The Technomancer

The AMD Ryzen 5 4600G paired with the AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT delivers a highly playable experience in The Technomancer, but the data reveals a clear performance hierarchy tied directly to resolution and preset. At 1080p, this combo is overwhelmingly GPU-bound at lower settings with frame rates exceeding 190 FPS, while 4K Ultra pushes the system to its limits at just 36.5 FPS. The benchmark results indicate that the RX 7800 XT’s 16 GB of VRAM and high bandwidth are the dominant factors, with the Ryzen 5 4600G’s six Zen 2 cores providing sufficient throughput to avoid major bottlenecks at standard resolutions.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate drop from 1080p to 4K is steep and consistent across all settings, pointing to the GPU as the primary limiting component. At High settings, average FPS falls from 135.2 at 1920x1080 to 89.7 at 2560x1440, a reduction of 45.5 FPS, and then further to 51.1 at 3840x2160. This represents a 62.2% performance loss from 1080p to 4K. The scaling pattern at Low settings is even more dramatic: 191.4 FPS at 1080p drops to 136.7 at 1440p and finally to 76.4 at 4K, a 60.1% decline from the starting point. These numbers indicate that pixel count is the dominant variable; the RX 7800 XT’s rendering pipeline becomes the bottleneck as resolution increases, which is typical for a high-end GPU paired with a mid-range CPU.

The gap between 1080p and 1440p is larger than the gap between 1440p and 4K in absolute terms. At Medium settings, the difference is 60.1 FPS between 1080p and 1440p, but only 44.8 FPS between 1440p and 4K. This suggests that the CPU, the Ryzen 5 4600G with its 3.70 GHz base and 4.20 GHz boost clocks, can still feed frames adequately at lower resolutions, but the GPU’s compute units become saturated as the shader workload expands. At Ultra settings, the 4K result of 36.5 FPS is nearly unplayable, while 1440p Ultra at 72.2 FPS remains smooth, showing that resolution scaling is the single most important factor in this game’s performance profile.

GPU Role

The Radeon RX 7800 XT is the clear workhorse in this pairing, and its specifications explain the measured results. With 16 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, the GPU delivers 624.1 GB/s of bandwidth, which is more than sufficient for The Technomancer’s textures at 4K. The boost clock of 2430 MHz and game clock of 2124 MHz drive the 3840 shading units, producing 37.32 TFLOPS of FP32 compute. These figures correlate with the observed frame rates: at 1080p High, the GPU sustains 135.2 FPS, and at 4K Low it still manages 76.4 FPS, indicating that the card’s raw throughput is not exhausted until resolution and settings both increase.

The VRAM capacity is particularly relevant at 4K. The jump from Medium to Ultra at 3840x2160 causes a 21.8 FPS drop (58.3 to 36.5), which suggests that higher preset levels demand more memory bandwidth and fill rate. The GPU’s 96 ROPs and 240 TMUs provide a pixel rate of 233.3 GPixel/s and texture rate of 583.2 GTexel/s, respectively, but the data shows that Ultra settings at 4K exceed what this card can comfortably deliver. The GPU’s percentile ranking at 76 versus all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 32619, places it in the upper tier, but the measured FPS at 4K Ultra confirms that even a strong card struggles with this game’s heaviest load.

Settings Recommendations

For the best balance of visual quality and performance, the data points to High settings as the optimal preset across most resolutions. At 1920x1080, High delivers 135.2 FPS, which is well above the 100 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay, while Medium offers 163.2 FPS and Low reaches 191.4 FPS. The jump from High to Ultra at 1080p costs 26.3 FPS (135.2 to 108.9), a 19.4% reduction that may not justify the visual gains. At 2560x1440, High produces 89.7 FPS, which is still excellent, while Ultra drops to 72.2 FPS; the latter remains playable but shows diminishing returns. For 4K, High is the only viable choice among the measured rows, yielding 51.1 FPS, whereas Medium drops to 58.3 FPS and Ultra falls to 36.5 FPS.

The Low preset is not recommended for this hardware, as it leaves significant performance on the table. At 1080p Low, the system hits 191.4 FPS, but the visual compromise is unnecessary when High still exceeds 135 FPS. Medium serves as a middle ground, but the difference between Medium and High at 1440p is only 13.4 FPS (103.1 vs. 89.7), making High the superior choice for image quality. The benchmark results clearly indicate that High is the sweet spot for this combo, offering the highest preset that maintains frame rates above 50 FPS at 4K and above 90 FPS at 1440p.

How This Combo Ranks

This specific combination of AMD Ryzen 5 4600G and AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT ranks 650th out of 1656 tested combos in The Technomancer, placing it in the 60.7th percentile of all configurations. This is a strong showing, given that the CPU is a budget-oriented 4000 series part while the GPU is a high-end 7000 series card. The rank reflects the GPU’s dominance in this game; the RX 7800 XT’s average benchmark score of 32619 and 76th percentile ranking among all GPUs outweigh the CPU’s more modest 75th percentile and average score of 17489. The combo’s position in the upper half of the database suggests that the pairing is well-balanced for this title, with the GPU doing the heavy lifting.

