features 16 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, providing a memory bandwidth of 624.1 GB/s. This substantial memory capacity and bandwidth ensure that the game's textures and assets are handled without any memory-related bottlenecks, which is particularly relevant at 4K resolution where memory demands are highest. The GPU's boost clock of 2459 MHz and game clock of 2041 MHz, built on the RDNA 3.0 architecture with 2560 shading units, deliver the raw compute throughput necessary for the observed frame rates.

The GPU's benchmark scores corroborate its performance positioning, with a PassMark G3D score of 20974 and a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 2865. The GPU's percentile ranking against all GPUs stands at 58, placing it just above the median. When compared to its nearest rivals, the RX 7700 shows a -0.1% delta against the AMD Radeon R9 370X, -1% against the AMD Radeon RX 9060, and -1.7% against the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti. These small deltas suggest that the RX 7700 performs similarly to these competitors in general benchmarks, but the measured FPS in The Technomancer demonstrates that the GPU's specific architecture handles this game's workload effectively.

The 16 GB memory allocation is particularly notable for this game, as the 4K Ultra preset at 33 FPS average suggests the GPU is being pushed to its computational limits rather than memory capacity limits. The 256-bit memory bus and 624.1 GB/s bandwidth provide ample throughput for the game's data streaming, and the observed FPS scaling from Low to Ultra shows a consistent degradation that aligns with GPU compute limitations rather than memory constraints. The GPU's 200 W TDP and dual-slot design indicate a mid-range power envelope that matches its performance tier, and the PCIe 4.0 x16 interface ensures sufficient bandwidth for data transfer from the CPU.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the AMD Ryzen 5 4600G and AMD Radeon RX 7700 achieves a combo rank of 1275 out of 2825 tested combinations in The Technomancer, placing it in the 45th percentile of all tested systems. This ranking reflects a balanced pairing where the GPU provides the majority of the rendering performance while the CPU supports the frame delivery without becoming a severe bottleneck. The rank of 1275 suggests that this combo outperforms a slight majority of tested systems, which is a reasonable expectation given the RX 7700's mid-range positioning and the Ryzen 5 4600G's older Zen 2 architecture.

Breaking down the components individually, the CPU's average benchmark score is 17507, placing it in the 71st percentile of all CPUs, while the GPU's average benchmark score of 15852 places it in the 58th percentile of all GPUs. This discrepancy suggests that the CPU is actually the stronger component relative to its peers, which may explain why the combo ranks higher than what the GPU alone might suggest. The CPU's nearest rivals include the AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5355GE with a 0.1% delta, the Intel Core 7 150U with a 0.6% delta, and the AMD Ryzen 3 8300GE with a -0.6% delta, indicating that the 4600G is positioned competitively among similar processors.

The GPU's nearest rivals show a more mixed picture, with the RX 7700 performing 0.1% below the Radeon R9 370X, 1% below the Radeon RX 9060, and 1.7% below the GeForce RTX 3060 Ti. Despite these slight deficits in general benchmarks, the measured FPS in The Technomancer shows that this combo delivers playable frame rates across all tested settings, suggesting that the game's engine is well-optimized for AMD hardware. The combo rank of 1275 provides context that while this system is not at the top tier, it comfortably handles this specific title across all resolution and settings combinations tested.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the measured FPS values span a wide range depending on the settings preset. The Low preset achieves an average of 179 FPS, which is exceptionally high and indicates that the game is highly playable on this hardware at the lowest settings. The Medium preset reduces this to 137 FPS average, with minimum and maximum values of 117 and 158 FPS respectively, showing consistent frame delivery even during intense gameplay moments. The High preset further reduces the average to 117 FPS, which still exceeds the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay. The Ultra preset at 1080p delivers 92 FPS average, which is perfectly playable and demonstrates the system's capability to handle maximum settings at the most common resolution.

Moving to 2560x1440, the performance scales down proportionally. The Low preset maintains a high 117 FPS average, which is remarkable for 1440p and suggests that the CPU and GPU combination has significant headroom in this game. The Medium preset delivers 90 FPS average with minimum and maximum values of 76 and 103 FPS, providing a smooth experience even on high-refresh-rate 1440p monitors. The High preset achieves 77 FPS average, which is above the 60 FPS target and suitable for standard 60Hz displays. The Ultra preset falls to 60 FPS average, which is exactly at the playback threshold and represents the most demanding configuration at this resolution.

