The Technomancer

The AMD Ryzen 5 5500 and AMD Radeon RX 7700 combination ranks 1275th out of 2825 tested combos in The Technomancer, placing it in the 55th percentile of all systems evaluated. This mid-pack positioning suggests a balanced pairing that delivers consistent performance without pushing the upper echelons of the game's hardware leaderboard. The combo's standing reflects a system that can handle the game's demands across most settings, though it does not dominate the chart. The rank indicates that roughly 45% of tested configurations outperform this pairing, while a similar majority of systems fall behind it, placing it in a comfortable middle ground for an Action RPG released in mid-2016.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest average framerate this combo achieves in The Technomancer?

A: The highest recorded average framerate is 179 FPS, achieved at 1920x1080 resolution with Low settings. This represents the ceiling for this pairing, with the next highest being 137 FPS at 1080p Medium settings.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rivals in average benchmark score?

A: The Ryzen 5 5500 has an average benchmark score of 19593, which is 0.1% lower than the AMD Ryzen AI 5 430 (19617), 0.4% lower than the Intel Core i5-12500 (19668), 0.5% higher than the Intel Core i7-10700F (19499), and 0.7% lower than the Intel Core i5-11600KF (19723). These deltas are minimal, indicating near-identical synthetic performance among these processors.

Q: What is the GPU's percentile ranking among all tested graphics cards?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 7700 sits in the 58th percentile of all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 15852. Its closest rival, the AMD Radeon R9 370X, scores 15862, a difference of just 0.1%, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti is 1.7% ahead with a score of 16129.

Q: Does the combo maintain playable framerates at 4K resolution?

A: At 3840x2160, the average framerates range from 33 FPS on Ultra to 64 FPS on Low. The Medium setting delivers 49 FPS with a minimum of 42 FPS, while High produces 42 FPS. These results indicate that 4K gaming is possible but requires dropping to Low or Medium settings for smoother performance.

Q: What is the framerate difference between 1080p and 4K at High settings?

A: At 1920x1080 High, the combo achieves 117 FPS, while at 3840x2160 High, it drops to 42 FPS. This represents a 64% reduction in average framerate when moving from 1080p to 4K, highlighting the significant GPU load increase at higher resolutions.

Q: How much VRAM does the GPU have and what is its memory bandwidth?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 7700 features 16 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, providing a memory bandwidth of 624.1 GB/s. The memory clock runs at 2438 MHz, which translates to 19.5 Gbps effective.

Resolution Scaling

The measured framerate data reveals a clear pattern of GPU-bound scaling as resolution increases. At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the combo delivers 179 FPS, which drops to 117 FPS at 2560x1440 and further to 64 FPS at 3840x2160. This progression shows a 35% reduction from 1080p to 1440p and a 64% reduction from 1080p to 4K, indicating that the GPU becomes the limiting factor at higher resolutions.

The scaling behavior shifts when examining Ultra settings. At 1080p Ultra, the system produces 92 FPS, falling to 60 FPS at 1440p and 33 FPS at 4K. The 4K Ultra result represents the lowest performance point in the entire dataset, suggesting that the RX 7700's 16 GB VRAM and 624.1 GB/s bandwidth are insufficient to maintain high framerates at maximum settings on 4K displays. The gap between Low and Ultra settings widens as resolution increases, from a 87 FPS difference at 1080p to a 31 FPS difference at 4K, demonstrating that the GPU's compute resources are stretched thin at higher pixel counts.

The Medium settings provide the most complete data, including minimum and maximum framerates. At 1080p Medium, the combo averages 137 FPS with a range of 117 to 158 FPS. This narrows to 90 FPS average with a 76 to 103 FPS range at 1440p, and 49 FPS average with a 42 to 57 FPS range at 4K. The framerate range compression at higher resolutions suggests that the GPU's rendering pipeline becomes more consistent under load, with less variance between frames as the system approaches its performance ceiling.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the AMD Ryzen 5 5500 and RX 7700 combo delivers its strongest performance across all settings. Low settings achieve 179 FPS average, while Medium produces 137 FPS with a minimum of 117 and maximum of 158 FPS. High settings yield 117 FPS, and Ultra drops to 92 FPS. The 1080p results show a clear progression where each settings tier reduces performance by roughly 20-30 FPS, with the gap between Low and Ultra totaling 87 FPS.

Moving to 2560x1440, the performance scales downward predictably. Low settings maintain a solid 117 FPS, Medium averages 90 FPS with a 76 to 103 FPS range, High delivers 77 FPS, and Ultra drops to 60 FPS. The 1440p results indicate that this resolution remains highly playable across all settings, with even the most demanding Ultra preset staying above the 60 FPS threshold.