Compared to the nearest rivals for the CPU, the Ryzen 5 4600G’s average score of 17489 is nearly identical to the AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5355GE at 17482 (0% delta) and the Intel Core i5-12450H at 17475 (0.1% delta). The GPU’s nearest rival, the AMD FirePro S9300 X2, scores 32540, which is 0.2% lower than the RX 7800 XT’s 32619. These narrow margins indicate that the combo’s rank is not limited by component choice; rather, the game’s engine favors the GPU’s compute capabilities. The data shows that this combo outperforms the majority of tested systems, and the 650th rank out of 1656 is a respectable result for a mid-range CPU paired with a high-end GPU.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 4600G, with its 6 cores and 12 threads based on Zen 2 architecture, plays a supporting role in this game. The CPU’s base clock of 3.70 GHz and boost clock of 4.20 GHz, combined with 8 MB of shared L3 cache, provide adequate single-thread performance for The Technomancer’s engine. The 3DMark single-thread score of 726 and Cinebench R23 single-core score of 1919 indicate that the CPU is not a bottleneck at lower resolutions; the fact that 1080p Low reaches 191.4 FPS proves the CPU can feed the GPU at high frame rates. However, the CPU’s multi-threaded capabilities are less critical, as the game’s workload scales primarily with resolution and graphics settings.

The CPU’s 65 W TDP and dual-channel DDR4 memory support with 51.2 GB/s bandwidth are sufficient for this game. The measured FPS at 1080p High (135.2) versus 4K High (51.1) shows that the CPU’s role diminishes as resolution increases, because the GPU becomes the limiting factor. The CPU’s percentile rank of 75 and average benchmark score of 17489 place it in the mid-range, but its nearest rivals, including the Intel Core i3-13100F with a delta of -1%, show that the 4600G is competitive. In The Technomancer, the CPU’s single-thread performance is adequate, but the GPU’s 16 GB VRAM and high clock speeds are what ultimately determine the playable settings.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the measured average FPS ranges from 191.4 at Low to 108.9 at Ultra. Medium delivers 163.2, and High sits at 135.2. These figures show a clear progression: each step from Low to Ultra reduces performance by roughly 20-28 FPS, with the largest single drop occurring between Medium and High (28 FPS). At 2560x1440, the same pattern holds, with Low at 136.7, Medium at 103.1, High at 89.7, and Ultra at 72.2. The spread from Low to Ultra is 64.5 FPS, which is narrower than at 1080p, indicating that resolution scaling compresses the settings differences. At 3840x2160, the numbers tighten further: Low achieves 76.4, Medium 58.3, High 51.1, and Ultra 36.5. The gap between Low and Ultra at 4K is 39.9 FPS, the smallest of the three resolutions.

The data reveals that the High preset is the most consistent performer across all resolutions. At 1080p, High delivers 135.2 FPS, which is 24.7% lower than Low but 24.2% higher than Ultra. At 1440p, High’s 89.7 FPS is 34.4% lower than Low but 24.2% higher than Ultra. At 4K, High’s 51.1 FPS is 33.1% lower than Low but 40% higher than Ultra. These percentages show that High offers the best trade-off between quality and speed, as it maintains a playable frame rate at every resolution while still providing significant visual improvements over Low. The 4K Ultra result of 36.5 FPS is the only measurement below 50 FPS, making it the sole configuration that fails to meet a minimum playability threshold.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest average FPS recorded for this combo?

A: The highest average FPS is 191.4, achieved at 1920x1080 resolution with Low settings.

Q: How does the combo perform at 4K Ultra settings?

A: At 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the average FPS drops to 36.5, which is the lowest measured result and indicates an unplayable experience.

Q: What is the best settings preset for 1440p gaming?

A: High settings at 2560x1440 deliver 89.7 FPS, which is smooth and visually superior to Medium’s 103.1 FPS or Low’s 136.7 FPS.

Q: Does the CPU or GPU limit performance at 1080p?

A: At 1080p, the GPU is the limiting factor, as evidenced by the 191.4 FPS at Low settings; the CPU’s 6 cores and 4.20 GHz boost clock are sufficient to feed the RX 7800 XT at this resolution.

Q: How does this combo rank compared to other tested systems?

A: The combo ranks 650th out of 1656 tested combinations, placing it in the upper 60th percentile of all configurations.

Q: What is the average FPS difference between Low and Ultra at 1080p?

A: At 1920x1080, Low averages 191.4 FPS while Ultra averages 108.9 FPS, a difference of 82.5 FPS.