At 3840x2160, the performance becomes more constrained. The Low preset delivers 64 FPS average, which is playable but shows the GPU beginning to struggle at this resolution. The Medium preset achieves 49 FPS average with minimum and maximum values of 42 and 57 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS target but still within playable range for slower-paced gameplay. The High preset drops to 42 FPS average, which is borderline playable. The Ultra preset at 4K delivers only 33 FPS average, which is below the threshold for smooth gameplay and indicates that this configuration is not suitable for maximum settings at 4K. The data suggests that Medium at 4K is the highest playable setting, with the frame rate staying above 40 FPS for most of the gameplay.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals important information about the system's bottleneck characteristics. At Medium settings, the average FPS decreases from 137 at 1080p to 90 at 1440p to 49 at 4K. This represents a 34% drop from 1080p to 1440p and a 64% drop from 1080p to 4K. The percentage reduction from 1440p to 4K is 45.6%, which is substantial and indicates that the GPU is becoming increasingly strained as pixel count increases. The pixel count increases by 2.25x from 1080p to 1440p and by 4x from 1080p to 4K, so the FPS drops are not perfectly linear but follow the expected pattern of diminishing returns.

At Low settings, the scaling shows a similar trend but with different magnitudes. The average FPS at Low drops from 179 at 1080p to 117 at 1440p to 64 at 4K, representing a 34.6% drop from 1080p to 1440p and a 64.2% drop from 1080p to 4K. The consistency of these percentage drops across settings suggests that the scaling is primarily driven by the GPU's rendering workload rather than CPU limitations. However, the fact that the 1080p Low preset achieves 179 FPS while the 1080p Ultra preset achieves only 92 FPS indicates that the GPU is the limiting factor even at 1080p, as the CPU would need to be extremely powerful to deliver such high frame rates.

The resolution scaling data points to the GPU being the primary bottleneck in this system, particularly at higher resolutions. The FPS drops from 1080p to 4K are consistent with what would be expected from a mid-range GPU like the RX 7700, which has sufficient compute power for 1080p and 1440p gaming but struggles at 4K. The CPU's role becomes more apparent at lower resolutions where frame rates exceed 100 FPS, as the Ryzen 5 4600G's Zen 2 architecture with 6 cores and 12 threads provides adequate processing power to feed the GPU without becoming a severe constraint.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 4600G's specifications provide context for its role in The Technomancer's performance. With 6 cores and 12 threads, running at a base clock of 3.70 GHz and boost clock of 4.20 GHz, this processor offers solid multi-threaded performance that is sufficient for modern game engines. The CPU's benchmark scores show a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 13593 and a single-core score of 1919, indicating that it has respectable single-thread performance for gaming workloads. The 8 MB of shared L3 cache and 512 KB L2 cache per core provide adequate memory hierarchy for game data access patterns.

In the context of this game, the CPU's role appears to be providing sufficient frame delivery without becoming a bottleneck at most settings. The 1080p Low preset achieving 179 FPS average suggests that the CPU can handle high frame rates, as this is a demanding scenario for the processor. However, the 3DMark benchmarks show that the CPU's single-thread score is 726, which is relatively modest compared to modern processors, and this could limit performance in CPU-bound scenarios. The CPU's percentile ranking of 71st among all CPUs suggests that it outperforms a majority of processors, which is notable given its 2020 release date.

The CPU's nearest rivals in benchmarks include the AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5355GE with a 0.1% delta, the Intel Core 7 150U with a 0.6% delta, and the AMD Ryzen 3 8300GE with a -0.6% delta. These small deltas indicate that the 4600G's performance is closely matched with these processors, which is expected given its mid-range positioning. The CPU's integrated Radeon Vega 7 graphics are not relevant for this analysis since the system uses a discrete GPU, but the CPU's memory bus with 51.2 GB/s bandwidth and DDR4 support ensures that the system memory is not a bottleneck for the GPU. The data shows that the CPU is capable of keeping up with the RX 7700 in this game, with the GPU being the primary determinant of frame rates across all tested configurations.