At 3840x2160, the system begins to show strain. Low settings produce 64 FPS, Medium averages 49 FPS with a 42 to 57 FPS range, High drops to 42 FPS, and Ultra falls to 33 FPS. The 4K results reveal that only Low settings maintain a consistently smooth experience, while Medium and High hover near playable thresholds and Ultra requires compromises for acceptable performance. The minimum framerate data at Medium settings across all resolutions shows 117 FPS at 1080p, 76 FPS at 1440p, and 42 FPS at 4K, reinforcing the progressive performance degradation with increasing pixel counts.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 7700 plays a dominant role in determining The Technomancer's performance, particularly at higher resolutions. The GPU's 16 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus provides 624.1 GB/s of bandwidth, which proves adequate for the game's texture requirements at 1080p and 1440p but becomes strained at 4K. The memory clock runs at 2438 MHz (19.5 Gbps effective), and the base clock of 1900 MHz boosts to 2459 MHz, with a game clock of 2041 MHz. These clock speeds translate to a pixel rate of 236.1 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 393.4 GTexel/s, with FP32 performance rated at 25.18 TFLOPS.

The GPU's benchmark results place it in the 58th percentile of all graphics cards, with an average score of 15852. Its closest rivals include the AMD Radeon R9 370X (15862, 0.1% behind), AMD Radeon RX 9060 (16014, 1% ahead), AMD Radeon Pro W5500 (15679, 1.1% behind), and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti (16129, 1.7% ahead). These narrow margins suggest that the RX 7700 performs near the median of modern GPUs, which aligns with its mid-pack combo ranking in this game.

The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 2865 provides additional context for the GPU's capabilities. The PassMark G3D score of 20974 and DirectX 11 score of 186 indicate strong performance in legacy APIs, which is relevant for a 2016 title like The Technomancer. The GPU's 2560 shading units, 160 texture mapping units, and 96 raster operation pipelines handle the game's rendering workload effectively at lower resolutions, but the 4K results show the limits of this configuration.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 5500 provides the processing foundation for this combo, with 6 cores and 12 threads based on the Zen 3 architecture. The CPU runs at a base clock of 3.60 GHz and boosts to 4.20 GHz, with a 65 W TDP. Its cache configuration includes 64 KB L1 per core, 512 KB L2 per core, and 16 MB of L3 cache. The processor supports DDR4 memory in dual-channel configuration, providing 51.2 GB/s of memory bandwidth, and connects via PCIe Gen 3.

The CPU's benchmark results show a strong multi-threaded showing with a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 16429 and a single-core score of 2319. The Geekbench multicore score of 7976 and single-core score of 1730 further demonstrate its capabilities. The PassMark multithread score of 19330 and single-thread score of 3058 indicate balanced performance across workloads. The CPU sits in the 73rd percentile of all processors, with an average benchmark score of 19593.

The nearest rivals for the Ryzen 5 5500 include the AMD Ryzen AI 5 430 (19617, 0.1% ahead), Intel Core i5-12500 (19668, 0.4% ahead), Intel Core i7-10700F (19499, 0.5% behind), and Intel Core i5-11600KF (19723, 0.7% ahead). The extremely close scores among these processors suggest that the Ryzen 5 5500 provides comparable CPU performance to its contemporaries, though the game's framerates indicate that the CPU is not the primary bottleneck. The measured results show that even at 1080p Low settings, where CPU load is relatively highest, the system achieves 179 FPS, suggesting ample headroom in the processor for this title.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured framerate data, the optimal settings balance depends on the target resolution and performance expectations. At 1920x1080, all settings tiers provide playable framerates, with Low achieving 179 FPS, Medium at 137 FPS, High at 117 FPS, and Ultra at 92 FPS. For users prioritizing visual quality, Ultra at 1080p delivers a smooth experience above 90 FPS, making it the recommended choice without sacrificing performance.

At 2560x1440, the Medium preset offers the best combination of visual fidelity and performance, averaging 90 FPS with a minimum of 76 FPS and maximum of 103 FPS. High settings at 77 FPS remain playable, while Ultra drops to 60 FPS, which still meets standard refresh rate thresholds. For competitive play or higher refresh rate displays, Low at 117 FPS provides the smoothest experience.

At 3840x2160, the recommendation shifts to lower presets. Low settings at 64 FPS provide the only consistently smooth experience, while Medium at 49 FPS with a 42 FPS minimum may cause noticeable stuttering during intense scenes. High at 42 FPS and Ultra at 33 FPS are below ideal playability thresholds. Users with 4K displays should prioritize Low settings for acceptable performance, or consider reducing resolution to 1440p for higher quality presets. The Medium preset at 1440p represents the best overall balance of visual quality and smoothness across all tested configurations, delivering 90 FPS average with reliable minimums.